Complete scheme of work for Coraline, Neil Gaiman. Contains 32 resources: Lesson 1-Predictions, blurb and chapter 1 Lesson 2-Foreboding Lesson 3-Chapters 2 and 3 Lesson 4-Chapter 4 S&L Lesson 5-Chapters 5 and 6 Lesson 6-Chapters 6 and 7 Lesson 7-Chapters 8 and 9 Lesson 8-Chapters 11,12 and 13 Lesson 9-Subversion Assessment- lower and higher ability. Includes differentiated resources for both a higher and lower ability class.

This resource was designed to support form time reading. It contains: Pre reading activity Lesson on context Comprehension questions for each chapter Final activity- ‘To what extent do you agree?’

Complete scheme of work for Stone Cold. Aimed at middle ability KS3 classes. Series of 14 lessons. Includes tasks on: discursive writing tasks, PEED paragraphs, narrative style and voice, dual narrative, dramatic irony, speaking and listening, persuasive writing, creating a leaflet, empathetic writing, non fiction, creating and predicting tension, foreshadowing and prediction, character analysis, newspaper writing, and debates. Includes models and writing frames for differentiation. Two lessons have also been fully differentiated for lower ability classes.

This resource was designed to support form time reading. It contains: Pre reading activity Lesson on context and author Comprehension questions on each chapter Final activity- What can the Government do to help child refugees?

Two fully annotated lessons on War Photographer. I currently use this with my top set year 10/11, but I have also attached a differentiated version which I have used with a bottom set year 9/10. Includes: starter activities, information on the poet/context, fully annotated, to grade 9, poem, SMILE analysis comparison sheet, AQA grade descriptors, teacher model, writing frame and self or peer assessment plenary. Everything you need to teach War Photographer, AQA Literature Paper 2- Power and conflict.

A one off revision lesson on the complex character of Gerald in An Inspector Calls. Starts off with discussion questions about Gerald and a piece of writing about his character that they have to evaluate. 2 pages of quotations with analysis are provided which allow pupils to write up an essay style response exploring how and if he takes responsibility. Included a hypothesis statement to start off their essay response.

This resource was designed to support form time reading. It contains: Pre reading activity Lesson on context and author Comprehension questions on each chapter- 41 slides long Final activity- The protagonist of the novel, the woman in black, refuses to submit to Victorian patriarchal values by attempting to reclaim her illegitimate child. Even though she repeatedly inflicts suffering on families by causing the death of their children, we still feel some sympathy towards her. I agree/ disagree with this statement because……

Two fully annotated lessons on Storm on the Island. I currently use this with my top set year 10/11, but I have also attached a differentiated version which I have used with a bottom set year 9/10. Includes: starter activities, information on the poet/context, fully annotated, to grade 9, poem, SMILE analysis comparison sheet, AQA grade descriptors, teacher model, writing frame and self or peer assessment plenary. Also includes a table comparing SOI and Exposure that pupils can use to structure their own analysis. Everything you need to teach Storm on the Island, AQA Literature Paper 2- Power and conflict.

This resource was designed to support form time reading. It contains: Pre reading activity Lesson on context Comprehension questions and answers for each chapter Final activity- ‘To what extent do you agree?’

Full scheme of work on persuasive speeches. Designed for a middle ability KS3 class, but has differentiated slides so can be used with a lower ability class. Contains lessons on: Lesson 1- Representations of America- American History. Lesson 2-Go down Moses- slavery roots. Lesson 3- Martin Luther King speech- persuasive devices. Lesson 4-Martin Luther King- PEED paragraphs. Lesson 5-Comparing Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela speeches. Lesson 6-Sojourner Truth speech- 'Aint I a woman? Persuasive devices and PEED paragraphs. Lesson 7-Obama Speech- PEED paragraphs. Lesson 8- Planning and writing your own persuasive speech. Lesson 9-11- Presenting your own persuasive speech- a Presedential campaign. Includes teacher models, writing frames and homework opportunities.

