Sets of lessons organised into themes to teach ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ as stand-alone text or as part of dystopian coursework.

Originally taught to A Level Literature students for their coursework on Dystopian Literture, this unit of around 25 lessons covers the following themes in ready to teach powerpoints:

  • Contextual background of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
  • Contextual background of the dystopian genre
  • Alienation, isolation and the lack of power in the novel
  • Exploration of the structure of the novel
  • The language of oppression
  • Otherness (as concept, linked to the novel and with critical essays)
  • The themes of children and marriage in the novel
  • Feminism in ‘The Handmaid ’s Tale’
  • Flower imagery and other language studies
  • A range of critical essays and articles to go alongside the teaching of the text

Read-to-teach lessons in Powerpoints with all accompanying worksheets/links included.

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