PPT initially created to guide Year 8 pupils through making a good speech/presentation for their English Speaking Board examination (ESB), however could be used for any speech/presentation task. A series of images and tips to prepare and give pupils confidence in their own performance.

A lesson guiding pupils to consider pace, tone, accent and body language in performing poetry. Ideal for group work and a fun task. Pupils are encouraged to apply the different aspects to their own poem throughout the lesson.

Year 7 lesson - Pupils read the myth Persephone and the pomegranate seeds and then answer comprehension questions. The PPT invites them to consider what a monologue is - Taylor Swift recorded a ‘Monologue song’ I play this to pupils to give them the idea. The main task is to write a monologue for one of the characters in Persephone and the Pomegranate Seeds Pupils need to imagine that they are that character and write an imagined extract from their autobiography explaining how their character felt about the situation. Volunteers read their responses to the class.

A PPT with analysis of quotes and symbols from Scene 2 of William’s A Streetcar Named Desire. Produced for Year 12 AS study of the play, pupils discuss and annotate own copies of the text. Includes a detailed presentation of speech theory.

Read/act Scene 1 then use this PPT to walk pupils through an annotation of the scene. Includes discussion questions and finishes with pupils writing about how Williams’ presents the contrast between Stanley and Blanche is Scene 1. There is a epigraph worksheet somewhere on Tes that works well with this lesson.

A PPT introduction to The Odyssey, comprised of twenty-four books or chapters, it presents universal human situations from many different viewpoints as Penelope and Telemakhos struggle to maintain their home and Odysseus struggles to return to it. I use a selection of images to inspire discussion and prediction. Pupils then link to modern situations.

Assembly giving pupils practical advice on studying and revision. Used with Year 9 but could also be used for GCSE groups.

Year 7 lesson activity, guiding pupils through writing their own mythological story. I normally use this after studying Greek Myths or Myths and Legends. Pupils are asked to select a natural phenomenon and consider how this would have been explained in Ancient Greece. Pupils select four components from a list, their challenge is to include these in their story within a limited word count. Pupils create neat booklets, these look great on a display.

The lesson objective is to understand why many young men like Tommo were so eager to go off to war. Pupils will identify the ways that men were persuaded to enlist in the army, and produce a piece of work which persuades people to join up for something. The lesson encourages analysis of War posters the Sergeant Major's speech and Jessie Pope's poem Who's for the Game?

A Year 7 lesson considering the perspective of a character. Main task to write a diary entry written from the perspective of Michael. The PPT introduces aspects of diary writing and examples. Pupils read chapter 5, discuss Michaels emotions and what they would include in a diary entry. Pupils write an independent response and peer assess.

Year 12 lesson on setting in Wide Sargasso Sea. The PPT provides detailed information on the three settings and provides pupils with prompts to discuss and write about place and structure. Pupils are guided to consider place and character, looking specifically at Daniel Cosway’s room. After group writing, pupils annotated texts and completed an independent analysis of one extract relating to setting.

Year 12 lesson on narrative and structure in Wide Sargasso Sea. The lesson includes questions and answers and detailed information for note taking. Pupils complete a task selecting relevant quotes/information on doubles in the text. After a discussion on Point of view pupils are given statements to support with evidence from the text in preparation for a homework task.

Read Scene 9. PPT an outline of the assessment requirements for Eduqas Component 2 AS English Literature. Critical perspectives of Stanley - used to encourage discussion of class/race in Streetcar. An introduction to introductions :-) pupils have a go at writing their own. Pupils annotate the scene in their copies and then use an outline to create possible exam questions.

A look at Aristotelian tragedy and how this fits with A Streetcar Named Desire. Discussion of Scene 5 and pupil task on how Blanche can be seen as a predator. Introduction to Irony, dramatic irony and other dramatic terms. Finishes with an independent written task for pupils.

An introduction to John Keats including: biographical context, common themes, famous works and a brief definition of negative capability.

A brief introduction to William Boyd and his book New Confessions

An assembly all about sleep. What happens if we don't have enough - how much a teenager needs. A show of hands at the beginning normally reveals they have far less that they should!

A Year 7 lesson looking at quotes from Chapter 10. Pupils are guided through the PEE structure. Tasks include groups producing PEE cards to be swapped and put the end of the lesson pupils should have the ability to select appropriate quotes from the book, and give personal opinions about what they mean.

Assembly based on bullying within friendships and the workplace. The purpose is to encourage pupils to know their own mind but more importantly, for those who bully to recognise this in their behaviour towards 'friends'.