King Lear A Level Literature AQA B Act 1 Scene 1 - Intro to Lear and Kingship

A PowerPoint focused on the opening section of Act 1 Scene 1:

1. Entrance task questions prompting consideration of Aspects of Tragedy;
2. Lesson outline
3. Key questions and prompts to promote independent thinking and discussion: e.g. what are the political implications of the opening dialogue between Gloucester and Kent
4. A brief outline of the context of Kingship with vocab defined
5. Student response to Lear’s introductory monologue (anticipating GCSE misconceptions), with notes based on AQA exam reports to shift students towards A Level style analysis
6. Plenary questions