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English GCSE and English KS3 resources by a lead practitioner. Everything I upload is tried and tested by both myself and my English Department. I always appreciate feedback, so please do leave a review if you get chance. Leave a review and choose any other single resource for free! Just get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk

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English GCSE and English KS3 resources by a lead practitioner. Everything I upload is tried and tested by both myself and my English Department. I always appreciate feedback, so please do leave a review if you get chance. Leave a review and choose any other single resource for free! Just get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk
Blood Brothers
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Blood Brothers

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Blood Brothers complete scheme of work that includes differentiated lesson packs on Willy Russell’s drama. Includes differentiated worksheets, PowerPoints, engaging and interesting approaches to teaching and learning, models, examples, scaffolds and so much more. Context introduction Act 1 introduction of Mrs Johnstone Act 1 introduction of Mrs Lyons Act 1 Mrs Johnstone and debt Act 1 Mrs Lyons’ jealously and Mickey and Edward introduced Act 1 The Lyons Family Act 1 Class and The Policeman End of Act 1 Act 2 Beginning Act 2 Fate and Tension Act 2 Foreshadowing Act 2 Unemployment The End Escape Room revision lesson A perfect bundle for AQA English Literature Paper 2 and for other exam boards including Edexcel, EDUQAS, WJEC, OCR and more. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package AQA English Language Paper 1 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package AQA English Language and English Literature revision package An Inspector Calls whole scheme package An Inspector Calls revision package Macbeth whole scheme package Macbeth revision package A Christmas Carol whole scheme package A Christmas Carol revision package Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package Jekyll and Hyde revision package Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package Unseen Poetry whole scheme package Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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A Midsummer Night's Dream

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TWENTY lessons AND a detailed scheme of work. A complete A Midsummer Night’s Dream bundle that includes everything you need to teach the text at KS3, including an assessment task, homework tasks, differentiated lessons, models, scaffolds, key quotes and more. Accessible, differentiated and detailed. Introduction to Shakespeare (Genre and Context) The Globe Theatre (Context) The Great Chain of Being (Context) Act 1 Scene 1 Relationships Act 1 Scene 1 and Helena Assessment Preparation The Mechanicals and Bottom The Fairies (Act 2 Scene 1) Titania and Oberon (Act 2 Scene 1) Oberon, Helena and Demetrius (Act 2 Scene 1) Puck’s Mischief (Act 2 Scene 2) Titania and Bottom (Act 3 Scene 1) Act 3 Scene 2 Hermia, Act 3 Scene 2 and Structure Act 4 Scene 1 The Theme of Dreams Writing Your Own Shakespeare Comedy
Unseen Poetry
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Unseen Poetry

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TWENTY UNSEEN POETRY RESOURCES. fully differentiated and resourced lessons from a TES Award nominated author that help to prepare students studying AQA English Literature to prepare for the ‘Unseen Poetry’ sections in AQA English Literature Paper 2. All lessons are also easily adaptable for KS3 students, too. NEW - Includes a very detailed knowledge organiser! Perfect for revision.
Gothic Fiction
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Gothic Fiction

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Gothic Horror lessons that cover setting, characters, plot devices, genre conventions and more. A complete unit that can be used for KS3 students or that can be adapted for GCSE texts like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package AQA English Language Paper 1 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package AQA English Language and English Literature revision package An Inspector Calls whole scheme package An Inspector Calls revision package Macbeth whole scheme package Macbeth revision package A Christmas Carol whole scheme package A Christmas Carol revision package Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package Jekyll and Hyde revision package Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package Unseen Poetry whole scheme package
Travel Writing
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Travel Writing

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Travel Writing complete scheme that includes 19 lessons over 18 resource packs AND a full scheme of work document. Covers areas of reading and writing for KS3 English students in preparation for English Language Paper 2. Introduction to Travel Writing Writing to Describe Upgrading Vocabulary Writing to Persuade Writing Persuasive Articles Punctuation Workshop Letter Writing Travel Blogs Travel Blog Editing and Redrafting Skills Review Writing Leaflet Writing lesson with modelled example Letter Writing focusing on Sentence Openers Christmas Writing to Explain Assessment Review lesson Travel Blog Language Analysis lesson Six Week Homework Pack Scheme of Work Document Ideal lessons for KS3 students looking at purpose, audience, form, genre, conventions, different types of nonfiction writing and more.
Creative Writing
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Creative Writing

