Engaging, structured English resources.
My lessons are designed to support all learners — including those with SEND — through clear routines, rich vocabulary, and purposeful tasks that build confidence and real progress. Ready to teach. Easy to adapt. Focused on growth.
Engaging, structured English resources.
My lessons are designed to support all learners — including those with SEND — through clear routines, rich vocabulary, and purposeful tasks that build confidence and real progress. Ready to teach. Easy to adapt. Focused on growth.
A full lesson on Carol Ann Duffy’s War Photographer, created for the new EDUQAS poetry anthology (first assessment 2027). This lesson explores the emotional burden of documenting war, the role of the media, and society’s response to suffering through guided analysis, vocabulary development, thesis-style writing, and thought-provoking visual slides.
Key Question:
How does Duffy explore the emotional burden of witnessing war and the public’s response?
Supporting Questions:
– Who is the speaker and what is their role?
– How does the poem contrast war and home?
– How does the speaker view the public’s response?
Now includes one clear slide: The Poets’ Messages and Who They’re Speaking To – all poems summarised on one page with message, audience, and critique. Easy to use, student-friendly, and straight to the point.
A full lesson on Jackie Kay’s Dusting the Phone, created for the new EDUQAS poetry anthology (first assessment 2027). This lesson explores emotional obsession, longing, and vulnerability through guided analysis, vocabulary development, thesis-style writing, and engaging visual slides.
Key Question:
How does Kay explore obsession and emotional vulnerability in relationships?
Supporting Questions:
– What is the speaker waiting for, and how does this affect them emotionally?
– How does the speaker’s tone shift throughout the poem?
– How does the poem’s structure reflect emotional chaos or instability?
Now includes one clear slide: The Poets’ Messages and Who They’re Speaking To – all poems summarised on one page with message, audience, and critique. Easy to use, student-friendly, and straight to the point.
Lesson 20 – Final Reflection
End the unit with a letter to their future self and exit slips that celebrate growth in confidence, empathy and understanding.
