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This engaging lesson encourages students to explore the debate around compulsory voting, using real-world data and case studies to analyse voter behaviour and political participation. Through interactive activities such as mind-mapping reasons for and against voting, examining key terms like voter apathy and turnout, and analysing recent UK election data, students develop a comprehensive understanding of the challenges facing democratic systems. By studying global examples and reading an opinion piece in favour of mandatory voting, students reflect on its potential impact on civic engagement. The lesson culminates in writing an opinion piece either supporting or opposing compulsory voting, with a focus on crafting persuasive arguments supported by evidence. Buy this lesson to inspire critical thinking and meaningful debate about democratic participation and civic responsibility! ENGLISH LANGUAGE GCSE PAPER TWO SKILLS - Comparing Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives GUN DEBATE - /teaching-resource/resource-13153078 MONARCHY DEBATE - /teaching-resource/resource-13153080 COMPULSORY VOTING - /teaching-resource/resource-13153075 PAPER 2 BUNDLE - /teaching-resource/resource-13153693 PAPER 1 WORKBOOK - /teaching-resource/resource-13153254

A Scheme of Work (SOW) that I made for my KS3 Year 9 English class, it is focused on GCSE English Language Paper 2 Skills. It uses ‘relevant’ topics such as whether or not Barbie is a feminist masterpiece, whether or not guns should be banned in the US and also focuses on things such as compulsory voting (there is a whole lesson dedicated to the recent UK General Election of 2024 for this) and issues such as capital punishment. My class really got on quite well with this last year, you can easily adapt it too! Not all lessons have powerpoints, but most do.

FREE FIRST LESSON - /teaching-resource/resource-13149689 FREE SECOND LESSON - /teaching-resource/resource-13152951 PLANNING AND RESEARCH SHEETS -/teaching-resource/resource-13153398 A whole unit of lessons (ten lessons - although some lessons may take longer!) which uses Bill Bryson’s Travelogue/Travel Writing style as inspiration to write an English Language GCSE Paper 1 Section B style response! The focus of these lessons is to help students write engaging travelogues inspired by Bill Bryson’s style. The lessons emphasise the use of humor, vivid descriptions, character observations, cultural engagement, and personal reflections to create compelling travel narratives. Students are guided through drafting, editing, and refining their work with practical exercises, planning tools, and peer feedback to enhance their storytelling. I have previously uploaded an earlier version of this SOW, but it was made when I was teaching the class I made it for once a week, so I have heavily edited it, expanded it and made it much more substantial! Travel Writing Scheme of Work which can be used for Mixed ability Y7 and Y8 groups, or a lower ability Y9. Could even be adapted for GCSE or “flip”/step-up lower ability KS4 English groups.

A revamp of my previous Edgar Allan Poe lessons. Each lesson is structured with a ‘Do Now’ task, a recap-focus or context introduction task, time for reading, a main task and a plenary. There is also a template for ‘Frayer Model’ which you can use as/when you need! The lessons are as follows: L1 - An Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe L2 - Poe’s Death - A Macabre Introduction L3 - Animals in Gothic Fiction and Poe’s Works L4 - Establishing a Gothic Setting - ‘Fall of The House of Usher’ L5 - ‘The Raven’ - Analysis of Character L6 - ‘The Tell Tale Heart’ - Analysis of Madness L7 - ‘The Tell Tale Heart’ - Diary Entry of The Macabre L8 - ‘The Black Cat’ - Analysis of Themes L9 - ‘The Black Cat’ - Analysis of Symbols L10 - ‘The Pit and The Pendulum’ - Context of The Spanish Inquistion and Rewriting Task L11 - ‘The Cask of Amontillado’ - Creating Mood through Descriptions and Setting/Gothic Escape Room Writing Task L12 - Assessment Planning and Preparation L13 Assessment Planning Sheet and Slide All of the texts can be found for free online. We are using a copy of ‘Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe’ which you may find to be suitable to buy-in! These lessons can be drawn out over more than one, so this should be enough to get you through a half-term! There are skills focused on GCSE English Language Paper 1 Section B skills as well as GCSE English Literature skills on comprehension of texts, so you can use this to do a creative writing OR reading task!