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Much Ado About Nothing: Hero and Claudio
Two lessons examining the relationship of Hero and Claudio through the conventions of courtly love at the beginning of the play and the treatment of women in the wedding scene. Resources provide opportunities for close language analysis, discussion, social and historical context and evaluation of the text.
An Inspector Calls: The Opening Stage Directions
Two lessons examining the opening stage directions of An Inspector Calls in detail, considering:
Priestley’s use of dramatic devices
Close language analysis of how the Birling family are presented at the beginning of the play.
Consideration of social and historical context
Students guided to write an exam-style response with success criteria and model response
Comparing Kamikaze and The Charge of the Light Brigade
A lesson inviting pupils to draw comparisons between Kamikaze and The Charge of the Light Brigade from the AQA Power and Conflict poetry cluster and write their own comparative responses, with worksheets provided.
Lady Macbeth analysis worksheet
A worksheet exploring how Lady Macbeth is presented in Act 1 Scene 5 of Macbeth. Ideal to use with KS3 or LA KS4 students.
Macbeth Act 1 Scene 1 Analysis
A worksheet analysing some of the language techniques used in the opening scene of Macbeth. Ideal for KS3 or LA KS4.
Macbeth Act 2 Scene 2
A worksheet exploring the reactions of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth after the killing of King Duncan. Ideal for use with KS3 or LA KS4.
The Tempest descriptive writing - Prospero
A descriptive writing lesson inspired by The Tempest, with an image prompt and exemplar to help students write a description of Prospero.
Windrush - Persuasive Writing
Four lessons examining the Windrush Scandal, building students up to a persuasive writing task, using David Lammy’s parliament speech as a model.
Much Ado About Nothing: Sonnets
A lesson examining how Shakespeare uses the sonnet convention in Much Ado About Nothing, looking at:
Context
Analysis of Beatrice’s sonnet in Act 3, Scene 1
Examining how Shakespeare plays with the sonnet convention and courtly love in Beatrice and Benedick’s relationship
Giving students the opportunity to write their own Shakespearean sonnet.
Introduction to Tragedy
Two lessons serving as an introduction to Greek tragedy, looking at the etymology and origins, Aristotle’s tragic plot structure and close analysis of an extract from Oedipus Rex.
Creative Writing: The Road
A creative writing lesson, using The Road by Cormac McCarthy as inspiration to write an engaging and atmospheric opening to a story.
Creative Writing: Red Room
Three lessons using the opening of Red Room by HG Wells as an inspiration for writing a descriptive setting. Photocopiable resources included.
Reading Activities and Individual Reading Log
A Powerpoint of 10 mini-activities designed to accompany students’ independent reading and encourage them to reflect on their reading, along with a personal reading log that can be printed and completed by students.
Bundle
AQA Power and Conflict Poetry Comparison Bundle
A series of full lessons and photocopiable resources with a guide designed specifically to compare poems for the GCSE AQA Power and Conflict exam.
Includes comparison lessons on:
Exposure and Bayonet Charge
Storm on the Island and The Prelude
Ozymandias and My Last Duchess
Remains and Poppies
Tissue and The Emigree
Kamikaze and Charge of the Light Brigade
London and Ozymandias
Much Ado About Nothing: Comedy
A lesson examining the comedic plot in Much Ado About Nothing, in particular focusing on Act 2, Scene 3 and how the play follows the comedic plot structure.
Much Ado About Nothing: Honour
A lesson exploring the theme of honour in Much Ado About Nothing, in particular focusing on the scene where Benedick challenges Claudio.
A Christmas Carol Stave 4: The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come and Scrooge's fears
A lesson exploring the language Dickens uses to present the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come and how Scrooge reacts to this final Ghost.
Photocopiable activities included.
Romeo and Juliet: Act 1 Scene 1
A lesson exploring how Shakespeare presents violence and male aggression in the opening of the play through the conversation between the Montague and Capulet servants Abram/Gregory/Sampson.
An Inspector Calls themes: Inequality
A lesson exploring the theme of inequality in An Inspector Calls, focusing on key quotations and language analysis. Useful as a revision lesson or review of the key themes in the text.
An Inspector Calls themes: Responsibility
A lesson exploring the theme of responsibility in An Inspector Calls, focusing on key quotations and language analysis. Useful as a revision lesson or review of the key themes in the text.