Poetry worksheet for the poem ‘Holy Thursday’ by William Blake. This is from the Youth and Age cluster of the OCR Towards a World Unknown anthology but could be used as an unseen for any exam board poetry analysis practice.

Poetry worksheet for the poem ‘Red Roses’ by Anne Sexton. This is from the Youth and Age cluster of the OCR Towards a World Unknown anthology but could be used as an unseen for any exam board poetry analysis practice.

Perfect as a resource when teaching the play as a whole, or as an introduction to Shakespeare module. This is aimed at KS3 but can be used as a revision tool for KS4. Non exam board specific.

Free worksheet on Mercutio’s death, asking students to consider a series of quotations before forming an opinion on who is responsible for Mercutio’s death (including the theme of fate) Non - Exam board specific. Great as H/W Starter or extension task Revision

7 Free poetry worksheets for developing unseen poetry analysis skills. These poems are all part of the Youth and Age poetry anthology from OCR.

Free Romeo and Juliet active viewing sheet to accompany Act 2 of the 1996 adaptation. Non exam board specific. Great as a precursor to annotating/studying this act.

FULL LESSON on AQA Language Paper 1, Q3. Tasks on narrative structure, getting students consider structures they have seen in literature and film and applying this to their understanding of what a structure question asks them to identify.

1-2 lessons on The opening of The Handmaid’s Tale, focusing on Language Paper 1, Section A of the AQA GCSE. Can be used as a non-exam specific resource as skills based. All resources included on pp slide.

Lesson on Diversity looking at Respect and Acceptance. Suitable for Yr 8 - 11. Students look at the 9 protected characteristics and use creative skills to consider ways to promote respect and acceptance for all.

This lessons requires students to use literature analysis skills whilst looking at The Yellow Wallpaper. Creative task also incorporated. Suitable for 13+

This lesson requires students to use many different skill sets, both analytical and creative in order to form opinions on the representation of young men and women by Disney.

This lesson gives students the opportunity to look at LGBTQ+ characters within literature. Students will use analysis and comparison skills. Suitable for students 13+ NON EXAM BOARD SPECIFIC

KS3 Narrative vs Descriptive writing. Differentiated lesson that encourages students to think about perspective when writing descriptively. NON exam board specific. Image stimulus ‘Dia De Los Muertos’

OCR Youth and Age poetry anthology - Anne Bronte - The Bluebell Exploration of context, poetry analysis skills and extended exam style questions. Includes worksheet, fully annotated poem and exam preparation ideas. GCSE poetry component.

Full introductory lesson on Ozymandias as part of the AQA GCSE POWER and CONFLICT anthology. Lesson includes context on both the poem and poet, worksheet and activities that focus on themes and contextual links. Can be used as an introduction to the poem or as revision.

Poetry analyis lesson focusing on ‘There will come soft rains’ by Sara Teasdale with a close look at the theme of man vs nature.

A full lesson that can be taught or students can do whilst working at home. The lesson focuses on the idea that stories are everywhere in their everyday lives and that they can take inspiration from art and music when writing their own stories. Suitable for ages 11-16

This lesson can be completed by students whilst at home, either as part of distance learning or homework tasks. Students focus on the identification and analysis of language techniques. Suitable for 14+

Lesson comparing culture by comparing two texts. Students consider what home means to them and if where you grew up defines you. Suitable for 13+

Two lessons focusing on Birdsong and the presentation of war in literature. Worksheet included for use as part of the lesson but could be used independently. Suitable for 13+