English literature → Shakespeare in One Minute → Macbeth Macbeth in one minute, using stills from Joel Coen’s film, one to represent each scene. Ask students to caption each image with a line or phrase from the scene. Comes as a GIF file and as a video (MP4) that can be paused.

English literature → A-level → OCR → Paper 2: Comparative and contextual study → Dystopia → Brave New World and The Handmaid’s Tale Comparison notes for help with subject knowledge, discussion, handouts, and essay topics. PDF file.

English literature → Oscar Wilde → The Picture of Dorian Gray Notes for help with subject knowledge, discussion, handouts, and essay topics. PDF file. (See free download for an example.)

English literature → A-level → OCR → Paper 2: Comparative and contextual study → The Gothic → Outer Dark Notes for help with subject knowledge, discussion, handouts, and essay topics. PDF file. (See free download for an example.)

English literature → Shakespeare → Hamlet Notes for help with subject knowledge, discussion, handouts, and essay topics. PDF file. (See free download for an example.)

English literature → A-level → Edexcel → Paper 3: Poetry → Poems of the Decade → ‘Eat Me’ by Patience Agbabi Commentary for help with subject knowledge, discussion, handouts, and essay topics. PDF file. (See free download for an example.)

English literature → Shakespeare in One Minute → The Tempest The Tempest in one minute, using stills from the 1980 BBC film, one to represent each scene. Ask students to caption each image with a line or phrase from the scene. Comes as a GIF file and as a video (MP4) that can be paused. (See free Macbeth download for an example, and ‘Shakespeare in One Minute’ bundle for a discount.)

English literature → Shakespeare in One Minute → Coriolanus Coriolanus in one minute, using stills from Ralph Fiennes’s film, one to represent each scene. Ask students to caption each image with a line or phrase from the scene. Comes as a GIF file and as a video (MP4) that can be paused. (See free Macbeth download for an example, and ‘Shakespeare in One Minute’ bundle for a discount.)

A page explaining how we get from the word ‘Gothic’ referring to a Germanic tribe to its referring to a genre of fiction.

English literature → Shakespeare in One Minute → Richard II Richard II in one minute, using stills from the 2012 BBC film, one to represent each scene. Ask students to caption each image with a line or phrase from the scene. Comes as a GIF file and as a video (MP4) that can be paused. (See free Macbeth download for an example, and ‘Shakespeare in One Minute’ bundle for a discount.)

English literature → Shakespeare in One Minute → The Taming of the Shrew The Taming of the Shrew in one minute, using stills from the 1967 film, one to represent each scene. Ask students to caption each image with a line or phrase from the scene. Comes as a GIF file and as a video (MP4) that can be paused. (See free Macbeth download for an example, and ‘Shakespeare in One Minute’ bundle for a discount.)

English literature → Shakespeare in One Minute → A Midsummer Night’s Dream A Midsummer Night’s Dream in one minute, using stills from the 1999 film, one to represent each scene. Ask students to caption each image with a line or phrase from the scene. Comes as a GIF file and as a video (MP4) that can be paused. (See free Macbeth download for an example, and ‘Shakespeare in One Minute’ bundle for a discount.)

English literature → Shakespeare in One Minute → King Lear King Lear in one minute, using stills from Peter Brook’s 1971 film, one to represent each scene. Ask students to caption each image with a line or phrase from the scene. Comes as a GIF file and as a video (MP4) that can be paused. (See free Macbeth download for an example, and ‘Shakespeare in One Minute’ bundle for a discount.)

English literature → Shakespeare in One Minute → The Winter’s Tale The Winter’s Tale in one minute, using stills from the 1981 BBC film, one to represent each scene. Ask students to caption each image with a line or phrase from the scene. Comes as a GIF file and as a video (MP4) that can be paused. (See free Macbeth download for an example, and ‘Shakespeare in One Minute’ bundle for a discount.)

English literature → Shakespeare in One Minute → Othello Othello in one minute, using stills from the 1995 film, one to represent each scene. Ask students to caption each image with a line or phrase from the scene. Comes as a GIF file and as a video (MP4) that can be paused. (See free Macbeth download for an example, and ‘Shakespeare in One Minute’ bundle for a discount.)

English literature → Shakespeare in One Minute → Hamlet Hamlet in one minute, using stills from Kenneth Branagh’s 1996 film, one to represent each scene. Ask students to caption each image with a line or phrase from the scene. Comes as a GIF file and as a video (MP4) that can be paused. (See free Macbeth download for an example, and ‘Shakespeare in One Minute’ bundle for a discount.)

English literature → A-level → OCR → Paper 1: Drama and poetry (pre-1900) → The Duchess of Malfi and Paradise Lost Comparison notes for help with subject knowledge, discussion, handouts, and essay topics. PDF file. (See free download for an example.)

English literature → A-level → OCR → Paper 2: Comparative and contextual study → The Gothic → Dracula and The Bloody Chamber Comparison notes for help with subject knowledge, discussion, handouts, and essay topics. PDF file. (See free download for an example.)

English literature → A-level → Coursework → Paradise Lost and Rebecca Comparison notes for help with subject knowledge, discussion, handouts, and essay topics. PDF file. (See free download for an example.)

English literature → A-level → OCR → Paper 2: Comparative and contextual study → The immigrant experience → Small Island and The Reluctant Fundamentalist Comparison notes for help with subject knowledge, discussion, handouts, and essay topics. PDF file. (See free download for an example.)