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Creative writing complete scheme of work pack. Designed for KS3 students but easily adaptable for GCSE English Language students, the pack includes resources on both narrative and descriptive writing. Includes: Creative writing introduction Characters - developing mystery and mysterious figures focused on The Signal-Man Plot development and structure lesson around The Signalman Structure and endings lesson exploring The Signalman and other examples Speech punctuation and character development lesson Themes and motifs lesson Genre lesson exploring westerns, their conventions and how students can adapt genre themselves Setting and descriptive writing lesson, exploring structure and vocabulary Vocabulary improvement lesson with a focus on character Pathetic fallacy and personification Short story analysis - plot, structure, narrative voice Short story structure analysis Creative writing punctuation workshop with differentiated worksheets Assessment planning lesson Assessment review lesson Short story analysis of language - Desiree’s Baby Short story analysis - structure Six week homework pack Six week scheme of work document
English KS3 Non-Fiction
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English KS3 Non-Fiction

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A nonfiction reading and writing pack for English KS3 students and adaptable for KS4. This is a complete scheme of work that includes differentiated activities throughout, modelled examples, scaffolds, sentence starters, example paragraphs, six weeks of homework activities (all differentiated) and so much more. Useful for AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A exam preparation. Currently includes: Non-fiction introduction (text types, purpose, audience) Creating newspaper articles Writing to advise and leaflet lesson Comparing nonfiction texts lesson (journals, articles) Language and tone lesson exploring language techniques Summary lesson (includes model example and writing frame) Language analysis lesson exploring language techniques Malala Yousafzai speech analysis lesson (model and scaffold included) Comparing speeches lesson (Q4) Q4 comparing texts lesson on two speeches with models and scaffolds Opening nonfiction Inference and Implication lesson, useful for Q1 - Q4 of Paper 2. Analysing a letter lesson, with Q1 style task and extensive notes. Language analysis lesson with sentence scaffolds Comparing texts (Q4) Assessment and run through resource (Paper 2) Non-fiction escape room Assessment review lesson (including indicative content) English homework activities for six weeks Scheme of work document
Much Ado About Nothing
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Much Ado About Nothing

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Much Ado About Nothing bundle for six weeks that includes: Shakespeare introduction lesson Globe Theatre context lesson Much Ado About Nothing introduction (Act 1 Scene 1) Benedick and Beatrice lesson Don John and genre lesson Marriage and context in Act 2 Scene 1 Gender and the patriarchal society in Act 1 and Act 2 Deception and trickery in Act 2 Scene 2 and Scene 3 Act 3 Scene 1 and Beatrice’s transformation Act 3 Scene 2 and Scene 3 - Dogberry Act 3 Scene 3 and Scene 4 - Structure Dogberry and Act 4 Scene 1 Themes - Honour and Family Act 5 Scene 1 - Leonato and Language Conflict in Act 5 Scene 1 Don Pedro and Claudio learn the truth in Act 5 Scene 1 Much Ado Act 5 Scene 3 - ending and genre June 2019 assessment preparation lesson Homework pack Scheme of work document
The Sign of Four
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The Sign of Four

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FIFTEEN fully differentiated lessons and revision guides to help prepare GCSE students analysing the text for new spec GCSEs. Ideal preparation for those studying The Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for AQA English Literature Paper 1. This bundle covers the ENTIRE novel and is perfect for taking your students through all the major plot events, key themes and character analysis. It also includes a differentiated 1 hour revision lesson. Keep checking your downloads as I will be adding more and more resources to this bundle!
Our Day Out
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Our Day Out

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Our Day Out by Willy Russell complete scheme of work for KS3 English students that focuses on English Literature reading skills and literary analysis, useful in preparing students for GCSE English Literature exams, including on the modern text and modern drama. Currently includes: Our Day Out introduction lesson Language analysis - Mrs Kay Our Day Out context resources Perspectives and attitudes lesson Comparing characters, stage directions Briggs changes and the zoo Briggs language analysis and conversation with Mrs Kay Mrs Kay lesson on the students’ futures and context Tension lesson around Scene 35 (Carol and the cliff) Ending lesson that explores different ways of ending a play Structure across the play lesson Themes revision lesson 13 and 14) Model essay and assessment preparation Homework pack for six weeks with differentiated activities Escape room for revision Creative writing resources Scheme of work document
Love and Relationships
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Love and Relationships

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AQA Literature New Spec Poetry Paper 2 GCSE COMPLETE bundle (16x 1 hour lessons, with differentiated tasks throughout using the new GCSE numbering system). This bundle is designed for the New Spec AQA Literature Paper 2 Poetry. Complete 1 hour, well differentiated lessons, with worksheets where applicable. Suitable for KS4 or adapted for KS3 Different level tasks for MA,LA or Core Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for’ Good’ or above. Includes resources on: Love’s Philosophy Porphyria’s Lover When We Two Parted Winter Swans Sonnet 29 Neutral Tones Letters from Yorkshire The Farmer’s Bride Walking Away Eden Rock Follower Mother any distance Before You Were Mine Singh Song Climbing My Grandfather Knowledge organiser Comparing poems lesson Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package AQA English Language Paper 1 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package AQA English Language and English Literature revision package An Inspector Calls whole scheme package An Inspector Calls revision package Macbeth whole scheme package Macbeth revision package A Christmas Carol whole scheme package A Christmas Carol revision package Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package Jekyll and Hyde revision package Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package Unseen Poetry whole scheme package Or check out some Citizenship, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
Othello
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Othello

