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 → 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 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.)

English literature → GCSE → AQA → Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry → Poetry → ‘Power and Conflict’ Anthology poems grouped chronologically, with explanations, into Romantic, Victorian, war poets, etc.

English literature → A-level → Unseen texts Ten questions to ask of any unseen text to help you start analysing it.

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

English literature → A-level → AQA (A) → Paper 1: Love through the ages → Comparing texts → ‘Love poetry through the ages, pre-1900’ Anthology poems grouped chronologically, with explanations, into Metaphysical, Romantic, Victorian, etc.

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 → A-level → A Streetcar Named Desire Notes for help with subject knowledge, discussion, handouts, and essay topics. PDF file. (See free download for an example.)

English literature → A-level → A Streetcar Named Desire Notes for help with subject knowledge, discussion, handouts, and essay topics. PDF file. (See free download for an example.)

English literature → A-level → Coursework → A Streetcar Named Desire and Wide Sargasso Sea 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 → The Wife of Bath’s Tale and A Doll’s House 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 → Coursework → A Streetcar Named Desire and Never Let Me Go 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 → Dystopia → Brave New World and A Clockwork Orange Comparison notes for help with subject knowledge, discussion, handouts, and essay topics. PDF file. (See free download for an example.)

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 → Shakespeare in One Minute → Twelfth Night Twelfth Night in one minute, using stills from the 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.

English literature → A-level → Eduqas → Paper 2: Drama → Pre-1900 and post-1900 drama → The Duchess of Malfi and A Streetcar Named Desire Comparison notes for help with subject knowledge, discussion, handouts, and essay topics. PDF file. (See free download for an example.)

English literature → A-level → AQA (B) → Paper 2: Texts and genres → Elements of crime writing → The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Brighton Rock Comparison notes for help with subject knowledge, discussion, handouts, and essay topics. PDF file. (See free download for an example.)

English literature → A-level → AQA (B) → Paper 2: Texts and genres → Elements of crime writing → The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Atonement Comparison notes for help with subject knowledge, discussion, handouts, and essay topics. PDF file. (See free download for an example.)