This is a series of lessons for Part 1: Language in Cultural Contexts of the IB Language and Literature course. They may also be relevant to A-Level English Language. These lessons are focused on the topic of Language and Power. Although listed as three lessons, these are likely to last 6-8 lessons depending on the pace you move and depth you cover in class. The topics covered are: Standard English vs Non Standard English (using a Dizzee Rascal/Jeremy Paxman interview) Language and Immigration Language and Immigration with a case study focus on Australia. There are assessment opportunities throughout which could be set as homework tasks. Challenge tasks are also embedded. Some resources have been adapted from InThinking ideas for lessons. There is also a final assessment included: preparation for a Paper 1 exam using two texts on immigration as sources.

This is a series of lessons based on the novel ‘The Hate U Give’ by Angie Thomas. This scheme was created with mixed ability Year 9s in mind, and would be suited to Year 9 students and above. Originally created on Google Slides so there may be some slight formatting fixes needed in Powerpoint The presentation features lessons to run alongside the reading of the novel as a class, with questions, key skills for literature analysis and starters that develop students’ spelling, punctuation and grammar. As this unit is literature focused, the main tasks include: quotation hunts as well as analysis of characters, themes and quotations. There is an mini-assessment opportunity (exploring how setting is created by Thomas) and final assessment question options. There are also some writing activities included. The start of the book (Chapters 1-12) is covered extensively as the study of this section sets up the enjoyable reading of the later chapters of the novel. Later chapters are not covered individually, but there are resources specifically for Chapter 22 and 23, as well as a silent debate task and potential final assessment questions. This would make a great starting point for building or developing your own scheme on the novel if you wished for greater depth of the later chapters. There are opportunities for independent, paired and group work embedded in the lesson presentations, as well as research. Challenge and extension tasks, as well as sentence starters to support weaker students, are included with all activities. The overview document (SOL) is not been included but can be easily created from the LOs.

A series of lessons on Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘The World’s Wife’, planned for the IBDP Language and Literature course (for first examination in 2021). This unit was taught as preparation for the students in the IO Oral Examination, therefore this is a focus on Global Issues explored within the poems. The unit title is: ‘Representations of Identity and Gender’. Please note - Powerpoints were originally created on Google Slides and therefore there may be some slight formatting features that need fixing in Powerpoint. Includes: Lesson Powerpoints for the following 10 poems: Little Red Cap Thetis Mrs Sisyphus Mrs Aesop Mrs Midas Medusa (with a worksheet for groups/students to explore some secondary reading about interpretations of the myth of Medusa) Delilah (with an article about masculinity to connect) Anne Hathaway Pilate’s Wife (with a question task sheet) The Devil’s Wife In addition, a worksheet for students to research the context for the poems before studying them is included. Lesson Powerpoints include a clear lesson question (e.g. How does Duffy explore the consequences of greed and avarice in ‘Mrs Midas’?. There is usually guiding questions for student annotations, and often ideas for global issue connections or optional Learner Portfolio task ideas.

This is a set of complete unit of work for Romeo and Juliet, aimed at IGCSE-level students. This is specifically designed for the CAIE IGCSE Literature course, but could be easily adapted to other exam boards. This was taught to a high-prior attaining class. Please note - these lessons were originally created on Google Slides and there may be some formatting and presentation that needs editing when downloading as pptx Included: 14 lesson Powerpoints (activities within Powerpoints may last between 1 - 4 lessons). Structured through answering the ‘Big Questions’ (knowledge-based) of the text. Additional documents for contextual information. Example exam questions (CAIE-style). Challenge and extension activities throughout. Some ideas/activities have been adapted from other resources available on various websites. The overview (SOW) is not included.

This is a complete set of lessons for George Orwell’s 1984. It is aimed at GCSE-level students and was created for the CIE IGCSE Literature course specifically, but could easily be adapted to other assessment requirements or IB-level. Please note - these lessons were originally created on Google Slides and there may be some formatting and presentation that needs editing when downloading as pptx Included: 12 Powerpoints (these mostly last from 1 - 4 lessons). Structured around the ‘Big Questions’ (knowledge-based) of the text. An extract booklet for annotation practice. Some revision resources, such as a theme quotation grid, and more. Some ideas/activities have been adapted from other resources available on various websites. An overview document (SOW) is not included.

This is the first of three Year 10 Edexcel IGCSE Language B units. The unit is thematically linked by the topic ‘All Around the World’. It covers: Reading skills such as skimming, scanning and comprehension Identifying implicit and explicit meanings Language and structure analysis of an unseen text Answering Language B exam paper questions (Questions 1-6) Linked imaginative writing skills and tasks Included in this resource is: A SOL template for a 6 week unit: 3 weeks of reading skills, 2 weeks of imaginative writing and 1 week of poetry (from the Edexcel IGCSE Literature anthology) Slides to cover approximately 17 lessons Assessment resources for a Question 1-6 practice (Edexcel IGCSE Language B) Please note that the poetry slides for the final week of the unit are not included in this resource pack as they are not my property to share. The resources were originally created in Google Slides / Docs and therefore there may be some minor formatting errors