This is a fully-resourced, 17-lesson scheme covering war poetry from the Crimean War all the way up to modern conflicts. Poems covered include: Gerald Massey’s The Battle March Sassoon’s Dreamers Canoe by Keith Douglas Out of the Blue by Simon Armitage Also included is a Knowledge Organiser and end-of-unit test, that can be tweaked to suit different assessment systems.

A mini-unit that includes everything pupils need to know in order to succeed in the unseen poetry section of the AQA Literature exams, including: -mark scheme engagement activities -example answers practice assessments Can be used as a quick, week-long mini unit just before the exams as revision/reminders, too.

A fully-resourced unit of work that takes pupils through time in a study of different powerful characters, including Achilles, Miss Trunchbull, Lord Voldemort, and the powerful townspeople of The Lottery. Powerpoints, worksheets and other various resources all included.

These lessons were designed for an introduction to A Level Literature, with Edexcel’s paper 2 (prose study on gothic fiction) in mind. However, they would work well with some adaptations as extract analysis for high-level GCSE students, too. The lessons build up to an essay on Polidori’s The Vampyre

It’s all here - every important scene from the play in a handy A3 (or sometimes, A4) worksheet. The worksheets are designed with making the play as straightforward for KS4 pupils as possible, so include: -Space for annotations around the text extracts -Questions guiding students towards comments on AO1, AO2 and AO3 -“Context nuggets” where appropriate, with key details about Shakespeare’s England. Work brilliantly as a full set - get pupils to stick them in their exercise books each lesson and dual code key information on the reverse when folded.

Workbook and sixty accompanying lesson slides that were designed with a short, sharp revision period on no more than three poems, building up to a final assessment piece on Ozymandias. The workbook and lessons cover five hour-long lessons. Perfect for internal assessment prep and the lead-up to final exams.

These three lessons have been designed as a “back to basics” mini-unit, to be delivered at the start of the new academic year. The lessons were originally designed with the coronavirus lockdown in mind, assuming that pupils would start from very different points and with different experiences of lockdown learning. They have been made with another potential lockdown in mind, with each PowerPoint resource mindful of not overwhelming pupils with too many extra bits, should the lesson need to take place through online platforms. The lessons cover the three core reading skills of reading for meaning/inference, reading different text types, and commenting on how a writer uses language. Extracts are taken from Coelho’s The Alchemist, Martel’s The Life of Pi, an article on tiger poaching, and Dickens’ Hard Times Suitable for middle- to lower-ability Key Stage Three classes.

This unit overview is designed for the full scheme that I have made available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/full-scheme-of-work-myths-legends-heroes-and-villains-12129413

This mini-scheme of work contains 14 lessons that take students all the way through Act 1 of Macbeth, including lessons on context. An essay on how Macbeth is presented in different ways is included to end the mini-scheme. The scheme has been modernised with lessons linked to ambitious men such as Stormzy, and each of the key scenes includes a video performance already embedded within the PowerPoint slides, for ease of use. Perfect for higher ability Key Stage 3 pupils, or low/mid Key Stage 4 sets.

This is a series of lessons designed for Year 11, working up to writing a letter to Donald Trump, persuading him not to “push the big red button” and start a war. There are 5 lessons included, complete with all required resources. The two “sources” included to give pupils a little background information are Greta Thunberg’s 2019 speech to the UN on the climate crisis, and Siegfried Sassoon’s 1917 letter in protest of the continuation of World War One. Perfect practice for the weeks leading up to the final exams.

These A-Z quizzes are perfect for using with any of the Blockbusters templates that are freely available online. The quizzes cover An Inspector Calls, Jekyll & Hyde, and Power and Conflict poetry. Can also be adapted into written A-Z quizzes for pupils to tackle individually. Perfect as cover or end of term fun.

These small, short Jekyll and Hyde extracts require pupils to fill in the gaps in order to help them memorise key quotes and events from the novel. There are eleven different tasks in total, taken from different key events in the novel. This task is perfect for a starter, or as quickfire revision to fill an empty 10 minutes in a lesson. They are also great, when completed, as the focus of some more in-depth annotation and analysis.

These A3 worksheets take students through every important event in the novel - from the description of the dark door all the way up to Jekyll’s final confession of murder. I have used these sheets in the past to teach Jekyll and Hyde to lower sets, without having to cut through some of the less useful passages in Stevenson’s novel. Perfect as homework, revision, or an accompaniment to a full text read through.

This workbook is designed for pupils to independently learn the key plot points of Jekyll and Hyde, with a summer holiday homework task in mind. Each chapter is covered in a single page, with a summary, a small extract from the original text, and some challenge questions for pupils to attempt. Really useful for bottom sets who would struggle with the whole original text. Could also be used as a revision resource for those who have already studied the novel.

Ten questions on each chapter of Animal Farm, covering key plot points and quotes. Perfect for revision or as memory recall starter tasks. The PowerPoint includes slides suited for both whiteboard display and for printing to stick in books.

A resource suitable for the end of terms, explaining the concept of the hero’s journey before allowing pupils to apply this knowledge to a viewing of The Goonies. The worksheet also includes activities exploring the characters, as well as cross-curricular Media Studies work on analysing the film poster. Suitable for Key Stage 3 classes.

A stand-alone lesson revising some of the key methods Priestley uses to get his message across in the play. Comes complete with two charming British Pathe videos illustrating Priestley’s personality and voice. Useful for end-of-unit or pre-exam revision.

An AQA Language Paper 1-style extract and questions from Stephen King’s Carrie. Accompanying PowerPoint walks pupils through how to answer each question, with the AQA grade descriptors provided. Useful for last-minute revision or homework practice.

This workbook is designed to keep pupils engaged and thoughtful during a viewing of the 1992 version of ‘Of Mice and Men’. The questions are designed with both English and Media Studies curriculums in mind, with some key vocabulary and questions for each included. Suitable for Key Stage 3 students.