In A Christmas Carol we look in detail at the first half of Stave Four; we analyse how The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is presented to Scrooge and the reader, and students work in groups to create their own ghost scenes. Moreover, we look at the different scenes that Scrooge sees and his reactions to each of them, before making predictions about what we think will happen when Scrooge sees the Cratchits once again.A detailed, engaging and fully differentiated lesson.

As we study A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, we analyse the beginning of Stave 3 and look at how The Ghost of Christmas Present is introduced to us and how the use of language affects the readers’ interpretations of the character. Moreover, we look at the use of imagery in the description of the Christmas activity taking place throughout the city as the Ghost and Scrooge travel through the streets. Fully differentiated throughout.

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As we finish our study of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, we explore the final speeches of Theseus, Oberon, Titania and Puck and consider how the play ends as a Shakespearean comedy. We complete our story shape structure graphs and evaluate the impact of the structure of the play on the audience. Fully differentiated throughout.

As we study A Midsummer Night’s Dream we look at the play within a play in Act 5 Scene 1 and how Bottom and the mechanicals present Pyramus and Thisbe to the wedding audience. Students create their own performances of Pyramus and Thisbe before analyzing the comments made by Theseus, Hippolyta and the other characters as they watch and interrupt the actors. Fully differentiated throughout.

As we study A Midsummer Night’s Dream we look at how dreams are presented in the play and the importance of the theme by analyzing key quotes from the end of Act 4 Scene 1. We look at how Demetrius and Hermia talk of dreams and try to understand what has happened to them, plus explore Bottom’s dream speech from the end of the act. Fully differentiated throughout.

In Shakespeare’s A Midsummer NIght’s Dream we begin to draw the main plot to a close as Hermia and Helena are together with Lysander and Demetrius. We look at how Puck is able to bring some sense of harmony to the play, and we explore how Oberon is presented as he removes the love spell from his wife Titania as she dotes on the donkey-headed Bottom! We explore key quotes and language features. Fully differentiated throughout.

In A Midsummer Night’s Dream we explore how Hermia feels after discovering both Demetrius AND Lysander in love with Helena. Students analyze how Shakespeare presents Hermia in Act 3 Scene 2 before we look at the concept of structure through story shapes and then create story shapes through graphs to represent the whole of the play. We consider why this scene might be so tense and how it might represent the ‘climax’ of the play, too. Fully differentiated throughout.

As we study A Midsummer Night’s Dream we look at Act 3 Scene 2 and how Puck’s mistake causes chaos and confusion between Hermia, Helena, Demetrius and Lysander. We analyse key quotes and create analytical paragraphs about how Shakespeare is able to build up tension within the scene. Includes video clips, differentiated activities, models, scaffolds, key quotes, sentence starters and more. Fully differentiated throughout.

In Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream we see the rather bizarre set up of Titania falling in love with Bottom (who now has a donkey’s head instead of his own!) In this lesson students explore the mechanicals’ changes to Pyramus and Thisbe, and then look at how puns are used to make fun of Bottom’s transformation, before we explore how Titania sees Bottom in comparison to everyone else. Fully differentiated throughout.

As we study Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, we recap the links between the characters so far, how Puck’s mistake causes chaos in the play and how the characters speak to each other as Lysander falls in love with Helena and Helena and Hermia deal with the aftermath and artificial change in his character. Fully differentiated throughout.

As we study A Midsummer Night’s Dream we look at Oberon’s plan for revenge on Titania in Act 2 Scene 1 and explore the introduction of both Helena and Demetrius together as she explains her love for him and he roundly and rudely rejects her. Additionally, students look at Oberon’s response to their arguments and his plan for these characters as well. Key quotes are explored and students discuss characters’ feelings and motivations. Fully differentiated throughout.

As we study A Midsummer Night’s Dream we explore the new characters of Oberon and Titania and discover why they are arguing with each other. We look at the language features used by both characters in Shakespeare’s play and use our analyses to create detailed analytical paragraphs through a detailed model, scaffold, success criteria and more. Fully differentiated throughout.

Students look at how Robin Goodfellow or Puck is introduced, at the fairies and the type of character we expect them to be and why, and why Titania and Oberon are introduced to us before we see them on stage. A really useful lesson for students analysing Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and fully differentiated so all students can access and explore key quotes from Act 2 Scene 1.

As we look at A Midsummer Night’s Dream we look at how Bottom and the Mechnicals are introduced to the audience and analyse the types of characters they are through key quotes used in their first scene. We look at Shakespeare’s use of names and make predictions about how these characters will fit into the play later on, plus consider the generic and thematic importance of such characters for more able students. Fully differentiated throughout.

A very detailed A Midsummer Night’s Dream assessment preparation lesson that focuses on Egeus’ speech from early on in the play when he begs Theseus to force Hermia to marry Demetrius or face execution. The lesson helps students to analyse key quotes, make interpretations around Egeus’ character and how he is presented, to evaluate the use of language features and to make notes on answering a GCSE style assessment task. Fantastic preparation for all students and fully differentiated throughout.

A fully differentiated lesson on William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream that looks at the character of Helena at the end of Act 1 Scene 1. We explore Helena’s use of language within her soliloquy and create analytical paragraphs to explain how she is presented to the audience.

This fully differentiated lesson on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream helps students to explore the different relationships established between the protagonists at the beginning of the play. Students put themselves in Hermia’s shoes before using story mountains and character maps to assess and evaluate the different relationships between the characters. Useful for both younger and older students and ideal Literature exam preparation.

We explore Shakespeare’s The Globe Theatre and think about its layout, its structure, the different sections of the audience and the experience of visiting the theatre during the Elizabethan period. Students use their new knowledge and understanding to write their own diary entries from the viewpoint of a member of the Elizabethan audience. An excellent lesson for studying all Shakespeare texts and a great way of engaging students with historical and social context.