18 lesson plans for AQA Relationships Poetry - new anthology.
Lessons are for a low ability Year 10 class and cover the poems about romantic love only (not Climbing My Grandfather etc)
There is also a homework booklet with two task per week to develop skills for the unseen exam.
Full PPT will be available shortly.
Lesson plan, PPT and worksheet.
A lesson designed to help students explore the portrayal and development of Sheila - could be used for one lesson or two depending on how much detail you want to go into/level of your students.
There is a photo worksheet to help students map out key quotes and how Sheila changes then
the lesson is set out as a court room debate with sheets to scaffold students’ reponses.
There is an additional focus on vocabulary to support AO4.
The lesson is linked to AQA assessment objectives but could easily be adapted and / or used with lower school.
A worksheet using the Magenta Principles of 'Reduce' to help students identify key information and their own personal responses when approaching a text. Suitable for Year 7 - 11.
This has links to Of Mice and Men but can easily be adapted to suit any novel / characters.
A lesson about Curley's wife with activities linked to the Magenta Principles and a focus on Global Learning - women's rights, discrimination and human rights violations across the globe.
There are also slides on Crooks and racism.
Blank Facebook Profiles with names and photographs of the poets from the AQA Anthology Relationships cluster (new spec)
Students use the template to record research linked to context (Assessment Objective 3) for the literature exam.
A worksheet with paintings to inspire a piece of creative writing - suitable for classwork or homework.
Includes a checklist / success criteria.
Can be edited.
(Fiction - can be linked to AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5)
AQA English - New Spec
PEE paragraphs
Self Assessment Activity
Students award themselves money when they meet criteria but deduct money when they miss something - the richest person at the end becomes the class expert for the week
50 slide PPT with a week of lessons on the context of Macbeth. Includes Kagan activities and 12 worksheets/resources to scaffold this and a poster about contextual factors. Lesson plans also provided.
Links to AQA objectives throughout but can be edited.
Double sided learning mat that I laminate for challenging students to promote self-regulation and motivation. Has space for motivational quote, personalised learning goals, self-reflection and a checklist for success. This has helped with behaviour as well.
Thinking mats to help students revise the anthology poems. This is for Love and relationships but the titles could be changed very easily to suite power and conflict.
Each mat has activities linked to the AOs / magenta principles and an inspirational quote.