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Othello complete scheme of work that includes 15 lesson packs, a six week homework pack with differentiated activities, an escape room for revision and an assessment and planning resource. Perfect for KS3 English study but easily adaptable for other age groups. Includes differentiated activities, engaging resources and extensive teacher and student notes. Shakespeare Introduction (Comedy, History, Tragedy) Othello Introduction (Act 1 Scene 1) Brabantio, Iago and Roderigo language and context Desdemona lesson on first meeting her Language analysis and analytical paragraphs Iago’s soliloquy analysis and context Dramatic irony lesson Iago’s soliloquies and plans Act 3 lesson exploring language Act 3 Scene 3 lesson looking at how Othello is manipulated Act 4 lesson exploring character Desdemona lesson on Act 4 Scene 3 Act 4 and 5 lesson exploring foreshadowing and imagery Ending lesson focusing on the end of the play and tragedy as a genre Writing your own Shakespearean tragedy lesson Six week homework pack Assessment and planning resource Escape room for recapping plot, characters, context and themes Scheme of work document
Richard III
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Richard III

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Richard III complete scheme of work which includes differentiated and resourced lessons to aid students as they analyse and interpret the fascinating William Shakespeare history play that is Richard III. Order of lessons: Shakespeare Intro Globe Context Richard Introduction Act 1 Scene 1 Act 1 Scene 2 Act 1 Scene 4 Act 2 Scene 4 (Machiavelli) Act 3 Scene 1 Act 3 Scene 3 Act 3 Scene 4 Act 3 Scene 5 Act 3 Scene 5 (Deceiving The Mayor) Act 3 Scene 7 Act 4 Scene 1 and Act 4 Scene 2 (Language Techniques) Act 4 Scene 3 (Buckingham) Act 4 Scene 4 (Queen Elizabeth) Act 5 Scenes 1, 2, 3 (The End) Act 5 Scenes 4, 5 (Final Scenes) Assessment lesson Full and free SOW document Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package AQA English Language Paper 1 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package AQA English Language and English Literature revision package An Inspector Calls whole scheme package An Inspector Calls revision package Macbeth whole scheme package Macbeth revision package A Christmas Carol whole scheme package A Christmas Carol revision package Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package Jekyll and Hyde revision package Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package Unseen Poetry whole scheme package
War Poetry
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War Poetry

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War poetry English scheme of work that includes fully differentiated lessons, PowerPoints, worksheets and activities. Includes the following lessons: War Poetry Introduction - For The Fallen Remembrance Day Descriptive Writing The Soldier by Rupert Brooke Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen The Manhunt by Simon Armitage The Man He Killed by Thomas Hardy In Flanders Fields by John McCrae At The Bomb Testing Site by William Stafford (Focus on structure) The Hero by Siegfried Sassoon War Girls by Jessie Pope Base Details by Siegfried Sassoon Language techniques - To His Love Model Essay lesson Sorrow of Sarajevo language lesson Full scheme of work document for six weeks Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package AQA English Language Paper 1 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package AQA English Language and English Literature revision package An Inspector Calls whole scheme package An Inspector Calls revision package Macbeth whole scheme package Macbeth revision package A Christmas Carol whole scheme package A Christmas Carol revision package Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package Jekyll and Hyde revision package Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package Unseen Poetry whole scheme package Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
Lord of the Flies
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Lord of the Flies

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Lord of the Flies by William Golding pack containing the following lessons so far: Introduction to the text The Conch Chapter 2 character analysis and key quotes lesson Chapter 3 language analysis and creating analytical paragraphs Jack character analysis in Chapter 3 Simon, Roger, Jack analysis Conflicts in Chapter 4 Beast from Water Chapter 5 lesson Chapter 6 lesson Chapter 6 and 7 lesson Chapter 7 and 8 lesson Chapter 8 and 9 lesson Chapter 9 and 10 lesson Chapter 10 and 11 lesson Ending of the novel Escape room for revision Context lesson Exam prep lesson for May 2019 answer Six week homework pack - differentiated Differentiated scheme of work document More to come!
Edexcel Poetry Conflict
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Edexcel Poetry Conflict

