A complete scheme of work comprising 13 lessons plus an assessment (a letter expressing views on capital punishment).
Designed for Year 8, this unit covers how crime and punishment has changed in Britain over the last 500 years. Your pupils will discover how Anglo-Saxon laws developed, how peasants were maimed for minor offences and how the death violent teenagers are treated in modern day America. topical issues such as the death penalty and children's rights are explored throughout this fully resourced scheme. A drama lesson based on Of Mice and Men is included but requires previous study of the text.
Everything you need for a full half-term in one resource!
A complete set of revision mats for your students to complete. Designed for home-learning, each mat has a key extract from the text with a range of questions to explore meaning and character development. No teaching or text books are required to access this incredible revision resource. There are 18 revision mats included within this bundle. Perfect for homework or in class revision lessons.
A scheme of work comprising 13 complete lessons plus an assessment.
This unit is designed for Year 7-8 pupils and explores a variety of complex issues around social media such as fake news, cyber-bullying and gaming addictions.
One main power point guides you through the scheme whilst all additional handout materials are included. Fear MOMO no more!
The EDUQAS/ edexcel GCSE poem “To Autumn” is one of the finest poems by Romantic poet John Keats. This resource explore all areas of his ode to autumn covering its language, themes and structure. A full annotation of the poem is included. Everything you need to prepare yourself, and your students, for an exam question on this poem!
I don’t think I can make this poem fun or exciting, Dickinson’s poem is probably the most depressing on the syllabus, but this resource has everything you need to bring out the emo in your pupils. Beginning with conceptual questions to get your pupils thinking about the passage of time, this resource includes contextual information about the reclusive writer and a full annotation with plenty of structural and language analysis. Everything you need to teach this EDUQAS poem is included- you may need to provide your own tissues…
A mixture of resources exploring America in the 20th Century (other than its involvement in the world wars/ Vietnam). Each lesson is fully resourced with a mixture of written sources, documentary links and role play scenarios to help your pupils understand the changing face of America. Lessons explore the following topics: Intro and the 1920’s, prohibition and the mafia, the Wall Street Crash, the moon landing, the assassination of JFK and the Cuban missile crisis.
Everything your GCSE students need to know on handy sheets.
Full details of key events and quotes for the following characters:
Mrs Lyons
Mrs Johnstone
Edward
Mickey
The narrator
An excellent revision resource for pupils to prepare with.
A scheme of learning (31 hour long lessons) using Animal Farm to explore social power. Following the 10 chapters of this Orwell classic, this scheme mixes close reading skills with debates and topical discussion points. In addition to the exploits of tyrannical pig Napoleon, this scheme also examines real world events in communist Russia, modern Russia and women in Afghanistan. Assessments on how Napoleon is presented and how power can corrupt world leaders are included.
A complete unit of work exploring Gothic Horror. Beginning with extracts from classic texts such as Frankenstein and Dracula, this unit covers a range of Gothic poetry and Gothic fiction. Modern texts such as Twilight are included and the pupils are provided with a variety of stimuli for creating their own Gothic stories. Designed for a high-flying Year 9 class, a complete unit of work with all supporting resources and an assessment is included in this pack.
A full scheme of work for KS4 pupils studying unseen poetry approaches. Mixing popular modern poetry and pop songs, each resource features steps to successfully breaking down poetry and answering the AQA Literature questions with main poems and comparison pieces included. A range of starter activities also give you discussion points on themes and poetic techniques. These resources can easily adapted for other exam boards.
A fun KS3 unit exploring persuasive writing skills through Dragons’ Den style pitches, topical issues speeches and chocolate bar designs. Incorporating A FOREST FIRE techniques, this pack includes 14 full lessons, a selection of starter activities and pupil support material as well as links to Karl Pilkington video clips about inventions and persusaive techniques used by auctioneers in Storage Hunters. An end of unit assessment is also included.
A full unit of work exploring the events of WWII. Designed for Year 9 (but easily adapted for KS4), this unit covers all the areas your pupils will need to understand. Each lesson is fully resourced with a variety of challenges to push your students to achieving the highest grades and prepare them for the GCSE syllabus. A complete scheme in one bundle!
Lesson 1: Blitzkrieg
Lesson 2: Dunkirk
Lesson 3: Battle of Britain
Lesson 4: Stalingrad
Lesson 5: Pearl Harbour
Lesson 6: D-Day (optional extra lesson linking to Saving Private Ryan movie- movie clips not included)
Lesson 7: Atomic Bomb
Lesson 8: End of unit revision session
Lesson 9: Assessment
A compilation of ten poetry lessons united by the theme of nature. Copies of all the poems are included (either as word documents or within the powerpoints) and feature guided analysis as well as creative writing stimuli.
This resource focuses on classic poems (there is a modern selection available separately) including Evening by Percy Shelley, To Autumn by John Keats, The Badger by John Clare and Daffodils by William Wordsworth.
A focused unit of work ideal for bridging KS3/4.
A full analysis of Carol Rumen's poem about a woman who has fled her homeland but can only remember the positives of growing up there.
This resource has everything you need to prepare your students for their AQA exam including a full annotation and a guided marketplace lesson exploring structure, meaning, imagery, language and the effect on the reader.
An introduction to poetry lesson aimed at KS3 pupils. This lesson features seven poems that were created by teenagers covering a range of teen issues from fitting in to the loss of a friend. Beginning with a class discussion, this lesson focuses on allowing students to identify with poetry and to explore the reasons people read/ write poems. The perfect lesson for any class who say "poems aren't relevant to us"!
The seven poems featured also make great poems for unseen poetry practice for lower ability pupils in KS4.
A classic of high schools across Britain, Buddy tells the story of a teenage boy struggling with parents, school and anxiety. This scheme of work, designed for KS3 classes, follows the novel with a selection of close reading and creative writing tasks such as character diaries, letters and concluding with a book review. Everything you need to accompany this novel in one place!
Everything your GCSE students need to know on handy sheets.
Full details of key events and quotes for the following characters:
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Witches
Banquo
Macduff
An excellent revision resource for pupils to prepare with.
Two schemes of work on this Shakespeare classic: one for KS3 and one for GCSE .
The KS3 scheme comprises 14 lessons tracking key themes and characters before concluding with assessments on how either Tybalt or Romeo’s characters are presented.
The GCSE SOW is aimed at EDUQAS but can easily be tweaked for other exam boards. It has plenty of language analysis as pupils are guided in their reading/ analysis of key scenes throughout the play.
14 lessons making a full scheme of learning around key scenes from Shakespeare’s comedy. Designed for Year 7 mixed ability classes, but easily adapted for years 6 or 8, this unit tracks key scenes in the relationship between Hermia and Lysander. An assessment, writing a letter in character from Hermia to Lysander’s aunt, is included as are all of the extracts which also contain translations of key phrases. A complete scheme of work in one place!
A unit of work exploring the lives of a selection of young role models.
two lessons on each of the following are included:
Amanda Gorman
Anne Frank
Marcus Rashford
Malala Yousafzai
Greta Thunberg
Emma Watson
Designed for Year 7 pupils writing about role models. An optional assessment plan is included which can be done as either a written report or a class presentation.