Shakespeare, Creative Writing and TEFL resources.
Created by a qualified secondary school teacher who has taught KS3, KS4 and KS5.
Browse my shop to find a variety of affordable resources, full lessons and worksheets related to the study of Language and Literature across the age ranges.
Shakespeare, Creative Writing and TEFL resources.
Created by a qualified secondary school teacher who has taught KS3, KS4 and KS5.
Browse my shop to find a variety of affordable resources, full lessons and worksheets related to the study of Language and Literature across the age ranges.
Creative starter question
Analysis of the witches and the opening of the play
Key questions and differentiated (includes extension questions for higher order thinking)
Summary and making predictions for the rest of the play
3 x video clips and different interpretations of the witches plus recording sheet
Creative writing planning sheet
- Imagine you are a stage director. How would you produce this opening scene of Macbeth?
Extension task- using quotations to justify own interpretation and writing a persuasive letter (instead of a PEE paragraph- same skills)
Four detailed lessons with clearly explained tasks, starters and plenaries.
Each lesson includes guiding questions,a corresponding worksheet and multiple activities for students to complete.
The final ppt introduces the assessment task, objectives and an example of how to select and analyse quotations.
The assessment question focuses on Lady Macbeth and her descent into madness.
There is also a homework choice slide that includes extension creative writing tasks for students to choose from.
Lesson 1 in the series was observed and rated outstanding
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An engaging and fully resourced extended writing lesson.
Suitable for KS3 or KS4 AQA English Language Paper 1 Section B - Descriptive Writing practice.
The PowerPoint includes:
Overview of the features of Gothic literature
Extract from Bram Stoker’s Dracula for analysis
Creative writing image, activity and choice prompts
Planning worksheet
Peer assessment focus
In the past I also used this as a cover lesson which worked really well.
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A 40 page revision booklet for the AQA pre 900s poetry syllabus which includes questions and contextual information for the poems:
‘Whoso List To Hunt’
‘Sonnet 116’
‘The Flea’
‘To His Coy Mistress’
‘The Scrutiny’
‘Absent From Thee’
'The Garden Of Love’
‘Ae Fond Kiss’
‘She Walks In Beauty’
‘Remember’
‘The Ruined Maid’
‘At an Inn’
‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’
'Non Sum Qualis Eram Bonae Sub Regno Cynarae’
*Save 30% by purchasing four lessons together as a bundle instead of individually. Each lesson is fully-resourced and includes printable worksheets. *
Lesson 1)
Introduction to the Gothic genre
Students write the opening to a Gothic novel using the prompts provided.
Lesson 2)
Symbolism in Gothic Literature
Exploring how reoccuring symbols can represent a deeper meaning.*
Lesson 3)
Figurative Language Devices
Students identify a range of language techniques and comment on the intended effect.
Lesson 4)
Analysis of Dracula and Creative Writing
Students explore how Dracula has been presented in the extract. They then create a piece of descriptive writing about their own monster.**
15 whole lessons and worksheets focusing on Macbeth. The lessons use drama, group work, creative writing, non fiction, video clips and guided questions to explore the play Macbeth in depth and to encourage students to develop their own interpretations.
Included are lessons on:
Act 1, Scene 1
Act 1, Scene 2
Act 1, Scene 5
Act 2, Scene 2 -Theme of Guilt
Act 3, Scene 1 Banquo and Macbeth soliloquy analysis
Act 3, Scene 6 (Lennox) and Act 4, Scene 2 (Lady Macduff)
Act 4, Scene 1 the witches and apparitions
Act 5, Scene 1 (4 lesson sequence) and assessment on Lady Macbeth
Macbeth (Acts 1-3) quotation and imagery activity & worksheet
The rise and fall of Macbeth activity sheet
Macbeth film review nonfiction activity
Macbeth nonfiction and context lesson- writing a leaflet on how to spot a witch.
Macbeth quotation analysis worksheets (for revision) and quotation revision quiz.
