This has been designed as an independent, yet guided, project for the end of Year 12 - or at any time you think appropriate. I have done it as part of our Eduqas A Level English Literature Component 3 - Unseen Poetry studies but it would be equally useful at KS4, or as a stand-alone unit to increase students’ knowledge and confidence. The booklet has plenty of independent research topics around the sonnet form from its Petrarchan roots up to the C21st. The accompanying PowerPoint has carefully annotated copies of each poem which can be used at the end of each session to support the students’ own work. Self-contained and focused on personal response rather than to any particular marking criteria. An excellent wider reading project which will provide in-depth knowledge of the sonnet form and its variations throughout time.

Complete Scheme of Work for Year 7; aimed at higher ability but easily differentiated for middle ability. Based on the story from the old Opening Worlds short story anthology for AQA, this includes a range of activities to encourage comphrehension and moving towards understanding the PEA approach to answering questions. Also includes a ‘winter poem’ extension series of lessons.

A comprehensive revision pack including PPT with full lesson plans, differentiated and challenging, with associated texts for all lessons. This is aimed at a mixed ability class, but is teaching ‘to the top’. Based on the AQA Collins core student book materials. Includes skills, exemplars, what the examiner is looking for, and a variety of approaches to answering examination questions.

KS5 transition unit / Feminist contextual unit of work. Includes Powerpoint scheme of work and associated materials. Based on the story of Cinderella and its interpretations, past and present, the unit asks pupils to consider the Cinderella myth from different perspectives. Preparation for critical analysis of literary texts, critical perspectives and relevant contexts.

Designed for KS4 GCSE, a whole scheme of work and way into reading the novel. Powerpoint unit of work and associated worksheets, covering analysis of language, structure and relevant contexts. A variety of activities, including chapter tracker.

KS4 or KS5. Covers lessons for four Hardy poems, including close reading, language analysis, and relevant contexts. Includes opportunities for wider reading of Hardy literature.

Using The Simpsons, this SOW is aimed at KS3 and teaches about the concept of satire and irony through studying and analysing a particular episode, 'Homer Badman'. Includes PEA analytical response and group project, developing a British sitcom. Powerpoint lesson plans and associated worksheets included.

Lower ability, but easily differentiated KS3 (Year 7) SOW based on the novel, The Midnight Fox, by Betsy Byars. Includes full SOW Powerpoint with a range of activities: drama role play, reading journal entries, writing newspaper reports, poetry, etc. Final extract-based assessment as preparation for the 9-1 GCSE English Literature exam. Associated handouts and worksheets included.

KS3 (Year 7) scheme of work based around the playscript, Werewolf, by Adrian Flynn. Includes PowerPoint full scheme / lesson plans and associated worksheets and assessment tasks. Final assessments are based on the new 9-1 GCSE Literature extract type questions. Interesting activities, including keeping a reading response journal, drama opportunities, writing an extra scene, etc.

Aimed at KS3 - Years 7 or 8. Three extended metaphor poems are included with a comparative final assessment based on two of the three; differentiated through difficulty of poems (eg, The Sea or Come to the Edge are more accessible than The Thought Fox). Powerpoint lesson plans and associated worksheets included.

A series of lessons based around key quotations for The Sign of Four. Quotations include character, theme, context, etc. Included are extract questions, worked examples, mark scheme and AOs.

A full scheme of work for the novel, "Fire, Bed and Bone" by Henrietta Bransford, for KS3 pupils (Year 7). Powerpoint with all lessons, objectives, etc. , and associated worksheets, including an extract-based final assessment in preparation for extract questions at GCSE.

GCSE English Literature Paper 2 Modern Texts 9-1. Includes full SOW for the story and associated resources, based on the AQA textbook.

Full SOW for The Sign of Four, aimed at GCSE 9-1 specification, and based in part on AQA text book. Learning objectives for all lessons. Worksheets as referenced in the PowerPoint, including practice examination style extract questions, worked examples, etc.

Full SOW for studying Animal Farm for GCSE 9-1; includes relevant handouts and worksheets as referenced in the scheme. Includes plenty of examination question planning and practice. Covers contexts and elements of Orwell’s style and language, etc.

Suitable for GCSE 1-9 qualification; based on the AQA text book. Includes Powerpoint lesson plans for both stories and associated handouts.