An 8-10 lesson mini-unit of Gothic Poetry aimed at KS3. This unit features Walter De La Mare’s ‘The Listeners’, an abridged version of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’ and Alfred Noyes’ ‘The Listeners’. The aim of this unit is to teach language and structure analysis. There are some resources and suggestions for differentiation, including several more challenging lessons that demonstrate the effect of different meters.

A fully comprehensive scheme of work for A Christmas Carol at GCSE level under AQA. Scheme includes an accompanying booklet, exam materials, and revision ideas, as well as plenty of lesson content. While this scheme focuses on literature, there are three optional lessons that allow students to practise skills for the writing element of English Language. The contents of the students’ working booklet is as follows: The Text in General: Summary Timeline Glossary Critical Theories Characters Time The Three Spirits Context: The Text Victorian England Ghosts Family Christmas Cards Stave Mindmaps: Stave One Stave Two Stave Three Stave Four Stave Five **Mark Schemes, Exemplars and Commentaries: ** Mark Scheme and Commentaries Exemplar 1 Exemplar 2 **Exam Questions: ** Extract 1 Extract 2 Extract 3 Extract 4 Extract 5 Extract 6 Extract 7 Extract 8 Extract 9 Extract 10 Extract 11 Extract 12