Teachers - Secondary

Pre-lesson: Group work and designing a contract - IWB file | Power Point file |

Lesson 1: Analysing a book cover
- for IWB (book cover)
- Power Point file (book cover)
Student resources:
- Book covers

Lesson 2: Analysing opening lines
- for IWB (opening of a novel)
Student resources:
- Novel openings
- Table for analysing openings

Lesson 3: Analysing a character
- for IWB (character analysis)
- Extract for character analysis (Pig Heart Boy)
Student resource:
- First impressions of Cameron (Pig Heart Boy)

Lesson 4: Using the "senses" grid to understand mood and setting
- for IWB (Senses)

Lesson 5: Writing a character profile
- for IWB (character profile)
- Extract for character analysis

Lesson 6: Hotseating your main character
- for IWB (Hotseating your character)

Lesson 7: Reading between the lines
- for IWB (Reading Between the Lines)
- Reading between the lines (Word document)
Student resource:
- Reading between the lines

Lesson 8: The author's viewpoint
- for IWB (Author's attitudes)

Lesson 9: Using different types of language to suit certain situations
- for IWB (Using Formal Language)

Groosham Grange by Anthony Horrowitz
- Lesson guide -Groosham
- Chapter 4 summary - Groosham
- Chapter 6 summary - Groosham
- Chapter 7 summary - Groosham
- Chapter 8 summary - Groosham
- Chapter 11 summary - Groosham
- Chapter 12 summary - Groosham
- Chapter 13 summary - Groosham

- Hotseating - David
- Hotseating - feedback - Groosham

The Beast by Brandon Robshaw
- Lesson guide - The Beast
- Analysing the front cover - The Beast
- Analysing the opening lines - The Beast
- Character profile - Nick and Dave
- What are you like?
- Senses Grid - The Beast
- Key quotations - The Beast
- Writing frame - character analysis
- Story Boarding using quotation and explanation

- Hotseating - Dave and Nick
- Hotseating - feedback Beast