This unit is a great introduction to poetry from English speaking countries around the world. It includes 21 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson PowerPoints, exemplar essays, past papers, mark schemes, quizzes and opportunities for self-assessment. It is focused on poetry skills, as well as comparing themes between two poems. The final assessment asks the students to compare cultural divisions in Nothing’s Changed and Two Scavengers in a Truck. Lesson 1: Poetic techniques Lesson 2: Cultural context Lesson 3: Limbo by Edward Kamu Brathwaite Lesson 4: The Night of the Scorpion by Nissim Ezekiel Lesson 5: Island Man by Grace Nichols Lesson 6: Comparing Limbo and Night of the Scorpion Lesson 7: Blessing by Imtiaz Dharker Lesson 8: Nothing’s Changed by Tatamkhulu Afrika Lesson 9: Two Scavengers in a Truck by Lawrence Ferlinghetti Lesson 10: Comparing Nothing’s Changed and Two Scavengers Lesson 11: Assesment Feedback Lesson 12: Vietnam War context Lesson 13: What Were They Like? by Denise Levertov Lesson 14: Vultures by Chinua Achebe Lesson 15: Comparing Vultures and What Were They Like? Lesson 16: Mid term quiz Lesson 17: Search for my Tongue by Sujatta Bahat Lesson 18: Presents from my Aunts by Moniza Alvi Lesson 19: Comparing Presents and Search Lesson 20: Half Caste by John Agard Lesson 21: End of unit quiz

If your students find Shakespeare dull and inaccessible, this is the unit for you. The lessons are focused on staging a shipwreck, costume, props, bringing the play to life and contextually understanding Elizabethan views of slavery. This unit includes everything you need to teach The Tempest at KS3. It includes 20 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson powerpoints, contextual information, exemplar material, IWB interactive resources, quizzes, activities to exploit drama and extract analysis. Page numbers refer to the Cambridge Shakespeare edition. There is a final unit assessment on the relationship between Miranda and Prospero. Lesson 1: Elizabethan context Lesson 2: Accessing Shakespeare’s language Lesson 3: The plot Lesson 4: The characters Lesson 5: A1S1 shipwreck Lesson 6: Analyzing the relationship between Prospero and Miranda Lesson 7: Ariel and magic Lesson 8: Caliban and slavery Lesson 9: How Prospero and Miranda’s relationship changes Lesson 10: Alonso and betrayal Lesson 11: Gonzalo and loyalty Lesson 12: Miranda and Ferdinand Lesson 13: Designing a Tempest poster Lesson 14: Nature and nurture Lesson 15: Prospero’s plan Lesson 16: How the characters change Lesson 17: The epilogue Lesson 18: Assessment planning Lesson 19: Writing your assessment Lesson 20: Feedback and improve

This scheme of work is ideal as an introduction to classic poetry at KS3. It gives the students an insight into classic poets like Sylvia Plath, Robert Frost and WH Auden. There are 11 lessons focusing on analysing poems, giving students the skills to annotate poems and comment on the effect of poetic devices. It is fully resourced with PowerPoints, quizzes, match ups, terminology definitions and activities that act as a gateway to the poems. This is perfect for early AQA Unseen Poetry preparation. Lesson 1: Revising poetic techniques Lesson 2: You Being Born by Brian Jones Lesson 3: Mirror by Sylvia Plath Lesson 4: Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein Lesson 5: Adolescence by Rita Dove Lesson 6: The Loner by Julie Holder Lesson 7: The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Lesson 8: Stop All the Clocks by W. H. Auden Lesson 9: Stop All the Clocks assessment Lesson 10: Assessment feedback Lesson 11: How to compare poems

