A full lesson on the poem ‘History’ by John Burnside. Poems of Decade, Forward Poetry (2011) Edexcel AS/A English Literature, 2015+

A complete lesson on Chapters 24 from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein ( 1831 ed.). The lesson explores the final chapter of Frankenstein through analysis of Victor, Walton and the Creature’s final statements. The second task is a set of group tasks, examining how the themes of the novel are treated by the end of the novel. The final part of the lesson is a game of ‘beat the teacher’. **EdExcel AS/A Level English Literature 2015+. Paper 2: ‘Science and Society’. **

A full lesson on ‘An Easy Passage’ by Julia Copus. Resource updated July 2020, responding to feedback in comments. Poems of Decade, Forward Poetry (2011) Edexcel AS/A English Literature, 2015+

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 full lesson on the poem ‘Out of the Bag’ by Seamus Heaney. Poems of Decade, Forward Poetry (2011) Edexcel AS/A English Literature, 2015+

This sensory introduction provides an overview of the plot, themes and language used by Shakespeare in his 1603/4 play, Othello. Key content: blank verse iambic pentameter symbols and motifs characterisation the hankerchief scene (3.3) freytag’s pyramid I use props with this lesson, although it is possible to deliver without if not able to source props. AS/A Level English Literature (2015+) Paper 1, Section A: Shakespeare

LO1 to compare and contrast the two main settings of Othello (AO1 and AO2) LO2 to consider the reasons Shakespeare may have chosen to set the play in Venice and Cyprus and how he uses those settings to explore key themes in the novel (AO2 and AO3) LO3 To write a paragraph which considers Shakeseare’s use of setting (AO1, AO2, AO3 and 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

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

LO1 Complete notes on how race has been presented  and dramatised (AO1, AO3) LO2 Read, analyse, and evaluate critical perspectives (AO5) LO3 Plan a response to a race question, using context and critics (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 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.

A scaffolded lesson introducing students to different narrative structures using film stills and Kate Chopin’s ‘Story of an Hour’. Key content Freytag’s Pyramid Kurt Vonnegut’s Story Shapes Linear structure In medias res circular structure open structure closed structure framed narrative Chinese box structure Conflict

An scaffolded introduction to using critical lenses using Angela Carter’s ‘The Werewolf’. Theories explored Formalism Marxism Gender Studies Psychoanalysis Eco-criticism Postcolonialism

A flipped learning introduction to postcolonial studies. LO1 to introduce postcolonialism as a critical lens (AO1, AO3, AO5) LO2 to apply this critical lens to different modes of text (AO2, AO5) LO3 to analyse an extract from each of the six novel extracts using a postcolonial perspective (AO2, AO5)

An Introduction to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein ( 1831 ed.). Genre, terminology, context and scaffolded research tasks. **EdExcel AS/A Level English Literature 2015+. Paper 2: ‘Science and Society’. **

A complete lesson on Chapters 4 and 5 from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein ( 1831 ed.). The lesson explores and analyses Victor’s obsession and the dangers of knowledge as well as the birth scene. Allusion to Dante’s inferno explored, as well as critical reception of the birth scene from Anne K. Mellor and Marilyn Butler. **EdExcel AS/A Level English Literature 2015+. Paper 2: ‘Science and Society’. **

A full lesson, suitable for flipped learning, on Chapters 16-19 of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (ed. 1831). This 17 slide lesson guides students to explore the creature’s reasoning for an ‘Eve’, Victor’s journey to the Orkney Islands ( with extracts from Southey and Carlyle for context), and an examination of the ‘Gothic Hero-Villain’ with a Fin de Siècle Gothic research task, along with concept checking qestions and detailed close text analysis of the four chapters. AS/A Level English Literature (2015+) Paper 2: Prose Comparision, 'Science and Society

A complete lesson on Chapters 22 and 23 from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein ( 1831 ed.). The lesson explores the events of Chapters 22 and 23, with a paticular focus on the death of Elizabeth and Victor’s reaction to it; close text analysis of key evidence from both chapters. **EdExcel AS/A Level English Literature 2015+. Paper 2: ‘Science and Society’. **

A full lesson on the poem ‘Guiseppe’ by Roderick Ford. Poems of Decade, Forward Poetry (2011) Edexcel AS/A English Literature, 2015+

These materials are part of a short course designed to introduce some of the principles and skills required to teach English as a second or other language. The resources here are the 14 week SOW, microteach feedback forms and student/peer observation forms. The lesson has been designed so it may be delivered as flipped, blended or as in class learning.

This fully scaffolded lesson explores the significance of the play’s opening and how Shakespeare creates initial impressions of Iago and Roderigo, considers the malcontent and the Machiavellian villain as character types which inform Shakespeare’s portrayal of Iago and encourages analysis into how Shakespeare portrays issues of race and gender in Act 1 scene 1. 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