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I provide high quality, tried and tested materials, developed over 17 years of teaching KS3-5. There is material to support G3/4 students as well as material to push for G8 and G9s.

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I provide high quality, tried and tested materials, developed over 17 years of teaching KS3-5. There is material to support G3/4 students as well as material to push for G8 and G9s.
EFL Advanced Resources
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EFL Advanced Resources

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Are you a TEFL teacher with an advanced level class? Or maybe your students have EFL needs? If so, these resources should be helpful. There are around 50 worksheets covering reading, writing, grammar and speaking, with some games to reinforce the grammar rules. This unit also contains end of unit tests, research lessons and opportunities for discussion. They are not stand alone lessons, but could serve as effective support for EFL students who want to improve their English in the classroom for IELTS or TOEIC. There are a number of speaking, grammar, reading and writing activities based around: 2nd conditionals film quizzes writing a film review childhood rules using modals to write your own rules conditional sentences using connectors conspiracy theories count and uncount nouns essay writing researching festivals discussing the future choosing between gerunds and infinitives jigsaw reading and sharing information researching Jack the Ripper modals of deduction past modals relative clauses talk and speak writing a travel guide
TEFL Teaching to Advanced Students
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TEFL Teaching to Advanced Students

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Are you a TEFL teacher with an advanced level class? Or maybe your students have EFL needs? If so, these resources should be helpful. There are around 50 worksheets covering writing, grammar and speaking, with some games to reinforce the grammar rules. This unit also contains end of unit tests. They are not stand alone lessons, but could serve as effective support for EFL students who want to improve their English in the classroom for IELTS or TOEIC. There are a number of speaking, grammar, reading and writing activities based around: articles chat up lines describing city life verb noun collocations describing a process using the passive voice forming nouns making predictions using the future perfect discussing gender differences expressions with ‘get’ adventure How to… advice learning styles letter writing narrative tenses nouns and adjectives passive voice personal qualities personality adjectives phrasal verbs prefix and suffix
EFL Upper Intermediate Resources
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EFL Upper Intermediate Resources

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Are you a TEFL teacher with an upper-intermediate level class? Or maybe your students have EFL needs? If so these resources should be helpful. There are around 50 worksheets covering intermediate grammar and speaking, with some games to reinforce the grammar rules. They are not stand alone lessons, but could serve as effective support for EFL students struggling with their English in the classroom. There are a number of speaking, grammar, reading and writing activities based around: using the second conditional to express past regrets creating your own laws with modal verbs debating topics describing your home city expressions with ‘go’ making predictions about the future relative clauses talking about hypothetical futures setting the rules for men using modals of obligation narrative tenses the past perfect progress tests quantifiers relative clauses reported speech say and tell giving advice using “will” for instant decisions
EFL Pre-Intermediate Resources
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EFL Pre-Intermediate Resources

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Are you a TEFL teacher with a pre-intermediate level class? Or maybe your students have EFL needs? If so, these resources should be helpful. There are around 65 worksheets covering intermediate grammar and speaking, with some games to reinforce the grammar rules. This unit also contains end of unit tests. They are not stand alone lessons, but could serve as effective support for EFL students struggling with their English in the classroom. There are a number of speaking, grammar, reading and writing activities based around: forming first conditionals forming second conditionals writing in the past simple comparative adjectives superlative adjectives discussion cards Dating Agency Game describing people formal letter phrases the passive voice future tenses reading activities make and do forming predictions past simple games using the present continuous prepositions in songs used to
EFL Lower Intermediate Resources
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EFL Lower Intermediate Resources

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Are you a TEFL teacher with a lower-intermediate level class? Or maybe your students have EFL needs? If so these resources should be helpful. There are around 68 worksheets covering intermediate grammar and speaking, with some games to reinforce the grammar rules. This unit also contains end of unit tests. They are not stand alone lessons, but could serve as effective support for EFL students struggling with their English in the classroom. There are a number of speaking, grammar, reading and writing activities based around: changing the active voice to the passive voice adjectives ending in ‘ed’ planning a backpacking trip film quizzes describing childhood memories adjectives to describe people expressions with ‘get’ expressions with ‘have’ expressions with ‘work’ comparative adjectives the first conditional the past simple writing future forms gradable and absolute adjectives have you ever…? job interview questions talking about your life experiences past simple pronunciation using the present perfect
EFL Elementary Resources
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EFL Elementary Resources

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Are you a TEFL teacher with an elementary level class? Or maybe your students have EFL needs? If so these resources should be helpful. There are around 46 worksheets covering basic grammar and speaking, as well as mid-unit and end of unit tests. They are not stand alone lessons, but could serve as effective support for students struggling with their English in the classroom. There are a number of speaking, grammar and writing activities based around: adverbs of frequency articles classroom language comparative adjectives superlative adjectives daily routines family jobs present simple past simple present continuous prepositions holidays transport
The Outsiders
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The Outsiders

