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Black History Month - The Weary Blues poetry lesson
This lesson was created to give students a chance to explore on of the most prevalent black poets of the 20th Century - Langston Hughes. Specifically, the lesson focuses on exploring the poem ‘The Weary Blues’ and how Blues music originated from black slavery and oppression.
Within the lesson:
Facts about the poet.
Some contextual information.
A clip of Billie Holiday singing ‘Strange Fruit’ as a pre-thinking task before you explore the poem.
Statements about the poem that the students use to analyse.
A thought prvioking statment at the end to help students consider the importance of poetry and other artistic works within the black community.
Warning: The song ‘Strange Fruit’ is very harrowing and you might need to really think about how you approach this with your class. If you feel students are not mature enough, a conversation beforehand might be needed.
Hope this helps!
Ambition in Macbeth - feedback lesson
This is a lesson I created after my students had written about ambition in Act One of Macbeth.
It includes:
A grade 9 real student exemplar (writing about Act One only).
The AQA top band marks scheme.
This can be used after teaching Act One or in the build up to the ambition assessment. You might also use it as an aid to help students begin writing - you have completed Act One and now they have to continue and write about ambition in the rest of the play.
The assessment uses the AQA past paper about ambition ion Macbeth but this lesson could be used more generally by just looking at ambition in Macbeth. You could also swap out the AQA marks scheme and replace it with another exam board.
Halloween lesson: Japanese Ghost story. AQA Language Paper 1 style
I have used a Japanese Ghost story and created tasks in the style of AQA Language Paper 1. The PPT is designed to stretch across a double lesson or multiple lessons. The story is not difficult and would suit most ages (11-16).
The story is longer than what AQA would give an extract, but only by about double. These would work perfectly for a Halloween inspired lesson that still focuses on the important reading skills needed for Paper 1.
Lesson includes:
Extact
Guided PPT
Some example writing
Questions to guide you through the extract.
Writing frames.
Enjoy!
Unseen Poetry - Half Past Two by U.A. Fanthorpe
Hey there,
Here you will find a lesson created for the poem Half Past Two by U.A. Fanthorpe. Although the poem is long, it is fun and introducing students to language analysis in a gentle (easy to find) way. The poem can be analysed quite easily and is perfect if you want to teach neologisms.
Please enjoy!
An Inspector Calls: The Inspector and Morality (high ability)
This is designed as a double lesson or series of lessons where you give students the chance to explore the theme themselves first and then reveal lots of possible ideas that they may or may not have come up with.
This is how I use these lessons: Give students the planning sheet at the beginning and students use this throughout to make their notes. This, along with the essay that they produce, becomes a revision resource.
Lesson 1:
Spend the first 5 minutes completing starter.
Then 10 minutes exploring contextual factors that link to this theme.
Students then spend 5 minutes writing their opening argument (this may need a full lesson of teaching beforehand. See my lesson on creating introductions/thesis statements).
Allow students to spend 15/20 minutes planning for the question. This can be independent, pairs or groups.
Share ideas at the end and have students use a different coloured pen to show where they have improved or added ideas.
Lesson 2:
Give students 5 minutes to reread plan from lesson.
20 minutes where you teach the ideas that they might have come up with or may not have.
Students spend the rest of the lesson writing the essay.
Give essay to finish as homework.
Lesson 3: Feedback
This lesson comes perhaps a week later. See feedback lesson created for this.
Macbeth: Explore the theme Deceit (high ability)
This is designed as a double lesson or series of lessons where you give students the chance to explore the theme themselves first and then reveal lots of possible ideas that they may or may not have come up with.
This is how I use these lessons: Give students the planning sheet at the beginning and students use this throughout to make their notes. This, along with the essay that they produce, becomes a revision resource.
Lesson 1:
Spend the first 5 minutes completing starter.
Then 10 minutes exploring contextual factors that link to this theme.
Students then spend 5 minutes writing their opening argument (this may need a full lesson of teaching beforehand. See my lesson on creating introductions/thesis statements).
Allow students to spend 15/20 minutes planning for the question. This can be independent, pairs or groups.
Share ideas at the end and have students use a different coloured pen to show where they have improved or added ideas.
