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Engaging and accessible resources for GCSE and A-Level English and Drama. Powerpoints, worksheets, quizzes and exam practice developed by a teacher with over 20 years teaching experience. You can feel confident that the resources are classroom tested and up to date. If you liked one of your purchases and want one for free, leave a 5* review and email ravenresources@yahoo.com. Include your TES username and your preferred resource. Before you know it, you'll have a second resource absolutely free.
An ALL NEW and varied 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minute Easter 2024 fun end of term quiz with nine rounds with 65 questions appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds).
Appropriate for teams or individuals (more fun with teams). Nine different rounds with a total of 65 questions (some with ten questions, some with five depending on the difficulty and level of interest). The quiz will take between an hour and 1 hour 30 minutes to complete. An response sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers. Many of the rounds resist Googling the answers with cryptic elements or multiple parts. The quiz is not completely Google proof, but provides sufficient challenge (especially if questions are moved briskly by the teacher). The quiz cannot be won by Googling the answers alone but maintains definitive answers.
Round One: Disguised as a Bunny
Round Two: Actor Anagrams
Round Three: Who am I? Game Board Edition
Round Four: Name the Song
Round Five: Rank and File
Round Six: Name the Object
Round Seven: First and Last Movie Lines
Round Eight: Name the Number
Round Nine: International Sweets
Two Tie Breaker Questions
Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Actor Anagrams, Who am I?, Rank and File, Name the Object and Name the number are included to make instructions clear and accessible.
The Name the Song and First and Last rounds have an electronic voice reading. Either turn on your speakers, or not, depending on your preference.
Once the quiz has been completed, students mark the answers of the other teams and work through the questions that can create further discussion. Working through the answers takes between 15 and 20 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons.
Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged student.
Whole quiz time: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes.
The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students.
Try out the free end of term quiz.
A varied 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minute end of unit quiz or a good way to start revising The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Eight rounds with 75 questions appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds).
Appropriate for teams or individuals (more fun with teams). Eight different rounds with a total of 75 questions (some with ten questions, some with five depending on the difficulty and level of interest). The quiz will take between an hour and 1 hour 30 minutes to complete. An response sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers.
Round One: Character Anagrams
Round Two: Context Multiple Choice
Round Three: Who said what?
Round Four: What happened when?
Round Five: Word Meanings
Round Six: Literary Techniques
Round Seven: Who am I?
Round Eight: Complete the Quotation
Tie breakers
Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Character Anagrams, Who said what?, Word Meanings, Literary Techniques, Who am I? and Complete the Quotation are included to make instructions clear and accessible.
The What said what?, Word Meanings, Literary Techniques and Complete the Quotation have an electronic voice readings. Either turn on your speakers, or not, depending on your preference.
Once the quiz has been completed, students mark the answers of the other teams and work through the questions that can create further discussion.
Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged student.
The eight rounds of questions last for between 50 minutes and 1 hour (depending on how much time you give students to answer the questions). You can also give students longer to complete the questions. For example, the Who am I? clues could be left on the board to allow students to discuss possibilities in groups. The other questions in the quiz can be moved through at a brisk pace. Working through the answers takes between 15 and 20 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons.
Whole quiz time: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes.
The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students.
Try out the free end of term quiz.
A pack of resources for a minimum of 1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching on ‘The Story of an Hour’ by Kate Chopin. The story is a public domain story that is freely available for use. All the images used in the pack are available for commercial use.
The pack includes:
• A copy of ‘The Story of an Hour’ in the format of a Word document with a glossary.
• A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions.
• A student worksheet with answers to guide the teacher.
• A 28 slide PowerPoint reflecting all activities on the worksheet which some extra explanation and contains useful links and reference to the creative activities.
• A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers.
• Four creative writing prompt sheets that encourage students to continue to think about the themes and approaches of the story.
• A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson.
This resource encourages close reading, critical writing and creative responses. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere.
Appropriate to GCSE students and A Level students of English.
A varied 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minute end of term Easter quiz with nine rounds with 65 questions appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds).
Appropriate for teams or individuals (more fun with teams). Nine different rounds with a total of 65 questions (some with ten questions, some with five depending on the difficulty and level of interest). The quiz will take between an hour and 1 hour 30 minutes to complete. An response sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers. Many of the rounds resist Googling the answers with cryptic elements or multiple parts. The quiz is not completely Google proof, but provides sufficient challenge (especially if questions are moved briskly by the teacher). The quiz cannot be won by Googling the answers alone but maintains definitive answers.
