A Taste of Honey Unit for 2017 GCSE (33 Lessons) - SOW, PPT, Homework, Resources, Mock Exams!

A challenging, rigorous and detailed unit focused upon Shelagh Delaney's charming 1950s play 'A Taste of Honey'! This unit has been created specifically for the new AQA Paper 2a (Modern Texts) exam to be sat from June 2017. This unit focuses upon analysis of the whole text, punctuated by two practice exam questions (one focused upon character, the other on theme) plus a closed-book mock exam. Students are supported throughout these with sentence starters to help them structure their responses, and are given a choice of questions.

This detailed and high quality unit includes:
* 33 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies)
* 147 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons)
* All resources and worksheets (9 sheets)
* Homework project (9 tasks) that includes both reading and writing skills

Unit's lessons include:
* Cloze activity on the play's contexts
* Detailed, thorough comprehension questions on each scene
* Spelling tests on key vocabulary
* SPaG starter activities
* Character crosswords
* Huge 60-question revision quiz
* In-depth key scene analyses (including group work)
* Exploring characters - Helen, Jo, Peter, Boy, Geof
* Exploring themes - marriage, motherhood, relationships
* AfL activities - improving sample exam responses
* Essay planning
* Writing a formal essay on a chosen character
* Writing a formal essay on a chosen theme
* 'Closed book' mock exam to reflect new GCSE exam expectations
* Teacher/peer/self assessment opportunities