AQA English Literature A Level, Elements of Crime Poetry & Atonement
Extremely detailed lesson of 52 slides
Overview of each poem and the novel, including links, key quotes/ideas/themes
Includes plot of Atonement
Exam questions
Examiner advice
Indicative content
Model essays and introductions
Ideal for revision
AQA English Literature A Level, Elements of Crime ‘Porphyria’s Lover’
Very detailed lesson covering all AOs
Includes socioeconomic context and elements of crime
Form and Structure
Symbolism
Theme
Alternative Readings
Exam question
Examiner advice
Colour-coded model paragraph
Lesson on demystifying Shakespeare’s language
Includes simple tasks on the development of English and iambic pentameter
Plot of Macbeth
General context
Witches in 1.1 and sergeant’s speech 1.2 for whole class annotation
Macbeth OCR GCSE exam question
Model candidate answer
Can be adapted to all exam boards and KS3
AQA English Literature A Level Elements of Crime: Poetry
‘The Laboratory’ by Robert Browning
Very detailed lesson covering all AOs
Includes socioeconomic context for background
Poem includes helpful annotations
Exam questions and colour-coded model answer
Easily adaptable
AQA English Literature A Level, Elements of Crime: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Very detailed lesson covering all AOs
Includes socioeconomic context for background, theme, motif, elements of crime
Key sections for whole class analysis
Exam practice question and indicative content
Easily adaptable
AQA English Literature A Level, Elements of Crime Poetry
Overview of each poem, including links, key quotes/ideas/ themes
‘Peter Grimes’
‘Ballad of Reading Gaol’
‘My Last Duchess’
‘Porphyria’s Lover’
‘The Laboratory’
Exam question
Examiner advice
Indicative content
Ideal for revision lessons
Full lessons on: Colonialism, Immigration, Social media
Lots of questioning
Topical media extracts for analysis
Scaffolding
Model answers
Good preparation for GCSE but can be used across KS3
Very detailed lesson focusing on:
Plot (inc. key scenes for Romeo and Juliet)
Character
Theme
Key Quotes
Extract Analysis
Lesson can be split - it’s effectively two lessons - and is easily differentiated for all KS3 abilities