Includes: Full booklet scheme of child language development- spoken language acquisition. PowerPoint to support. 8 lessons that take me a half term to complete with time for application and essay practise. Inside the scheme is a complete breakdown of how children learn to speak from womb to 5+ years old. Homework, model essays and application questions included. I’ve developed this with AQA English Language A Level in mind, but could be easily adapted.

Introduction to pragmatics booklet and Powerpoint.

A whole lesson and resources practicing the AO3 comparison skill through Banksy’s ‘Dismaland’ attraction. I have created this lesson for a high set of year 11 students, however this could be adapted for any KS across school. The lesson focuses around comparison, firstly with photos, then videos, then texts- all surrounding Banksy’s Dismaland. Resources: Powerpoint: lesson with differentiated learning objectives and mark scheme for peer assessment. Worksheets: two newspaper articles for comparison, a sheet to compare two adverts of the attraction, a grid to record language choices in the articles.

Complete booklet style lesson and PowerPoint exploring the opening of 1984 by George Orwell. Model responses, scaffolded questions. Perfect for resit, tutoring, year 11 intervention etc.

Made for AQA English Language A Level, but suitable for Edexcel and other boards, this works as an introduction or revision of the key language levels and frameworks needed for the course. 7 Weeks worth of activities: Lexis and semantics Morphology Grammar Syntax Phonetics Pragmatics Practise

Lesson exploring chapter 6 of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Remarkable Incident of Dr Lanyon.

A lesson/double designed to push students to think about Shakespeare’s messages about the human condition in Macbeth. Includes discussions, annotations and an exam question. Worked really well with year 11 in 2023 examination prep.

Lesson and worksheet to introduce students to AO3- comparison of writer's methods, rooted in context. Differentiated learning objectives throughout, and with further differentiation on each slide Creation and application of 'STAPLE' acronym to help students remember the ingredients of a fantastic response for Q4 in language paper 2 of the AQA examination. Has been used with a range of abilities in KS3 and 4 with lots success: it's a visual, engaging way to introduce students to a complex skill, before applying to words. Based on two videos linked by the theme of war, to complement our 'War Genre' unit.

Introduction to prosodics, using a Donald Trump speech

Using June 2019 exam paper, a revision booklet for paper 2 question 3 and 4. Includes guidance and scaffolding on answering paper 2 question 3 and model responses for question 4.

Lesson focused on Question 4 of the new AQA English language paper 2. Comparison of two articles that discuss the Hillsborough Disaster: The Sun (1989) and The Guardian (2016). Included: Powerpoint presentation, linked to AOs, with questions throughout; two articles; comparison grid for students to collect thoughts.

Powerpoint for the scenes. Brief look at Benvolio and Mercutio's differing views on: love, life, friendship and women. Then activity in which students identify words that connote 'light' in Romeo's soliloquy. Provided a supporting worksheet in which they plot these references onto a graph depending on their 'brightness'- good for numeracy links.

Using Alex Quigley’s Closing the Reading Gap, this session aims to introduce staff to the idea of literacy as a whole school issue and the importance of reading across school.

Posters containing sophisticated and ambitious vocabulary, with pronunciation and image to support.

Used as a second lesson. Full booklet and Powerpoint.

2 lessons exploring gender through the concept of dramatic foils. Lady Macbeth vs Lady MacDuff Macbeth vs Macduff Really enjoyable lesson for teacher and students! Perfect for revision or post reading.

A booklet that prepares students for paper 1 question 4 of the English language exam. Great for intervention.

This was produced for a 90 minute lesson, but could easily be shrunk or extended to suit your needs. This lesson involves students watching and analysing three different 2016 Christmas adverts, considering features the writers have used to achieve effect and make use of ideologies. This is perfect for all AOs of the spec, allowing them to apply their skills to a visual form. I will be using the grid to get students to produce an analysis of the adverts, based on their critical understanding (AO4). All links are located on the Powerpoint, which has differentated learning objectives on each slide, and I have produced a scaffolded grid to enable students to write whilst watching. A perfect 'wind down' lesson, that actually gets them to apply their English skills thoroughly (without them knowing...) Please leave a review and let me know how it goes!

A lesson exploring the power of memory and nostalgia in The Emigree.

A booklet that has explores the whole play, using Baz Luhrmann’s version of the film. For every scene (apart from Act 4 Scene 2,3, 4) I have a screen shot of a key event with a question next to it, linked to a character/quote/theme/event. Most are cloze based questions for weaker students, however I have left space for higher ability to make their own notes. Made for students who were absent/missed study of Romeo and Juliet. Perfect to be used alongside watching the film as a “blast” to enable them to understand major plot, characters and themes within. Note: where the Luhrmann edition misses key things, I have explored these in the questions.