A lesson on The Follower - Seamus Heaney. Covers the poem and key language features. Questions at the end too. GCSE English. Years 10-11.

Nothing fancy - an explanation of the poem; key parts highlighted.

Context questions, with prompts and answers for the students to consider. Enough to keep the students occupies on meaningful work related to the exam. Act I, Scene iii, ACT III, SCENE 1 LINES 28-55,Act V, Scene ii, lines 384-9 and more.​

A quick checklist of things to think about when writing a monologue for GCSE as part of creative writing - entertainment. Useful handout for revision. Gifted and talented. Students should read ‘A Lady of Letters’ monlogue by Alan Bennett.

Topics, Skills & Knowledge, Resources and Assessments. Enough information to set teachers/students off on studying Keats at A level

45 pages of guided reading through the play. Could be used for cover lessons, revision, teacher’s questions during a lesson. Links to over parts of the text are made. Very useful for new teachers. It is well worth the money to have something to fall back on in lessons.

A few slides which can be adapted for business studies A level. Covers De Bono, PASS and stakeholder matrix. Saves preparation time!

General intro to love through the ages, with some starters for discussion. Some focus on Act 1 quotations about Desdemona and Othello. Interesting introduction powerpoint. Saves preparation time.

Extracts from texts chosen for their illustrative points of verbs and nouns. Notes in the viewing panel for notes. Powerpoint - very simple. Can be edited. A level material. AQA

Seven pages of a word document with close reading questions and wider reading activities. Useful to guide students through the text. Appropriate for GCSE and AS/A level. Would easily fill a couple of lessons and enable students to have a good set of notes. Concise for printing purposes - no graphics.

Two pages of ideas for a wide range of activities to draw together an understanding of the events, characters, actions and reactions contained within Act 1. There should be a suitable task for every type of learning style to draw something from the play's first Act. Useful for a cover lesson, or a lesson where you want the students to have freedom to follow their choice of task - some like to write, some to draw, some to talk and others to debate - pick your choice of activity for them.

5 pages of close reading activities on Hamlet. Suitable for GCSE and A level. Good for cover lessons. Enough material to allow for differentiation. Would result in a good set of student notes. Useful for understanding meaning of texts and making links within the text.

A set of questions and things to notice for A level students and teachers. This resource will guide you through the first act, making sure you notice the key points of the play. It would be useful homework material, extended reading or simply questions to ask as you read through the play together. The responses will ensure detailed notes. Broken down into line references for ease. A useful resource for first time teachers NQTs and teaching practice.

Resources to help with the reading and making notes on Act 5. The resources are suitable for A level and GCSE leaners. Would provide a useful cover lesson without preparation. Will help with close reading of the text and will result in a good set of notes for students to revise from. Useful for understanding the meaning of the text and making links within and with other texts.

Act 2, questions and things to notice for A level. Easy to edit questions and things to notice - useful for those reading the text for the first time. Students and teachers - especially NQTs and those on teaching practice - would find this useful.

Three pages of close reading of the text questions - line by line - to assist students to understand the content. literary links within the text, imagery, characterisation and meaning. The questions will facilitate a good set of revision notes. Activities include research and presentation, paired and group work, and writing tasks. The materials are suitable for GCSE, AS and A level students. Teachers and parents new to the text may appreciate the line by line approach to studying the text to aid understanding. There is nothing attractive about the word document, this purely for academic content and activities.

A useful lesson word document, designed to encourage close reading of the play. Lots of questions, line by line, to help students focus on the text. The document would be a useful cover lesson, or help with preparation if you are short of time. It's not fancy but it is focused and will lead to useful revision notes for students. GCSE / A level standard.

Focus on AO1 and AO2 for A level ; 7 close reading open questions from across the play of Hamlet. Useful tasks for home work or practice questions in class.

This single page will guide the students through close reading of the text of Act 1 Scene 1 of Hamlet by William Shakespeare. It asks specific questions to focus the students learning, as well as differentiated extension tasks of a variety of types of activities - writing, research, drama and wider reading. Aimed at GCSE or possibly AS or A level students. A close reading of the texts is essential for analysing and understanding ways in which meaning is shaped in literary texts. This is a simple word document, no fancy graphics, but ideal for getting to the heart of the issues.