This unit contains everything you need to teach War Poetry at KS3. It gives a balanced view of patriotic poems that glorify war (Brooke and Pope) with more realistic poems from the front line (Sassoon and Owen). This unit of work is focused on preparing students for a final poetry assessment, whilst fostering a love of poetry. It includes 17 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson PowerPoints, contextual information, exemplar material, IWB interactive resources, quizzes, activities to exploit drama, original redrafts and opportunities for online research. Lesson 1: Context reading Lesson 2: Poet online research Lesson 3: Rhythm and rhyme in poetry Lesson 4: Poetic techniques Lesson 5: Techniques review Lesson 6: Write your own war poem Lesson 7: Anthem for Doomed Youth Lesson 8: The Charge of the Light Brigade Lesson 9: Base Details Lesson 10: A Remembrance Tale Lesson 11: Dulce et Decorum Est Lesson 12: The Hero Lesson 13: Who’s for the game? Lesson 14: The Soldier Lesson 15: Explosure Lesson 16: Assessment Preparation Lesson 17: Write your assessment

Encourage students to stand up for their rights, using their language skills to influence the world. This unit is ideally for KS3 students. It has been designed to teach the skills to write a formal letter of complaint by opposing the development of a theme park in the local area. There are 17 lessons which examine the layout of a letter as well as formal phrases to use. It is fully resourced with PowerPoints, brochures, theme park maps, persuasive adverts and debate cards. Lesson 1: Language to advertise Lesson 2: Holiday brochures Lesson 3: Advertising theme parks Lesson 4: Descriptive Writing Lesson 5: Online holiday webquest Lesson 6: Holidays gone wrong! Lesson 7: Writing a letter of complaint Lesson 8: Writing an application letter Lesson 9: Evaluating a theme park leaflet Lesson 10: Evaluating a website Lesson 11: Designing a theme park Lesson 12: Theme park debate Lesson 13: Theme park poetry Lesson 14: Theme park letter of complaint Lesson 15: Theme park TV advert Lesson 16: Plan your assessment Lesson 17: Write your assessment

This scheme of work uses the superhero genre to engage lower achieving students, culminating in writing a formal film review. It works well with low to mid ability KS3 students and could appeal to boy heavy groups. The 14 lesson unit looks at the content and structure of a film review and supports their writing in the final assessment. It is fully resourced with superhero review exemplars, jigsaw readings, quizzes, crosswords and essay frames. Lesson 1: Designing your own superhero Lesson 2: Turning this into a comic strip Lesson 3: Making a superhero movie using online software Lesson 4: Superhero Origins Lesson 5: Designing a poster for your film Lesson 6: Film pitch planning Lesson 7: Pitching your film to the critics Lesson 8: Fantastic 4 Review Lesson 9: X-men review Lesson 10: Pirates of the Caribbean review Lesson 11-12: Watching and evaluating a superhero film Lesson 13: Writing your film review Lesson 14: Top Trumps

Everything you need to revise Romeo and Juliet at KS4. This unit includes 13 revision lessons and is fully resourced with lesson powerpoints, contextual information, exemplar essays, extracts and critical articles. The lessons cover character and theme questions. Page numbers refer to the Cambridge Shakespeare edition. This unit of work has been designed for the AQA GCSE, but is adaptable to fit other exam board specifications. Lesson 1: Atmosphere in A3S1 Lesson 2: Juliet in A4S3 Lesson 3: Juliet’s changes Lesson 4: The trial of Friar Lawrence Lesson 5:Top Trumps Lesson 6: Juliet’s strong emotions Lesson 7: Juliet and Romeo’s relationship Lesson 8: Computer research Lesson 9: Is Romeo to blame? Lesson 10: Lord Capulet Lesson 11: Tybalt Lesson 12: Context Lesson 13: Relationships between adults and children

Everything you need to revise Macbeth at KS4. This unit includes 10 revision lessons and is fully resourced with lesson powerpoints, contextual information, exemplar essays, extracts and critical articles. The lessons cover character and theme questions. Page numbers refer to the Cambridge Shakespeare edition. This unit of work has been designed for the AQA GCSE, but is adaptable to fit other exam board specifications. Lesson 1: Plot review Lesson 2: Macbeth’s changes Lesson 3: Lady Macbeth debate Lesson 4: Quote bank for exams Lesson 5: Evaluating Lady Macbeth in A2S2 Lesson 6: Macbeth as the tragic hero Lesson 7: Exam revision Lesson 8: How to remember key quotes Lesson 9: Shakespeare’s use of soliloquys Lesson 10: Extract analysis

