This single page will guide the students through close reading of the text of Act 1 Scene 1 of Hamlet by William Shakespeare. It asks specific questions to focus the students learning, as well as differentiated extension tasks of a variety of types of activities - writing, research, drama and wider reading. Aimed at GCSE or possibly AS or A level students. A close reading of the texts is essential for analysing and understanding ways in which meaning is shaped in literary texts. This is a simple word document, no fancy graphics, but ideal for getting to the heart of the issues.
Guided questions and activities on Act 3 Scene 1 of Hamlet. Ideal to guide students through close reading of the text and to enable thorough revision notes. There is nothing fancy about the word document - just academic questions, designed to keep students busy and focused. Good for a cover lesson and enough differentiation in the activities to appeal to most learner types. Suitable for GCSE students. Enough work for a couple of lessons at least.
27 pages which take you through the play, offering critics interpretations of how to read the scenes, as well as questioning your own reading. Useful for teachers newly qualified and new to the text. Ensures a good set of revision notes.
Critical interpretations of Hamlet - Act 3. Powerpoint with question activities focusing on the text with critic views. Useful for cover lessons and newly qualified teachers to save preparation time. A Level
A powerpoint - very simple and adaptable - with questions and critics interpretations on Act 1. Useful for cover lesson and study at A level, GCSE level.
Guided questions and interpretations on Hamlet. Lessons focused on the text. Useful for teachers new to the text. Useful for OCR or Edexcel A level or AS A level.
Close reading questions and activities on Act 3, scenes 3 and 4, plus additional activities on Act 3. A word document which will focus students on the text. Suitable for GCSE and A level, will enable a set of detailed notes. Raises links with other texts. Concise and to the point, the word document would help teacher preparation as well as serve as a useful cover lesson (s).
Three pages of close reading of the text questions - line by line - to assist students to understand the content. literary links within the text, imagery, characterisation and meaning. The questions will facilitate a good set of revision notes. Activities include research and presentation, paired and group work, and writing tasks. The materials are suitable for GCSE, AS and A level students. Teachers and parents new to the text may appreciate the line by line approach to studying the text to aid understanding. There is nothing attractive about the word document, this purely for academic content and activities.
A lesson’s worth of material for Seamus Heaney’s Digging - focusing on the poet’s use of language choice and themes. Includes reference to admiration of family, cultural expectations, community and historical references. Explanation of language choice in the powerpoint should help prompt discussion and understanding. Saves preparation! Would be suitable for all levels and abilities. Questions at the end based on the powerpoint’s content. Creative tasks to extend the work.
An exercise in comparing two text messages to see how the language changes according to the audience, purpose and context. Suggested areas to look at to help. No fancy graphics, just straight forward text exercise. Useful as a cover lesson. Targets year 11, 12 and 13 A level English students.
A useful lesson word document, designed to encourage close reading of the play. Lots of questions, line by line, to help students focus on the text. The document would be a useful cover lesson, or help with preparation if you are short of time. It's not fancy but it is focused and will lead to useful revision notes for students. GCSE / A level standard.
A page of essay questions on Hamlet. Useful for students to think about and prepare essay plans on. Good for teachers to be aware of and use for debates in class. Could lead to all sorts of group discussions and class debates. Suitable for GCSE and A level students.
One page of questions which require close reading of the text, plus activities which can be research, group task or wider reading. Will enable students to understand the text, make detailed revision notes and form links to meanings within the text and the text's place in society. Useful for GCSE and AS/A-level students, plus teachers who want a quick cover lesson. There is enough scope in the activities to enable differentiated learning to take place.
Two pages of questions and activities related to Act 1 scenes 4 and 5. These will keep students occupied for a whole lesson or more. Close reading and links within the text are required. Activities are varied and would enable differentiated learning.
Notes and activities covering Language Change for A level. Useful materials, research summaries and activities all in these 65 pages. Well worth the preparation time, useful revision tool. All in word for editing.
Activities to guide an initial introduction to the language of conversations, their structure and the role of participants in the conversation. Also an exercise in connotations of words. Definitions of concepts and AO2 terminology included. Usefully a good lesson of materials.
Activities to support interpretation of the characters in Hamlet for A level. Suitable for AQA. Useful quotations from critics to discuss and reference to the text. Simple, but focused on the text.