A 21 slide introduction lesson to these two key poems from the Feminine Gospels about the ‘non-existent’ or ‘invisible’ female . Includes an engaging starter discussion, exploratory questions, links to Cixous, detailed annotations of both poems, exploratory questions and a research task.

Lesson looking at The Light Gatherer. Includes an engaging starter, a range of comprehension and exploratory questions, detailed annotations of the poem, high level model paragraphs. Overall, an ideal introduction for teachers who are new to teaching Feminine Gospels. Also contains a range of essays at bands 2, 3, 4 and 5 exploring the theme of motherhood in the collection.

A detailed lesson that is ideal for teachers new to teaching this poem. It includes an engaging starter, line by line annotations of the poem, comprehension questions, a quotation comparison activity, two example high level paragraphs following by an analytical task looking at the theme of motherhood in the collection.

A 17 slide PowerPoint that includes debate questions, detailed annotations on each stanza, exemplar paragraphs, big ideas in the poem and an extension task. A useful introduction to the poem especially for those teachers who have not taught it before.

A 16 slide PowerPoint that includes an engaging starter, comprehension questions, annotations of key lines in the poem, discussion questions, 2 sample paragraphs to compare and contrast, a task to get students to think about comparing Sub to other poems in the collection and a challenging research task to consolidate ideas in the poem.

A 28 slide PowerPoint that includes an engaging starter, detailed annotations of each stanza, discussion about the overall message in the poem, comprehension questions, a band 5 sample paragraph and extension tasks involving analytical writing and researching archetypes. Also includes 5 sample essays ranging from low band 5 down to band 2 answering the following question: Examine the view that in Feminine Gospels 'women are presented as victims of society.’ Ideal for moderation or looking at looking at how to build up through the bands. Also contains a revision sheet with analysis of 10 key quotations from the poem on one handy printable sheet.

Over 75 slides containing detailed annotations for all the poems in the collection. A useful starting point for helping to develop your own interpretations of the poems within the collection.

Over 200 slides with detailed notes, questions and annotations for key extracts and chapters across the novel.

Grade 8 response exploring how Shakespeare presents the relationships between adults and children in Romeo and Juliet.

A grade 9 response exploring how Scrooge’s fears are presented in the novella.

A grade 9 style response examining how Romeo and Juliet’s relationship is presented.

A grade 9 response on how the ghosts change Scrooge’s attitudes and beliefs.

A grade 9 response exploring how Dickens presents the suffering of the poor in A Christmas Carol.

4 very detailed lessons exploring the 4 ghosts from A Christmas Carol. Also includes a simple differentiated worksheet for reviewing the learning.

A grade 9 response on the theme of guilt in Macbeth.

An exam-style grade 9 response that would comfortable fit into band 6 that explores how Shakespeare presents Macbeth as an evil/violent character. I have not included the 2019 question or extract but it is available on the AQA website under assessment materials. There is perceptive debate with judicious use of quotations and assured analysis of methods and wider ideas. Also contains a differentiated adaptive writing frame to help lower ability students achieve a grade 4.