Round One: Disguised as a Bunny
Round Two: Actor Anagrams
Round Three: Who am I? Chocolate edition
Round Four: Name the Song
Round Five: Rank and File
Round Six: Name the Object
Round Seven: Multiple Choice
Round Eight: First and Last Movie Lines
Round Nine: Name the Number
Three Tie Breaker Questions
Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Actor Anagrams, Who am I?, Rank and File, Name the Object and Name the number are included to make instructions clear and accessible.
The Name the Song and First an Last rounds have an electronic voice reading. Either turn on your speakers, or not, depending on your preference.
Once the quiz has been completed, students mark the answers of the other teams and work through the questions that can create further discussion. Working through the answers takes between 15 and 20 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons.
Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged student.
Whole quiz time: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes.
The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students.
Try out the free end of term quiz.
20 A Christmas Carol practice exam questions with AQA GCSE Literature extract structure for Paper 1 (Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel) Section B (specification number 8702).
**Practice exam papers in the style of GCSE AQA English Literature.
**
The materials consist of twenty extract questions each with a one-page extract from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
The questions focus on various topics and characters relevant to A Christmas Carol.
The questions provide a specific topic and then asks students to complete a detailed analysis of the extract followed by a discussion of the topic in the rest of the novella. Students are required to engage with the extract and the topic before applying their analysis to the rest of the novella.
The pack includes:
20 AQA style practice exam papers on different sections and different topics in the novella.
A description of student friendly assessment objectives.
An exemplar essay of one of the practice exam questions.
An assessment objective marking grid.
A PowerPoint with details about the structure of the questions, suggestions about how to approach the question, a structure for writing a response, examining board suggestions, instructions for using the marking grid and two student self-assessment activities.
Europe’s greatest music competition and the the longest-running annual music competition on television, Eurovision bursts onto the screens every May.
Give your students this great quiz for any lesson, form time or group.
The quiz is great for ending sessions on Europe and different languages. Appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds). A range of eight rounds of 50 questions (some with ten questions, some with five depending on the difficulty and level of interest). The quiz will take approximately an hour to complete. Appropriate for teams or individuals, but more fun with teams. An answer sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers.
• Round One: Name the Winning Song
• Round Two: Match the Nationality
• Round Three: Rank and File
• Round Four: Country Anagrams
• Round Five: Multiple Choice
• Round Six: Lost in Translation
• Round Seven: Host Cities
• Round Eight: Famous Singers
• Tie breaker
Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Rank and File round and Nationality Anagram rounds are included to make instructions clear and accessible.
Once the quiz has been completed, students mark the answers of the other teams and work through a range of questions that can create further discussion.
Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged student.
The eight rounds of questions last for between 45 and 50 minutes. Round One (Name the Winning Song), Round Four (Country Anagrams) and Round Six (Lost in Translation) can take longer for students to answer. It can a good idea to give them about five minutes per anagram in Round Four. The other questions in the quiz can be moved through at a brisk pace. Working through the answers takes between 10 and 15 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons.
Whole quiz time: 1 hour
The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students.
Try out the free end of term quiz.
A great quiz for any lesson, form term or group. Appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds). A range of nine rounds of 60 questions (some with ten questions, some with five depending on the difficult and level of interest). Will take between an hour and 1 hour 30 minutes to complete. Appropriate for teams or individuals. An answer sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers.
• Round One: Who is in disguise?
• Round Two: Name the Christmas Song
• Round Three: Rank and File
• Round Four: Actor Anagrams
• Round Five: Multiple Choice
• Round Six: Lost in Translation
• Round Seven: What is that object?
• Round Eight: First and Last
• Round Nine: Name that number
• Tie breakers
Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Rank and File round, Actor Anagram, Name the object and Name the number rounds are included to make instructions clear and accessible.
Once the quiz has been completed, students mark each other’s answers and work through a range of questions that can create further discussion.
Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged student.
The nine rounds of questions last for between 50 minutes and 1 hour (depending on how much time you give students to answer the questions). Round Two (Name the Christmas Song) and Round Four (Actor Anagrams) can take longer for students to answer. It can a good idea to give them about five minutes per anagram in Round Four. The other questions in the quiz can be moved through at a brisk pace. Working through the answers takes between 15 and 20 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons.
