Are you looking for a fresh and creative way to teach Macbeth? To enlighten students on the human condition, power and corruption? I recently studied for my Certificate for Teaching Shakespeare at the RSC in Stratford and it has revolutionized the way I teach the bard. This unit contains everything you need to teach Macbeth at KS4. It is focused on essay writing skills, analyzing extracts for English Literature and bringing the play to life. It includes 30 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson PowerPoints, contextual information, exemplar essays, IWB interactive resources, quizzes, activities to exploit drama, extract analysis and opportunities for online research. Page numbers refer to the Cambridge Shakespeare edition. Lesson 1: Context Lesson 2: Shakespearean language Lesson 3: The plot Lesson 4: The characters Lesson 5: A1S1 The witches Lesson 6: Is Macbeth a hero in A1S2? Lesson 7: A1S3 The Witches’ prophecies Lesson 8: A1S5 Lady Macbeth Lesson 9: A1S7 Macbeth’s soliloquy Lesson 10: Act 1 Review Lesson 11: A2S1 Soliloquys Lesson 12: A2S2 Comparing The Macbeths Lesson 13: A2S3 Staging Duncan’s murder Lesson 14: A2S4 Nature and Divine Right to rule Lesson 15: Act 2 Review Lesson 16: A3S1 Banquo’s murder Lesson 17: A3S2 The relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth Lesson 18: A3S3 Banquo’s death speech Lesson 19: A3S4 The banquet Lesson 20: A3S6 Lennox’s suspicions Lesson 21: Act 3 Review Lesson 22: A4S1 The Witches Lesson 23: A4S2 The murder of the MacDuffs Lesson 24: Comparing Macbeth and MacDuff Lesson 25: Macduff’s reaction Lesson 26: A5S1 Lady Macbeth’s madness Lesson 27: A5S3 Macbeth reclaims his heroism Lesson 28: A5S5 The death of Lady Macbeth Lesson 29: A5S8 Good vs Evil Lesson 30: Act 5 Review

Do you need a way for students to engage with the big questions of today, such as what brings us true happiness in a world obsessed with money and status? This unit contains everything you need to teach A Christmas Carol at KS4. It is focused on essay writing skills for English Literature, as well as the ability to analyze, evaluate and apply context to your writing. It includes 24 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson PowerPoints, contextual information, exemplar material, IWB interactive resources, quizzes, activities to exploit drama, extracts and opportunities to exploit online research. Page numbers refer to the Scholastic Classics Edition. Lesson 1: Character and plot overview Lesson 2: A Victorian Christmas Lesson 3: Context presentations Lesson 4: Performing the play Lesson 5: Our first impressions of Scrooge Lesson 6: Victorian attitudes to the poor Lesson 7: Marley’s ghost Lesson 8: Marley and Scrooge Lesson 9: The Ghost of Christmas Past Lesson 10: Scrooge’s childhood Lesson 11: Victorian employers Lesson 12: Victorian women Lesson 13: The Ghost of Christmas Present Lesson 14: The Cratchits Lesson 15: The struggles of the poor Lesson 16: The lessons Scrooge learns Lesson 17: Ignorance and Want Lesson 18: The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come Lesson 19: Old Joe’s Shop Lesson 20: Scrooge’s death Lesson 21: Pathetic fallacy Lesson 22: Cyclical structure Lesson 23: Creating character profiles Lesson 24: Writing your own quiz There are also several options for assessment, including how Scrooge changes and the struggles of the poor.

Everything you need to revise Romeo and Juliet at KS4. This unit includes 13 revision lessons and is fully resourced with lesson powerpoints, contextual information, exemplar essays, extracts and critical articles. The lessons cover character and theme questions. Page numbers refer to the Cambridge Shakespeare edition. This unit of work has been designed for the AQA GCSE, but is adaptable to fit other exam board specifications. Lesson 1: Atmosphere in A3S1 Lesson 2: Juliet in A4S3 Lesson 3: Juliet’s changes Lesson 4: The trial of Friar Lawrence Lesson 5:Top Trumps Lesson 6: Juliet’s strong emotions Lesson 7: Juliet and Romeo’s relationship Lesson 8: Computer research Lesson 9: Is Romeo to blame? Lesson 10: Lord Capulet Lesson 11: Tybalt Lesson 12: Context Lesson 13: Relationships between adults and children

