This scaffolded note-taking grid encourages students to consider the information provided to them through stage directions in plays, whether implied or explicitly stated. The grid includes space for note-taking on characters’ movements, descriptions of lighting, and descriptions of sounds, as well as space for quotations and explanations of effects on the viewer. This grid can be used to analyse the stage directions in any play, and can be subsequently used for revision and/or essay-writing. Printing on A3 comes recommended as this gives students more space to write.

The questions in this file are replicated multiple times to ease printing, photocopying and distribution. They deal with affirmations made by Barabas and Ferneze in this scene and require students to justify their answers with evidence from Act 5 scene 1, as well as from elsewhere in the play where appropriate. Students could be given one or both questions either to respond to with short answers or to expand/develop into an essay.

This list of questions is intended for students studying Christopher Marlowe’s play “The Jew of Malta”. The questions can be given to students before or after watching the Grandfather Films production of the play, with the understanding either way that they make notes throughout their viewing of the film. The questions include topics such as possible cuts that could be made, the chronology of the film, and the casting. The questions could therefore be used by students of English, Drama, or Film Studies. There are three copies of the questions per page, for ease of printing, photocopying and distribution.

This unit of work is designed to guide Year 8/Grade 7 students through Gillian Cross' The Demon Headmaster. While Teachit resources are referenced (and are available for free download via that website), many other resources and activities are also included, which are designed to stretch students in this age bracket given the text involved. Ultimately, however, it is accessible to all, including ESL, with various differentiation suggestions included (e.g. vocabulary-based activities).

This unit plan for The Great Gatsby is aimed at students aged 14+. While many ideas will suit abler students more, it is ultimately made accessible to all with differentiation suggestions included. The unit should take around 4 weeks to complete (based on the idea of 4 x 55-minute lessons per week), but this may vary depending on your class' ability. Also included is an extension task regarding the reference to the 'Platonic conception of himself'.

This information sheet contextualises Ibsen's origins and family relationships as well as the theatrical movements by which his drama abides (naturalism/realism). The sheet also encourages students to link these to his plays.

This general worksheet helps students to analyse stage directions from any play, considering character, lighting, sounds, and other elements.

This revision sheet lists possible reasons for Blanche's behaviour in scene 1 of A Streetcar Named Desire. Underneath are spaces for students to write in evidence from the scene supporting each point. This could therefore be used not just for revision but also as a scaffold for weaker students&' essay-writing.