Lesson looking at how Priestley introduces the Inspector to the play. Students will unpick key quotations and analyse the methods Priestley uses to present Inspector Goole. Questions are given to help students ‘Explode the Quote’ and an exam style question is provided. An AQA Q5 writing task starter has also been included for revision.

Updated (January 2024) Lesson exploring Mr. Fezziwig. Lesson includes: 1.Do Now retrieval activity 2. Questions to help students analyse Dickens’ characterisation of Mr Fezziwig 3. Non-fiction article ('3 Reasons Fezziwig is the Best Boss at Christmas and Always’) and discussion questions 4. Comparison activity (Scrooge and Fezziwig)

Lesson teaching students how to write a review. Students will look at features of a review and examples in order to help them write their own successfully.

Detailed lesson for Q3 (structure). The lesson: - looks at the differences between language and structural techniques -gives students opportunities to identify structural techniques within a text - includes a detailed flashcard with sentence stems and terminology for revision -includes mark scheme

Lesson for the Power and Conflict poem ‘Kamikaze’. Big Questions: What was Garland’s intention for writing the poem ‘Kamikaze? 2.How does Garland present her ideas about the effects conflict can have on an individual? What historical events inspired Garland’s poem? Lesson includes: -Starter activity exploring analytical verbs -Fact sheet exploring the contextual factors that influenced the poem Analysis worksheet with a series of questions to help students analyse the poem Homework task

Who said English couldn’t be cool? AQA English Language Paper 2 starter activity focusing on the rapper Stormzy. Students read an article from ‘The Guardian’ about him and answer Q1, Q2, Q3 exam style questions. Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/feb/19/stormzy-interview-gang-signs-and-prayers-respect-me-frank-ocean-adele

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.

English Language Paper 2 exam, using the thought-provoking theme of valuing our time over factors such as social media and money. FOUR detailed lessons are included that tackles each question individually. Example paragraphs, peer/self-assessment and success criteria are given to help break down the skills needed into manageable chunks.

Lesson teaching students how to write a film review. Lesson includes: -homophone literacy task -review activity for 'Black Panther' - structure of a film review -sentence starters/structure to help students write their review

Detailed lesson looking at the presentation of witches and their role in the play ‘Macbeth’. Lesson includes: -spelling test -guided questions to help students analyse the scene -explode the quote language analysis task -homework tasks (my YouTube video focusing on the context and exam question)

13 detailed lesson PowerPoints for revision of ‘An Inspector Calls’. Each lesson focuses on a different character or theme. A variation of tasks are included: -visual and auditory task - independent written tasks - group tasks -speaking and listening task I have also tried using examples that are relatable to them, for example getting students to make comparisons between the relationship of Sheila and Gerald and Beyonce and Jay-Z. Scheme also includes: - focus on exam skills -break down on how to approach the question - lesson on assessment objectives - weekly homework timetable, which includes exam style questions for a seven week term - midweek homework tasks for revision of the ‘Love and Relationships’ poetry cluster.

Detailed lesson considering the role Mr Birling plays in the death of Eva Smith, making links with the context (working women in Edwardian Britain). Lesson includes: - AQA Question 1 (starter) and Question 4 (extension) revision tasks - 'Explode' the quote activity

Five detailed starter activities that get students to blow up the language used in key quotations from 'Macbeth' and the 'Love and Relationship' poems. Questions are given to aid analysis and interpretation of language. Extension tasks for each starter has also been provided. This requires students to write an essay response using the quotation, however only focusing on their weakest Assessment Objective (questions are also provided for this). These activities can be completed individually, in pairs or in small groups.

Lesson for Chapter Six of The Handmaid’s Tale. Students will focus on A03, researching into Puritan society and making links with the novel. An exam style question is also included as homework or an extension.

Lesson looking at Atwood’s use of religious allusions in The Handmaid’s Tale. Lesson includes: -series of questions for Chapter Four and Five -group task involving students researching into the biblical references used in the novel essay question

An introduction lesson into dystopian literature. Students will look at the similarities, differences and features of utopian and dystopian literature. The lesson includes discussion based activities to develop students’ critical thinking and analysis of the short story, ‘The Ones Who Walked Away from Omelas’.

PEEDC (point, evidence, explanation, development and a comparison one too) posters to use as classroom displays or as flashcards for students to help write a successful PEE paragraph.

An English Language Mat that students can use each time they want to tackle section A of the English Language Paper 2 paper. It breaks down each question into steps to help answer the questions successfully. It also lists techniques and connectives they can use to help with question 2-4.

Detailed lesson looking at AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 3. The lesson includes: -class structure game -revision flashcard -2 Jekyll and Hyde extracts (class work and homework) with guided questions