Complete scheme of work for Coraline, Neil Gaiman. Contains 32 resources: Lesson 1-Predictions, blurb and chapter 1 Lesson 2-Foreboding Lesson 3-Chapters 2 and 3 Lesson 4-Chapter 4 S&L Lesson 5-Chapters 5 and 6 Lesson 6-Chapters 6 and 7 Lesson 7-Chapters 8 and 9 Lesson 8-Chapters 11,12 and 13 Lesson 9-Subversion Assessment- lower and higher ability. Includes differentiated resources for both a higher and lower ability class.

This resource was designed to support form time reading. It contains: Pre reading activity Lesson on context Comprehension questions for each chapter Final activity- ‘To what extent do you agree?’

Exciting scheme of work for KS3 classes on Moving Image. Takes pupils through media terminology in the first section and then allows them to apply what they have learnt to Casino Royale. Lesson 1- Introduction to the Media. Lesson 2- Audience. Lesson 3- Genre. Lesson 4- Signifiers and connotations. Pupils analyse a Casino Royale film poster and then create their own. Lesson 5- Connotation and denotation. Lesson 6- Stereotypes. Lesson 7- Soundtracks. Diegetic and non-diegetic sound. Lesson 8- Camera angles. Lesson 9- Writing up an essay. Lesson 10- Stereotypes in Casino Royale. Lesson 11- Camera angles in Casino Royale. Lesson 12- Writing up stereotypes and signs in Casino Royale. Lesson 13- Writing up camera angles and sound in Casino Royale. Lesson 14- Extension lesson for top-sets on Representation in the Media. Includes writing frames, model answers and builds up to an end of term assessment on Moving Image in Casino Royale.

Full scheme of work on persuasive speeches. Designed for a middle ability KS3 class, but has differentiated slides so can be used with a lower ability class. Contains lessons on: Lesson 1- Representations of America- American History. Lesson 2-Go down Moses- slavery roots. Lesson 3- Martin Luther King speech- persuasive devices. Lesson 4-Martin Luther King- PEED paragraphs. Lesson 5-Comparing Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela speeches. Lesson 6-Sojourner Truth speech- 'Aint I a woman? Persuasive devices and PEED paragraphs. Lesson 7-Obama Speech- PEED paragraphs. Lesson 8- Planning and writing your own persuasive speech. Lesson 9-11- Presenting your own persuasive speech- a Presedential campaign. Includes teacher models, writing frames and homework opportunities.

Two fully annotated lessons on Tissue. I currently use this with my top set year 10/11, but I have also attached a differentiated version which I have used with a bottom set year 9/10. Includes: starter activities, information on the poet/context, fully annotated, to grade 9, poem, SMILE analysis comparison sheet, AQA grade descriptors, writing frame and self or peer assessment plenary. Everything you need to teach Tissue, AQA Literature Paper 2- Power and conflict.

Complete Travel Writing scheme of work. Aimed at middle ability KS3 pupils. Contains 13 lessons and a takeaway homework.

2 excellent workbooks addressing Literacy. Can be used as homework over a term, or as class starters. Total of 88 pages! Includes activities on: Vocabulary Spellings Synonyms and antonyms Reading comprehension activities Nouns/Pronouns Verbs Commas and subordinate clauses Sentences types Apostrophes Homophones Dictionary work Past, present, future tense

Complete scheme of work focusing on crime fiction. 14 lessons in total. Includes: reading and writing assessment, homework tasks, stretch and challenge and differentiation. Takes pupils through: Poetry analysis of Simon Armitage's poem, about his person- inference and deduction skills. The Speckled Band, Sherlock Holmes- pathetic fallacy, character analysis of Helen Stoner, Dr. Roylott and Sherlock Holmes- PEEDL analysis skills (reading assessment), how to write an effective description (writing assessment), tracking tension graphs, features of Victorian writing lesson and a comparison between 2 Sherlock Holmes texts. Also includes 3 lessons on Hound of the Baskervilles and a study booklet on The Silver Blaze. Everything you need for a complete half term of crime fiction!