This unit contains everything you need to teach Jane Eyre at KS5 and will save you hours of preparation! It includes 32 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson PowerPoints, contextual information, exemplar material, IWB interactive resources, quizzes, extracts and critical articles. Each lesson is designed to look at a different chapter and aspect of Jane Eyre. The page numbers refer to the World’s Classics edition with an introduction by Margaret Smith. Lesson 1: Applying context Lesson 2: Jane Eyre’s childhood Lesson 3: The significance of the red room Lesson 4: Chapter summaries Lesson 5: Jane’s education Lesson 6: Freedom Past Paper Lesson 7: Coming of Age Lesson 8: Helen Burns Lesson 9: Thornfield Lesson 10: Male and Female Lesson 11: Victorian Women Lesson 12: The significance of the paintings Lesson 13: Rochester and Jane Lesson 14: Gothic Romance Lesson 15: Ice and Fire Lesson 16: Mystery in Chapter 17 Lesson 17: Blanche Ingram Lesson 18: The Fortune Teller Lesson 19: Gateshead Lesson 20: The paintings Lesson 21: Pathetic fallacy Lesson 22: The Jane Eyre debate Lesson 23: Dreams and reality Lesson 24: Thornfield Lesson 25: Bertha Mason Lesson 26: Bertha Past Paper Lesson 27: The struggle for the self Lesson 28: The role of religion Lesson 29: The Rivers Lesson 30: Critical Readings Lesson 31: Return to Thornfield Lesson 32: The Ending

Everything you need to teach unseen poetry at KS5. This unit of work includes 22 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson powerpoints, contextual information, exemplar material, quizzes, extracts and critical articles. It covers poetry eras such as: Renaissance, Cavalier, Metaphysical, Romantic, Victorian, Modernist and The Beats. This unit of work has been designed for the AQA A-level course but is adaptable to fit other exam board specifications. Lesson 1: what makes a poem a poem? Lesson 2-3: poetry era research Lesson 4: scansion: rhythm, rhyme and meter Lesson 5: Family relationships in modern poetry Lesson 6: Male/female relationships in modern poetry Lesson 7: Loss in Renaissance and Romantic poetry Lesson 8: Romantic love in Edwardian and Victorian poetry Lesson 9: Romantic love in the Renaissance Lesson 10: The Cavaliers Lesson 11: Romantic love in Cavalier and Metaphysical poetry Lesson 12: Family relationships and regret in modern poetry Lesson 13: Family relationships in modern poetry Lesson 14: The Metaphysicals Lesson 15: Romantic love in Cavalier and Victorian poetry Lesson 16: Individual poet research Lesson 17: The use of satire in Restoration and Beat poetry Lesson 18: Hitting the assessment objectives Lesson 19: Breaking Up in modern poetry Lesson 20: Romantic Love in Modernist and Victorian poetry

