Useful example essays to stretch more able students. Clear overview ppts for lessons on the genre of comedy and on the performance history of the play.

A collection of pre-reading homework tasks for Key Stage 3 students based on short key passages from the novel. Each worksheet has a summary task, a vocabulary task and a more challenging question on Boyne’s techniques. Useful to set as pre-reading to be marked/ discussed in lesson time.

A booklet of passages from Of Mice and Men with targeted vocabulary, quotation and analysis questions. Excellent as pre-reading homework to ensure deep understanding of the key moments in the text. Included is also a differentiated version aimed at EAL students with more of a vocabulary focus and extensions for the most able readers. Ideal as GCSE preparation for new challenging specifications.

A collection of 5 different example essays written on Carter’s The Bloody Chamber.

An independent enquiry into the history of the gothic genre on film. Aimed at A Level literature students, but would work well with able GCSE students as preparation for 19th century gothic texts. Films can all be found on Youtube- links in the ppt.