This unit of work focuses on Chapters 6-7 of Chinua Achebe’s iconic novel Things Fall Apart. As a comprehensive unit for Chapters 6-7, it includes the following: 1. Comprehension, Close Reading & Discussion Questions for Chapter 6-7 of the novel. 2. Identify the Quote Quiz - this activity provides an alternative, quicker, and potentially more fun way to check reading and comprehension of Chapters 6-7 of the novel - with quotes that students have to recognize and contextualize. 3. Analyzing Language - Direct & Indirect Characterization - This two-fold activity first reviews the important concepts direct and indirect characterization, followed by a close reading exercise that tests students’ understanding of these concepts as well as their close reading & inference skills. 4. Writing Practice - Essay Writing: Ikemefuna’s Death - This activity uses the key scene and event of Ikemefuna’s death in Chapter 7 to provide prompts and to guide the students through the process of writing an essay. This can be used to review students’ holistic understanding of Chapters 1-7 of the novel, it can be seamlessly connected to the characterization activity, and also provides an excellent opportunity for exam practice, where appropriate. 5. Teacher’s Guide + Answer Key - this provides a detailed answer key with model answers for all the activities as well as a teacher’s guide for Chapters 6-7 of the novel - including a summary and analysis of Chapters 6-7. This is designed for teachers who are new to the novel, or veterans who wish to gain fresh insights, as well as for students working independently in a home-schooling setting or in a distance learning environment. Feedback is greatly appreciated!

This unit of work focuses on Chapters 4-5 of Chinua Achebe’s iconic novel Things Fall Apart. As a comprehensive unit for Chapters 4-5, it includes the following: 1. Comprehension, Close Reading & Discussion Questions for Chapter 4-5 of the novel. 2. Identify the Quote Quiz - this activity provides an alternative, quicker, and potentially more fun way to check reading and comprehension of Chapters 4-5 of the novel - with quotes that students have to recognize and contextualize. 3. Analyzing Language - Figurative Devices - This two-fold activity first reviews important figurative devices that are often used in the novel (alliteration, simile, personification, imagery, hyperbole, dramatic irony, etc.), and then uses key quotes and passages from the novel Ch. 1-5 to test students’ understanding of the concepts reviewed, including a critical engagement with the purpose and intended effect of figurative language in Achebe’s writing. 4. Teacher’s Guide + Answer Key - this provides a detailed answer key for all the activities as well as a teacher’s guide for Chapters 4-5 of the novel - including a summary and analysis of Chapters 4-5. This is designed for teachers who are new to the novel, or veterans who wish to gain fresh insights, as well as for students working independently in a home-schooling setting or in a distance learning environment. I hope you find everything you were looking for here. Feedback is greatly appreciated!

This unit of work focuses on Chapters 2-3 of Chinua Achebe’s iconic novel Things Fall Apart. As a comprehensive unit for Chapters 2-3, it includes the following: 1. Comprehension, Close Reading & Discussion Questions for Chapter 2-3 of the novel. 2. Identify the Quote Quiz - this activity provides an alternative, quicker, and potentially more fun way to check reading and comprehension of Chapters 2-3 of the novel - with quotes that students have to recognize and contextualize. 3. Analyzing Language - Igbo Proverbs - This activity facilitates a closer look at and discussion of the many Igbo proverbs used in Ch. 1-3 of the novel. 4. Teacher’s Guide + Answer Key - this provides a detailed answer key for all the activities as well as a teacher’s guide for Chapters 2-3 of the novel - including a character analysis of Unoka and a summary and analysis of Chapters 2-3. This is designed for teachers who are new to the novel, or veterans who wish to gain fresh insights, as well as for students working independently in a home-schooling setting or in a distance learning environment. I hope you find everything you were looking for here. Feedback is greatly appreciated!

This FREE no-prep unit provides introductory activities for Chinua Achebe’s iconic African novel Things Fall Apart. The unit includes: 1. Exploring Expository Writing: An in-depth introductory text that provides insights into the following aspects of the novel: critical reception & worldwide success of Things Fall Apart context & background 2. Discussion Questions: A range of discussion prompts that test understanding of the text, on the one hand, and provide food for thought and extended critical discussion. Happy teaching! Feedback is always appreciated!