This Unit of Work has been designed as a pathway through the Paris Anthology for AQAEnglish A-level Language and Literature. It contains over 33 lessons and covers all of the extracts, as well as lessons to compare the extracts using past papers. It is fully resourced with a linguistic toolkit, features of spoken language mini tests, word class worksheets, past papers, exemplar essays, opportunities for online research and homework tasks. Lesson 1a: Introduction to The Anthology Lesson 1b: Grammar and Lexis Lesson 2: Stories Are Waiting - Eurostar Advert Lesson 3: Mile by Mile by R Piggott Lesson 4: Neither Here Nor There by Bill Bryson Lesson 5a: The Most Beautiful Walk in the World by John Baxter Lesson 5b: Comparing The Most Beautiful Walk with Neither Here Nor There Lesson 6: Paris City Guide by Lonely Planet Lesson 7a: An introduction to Spoken Language Lesson 7b: Anna and Zara’s narratives Lesson 8a: Breathless - Waiting for Goddard Lesson 8b: Breathless - Roommates Lesson 9a: Around the World in 80 Dates by Jennifer Cox Lesson 9b: Writing Guide Lesson 10: What do you wish… by Trip Advisor Lesson 11: Visiting Paris conversation: Mike and Sophia Lesson 12: Rick Steves’ Walking Tour of the Louvre Lesson 13: French Milk by Lucy Knisley Lesson 14: Understanding Chic by Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni Lesson 15: Memories of Places in Paris: Isabelle and Sophia Lesson 16: Encore Une Fois by Just Another American in Paris Lesson 17: 18 Months Later by Just Another American in Paris Lesson 18: Comparing Encore Une Fois and The Most Beautiful Walk Lesson 19: Traveling to Paris by Gransnet Lesson 20: Paris for Children by The Rough Guide Lesson 21-24: NOT FOR PARENTS by Klay Lamprell Lesson 25a: Hemmingway research Lesson 25b: On Paris by Ernest Hemmingway Lesson 26: Foreign Correspondent by Peter Lennon Lesson 27: Paris Riots 1968 by British Pathe Lesson 28: The Seven Ages of Paris by Alistair Horne Lesson 29: Letters from France by Helen Maria Williams Lesson 30: Fine French Food by Lonely Planet Lesson 31: The Sweet Life by David Lebovitz Lesson 32: Eating in Paris: Isabelle, Mike and Sophia Lesson 33: Comparing Eating in Paris and The Sweet Life

This unit contains everything you need to teach Streetcar at KS5 for AQA A-level English Language and Literature. It includes over 20 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson PowerPoints, contextual information, exemplar material, quizzes, extracts and critical articles. Each lesson targets a scene in the play, a theme, a character or an exam extract. I have used it for the last 5 years to teach top students who have gone on to achieve A* grades and study English Literature at Oxford and Cambridge. Page numbers refer to the Penguin Modern Classics edition. This scheme of work has been designed for the AQA A level course. It looks at areas like: Lesson 1: Naturalist and Expressionist theatre Lesson 2: Context research on the deep south, the civil war, post WW2 immigration, 1940s New Orleans, The Southern Gothic and Tennessee Williams’ family Lesson 3: Context presentations Lesson 4: Impressions of Blanche Lesson 5: Past Paper on “bitterness” Lesson 6: The significance of Belle Reve Lesson 7: Williams’ use of staging Lesson 8a: The Poker Game and Sonnet 43 Lesson 8b: Past Paper on “loneliness” Lesson 9: Blanche and The Southern Belle Lesson 10: The allure of aggressive men Lesson 11: Comparing Blanche and Stella Lesson 12: The Southern Gent and Shep Huntleigh Lesson 13a: Violence in Streetcar Lesson 13b: Past Paper on “anxieties” Lesson 14: Essay writing Lesson 15a: Fantasy and self-deception Lesson 15b: Past Paper on “tension” Lesson 16: Elia Kazan’s influence Lesson 17: Is Stan a victim or a villain? Lesson 18: The relationship between Blanche and Mitch Lesson 19a: Essay marking Lesson 19b: Past Paper on “anger” Lesson 20: Sherman’s march through Georgia

This unit has been designed for teaching the ‘Mean Time’ option for the AQA poetry section C for A-level English Language and Literature. It has 20 lessons and covers every poem in the anthology. It is fully resourced with past papers, exemplar answers, poetic technique quizzes, mark schemes and notes on the poems. Lesson 1: An introduction to poetry Lesson 2: Rhyme, rhythm and meter Lesson 3: An introduction to Carol Ann Duffy Lesson 4: Context reading and research Lesson 5: Context quiz Lesson 6: Captain of the 1964… Lesson 7: Nostalgia Lesson 8: Before You Were Mine Lesson 9: Beachcomber Lesson 10: First Love Lesson 11: Valentine Lesson 12: Planning an essay Lesson 13: The Biographer Lesson 14: Litany Lesson 15: Stafford Afternoons Lesson 16: The Cliche Kid Lesson 17: Small Female Skull Lesson 18: Never Go Back Lesson 19: Close Lesson 20: Mean Time

