The ‘because, but, so’ method is an excellent tool for teaching students to think analytically about each poem in the Power and Conflict anthology. This tool is powerful because it encourages students to expand their thinking with precision and detail. After studying each poem, I ask students to write a ‘because, but, so’ paragraph on it. This document collates ‘because, but, so’ paragraphs on all 15 poems as examples to assist students with revising the key ideas in each poem. My most comprehensive resource on Power and Conflict poetry is available here with revision posters on every poem: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-sheets-12884928

A lesson that teaches students how to identify and comment on the impact of semantic fields within the short extract in AQA Paper 1 Question 2 and Paper 2 Question 3. Students will be familiar with zooming in to analyse the key word choices but they can make a more sophisticated point if they can discuss the combined effect of a range of words which are linked semantically. This lesson gives students lots of opportunities to practice developing this skill using 6 different extracts.

A 76 slide PowerPoint that systematically goes through 30 key quotations from the play chronologically. Students are given the quotation and a prompt question to discuss. The next slide offers analysis of the quotation. This process is repeated for all 30 quotations. The worksheet is used at the end to check how much information students have retained.

A revision sheet analysing 8 key quotations by Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet.

A 20 page booklet containing high level analysis of over 100 key quotations from A Streetcar Named Desire. Includes a revision page of quotations for each scene of the play and for each of the 4 main characters Blanche, Stella, Stanley and Mitch. Also includes a revision sheet on Williams’ innovative use of plastic theatre. Ideal as a revision print out to help students revise content. I give the students the booklet and ask them to create timelines to trace the development of themes across the play.

Character revision sheets for Blanche, Stanley, Stella and Mitch. Each sheet contains high level analysis of key quotations.

A revision sheet for Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire with detailed and insightful analysis of 8 key Mitch quotations.

A quotation revision sheet offering high level analysis of 8 quotations for Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire.

A handy printable revision sheet which offers high level analysis of 8 key Mercutio quotations from Romeo and Juliet.

A revision sheet focused on Williams’ use of plastic theatre in A Streetcar Named Desire. It offers detailed analysis of 12 moments from the play which use plastic theatre to help express universal truths about the human condition.

A quotation revision sheet focused on the character of Blanche from A Streetcar Named Desire containing high level analysis of 13 quotations. Also contains a second sheet with critical perspectives into Blanche’s character.

A quotation revision sheet focused on the character of Stanley from A Streetcar Named Desire containing high level analysis of 13 quotations.

A 15 page booklet analysing the key quotations from every scene of A Streetcar Named Desire. A great revision guide. I give this to students and ask them to use it to help create timelines to chart the development of characters and themes across the play.

50 slide PowerPoint with detailed analysis of 10 key quotations from Scene 11 of the play along with critical discussions about the final scene and a band 5 model essay about the ending. For analysis of key quotations from all scenes, try my bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12899413

47 slide PowerPoint analysing Scene 10 in detail. Includes detailed analysis of 12 quotations from Scene 10 with a focus on Williams’ use of plastic theatre in this pivotal scene. There is also a blank template for students to have a go at exploring the quotations themselves first. Also includes a range of discussions on this critical scene.

Detailed analysis of 8 quotations from Scene 9. Quotation analysis for all scenes in the play can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12899413

2 lessons with accompanying sheets analysing key quotations from Scenes 7 and 8 of A Streetcar Named Desire. Also includes a blank template for students to first try and explore the quotations themselves.

Lesson on Scene 6. Analysis of 12 key quotations from Scene 6 of A Streetcar Named Desire. Also includes a blank template version for students to explore the significance of the quotations themselves.

A collection of 6 A/A* A Streetcar Named Desire model responses to various AQA-style exam questions.