Written for the AQA Literature A spec but suitable for other A Level study of ‘Othello’ an essay question on: Read the passage from Othello, provided below, and respond to the following: • ‘Othello is too easy to pity, too hard to like’. • In light of this view, discuss the presentation of Othello as the jealous husband, here and elsewhere in the play. With an annotated text version for teaching close analysis to the class.

A presentation I used to help students to think about both the openings of their stories but mostly the endings.

A powerpoint presentation covering Fitzgerald’s presentation of women in The Great Gatsby, looking at Flappers; Androgyny; the liberated woman; war, work and freedom; with a look also at Zelda’s perspective.

A powerpoint covering the theme of race and in particular the contexts surrounding this and the 17th century attitude to ‘the other’.

A detailed powerpoint or pdf covering the comparison of The Great Gatsby and pre 1900 poems from the AQA English Literature specification. This includes context and ideas/close textual analysis for essay preparation on the theme of barriers to love.

This is a very detailed scheme which should last a few weeks. It includes lots of creative writing ideas and exercises to encourage students with the narrative writing task. Although separate presentations will cover other aspects in more details such as character, plot, structure, this presentation covers creating conflict, ensuring your character grips the reader and exercising restraint with regards to the opening gambit of the plot. I also teach the AFA in Creative Writing and have taught the A level in this subject so have included lots of exercises for the budding writer.

This is the second of a set of presentations covering the whole of Dracula for teaching it to A level for the Edexcel spec. It includes questions, exemplars, contexts, themes and builds across a total of 169 slides (see my other 3 in the set. Also, please see my Dorian Gray unit produced in the same way and the comparative essay plans which I have put together as a bundle.

This is the third of a set of presentations covering the whole of Dracula for teaching it to A level for the Edexcel spec. It includes questions, exemplars, contexts, themes and builds across a total of 169 slides (see my other 3 in the set. Also, please see my Dorian Gray unit produced in the same way and the comparative essay plans which I have put together as a bundle.

Support your students writing essays for the Edexcel spec comparing Dorian Gray and Dracula. This presentation looks at the presentation of good and evil in both texts.

Two detailed essay plans on ‘Othello’. These have been put together to aid the teaching of AQA’s spec A English Literature course ‘Love Through the Ages’ but would be suitable for any A level course or to support more able students at GCSE. The pdfs include the essay titles and the passage with suggested ideas on both the passage and elsewhere in the play.

The slides are arranged with some just containing the quotations for students to ponder and build an argument around and other ‘teacher’ slides padded out with more notes and ideas. Suitable for any A level spec, the essay plan follows the structure of the following key ideas: Aggression and physical dominance - manifested in violence, in order to subjugate the women and preserve his authority. Male pride/ego Sexual desire - manifested in animalistic behaviour, suggesting masculine sexuality is base and primal

This comprehensive essay plan has been written to cover a wide net: fantasy, illusion, delusion, appearance and reality. Interconnected themes, that have been planned in such a way that students should be able to learn this one essay plan and adapt to any of the wordings in a question. The slides are arranged with some just containing the quotations for students to ponder and build an argument around and other ‘teacher’ slides padded out with more notes and ideas.

A set of slides with detailed notes on the entire novel with specialised vocabulary glossary to accompany each section. The notes include close analysis of the text and contextual points.

Detailed essay questions, including passages for analysis with key quotations, analysis and links to context highlighted in yellow - some plans with written paragraphs as a model. Essay topics covered include: how Scrooge changes throughout the novel poverty community transformation supernatural

A detailed powerpoint on the character of Eddie, looking at aspects of Greek tragedy and whether he conforms to the definition of a tragic hero. This powerpoint will lead students towards a detailed essay on his character.