This unit contains everything you need to teach Paper 1 reading at IGCSE. This unit of work teaches the students how to answer questions on the writer’s thoughts and feelings, describing events, perspective and writer’s use of language and structure . It includes 16 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson PowerPoints, newspaper articles, speeches, autobiographies, travel writing and two past papers for practice. Lesson 1: Introduction to non-fiction reading Lesson 2: Perspective Lesson 3: Thoughts and feelings Lesson 4: Perspective Lesson 5: Gervase Finn Lesson 6: Language Lesson 7: Structure Lesson 8: Thoughts and feelings Lesson 9: Language and structure Lesson 10: Perspective Lesson 11: Boomers vs Millennials Lesson 12: Analysing JFK’s speech Lesson 13: Leonardo DiCaprio’s UN Speech Lesson 14: Muhammad Ali’s speech Lesson 15: Malala Yousafzai’s speech Lesson 16: Emma Watson’s speech on equality

Everything you need to teach non fiction texts at SL or HL. This unit of work is focused on Paper 1 IB for English Language and Literature. It includes 13 lessons and is fully resourced with exemplar answers, past papers, workbooks and key aspects of each genre. Lesson 1: Analysing comics Lesson 2: Analysing graphic novels Lesson 3: Reviewing comics Lesson 4: Graphic novel revision Lesson 5: Analysing ‘The Arrival’ Lesson 6: How Adverts Persuade Us Lesson 7: How To Read a Photograph Lesson 8: Analysing Speeches Lesson 9: Understanding Photographs Lesson 10: Analysing Websites Lesson 11: Fighting Back Past Paper and Exemplar Answer Lesson 12: McDonalds Exemplar and Past Paper Lesson 13: Key Features of the Genre

This unit contains everything you need to teach Greta Thunberg Speeches. It works well balanced with with Rime of the Ancient Mariner, so the students can discuss ecological arguments in their Individual Oral. The unit opens with 5 famous speeches so the students can learn and use the required terminology. It is then followed by 7 IB specific lessons, focusing on how to analyse a speech. This unit could also be used for Higher Level Students. Lesson 1: JFK Lesson 2: Leonardo DiCaprio’s speech at the UN Lesson 3: Muhammad Ali Lesson 4: Malala Lesson 5: Emma Watson Lesson 6: Introduction to IB speeches Lesson 7: The World is Waking Up Lesson 8: Act Right Now Lesson 9: A Disarming Case Lesson 10: Global Issues Lesson 11: Our Lives Are In Your Hands Lesson 12: Our House Is On Fire

These feedback sheets really help students to target areas of weakness without relying on the teacher. Each sheet has been designed for the students to carry out their own corrections once you have given them a target. Each sheet includes an explanation of what the target means, how to achieve it in their own work, a sample paragraph containing a successful example and a list of dos and don’ts. Reading Targets A: how to deepen your explanations B: how to select and use quotes effectively C: how to skillfully embed historical context D: how to comment on language techniques E: how to keep your answer relevant F: how to improve your knowledge of the text G: how to write analytical paragraphs H: how to compare two texts I: how to write an introduction J: how to write a conclusion K: how to plan an essay L: how to annotate an extract M: how to explore different interpretations N: how to analyse form and structure O: how to comment on poet’s use of meter P: how to write a conceptualised response Writing Targets A: using paragraphs and discourse markers B: how to correct your punctuation C: using figurative language D: varying your sentence types E: fixing grammar issues F: appealing to your audience G: focus on purpose H: using the 5 senses I: improving your vocabulary J: correcting your tenses K: how to plan your writing L: how to brainstorm your ideas M: how to structure your writing effectively N: how to begin and end your writing