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Lesson 16 – Understanding a Shakespearean Sonnet Introduce poetic form through Sonnet 18, analysing rhyme, imagery and emotional impact using structured annotation tasks.

A full lesson on Gillian Clarke’s Catrin, created for the new EDUQAS poetry anthology (first assessment 2027). This lesson explores the emotional tension, love, and changing connection between mother and daughter through guided analysis, vocabulary development, thesis-style writing, and visually engaging slides. Key Question: How does Clarke explore the complex bond between mother and daughter in Catrin? Supporting Questions: – Who are the ‘I’ and ‘you’ in the poem? – What moment does the first stanza describe? – How has the relationship changed by the second stanza? 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. I recommend downloading my free resource, The Schoolboy by William Blake – 2025 EDUQAS GCSE Poetry Anthology (Examination 2027), to get a clear sense of how my Eduqas 2027 lessons are structured.

A complete lesson on Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Sonnet 29, created for the new EDUQAS anthology (first assessment 2027). Includes vocabulary work, structured analysis, a thesis-style writing task, and high-quality visual slides. Key Question: How does Browning use natural imagery and sonnet form to express passionate love? Supporting Questions: – How does the speaker’s emotion change throughout the poem? – What metaphors or natural images show the intensity of her feelings? – What effect does the volta (“Rather, instantly…”) have on the meaning of the poem? 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. I recommend downloading my free resource, The Schoolboy by William Blake – 2025 EDUQAS GCSE Poetry Anthology (Examination 2027), to get a clear sense of how my Eduqas 2027 lessons are structured.

The Identity Project is an ideal way to start the school year and get to know your students. It fosters self-expression, improves writing, promotes critical thinking, and encourages inclusivity. By using WAGOLLs and WABOLLs, students learn from both good and not-so-good examples, enhancing their understanding and confidence. This project equips students with communication skills and self-awareness for diverse situations.

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Looking to streamline assessments in your school? Our pupil progress tracker is a powerful tool to help you do just that! Not only does it allow you to easily monitor your students’ progress, but it also highlights areas where targeted support may be needed. Record your children’s levels and use the colour-coded system to quickly identify which areas require attention. This valuable resource can help you plan your interventions more effectively and ensure that all your pupils are getting the support they need to thrive. To ensure comprehensive tracking of students’ literacy skills, our assessment plan is divided into three sections. The first section is based on the results of the literacy baseline test. The second section is designed to monitor in-class understanding. The final section is a reassessment at the end of the scheme of work to measure students’ progress. This allows for a comprehensive evaluation of each student’s literacy skills, ensuring that they are on track and receiving the support they need to succeed. The pupil progress tracking document allows you to track progress on various topics that are essential for effective literacy teaching. The following topics are included: Nouns Fronted Adverbials Simile and Metaphor Colons and Semicolons Concrete, Abstract, and Compound Nouns Synonyms and Antonyms Alliteration and Assonance Structuring and Organising Creative Writing Personification and Oxymoron Expanded Noun Phrases Writing about Emotions Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences Homophones Capturing the Reader’s Attention Adjectives Noun Types and Modifiers Verbs and Adverbs Apostrophes and Inverted Commas Collective and Plural Nouns Ellipses, Question Marks, and Exclamation Marks Sentence Openers Overall, the pupil progress tracking document covers a wide range of topics, offering guidance and support to teachers in their efforts to improve their students’ literacy skills.

Lesson 4 – Actors & Audience Compare the lively behaviour of Elizabethan theatre audiences to modern expectations, with a focus on projection and performance skills.

Lesson 2 – Inside Elizabethan England Explore how society was structured in Shakespeare’s time and how social class shaped people’s experiences.

Lesson 7 – Comic Relief and the Fool Unpick the role of comic characters in serious stories and analyse how Shakespeare uses humour to reveal deeper truths.

Lesson 8 – Theatrical Devices Introduce students to dramatic techniques like soliloquies, stage directions and monologues through short performance tasks.

Lesson 10 – Dramatic Irony Analyse how dramatic irony creates tension and audience engagement, with links to Romeo and Juliet and familiar stories.

Lesson 12 – Writing Your Own Soliloquy Support students in writing powerful, emotionally rich soliloquies that express vulnerability and inner conflict.

Lesson 13 – Conflict in Relationships Explore family and social conflict through character arguments, focusing on the language of tension and power dynamics.

Lesson 6 – Power and the Monarchy Examine Queen Elizabeth I’s leadership and influence, and explore how power shaped Shakespeare’s world and writing.

Lesson 18 – Comparing Shakespeare to Today Draw connections between Shakespeare’s themes and modern texts to show the ongoing relevance of his work.

Lesson 17 – Writing a Poem Students plan and write their own poem using Shakespearean themes, incorporating imagery, rhyme and emotional tone.

Lesson 14 – Short Story – Theme of Betrayal Encourage creative writing through the lens of betrayal, using planning grids and modelled language to guide students.

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.

Lesson 19 – Recap and Review Reinforce key learning with a structured quiz, team poster task, and paragraph reflection on students’ knowledge.

Lesson 9 – Theme of Love Explore different types of love in Shakespeare’s plays, using the Romeo and Juliet balcony scene as a central case study.