Lesson Title: Persuasive/Argumentative devices                              Key Stage: 3                                             National Curriculum Key Stage and Targets: (2.2 j, l+m) How texts are crafted to shape meaning and produce particular effects. How writers’ uses of language and rhetorical, grammatical and literary 
features influence the reader. How writers present ideas and issues to have an impact […]

Lesson Title: CREATING EMPATHY THROUGH RHETORICAL QUESTIONS (by studying the poem ‘Quiet Kid’)                        National Curriculum Key Stage: KS4   National Curriculum Targets: 2.1 h. Listen with sensitivity, judging when intervention is appropriate. 2.1 j. Work purposefully in groups, negotiating and building on the contributions of others to complete tasks or reach consensus. 2.2 c. Recognise […]

Lesson Title: Biography             Key Stage: 3                                                                Barbara Burford 1944–2010   Barbara Burford was a lifelong champion of equality and diversity in the health service and has directly inspired hundreds of health professionals and managers through her work. Throughout her career, Barbara worked closely with the NHS, government departments, minority groups and public sector organisations […]

Lesson Title:   Stereotypes and the Media Key Stage: 3/4                                                          National Curriculum Key Stage and Targets: (2.2g) Understand how audiences and readers choose and respond to texts (2.2m) […]