Outstanding English Lesson: 19th Century Language Analysis-Thomas Hardy

This lesson was recently judged as outstanding in an observation.

Students studying 19th century literature will be introduced to an extract from Thomas Hardy’s ‘Arch Deceiver,’ considering what the term ‘deceive’ means and looking for clues in the language and structural elements of the text.

This lesson includes paired and individual tasks with a focus on inference.
A suitable follow on lesson would be to convert notes from the grid into paragraphs, using paragraph structures of your choice.

Typically for a mid-top set, for a 50 minute lesson.

Power point and extract included.
Teachers need only print copies of slide 6 for students to complete.