This unit of work focuses on Chapter 1 of Chinua Achebe’s iconic novel Things Fall Apart. As a comprehensive unit for Chapter 1, it includes the following: 1. Comprehension, Close Reading & Discussion Questions for Chapter 1 of the novel. 2. Identify the Quote Quiz - this activity provides an alternative, quicker, and potentially more fun way to check reading and comprehension of Chapter 1 of the novel - with quotes that students have to recognize and contextualize. 3. Analyzing Character: Unoka vs. Okonkwo - This activity provides a scaffolded, guided opportunity to compare and contrast Unoka and Okonkwo as presented in Chapter 1. The activity also introduces the concept of foil characters in literature. 4. English or Igbo? - The Languages of Things Fall Apart - this activity provides insight and discussion prompts to look at Achebe’s language and style choices for the novel. The provided discussion questions facilitate a closer look at the purpose and effect of Achebe’s simple syntax, short sentences, and infusion of the novel with Igbo proverbs and vocabulary. This is activity is certainly the most advanced of the range of activities provided. 5. Teacher’s Guide + Answer Key - this provides a detailed answer key for all the activities as well as a teacher’s guide for Chapter 1 of the novel - including a character analysis of Unoka and a summary and analysis of Chapter 1. This is designed for teachers who are new to the novel, or veterans who wish to gain fresh insights, as well as for students working independently in a home-schooling setting or in a distance learning environment. I hope you find everything you were looking for here. Feedback is greatly appreciated!

This is an after-reading, whole book assessment for Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. The assessment includes questions that focus on the following topics / learning objectives central to the novel: Contexts Settings Themes Characters Assessment duration: 45 minutes - 60 minutes. The novel is also on the IGCSE English Literature syllabus for exams 2026 and 2027 as well as the A/AS-Level English Literature syllabus for exams 2024-2026. Naturally, I’ve included Teacher’s Guide & Answers for all assessment questions. I haven’t included a preview of this product for obvious reasons… **Feedback is always welcome! Happy teaching!**

This teaching unit focuses on Volume 3, Chapters 11-19 (or Chapters 53-61) overall) of the classic novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen with a particular focus on Austen’s ending to the novel, and another in depth look at her language, style, and characterisation. The novel is also on the IGCSE English Literature syllabus for exams 2026 and 2027 as well as the A/AS-Level English Literature syllabus for exams 2024-2026. The unit includes: 1. Comprehension: Quick Quiz Activities: Two fun, quick quiz activities to test your students’ reading, and to enable an engaging introduction to the main topics and learning objectives of the unit. I’ve also included a link for an interactive Kahoot!-version of this quick quiz that you can alternatively do with your students! 2. Digging Deeper: Analysing Language & Style in Pride and Prejudice: This activity goes into considerable depth, exploring Austen’s use of various rhetorical devices, including abstract nouns, the rhetorical balance of three, balanced sentences throughout her novel. The various activities are carefully scaffolded to build upon each other and to simultaneously test students’ understanding of the novel as a whole. 3. Teacher’s Guide & Model Answers for all activities. The teacher’s guide includes detailed model answers for all activities as well as the link to the alternative digital Kahoot! activities. Happy teaching! Feedback is always welcome!

This teaching unit focuses on Volume 3, Chapters 1-10 (or Chapters 43-52) overall) of the classic novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen with a particular focus on Pemberley, Lydia and Wickham’s elopement, and the attendant analysis of themes throughout the novel so far. The novel is also on the IGCSE English Literature syllabus for exams 2026 and 2027 as well as the A/AS-Level English Literature syllabus for exams 2024-2026. The unit includes: 1. Comprehension: Quick Quiz Activities: Four fun, quick quiz activities to test your students’ reading, and to enable an engaging introduction to the main topics and learning objectives of the unit. I’ve also included a link for an interactive Kahoot!-version of this quick quiz that you can alternatively do with your students! 2. Digging Deeper: Analysing Themes in Pride and Prejudice: This activity goes into considerable depth, exploring the role of themes in Pride and Prejudice. In addition to a preliminary exploration of the most prevalent themes, a follow-up activity looks at Austen’s variations on the theme of pride throughout the novel. 3. Teacher’s Guide & Model Answers for all activities. The teacher’s guide includes detailed model answers for all activities as well as the link to the alternative digital Kahoot! activities.