Full and extensive SOW for Poetry from other cultures. Includes introduction to each poem, annotated poems, analysis, comprehension questions, homework activities and diamond ranking activities. Can be taught across KS3 as builds up to an assessment on Island Man or Nothing's changed, or can be used as unseen poetry practice in KS4. There is an alternative assessment comparing 2 poems which can be used for very high ability pupils. The full SOW is aimed at middle ability pupils, but I have taught to both lower and higher and there are resources included for both. Lessons include: Lesson 1,2,3-Introduction to culture- What is culture? Analysis of Melting Pot by Benjamin Zephaniah. Lesson 4-Poetic techniques. Lesson 5-Island Man- introduction. Lesson 6- Island Man- analysis. Lesson 7- Island Man- diamond ranking- identity. Lesson 8- Island Man- diamond ranking- protest. Includes comprehension worksheet for homework. Lesson 9- Limbo introduction, analysis. Lesson 10-Limbo comprehension questions. Lesson 11-Nothing's changed annotations, analysis and PEEDL. Lesson 12-Presents from my Aunt in Pakistan- introduction, annotation and analysis. Lesson 13-Presents from my Aunt in Pakistan- outstanding observation lesson. Lesson 14-Scavengers. Intro and analysis. Lesson 15-Search for my tongue. Intro and analysis. Lesson 16, 17, 18- Lessons on Vultures- intro, analysis and PEEDL. Lesson 19-Night of the scorpion. Introduction. Lesson 20, 21- Mind-mapping Night of the scorpion. Lesson 22- Planning an essay. Lesson 23-25- Comparative poetry essay. Lesson 26- Final comparative essay. Everything you need to teach Poetry from Other Cultures!

Two fully annotated lessons on Checking out Me History by John Agard. I currently use this with my top set year 10/11, but I have also attached a differentiated version which I have used with a bottom set year 9/10. Includes: starter activities, information on the poet/context, fully annotated, to grade 9, poem, SMILE analysis comparison sheet, AQA grade descriptors, writing frame and self or peer assessment plenary. Everything you need to teach Checking out me History, AQA Literature Paper 2- Power and conflict.

Complete scheme of work which includes a lesson for each chapter. Contains 46 resources- lessons, activities, revision guides, homework activities. Also includes a wall display to assist your GCSE pupils with their revision. Everything you need to teach Heroes at GCSE

Extensive SOW that covers A Midsummer Night's Dream. Includes 46 resources over 14 lessons, leading up to a character assessment. Each lesson includes a PowerPoint, differentiated worksheets and activities, model answers and fun, interactive activities. Everything you need to teach AMSND at KS3! Lesson 1: Context Lesson 2: Themes: Love Lesson 3: Characters Lesson 4: Plot Lesson 5: Exploring status Lesson 6: Act 1 Scene 1 Lesson 7: Act 1 Scene 2. The Mechanicals Lesson 8: Act 1 Scene 2. Bottom Lesson 9: Act 2 Scene 1. Puck Lesson 10: Act 2 Scene 1. Titania and Oberon Lesson 11: Act 2 Scene 1. Demetrius and Helena Lesson 12: Act 2 Scene 2. The Lovers Lesson 13: Bottom becomes an ass! Lesson 14: Interpretations of Puck Lesson 12: The Lover's quarrel Lesson 13: Lesson 14:

