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Resources for A level and GCSE learners, parents and teachers.
Wuhering Heights - notes and activities
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Wuhering Heights - notes and activities

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A level notes and activities on Wuthering Heights - over 20 pages - useful for 'love' and interpretations over time. Plain word documents so can be adapted to your needs. Saves time preparing if a new teacher or NQT - useful notes in plain English.
Othello for A level
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Othello for A level

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Resources linked to Assessment Objectives, some close reading tasks, some interpretations of Othello over time, some links to love through the ages. Over 60 pages of useful resources, be they for revision or teaching, to help guide students and NQTs through the text. AS and A level focus. Saves a lot of preparation. Suitable for AQA
Macbeth - Activities for the whole play including essays
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Macbeth - Activities for the whole play including essays

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Over 50 pages. Activities for cover lessons, questions on the play scene by scene. It is available in word so that it can be adapted to suit lesson lengths and groups. The layout is functional and focuses on the work rather than just looking pretty. This will save a lot of work for teachers new to the text or on teaching practice. It will enable a good understanding of the text. Suitable for Years 7-11 - Key Stage 3 and GCSE. Shakespeare’s Macbeth - close reading lessons. Good for student revision. AQA specification.
Language and Gender - Research of Theories
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Language and Gender - Research of Theories

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One page of tasks which lists the key researchers and theories to investigate to give a good grounding in this topic. Useful for new teachers who want to be sure they have covered the topic, and for students to be sure they have understood the different approaches. Good for A level English Language, Language and Literature, and extended learning topics.
Critical Interpretations of Shakespeare's Othello
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Critical Interpretations of Shakespeare's Othello

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Quotations, tasks, essays and points to note in answers. Useful for looking at different interpretations of Othello by literary critics over time. Suitable for A level students, some essay points, and useful for teacher preparation. Suitable as revision material for students. Good for class discussions.
Reading for Meaning in Othello
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Reading for Meaning in Othello

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A list of questions to ensure understanding of the text. Grouped by acts and scenes, the questions will ensure that the text is read and the meaning is understood. Useful for a lesson of revision, suitable for GCSE and A level students. A word document, suitable for cover lessons and helps with teacher preparation .
Attitudes to Love - pre-reading Shakespeare task
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Attitudes to Love - pre-reading Shakespeare task

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A worksheet of questions to help focus discussions about 'love' in the context of reading a Shakespeare play, such as, Othello. It is accessible at all levels of ability and would lead to interesting debates as well as contextualising discussions of love in Shakespeare's time. Suitable for Key Stage 3, GCSE and A level students.
Language and Technology - text messages - an exercise
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Language and Technology - text messages - an exercise

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An exercise in comparing two text messages to see how the language changes according to the audience, purpose and context. Suggested areas to look at to help. No fancy graphics, just straight forward text exercise. Useful as a cover lesson. Targets year 11, 12 and 13 A level English students.
English Langauge A level Language and Technology
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English Langauge A level Language and Technology

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Quick cover lesson on language and technology - text messaging. The worksheet has two texts for the students to discuss with possible points to consider in an answer. Useful of English Language AS or A level. Easy starter lesson or supply teacher lesson as points to cover in an answer are provided.