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.

Two essay titles with all the appropriate quotations gathered together for students to analyse: Why do you think it is important that Golding portrays the natural world as a character with malevolent characteristics? How does Golding establish a contrast between the two boys in the first five pages?

A useful sheet of critic’s quotations suitable to support the study of The Wife of Bath.

Written for the AQA Literature A spec but suitable for other A Level study of ‘Othello’ an essay question on: Read the passage from Othello, provided below, and respond to the following: • ‘Othello is too easy to pity, too hard to like’. • In light of this view, discuss the presentation of Othello as the jealous husband, here and elsewhere in the play. With an annotated text version for teaching close analysis to the class.

This test provides you with quotations from the text and invites students to make links to relevant contexts. A filled in version is supplied for the teacher.

A detailed powerpoint looking at the text from a feminist perspective.

Poetry often manages to engage our interest in issues and characters which we do not necessarily like or admire. How far would you support this remark? A detailed essay plan on ‘The Wife of Bath’ with quotations

An essay title written for the AQA spec A Love Through the Ages paper 1 section A with a question onRead the passage from Othello, provided below, and respond to the following: • ‘In Othello, love makes women helpless victims’. • In light of this view, discuss whether Shakespeare presents women as victims in this passage and elsewhere in the play. • [25 marks] This includes an annotated extract to support teaching.

An essay title for AQA spec A paper 1 section A with an annotated version. In Shakespeare’s tragedies, love is often transformed into hate. In light of this view, discuss Othello’s feelings for Desdemona in this extract and elsewhere in the play. Act 3 scene 3 line 428 to the end

AQA spec A Othello question on self-love with an annotated extract to support essay planning In the literature of love, where self-love dominates, true love declines. In the light of this view, discuss how Shakespeare presents men in this extract and elsewhere in the play.

A powerpoint to support the AQA Love Through the Ages Paper 1, looking at how the female characters are presented. This is in preparation for an essay title which is also included.

This is a powerpoint designed to guide the students through the AOs and how to hit them. It is linked to the sample question paper, ‘Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about barriers to love.’ It includes exemplar paragraphs, illustrating how the AOs are being tackled.

A powerpoint presentation covering Fitzgerald’s presentation of women in The Great Gatsby, looking at Flappers; Androgyny; the liberated woman; war, work and freedom; with a look also at Zelda’s perspective.

A background presentation on the poet Owen Sheers for use when teaching Skirrid Hill to A Level.

A detailed comparison of Requiem for the Croppies by Heaney and Mametz Wood by Owen Sheers

An exemplar essay written on the following:“Poetry is at its most effective when exploring contradictions.” How far do you agree?

Two powerpoints helping students to consider contexts and how to phrase using critics in their essays.