Lesson 2:
Give students 5 minutes to reread plan from lesson.
20 minutes where you teach the ideas that they might have come up with or may not have.
Students spend the rest of the lesson writing the essay.
Give essay to finish as homework.
Lesson 3: Feedback
This lesson comes perhaps a week later. See feedback lesson created for this.
Literacy lessons for all subjects - Teaching tier two vocabulary across the curriculum
**Calling all Literacy Coordinators, KS3 Coordinators, and staff who might have a responsibility to developing cross-curricular learning. **
There are 12 PowerPoint presentations that help teach students vocabulary. Each Powerpoint will take students through a series of words used and taught within each subject at KS3 and then ask them to complete a task (sometimes linked to that subject and often not). The premise of this is to expose students to tier two vocabulary both within the context of that subject and in alternative contexts.
The activities are taken from various places on the internet and all links should fully work.
Subjects featured in these Powerpoints are:
English (based on A Midsummer Nights Dream)
Maths
Science
History
Geography
Food Technology
Product Design
Physical Education
Philosophy and Ethics
Art
Music
Drama
DISCLOSURE: These resources have been designed for remote learning but could be used in other ways. They were also designed for our very able year 7 cohort but could be used in other years, right up to year 11 (some activities might need changing to suit a more mature audience).
Macbeth: Lessons on Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's relationship (high ability)
This is designed as a double lesson or series of lessons where you give students the chance to explore the theme themselves first and then reveal lots of possible ideas that they may or may not have come up with.
This is how I use these lessons: Give students the planning sheet at the beginning and students use this throughout to make their notes. This, along with the essay that they produce, becomes a revision resource.
Lesson 1:
Spend the first 5 minutes completing starter.
Then 10 minutes exploring contextual factors that link to this theme.
Students then spend 5 minutes writing their opening argument (this may need a full lesson of teaching beforehand. See my lesson on creating introductions/thesis statements).
Allow students to spend 15/20 minutes planning for the question. This can be independent, pairs or groups.
Share ideas at the end and have students use a different coloured pen to show where they have improved or added ideas.
Lesson 2:
Give students 5 minutes to reread plan from lesson.
20 minutes where you teach the ideas that they might have come up with or may not have.
Students spend the rest of the lesson writing the essay.
Give essay to finish as homework.
Lesson 3: Feedback
This lesson comes perhaps a week later. See feedback lesson created for this.
Black History Month: AQA Unseen poetry on Race- Langston Hughes (I, Too and Cross)
These lessons were designed to stretch and challenge my top set classes. You will find about 3 lessons worth of material (perhaps more with lower ability groups). Lesson includes Power Point presentation, an A3 sheet for students to use, an exemplar for the single analysis and an exemplar for the unseen comparison. Mark schemes are used within the Power Point also.
What I do:
Complete lesson 1 in class - let them discuss the poem for section C and begin getting ideas down.
Ask them to write a response for homework.
Next lesson with them ask them to grade their work/peer mark work. Get them to compare it to my model and then make improvements.
Complete the unseen comparison for homework.
Next lesson discuss comparison as a class, give them my model and repeat the same process as in the previous lesson.
These poems are not used in any other lessons found online so if you are looking for new material, these will help. :)
Macbeth - lesson on leadership and loyalty
This is a lesson exploring leadership and loyalty in the play. The lesson includes some extracts from the play to explore with students and an essay plan for them to complete.
AQA Unseen poetry focused on grief and loss - higher ability
These lessons were designed to stretch and challenge my top set year 11 class. You will find about 3 lessons worth of material (perhaps more with lower ability groups). Lesson includes Power Point presentation, an A3 sheet for students to use, an exemplar for the single analysis and an exemplar for the unseen comparison. Mark schemes are used within the Power Point also.
What I do:
Complete lesson 1 in class - let them discuss the poem for section C and begin getting ideas down.
Ask them to write a response for homework.
Next lesson with them ask them to grade their work/peer mark work. Get them to compare it to my model and then make improvements.
Complete the unseen comparison for homework.
Next lesson discuss comparison as a class, give them my model and repeat the same process as in the previous lesson.