This teaching unit focuses on Volume 2, Chapters 12-19 (or Chapters 35-42 overall) of the classic novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen with a particular focus on Austen’s revolutionary use of irony in the novel (verbal irony, situational irony, dramatic irony). The novel is also on the IGCSE English Literature syllabus for exams 2026 and 2027 as well as the A/AS-Level English Literature syllabus for exams 2024-2026. The unit includes: 1. Comprehension: Quick Quiz Activities: Two fun, quick quiz activities to test your students’ reading, and to enable an engaging introduction to the main topics and learning objectives of the unit. I’ve also included a link for an interactive Kahoot!-version of this quick quiz that you can alternatively do with your students! 2. Digging Deeper - The Role of Letters in Pride and Prejudice: This activity goes into considerable depth, exploring the role of letters in Pride and Prejudice, as a way to move forward plot, develop character, or revisit central themes. 3. Exam Practice: Passage-Based Response: This activity enables exam practice for IGCSE & AS/A-Levels in a structured, scaffolded manner that focuses on the exam assessment criteria. 4. Teacher’s Guide & Model Answers for all activities. The teacher’s guide includes detailed model answers for all activities as well as the link to the alternative digital Kahoot! activities. ***Happy teaching, studying, revising, and reading! Feedback is always welcome!***

This teaching unit focuses on Volume 2, Chapters 6-11 (or Chapters 29-34 overall) of the classic novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen with a particular focus on Austen’s revolutionary use of irony in the novel (verbal irony, situational irony, dramatic irony). The novel is also on the IGCSE English Literature syllabus for exams 2026 and 2027 as well as the A/AS-Level English Literature syllabus for exams 2024-2026. The unit includes: 1. Comprehension: Quick Quiz Activities: Two fun, quick quiz activities to test your students’ reading, and to enable an engaging introduction to the main topics and learning objectives of the unit. I’ve also included a link for an interactive Kahoot!-version of this quick quiz that you can alternatively do with your students! 2. Digging Deeper: Types of Irony: This activity uses an engaging way to test student’s knowledge of the three main types of irony: verbal irony, situational irony, and dramatic irony. The activity is engaging and gets students thinking about how important irony is to good storytelling. I’ve also included an extended version of this activity, with an extended set of flashcards to enable more student engagement. 3. Irony in Pride and Prejudice: This activity is designed to test student’s understanding of types of irony as they apply the concepts to a range of key quotations and examples of irony in Pride and Prejudice. The activity is structured and allows scaffolding and group work in order to really help students get to grips with how Austen masterfully uses irony in her novel. Teacher’s Guide & Model Answers for all activities. The teacher’s guide includes detailed model answers for all activities as well as the link to the alternative digital Kahoot! activities. **Happy teaching, studying, revising, and reading! Feedback is always welcome!**

This teaching unit focuses on Volume 2, Chapters 1-5 (or Chapters 24-28 overall) of the classic novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen with a particular focus on Austen’s revolutionary use of free indirect speech (also known as free indirect discourse). The novel is also on the IGCSE English Literature syllabus for exams 2026 and 2027 as well as the A/AS-Level English Literature syllabus for exams 2024-2026. The unit includes: 1. Comprehension: Quick Quiz Activities: Two fun, quick quiz activities to test your students’ reading, and to enable an engaging introduction to the main topics and learning objectives of the unit. I’ve also included a link for an interactive Kahoot!-version of this quick quiz that you can alternatively do with your students! 2. Video Essay Activity: How Austen Changed Fiction Forever: Free Indirect Speech: This activity uses the video essay “How Jane Austen Changed Fiction Forever” as an engaging and informative way to introduce students to and enable a critical analysis of Jane Austen’s revolutionary use of free indirect speech in her novels. The activity provides a structured, scaffolded introduction that is engaging and that allows students to apply new concepts and ideas to Pride and Prejudice. 3. Teacher’s Guide & Model Answers for all activities. The teacher’s guide includes detailed model answers for all activities as well as the link to the alternative digital Kahoot! activities. ***Happy teaching, studying, revising, and reading! Feedback is always welcome!***

