This worksheet can be given to students so they can type their responses directly into the fields provided. Alternatively, you could hand out paper copies and they could handwrite their responses. The tasks include: stating when this scene is set giving a brief synopsis of the scene 8 deep-dive questions into the characters and dialogue exploring the use of stagecraft and plastic theatre in the scene examining relevant contextual factors It is ideal for use with A Level English Literature students, but could be used in Drama lessons, too.

This resource was designed for use with Year 8s, but it could work at GCSE or even A Level. Students: Read the opening of 1,2 (up until Claudius’ exit) Highlight his speech according to the various themes within it Explore the speech, finding key quotations The final page is to prepare for a hot-seating task where students get to think up questions for Claudius, Hamlet and Shakespeare, based on the opening of the scene. With weaker groups, I adopt the roles and they ask me questions, but with brighter students, they play the roles, too.

This is a short unit I use with Year 8 when doing ‘Hamlet’. We tend to focus on Act One, so I start by exploring the opening scene. Students: Read the scene aloud in groups (or as a whole class, if you like) Complete a cloze exercise about the scene Investigate how they would stage the ghost if they were producing the play in 1608 I usually show a YouTube clip of what the Globe Theatre would have been like at the time to help them visualise the scene.

Imagine your fiance decided to send you all the presents named in the song. How would you react? In this resource, a young woman called Emily writes letters to her fiance, George, after the first seven presents arrive. Naturally, the tone changes quite a bit, as her house fills up with birds, women and cows. Her family are none too pleased, either. Read the seven letters aloud with the class, and then get them, alone or in pairs, to write some or all of the remaining five. It’s lots of fun, but it also teaches them about tone and vocab at the end of a long term!

This worksheet can be given to students so they can type their responses directly into the fields provided. Alternatively, you could hand out paper copies and they could handwrite their responses. The tasks include: stating when this scene is set giving a brief synopsis of the scene 8 deep-dive questions into the characters and dialogue exploring the use of stagecraft and plastic theatre in the scene examining relevant contextual factors It is ideal for use with A Level English Literature students, but could be used in Drama lessons, too.

This worksheet can be given to students so they can type their responses directly into the fields provided. Alternatively, you could hand out paper copies and they could handwrite their responses. The tasks include: stating when this scene is set giving a brief synopsis of the scene 8 deep-dive questions into the characters and dialogue exploring the use of stagecraft and plastic theatre in the scene examining relevant contextual factors It is ideal for use with A Level English Literature students, but could be used in Drama lessons

This worksheet can be given to students so they can type their responses directly into the fields provided. Alternatively, you could hand out paper copies and they could handwrite their responses. The tasks include: stating when this scene is set giving a brief synopsis of the scene 8 deep-dive questions into the characters and dialogue exploring the use of stagecraft and plastic theatre in the scene examining relevant contextual factors It is ideal for use with A Level English Literature students, but could be used in Drama lessons, too.

This worksheet can be given to students so they can type their responses directly into the fields provided. Alternatively, you could hand out paper copies and they could handwrite their responses. The tasks include: stating when this scene is set giving a brief synopsis of the scene 8 deep-dive questions into the characters and dialogue exploring the use of stagecraft and plastic theatre in the scene examining relevant contextual factors It is ideal for use with A Level English Literature students, but could be used in Drama lessons, too.

This is the full extract for the Edexcel IGCSE Language specification with boxes at various points for the students to write in. The boxes contain questions, prompts and ideas to help focus their notes on language and structure. I find them very useful in the classromm, espcially with lower ability pupils. They would also work really well for pupils forced to learn at home because of Covid outbreaks, for example.

This is the full extract for the Edexcel IGCSE Language specification with boxes at various points for the students to write in. The boxes contain questions, prompts and ideas to help focus their notes on language and structure. I find them very useful in the classromm, espcially with lower ability pupils. They would also work really well for pupils forced to learn at home because of Covid outbreaks, for example.

This is the full extract for the Edexcel IGCSE Language specification with boxes at various points for the students to write in. The boxes contain questions, prompts and ideas to help focus their notes on language and structure. I find them very useful in the classromm, espcially with lower ability pupils. They would also work really well for pupils forced to learn at home because of Covid outbreaks, for example.

This is the full extract for the Edexcel IGCSE Language specification with boxes at various points for the students to write in. The boxes contain questions, prompts and ideas to help focus their notes on language and structure. I find them very useful in the classromm, espcially with lower ability pupils. They would also work really well for pupils forced to learn at home because of Covid outbreaks, for example.

This is the full extract for the Edexcel IGCSE Language specification with boxes at various points for the students to write in. The boxes contain questions, prompts and ideas to help focus their notes on language and structure. I find them very useful in the classromm, espcially with lower ability pupils. They would also work really well for pupils forced to learn at home because of Covid outbreaks, for example.

A viewing booklet covering all of the main scenes and sequences in Shaun of the Dead. There are boxes for making nots on all 5 elements of film, plus ideology and narrative. There are tables at the end for making notes about mirrored scenes and jump cuts. It’s ideal for A Level Film Students.

This is a 7 page booklet which: outlines the two choices available (short film or screenplay with storyboard) explains the four production briefs explains how to pitch the idea to the class/teacher It also describes in detail the steps they need to take, having had their pitch ‘greenlit’ to ensure their planning, and preparation are as good as possible beofre filming/writing their film. I have also included the list of films for the Short Film Study, which they need to refrence in the written evaluation at the end of the process.

This is a copy of the poem, broken into clear, manageable chunks. After each section there are boxes with prompts and lots of space for notes. It can be used in class, but it is very useful for students working from home if, say, they have had to self-isolate…

This is a copy of the poem, broken into clear, manageable chunks. After each section there are boxes with prompts and lots of space for notes. It can be used in class, but it is very useful for students working from home if, say, they have had to self-isolate…

This is a copy of the poem, broken into clear, manageable chunks. After each section there are boxes with prompts and lots of space for notes. It can be used in class, but it is very useful for students working from home if, say, they have had to self-isolate…

This is a copy of the poem, broken into clear, manageable chunks. After each section there are boxes with prompts and lots of space for notes. It can be used in class, but it is very useful for students working from home if, say, they have had to self-isolate…

A handout containing 36 examples of slang commonly used by soldiers in the trenches of WW1, plus their definitions. For example, ‘Barkers’ were sausages, because the the meat in them was thought to come from dogs. ‘Dead soldiers’ were empty beer bottles. I give these sheets to students who have just studied Journey’s End and ask them to write a short play set in the trenches in which the characters use some of the slang terms. It could also be useful when writing fiction or even non-fiction pieces about the war.