Over 2 hours of lesson activities going into detail of what each poem is about, the poetic devices Heaney uses and what deeper meaning should be explored. At the end there are some further explanations of poetic devices, like deviation, which can be used as scaffolding and stretching more able learners. Poems being analysed are Broagh, Punishment and Strange Fruit. Some context is also given. Suitable for GSCE and A-Level Lang/lit leaners.

Full lesson which includes lesson objectives and full analysis of each stanza. Poetic devices and analysis of meaning. Used for my OCR AS literature class but relevant for any class that is trying to understand the poems meaning.

A full lesson analysing Heaney’s The Otter. Each slide has annotations that I print off and get the students to add to their anthology. The annotations make them look for the poetic device and also add a little comment. There are Lesson Objectives as well and at the end I begin to go onto ‘Follower’. Heaney AQA AS LEVEL ENGLISH LANG LIT COMBINED COURSE.

A full lesson with lesson objectives, analysis tasks and annotated poem. Suitable for AS level and GCSE. Created for AS language and literature combined AQA.

AS level english language and literature powerpoint on ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’. Exam question practice, textual analysis as well as tasks. Focused on terminology such as theocratic, dystopian and totalitarian. Also focuses on The Commander extract.

AS Level English language and literature. Includes lesson outcomes, assessment objectives, prompts for analysis, page numbers and close analysis of extracts. Exactly what AA level students should be doing. 3 different pages to look at with prompts.

A powerpoint exploring the linguistic and poetic devices Heaney uses. Suitable for AS level students on English lang/lit combined. AQA.

A straightforward template for students to draw, as well as caption, any type of storyboard they can think of. Great for Shakespeare, creative writing, daydreams etc. Printable for A3.

75 slides. My whole powerpoint used over a few weeks with AS students. Includes tasks relating to first 3 acts, Prospero relationships, Ariel’s role, questions for the acts and in depth look at Caliban. Also includes explanations of blank verse and prose. Suitable for GCSE and A Level English literature. Hours worth of lessons are ready to go!

Includes LO’s, language devices, full poem analysis and tasks suitable for GCSE and A-Level literature. I used for AQA English lang/lit AS class.

3 lessons with analysis of how the texts present Paris. Includes tasks, LO’s, presentational and language features. This lesson covers 3 Paris texts in detail, it shows you the features used and has exam style questions as well as tasks throughout.

An A3 sized worksheet for students to describe each of his daydreams. A good refresh for them.

Powerpoint with annotations for Shut Out, Remember and When I am Dead. Analysis, tasks for learners and exam style questions all on the slides. Suitable for OCR A Level.

A full 3 lessons (1 hour each) looking at the final 5 chapters of The Handmaids Tale. Includes page analysis, definitions of salvaging and particicution. Exam style questions and lesson objectives included as well as a link to the film version of the salvaging. Also comprehension questions to develop understanding and stretch learners. Suitable for AS AQA English language and literature, can be adapted for A level course.

A full lesson requiring the class to analyse Malala’s Nobel Peace prize speech. Suitable for AS level students. Attached is the transcript and a matching up task. Lesson looks at both spoken and written features. Paper 1 practice but can also be adapted to suit GCSE classes.