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A Streetcar Named Desire: Scene 2 Lesson and Notes
Detailed analysis of 16 key quotations from Scene 2 on one handy printable revision sheet.
Also includes a blank version for students to have a go at first exploring the significance of the quotations themselves.
Also contains a PPT exploring the scene.
Sub - Feminine Gospels
A 16 slide PowerPoint that includes an engaging starter, comprehension questions, annotations of key lines in the poem, discussion questions, 2 sample paragraphs to compare and contrast, a task to get students to think about comparing Sub to other poems in the collection and a challenging research task to consolidate ideas in the poem.
The Map - Woman Feminine Gospels
A detailed 26 slide PowerPoint which offers a comprehensive overview of The Map Woman. Includes discussion of big ideas, detailed annotations of all 13 stanzas, exemplar paragraphs, and extension tasks to consider the thematic similarities to other poems in the collection.
The Cord - Feminine Gospels
A detailed lesson that is ideal for teachers new to teaching this poem. It includes an engaging starter, line by line annotations of the poem, comprehension questions, a quotation comparison activity, two example high level paragraphs following by an analytical task looking at the theme of motherhood in the collection.
A Streetcar Named Desire: Notes on Scene 10
47 slide PowerPoint analysing Scene 10 in detail. Includes detailed analysis of 12 quotations from Scene 10 with a focus on Williams’ use of plastic theatre in this pivotal scene. There is also a blank template for students to have a go at exploring the quotations themselves first. Also includes a range of discussions on this critical scene.
A Streetcar Named Desire: Scene 1
A sheet analysing 12 key quotations from Scene 1 of A Streetcar Named Desire.
Contains a blank template version for students to have a go at analysing the quotations themselves. I then reveal the model explanations for each quotation.
Also contains analysis sheets for the epigraph and the opening stage directions.
Also contains a lesson exploring the whole scene.
Macbeth Top 30 Quotations Revision
A 76 slide PowerPoint that systematically goes through 30 key quotations from the play chronologically.
Students are given the quotation and a prompt question to discuss. The next slide offers analysis of the quotation. This process is repeated for all 30 quotations.
The worksheet is used at the end to check how much information students have retained.
Romeo and Juliet context
A handy A3 context sheet aimed at helping students understand how the Elizabethan context enriches our understanding of the play. Ideal as a starting point for helping students move outside of the text to address A03.
Also contains a revision resource about what Romeo and Juliet teaches us about the human condition which is another way of meeting the criteria for A03.
Blanche Quotation Revision Sheet - A Streetcar Named Desire
A quotation revision sheet focused on the character of Blanche from A Streetcar Named Desire containing high level analysis of 13 quotations.
Also contains a second sheet with critical perspectives into Blanche’s character.
White Writing Feminine Gospels
A 21 slide introduction lesson to these two key poems from the Feminine Gospels about the ‘non-existent’ or ‘invisible’ female . Includes an engaging starter discussion, exploratory questions, links to Cixous, detailed annotations of both poems, exploratory questions and a research task.
The Woman who Shopped - Feminine Gospels
A 17 slide PowerPoint that includes debate questions, detailed annotations on each stanza, exemplar paragraphs, big ideas in the poem and an extension task. A useful introduction to the poem especially for those teachers who have not taught it before.
North West and Wish- Feminine Gospels
A 21 slide PowerPoint lesson introducing the elegies: North-West, Death and the Moon and Wish - the three final poems in the Feminine Gospels collection. Includes an overview of each poem, detailed line by line annotations, exploratory questions linking the themes in the poem to themes in the wider collection and a comparative task focusing on the theme of death.
Using a motif for Paper 1 Question 5
Using a motif is a great way to gain marks for structure and organisation in Paper 1 question 5. This resource contains 4 high grade examples of how to use a motif for Paper 1 Question 5. They are responses to the November 2021 question: write a story about a new beginning.
Example 1: Motif is turquoise candle
Example 2: Motif is a broken pocket watch
Example 3: Motif is a silver key
Example 4: Motif is tulips.
Also contains 3 examples that use an object as a motif in drop, shift, zoom, leave narratives.
This is a great resource for modelling how to use motifs so students can then go on to choose their own object to develop across the text.
Death and the Moon Feminine Gospels
A useful introductory lesson to the final poem in the Feminine Gospels collection. Includes an overview of the poem followed by detailed line by line analysis, exploratory questions, further discussion questions and an extension task looking at the presentation of grief in the poem.
Romeo and Juliet Character Timeline
A timeline that explains how the characters of Romeo and Juliet develop across each act of the play. Useful revision for preparing to write an exam response on these 2 characters.
Designed to fit snugly onto one A4 or A4 sheet for ease of printing.
Also includes a timeline worksheet on Romeo’s character.
Love and Relationships Revision Cards
15 revision cards for the 15 AQA Love and Relationships poetry cluster.
Each card has an overview and analysis of 3 key quotations.
A* response on inequality in Feminine Gospels and Handmaid's Tale
Two A* responses to the following question.
Compare the significance of inequality in two texts (The Handmaid’s Tale and Feminine Gospels).
I get students to compare both responses to compare the merits of both.
I think version 2 is slightly better because it offers a wider coverage of quotations and also includes more critical debate for A05.
Greed Grade 9 Essay - A Christmas Carol
A grade 9 level response looking at the theme of greed in A Christmas Carol.
Also contains 6 revision cards analysing 6 useful quotations for exploring the theme of greed.
Power and Conflict: Revision of Big Ideas
PowerPoint with click-animated text which goes through 4 big ideas in the collection concerning the power of nature, conflict over identity, abuse of power and the power of memories. For each big idea, I go through key quotations from specific poems with detailed analysis written in short form to assist with note-taking. Students then move on to try using big ideas to help plan responses to 3 exam-style questions.
My most comprehensive resource on Power and Conflict poetry is available here with revision posters on every poem:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-sheets-12884928
AQA Love and Relationships Revision
An A3 revision grid on the Love and Relationships AQA poems.
For each poem there is a brief thematic overview followed by detailed analysis of 3 key quotations for each poem.