This unit of work has been designed to prepare A-level students for their AQA Paper 2 Unseen Prose exam. The students have to incorporate context into their answers, so the unit contains 13 lessons ranging from Victorian Literature to more modern, multi-cultural texts like White Teeth. Each lesson will take you about an hour to prepare their answer and a further hour to write an essay if you wish to do so. It comes fully resourced with PowerPoint lessons, exemplar essays, guidance on how to write introductions and conclusions, extracts, and examiner advice. The lessons include extracts from: The Heart of Darkness I am Charlotte Simmonds Brick Lane Digging to America White Teeth Gone with the Wind Catcher in the Rye Revolutionary Road Everything I Never Told You Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit I have used this unit with very high achieving A-level students who have gone on to study English Literature at Oxford and Cambridge, so it is definitely targeted towards the top end.

This unit contains everything you need to teach Streetcar at KS5. It includes 22 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson PowerPoints, contextual information, exemplar material, quizzes, extracts and critical articles. Each lesson targets a scene in the play, a theme or a character. I have used it forthe last 5 years to teach top students who have gone on to achieve A* grades and study English Literature at Oxford and Cambridge. Page numbers refer to the Penguin Modern Classics edition. This scheme of work has been designed for the AQA A level course. It looks at areas like: Lesson 1: Naturalist and Expressionist theatre Lesson 2: Context research on the deep south, the civil war, post WW2 immigration, 1940s New Orleans, The Southern Gothic and Tennessee Williams’ family Lesson 3: Context presentations Lesson 4: Impressions of Blanche Lesson 5: Intertextuality with Ulalume Lesson 6: The significance of Belle Reve Lesson 7: Williams’ use of staging Lesson 8: The Poker Game and Sonnet 43 Lesson 9: Blanche and The Southern Belle Lesson 10: The allure of aggressive men Lesson 11: Comparing Blanche and Stella Lesson 12: The Southern Gent and Shep Huntleigh Lesson 13: Violence in Streetcar Lesson 14: Essay writing Lesson 15: Fantasy and self-deception Lesson 16: Elia Kazan’s influence Lesson 17: Is Stan a victim or a villain? Lesson 18: The relationship between Blanche and Mitch Lesson 19: Essay marking Lesson 20: Sherman’s march through Georgia Lesson 21: Blanche’s lament for the South Lesson 22: Themes and critics

This unit contains everything you need to make The Great Gatsby fun, exciting and relevant to the students’ world. It includes 21 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson PowerPoints, contextual information, exemplar material, IWB interactive resources, quizzes, extracts and critical articles. Page numbers refer to the Wordsworth Classics edition. The lessons focus on a different chapter and aspect of Gatsby, such as: Lesson 1: The American Dream Lesson 2: Gatsby contextual research Lesson 3: 1920s research Lesson 4: Alternative titles and the epigraph Lesson 5: East Egg vs West Egg Lesson 6: A Superficial Society Lesson 7: Comparing Jordan, Daisy and Myrtle Lesson 8: The Outsider Lesson 9: Conspicuous Consumption Lesson 10: The Great Gatsby Debate Lesson 11: Illusion and Reality Lesson 12: Analysing structure Lesson 13: Themes, symbols and motifs Lesson 14: Idealism and Romanticism Lesson 15: James Gatz Lesson 16: Analysing Daisy Lesson 17: Daisy and Tom Lesson 18: Religious references Lesson 19: Gatsby’s funeral Lesson 20: The Ending Lesson 21: The Outsider Lesson 22: Desire

This scheme of work focuses on The Handmaid’s Tale at A-level. It contains 28 lessons that allow slow progression through the text, allowing opportunities for analysis and critical thinking. It is fully resourced and comes with worksheets, videos, notes, example essays and critical articles. It is particularly in depth for high achieving students, looking at post-modern concepts such as metafiction and the unreliable narrator. Each lesson focuses on different aspects of the text such as: why Gilead could come true the epigraphs identity feminist arguments the irony of Serena Joy class hierarchy rebellion oppression the role of the mother in society the female body use of colour imagery masculinity the role of religion

