A lesson analysing the character of Fred in A Christmas Carol.

5 lessons to accompany a cold read of A Christmas Carol with comprehension questions to complete at the end of each Stave.

A lesson that analyses the events that lead up to Scrooge’s epiphany in Stave 4.

A lesson exploring Scrooge’s transformation in Stave 5.

A detailed lesson exploring the character of Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire.

2 lessons analysing the depiction of Scrooge in Stave 1.

A timeline revision sheet exploring the motif of weather with 13 carefully selected quotations allowing students to chronologically trace how the motif of weather is used by Dickens to convey his authorial messages about ignorance, isolation, the transformative power of redemption. Also includes a blank student version to encourage students to explore the impact of the quotations themselves.

A timeline revision sheet exploring the motif of children with 13 carefully selected quotations allowing students to chronologically trace how the motif of children/childhood is used by Dickens to convey his authorial messages about poverty, isolation, kindness, family and the transformative power of redemption. Also includes a blank student version to encourage students to explore the impact of the quotations themselves.

A detailed lesson analysing the description of the ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. Also includes a takeaway revision sheet with detailed analysis of 7 key quotations.

4 very detailed lessons exploring the 4 ghosts from A Christmas Carol. Also includes a simple differentiated worksheet for reviewing the learning. Also includes 4 revision sheets looking at key quotations for the 4 ghosts.

A grade 9 response on how the ghosts change Scrooge’s attitudes and beliefs. Also contains revisions sheets for all 4 ghosts.

A lesson analysing the initial description of the ghost of Christmas Present. Also contains a key quotation revision takeaway sheet.

A lesson analysing the initial description of the ghost of Christmas past.

A lesson analysing Scrooge’s visit to 3 remote places: solitary lighthouse, miners, remote ship. Includes an I do, We do, You do structured worksheet for analysing the 3 extracts. Model paragraphs are included.

A lesson exploring how Offred’s internal conflict is presented in 7 key extracts from the second half of the novel. Includes some suggested answers for each extract. Students focus on how Offred’s narrative voice oscillates between conformity and rebellion.

A lesson exploring the significance of Serena’s garden in Chapter 25 of The Handmaid’s Tale.

4 revision sheets with analysis of key quotations for each of the 4 ghosts in A Christmas Carol.

Revision sheet analysing 4 key quotations for 6 motifs in Macbeth.