Learning Objective: To understand the context of McCarthyism and justify my directing choices for staging the play. Students will learn about: -The Real Witch-Hunts -The Cold War -USA: Capitalism versus Communism in 1950s Includes: Vocabulary & Comprehension tasks Director’s challenge tasks Fill in the blank, identify the parallels & True or False exercises Homework tasks

Need an engaging activity to lead your students in this WORLD POETRY DAY? Need to get your students interested in and responding to key texts? If so, you’re in the right place! Includes: -Clear instructions -A diverse selection of poems to print for students to work on -Assessment Criteria -Exemplar work & ideas

Just print & go! A complete 20+ page booklet to ensure your students understand all aspects of AN INSPECTOR CALLS. Includes: Exam questions Assessment Criteria Character Analysis Key Quotes Historical context of the era in which the narrative is set Summary of the plot Teaches use of PETAZL technique for effective writing… Point: This is your idea that responds to the exam task given to you. Evidence: This is a “quote” or example to support your idea and prove to the examiner that you are right. Technique: This is the language or structure technique that Priestley has used to affect the audience. Analysis: This is where you explain what effects the technique has had on the audience and what Priestley was trying to do with it. Zoom: This is where you zoom in and focus on one small part of the quote and evaluate what effect it has on the audience. Link: This is where you link back to the task and ensure you are actually answering the question

Learning Objective: To read Maya Angelou’s ‘Woman Work’ as an unseen poem for the comparative question (Q. 27.2)

Creative Literacy Drawing Challenge Includes: -Printable worksheets for key texts used in years 7, 8 & 9. Activity: Students use different types of expressive lines and marks to interpret and draw a visual response inspired by the text. Year 7: Theseus and the Minotaur Year 8: Act 1, Scene 4, Macbeth Year 9: Act 1, Scene 1, Romeo & Juliet

A challenging and engaging English comprehension lesson for KS3 or KS4 on the life of the honourable Madiba, Sir Nelson Mandela. Includes key vocabulary, link to video about his autobiography, comprehension questions, green pen self-assessment activity, homework task.

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Print & go! Macbeth Knowledge organiser

Use this engaging lesson to kick off a unit on Lord of the Flies Learning: -To begin to understand the historical and social context surrounding our next project. -To consider how outside influences can create a piece of literature that has been called ‘a masterpiece’. -To consider what assumptions we may have about the novel and how accurate they might be. Strong links to SMSC

Print & go! Use this resource to get your students developing their creative writing talents! Includes a choice of prompts to respond to, what elements to include, an example outcome and scaffolding to support students as they write their own creative short story.

Use this 39 page booklet to get your students ready to tackle MACBETH. Can be used for cover, just print & go Includes: 3 Knowledge organiser 4 Overview of key allusions 5 Overview of common misconceptions 6 BQ: How does Shakespeare create a foreboding atmosphere in A1-S1? 7 BQ: How does Shakespeare present Macbeth as a formidable warrior in A1-S2? 8 BQ: What prophecies do the Witches make about Macbeth and Banquo in A1-S3? 9 BQ: How do Macbeth and Banquo react to the prophecies and how do their reactions differ in A1-S3? 10 BQ: To what extent is Lady Macbeth presented as an ambitious and assertive character in A1-S5? 11 Assessment 13 BQ: Why does Macbeth feel so conflicted about murdering Duncan in A1-S7? 14 Review of Act 1 15 BQ: What does Macbeth’s soliloquy reveal about his state of mind in A2-S1? 16 BQ: What does Macbeth’s behaviour in the aftermath of the murder reveal in A2-S2? 17 BQ: How does Macduff react to discovering Duncan’s dead body in A2-S3? 18 Review of Act 2 19 BQ: How is the relationship between Macbeth and Banquo presented after the murder of Duncan in A3-S1? 20 BQ: How is Macbeth’s state of mind presented after he sees the ghost of Banquo in A3-S4? 21 BQ: How does Macbeth react to the failure of the banquet at the end of A3-S4 and what does this reveal? 22 Review of Act 3 23 BQ: Why does Macbeth visit the Witches again in A4-S1 and what does he learn? 24 BQ: How does Macduff react to the news that his family have been murdered in A4-S3? 25 BQ: How is Lady Macbeth presented in A5-S1 and how has she changed? 26 BQ: How does Macbeth react to the new of Lady Macbeth’s death in A5-S5? 27 BQ: How is the final confrontation between Macbeth and Macduff presented in A5-S8? 28 Review of Act 4 and Act 5 29 Assessment 30 Quiz questions 32 Retrieval grid 33 Review of characterisation 35 Review of key images 38 Multiple-choice questions 39 Review of big questions