Whole quiz time: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes.
The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students.
Try out the free end of term quiz.
Easter already and you’ve already used the Christmas and Summer Quiz? Try the Easter Quiz.
Available in an End of Term Quiz Bundle
A series of engaging creative writing prompts with a differentiated set of worksheets.
A powerpoint with 20 creative writing prompts providing a visual motivation with the guidance of activities and questions to get students started with their creative writing.
A set of worksheets provide support for five of the creative writing prompts. The worksheets act as handouts for students at three levels of ability:
Expert level: students are provided with a picture for inspiration and an opening line.
Advanced: in addition to the picture for inspiration and an opening line, Advanced worksheets also contain idea generating questions.
Foundation: in addition to a picture for inspiration, an opening line and idea generating questions, Foundation worksheets also contain sentences starts to ensure variety of sentences and wow words to add variety to student writing.
In additional to 20 prompt images with questions on the powerpoint to motivate student creative writing, there is a set of reflection questions on the powerpoint. Reflection questions are differentiated between dialogue, description and perspective writing to get students to think about their own writing. A revision slide will allow students to consider way of changing their writing. A final slide with ten opening lines provide a final opportunity for creative writing and a set of work that could be set as homework.
This is the first series of Creative Writing Fiction Prompts. A sample worksheet and second series of Creative Writing Fiction Prompts are also available:
Free Sample Creative Writing Fiction Prompt Worksheet
Second Series of Creative Writing Fiction Prompts (Powerpoint only)
A series of multiple choice comprehension quizzes in PowerPoint. Each quiz has 10 to 15 questions with an answer section. Perfect for students to write down their answers and then mark their own (or each other’s answers).
The pack of quizzes include:
9 separate chapter specific quizzes each with 15 questions (135 questions in total)
What happens when quiz: testing students on what happens in what chapters across the novel
Which party quiz: testing students on what happens in the parties in the first three chapters
Car motif quiz: testing students on how effectively they noticed references to cars across the novel
PowerPoints are separate and can be run one after another or individually depending on your students’ progress through the novel.
Answers are included in the second half of the quiz with teacher controlled animated answer reveals.
Quizzes are controlled by the teacher and can take anything from 10 minutes to 20 minutes to complete in class.
Try out a free The Great Gatsby Quiz
A pack of resources for a minimum of 1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching on ‘The Oval Portrait’ by Edgar Allan Poe. The story is a public domain story that is freely available for use. All the images used in the pack are available for commercial use.
The pack includes:
• A copy of ‘The Oval Portrait’ in the format of a Word document with an optional glossary.
• A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions.
• A student worksheet with answers to guide the teacher.
• A 35 slide PowerPoint reflecting all activities on the worksheet which some extra explanation and contains useful links and reference to the creative activities.
• A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers.
• Four creative writing prompt sheets that encourage students to continue to think about the themes and approaches of the story.
• A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson.
This resource encourages close reading, critical writing and creative responses. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere.
Appropriate to GCSE students and A Level students of English.
Also available: ‘The Story of an Hour’
Also available the Short Story Bundle which includes ‘The Oval Portrait’ and ‘The Story of an Hour’
A great quiz for any lesson, form term or group. Appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds). A range of nine different rounds with a total of 70 questions (some with ten questions, some with five depending on the difficulty and level of interest). The quiz will take between an hour and 1 hour 30 minutes to complete. Appropriate for teams or individuals, but more fun with teams. An answer sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers.
• Round One: Who is in disguise?
• Round Two: Name the Spooky Song
• Round Three: Which phobia?
• Round Four: Monster Anagrams
• Round Five: Multiple Choice: Superstitions
• Round Six: First and Last
• Round Seven: Halloween Who am I?
• Round Eight: Magic Words
• Round Nine: How to fight a monster
• Tie breakers
Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Which phobia?, Monster Anagrams, Halloween Who am I? and How to fight a monster rounds are included to make instructions clear and accessible.
The Name the Spooky Song, Which phobia? and Magic Words rounds have an electronic voice reading the lyrics or unusual words for comic effect. Either turn on your speakers, or not, depending on your preference.
Once the quiz has been completed, students mark the answers of the other teams and work through the questions that can create further discussion.
Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged student.
