A full lesson focusing on analysing structure and writing-up a model response. Using a Jaws video to encourage students to pick up on focus and shifts using a storyboard. Students then will read and annotate a Jaws extract an complete a timed questions. Follows I DO, WE DO, YOU DO format. Includes: Powerpoint Exam style question and extract High quality model responses Structured sentence frames Guided reading questions A Please note: resources are printable from PPT itself.

Two lessons on letter-writing using Marcus Rashford’s letter as inspiration. I used this with a low-ability class of Y11 and they really enjoyed it and also were able to write Grade 5-6 standard letters. Frayer Models used for direct vocabulary instruction. Using Personally/ Socially/ Future/ Solutions as a template to plan a letter Features WAGOLL introduction Includes structure strips

A resource encouraging students to ‘dig deeper’ when analysing quotations with a modeled example.

An extract based analysis with prompt questions and analysis questions to explore writers’ methods. Additionally, an ‘evaluate’ question to make students try and create a ‘thesis’ within their analysis.

Starter: Exploring rules students would create in school Development: Exploring the theme of colonialism / how the message is conveyed in The Tempest Main: Exploring Gonzalo’s Commonwealth ideas/ creating their own shared set of social ideas Plenary: PEAR paragraph ‘What social message is Shakespeare trying to send through the character of Gonzalo?’

Hook: Exploring what three wishes students would have if they were given by a fairy. Starter: Re-capping questions verbally/ watching Act1, Scene 3 Development:Comprehension questions/ analysis (challenge) questions on the conversation between Prospero and Ariel Main: Students will analyse Ariel’s language in his fight to freedom and Prospero’s responses-exploring the theme of power Plenary: Students are to write a paragraph exploring why Ariel does/ does not deserve power

Starter: Introduces main themes and context of MLD and key context Main: Students go through key quotations and language/ structural techniques Active Learning: Students are to ‘compare’ the model paragraph with an additional poem using the model paragraph as a WAGOLL Plenary: Fill-the-gaps/ reduce task guiding students to retain and memorise quotations

Starter: Introduces students to ‘planning responses’ - featuring extract and wider play. Main: Teacher will go through key parts of justice throughout the play, providing students with Ao1. From this, students are to complete analysis/ could complete an essay. Plenary: Explore the role of Benvolio as a figure of justice

An all inclusive lesson (could be turned into 2 hours) with clear thematic essay plans. Students are to complete the ‘analysis’ and relate to context. Starter: Key context and vocabulary Main: Completing/ uplevelling PEARL essay plans Plenary: Answering questions on worksheets

Revision including key vocabulary / ambitious key terms. Explores love, fate, age and conflict. Includes key quotations, guided questions to explore with relation to a range of characters and main essay/ topic points that may come up on the exam. Challenge asks students to criticize / play devil’s advocate to statements. My students learned a LOT from these lessons and it enabled them to revise and plan their essay responses.

Literally, Metaphorically, Symbolically Starter focuses on key ambitious vocabulary and encouraging students to use Level 5/ Higher Tier vocab when discussing key events in Romeo and Juliet Lesson explores the theme of fate vs free will based on act 3, scene 5 and characters’ premonitions. Students will cherry-pick key quotations and will explore the literal, metaphorical and symbolic meanings using the templates. Includes a model example Students will then write a paragraph exploring the significance of the scene.

Exploring Paris and Juliet prior to her plan to feign her own death. Juliet and Paris in the tomb. Explores ambitious key terms such as equivocation in a match-up activity. Guided reading with key focus on language analysis and exploring Shakespeare’s methods. Challenges throughout exploring Paris as a symbol of the Patriarchy. For/against discussion of Juliet as a deceitful character Analytical paragraph tracking Juliet’s transformation throughout the play.

Exploring Nurse, Lord Capulet and Lady Capulet’s reaction to Juliet’s Death. Initial extract analysis. Begins with Lowry Principle technique and considering/ pre-empting characters’ reactions. Continues with guided reading and questions to enable students to analyse language in each reaction.

Extract based analysis- revising Juliet’s transformation throughout the play. Includes visual hexagons with key quotations and key vocabulary. Focus on language analysis with hexagons. Analytical paragraph plenary to track her transformation. Includes challenges throughout to explore and analyse her/ consider possible questions that may come up on the exam.

Focused on key revision skills. Students are to recall quotations based on images. Students are to answer recall questions to aid revisions/ fill-the-gaps of key quotations with missing words. Students are to use the retained information applying the skills in analytical paragraphs/ exploding quotations. Includes challenges. A great, quick way to revise and teach students specific revision skills.

Starter: Links to previous lesson with a self-assessment checklist Starter: Discussion- what is meant by structure? How are texts built? Main: Guided questions with reduced scaffolding and WAGOLLS. Focusing on different parts of the texts- shifting focus, climax etc with guided questions. Plenary: 3…2…1 Post-it note plenary.

Do it Now! 200 words. Desribe your best dream or your worst nightmare including success criteria. Starter: Highlighting langage features and answering comprehension questions (including challenges). Main: Exploding quotations with a model response and guided steps (differentiated through scaffolding and challenge/ extensions) Plenary: PEAR paragraph: How does Stevenson use language to create a mysterious atmosphere?

Introducing Mr Hyde/ Language Paper 1 Skills Q1 and Q2 Starter: Language match-up Development: Creating a dating profile for Mr Hyde/ listing (P1, Q1) Main: Highlghting and analysing extract/ discussion about language Plenary: Completing a table identifying language features and explaining the language. Academic yet engaging

This lesson explores the presentation of Juliet in this scene through prompt questions. Additionally, it explores her character and transformation throughout the play. Using visual hexagons, students will explore her throughout the play through a number of ambitious adjectives. Plenary: Students will explore the language transformation from Act 1/2 to Act 5

An engaging lesson looking at Treacher-Collins including a diary entry from the perspective of August. Including key challenges exploring the condition from a different perspective.