A lesson examining the comedic plot in Much Ado About Nothing, in particular focusing on Act 2, Scene 3 and how the play follows the comedic plot structure.

A lesson exploring the theme of honour in Much Ado About Nothing, in particular focusing on the scene where Benedick challenges Claudio.

A Powerpoint of 10 mini-activities designed to accompany students’ independent reading and encourage them to reflect on their reading, along with a personal reading log that can be printed and completed by students.

A lesson examining how Shakespeare uses the sonnet convention in Much Ado About Nothing, looking at: Context Analysis of Beatrice’s sonnet in Act 3, Scene 1 Examining how Shakespeare plays with the sonnet convention and courtly love in Beatrice and Benedick’s relationship Giving students the opportunity to write their own Shakespearean sonnet.

A lesson inviting pupils to draw comparisons between Kamikaze and The Charge of the Light Brigade from the AQA Power and Conflict poetry cluster and write their own comparative responses, with worksheets provided.

A lesson exploring how far the character of Romeo is presented as a hopeless romantic, comparing and contrasting his attitude to love with that of the other characters within the play, building students to writing an exam response.

A lesson exploring how the older and younger characters are presented in the play, comparing and contrasting their attitudes (particularly Lord Capulet), building students up to writing an exam response.

A lesson inviting pupils to draw comparisons between Ozymandias and London from the AQA Power and Conflict cluster and write their own comparative responses, with worksheets provided.

A lesson exploring the theme of inequality in An Inspector Calls, focusing on key quotations and language analysis. Useful as a revision lesson or review of the key themes in the text.

A lesson exploring the theme of responsibility in An Inspector Calls, focusing on key quotations and language analysis. Useful as a revision lesson or review of the key themes in the text.

A lesson exploring the role and function of the Chorus in Romeo and Juliet.

A lesson comparing Imtiaz Dharker’s ‘Tissue’ and ‘The Emigree’ by Carol Rumens from the AQA Power and Conflict poetry cluster. The lesson guides students through making links between the poems and writing a comparative response with success criteria.

A lesson guiding students to strengthen their written responses for the AQA GCSE Power and Conflict cluster, using Remains and Poppies. Covering thesis statements, What How Why paragraph structures and language analysis.

A lesson exploring how Shakespeare presents violence and male aggression in the opening of the play through the conversation between the Montague and Capulet servants Abram/Gregory/Sampson.

A lesson exploring the attitudes towards love presented in Act 2 Scene 6 and the significance of Friar Lawrence’s words to Romeo and Juliet.

A lesson exploring the language Dickens uses to present the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come and how Scrooge reacts to this final Ghost. Photocopiable activities included.

A lesson exploring how the character of Paris is presented in Act 5 Scene 3 and in the play as a whole.

A lesson exploring how Dickens uses language to present Scrooge’s childhood and how this might affect the reader’s attitude towards the character of Scrooge.

A lesson exploring how Scrooge’s childhood is presented through Dickens’ use of language and how this might begin to change the reader’s opinion on the character of Scrooge.

A lesson inviting students to examine the character of Scrooge at a close language level, considering word, line, sound and textual significance. Ideal for developing AO2 skills.