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Please have a look at all of my resources - at least 20% of which are free.
A detailed knowledge organiser to support students studying ‘The Merchant of Venice’ by William Shakespeare.
It includes the following:
A brief section on William Shakespeare
Key quotes
Overview of all the important characters
Important literary terms for studying the play
Key terminology used
This is suitable for any age group studying the play. It is an excellent resource to be used for setting homework, quizzing in classes or as a support mat.
If you find this helpful, have a look at my other resources for The Merchant of Venice:
1) A BUNDLE of lessons plus extras (knowledge organiser and revision posters) which can be bought for a big saving.
2) A 40 Question Shakespeare Quiz
3) Introduction to Characters and Themes in The Merchant of Venice
4) Act 1 Scene 1 (Antonio and Bassanio)
5) Portia’s Choice in Act 1 Scene 2 (FREE)
6) Shakespeare’s Portrayal of Shylock in Act 1 Scene 3
7) Jessica’s Character in Act 2 Scenes 1-3
8) The Casket Test in Act 2 Scene 7
9) Shylock’s Portrayal in Act 2 Scene 8
10) Prince Arragon in Act 2 Scene 9
11) Interpretations of Shylock in Act 3 Scene 1
12) Dramatic Irony in the Casket Scene in Act 3 Scene 2
13) Independently Interpreting Shakespeare Using Act 3 Scenes 3-5
14) Act 4: The Courtroom Scene
15) Evaluate the Ending of the Play in Act 5
Freebies:
For character revision posters for your classroom, click here.
For an English/Drama lesson based on Portia’s choice in Act 1 Scene 2, click here.
For a Scheme of Work overview for the unit, click here.
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A fully-resourced one hour lesson to introduce students to the character of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice in the context of the history of anti-Semitism. Students will read the scene and consider how Antonio and Shylock treat each other as well as considering how Shakespeare presents Shylock. Students will be scaffolded to independently find quotes from act 1 scene 3 and explain what this shows us about the characters.
Learning Objective: Explore Shakespeare’s portrayal of Shylock.
Learning Outcomes:
Students will understand a basic history of anti-Semitism.
Students will understand the events of act 1 scene 3 and consider how Shylock is introduced.
Students will work in pairs to independently find and analyse quotes to show what they learn about Shylock.
Lesson Outline:
Do it now: Think – Pair – Share: What do we learn about Shylock from his opening quote?
Activity 1: The history of anti-Semitism teacher explanation and student discussion of anti-Semitic propaganda. Group and class discussion of propaganda posters. You may want to edit this down if you feel it would be distressing to members of your class.
Activity 2: Read act 1 scene 3.
Activity 3: In pairs, students complete worksheet by finding quotes and considering what this tells us about the characters.
Plenary: Who do you have more sympathy for: Antonio or Shylock? Class discussion
More Resources for The Merchant of Venice
Click here for a bundle of all the lessons to take you through the play plus a quiz, knowledge organiser and character revision posters.
Freebies:
For character revision posters for your classroom, click here.
For an English/Drama lesson based on Portia’s choice in Act 1 Scene 2, click here.
For a Scheme of Work overview for the unit, click here.
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A fully-resourced one hour lesson to introduce students to the character of Jessica in act 2 scene 3 of The Merchant of Venice . Students will complete a guided annotation and then consider different ways of staging the scene to make Jessica appear more or less sympathetic.
Learning Objective: Explore Jessica’s Character in Act 2.
Learning Outcomes:
Students will read a summary of act 2 scenes 1 and 2.
Students will read act 2 scene 3 and be guided through annotation of the scene before participating in a class discussion.
Students will consider different ways of staging the scene to make Jessica more or less sympathetic to the audience.
Lesson Outline:
Do it now: Summarise act 1 in five sentences and then five words.
Starter: As a class, read a summary of Act 2 Scenes 1 & 2. Then as a class, read Act 2 Scene 3. Students then answer questions and share in a class discussion.
Activity 1: Guided annotation of scene.
Activity 2: Stage the scene with Jessica portraying different emotions to make her sympathetic to the audience.
Plenary: Personal response – to what extent is Jessica a victim?
More Resources for The Merchant of Venice
Click here for a bundle of all the lessons to take you through the play plus a quiz, knowledge organiser and character revision posters.
Freebies:
For character revision posters for your classroom, click here.
For an English/Drama lesson based on Portia’s choice in Act 1 Scene 2, click here.
For a Scheme of Work overview for the unit, click here.
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An engaging hour-long lesson which introduces students to the main characters and themes in The Merchant of Venice before studying the play. This is aimed at students in Key Stages 3 and 4.
This resource includes:
A full Powerpoint including all teacher instructions (including printing instructions)
A graphic organiser for students to record their notes.
