Lesson activities focusing on SIr Toby Belch. Students are introduced to key critical and contextual ideas about this character, before analysing Sir Toby’s portrayal in key moments from the play.

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

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.

PowerPoint presentation with a sequence of lessons for the novel Storm (also known as Dangerous Skies) by Suzanne FIsher Staples. The tasks in this SOW vary, including a range of creative and analytical focuses.

A model paragraph, written with a standard level IB class in mind.

Missing words activity for over 20 quotations from book 9 of Paradise Lost. This activity is useful for helping students to memorise quotations and to generate discussion about the language choices Milton makes.

Two lessons, focusing on analysing the presentation of the witches (Act 1 Scene 3) and Lady Macbeth (Act 1 Scene 5). These lessons were originally designed for a high ability year 8 class, and could be used across Key Stages 3 and 4.

A whole lesson, exploring Iago’s presentation, considering how his portrayal is linked to the devil. It also includes some key critical details to discuss, an essay question with some guidance intended to prompt initial ideas of a response. This lesson was designed for the Edexcel A level English Literature syllabus, but can be applied to all studies of Othello involving contextual, critical and analytical work.

Whole lesson, with exam style questions guiding IGCSE students through this text. The worksheet is a notes page with details about the text and its author, as well as details about how it has been structured and some key analysis from the extract. This can be used either for first teaching or revision.

An extensive list of possible questions that Edexcel could ask for Othello in the A level exam.

KS3 comprehension focused lesson, based on the moment in Great Expectations when Pip meets Miss Havisham. A mark scheme and model writing is included within the PowerPoint.

An extensive list of possible questions that Edexcel could ask for A Streetcar Named Desire in the A level exam.

Various critical ideas for A level classes studying Christina Rossetti, with revision activities.

A lesson in which students discuss ideas implied by the title of the play, as well as the concept of history. They then read and analyse the opening scene of the play, considering how Irwin is presented.

This lesson explores the features of a sonnet, before providing a step-by-step guide for students to write their own. it was initially designed for a GCSE class in preparation for teaching sonnets from the poetry anthology, but could be used across key stages.

A lesson offering some approaches for analysing structure in King Lear, with some group activities which prompt students to do this. As well as considering structure, there are good opportunities in this lesson for students to consider the impact of the whole text on its audience.

A lesson designed to help students to make thematic links between poems from the AQA GCSE anthology. It starts with a bingo-style game, before introducing shared planning tasks.

This lesson explores the background for H is for Hawk, before reading and asking questions designed to support student analysis of the IGCSE anthology extract.

A PowerPoint designed to guide students analysis of this poem, including detailed annotations and prompts for thematic discussion.

A model A level essay, which focuses on developing argument effectively, whilst also including perceptive contextual, critical and analytical ideas.