LO1 To reflect on Shakespeare’s presentation of Iago (AO1/AO2)
LO2 To closely analyse Iago’s language when manipulating a range of characters across in Act 2 (AO1/AO2)
LO3 To consider, plan and write a paragraph in response to an exam question. (AO1/AO2/AO3)
Extension and stretch and challenge activities are embedded throughout; the lesson has an overarching question which encourages the development of higher order thinking. Opportunities for paragraph writing and peer assessment are also utilised.
AS/A Level English Literature (2015+)
Paper 1, Section A: Shakespeare
LO1 To recap the first section of Act 3 (AO1/AO2)
LO2 To consider the dramatic and contextual significance of the Clown’s role in Act 3 scene 1 (AO1/AO2/AO3)
LO3 To explore and respond to alternative interpretations of Emilia’s role in the play so far (AO5)
Extension and stretch and challenge activities are embedded throughout; the lesson has an overarching question which encourages the development of higher order thinking. Opportunities for paragraph writing and peer assessment are also utilised.
AS/A Level English Literature (2015+)
Paper 1, Section A: Shakespeare
A full lesson, including a ‘do now’ activity as students settle, an overarching session question, detailed context, scaffolded guided questions for analysis of sound, language, figurative language, structure and form.
EdExcel AS/A Level English Literature
Paper 3: Poetry, Section B: The Romantics
A full lesson exploring Chapters 6 and 7 of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, (ed.1831).
This session introduces the Sublime, with reference to Edmund Burke and William Wordsworth, as well as concept checking questions for the end of Chapter 5, Chapter 6 and Chapter 7.
**EdExcel AS/A Level English Literature 2015+.
Paper 2: ‘Science and Society’. **
A full lesson on the poem ‘The Lammas Hireling’ by Ian Duhig.
hieved a Grade 1 observation.
Poems of Decade, Forward Poetry (2011)
Edexcel AS/A English Literature, 2015+
A complete lesson on Chapters 9 and 10 from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein ( 1831 ed.).
The lesson recaps earlier concepts covered on the course, such as the Sublime, the Romantic protagonist and the Gothic. An exploration of allusions, such as P. B. Shelley’s poem ‘Mutability’ and Milton’s Paradise Lost (1667), and theory, such as the Gothic double, doppelgangers, and Julia Kristeva’s ‘Abjection’ are included, alongside concept checking questions and close analysis of extracts from Chapters 9 and 10.
**EdExcel AS/A Level English Literature 2015+.
Paper 2: ‘Science and Society’. **
A full lesson which revises the plot of Shakespeare’s Othello. The lesson gets students to revise over 40 key quotes from the text , considering their position in the text and their significance to the play as a whole. The powerpoint also includes a scene by scene synopsis and list of key quotes explained. The second half of the session revises the difference between the use of verse and prose in the text, with self-directive questioning encouraging learners to examine Othello and Iago’s speech throughout the play.
Edexcel AS/A English Literature 2015+
Paper 2: Prose
This fully scaffolded lesson encourages learners to analyse how Shakespeare creates initial impressions of the characters in Act 1 Scene 2, discusses Shakespeare’s use of setting and context and culminates in learners crafting a paragraph which considers our initial impressions of Brabantio and conducting peer-asessment.
Extension and stretch and challenge activities are embedded throughout; the lesson has an overarching question which encourages the development of higher order thinking. Opportunities for paragraph writing and peer assessment are also utilised.
AS/A Level English Literature (2015+)
Paper 1, Section A: Shakespeare
This fully scaffolded lesson explores the connotations of different settings used within Othello and the presentations of characters through dialogue, considers relevant context and how this enhances our interpretation and culminates in learners writing a paragraph in response to an exam question with a guided peer-assessment component.
Extension and stretch and challenge activities are embedded throughout; the lesson has an overarching question which encourages the development of higher order thinking. Opportunities for paragraph writing and peer assessment are also utilised.
AS/A Level English Literature (2015+)
Paper 1, Section A: Shakespeare
LO1 To explore how the balance of power shifts between Iago and Othello in lines 90 to 259 (AO2)
LO2 To closely analyse the linguistic techniques that Iago uses to manipulate Othello (AO2)
LO3 To consider the impact that Iago has on Othello’s state of mind in the first section of Act 3 scene 3 (AO2)
Extension and stretch and challenge activities are embedded throughout; the lesson has an overarching question which encourages the development of higher order thinking. Opportunities for paragraph writing and peer assessment are also utilised.
AS/A Level English Literature (2015+)
Paper 1, Section A: Shakespeare
LO1 To explore how Shakespeare develops the audience’s impressions of Emilia and Iago’s relationship in Act 3 scene 3 (AO2 and AO5)
LO2 To analyse how Othello’s language reflects his state of mind in the second half of Act 3 scene 3 (AO2)
LO3 To consider how Shakespeare creates an ominous and foreboding atmosphere at the end of Act 3 scene 3 (AO2)
Extension and stretch and challenge activities are embedded throughout; the lesson has an overarching question which encourages the development of higher order thinking. Opportunities for paragraph writing and peer assessment are also utilised.
AS/A Level English Literature (2015+)
Paper 1, Section A: Shakespeare
LO1 to analyse the significance of Emilia’s role in Act 5 scene 2 (AO2)
LO2 to consider the socio-political context for women in the 1600s (AO3)
LO3 to create an academic revision poster about women in the play (AO1, AO2, AO3, AO5)
Extension and stretch and challenge activities are embedded throughout; the lesson has an overarching question which encourages the development of higher order thinking. Opportunities for paragraph writing and peer assessment are also utilised.
AS/A Level English Literature (2015+)
Paper 1, Section A: Shakespeare
A full lesson, including a ‘do now’ activity as students settle, an overarching session question, detailed context, scaffolded guided questions for analysis of sound, language, figurative language, structure and form.
EdExcel AS/A Level English Literature
Paper 3: Poetry, Section B: The Romantics
A lecture on Jeanette Winterson’s 1985 novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, used to support as a coursework text for AS/A EdExcel English Literature NEA Component.
The lecture encourages students to consider several contextual points in relation to the novel, overviews key elements of postmodern devices used by Winterson, and includes some criticism to further the learners’ ideas about the text.