The first poem is not used in any other lessons found online so if you are looking for new material these will help. :)
Relationships in Macbeth
This is a few lessons of content designed to explore the key relationships in Macbeth. This lesson was planned for my second set but would work well for both high and lower ability with a little tweaking.
It explores:
Macbeth’s and Lady Macbeth’s relationship.
Macbeth’s and Banquo’s relationship
Macbeth’s relationship to others
All answers are provided in the lessons and there is some model writing of thesis statements.
all resources are also included.
Thanks and enjoy!
Literature feedback lesson example
This is a powerpoint with vairious literature feedback options. There is a detailed walk through of examiner feedback, example paragraphs at different levels and some literature feedback codes for marking.
Hope this helps.
Lessons on Creative reading - year 10 preparation for AQA Language Paper 1
Hi,
These lessons were designed to help teach reading skills before the exam skills for Language Paper 1 are taught.
The lessons use extracts from short stories - just like what you might get for AQA Language Paper 1. But the lessons focus on vocabulary teaching, comprehension, prediction and inference.
Happy teaching! :)
An Inspector Calls: Mrs Birling and Class
This is designed as a double lesson or series of lessons where you give students the chance to explore the theme themselves first and then reveal lots of possible ideas that they may or may not have come up with.
This is how I use these lessons: Give students the planning sheet at the beginning and students use this throughout to make their notes. This, along with the essay that they produce, becomes a revision resource.
Lesson 1:
Spend the first 5 minutes completing starter.
Then 10 minutes exploring contextual factors that link to this theme.
Students then spend 5 minutes writing their opening argument (this may need a full lesson of teaching beforehand. See my lesson on creating introductions/thesis statements).
Allow students to spend 15/20 minutes planning for the question. This can be independent, pairs or groups.
Share ideas at the end and have students use a different coloured pen to show where they have improved or added ideas.
Lesson 2:
Give students 5 minutes to reread plan from lesson.
20 minutes where you teach the ideas that they might have come up with or may not have.
Students spend the rest of the lesson writing the essay.
Give essay to finish as homework.
Lesson 3: Feedback
This lesson comes perhaps a week later. See feedback lesson created for this.
An Inspector Calls: Responsibility
This is designed as a double lesson or series of lessons where you give students the chance to explore the theme themselves first and then reveal lots of possible ideas that they may or may not have come up with.
**BONUS: This lesson includes an additional set of lessons exploring Gerald in detail! **
This is how I use these lessons: Give students the planning sheet at the beginning and students use this throughout to make their notes. This, along with the essay that they produce, becomes a revision resource.
Lesson 1:
Spend the first 5 minutes completing starter.
Then 10 minutes exploring contextual factors that link to this theme.
Students then spend 5 minutes writing their opening argument (this may need a full lesson of teaching beforehand. See my lesson on creating introductions/thesis statements).
Allow students to spend 15/20 minutes planning for the question. This can be independent, pairs or groups.
Share ideas at the end and have students use a different coloured pen to show where they have improved or added ideas.
Lesson 2:
Give students 5 minutes to reread plan from lesson.
20 minutes where you teach the ideas that they might have come up with or may not have.
Students spend the rest of the lesson writing the essay.
Give essay to finish as homework.
Lesson 3: Feedback
This lesson comes perhaps a week later. See feedback lesson created for this.
Macbeth: Feedback lesson on the theme Deceit with example writing
This is a lesson that I used following exploring the theme of deceit in the play. That lesson can also be in my shop and as a bundle if you want all the resources.
The example writing is the most valuable as the lesson should be spend looking over what went well and areas to improve.
In the writing completed by my students, you will see highlighted sections. These are sections that I believe showed hit the exam criteria well.
I explored these for the first half of the lesson.
I improved one of their paragraphs for the next 10 minutes.
They then improved a paragraph of their own in the final portion of the lesson.
Halloween slow writing lesson
Great Halloween creative writing lesson that can be used with students of all secondary school age.
Autumn Unseen Poetry (AQA May 2017): Complete student response (High ability)
Complete response to AQA May 2017 unseen poetry.
Quotation list for Macbeth - aimed at top sets
List of quotations for Macbeth aimed at top sets.
Can be used for:
General revision
Creating mind maps/concept maps
Creating flashcards
Aiding essay writing
Aiding lessons