A week short focus on newspaper artciles starting off from what a newspaper is, to what different kinds of newspapers there are and eventually making their own.

This is a one off literacy lesson, based around an extract from the Mortal Instruments series. It focuses on understanding next words through using the context.

A series of eight lessons for writing the descriptive writing piece for IGCSE coursework.

A series of 5 lessons comparing two poems, Dulce et Decorum Est and Who's for the Game?

A creative writing lesson linked to Hansel and Gretel which focuses on using the senses.

A complete scheme of work with 13 lessons. The scheme includes - Fully planned and resourced lessons. Each lesson has a starter, all/most/some LOs, main activities and a plenary. A homework “take away” menu. An end of unit assessment. Designed with Edexcel Paper 2 in mind.

This was a 12 lesson scheme of work written for a high ability Year 7 group. There are 11 full lessons, fully resourced, a scheme of work to follow which clearly indicates when and what assessment can take place, as well as a final writing assessment. I found my class enjoyed studying Romanticism, predominantly because of the poets themselves. I set them out as Rockstars of the era and the students loved it. Edit - for some reason, lesson 4 and 9 won't upload, so if you drop me a message, I will send them to you directly.

A complete scheme of work with 14 lessons and an assessment at the end. Fully resourced. Differentiated learning objectives used throughout.

For the iGCSE coursework, we've decided to do a film review as one of the coursework pieces. I&'ve made a set of four lessons to introduce film reviews and start to get students thinking about writing their own.

Two lessons to explore the sonnet.

This is a complete scheme of work based around fairy tales. Created with a Year 7 group in mind but there is a lot of scope for stretch and challenge. The scheme includes an end of unit assessment, a speaking and listening assessment, as well as a number of self, peer and teacher assessed pieces throughout the scheme. There are 20 lessons and 4 cover lessons. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

A lesson about Wilfed Owen's Exposure.

A short series of hour long lessons for students to devise their own computer game.

A scheme of work designed for Year 7. The scheme includes assessments, 16 complete lessons, a baseline reading test, homeworks and all resources (aside from the actual novel). Below is an extract from the SoW, with the LOs, outline of the lesson and resources, as well as assessment. 1-To develop precise and effective vocabulary for describing dragons . Students will be focusing on the use of adjectives and using them to describe their own annotated dragon. PowerPoint. 2-To understand the introduction to the novel. Students will examine what makes an effective opening to a story and rewrite the one from the novel. Peer assess their opening pieces. PowerPoint. 3-To complete a reading baseline test. Students will complete the paper in silence. Baseline test 1. 4-To understand character conventions. We will read to the end of chapter 2 and the students will create a Facebook profile for Hiccup. PowerPoint. 5-To understand how the author creates tension. Students will examine what narrative tension is and how it is created in chapter 3. PowerPoint. 6-To understand character development. Students will read chapter 4 and write a letter to Stoick convincing him to change his mind on Fishlegs. Teacher assessed letter – marking criteria on the PowerPoint. PowerPoint. 7-To develop our use of sophisticated vocabulary. Students will read chapter five and come up with their own creative cures of illness. PowerPoint. Remedies cards – just A4 card, cut in to four with a hole punched in the corner so you can make a nice book. 8-To reinterpret the information in to a different form. Students will read chapter six and reinterpret the information in to a diary entry for Fishlegs. Self-assessed diary entry. PowerPoint. Self-assessment sheet. 9- To develop our understanding of the plot. Students will read chapters 7,8,9 and 10. This is mostly a reading lesson. PowerPoint. 10-To create our own character. Students will read chapter 11 and use the information from it to create their own member of the Hysteric tribe. PowerPoint. 11-To develop our understanding of the plot. Students will read chapters 12 and 13. They will then rank their favourite characters and try to persuade one another to agree with them. PowerPoint. 12-To analyse how language and structure are used to create effect. Students will re-read pages 174 – 176. They will identify effective use of language and structure. They will then write PEEE paragraphs to analyse the language. Teacher assessed PEEE paragraphs. Marking criteria is on the PowerPoint. PowerPoint.

Two lessons to develop an understanding of the poem.

I've made this booklet to be completed during after school intervention sessions. These sessions will run for a half term and run for 45 minutes each week. I will be using it across KS3. It is aimed at high students who are currently below target to help to develop their comprehension, creative writing and analysis of both language and structure. There is an assessment at the beginning and at the end to, theoretically, show their progress. The project focuses around James Thurber's The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.

A scheme of work based on the play Goggle Eyes. 9 lessons in total, fully resourced.

A complete scheme of work created for a top set year 8 group. Includes 15 lesons and an end of unit assessment.

A lesson about The Soldier by Rupert Brooke.

An independent media task where students are to create an anti bullying campaign. Designed for top set year 8.