A very detailed presentation on the presentation of the minor characters in the play. This is available as pdf or a powerpoint and includes pointers, followed by teacher notes and critics’ quotations. It was produced for edexel but is suitable for other specifications

This is a very detailed scheme which should last a few weeks. It includes lots of creative writing ideas and exercises to encourage students with the narrative writing task. Although separate presentations will cover other aspects in more details such as character, plot, structure, this presentation covers creating conflict, ensuring your character grips the reader and exercising restraint with regards to the opening gambit of the plot. I also teach the AFA in Creative Writing and have taught the A level in this subject so have included lots of exercises for the budding writer.

This presentation is a very useful revision of all the contexts of the GCE AQA spec A pre 1900 poetry anthology. Slides ask students to identify aspects of the following periods: Renaissance, Restoration, Romantics, Victorian, Decadent movement and then to consider how love is typically reflected in poetry from each of those eras. Suggested answers are given in subsequent slides. I encourages students to see the poems as part of a period or movement and prompts discuss about what is typical of the poems from each age.

This is the last of a set of presentations covering the whole of Dracula for teaching it to A level for the Edexcel spec. It includes questions, exemplars, contexts, themes and builds across a total of 169 slides (see my other 3 in the set. Also, please see my Dorian Gray unit produced in the same way and the comparative essay plans which I have put together as a bundle.

A short essay plan comparing the gothic texts of Dracula and Dorian Gray looking at the theme of violence. This was produced for the Edexcel spec but could be useful for others teaching these texts for A level.

A detailed essay plan on the theme of fear and threat comparing the gothic texts Dracula and Dorian Gray. This was prepared for the Edexcel spec but would suit other A levels.

This was put together for the Edexcel spec but would work for other specs also. It is looking at the theme of doubles across the two gothic texts, Dracula and Dorian Gray.

This presentation was made for the Edexcel English Literature spec and includes key ideas for an essay on how religion is presented in the play. It includes key quotations and critics and is available both as a pdf or a powerpoint.

Support your students preparing for the Edexcel spec comparing Dracula and Dorian Gray — exploring how both writers present gothic elements in their texts. This has paragraph planning sheets on the following and includes quotations, analysis and context prompts. Settings: portrait/mirror/poisonous book/ crucifix/ animals/ Windows: Faustian bargain Violence: Secrets: Influence: mesmeric/psychic in its suggested power.

This presentation was produced for an Edexcel class and includes key ideas for an essay plan including quotations and critics and is available as either a pdf or a powerpoint. The ideas within would also suit other specifications.

A very detailed presentation on the presentation of the Duke in the play. This is available as pdf or a powerpoint and includes pointers, followed by teacher notes and critics’ quotations. It was produced for edexel but is suitable for other specifications

A series of A Level lessons on Wilde’s ‘Dorian Gray’ including the quotations and analysis from the text, covering such themes as Influence/gothic/Art and Aesthetics/doubles, dopplegangers and splitting/hereditry/flowers, colour and decadence/ context/women and gender. Some of these themes may be in these first two chapters or may be in subsequent chapters (also uploaded) or you may purchase all together as a bundle.

This is a pack of material I put together for an Ofsted lesson which received an outstanding/1. The objective is to develop the students' ability to both provide an overview and to zoom in on the detail. The structure of the lesson is provided as well as all the materials. Particularly helpful is an essay grid to help students word their responses which I have found invaluable for other texts.

Ever wondered what the significance of Coral Island was to Lord of the Flies? I made myself read it and put together this presentation which takes you through all the connections. It was a painful but fascinating read and provides useful context for the class as Golding clearly drew on this little book and satirised its contents.

The slides are arranged with some just containing the quotations for students to ponder and build an argument around and other ‘teacher’ slides padded out with more notes and ideas. Suitable for any A level spec, the essay plan follows the structure of the following key ideas: Aggression and physical dominance - manifested in violence, in order to subjugate the women and preserve his authority. Male pride/ego Sexual desire - manifested in animalistic behaviour, suggesting masculine sexuality is base and primal

This is a detailed presentation with close analysis of both Prayer Before Birth and La Belle, with an essay plan comparing the two poems. This is for the Pearson Edexcel iGCSE poetry anthology question.

A detailed plan with quotations, ideas, and context for a study of how Priestley presents society in An Inspector Calls.

This is a brilliant book covering lots of thoughtful issues around friendship, grief and it is also utterly magical and enchanting. This unit of work contains over 170 slides covering comprehension skills, reading implicit meaning, punctuation, report writing, descriptive writing, speech writing to name a few. It was used for year 8 students but could be used for top primary as well as early secondary. Lots of consolidated work here, fun and enough to keep students busy for at least a term.