The nine rounds of questions last for between 50 minutes and 1 hour (depending on how much time you give students to answer the questions). Round Two (Name the Spooky Song) and Round Four (Monster Anagrams) can take longer for students to answer. It can be a good idea to give them more than the 60 seconds per anagram in Round Four. You can also give students longer to complete the Halloween Who am I? round. The clues are automatically delivered, but you could leave them on the board to allow students to discuss possibilities in groups. The other questions in the quiz can be moved through at a brisk pace. Working through the answers takes between 15 and 20 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons.
Whole quiz time: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes.
The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students.
Try out the free end of term quiz.
A varied 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minute end of term Christmas quiz. Ten rounds with 65 questions appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds). Appropriate for teams or individuals. A response sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers.
Round One: Who is in disguise?
Round Two: Name the Christmas Song
Round Three: Rank and File
Round Four: Actor Anagrams
Round Five: Multiple Choice
Round Six: Lost in Translation
Round Seven: What is that object?
Round Eight: First and Last
Round Nine: Name the Number
Round Ten: What am I? Christmas Dessert Edition
Tie breakers
Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Rank and File round, Actor Anagrams, Name the object and Name the number rounds are included to make instructions clear and accessible.
Once the quiz has been completed, students mark each other’s answers and work through a range of questions that can create further discussion.
Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged student.
The nine rounds of questions last for between 50 minutes and 1 hour (depending on how much time you give students to answer the questions). Round Two (Name the Christmas Song) and Round Four (Actor Anagrams) can take longer for students to answer. You could give students longer than the timer in the Round Four anagrams. The other questions in the quiz can be moved through at a brisk pace if you want to cut down the total time. Working through the answers takes between 15 and 20 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons.
Whole quiz time: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes.
The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students.
Try out the free end of term quiz.
A great quiz for any lesson, form term or group. Appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds). A range of nine different rounds with a total of 70 questions (some with ten questions, some with five depending on the difficulty and level of interest). The quiz will take between an hour and 1 hour 30 minutes to complete. Appropriate for teams or individuals, but more fun with teams. An answer sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers.
Round One: Who is who?
Round Two: Famous Figure Anagrams
Round Three: What happened when?
Round Four: Name the Song
Round Five: Who am I?
Round Six: Multiple Choice
Round Seven: First and Last
Round Eight: Who said what?
Round Nine: Famous Inventors
Tie breakers
Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Anagrams, What happened when?, and Who am I? are included to make instructions clear and accessible.
The Name the Song has an electronic voice reading the lyrics. Either turn on your speakers, or not, depending on your preference.
Once the quiz has been completed, students mark the answers of the other teams and work through the questions that can create further discussion.
Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged student.
The nine rounds of questions last for between 50 minutes and 1 hour (depending on how much time you give students to answer the questions). You can also give students longer to complete the Who am I? round. The clues are automatically delivered, but you could leave them on the board to allow students to discuss possibilities in groups. The other questions in the quiz can be moved through at a brisk pace. Working through the answers takes between 15 and 20 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons.
Whole quiz time: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes.
The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students.
Try out the free end of term quiz.
A bundle of 10 William Blake and 10 The Importance of Being Earnest practice examination questions that follow the structure of the OCR English Language and Literature A Level Paper 2 (The Language of Poetry and Plays) Section B (specification number H474).
The 10 The Importance of Being Earnest practice exam questions consist of a theme focused question with an extract of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. The questions focus on issues relevant to the study of a range of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. The questions include an extract from the play which is currently being examined on the 2022 OCR English Language and Literature A Level Paper 2 exam.
Each question provides a different theme and then asks students to complete a detailed analysis of an extract from the play before discussing other sections of the play. Students are required to engage with the theme and apply it to their analysis of the extract included as well as other sections of The Importance of Being Earnest. This is a closed text exam and students are expected to recall the rest of the play from their study.
The 10 William Blake practice exam questions consist of a theme focused question with a William Blake poem. The questions focus on issues relevant to the study of a range of 10 William Blake’s poems from Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. These are the 10 poems currently being examined on the 2022 OCR English Language and Literature A Level Paper 2 exam.
Each question provides a different theme and then asks students to complete a detailed analysis of a different poems followed by a comparison to other poems by William Blake. Students are required to engage with the theme and apply it to their analysis of the poem included as well as other William Blake poems that they are expected to recall from their study of his poetry.
