Shakespeare, Creative Writing and TEFL resources.
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Shakespeare, Creative Writing and TEFL resources.
Created by a qualified secondary school teacher who has taught KS3, KS4 and KS5.
Browse my shop to find a variety of affordable resources, full lessons and worksheets related to the study of Language and Literature across the age ranges.
An engaging and fully resourced extended writing lesson.
Suitable for KS3 or KS4 AQA English Language Paper 1 Section B - Descriptive Writing practice.
The PowerPoint includes:
Overview of the features of Gothic literature
Extract from Bram Stoker’s Dracula for analysis
Creative writing image, activity and choice prompts
Planning worksheet
Peer assessment focus
In the past I also used this as a cover lesson which worked really well.
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Creative starter question
Banquo’s soliloquy , modern English version plus questions
Analysis of the imagery of the ‘fruitless crown’ before introducing Macbeth’s soliloquy.
Key quotations from the soliloquy and an activity for students to predict the fears he will be addressing
YouTube video clip link plus specific focus criteria for students
Macbeth’s soliloquy , modern English version plus questions (includes extension questions for challenge)
Plenary question (using EXIT CARDS)
Students stick the timeline across a double page in their book.
For each scene, students select one key quotation and write it in the box underneath.
*This was a useful resource for my EFL learners and offered additional support for students who were struggling to remember the order of events in the play.
Creative starter question
Analysis of the witches and the opening of the play
Key questions and differentiated (includes extension questions for higher order thinking)
Summary and making predictions for the rest of the play
3 x video clips and different interpretations of the witches plus recording sheet
Creative writing planning sheet
- Imagine you are a stage director. How would you produce this opening scene of Macbeth?
Extension task- using quotations to justify own interpretation and writing a persuasive letter (instead of a PEE paragraph- same skills)
Students look at promotional posters for the play Romeo and Juliet to make assumptions about the society and characters.
Then after reading through the prologue students cut and stick the explanations in the right box.
Some guided questions to develop their interpretations.
Exit card question plenary.
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I am currently working on the rest of the lessons in the series.
Act 1, Scene 1 is available to purchase here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-opening-analysis-act-1-scene-1-whole-lesson-and-worksheet-ks4-11525718
Act 1, Scene 2 is available to purchase here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-act-1-scene-2-capulet-and-paris-whole-lesson-and-worksheet-ks3-ks4-11625209
Act 1, Scene 3 is available to purchase here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-act-1-scene-3-lady-capulet-and-the-nurse-ks4-11976732
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Activities encouraging students to analyse the characters of Mr Utterson and Mr Einfield from the opening on the novel, based upon contextual understanding of Victorian gentlemen and their own interpretations.
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Set the worksheet as a homework task for my KS4 class.
Students research the author William Golding and record the information on the worksheet.
Also included: a powerpoint with key contextual information for the novel. I hope it helps!
A whole lesson and worksheet (suitable for KS3 and KS4) which encourages students to consider how an author can use symbolism in Gothic Fiction.
Students are first given a definition of symbolism and are asked to consider a variety of symbols and what they represent.
Students read a short extract. Using the sentence starters provided, they then make inferences based on the imagery of a ticking clock, a hospital bed, and a woman’s hand compared to ‘pale marble’ to explore how it could symbolise illness or death.
In pairs students complete the worksheet and consider what certain Gothic features could represent. They then come up with two of their own and share with the rest of the class.
Finally, students are given a choice of two images. They must write a piece of descriptive writing based on the image of their choice and must try to include symbolism.
This could also work as a Halloween themed lesson or as part of a Creative Writing scheme of work. I often taught this lesson together with my Gothic Horror writing lesson available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gothic-horror-creative-writing-lesson-11235636
Students look at the images which are connected to key quotations from the play
(Act 1-Act 3) and must put them into chronological order.
PowerPoint plus worksheet.
Extension tasks:
1. identify which character said each quotation,
2. consider which is the most significant and justify your opinion
3. Find your own example of Shakespeare's imagery and draw an image for it
Overview:
Students select one quotation for each key scene from the table provided and use it to analyse Macbeth’s character.
Students evaluate on a scale of 1 to 5 whether he comes across as strong or weak.
They then use this to plot Macbeth’s changing character and have a visual representation of his power/weakness across Acts1-5.
This can then be compared to Lady Macbeth’s (included in ppt) and students develop their own interpretations/ justify their opinions.
Powerpoint and worksheets included.
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Two full lessons and activities looking at extracts from Act 3, Scene 6 and Act 4, Scene 2 so students develop a personal response and consider whether Macbeth is a tyrant.
Overview:
Students stick the Bingo sheet in the front of their exercise books.
They can then choose any of the reading challenges that they would like to complete in their spare time
(or set one for homework!)
Students fill out a worksheet for each of the tasks, stick it in their exercise book and cross off the Bingo square.
If they complete 5 tasks in a row they get a certificate and win a prize!
I have included the ppt so that tasks and worksheets can be amended. I have also included PDF versions of the worksheets so that they can be printed easily.
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In teams students choose two numbers.
Click on the squares to reveal the pictures and quotations.
If they manage to match the quotation to the speakercorrectly they gain 5 points for their team.
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A poster outlining the steps in the writing process that can be printed as part of a classroom display.
I have included ammendable A3/A4 Word Doc posters as well as PDF files for ease of printing.
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Students use the images and sentence starters to write a short piece of descriptive writing based on christmas/Victorian London.
Includes worksheets and a short powerpoint to introduce the creative writing task.
Suitable for a christmas themed creative writing class or cover lesson .
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Focus: How to craft a vivid setting in creative writing
On the worksheet handout students have an example extract from the opening of the novel ‘Perfume’ which uses sensory description. Students must then answer the questions an explore how imagery which focuses on the sense of smell can be used to create a vivid setting.
Students then complete a creative writing task and write about a modern day setting in the style of Patrick Suskind.
Day 2 of my Roald Dahl themed Summer Camp (originally for Korean EFL students)
Includes:
* A short summary of the story- using images from the film and Quentin Blake illustrations
* A board game and counters that I made (the same rules as 'snakes and ladders')
*Team activity 'Egg Drop' where students must construct a contraption using art supplies to protect their egg when it is dropped from a window.
*Instructions to make decorative peach ornaments out of string, paint, balloons and PVA glue (original idea found on pinterest)
*Links to recipes for making cookies, peach trifle, ladybird cracker snacks and peach pancakes.
*Wordsearch and colouring worksheet.
Day 1 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' activities and worksheets are available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-summer-camp-worksheets-cooking-and-fun-activities-ks2-efl-tefl-11818679?theme=1
Twenty posters which can be printed and coloured in by students.
Could be used as a tutor-time activity on World Book Day or to decorate an English Classroom or library.
I have included PDF and Word-Doc versions for ease of printing, in addition to the powerpoint that can be ammended by you to include other quotations.
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