Students will explore writing to describe, specifically focusing on using imagery in their work. They will look at the importance of imagery and have the opportunity to use it themselves.

This lesson allows students to independently explore global issues such as water, animal rights, food, education and natural disasters. Students are encouraged to work autonomously, discovering information and exploring world maps to discuss which places they think are the 'best' and 'worst' to live in. Lots of group discussion is encouraged!

After a quick recap, students are given a number of key moments in the play (there are 24 in total) and asked to arrange them in order as a class with minimal supervision. Students are then encouraged to draw a tension graph and justify their placings.

Three lessons in one! Students need to read a text (provided) and pick out key information from it before writing as a character from that text. This will enhance both reading and writing skills. They will also explore different forms used when writing and finally infer meaning from a text.

This lesson allows students to independently explore global issues such as water, animal rights, food, education and natural disasters. Students are encouraged to work autonomously, discovering information and exploring world maps to discuss which places they think are the 'best' and 'worst' to live in. Lots of group discussion is encouraged!

Students will explore the plot of The Wife of Bath. There are a number of ideas as to how you can do this in the presentations attached but they are all visual or kinaesthetic which will improve students' chances of remembering key facts.

I used this extract as a mock examination however it could be used as a normal lesson too. Students are provided with a section from Act One Scene One (I have broken it up to make it easier for lower ability students to digest) and an appropriate examination question. There is also a scaffold included and a really useful and detailed self/peer assessment section.

A lesson based around body image, suitable for PSHE. Students explore healthy/unhealthy body image and take part in a speaking and listening exercise, voicing their opinions and listening to the opinions of others.

This lesson is loosely based around The Wife of Bath but can be adapted easily. Students will get to grips with what report writing looks like, have a go themselves and take part in a detailed peer assessment to explore their strengths and weaknesses.

This activity explores the moment Romeo sees Juliet for the first time. Students are given the opportunity to pull each quotation apart and explore positive words that Romeo uses to describe Juliet.

Students will independently explore Medieval life for peasants, townspeople and lords. I placed my peasant facts on the floor, townspeople facts were pinned lower down around the room and lords were placed on tables - students really enjoyed the physicality of having to move around like a peasant/townsperson/lord so this may be something to consider if delivering this lesson!

Students will independently learn about AIDS and World AIDS Day. They will be given the opportunity to explore where HIV came from, how it spreads, what World AIDS Day is, what HIV and AIDS stand for and the four stages of HIV. They will then explore what some of our world leaders have to say about HIV and look at some real life cases.

This resource contains 10 British myths and a possible way to explore them with your class, allowing them to be more independent. The myths are differentiated.

An introduction to understanding and figuring out what new words mean. This lesson explores different ways of working out what a word means and helps students to build resilience, becoming independent learners.

A handy scaffold to use when teaching poetry analysis to students who need more support (or students who need a starting point). This can be used at the start of a scheme to ensure students hit all of the criteria when analysing in more depth independently.

Students will explore freedom of speech, looking at the pros and cons. They will understand what freedom of speech is and look at the legalities surrounding this issue. In groups, they will then look at key issues from different perspectives and explore how different people will react.

This lesson explores Act Two Scene Two and enables students to get to grips with Shakespearian language. Students then pull each quotation apart, exploring words in more depth. Useful for lower ability students.

A list of 50 tier 2 words including word class, definition and a visual representation (emoji) that corresponds with each word. These words are designed to stretch students’ vocabulary at secondary school level. They can be displayed around the classroom but would also be suitable as lesson starters or homeworks.

Quotations from 'A Christmas Carol' to display around a classroom or workspace

Key Romeo and Juliet quotations to display around your classroom or workspace.