5 detailed character profiles: Antonio, Bassanio, Shylock, Jessica and Portia.
Learning Objective: Understand the main themes and characters in The Merchant of Venice.
Learning Outcomes:
Students will consider the title and posters of the play to mind-map themes.
Students will work in groups to use an example summary and success criteria to write their own summary of a character from the play.
Students will share features of their character with other students in the class.
Lesson Outline:
Do it now: Mind-map your ideas about the play based on the title.
Starter: Look at these covers and posters; add your ideas you have about themes and ideas in the play to your mind-map. Think-pair-share ideas with the class.
Activity 1: Modelling of an effective summary. Students read character profiles in groups and write a summary.
Activity 2: Students circulate, share information and write down notes about the other characters.
Plenary: Character quiz.
More Resources for The Merchant of Venice
Click here for a bundle of all the lessons to take you through the play plus a quiz, knowledge organiser and character revision posters.
Freebies:
For character revision posters for your classroom, click here.
For an English/Drama lesson based on Portia’s choice in Act 1 Scene 2, click here.
For a Scheme of Work overview for the unit, click here.
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A fun and addictive ‘Of Mice and Men’ revision tool that lasts 20-40 minutes to help students revise themes and quotes. The game ends differently each time, so this can be played multiple times to support students in revising the themes and ideas in Of Mice and Men.
Students play as either George, Lennie, Candy or Curley and the aim is to achieve their dream. They play through 40 event cards, which will give them plus or minus DPs (dream points). If they can achieve positive DPs by the end of the game then they achieve their dream. If they don’t then they are doomed to a migrant worker life of working for other people.
This game helps students to revise key events in the book, important quotes and presses them to consider the challenges that characters face to achieve their dreams. Reflection questions for students are included.
It is a print and play game. It is quick and easy to cut out. I would suggest laminating for quick further use, however this is not required. The only additional materials you will need are one die per game and scrap paper for students to keep track of their scores.
Included:
How to play card
Character profiles sheet
Event cards
Reflection questions
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I have a whole range of Of Mice and Men revision resources available in the shop and a range of revision videos on my YouTube channel (this is linked to in my shop).
This bundle contains three of my most popular English resources, which can be used multiple times and are easily adaptable to different classes.
The bundle contains:
A 40 question quiz on Shakespeare with questions on his plays, his life and the Globe Theatre.
A 40 question quiz on poetry - covering poetic forms, poetic techniques, famous poets and iconic lines of poetry.
A general knowledge reading quiz - great for World Book Day or for any literacy activities throughout the school year.
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A collection of knowledge organisers about various topics that are commonly taught in secondary English Language and Literature. If you purchase this bundle, you will also be able to download any additional knowledge organisers that I add in the future.
This bundle includes knowledge organisers on the following topics:
Introduction to Poetry
Macbeth
Of Mice and Men
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The Merchant of Venice
Writing Skills (SPAG)
World War 1 Poetry
Cambridge IGCSE 0500 English Language
Romeo and Juliet
Horror Writing
Analytical writing
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This bundle contains six essential revision resources for Of Mice and Men revision.
It includes:
An Of Mice and Men revision card game which includes key quotes
A 10 page Of Mice and Men revision guide on loneliness (focused on IGCSE Pearson English Literature but relevant to a range of syllabi)
A 100 question Of Mice and Men revision quiz
An Of Mice and Men knowledge organiser
A knowledge organiser about Curley’s Wife and an activity in which students use this as a model to create knowledge organisers for the other characters in the book.
A home-learning/online resource to help students to independently learn the social context of Of Mice and Men.
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This unit is designed as an introduction to poetry for key stage 3 to build upon the knowledge they will have from key stage 2. It aims to challenge students to apply poetic techniques in a creative and sophisticated way and also to support them in their own poetry analysis.
This bundle contains:
A detailed knowledge organiser for homework and class quizzing.
A 40 question quiz that covers the key knowledge on the knowledge organiser.
A poetic terms match-up exercise for revision.
An adaptable booklet to help students to create their own anthology of poetry.
A unit overview document and end of unit assessment.
An easy start-of-year activity to write an acrostic poem about yourself. This could be set as homework.
Lesson 1: Poetry vs prose
Lesson 2: Figurative language - write powerful similes and metaphors.
Lesson 3: Personification
Lesson 4: Poetry analysis for beginners - The Lesson by Roger McGough
Lesson 5: Sibilance
Lesson 6: Assonance
Lesson 7: Annotating poetry - ‘I am Offering this Poem’
Lesson 8: Write a PEE analytical paragraph about poetry
Bonus lesson: how to write a slam poem.
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20 1-hour ready-to-teach and fully resourced lessons on every chapter of 'The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas' by John Boyne. This scheme also includes two contextual lessons to introduce students to the important background knowledge for the book such as Nazi Germany, the Holocaust and Auschwitz.
