A fully differentiated, scaffolded double lesson on argumentative writing. Subject matter is ORCAs in captivity with two related articles and an anecdotal video. Learning objectives and levels included.

This is a simple PowerPoint to accompany the reading of Animal Farm by George Orwell. Each slide contains key vocabulary and comprehension questions for each chapter. Ideal for KS3 or as a quick recap/introduction/revision for KS4.

Fully differentiated lessons on poetry comparison. Two easily accessible lessons which could easily be stretched to three lessons with most classes. Levelled learning objectives and tasks. Ideal for KS3 or lower level KS4 classes.

Series of lessons designed to enable students to practice their writing skills with a spies theme. Task include writing a persuasive letter and creating a spy handbook. Originally created for low ability KS3 group of mainly boys.

This complete guide to grammar includes fifteen lessons and an accompanying workbook. The lessons start by looking at how to build a sentence accurately and then move on to more advanced sentence structures, punctuation and grammar rules. Ideal for teaching students from scratch but also as a revision tool. The booklet also includes writing challenges designed to encourage students to apply the rules they have learnt. I have used this resource with Year 7 through to Year 11 with much success.

This lesson (easily two lessons) encourages students to consider stereotypes in society, in particular gender stereotypes. The lesson includes examination of speeches with a clip from Emma Watson’s speech to the UN and engaging clips exploring the idea of gender roles in society. The lesson culminates in students writing their own persuasive speeches about gender stereotypes.

Whole scheme of work focusing on descriptive writing and opinion writing - all resources included. Grades/levels may need adapting for exam board. Originally designed for AQA English Language however fairly generic skills which can be used with all exam boards. This resource is aimed at middle ability Year 9 students however I have also adapted to use with Year 7 - 11.

This resource consists of fours lesson focusing on students’ understanding of sentence structures and descriptive writing techniques such as emotive language. Each of the four lessons starts with activities based on a skill/skills and ends in an opportunity for students to practice those skills in a writing task. Learning objectives/skills included - may need adapting for specific exam boards.

This resource includes PowerPoint presentation for two lessons, tasks levelled and differentiated, on the themes of autism and smacking children. This also includes resources in the form of newspaper articles to support the lesson. These lessons are effective in engaging students and I find the subject matter provokes lots of discussion and serious debate. Ideal for higher ability KS3 and KS4 students alike.