Full SOW for the new AQA Media GCSE 2016. Broken down into two half terms of teaching: Term 1- Analysing Magazines and Term 2- Creating Magazines. Series of 15 lessons for Term 1 and 11 lessons for Term 2. Term 1- Analysing Magazines- leads pupils through how to analyse magazine front covers using correct media terminology with exemplar answers. Looks in detail at: Anchoring and Bias, camera angles, signifiers and connotations, narrative theory, connotation and denotation, typography, target audiences, media institutions and sub-generic conventions. Leads up to a controlled assessment analysis of 2 magazine covers. Term 2- Creating Magazines- Looks in detail at: magazine appeal, readers and advertisers, mode of address, media language, representation and stereotypes, visual codes and conventions, magazine composition and mastheads. Leads up to a controlled assessment of creating and evaluating a magazine cover. Each lesson comes with a PowerPoint and resources. I have also uploaded Unit 2: Cross-Media Study (Advertising and Marketing) and Unit 3: Practical Production and Evaluation (Moving Image) , but have kept them separate as you might want to teach something different from the list of choices.

A 64 page revision booklet designed to help students with all aspects of the new AQA GCSE Literature and Language. Contains details of the exam, writing frames, models, revision tips, mark schemes and annotated answers. Everything you need to assist your students with their new GCSE!

Complete scheme of work covering the entire play of Macbeth. I use this with my KS3 class, but can also be used with KS4 as it builds up to an AQA GCSE style assessment question on Lady Macbeth. Lesson 1- Context carousel. Lesson 2- Act 1 Scene 1 Witches. Lesson 3- Act 1 Scene 2 The character of Macbeth. Lesson 4- Act 1 Scene 3 Macbeth meets the witches. Lesson 5- Act 1 Scene 4/4 Lady Macbeth. Lesson 6- Act 1 Scene 6 Dramatic irony. Lesson 7- Act 1 Scene 1 Dagger of the mind. Lesson 8- Act 2 Scene 2 The murder. Lesson 9-Act 3 Scene 4 The banquet. Lesson 10- Act 5 Scene 1 Lady Macbeth. Lesson 11- Act 5 Scene 5. Macbeth’s final soliloquy. Extra lessons- Plot, Act 2 Scene 2, Act 3 Scene 1. Includes a takeaway homework.

Two transition activity lessons for year 5 and 6 pupils coming to secondary school. Lesson 1- Roald Dahl design a chocolate bar and present back to the class. Lesson 2- Dragons den design a robot and present back to the class. Both lessons encourage fun, interactive group work and have been tried and tested to create great results!

Two fully annotated lessons on Bayonet Charge. I currently use this with my top set year 10/11, but I have also attached a differentiated version which I have used with a bottom set year 9/10. Includes: starter activities, information on the poet/context, fully annotated, to grade 9, poem, SMILE analysis comparison sheet, teacher model, writing frame and plenary. Everything you need to teach Bayonet Charge, AQA Literature Paper 2- Power and conflict.

Two fully annotated lessons on War Photographer. I currently use this with my top set year 10/11, but I have also attached a differentiated version which I have used with a bottom set year 9/10. Includes: starter activities, information on the poet/context, fully annotated, to grade 9, poem, SMILE analysis comparison sheet, AQA grade descriptors, teacher model, writing frame and self or peer assessment plenary. Everything you need to teach War Photographer, AQA Literature Paper 2- Power and conflict.

Two fully annotated lessons on London by Blake. I currently use this with my top set year 10/11, but I have also attached a differentiated version which I have used with a bottom set year 9/10. Includes: starter activities, information on the poet/context, fully annotated, to grade 9, poem, SMILE analysis comparison sheet, AQA grade descriptors, writing frame and self or peer assessment plenary. There is also a teacher model comparing to My Last Duchess. Everything you need to teach London, AQA Literature Paper 2- Power and conflict.

Two fully annotated lessons on My Last Duchess. I currently use this with my top set year 10/11, but I have also attached a differentiated version which I have used with a bottom set year 9/10. Includes: starter activities, information on the poet/context, fully annotated, to grade 9, poem, SMILE analysis comparison sheet, AQA grade descriptors, writing frame and self or peer assessment plenary. Everything you need to teach My Last Duchess, AQA Literature Paper 2- Power and conflict.