All lessons are easily adaptable and ready to teach with a lesson overview and printing instructions. Each lesson has a clear learning objective and differentiated learning outcomes. This resource also includes a detailed knowledge organiser and a homework menu to accompany the unit. Assessment ideas for the unit are also provided.
For a detailed breakdown of the knowledge and skills covered by this unit, have a look at the scheme of work, which is available for free if you click through the resources in this bundle. This covers a range of knowledge and skills on the key stage 3 curriculum and prepares students for both Language and Literature that they will study in key stage 4.
A number of the resources in this bundle are available for free - you can find them if you click through the resources in the bundle. Please leave a review as I value all the feedback I receive.
Freebies in this bundle (so that you can try before you buy):
1) Two pre-reading lessons to introduce students to the context of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.
2) A lesson on chapter 1 of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.
3) A scheme of work for teaching the entire novel.
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This bundle contains:
A detailed knowledge organiser containing key quotes, facts about Shakespeare and a character summary!
An engaging lesson introducing the context of Macbeth.
A detailed lesson introducing the characters and themes of the play (including all teacher instructions).
A detailed lesson introducing the themes in act 1 scene 1.
A lesson introducing Macbeth in act 1 scene 2.
A detailed lesson on act 1 scenes 3 and 4.
A detailed lesson on act 1 scene 5 analysing Lady Macbeth’s soliloquy.
A lesson examining the persuasive techniques used by Lady Macbeth in act 1 scene 7.
A lesson guiding students to analysing Macbeth’s soliloquy in act 2 scene 1.
A lesson on independent STEAL analysis in act 2 scene 2.
A lesson on dramatic tension in act 2 scene 3.
An extension task/homework sheet for further application of the skills analysed in act 1 scene 7.
Detailed character profiles of the five main characters: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, King Duncan, Banquo and the three witches.
A Shakespeare pub-style quiz with 40 questions about the Bard!
A homework menu to give students ownership over their extended study.
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This bundle will take you through the entire play of The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. This is aimed at high-ability key stage 3, but it could be easily adapted for key stage 4. It contains a range of tasks that have been modelled on GCSE literature tasks.
The bundle contains:
* A detailed knowledge organiser containing key quotes, facts about Shakespeare and a character summary
* Detailed character profiles of the five main characters: Antonio, Bassanio, Shylock, Jessica and Portia.
* Character revision poster/study cards.
* 15 engaging and ready to teach lessons
Lessons:
1) A 40 question Shakespeare quiz
2) A lesson introducing the characters and themes of the play
3) A lesson introducing act 1 scene 1 of the play focusing on the relationship between Antonio and Bassanio.
4) A lesson exploring act 1 scene 2 (Portia's choice)
5) A lesson exploring anti-Semitism and Shylock's portrayal in act 1 scene 3.
6) A lesson exploring Jessica's character in act 2.
7) A lesson exploring the casket test in act 2 scene 7.
8) A lesson exploring to what extent Shakespeare was anti-Semitic focusing on act 2 scene 8
9) A lesson considering how the Prince of Arragon is presented in act 2 scene 9.
10) A lesson considering Shylock's "Hath not a Jew" speech in act 3 scene 1
11) A lesson considering how dramatic irony is used in Act 3 Scene 2 in which Bassanio chooses the lead casket.
12) A lesson to support students in independently interpreting Shakespeare using Act 3 Scenes 3-5
13) A lesson on the courtroom scene in Act 4 whereby students consider to what extent they feel sympathy for Shylock.
14) A lesson on the ending of the play where students reflect on the play as a whole.
15) A 35 question quiz with answers on the entire play.
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This bundle contains 20 resources that can be used and adapted for key stage 3 English lessons. It contains resources that cover reading, writing and speaking skills.
All lessons are ready to download and teach immediately. This bundle contains the following:
Writing Skills
Lesson on colons vs semi colons
Lesson on commas, dashes and brackets
Lesson on complex sentences
Lesson on compound sentences
Writing skills (SPAG) knowledge organiser
Writing skills for key stage 3 assessment with answer rubric included.
Figurative language - writing similes and metaphors
Lesson on punctuating dialogue
Lesson on assonance
Lesson on sibilance
Lesson on personification
Reading Skills/Poetry
12) Booklet to help students create their own poetry anthology
13) Lesson on the features of poetry and prose
14) 2 lessons on successful annotation and analysis of poetry.
15) Lesson on how to write a slam poem
16) Reusable lesson to embed close reading skills
17) Introduction to poetry knowledge organiser
18) World Book Day reading quiz
19) Poetry analysis lesson on ‘The Lesson’ by Roger McGough
Speaking and listening skills
20) Introduction to group discussion lesson
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