An annotated copy of the poem.

Two tables to scaffold an essay on Mrs Birling in Priestley’s ‘An Inspector Calls’.

Follow me game to cover William Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’.

A simple activity in which students need to write quotations and comments about Bruno’s old and new homes. It is used as part of a lesson on juxtaposition.

A short extract from John Boyne’s ‘The Boy in the Stiped Pyjamas’ which has been made for students to annotate. A second, differentiated version is provided to guide students’ annotations. It is focused on the section in which the children look out of the window over Auschwitz.

A worksheet to encourage students to comprehend what we discover about the crime and Abigail’s relationship with the other girls at the start of the play. Includes: -Student worksheet -Teacher’s version.

A lesson designed for Year 8 study of Charles Dickens’ ‘Great Expectations’. Students read a shortened version of the chapter and then copy and complete a scaffolded three P.E.E. paragraphs. There is a short drama activity to finish the lesson.

Using resources provided , the students need to research relevant context around the novel.

A lesson designed for Year 7 or Year 8 but easily adapted to a primary group.

A complete lesson designed for Year 7 or Year 8 on Chapter 4 of ‘Private Peaceful’.

A series of 5 overview sheets, each one covering an Act of Othello. The students complete them to amalgamate the key ideas, quotations, and aspects of character-development that take place across the play. I provided them as homework but they could also be a classroom activity.

A fully-resourced, detailed SOW designed for Key Stage 3 and focused on allusions. There are 12 lessons in total. Each one links to a Biblical or classical tale. There are multiple model paragraphs provided (What-How-Why-Extend) and video links to keep students engaged. All extracts are included.

A KS3 Scheme of Work to cover Aristotle’s three strands of rhetoric. This was originally designed for Year 9 but has since been used with Years 7 and 8 as well. Each lesson goes through a famous speech and analyses in relation to ethos, pathos and logos. Lessons are fully-resourced and easy for the teacher to follow.

Aimed at a Key Stage 3 group, the first activity requires students to match Shakespearean English with modern English. They then need to find the appropriate quotation to support a series of points provided. A detailed model body paragraph is provided and student need to then write their own.

An A Level SOW to teach Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’. It is designed to prepare students to write an NEA essay, and to be ready to teach. Each section has comprehension or extract questions. The starters are on Othello.

A GCSE lesson to scaffold an essay on the presentation of Mr Birling in Act 1. It contains a full PowerPoint, a scaffolding table for students to complete, and a model intro / body paragraph / conclusion.