A lesson which worked extremely well with a high ability year 9 class, who were focusing on the fiction section of the Eduqas exam. Can be easily adapted to suit different abilities. The lesson focuses on the pupils understanding the term 'unreliable narrator' and then reading key extracts taken from 'The Girl on the Train', 'The Yellow Wallpaper' and 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time'. The pupils had to choose which extract they wanted to read and identify in what way the narrator was unreliable. Great discussion came from this. They then had to imagine they were watching the unreliable narrator and create a descriptive writing piece focused on this. Examples included in the PowerPoint. My pupils ended up asking me if they could have copies of the books as they wanted to read more!

An introduction lesson to War of the Worlds. Great for both KS3 and KS4 as you can adapt the lesson to fit the needs of your pupils. The lesson focuses on the pupils making predictions based around certain images included on the powerpoint. These images link to the radio broadcast of War of the Worlds. Pupils then listen to the radio broadcast to see for themselves and answer some empathic questions based around the broadcast.

Perfect for KS4 Eduqas/WJEC. A lesson which focuses on tracking Simon as a character from Chapter 1 to his death in Chapter 9. All key quotations/key moments etc included on the table. Can easily be adapted to help a higher ability set as well.

A revision lesson perfect for KS4. Focuses on every key moment Fred and Fan are mentioned to allow pupils to focus on why Scrooge’s family play a key role in his life and development as a character.

A handy booklet which allows pupils studying this GCSE text to: Write their own summary for each stave Add key quotations for each character per stave Add key quotations for each theme per stave Examine and practice exam style questions with high level examples included Colourful, adaptable and reduces marking!

A lesson focusing on analysing Curley’s wife and what our initial impressions are of her.

Quotations for the characters: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Banquo and the Witches. Ideal for studying this text at GCSE and a useful revision tool.

Aimed for WJEC/EDUQAS GCSE Lesson looks at how to write a successful Section B response to the question “How is violence presented at various moments in the play Macbeth”. Plan included which covers beginning to end of Macbeth, example introduction and example paragraph. All very well structured to help pupils with their writing.

This lesson enables KS4 pupils to successfully track Scrooge’s transformation from Stave 1 to Stave 5. They have to recall which stave each quotation was said in, link the quotations to specific and relevant context and then use the sentence starters and example essay to help them write their own. Perfect for a mixed ability group or for any class who need to focus on revision based tasks ready for GCSE.

Lesson designed to cater to low ability GCSE class studying the theme of poverty in ACC. Lesson requires pupils to follow a step by step process of identifying key moments of poverty, matching key quotations to the theme (quotations provided), exploring the quotations and then linking to relevant contextual information (provided). Fits the WJEC/Eduqas GCSE Spec.

This lesson is designed as a revision lesson to refresh knowledge of the plot. It is great for all abilities as dual coding features heavily in the lesson. Lesson requires pupils to explore images linked to the plot and put them in order. They then have to reduce the plot down to ‘buzz words’ - i.e the plot in its shortest format.

An engaging, fun and challenging board game focusing on Act 3 Scene 2. Questions go up in difficulty. Suitable for KS3/4.

An engaging, challenging and fun board game based on Act 4 Scene 1. Questions go up in difficulty.

A handy resource which can very easily be used with both KS3 and KS4. Useful for a class who are struggling to vary their writing. I encouraged pupils to work together on creating an exceptional piece of writing. They roll the dice, move along the board game and take it in turns to add to their piece of writing.

A very handy, colourful booklet which encourages pupils to summarise each chapter as they go and find key quotations for themes and characters, chapter by chapter. Can be used in several ways. 1) Pupils complete independently for revision 2) Reduce marking during lessons and complete with pupils Currently aimed at the Eduqas/WJEC specification.

This lesson aims to get pupils to plan Jane and Mr. Rochester's wedding based on what they know about the characters and their personalities. Tasks include using music to set the tone, figuring out suspects & keeping to a budget for their wedding plan. PowerPoint can be printed and used as the 'wedding planning' brochure and worksheet included.

This lesson aims to examine Mr. Rochester's personality in a fun, colourful way and also includes the interesting concept of 'Phrenology'. Worksheet included.

A lesson which allows pupils to recall plot through spotting lies/errors on the PowerPoint. Exam question on relationships with extract included, along with a high level, colour coded response with a worksheet for the pupils to fill in as well. Can easily be adapted to suit lower ability through adapting my response.

A lesson focusing on context for A Christmas Carol (Victorian Era). My class were given very specific facts and asked to link to as many key scenes as possible, along with finding key quotations. Worked really well and helped them to remember to link to context for the exam without being overwhelmed by too much information.

A lesson focusing on our first impressions of Capulet and Tybalt. Pupils had empathy towards Juliet and her situation, read the script and figured out how they felt towards Capulet and Paris before looking at some context. Final task focused on creativity of modernising the script and seeing whether this changed things.