Introduce your English course, establish clear expectations and get students engaged from the get-go with this ready-to-teach lesson.

The lesson includes:

• A thought-provoking “What if?” Do Now to get students thinking and discussing from the outset

• Exploration of the power of literary and non-literary texts

• Exploration of expectations around beauty, representation and advertising through Aerie media, with guided questions to support thoughtful analysis

• A purposeful link from these wider ideas about expectations to the expectations of an English student

• Reflection on what students should expect from themselves, their classmates and their teacher in an English classroom