To engage students with politics, I have created a lesson exploring capitalism and socialism, using the 2017 General Election as a stimulus. Together, you will: - explore ideas of capitalism and socialism -break down the key pledges of the two main political parties (Conservative and Labour) -host your own ‘Question Time’ where students discuss/debate their different views -Vote! This FREE lesson leads on to a series of lessons breaking down the context of ‘An Inspector Calls’, ideas of social class and the political systems of Edwardian Britain.

This can be used as an assembly or a lesson. The PowerPoint covers Caribbean history from colonialism to the present day. Three writing activities are included (analysis of a poem, writing postcards and writing a description suggested by a picture).

Writing activity for AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5. I have used the thought provoking work of artist Kirzart to act as a visual aid and help students write more creatively. I have also included questions for classroom discussions.

'Explode' the quote activity for Gerald from An Inspector Calls.

Lesson for Chapter One of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’.

Takeaway menu for KS3 detective fiction. 15 differentiated tasks that can be used for homework or extensions. Good resource for home learning. Inspired by podmc002 takeway menus.

A poem written by a former Y9 student of mine after a lesson looking at Stephen Lawrence. Powerful piece of poetry I just had to share with you. "Hopefully it will inspire other people to think about the way society is functioning in the present day and challenge the corrupt aspects of not only our nation but others as well ❤️ " - Caitlin (student) Thank you again.

Visual aid to show students how to 'blow' up the language in a quote into smaller pieces. A template has also been provided to give to lower ability students. For six 'Explode the Quote' starter activities, visit my TES shop :)

Useful worksheet for A-level students. Students will use questions focused around the Assessment Objectives to provide more effective revision notes. Lesson idea: Add document to Google Docs Put students into pairs and give them a different AO question to focus on Sit back and watch the students work! View their responses live on Google Docs and provide questions to aid them when necessary At the end of the lesson, the students would have positively collaborated to create revision notes.

Lesson analysing Childish Gambino’s video ‘This is America’. Students will work collaboratively to examine aspects of his video, considering his viewpoint and perspective on violence and race relations in America . Students are then given an AQA English Language Paper 2 Q4 exam style question to answer.

Introductory lesson for 'The Sign of Four'. The lesson breaks down the English literature paper and the Assessment Objectives for the exam. Students will then act as detectives using images, video clips and a summary of the novel to make their own predictions of the novel.

An English Language Paper 1 exam (reading section) based on the Inspector in 'An Inspector Calls'.

Starter activity getting students to look closely at the deeper meaning rather than just looking at a quote at surface level.

Q5 writing starter (description of picture). Success criteria included to help students write imaginative pieces of writing.

Most of us dislike marking because of the time it takes. Let me help you cut your marking time with this handy marking template breaking down A02. THREE templates available focusing on each Assessment Objective (A01, A02 & A03) on my TES shop.

AQA English Language Paper 2, Question 1 (True statements) and Question 3 (language) lesson starter .

Paper 2, Question 1 and 3 starter activity. The source is taken from The Guardian and looks at the gaps in pay between female and male sports stars.

An introductory lesson for English Language Paper 1: Exploration in Creative Reading and Writing. Break down of assessment objectives and steps on how to approach a literary text, using chapter 2 of 'The Hunger Games'. Text can be found online (The Hunger Games pdf/chapter 2/lines 1-45)

Two exam questions looking at the portrayal of class and race in 'The Sign of Four'. The resource includes planning and self assessment sheets to help cut down on the marking ;o) You will also find a revision video to support the learning of this topic. The visual aid explores the treatment of race and class in Victorian Britain, drawing on comparisons to society today. My main aim is to engage my diverse students with the 19th century texts, but I also aim to teach them to: LEARN about oneself. MOTIVATE self health. EDUCATE self wealth.

A quick lesson starter for Question 1 of the English Language Paper 2 exam. Students have to read an article from The Guardian about Donald Trump and choose 4 statements that are true.