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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Detailed context notes for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Includes: Courtly Love, gender, Queen Elizabeth I, the supernatural, Shakespeare’s other plays, Classical/mythological references, literary influences and conventions, historical context of the contemporary theatre, modern productions.
Critical quotes for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, both from the prescribed anthology and from elsewhere.
Designed for the Edexcel A-Level English specification.
Effects (Alan Jenkins): Poem Analysis
Over 4 pages of analysis of ‘Effects’ by Alan Jenkins. From ‘Poems of the Decade’ for Edexcel A-Level English Literature.
A Valediction of Weeping (John Donne): Analysis
2.5 pages of notes analysing ‘A Valediction of Weeping’ by John Donne (summary, technical terms, title, structure, five important quotes, context).
Designed for A-Level English Edexcel Metaphysical Poetry.
From the Journal of a Disappointed Man (Andrew Motion): Poem Analysis
4 page analysis of ‘From the Journal of a Disappointed Man’ by Andrew Motion. From ‘Poems of the Decade’, for Edexcel A-Level English Literature.
Look we have coming to Dover! (Daljit Nagra): Poem Analysis
4 pages analysing ‘Look We Have Coming To Dover!’ by Daljit Nagra. From ‘Poems of the Decade’ for Edexcel A-Level English Literature.
On Her Blindness (Adam Thorpe): Poem Analysis
4 pages analysing ‘On Her Blindness’ by Adam Thorpe. From ‘Poems of the Decade’ for Edexcel A-Level English Literature.
Ode on a Grayson Perry Urn (Tim Turnbull): Poem Analysis
4 pages analysing the poem ‘Ode on a Grayson Perry Urn’ by Tim Turnbull. From ‘Poems of the Decade’ for Edexcel A-Level English Literature.
The Furthest Distances I've Travelled (Leontia Flynn): Poem Analysis
3.3 pages analysing ‘The Furthest Distances I’ve Travelled’ by Leontia Flynn. From ‘Poems of the Decade’ for Edexcel A-Level English Literature.
Creative Writing: Adjectives and Adverbs
Resource helping students to use adjectives and adverbs effectively and strategically, and to find alternative ways of describing.
Includes both notes and activities.
Aimed for 11+ and KS3, but many of the ideas could also be suitable for older students.
Please Hold (Ciaran O’Driscoll): Poem Analysis
3 pages analysing ‘Please Hold’ by Ciaran O’Driscoll. From ‘Poems of the Decade’ for Edexcel A-Level English Literature.
History (John Burnside): Analysis
Just over 4 pages of notes analysing ‘History’ by John Burnside. From the ‘Poems of the Decade’ for Edexcel A-Level English Literature.
A Minor Role (U A Fanthorpe): Analysis
Just over 4 pages analysing ‘A Minor Role’ by U A Fanthrope. From ‘Poems of the Decade’ for Edexcel A-Level English Literature.
The Deliverer (Tishani Doshi): Analysis
3 pages of analysis of the poem ‘The Deliverer’ by Tishani Doshi. From ‘Poems of the Decade’ for the Edexcel A-Level English Literature syllabus.
The Lammas Hireling (Ian Duhig): Analysis
4 pages analysing ‘The Lammas Hireling’ by Ian Duhig. From ‘Poems of the Decade’ for the Edexcel A-Level English Literature course.
To My Nine Year Old Self (Helen Dunmore)
4 pages analysing ‘To My Nine Year Old Self’ by Helen Dunmore. From ‘Poems of the Decade’ for Edexcel A-Level English Literature.
Tennessee Williams Biographical Context (for A-Level Streetcar)
2-page handout of biographical information about Tennessee Williams, focusing on details particularly relevant to the play A Streetcar Named Desire for use as context in A-Level essays.
A Christmas Carol Comprehension: Christmas Dinner with the Cratchit Family
A festive themed past-paper style passage followed by comprehension questions, and a choice of two creative writing prompts.
Questions are a mixture of short-answer (testing understanding of the passage), vocabulary,
Passage taken from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
Would be suitable for 13+ entrance practice, or high-level 11+ entrance/scholarship practice.
Giuseppe (Roderick Ford): Poem Analysis
3 1/4 pages analysing the poem ‘Giuseppe’ by Roderick Ford. From ‘Poems of the Decade’ from Edexcel A-Level English Literature.
Genetics (Sinéad Morrissey): Poem Analysis
Analysis of the poem ‘Genetics’ by Sinéad Morrissey. From ‘Poems of the Decade’ for Edexcel A-Level English Literature.
Gender in Macbeth
Bullet-point essay plan exploring gender, femininity and masculinity in Macbeth - raises questions and context points for the class to think about, discuss further and find quotes for.