This teaching unit focuses on Volume 1, Chapters 18-23 of the classic novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen with a particular focus on Austen’s humour as a vehicle for social criticism. The novel is also on the IGCSE English Literature syllabus for exams 2026 and 2027 as well as the A/AS-Level English Literature syllabus for exams 2024-2026. The unit includes: 1. Comprehension: Quick Quiz Activities: Two fun, quick quiz activities to test your students’ reading, and to enable an engaging introduction to the main topics and learning objectives of the unit. I’ve also included a link for an interactive Kahoot!-version of this quick quiz that you can alternatively do with your students! 2. Austen’s Wicked Wit: TED-Ed: Satire and Social Criticism: This activity uses the TED-Ed video “The Wicked Wit of Jane Austen” as an engaging and informative way to show how Austen’s humour works and how it is used by the author in various ways that add complexity to her novel. Scaffolded activities that test comprehension and introduce key concepts but also require higher-order critical thinking skills accompany the activity and provide a lens to let students re-focus what they’ve learned to Pride and Prejudice, and Volume 1 in particular 4. Teacher’s Guide & Model Answers for all activities. The teacher’s guide includes detailed model answers for all activities as well as the link to the alternative digital Kahoot! activities. **Happy teaching, studying, revising, and reading! Feedback is always welcome!**

This teaching unit focuses on Volume 1, Chapters 13-17 of the classic novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen with a particular focus on Austen’s humour - be it her use of comic relief characters or her introduction of Mr Collins as a caricature and a character of social commentary and satire. The novel is also on the IGCSE English Literature syllabus for exams 2026 and 2027 as well as the A/AS-Level English Literature syllabus for exams 2024-2026. The unit includes: 1. Comprehension: Quick Quiz Activities: Two fun, quick quiz activities to test your students’ reading, and to enable an engaging introduction to the main topics and learning objectives of the unit. I’ve also included a link for an interactive Kahoot!-version of this quick quiz that you can alternatively do with your students! 2. Austen’s Humour: Comic Relief in Pride and Prejudice: This activity introduces the concept of comic relief in dramatic stories and provides a guided analysis of Austen’s use of comic relief in the novel. The focus is on characters such as Mr Bennet, Mrs Bennet and Mary Bennet as minor characters that provide plenty of comic relief in the first part of the novel. 3. Austen’s Humour: Mr Collins as Caricature: This activity takes a closer look at Mr Collins, and how Jane Austen introduces him as a caricature of the Regency clergyman as well as a ridiculously humorous vehicle for social criticism. 4. Teacher’s Guide & Model Answers for all activities. The teacher’s guide includes detailed model answers for all activities as well as the link to the alternative digital Kahoot! activities. **Happy teaching, studying, revising, and reading! Feedback is always welcome!**

This FREE teaching and exam practice unit focuses on Volume 1, Chapters 9-12 of the classic novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. The novel is also on the IGCSE English Literature syllabus for exams 2026 and 2027 as well as the A/AS-Level English Literature syllabus for exams 2024-2026. The bundle includes: 1. Comprehension: Quick Quiz Activities: Two fun, quick quiz activities to test your students’ reading, and to enable an engaging introduction to the main topics and learning objectives of the unit. I’ve also included a link for an interactive Kahoot!-version of this quick quiz that you can alternatively do with your students! 2. Close Reading: Find the Quote Quiz: This is another fun activity that facilitates an engaging close reading of the most pertinent quotes or statements from the chapters. The quotes have been carefully selected so that you can also use them to segway to the main digging deeper activity. 3. Digging Deeper: Austen’s Minor Characters: This activity introduces / revisits concepts of characterisation, with a particular focus on minor characters and which function they can fulfil or serve in Austen’s storytelling. 4. Exam Practice: Passage-Based Response: This activity enables exam practice for IGCSE & AS/A-Levels in a structured, scaffolded manner that focuses on the exam assessment criteria. It is also directly linked to the concepts of minor character and characterisation taught in the previous activity. Additionally, the question addresses concepts of characterisation as foreshadowing. 5. Teacher’s Guide & Model Answers for all activities. The teacher’s guide includes detailed model answers for all activities as well as the link to the alternative digital Kahoot! activities. ***Happy teaching, studying, revising, and reading! Feedback is always welcome!*

