Updated version to my old one which is avaliable on my page (now free) Using the Christmas Truce to build students skills in writing, through structuring a postcard home from the viewpoint of a soldier. Using the Sainsbury’s Christmas advert

Set of lessons looking at the short stories from the world of Harry Potter. Great for lower sets but also top sets. Links to all books being read aloud, so children can read along. You can find the stories by typing it in on Google as i couldn’t attached original copies.

Set of 8 lessons focusing on extracts from the novel The Woman in Black by Susan Hill Foci: Language Paper 1 skills + Q5 Narrative and Descriptive writing (Some areas focus on Language Paper 2 Q4) Extracts, some model answers, annotated extracts, sentence starters, worksheets etc Can be easily adapted to suit any ability group. I am currently doing this with my 8e2 class and using this as revision for my 11e3 class.

Set of lessons focusing on the documentary ‘Blackfish’ which can be found on netflix. Lessons work through extracts and ideas to support writing to persuade Q5 P2. Students then write a letter to Seaworld.

Set of 3 lessons going through the poem ‘Blessing’ by Imtiaz Dharker Working through the poem through a series of questions and activities.

Set of 4 lessons working through the poem ‘Night of the Scorpion’ by Nissim Ezekiel. Lessons focus on language, structure, quotation analysis and viewpoint writing.

Set of 4 lessons looking at the poem ‘Island Man’ this is an updated version from my other set of lessons. Different tasks to focus students attention to language devices and senses throughout the poem.

Set of lessons focusing on short poems from the viewpoint of an inmate and a victim. Good to use when introducing students to the world of poetry and its many forms.

Set of lessons focusing on the poem ‘The Kraken’ by Alfred Tennyson Looking in to language and structure and the over all theme of power and fear.

3 lessons looking at the extract from The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe where Edmund meets the Witch in the snow. Also focusing on comparison of the lady in Bluebeard and The White Witch. Foci; inference, quotation analysis, inference and comparison.

A comparison lesson looking at 3 poems and key quotes from the individual poems. Quotation check answer guided essay support annotations of key quotes

Set of 6 lessons focusing on the poem War Photographer. Use for top set year 9 but also can be adapted for lower set.

I have created 4 creative writing lessons to link in with An Inspector Calls for the period of 1912. This is a focus on the class system to get students to see the differences in treatment etc. This has video links and worksheets provided within the powerpoints.

Lesson focusing on Jessie Pope’s ‘Who’s for the Game?’ for un-seen poetry. This is a lesson focusing on structural techniques within the poem to build students confidence.

A Quiz to help with Re-call for Oliver Twist. Worksheet for answers on PowerPoint. Excellent for end of topic assessment and also for recall.

A selection of Worksheet activities to go along with the teaching of Oliver Twist. These have been made for lower sets to engage and challenge them. Brilliant for last lesson on a Friday, homework or recall.

Set of 4 lessons focusing on the spirits that visit Scrooge. Quotation analysis and writing WHY paragraphs . Great for recall and revision for year 10 and year 11.

A great lesson focusing on journey’s as a topic within English. Extract attached to the powerpoint. Create for cultural extracts focusing on building in GCSE skills for exam questions.

A lesson building on descriptive writing for lower set classes, which could be used alongside a fairy tale SoW. Great to build confidence in students writing.