Complete ready to teach lesson analysing Act 4 Scene 2 from Macbeth. Includes a differentiated starter, detailed line annotations of the whole scene, comprehension questions and a final activity that asks students to write an analytical paragraph about the scene. Also includes a grade 7 exam response based on an extract from Act 4 Scene 2 exploring how women are presented in the play.

PowerPoint to guide students through Act 3 Scene 2 of Macbeth. Includes a scene summary, annotations of the scene, comprehension questions based on the annotations and then an extension activity analysing the use of animal imagery with an example paragraph as a guide.

Student-friendly, double-sided revision cards to cover 6 themes in Macbeth: ambition supernatural deceit violence courage *guilt Each revision card has 3 sections: key parts of the play that link to the theme key quotations linked to each theme ideas about context/Shakespeare’s purpose for each theme. The back of the card has space for students to make analytical notes on quotations. I have now added revision cards for the 6 main characters and 9 revision cards to cover the character of Macbeth. I have also added a sheet to revise quotations for 6 motifs in the play.

A worksheet to help explore Act 3 Scene 4. Read the scene Task 1. Find quotations to support each point. Task 2: Convert 3 quotations in PEE paragraphs Extension: Give acting directions to Macbeth and draw an image of the scene on stage. Worksheet 2: Analyse the impact of Macbeth’s word choices when speaking to the ghost.

A quotation revision game for Macbeth and A Christmas Carol. There are 98 key quotations on the board (49 from each text). To advance, students roll the dice and must explain the quotation. This is a follow up to my other game which reverses the process and prompts students to think of the quotations. Currently in A4 but you may wish to enlarge it to A3.

A 16 slide PowerPoint which contains detailed animated annotations for 6 soliloquies from the play along with modern translations and follow up comprehension questions on each speech. Act 1 Scene 5 (Unsex me here) Act 1 Scene 7 (If it were done) Act 2 Scene 1 (Is this a dagger) Act 3 Scene 1 (To be thus is nothing) Act 5 Scene 3 (Seyton! I am sick at heart) Act 5 Scene 5 (She should have died hereafter)

2 lessons covering Act 3 Scenes 1 and 2 with annotations, comprehension questions and extension tasks. Other popular Macbeth resources include: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revise-20-extracts-11868136 Revision cards https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-theme-revision-cards-ambition-supernatural-guilt-violence-deceit-courage-11868831 Grade 9 model ansers https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-6-grade-7-9-model-responses-12187985 Knowledge organisers https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-character-revision-sheet-quotations-themes-context-aqa-9-1-11868119 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/how-is-lady-macbeth-presented-in-act-5-scene-1-worksheets-and-a-model-response-11422450

Use for a final revision lesson on Macbeth. Present students with the 6 big ideas about the play. Give students the attached top 50 quotations revision sheet. Ask them to make notes on each big idea using the sheet. Then go through the model answers on the PowerPoint. Each answer appears on a mouse click so you can talk through each answer one by one. Also includes 6 exam questions to plan on one printer-friendly planning sheet. Also includes a 100 question quiz on the play with accompanying answer sheet that is useful to use throughout Year 11 to assist with knowledge retention. Also contains the top 100 quotations with a brief explanation to help students get started with developing their inferences on each quotation. Alternatively, ask students to use a code to link each quotation to one or more themes such as a for ambition, g for guilt, s for supernatural. Also includes theme and character revision cards. The 50 quotation quiz comes in two forms. One will take a full lesson while one is ideal as a repeatable recap activity (spaced learning).

Lesson exploring the importance of Fezziwig in the novel. There is a differentiated starter with answers followed by analysis of 8 quotations. Once again possible answers are provided. Then students attempt to write an analytical paragraph using one or more of the quotations.

Lesson analysing 4 more obscure extracts from A Christmas Carol. Over time, examiners tend to set more challenging extracts. This features 4 of the more obscure extracts that could come up in May 2021 or May 2022. Boat out at sea (Stave 3) Facetious snowball (Stave 3) Fred’s Party (Stave 3) Cheap funeral (Stave 4) Each extract includes exploratory questions, answers and there is a model paragraph for the first 3 extracts.

A handy worksheet for getting students to find out the definitions of the challenging vocabulary in A Christmas Carol. There are 127 words to find definitions for.

Complete lesson analysing Fred’s character in A Christmas Carol. Differentiated starter activity. Detailed annotation of 8 key Fred quotations with 4 detailed inferences for each quotation. The annotations are animated to appear one by one so you can talk them through. Students are then given a model paragraph and asked to use their notes to write the next paragraph(s). The plenary invites students to consider the strengths and weaknesses of Dickens’ characterisation and asks students to think about Fred’s one-dimensionality.