This teaching unit focuses on Volume 1, Chapters 3-8 of the classic novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. The novel is also on the IGCSE English Literature syllabus for exams 2026 and 2027 as well as the A/AS-Level English Literature syllabus for exams 2024-2026. Thes comprehensive unit includes: 1. Comprehension: Quick Quiz: A fun quick, quiz activity to test your students’ reading, and to enable an engaging introduction to the main topics and learning objectives of the unit. 2. Close Reading: Find the Quote Quiz: This is another fun activity that facilitates an engaging close reading of the most pertinent quotes or statements from the chapters. The quotes have been carefully selected so that you can also use them to segway to the main digging deeper activity. 3. Digital Kahoot!-Activities: I’ve created and included a link for an interactive Kahoot!-version of the first two activities that you can alternatively do with your students! 4. Uncovering Context: Jane Austen’s Life and Times: This is a structured, scaffolded and guided passage-based close reading and analysis activity that uses a letter by Jane Austen to her sister Cassandra Austen (August 1805) to bring Regency England and the context of Pride and Prejudice to life. The learning objectives include: *Students will be able to identify key social customs and expectations of the Regency era, as depicted in Jane Austen’s letter. Students will be able to recognize the significance of social obligations and expectations in the context of the novel. Students will be able to understand the role of women in Regency society, based on Austen’s observations.* 5. Teacher’s Guide & Model Answers for all activities. The teacher’s guide includes the learning objectives, detailed model answers as well as the link to the alternative Kahoot! activities. ***Happy teaching, studying, revising, and reading! Feedback is always welcome!*

This teaching and exam practice unit focuses on the first chapters (Volume 1, Chapters 1-2) of the classive novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. The novel is also on the IGCSE English Literature syllabus for exams 2026 and 2027 as well as the** A/AS-Level English Literature syllabus for exams 2024-2026**. The bundle includes: 1. Comprehension: Quick Quiz: A fun quick, quiz activity to test your students’ reading, and to enable an engaging introduction to the main topics and learning objectives of the unit. I’ve also included a link for an interactive Kahoot!-version of this quick quiz that you can alternatively do with your students! 2. Close Reading: Find the Quote Quiz: This is another fun activity that facilitates an engaging close reading of the most pertinent quotes or statements from the chapters. The quotes have been carefully selected so that you can also use them to segway to the main digging deeper activity. 3. Digging Deeper: Dialogue, Narrative Voice and Characterisation: This is a structured, scaffolded and guided passage-based close reading and analysis activity with the following learning objectives: Students learn how Austen uses dialogue, narrative voice and in/direct characterisation to establish characters and relationships in the novel. Students learn how to approach a passage-based question in an analytical, methodical manner that also functions as exam practice. Students learn to appreciate Austen’s style and techniques and gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of these first chapters. 4. Exam Practice: Passage-Based Response: This activity enables exam practice for IGCSE & AS/A-Levels in a structured, scaffolded manner that focuses on the exam assessment criteria. 5. Teacher’s Guide & Model Answers for all activities. The teacher’s guide includes the learning objectives, detailed model answers as well as the links to the alternative Kahoot! activities. ***Happy teaching, studying, revising, and reading! Feedback is always welcome!* Happy teaching, and please leave feedback!

This is a unit of work that contains two different types of pre-reading activities for the classic novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: 1. A Critical Introduction, with a focus on providing key insights into the most important aspects of the novel, in preparation for an in-depth, advanced teaching unit and in-class study of the novel. 2. Drama & Improv Activities: This activity uses drama and improv prompts to help students explore familiar scenes from the novel, but with a modern twist. Students are encouraged to think on their feet, use their imagination, and have fun as they bring the classic novel to life in an entirely different way I hope you enjoy teaching these activities. They are also suitable as a way to review and revisit key scenes and aspects of the novel! Happy teaching, and please leave feedback!

