Originally designed as an A level resource, this lesson includes contextual information about paganism and James I, which is useful when considering the portrayal of Gloucester in the first Act of the play.

A lesson prompting creative writing from students, based on ideas from Back to the Future.

A PowerPoint containing key quotations for book 9. These are identified by theme. The notes section for the slides contain helpful notes of analytical ideas you could discuss.

24 essay questions for Hamlet, written for the Edexcel A level literature syllabus.

A lesson on comparative writing, designed for Edexcel IGCSE English Language. The lesson includes model paragraphs as well as a writing task based on the non-fiction anthology texts.

30 exam questions (New AQA A level English Literature syllabus), covering a comprehensive range of topics for A Streetcar Named Desire.

Practice exam paper on Macbeth and Banquo’s relationship, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.

Practice exam paper on the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.

This resource is designed as a model for the Edexcel IGCSE English Language coursework task for Poetry and Prose. It consists of a clear introduction and conclusion, as well as analytical paragraphs about Still I Rise and The Necklace.

Each of these PowerPoint presentations support students when using a range of methods for describing characters. These are primarily suitable for KS3 classes, although with the correct class they could be useful at KS2 and KS4.

26 A level essay questions, designed for the Edexcel A level specification.

This lesson explores Cordelia’s return to Britain in Act 4 of the play. It includes contextual discussion relating to Queen Elizabeth and Boudica, as well as analytical tasks focusing on Shakespeare’s presentation of Cordelia.

A lesson, supporting students analysing Flag by John Agard.

Practice exam paper on the power of the supernatural in Macbeth, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.

This lesson is designed for GCSE students who will have to write argumentatively in the English Language exam. Although designed with an Edexcel IGCSE class in mind, the lesson has been designed to develop skills and arguments, rather than focusing closely on exam criteria so can be applied to a range of specifications. Strategies for arguments and model writing is included in this PowerPoint.

A lesson intended to make students consider the purposes of education philosophically, before linking their ideas to the play as a whole.

This is a resource designed for A level literature students who are studying King Lear. It is designed as a lesson, which takes the hypothesis that Lear's character is changeable near the start of the play, to the extent that we can identify each of the 7 ages of a man Shakespeare himself identifies in As You Like It. It is a tool for analysing character development.

For this lesson, students are prompted to analyse sonnet 116, whilst considering some key contextual ideas. Key annotations are included in this PowerPoint. There is also a comparison task included at the end of this lesson.

Lesson designed to prompt creative writing that is engaging, with a sci-fi focus.