OCR A-level 'A Doll's House' and Rossetti revision materials

These are a series of teaching resources for comparing ‘A Doll’s House’ and Rossetti’s selected poems as set out in the OCR specification. They are designed as either stand-alone revision lessons or as activities that students could do as independent study

The resources are designed for after teaching of both texts has been completed to aid the comparison of the texts and integration of context (AO3) and alternative interpretations (A05). It makes refereence to the Metheun edition of the play, so all page numbers refer to this edition. There is also reference to York Notes for A-level Study Guide for ‘A Doll’s House’. The pack includes:

• Detailed contextual information for ADH
• A sample essay for the comparison question: Hidden truths will always be revealed in the end’ Consider ways in which writers explore truth and secrecy. In your answer, compare one drama text and one poetry text.
• Very specific points of comparison (confrontations between men and women; assertion of female rights) between scenes in Act 3 of the play and specific Rossetti poems.
• Motifs in the play
• Sample paragraph for concise comparison of the texts