A full lesson which revises the plot of Shakespeare’s Othello. The lesson gets students to revise over 40 key quotes from the text , considering their position in the text and their significance to the play as a whole. The powerpoint also includes a scene by scene synopsis and list of key quotes explained. The second half of the session revises the difference between the use of verse and prose in the text, with self-directive questioning encouraging learners to examine Othello and Iago’s speech throughout the play. Edexcel AS/A English Literature 2015+ Paper 2: Prose

A Contextual introduction to Romanticism and Poetry Unitbook Overview for Edexcel AS/A English Literature Paper 3: Poetry.

A full lesson, suitable for flipped learning, on Chapters 13-15 of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (ed. 1831). This lesson guides students to analyse the characterisation and narrative purpose of the DeLacey family, evaluate Safie’s embedded narrative and research the significance of the books the Creature reads in Chapter 15, along with concept checking qeestions for the three chapters. AS/A Level English Literature (2015+) Paper 2: Prose Comparision, 'Science and Society

A full lesson on the poem ‘From the Journal of a Disappointed Man’ by Andrew Motion. Poems of Decade, Forward Poetry (2011) Edexcel AS/A English Literature, 2015+

A full lesson which guides student to closely consider Chapters 12 and 13 of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go (2005). Students will also produce an essay plan for a comparative answer on ‘the presentation of desire’. **EdExcel AS/A Level English Literature 2015+. Paper 2: ‘Science and Society’. **

This sensory introduction provides an overview of the plot, themes and language used by Shakespeare in his 1603/4 play, Othello. Key content: blank verse iambic pentameter symbols and motifs characterisation the hankerchief scene (3.3) freytag’s pyramid I use props with this lesson, although it is possible to deliver without if not able to source props. AS/A Level English Literature (2015+) Paper 1, Section A: Shakespeare

This fully scaffolded lesson explores the significance of the play’s opening and how Shakespeare creates initial impressions of Iago and Roderigo, considers the malcontent and the Machiavellian villain as character types which inform Shakespeare’s portrayal of Iago and encourages analysis into how Shakespeare portrays issues of race and gender in Act 1 scene 1. Extension and stretch and challenge activities are embedded throughout; the lesson has an overarching question which encourages the development of higher order thinking. Opportunities for paragraph writing and peer assessment are also utilised. AS/A Level English Literature (2015+) Paper 1, Section A: Shakespeare

LO1 to compare and contrast the two main settings of Othello (AO1 and AO2) LO2 to consider the reasons Shakespeare may have chosen to set the play in Venice and Cyprus and how he uses those settings to explore key themes in the novel (AO2 and AO3) LO3 To write a paragraph which considers Shakeseare’s use of setting (AO1, AO2, AO3 and AO5) Extension and stretch and challenge activities are embedded throughout; the lesson has an overarching question which encourages the development of higher order thinking. Opportunities for paragraph writing and peer assessment are also utilised. AS/A Level English Literature (2015+) Paper 1, Section A: Shakespeare

LO1 to consider the personality traits of each of the characters over the course of the play (AO1/AO2) LO2 to evaluate Shakespeare’s influences and intentions in shaping the characters (AO1/AO2) LO3 To write a paragraph which considers our initial impressions of Brabantio (AO1, AO2, AO3 and AO5) Extension and stretch and challenge activities are embedded throughout; the lesson has an overarching question which encourages the development of higher order thinking. Opportunities for paragraph writing and peer assessment are also utilised. AS/A Level English Literature (2015+) Paper 1, Section A: Shakespeare

LO1 Complete notes on how race has been presented  and dramatised (AO1, AO3) LO2 Read, analyse, and evaluate critical perspectives (AO5) LO3 Plan a response to a race question, using context and critics (AO1, AO2, AO3, AO5) Extension and stretch and challenge activities are embedded throughout; the lesson has an overarching question which encourages the development of higher order thinking. Opportunities for paragraph writing and peer assessment are also utilised. AS/A Level English Literature (2015+) Paper 1, Section A: Shakespeare

A lecture on Jeanette Winterson’s 1985 novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, used to support as a coursework text for AS/A EdExcel English Literature NEA Component. The lecture encourages students to consider several contextual points in relation to the novel, overviews key elements of postmodern devices used by Winterson, and includes some criticism to further the learners’ ideas about the text.

A scaffolded lesson introducing Hemingway’s Iceberg theory using his short story ‘Hills Like White Elephants’.

Introduction to characterisation in drama texts using Tennessee Williams’ one act play, ‘Why do you smoke so much, Lily?’

An introduction to genre and dystopian fiction, using Shirley Jackson’s ‘The Lottery’. Key terms genre convention motif/trope theme intertextuality genrebending dystopia speculative fiction apocalyptic fiction antithesis antagonist conflict analogy

An Introduction to Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go (2005). Genre, terminology, and scaffolded questions for Chapter 1. Key Terminology First person unreliable limited intradiegetic protagonist Narratee Epistolary form Non-linear Foreshadowing ‘The Other’ (AO3/5) Nominalisation & Euphemism (link to genre Sci-fi/New Realism – AO3) Pathos Ecriture feminine Fictive autobiography Flashback Fragmented narrative Metanarrative **EdExcel AS/A Level English Literature 2015+. Paper 2: ‘Science and Society’. **

A full lesson which takes a psychoanalytical focus to Chapters 2 and 3 of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go (2005). **EdExcel AS/A Level English Literature 2015+. Paper 2: ‘Science and Society’. **

Comprehensive powerpoint-led lesson on Chapters 6, 7, and 8 of Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go (2005). Lesson includes: links to other dystopian literature concerned with censorships Concept checking questions for each chapter Close text analysis examples abd further questions Context for WWII concentration camps Analysis notes for students **Edexcel AS/A Level English Literature (2015+) Paper 2: Prose Comparison - Science and Society**

A full lesson which guides student to closely consider Chapters 9, 10 and 11 of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go (2005). **EdExcel AS/A Level English Literature 2015+. Paper 2: ‘Science and Society’. **

A full lesson which guides student to closely consider Marxist and Neo-marxist readings of Chapters 4 and 5 of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go (2005). Key content: Discussion of Bentham’s Panopticon A Neo-marxist reading of the Sales and Exchanges Concept checking questions for both chapters Guided essay practice, and self assessment activity **EdExcel AS/A Level English Literature 2015+. Paper 2: ‘Science and Society’. **

An Introduction to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein ( 1831 ed.). Genre, terminology, context and scaffolded research tasks. **EdExcel AS/A Level English Literature 2015+. Paper 2: ‘Science and Society’. **