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Edexcel collection of poetry resources for Conflict - a complete scheme of work for all of the anthology poems. Includes resources for: The Man He Killed - Thomas Hardy Exposure - Wilfred Owen The Charge of the Light Brigade - Alfred, Lord Tennyson Poppies - Jane Weir Extract from the Prelude - William Wordsworth A Poison Tree - William Blake The Destruction of Sennacherib - Lord Byron Cousin Kate - Christina Rossetti Half-caste - John Agard Catrin - Gillian Clarke War Photographer - Carole Satyamurti Belfast Confetti - Ciaran Carson The Class Game - Mary Casey No Problem - Benjamin Zephaniah What Were They Like? - Denise Levertov Comparing poems Scheme of work document
Shakespeare Introduction
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Shakespeare Introduction

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Shakespeare introduction unit for KS3. It covers extracts from multiple plays including Henry V, Othello, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Tempest. It includes: Shakespeare introduction lesson Globe Theatre and context Henry V ‘once more unto the breach’ speech lesson Henry V, Richard III and Shakespearean heroes Richard III Act 1 Scene 1 language analysis and paragraph lesson Richard III Act 1 Scene 2 character analysis Othello - Iago as a villain. Language analysis Othello - Act 1 Scene 1 ending. Marriage in Elizabethan times (patriarchal context) Othello - Othello as hero, Iago as villain Introduction to A Midsummer Night’s Dream A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Structure A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Helena (analytical paragraphs) A Midsummer Night’s Dream assessment preparation lesson The Tempest introduction The Tempest Prospero lesson (character analysis) The Tempest Caliban (character/language analysis) Shakespeare assessment review The Tempest Ferdinand lesson (asides, structure analysis) Full SOW document
Frankenstein
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Frankenstein

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Frankenstein complete unit of work that includes: Introduction - dismissing myths Walton’s letters (1-2) Walton’s letters (3-4) Chapter 1 and 2 - meeting Frankenstein and his family Chapter 2 and 3 - foreshadowing Chapters 4 and 5 - setting and character Chapters 5 and 6 - language Chapters 7 and 8 - setting Chapters 9 and 10 - character Chapters 10 and 11 - the monster Chapters 12 and 13 - appearances Chapters 14 and 15 - character Chapters 16 and 17 - evaluation of character Chapters 17 and 18 - the monster’s companion Chapters 19 and 20 - Victor’s thoughts and feelings Chapters 21 and 22 - Language devices and symbols Chapter 22 - Victor’s thoughts and feelings Chapter 23 - Analytical paragraphs Chapter 24 - Ending and structure Scheme of work document
Myths and Legends
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Myths and Legends

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Myths and Legends English KS3 complete lessons pack that includes 19+ resource packs, all with differentiated activities, worksheets, video clips, engaging approaches to language, structure, organisation, vocabulary, characters, genre, language analysis, settings and many more aspects of narrative writing and descriptive writing and language analysis. Includes: Myths and Legends introduction lesson that looks at characters Robin Hood extract language analysis lesson Monsters and descriptive writing Boudica lesson on legend key themes Minotaur lesson looking at improving vocabulary for descriptive writing Icarus and Daedalus lesson on language analysis Settings lesson that explores building description for atmosphere and tone Odysseus and Cyclops lesson on using evidence in analytical paragraphs Structure lesson exploring the 12 steps of the Hero’s Journey Aborigine stories and Dreamtime language analysis lesson Hindu story, empathy and sympathy lesson Commas and punctuation recap lesson Knowledge organiser Six weeks’ worth of homework activities Beginning and ending narratives Assessment planning Spoken Language lesson Assessment review lesson Escape room for recapping and revision Scheme of work document Includes differentiated activities, engaging activities, worksheets, scaffolds, models and examples, perfect for KS3 English and those students approaching English Language Paper 1.
The Tempest
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The Tempest

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The Tempest complete scheme of work pack 1 - Shakespeare introduction 2 - Globe Theatre and context 3 - The Tempest Act 1 Scene 1 and context (Native Americans, Caribbean, colonies) 4 - Prospero and Miranda (Act 1 Scene 2) 5 - Caliban 6 - Ferdinand and Prospero’s asides 7 - Antonio and Sebastian 8 - Genre 9 - Caliban and Language (Miranda and Ferdinand) 10 - Act 3 Scene 3 - postcolonialism 11 - Act 4 Scene 1 - marriage, patriarchal society, language 12 - Act 5 Scene 1 lesson on Prospero and his changing thoughts 13 - The ending of The Tempest 14 - Escape Room 15 - Writing your own Shakespeare comedy 16 - Six week homework pack 17 - Scheme of work document