This lesson includes the context of the poem, annotations of the poem and language/structure/form analysis tasks. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Aimed at year 9-11 studying GCSE poetry.

Students are asked to find different ‘pieces’ of a gothic story (for example: characters, setting, curses, colours, lighting, weather etc) - these will be stuck around the room before the lesson begins. Once each group has found every piece, they then have 15 minutes to discuss and plan a gothic story using the elements they have collected. Then students will use these ideas to independently write up their own gothic story. Lesson is aimed at KS3 but can be adapted for older years. Lesson is planned using the TEEP model. Lesson is differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme.

Analysing the opening scene of Macbeth and the context of Witchcraft. Students analyse what makes it an effective opening. Challenge tasks used for differentiation. Lesson planned using the TEEP model.

Gothic style lesson teaching students how to build suspense in their writing. Lesson is differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Includes a gothic vocab spellings test. Aimed at KS3 but can be used for older students. Planned using the TEEP model.

A GCSE Christmas Carol lesson analysing the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come and how Dickens creates a sense of fear around this ghost. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Lesson is based around AO1 and AO2. Lesson is created using the TEEP model.

A lesson using the sense to describe a journey to the moon. Students look at Neil Armstrong’s moon landing and a clip from Wallace & Gromit to plan their stories. Aimed at KS3b but can easily be adapted. Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme. Lesson is created using the TEEP model.

A lesson aimed at KS3 students involving language analysis and creative writing tasks (could be used over more than one lesson.) Lesson also involves fun tasks, such as sorting them into Hogwarts houses, to get the students engaged. Lesson is differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge. Lesson is aimed at KS3 but could be adapted for older students.

A lesson based on Emma Watson’s speech on feminism. Students are asked to analyse and evaluate the effect of language techniques in a persuasive speech. Differentiated questions and tasks. Copy of speech is included. Aimed at KS4 students studying GCSE English Language.

This lesson includes the context of the poem, annotations of the poem and language/structure/form analysis tasks. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge and the GCSE mark scheme. Aimed at year 9-11 studying GCSE poetry.

A lesson studying how Steinbeck uses animal imagery to describe Lennie. Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme. Aimed at lower-middle ability year 9 students but can be easily adapted for higher ability students.

A lesson teaching the poem ‘Checking out me history’ from the GCSE power and conflict poetry. Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme. Includes context and language analysis tasks.

Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme and aim/challenge/super challenge. Includes context and language analysis tasks. Includes annotations of the poem. Differentiated language/structure analysis tasks. Please leave a review - i’d love to hear your feedback :)

A lesson teaching the poem ‘Tissue’ from the GCSE power and conflict poetry. Differentiated using the GCSE mark scheme. Includes context and language analysis tasks.

A lesson aimed at KS3 but can be adapted for older year groups. Uses the poem ‘The Night Before Christmas’ to help students plan and write their own poem. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge.

A lesson looking at Act 3, Scene 1 where students begin to analyse the change in relationship between Banquo and Macbeth. Differentiated questions and tasks.

Lesson asks students to choose a door to another world (Hogwarts, Narnia, Neverland, Wonderland and Middle Earth.) They then plan the opening and eventually go on to produce a piece of creative writing describing their journey to this other world. Differentiated using aim/challenge/super challenge. Aimed at KS3 but can also be used with KS4 to practice language paper 1, question 5 skills. Please leave a review, i’d love your feedback :)

Used as part of the speaking and listening GCSE module but can work as a stand alone lesson to practice speaking and listening skills. Could also be adapted for teaching non-fiction if needed. Lesson is based around the concept of Room 101 with students being asked to think about their pet peeves and eventually work in a group to present a short presentation on why it should be put into room 101.