This lesson introduces the idea of Narrative Structure.. It takes students through the various stages and asks them to identify structures in their own reading.

Writing to advise lesson which give students a chance to self differentiate. All necessary material included. Adaptable to all KS3 year groups and, hopefully, a wider field than UK !

A variation on hot-seating where ALL students can take part! Students have a chance to talk to Hamlet just before he kills Polonius. Adaptable to ANYTHING.

Lesson based on contemporary poem around the theme of TWIN Tower Attack. Worksheet and poem attached.

students imagine if Disney did Steinbeck. Written answers to justify choice of dog. SEE ALSO The Great Catsby ----got to run with this one.

Slide show of this beautiful poem with pictures. Mixed up young lady..but what a poem !

Adapted HEADLINE LESSON. Gives explicit instructions for newspaper story writing. The 5 Ws of Journalism plus a chance to answer questions.

Lesson explores subjectivity and objectivity and takes the student on a little trip through his/her opinions.

Students ' sell' their plot ideas in an auction. You will need a post-it for each student. Some feedback please.

A lesson which focuses only on the sonnet spoken between them. Worksheet attached and ready to deliver.

A Ppt illustrating the poem by Duffy. Includes questions, activity and homework.

Students use ’ WANTED’ ads in their local shop to create stories. Includes homework task. Feedback please…

Illustrated slide show of the poem.Useful as revision tool or introduction to the poem.

Printable facebook templates for Ophelia and Hamlet for you to use or adapt. Student friendly and useful.

Illustrated slide-show of the poem. Convenient.

Lesson reviews camera angles and asks students to storyboard "Ozymandias" by Shelley. There's a great selection of examples on youtube. Aligned with Common Core Standards: Literature: Key Ideas and Details (RL.6.1-3; RL.7.1-3; RL.8.1-3).

Students have an antipathy toward questions about texts. Here's an exercise with NO text. As they work their way through the questions, the actual,text becomes clearer. There's no right answer, but there are logical ones. Silent start/ one sentence answers and then ....write up the story to which THESE are the questions. Pass to partner and answer. Student led lesson.

This printable teaching resource for Shakespeare lessons is a 'Wordle' display poster for the famous 'To be or not to be' soliloquy from Hamlet by William Shakespeare. This poster can be used as a classroom display, or can be used in conjunction with a starter activity about the lexical fields in this speech.

students decide if their understanding of the poem is enhanced by a clip containing music and images. Lesson in two stages, before watching and after. Poem attached, instructions on the slides.

Revision activity/Lesson activity brings the novel up to students' viewpoint. Adapt it - add all the characters.