Packs of resources for ‘The Story of an Hour’ by Kate Chopin and ‘The Oval Portrait’ by Edgar Allan Poe. Each pack provides a minimum of 1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching. Both stories is a public domain story that is freely available for use. All the images used in the pack are available for commercial use.
Each pack includes:
• A copy of story in the format of a Word document with an optional glossary.
• A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions.
• A student worksheet with answers to guide the teacher.
• A PowerPoint reflecting all activities on the worksheet which some extra explanation and contains useful links and reference to the creative activities. Each PowerPoint is over 25 slides.
• A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers.
• Four creative writing prompt sheets that encourage students to continue to think about the themes and approaches of the story.
• A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson.
Both resource packs encourage close reading, critical writing and creative responses. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere.
Appropriate to GCSE students and A Level students of English.
Three quizzes ideal for the end of Autumn, Spring and Summer term with Christmas, Easter and Summer themes. Quizzes are great for any lesson, form term or group. Appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds). A range of rounds with 60 to 75 questions (some with ten questions, some with five depending on the difficulty and level of interest). Each quiz takes between an hour and 1 hour 30 minutes to complete. Appropriate for teams or individuals, but more fun with teams.
An answer sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers.
Students work through a highly visual PowerPoints answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Rank and File round, Actor Anagram, What is that object and Name that number rounds are included to make instructions clear and accessible.
Once each quiz has been completed, students mark the answers of the other teams and work through a range of questions that can create further discussion.
Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged student.
Whole quiz time for each quiz: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes.
The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students.
Christmas Quiz Rounds:
• Round One: Who is in disguise?
• Round Two: Name the Christmas Song
• Round Three: Rank and File
• Round Four: Actor Anagrams
• Round Five: Multiple Choice
• Round Six: Lost in Translation
• Round Seven: What is that object?
• Round Eight: First and Last
• Round Nine: Name that number
• Tie breakers
Easter Quiz Rounds:
• Round One: Chocolate Slogans
• Round Two: Bunny Anagrams
• Round Three: Disguised as a Bunny
• Round Four: What is that object?
• Round Five: Rank and File
• Round Six: First and Last
• Round Seven: Multiple Choice
• Round Eight: Name that number
• Tie breakers
Summer Quiz Rounds:
• Round One: Who is in disguise?
• Round Two: Name the Summer Song
• Round Three: Rank and File
• Round Four: Actor Anagrams
• Round Five: Multiple Choice
• Round Six: Lost in Translation
• Round Seven: What is that object?
• Round Eight: First and Last
• Round Nine: Name that number
• Tie breakers
Try out the free Summer quiz.
A Level and GCSE resources for ‘The Garden of Love’, ‘The Echoing Green’, ‘The Tiger’, ‘The Lamb’ and ‘Introduction to the Songs of Innocence’.
1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching on each poem. Suggestions for further activities or additional activities are also included.
Each poem has:
• A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions.
• A PowerPoint (with a minimum of 26 slides each) reflecting all activities on the worksheet which some extra explanation. Essay questions and an additional Emily Dickinson poem is provided for a comparison activity.
• A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers.
• A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson.
This resource encourages close reading, critical writing, discussion and retention of important ideas and quotations from the poems. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere.
The text of these poems and associated images are available at Project Gutenberg.
All the images used in the pack are available for commercial use.
Individual William Blake poems also available:
FREE RESOURCE: London
The Garden of Love
Introduction to the Songs of Innocence
The Tiger
The Lamb
The Echoing Green
A Level and GCSE resources for ‘He fumbles at your Soul’, ‘This World is not Conclusion’, ‘I like to see it lap the Miles’ and ‘Going to Heaven!’.
1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching on EACH poem. Suggestions for further activities or additional activities are also included.
Each poem has:
• A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions.
• A 22 slide PowerPoint reflecting all activities on the worksheet which some extra explanation. Essay questions and an additional Emily Dickinson poem is provided for a comparison activity.
• A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers.
• A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson.
This resource encourages close reading, critical writing, discussion and retention of important ideas and quotations from the poems. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere.
Check out a FREE RESOURCE: There’s a certain Slant of light by Emily Dickinson
The text of these poems are available at Project Gutenberg (with some slight alterations). Further details on Emily Dickinson and some manuscript versions of her poems can be found at Poetry Foundation.
All the images used in the pack are available for commercial use.