This FREE activity focuses on Lois Lowry’s novel “The Giver” addresses a central issue of the novel: the importance of colour. The activity includes various discussion questions and activities that students can either perform in an experimental setting in class or as a while-reading homework assignment at home. Enjoy, and feel free to leave feedback!

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 FREE print-and-use lesson worksheet is part of my teaching unit for Shakespeare’s Macbeth. It focuses specifically on Act 1, Scene 1 of the play. The worksheet includes: Comprehension Questions for Act 1, Scene 1 of Macbeth Shakespeare in Context: Informative text about witches & James I and the context of composition. This is crucial to fully appreciate the dramatic effect & significance of Shakespeare’s choice of using witches in the play. The information text is accompanied by relevant questions to link it to the play. Drama Activity: This is an activity that encourages engaging with the text on stage; it outlines various ways for students to act out and the scene, and to think critically about how the scene may have been performed on stage. Act 3 Close Reading Activity (focuses on 3.5.1-36, with all the imagery of light and darkness - a crucial dichotomy and thematic trope and motif that runs through the play) MODEL ANSWERS for all the questions + activities as well as a teacher’s guide and further in-depth analysis and commentary of the relevant aspects of Act 1, Scene 1 of Macbeth PS: This worksheet, as indeed all of my Macbeth handouts and activities are specifically designed to be read at IGCSE level or in preparation for the IGCSE English Literature exams. But they can be used independent of these exams and the IGCSE curriculum, too, of course! Enjoy, and please leave feedback!

The FREE BUNDLE includes the following selection of materials that will complement teaching and revising for the IGCSE English Literature Exams in 2026-2028, with a particular focus on poetry from Vol. 1: Roadmap and Scheme of Work for IGCSE Vol. 2, Part 3 Poetry for Exams in 2025-2027 Figurative Language Flashcards Creative Writing Activity: Free Verse Creative Writing Activity: Sonnet Comparative Analysis Activity Analysing Poetry - SIFT Method Activity Shakespeare’s Language - An Extensive Introduction Poetry Appreciation Week - A Selection of Favourites The activities and the scheme of work are designed to complement my IGCSE Poetry 2026-2028: Vol. 1 TEACH + EXAM PREP + ANSWERS Bundle ***Happy teaching and revising! Please leave feedback!

This FREE advanced unit of work focuses on Book 1, Chapters 6-7 of George Orwell’s 1984 or Nineteen-Eighty-Four, with a specific focus on aiding your study of the novel for IGCSE English Literature (1984 is a set text for the IGCSE English Literature Exams in 2020 and 2021). Although this unit of work, as indeed all of my 1984 handouts and activities are specifically designed to be read at IGCSE level or in preparation for the IGCSE English Literature exams. But they can be used independent of these exams and the IGCSE curriculum, too, of course! The level is certainly also high enough to be used if you have made 1984 one of the set texts for your IB English A: Literature or English A: Language & Literature course. The unit of work includes: 1. Comprehension questions for Book 1, Chapters 6-7 of 1984 2. Exam Practice: This activity uses an important passage from Book 1, Chapter 7, and emulates the IGCSE English Literature exam by offering both a passage-based and an essay question to choose from. Can be used to facilitate close reading and exam practice. 3. TEACHER’S GUIDE + ANSWER KEY: A detailed teacher’s guide with summary & analysis of Book 1, Chapter 6-7, as well as an MODEL ANSWERS for the comprehension questions & the Exam Practice Question. Enjoy, and please leave feedback!

This FREE no-prep bundle of activities is designed to enable the in-depth teaching and preparation of the poem “Sonnet 18: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” by William Shakespeare. The poem is also on the IGCSE English Literature curriculum for exams in 2026-2028. 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 the Shakespearean sonnet (structure and form). 4) After Reading Activities: a range of activities ideal as follow-up to reading the poem in class. Topics covered include: aporia (figurative device), visualising the poem, “Sonnet 18” - reading aloud and a first analysis. 5) Close-reading & Analysis Questions, with a particular focus on poetic devices and the IGCSE English Literature exam criteria. 6) Exam Practice Questions, modeled after the IGCSE English Literature Assessment Criteria (AO1-AO4). These can be used as a mock exam with your students. 7) Detailed model answers for all activities, questions, as well as model answers for the practice exam questions, again based on IGCSE Exam Rubric (A01-AO4). **Happy reading, teaching, studying, and revising! Please leave feedback!**

This FREE no-prep unit of work is designed to enable an in-depth teaching and preparation of the poem “Where I Come From” by Elizabeth Brewster. The poem is also on the IGCSE English Literature curriculum for exams in 2025-2027. 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-Reading Activities to facilitate teaching the poem & exam prep in class. I’ve focused on the central themes of the poem: place and identity, and created an engaging class activity accordingly. 4) Comprehension, Close-reading & Analysis questions, with a particular focus on poetic devices and the IGCSE English Literature exam criteria. 5) Essay questions to facilitate IGCSE exam practice, modeled after the IGCSE English Literature Assessment Criteria (AO1-AO4) 6) In-depth, detailed model answers for all activities, questions, as well as model answers for the practice exam questions, again based on IGCSE Exam Rubric (A01-AO4). **Happy reading, teaching, studying, and revising! Please leave feedback!**