This no-prep bundle of activities is designed to enable the in-depth teaching and preparation of the poem “Introduction” (Songs of Innocence) by William Blake. The poem is also on the AS/A-Level English Literature curriculum for exams in 2024-2026. The unit includes: 1) Short biography and introduction to the poet 2) The poem text with line numbers to facilitate a close-reading, including historical context and explanatory notes where necessary. 3) Pre-Teaching Activities: to facilitate teaching the poem & exam prep in class. I’ve focused on introducting the context of composition, with a particular focus on Blake’s poem as the “Introduction” to his Songs of Innocence. 4) After Reading Activities: ideal as a follow-up to reading the poem in class. For “Introduction”, I’ve focused on types of parallelism in the poem. 5) Close-reading & Analysis Questions, with a particular focus on poetic devices and the AS/A-Level English Literature exam criteria. 6) Exam Practice Questions, modeled after the AS/A-Level English Literature Assessment Criteria (AO1-AO4). These can be used as a mock exam with your students. 7) In-depth, detailed model answers for all activities, questions, as well as model answers for the practice exam questions, again based on AS & A-Level Exam Criteria (A01-AO4). **Happy reading, teaching, studying, and revising! Please leave feedback!**

This bundle contains a complete set of IGCSE mock exam questions and model answers for all 15 poems of the IGCSE English Literature syllabus 2025-2027. Specifically, there is a mock exam for each of the following poems: From Songs of Ourselves Volume 2, Part 3, the following 15 poems: Nancy Fotheringham Cato, ‘The Road’ Sarah Jackson, ‘The Instant of My Death’ Arun Kolatkar, ‘The Bus’ Julius Chingono, ‘At the Bus Station’ Imtiaz Dharker, ‘These are the Times We Live in’ Elizabeth Jennings, ‘The Enemies’ Sampurna Chattarji, ‘Boxes’ W H Auden, ‘The Capital’ Arthur Yap, ‘an afternoon nap’ Elizabeth Smither, ‘Plaits’ Elizabeth Daryush, ‘Children of Wealth’ Thomas Love Peacock, ‘Rich and Poor or, Saint and Sinner’ Musaemura Zimunya, ‘A Long Journey’ Stevie Smith, ‘Touch and Go’ George Szirtes, ‘Song’ For each poem I’ve included: 1. Exam Quesion Paper (modelled after IGCSE English Literature Paper 1 exam. Where possible, I’ve used past paper questions!) 2. Essay Model Answer (as a teacher’s guide and as a guide for marking student responses in a mock exam (or other) setting. I’ve taken great care to include high quality, authentic model answers that can be used as a way to revise and prepare for the exam independently, too! ***Happy teaching, marking, and revising! Please leave feedback!*

This no-prep bundle of activities is designed to enable the in-depth teaching and preparation of the poem “Winter Song” by Elizabeth Tollet. The poem is also on the AS & A-Level English Literature curriculum for exams in 2024-2025. The unit includes: 1) Short biography and introduction to the poet 2) The poem text with line numbers to facilitate a close-reading, including historical context and explanatory notes where necessary. 3) Pre-Teaching Activities: to facilitate teaching the poem & exam prep in class. I’ve focused on 18th-century England and traditional gender roles. 4) After Reading Activities: ideal as a follow-up to reading the poem in class. For "Winter Song, I’ve focused on a visual analysis of the poem. 5) Close-reading & Analysis Questions, with a particular focus on poetic devices and the AS & A-Level English Literature exam criteria. 6) Exam Practice Questions, modeled after the AS/A-Level English Literature Assessment Criteria (AO1-AO4). These can be used as a mock exam with your students. 7) In-depth, detailed model answers for all activities, questions, as well as model answers for the practice exam questions, again based on AS & A-Level Exam Criteria (A01-AO4). **Happy reading, teaching, studying, and revising! Please leave feedback!**