A full lesson, including a ‘do now’ activity as students settle, an overarching session question, detailed context, scaffolded guided questions for analysis of sound, language, figurative language, structure and form. Includes a complete analysis of the poem. EdExcel AS/A Level English Literature Paper 3: Poetry, Section B: The Romantics

A full lesson, including a ‘do now’ activity as students settle, an overarching session question, detailed context, scaffolded guided questions for analysis of sound, language, figurative language, structure and form. EdExcel AS/A Level English Literature Paper 3: Poetry, Section B: The Romantics

LO1 To develop our ability to respond to alternative readings of the opening to Act 4 (AO5) LO2 To explore how Iago stages ‘ocular proof’ of Desdemona’s unfaithfulness in Act 4 scene 1 (AO2) LO3 To introduce the significance of Shakespeare’s use of verse and prose (AO2) and analyse how Shakespeare uses this to suggest Othello’s collapsing state of mind (AO1 and AO2) Extension and stretch and challenge activities are embedded throughout; the lesson has an overarching question which encourages the development of higher order thinking. Opportunities for paragraph writing and peer assessment are also utilised. AS/A Level English Literature (2015+) Paper 1, Section A: Shakespeare

A full lesson on the poem ‘Genetics’ by Sinead Morrissey. Poems of Decade, Forward Poetry (2011) Edexcel AS/A English Literature, 2015+

A revision session which looks at the Narrative Voice and Structure in Frankenstein. This session overviews the structure of Edexcel’s Paper 2: Prose Comparison, provides a list of key prose terminology and key quotes from the novel as well as talks through three different ways we can look at the structure of the novel. The plenary asks learners to make initial connections between the narrators and structure between this novel and Never Let Me Go, but can easily be edited for any other text. Edexcel AS/A Level English Literature 2015+ Paper 2: Prose Comparison

LO1 To explore the symbolic and dramatic significance of Desdemona’s handkerchief in Act 3 scene 4 (AO2) LO2 To consider how Shakespeare uses the concept of the four humours in Act 3 scene 4 (AO2 and AO3) LO3 To analyse the role of Bianca in Act 3 scene 4 (AO2) Extension and stretch and challenge activities are embedded throughout; the lesson has an overarching question which encourages the development of higher order thinking. Opportunities for paragraph writing and peer assessment are also utilised. AS/A Level English Literature (2015+) Paper 1, Section A: Shakespeare

A full lesson, including a ‘do now’ activity as students settle, an overarching session question, detailed context, scaffolded guided questions for analysis of sound, language, figurative language, structure and form. EdExcel AS/A Level English Literature Paper 3: Poetry, Section B: The Romantics

A full lesson, including a ‘do now’ activity as students settle, an overarching session question, detailed context, scaffolded guided questions for analysis of sound, language, figurative language, structure and form. EdExcel AS/A Level English Literature Paper 3: Poetry, Section B: The Romantics

A complete lesson on Chapters 9 and 10 from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein ( 1831 ed.). The lesson recaps earlier concepts covered on the course, such as the Sublime, the Romantic protagonist and the Gothic. An exploration of allusions, such as P. B. Shelley’s poem ‘Mutability’ and Milton’s Paradise Lost (1667), and theory, such as the Gothic double, doppelgangers, and Julia Kristeva’s ‘Abjection’ are included, alongside concept checking questions and close analysis of extracts from Chapters 9 and 10. **EdExcel AS/A Level English Literature 2015+. Paper 2: ‘Science and Society’. **

LO1 to mind-map our ideas about jealousy (AO1) LO2 to try to come up with around 3 statements of what Shakespeare seems to be saying about or through jealousy  in Othello and to organise our ideas into a coherent essay plan (AO1) LO3 to make sure we have considered elements we can include that respond to AO2 (analyse how meaning is shaped), AO3 (contextual factors) and AO5 (other critical readings) (AO2, AO3, and AO5) Extension and stretch and challenge activities are embedded throughout; the lesson has an overarching question which encourages the development of higher order thinking. Opportunities for paragraph writing and peer assessment are also utilised. AS/A Level English Literature (2015+) Paper 1, Section A: Shakespeare

A complete lesson on Chapters 22 and 23 from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein ( 1831 ed.). The lesson explores the events of Chapters 22 and 23, with a paticular focus on the death of Elizabeth and Victor’s reaction to it; close text analysis of key evidence from both chapters. **EdExcel AS/A Level English Literature 2015+. Paper 2: ‘Science and Society’. **

A full lesson on the poem ‘From the Journal of a Disappointed Man’ by Andrew Motion. Poems of Decade, Forward Poetry (2011) Edexcel AS/A English Literature, 2015+

A full lesson on the poem ‘Please Hold’ by Cairan O’Driscoll. Poems of Decade, Forward Poetry (2011) Edexcel AS/A English Literature, 2015+

A full lesson on the poem ‘Look We Have Coming to Dover!’ by Daljit Nagra. Poems of Decade, Forward Poetry (2011) Edexcel AS/A English Literature, 2015+

LO1 Complete notes on how race has been presented  and dramatised (AO1, AO3) LO2 Read, analyse, and evaluate critical perspectives (AO5) LO3 Plan a response to a race question, using context and critics (AO1, AO2, AO3, AO5) Extension and stretch and challenge activities are embedded throughout; the lesson has an overarching question which encourages the development of higher order thinking. Opportunities for paragraph writing and peer assessment are also utilised. AS/A Level English Literature (2015+) Paper 1, Section A: Shakespeare

LO1 To analyse Othello’s opening soliloquy in Act 5 scene 2 and consider how he finds ‘cause’ for Desdemona’s death (AO2) LO2 To explore the final fate of each character at the end of the play and consider whether there was ‘cause’ for their ending (AO2 and AO5) LO3 To reflect on whether there is any justice in the play overall (AO5) Extension and stretch and challenge activities are embedded throughout; the lesson has an overarching question which encourages the development of higher order thinking. Opportunities for paragraph writing and peer assessment are also utilised. AS/A Level English Literature (2015+) Paper 1, Section A: Shakespeare

An introduction to AS/A Edexcel English Literature Coursework, including a week by week student friendly SOW, CW script and marking criteria. Suitable for flipped delivery. Edexcel AS/A English Literature (2015+)

A full lesson, including a ‘do now’ activity as students settle, an overarching session question, detailed context, scaffolded guided questions for analysis of sound, language, figurative language, structure and form. Includes a Massolit llecture link, but your school will have to have a subscription to access it (lbut the lesson is still complete without it!) EdExcel AS/A Level English Literature Paper 3: Poetry, Section B: The Romantics

A handout to guide learners through an effective peer review, in line with Edexcel’s A Level English Literature 2015+.