A lesson prompting creative writing from students, based on ideas from Back to the Future.

A lesson which explores masculinity in both modern and 19th century contexts, before exploring the poem analytically and concluding with two options of exam style essay tasks.

A lesson designed to cover key analytical ideas for this poem, including analysis of language, form and structure, whilst also prompting students to consider key contextual ideas. There is an exam style task at the end of this lesson, aimed at IGCSE students.

This lesson explore London by Blake in detail. As well as including key contextual details, this lesson includes analytical tasks for students to complete as well as detailed annotation for important ideas in the poem. There is also a practice essay question included as a part of this lesson. It has been designed for the AQA literature GCSE specification, but includes ideas which would be suitable for students working at a higher level as well.

This lesson is designed for GCSE students who will have to write argumentatively in the English Language exam. Although designed with an Edexcel IGCSE class in mind, the lesson has been designed to develop skills and arguments, rather than focusing closely on exam criteria so can be applied to a range of specifications. Strategies for arguments and model writing is included in this PowerPoint.

A model paragraph, written with a standard level IB class in mind.

Two lessons, focusing on analysing the presentation of the witches (Act 1 Scene 3) and Lady Macbeth (Act 1 Scene 5). These lessons were originally designed for a high ability year 8 class, and could be used across Key Stages 3 and 4.

Each of these PowerPoint presentations support students when using a range of methods for describing characters. These are primarily suitable for KS3 classes, although with the correct class they could be useful at KS2 and KS4.

This lesson explores the power of word choices poets make. It begins by looking at The Red Wheelbarrow, using pictures to demonstrate the significance of seemingly trivial words. The lesson then moves on to Havisham by Carol Ann Duffy, with a creative task used so that students can experience the power word choices can have. It concludes with a reflective task, analysing their own writing and Duffy’s.

This lesson is designed for teaching prior to students reading/watching The History Boys. It introduces the students to the question of why we value certain writers, before students respond to some of Larkin’s poems. This lesson ends with a discussion which links these poems to the dilemma of how we (the audience) should respond to characters like Hector.

Missing words activity for over 20 quotations from book 9 of Paradise Lost. This activity is useful for helping students to memorise quotations and to generate discussion about the language choices Milton makes.

PowerPoint presentation with a sequence of lessons for the novel Storm (also known as Dangerous Skies) by Suzanne FIsher Staples. The tasks in this SOW vary, including a range of creative and analytical focuses.