This unit contains everything you need to teach Othello at KS5, and will save you hours of preparation time! It includes 26 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson PowerPoints, contextual information, exemplar material, IWB interactive resources, quizzes and opportunities for extract analysis. The page numbers refer to the Cambridge School Shakespeare edition. This unit of work has been designed for the AQA A-level course but is adaptable to fit other exam board specifications. Lesson 1: Plot overview and key lines Lesson 2: Shakespearean language and use of sounds Lesson 3: Context reading and application Lesson 4: Iago, Roderigo and Brabantio in A1S1 Lesson 5: Impressions of Othello in A1S1 Lesson 6: Challenging stereotypes in A1S2 Lesson 7: Othello’s use of verse and prose in A1S3 Lesson 8: Focus on Iago in A1S3 Lesson 9: The importance of Cyprus as a setting Lesson 10: Iago in A2S1 Lesson 11: Cassio in A2S3 Lesson 12: Shakespeare’s use of body language in A2S3 Lesson 13: Analysing Cassio’s actions in A3S1 Lesson 14: Iago’s tactics in A3S3 Lesson 15: Focus on essay writing Lesson 16: Analyse how and why Othello has changed Lesson 17: Comparing Bianca, Desdemona and Emilia Lesson 18: Iago’s use of manipulation in A4S1 Lesson 19: Othello and colour prejudice - GK Hunter Lesson 20: Desdemona’s plea in A4S2 Lesson 21: Extract to essay in A4S2 Lesson 22: The willow scene in A4S3 Lesson 23: Street fight in A5S1 Lesson 24:Desdemona’s death in A5S2 Lesson 25: Essay marking Lesson 26: Poetic justice in A5S2

This unit contains everything you need to teach Mean Time at High School. It includes 17 lessons covering ‘Mean Time’ and allows ample opportunity to compare poems and themes. It is fully resourced with lesson PowerPoints, contextual information, exemplar essays, IWB interactive resources, quizzes, extracts and critical articles. Each lesson covers one of the poems, or gives the students the chance to reflect and build on previous learning by linking themes and style. Lesson 1: an introduction to poetry Lesson 2: rhyme, rhythm and meter Lesson 3: an introduction to Duffy Lesson 4: context research Lesson 5: context quiz Lesson 6: Captain of the 1964…. Lesson 7: Nostalgia Lesson 8: Before You Were Mine Lesson 9: Beachcomber Lesson 10: First Love Lesson 11: Valentine Lesson 12: Essay planning Lesson 13: The Biographer Lesson 14: Litany Lesson 15: Stafford Afternoons Lesson 16: The Cliche Kid Lesson 17: Small Female Skull Lesson 18: Never Go Back Lesson 19: Close Lesson 20: Mean Time

This unit contains everything you need to teach Lady Windermere’s Fan at KS5. It includes 22 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson PowerPoints, contextual information, exemplar material, IWB interactive resources, quizzes, extracts and critical articles. The page numbers refer to the New Mermaid’s edition. Each lesson focuses chronologically on a different scene and analyses a different aspect of the play. Lesson 1: Plot and characters quiz Lesson 2: Context research Lesson 3: Context presentations Lesson 4: The aesthetic movement Lesson 5: Expectations of Victorian women Lesson 6: Socialism Lesson 7: Marriage Lesson 8: Society and morality Lesson 9: Fin de siecle Lesson 10: Comparing the female roles Lesson 11: The importance of marriage Lesson 12: The “new” woman Lesson 13: DVD and plot lesson Lesson 14: Mrs Erlynne Lesson 15: The Dandy Lesson 16: Comparing the male characters Lesson 17: the moral messages of the play Lesson 18: A “good” woman Lesson 19: Secrets and lies Lesson 20:Reputations Lesson 21: Character reviews Lesson 22: Extract practice

Everything you need to teach Murmuring Judges at KS5. This unit of work includes 40 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson powerpoints, contextual information, exemplar material, IWB interactive resources, quizzes, extracts and articles that explore the relationship between the 3 branches of the criminal justice system. Page numbers refer to the Faber and Faber edition.