English · Year 10

Lesson 1

Apply feminist, historical and postcolonial lenses to show how a single text can support different, well-argued readings.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 2

Identify how texts reference, borrow from and rework other texts, and explain what those connections add to meaning.

⏱ 20 min · 9 questions

Lesson 3

Explain how openings, endings, pacing, chronology and juxtaposition shape what a text means.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 4

Identify Gothic conventions such as the uncanny, isolation, decay and transgression in public-domain extracts.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 5

Construct controlled analytical sentences that link technique, evidence, effect and idea in a single sentence.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 6

Choose precise analytical verbs such as evokes, undermines and foregrounds to express nuanced interpretations.

⏱ 18 min · 9 questions

Lesson 7

Use signposting, thematic links, reference chains and transitions to create cohesion across a full essay.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 8

Distinguish objective from subjective language and adopt a measured, evidence-based stance in academic writing.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 9

Write a clear, arguable thesis that responds directly to the key terms of an essay question.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 10

Move from observation to pattern, inference and interpretation to build an original, evidence-based reading.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 11

Unpack a single quotation at word level to explain connotations, effects and their link to an idea.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 12

Write essay introductions that frame the argument and conclusions that synthesise rather than repeat.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions