This is one of a series of lessons/ activities / worksheets that I am uploading on the old AQA anthology poems. The lessons obviously have a comparative strand running through them and there are lessons for all of the poems from Cluster 1 and 2 uploaded as well as lessons that compare two poems or teach how to analyse them / compare them. Obviously no use for the old spec, but entirwely useful for the poetry comparison piece of controlled assesment in the new AQA spec.

This is a full lesson PP on Story Openings.

taught for the AQA new specification, this lesson goes over different language features and how they are used / what their effect is. Lesson builds on my previous lessons on the new AQA language spec - please look at them for build up and follow on. If you like it, please rate it!

his is an old one but there is still merit in it. From when SATs were still part of the year 9 tests, this lesson can be adapted into a written assignment when studying Macbeth. Its about how the Macbeth persuades the killers to murder Banquo.

This is a little interactive quiz that can be put into any lesson on poetic techniques.

Intro To Shakespeare Full Scheme Of Work- Resources This is a full scheme of work aimed at Year 7 for introducing Shakespeare's plays and Macbeth in particular. I have also uploaded all of the resources in one upload as well as the pps separately.

This lesson is designed to help pupils think about their sentence structures. It is a full lesson PP with objective, starter, intro, development and plenary. Utilises reading image work and kinaesthetic activities to support sentence building. Based on the Titanic and part of a larger scheme of work. Pupils love it and it has proven results! Enjoy!

This is a sheet - that can easily be adapted for any speaking and listening activity at Key Stage 3 - that gets pupils to analyse their own performance.

This is a full powerpoint lessons, ready to teach with any resources that are applicable attached for ease of finding. This lesson covers The Loch Ness Monster and extending vocab.

This is one of the many lessons and resources that I have uploaded for the teaching of Macbeth to year 7s working at level 4/5 in English. It's based on an end result of old SATs style type question that can be APP'd. This worksheet is an exercise to chart the emotions and changes in Lady Macbeth.

Harry Potter – Tension & Suspense This is one lesson of several lessons that I have uploaded (with resources if applicable) on the novel harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows. All of the lessons are PowerPoints that are ready to teach, although you may wish to adopt them for your own context. This full lesson covers how language choices create feeling and mood.

After learning about Dickens and gaining familiarity with the book, this is a pictorial quiz that encourages pupils to think about the links in the book.

This is one of several powerpoint lessons that I have uploaded on the novel Holes by Louis Sacher, ready to teach with it's resources (if aplicable). Although, you will wish to adapt and differentiate for your own class. They can be taught together to reach an assessment outcome but all are suitable as standalone exploratory lessons. This lesson covers comparing the film to the novel.

an interactive quiz for the whole class to use - get answers on whiteboards and you have a whole class AFL tool too.

This is a full lesson plan that encourages pupils to reevaluate their work and set their won targets.

Pupils use this sheet to plan how to write a dual narritive

English Functional Skills Lesson 4 Level 1 and 2 These are lessons that are aimed at NC level 5 /6 / GCSE D/C learners who are trying to get Level 1 / 2 in Functional Skills English. I will uploaded as many lessons as I can find. I certainly have the first 4 of this unti that encorporates a little Maths but predominantly English. These lessons look at the notion of family and marriage and whether or not marriage is still relevant.

This APP Pupil speak Writing self evaluation sheet is used to mark pupils work - they fill it in and so does the teacher - designed to encourage participation in improving grades as an AFL tool.

Designed to tie into any scheme of work on Greek Mythology.

Full lesson PP Life of Shakespeare This is a full lesson PP on the life of Shakespeare. It’s only a starting point as I used it when I was unqualified some years ago but gives some basic information and can be adapted.