Complete scheme of work, including homework booklet, for Alice in Wonderland. KS3. Includes: Lesson 1- Introduction to Alice in Wonderland. Lesson 2-The Victorian Era. Lesson 3- Front covers. Lesson 4-Chapter 1. Lesson 5-PEED. Lesson 6- Alice’s emotions. Lesson 7-Writing to describe. Lesson 8-MAD improvements. Lesson 9- Structure. Lesson 10-Surrealism. Lesson 11- PEED. Lesson 12- Chapter 5. Lesson 13-Pepper and the pig. Lesson 14- Creative writing. Lesson 15- Create a character. Lesson 16- Punctuation. Lesson 17- Similes and metaphors.

Complete Scheme of Work/ Learning- War and Conflict. Aimed at KS3 year 8/9. Higher and lower ability- fully differentiated with separate lessons, models, sentence starters, success criteria and activities. Includes 18 lessons on: Images of war and key vocabulary. 2 and 3- Propaganda posters. Writing PEEDL. 4- Jessie Pope ‘Who’s for the Game?’ poetry analysis. Includes structure strips for pupils to structure their PEEDLs effectively. 5 and 6- 2 lessons on Wilfred Owen’s ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est.’ Introductory lesson to the SHC, PEEDL lesson includes full higher ability PEEDL model, success criteria and sentence starters. 7- Using Owen’s poem as a springboard for pupils to create their own war poem. 8- Comparison lesson- comparing and contrasting Owen and Pope’s poems. Designed to prepare pupils for the Power and Conflict AQA poetry analysis in KS4. 9- Hardy ‘The Man he Killed’ poetry analysis lesson. 10- Saving Private Ryan cinematography lesson: How does Steven Spielberg convey war in the opening twenty minutes of ‘Saving Private Ryan’? Analysing camera angles and shots. Pupils storyboard their own war film opening. 11- Descriptive writing. 12- Zulu War- analysing ‘Rourke’s Drift’. 13 and 14- End of term assessment- Nothing’s Changed (higher ability) Nettles (Lower ability). Extra lessons: 15- Vietnam blog lesson. 16- S&L lesson. 17- Letters from the front lesson. 18- WW2 Non-Fiction lesson. All lessons are fully differentiated for both higher and lower ability. Lessons include: Try this activity, starter, main, plenary, teacher models, structure strips, sentence starters and success criteria. Each lesson is to observation standard. Also includes a higher and lower ability homework project.

Two fully annotated lessons on My Last Duchess. I currently use this with my top set year 10/11, but I have also attached a differentiated version which I have used with a bottom set year 9/10. Includes: starter activities, information on the poet/context, fully annotated, to grade 9, poem, SMILE analysis comparison sheet, AQA grade descriptors, writing frame and self or peer assessment plenary. Everything you need to teach My Last Duchess, AQA Literature Paper 2- Power and conflict.

Two fully annotated lessons on Remains. I currently use this with my top set year 10/11, but I have also attached a differentiated version which I have used with a bottom set year 9/10. Includes: starter activities, information on the poet/context, fully annotated, to grade 9, poem, SMILE analysis comparison sheet, AQA grade descriptors, writing frame and self or peer assessment plenary. Everything you need to teach Remains, AQA Literature Paper 2- Power and conflict.

Extensive SOW that covers A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Includes 46 resources over 14 lessons, leading up to a character assessment. Each lesson includes a PowerPoint, differentiated worksheets and activities, model answers and fun, interactive activities. Everything you need to teach AMSND at KS3! Lesson 1: Context Lesson 2: Themes: Love Lesson 3: Characters Lesson 4: Plot Lesson 5: Exploring status Lesson 6: Act 1 Scene 1 Lesson 7: Act 1 Scene 2. The Mechanicals Lesson 8: Act 1 Scene 2. Bottom Lesson 9: Act 2 Scene 1. Puck Lesson 10: Act 2 Scene 1. Titania and Oberon Lesson 11: Act 2 Scene 1. Demetrius and Helena Lesson 12: Act 2 Scene 2. The Lovers Lesson 13: Bottom becomes an ass! Lesson 14: Interpretations of Puck Lesson 12: The Lover’s quarrel Lesson 13: Lesson 14:

Two fully annotated lessons on Kamikaze by Beatrice Garland. I currently use this with my top set year 10/11, but I have also attached a differentiated version which I have used with a bottom set year 9/10. Includes: starter activities, information on the poet/context, fully annotated, to grade 9, poem, SMILE analysis comparison sheet, AQA grade descriptors, writing frame and self or peer assessment plenary. Everything you need to teach Kamikaze , AQA Literature Paper 2- Power and conflict

Complete scheme of work which includes a lesson for each chapter. Contains 46 resources- lessons, activities, revision guides, homework activities. Also includes a wall display to assist your GCSE pupils with their revision. Everything you need to teach Heroes at GCSE

Full and extensive SOW for Poetry from other cultures. Includes introduction to each poem, annotated poems, analysis, comprehension questions, homework activities and diamond ranking activities. Can be taught across KS3 as builds up to an assessment on Island Man or Nothing’s changed, or can be used as unseen poetry practice in KS4. There is an alternative assessment comparing 2 poems which can be used for very high ability pupils. The full SOW is aimed at middle ability pupils, but I have taught to both lower and higher and there are resources included for both. Lessons include: Lesson 1,2,3-Introduction to culture- What is culture? Analysis of Melting Pot by Benjamin Zephaniah. Lesson 4-Poetic techniques. Lesson 5-Island Man- introduction. Lesson 6- Island Man- analysis. Lesson 7- Island Man- diamond ranking- identity. Lesson 8- Island Man- diamond ranking- protest. Includes comprehension worksheet for homework. Lesson 9- Limbo introduction, analysis. Lesson 10-Limbo comprehension questions. Lesson 11-Nothing’s changed annotations, analysis and PEEDL. Lesson 12-Presents from my Aunt in Pakistan- introduction, annotation and analysis. Lesson 13-Presents from my Aunt in Pakistan- outstanding observation lesson. Lesson 14-Scavengers. Intro and analysis. Lesson 15-Search for my tongue. Intro and analysis. Lesson 16, 17, 18- Lessons on Vultures- intro, analysis and PEEDL. Lesson 19-Night of the scorpion. Introduction. Lesson 20, 21- Mind-mapping Night of the scorpion. Lesson 22- Planning an essay. Lesson 23-25- Comparative poetry essay. Lesson 26- Final comparative essay. Everything you need to teach Poetry from Other Cultures!

Full SOW for the new AQA Media GCSE . Broken down into two half terms of teaching: Term 1- Analysing Magazines and Term 2- Creating Magazines. Series of 15 lessons for Term 1 and 11 lessons for Term 2. Term 1- Analysing Magazines- leads pupils through how to analyse magazine front covers using correct media terminology with exemplar answers. Looks in detail at: Anchoring and Bias, camera angles, signifiers and connotations, narrative theory, connotation and denotation, typography, target audiences, media institutions and sub-generic conventions. Leads up to a controlled assessment analysis of 2 magazine covers. Term 2- Creating Magazines- Looks in detail at: magazine appeal, readers and advertisers, mode of address, media language, representation and stereotypes, visual codes and conventions, magazine composition and mastheads. Leads up to a controlled assessment of creating and evaluating a magazine cover. Each lesson comes with a PowerPoint and resources. I have also uploaded Unit 2: Cross-Media Study (Advertising and Marketing) and Unit 3: Practical Production and Evaluation (Moving Image) , but have kept them separate as you might want to teach something different from the list of choices.

This resource was designed to support form time reading. It contains: Pre reading activity Lesson on context and author Comprehension questions and answers for each chapter Final activity- DIscuss this statement…