This FREE activity focuses on Lois Lowry’s novel “The Giver”, specifically Chapters 1-3, in which Jonas’ world is introduced. Some central questions that should be addressed at this point in the study of the novel are: To what extent have the Elders succeeded in creating a perfect world of ‘Sameness’? Is Jonas’s world a utopia or a dystopia? The activity includes guided discussion questions for these central concepts and a creative follow-up activity: ‘Create Your Own Utopia’. Students can use the ideas and input to create their own perfect world, compare ‘utopias’ and, importantly, discuss similarities and differences to Jonas’ community. The idea of ‘dystopia’ is touched upon, but can be addressed in more depth at a later point in your study of the novel. Enjoy, and feel free to leave feedback!

This FREE PowerPoint presentation presents and focuses on introducing Stanley Milgram’s (in)famous experiment to test “the banality of evil” and adherence / obedience to authority figures. The PowerPoint clearly and succinctly presents the experiment in the context of the many unthinkable and atrocious war crimes committed by Nazis during and before World War II. The PowerPoint can be taught in the context of any novel or unit that looks at the issue, but I mostly use it in connection with “The Wave” by Morton Rhue / Todd Strasser.

The BONUS BUNDLE includes the following selection of materials that will complement teaching and revising for the IGCSE English Literature Exams in 2025-2027, with a particular focus on poetry Vol. 2, Part 3: Roadmap and Scheme of Work for IGCSE Vol. 2, Part 3 Poetry for Exams in 2025-2027 Figurative Language Flashcards Figurative Language Quizzes Sensory Imagery Activity Creative Writing Activity: Free Verse Creative Writing Activity: Sonnet Comparative Analysis Activity The activities and the scheme of work are designed to complement my IGCSE Poetry 2025-2027: Vol. 2 Part 3 TEACH + EXAM PREP + ANSWERS Bundle Happy teaching and revising! Please leave feedback!

This FREE no-prep unit of work is designed to enable an in-depth teaching and preparation of the poem “Children of Wealth” by Elizabeth Daryush. The poem is also on the IGCSE English Literature curriculum for exams in 2025-2027. The unit includes: 1) Short biography and introduction to the poet 2) The poem text with line numbers to facilitate a close-reading, and explanatory notes where necessary. 3) Pre-reading & After-Reading Activities (to facilitate teaching the poem & exam prep in class). I’ve focused on the sonnet form, as this is particularly relevant to the poem. 4) Comprehension, close-reading & analysis questions, with a particular focus on poetic devices and the IGCSE English Literature exam criteria. 5) Essay questions to facilitate IGCSE exam practice, modeled after the IGCSE English Literature Assessment Criteria (AO1-AO4) 6) In-depth, detailed model answers for all activities, questions, as well as model answers for the practice exam questions, again based on IGCSE Exam Rubric (A01-AO4). **Happy reading, teaching, studying, and revising! ** Please leave feedback!

This FREE ready-to-teach handout focuses on close reading and analysis of the final Chapters of “The Wave” by Morton Rhue / Todd Strasser (Chapters 15-17). The worksheet is structured around 4 carefully selected extracts, each accompanied by close reading questions that facilitate a higher-order engagement with the central issues of the novel. Enjoy, and please leave feedback!

This FREE advanced ready-to-teach worksheet & handout is designed as a pre-reading activity for George Orwell’s monumental dystopian classic, 1984. It includes: Thought-provoking information text that asks the question What is Literature and Why Should we Read Literature? Although the text begins in general terms, the concepts and issues raised should facilitate a critical discussion about the purpose of reading any literary text as well as 1984. Follow-up discussion and critical thinking questions that can be applied to all literary texts (but which may find more food for thought & application in 1984 especially). Enjoy, and please leave feedback!

FREE Discuss & Debate Activity - Did George have to kill Lennie? / Is Lennie guilty/responsible for Curley’s wife’s death? - this guided discussion/debate activity provides prompts, guidance and further input to either stage a formal debate about some of the key debatable issues of the novel, or in a less formal manner to have shorter discussions/debates/presentations about said issues.

FREE Analyzing Characters - George & Lennie - this guided character analysis activity facilitates comparison and contrast of the protagonists of the novel - George & Lennie. This activity is best used after reading Chapter 1 of the novel. An answer key is included! Enjoy, and please leave feedback!

This FREE worksheet takes a closer look at the central themes of the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, namely loneliness and dreams. This is best used after reading Chapter 5, as it focuses on how the various characters of the novel are used to develop these themes. Enjoy, and please leave feedback!

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 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!**