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Do you want to study a novel that teaches students about both the allure and the dangers of gangs? This unit of work works well with mid to high ability Year 8 or 9 students, and could serve as a basic introduction to the American Literature canon. It comes resourced with PowerPoints, worksheets, contextual information, IWB activities, character analysis, opportunities for creative writing and ideas for an assessment. Lesson 1: Gang culture Lesson 2: How Hinton creates character Lesson 3: Hinton’s use of stereotypes Lesson 4: How writers build tension Lesson 5: The Socs and The Greasers Lesson 6: Using inference Lesson 7: Narrative perspective Lesson 8: Robert Frost “Nothing Gold Can Stay” Lesson 9: Analysing the character of Ponyboy Lesson 10: Writing a newspaper article Lesson 11: Dual narratives Lesson 12: Use of foreshadowing to build tension Lesson 13: Building tension in “The Rumble” Lesson 14: Character foils: Jonny and Dally Lesson 15: Analysing the character of Ponyboy Lesson 16: Formal speeches in The Courtroom
English Language and Literature Feedback sheets
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English Language and Literature Feedback sheets

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These feedback sheets really help students to target areas of weakness without relying on the teacher. Each sheet has been designed for the students to carry out their own corrections once you have given them a target. Each sheet includes an explanation of what the target means, how to achieve it in their own work, a sample paragraph containing a successful example and a list of dos and don’ts. Reading Targets A: how to deepen your explanations B: how to select and use quotes effectively C: how to skillfully embed historical context D: how to comment on language techniques E: how to keep your answer relevant F: how to improve your knowledge of the text G: how to write analytical paragraphs H: how to compare two texts I: how to write an introduction J: how to write a conclusion K: how to plan an essay L: how to annotate an extract M: how to explore different interpretations N: how to analyse form and structure O: how to comment on poet’s use of meter P: how to write a conceptualised response Writing Targets A: using paragraphs and discourse markers B: how to correct your punctuation C: using figurative language D: varying your sentence types E: fixing grammar issues F: appealing to your audience G: focus on purpose H: using the 5 senses I: improving your vocabulary J: correcting your tenses K: how to plan your writing L: how to brainstorm your ideas M: how to structure your writing effectively N: how to begin and end your writing
Coraline at KS3
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Coraline at KS3

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Everything you need to teach Coraline at KS3. This 16 lesson unit has been designed as a read through the text, with a focus on evaluating a statement, and includes an assessment on how Gaiman creates tension. It is fully resourced with extracts, quizzes, assessments and worksheets. Lesson 1: Gothic Horror Lesson 2: C1 Setting the scene Lesson 3: C2 Foreshadowing Lesson 4: C3 Alternative realities Lesson 5: C4 How Gaiman creates characters Lesson 6: C5 Evaluating Coraline Lesson 7: C6 What is bravery? Lesson 8:C7 Interpreting clues Lesson 9: C8 The children in the mirror Lesson 10: C9 How Gaiman creates mystery Lesson 11: C10 Horror and Mystery Lesson 12: C11 The Final Battle Lesson 13: C12-13 Evaluating the Ending Lesson 14: Planning the assessment Lesson 15: Writing the assessment Lesson 16: The Film
Greta Thunberg Speeches at IB Standard Level
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Greta Thunberg Speeches at IB Standard Level

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This unit contains everything you need to teach Greta Thunberg Speeches. It works well balanced with with Rime of the Ancient Mariner, so the students can discuss ecological arguments in their Individual Oral. The unit opens with 5 famous speeches so the students can learn and use the required terminology. It is then followed by 7 IB specific lessons, focusing on how to analyse a speech. This unit could also be used for Higher Level Students. Lesson 1: JFK Lesson 2: Leonardo DiCaprio’s speech at the UN Lesson 3: Muhammad Ali Lesson 4: Malala Lesson 5: Emma Watson Lesson 6: Introduction to IB speeches Lesson 7: The World is Waking Up Lesson 8: Act Right Now Lesson 9: A Disarming Case Lesson 10: Global Issues Lesson 11: Our Lives Are In Your Hands Lesson 12: Our House Is On Fire
Pearson Edexcel IGCSE English Language Anthology
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Pearson Edexcel IGCSE English Language Anthology

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Everything you need to teach the Pearson Edexcel IGCSE Anthology. This unit of work is focused on Paper 1 non-fiction texts . It includes 12 lessons, but the amount of material could easily cover 22 lessons with 2 lessons per extract. It is fully resourced with lesson PowerPoints, contextual information, exemplar answers, quizzes, activities to exploit drama, extracts and opportunities for online research. Lesson 1: An introduction to non-fiction reading Lesson 2: The Danger of a Single Story Lesson 3: Passage to Africa Lesson 4: The Explorer’s Daughter Lesson 5: Explorers or boys messing about? Lesson 6: Between a Rock and a Hard Place Lesson 7: Young and Dyslexic? Lesson 8: A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat Lesson 9: Beyond the Sky and Earth Lesson 10: H is for Hawk Lesson 11: Chinese Cinderella Lesson 12: Revision activities
Paper 1 Non-fiction texts at IB
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Paper 1 Non-fiction texts at IB

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Everything you need to teach non fiction texts at SL or HL. This unit of work is focused on Paper 1 IB for English Language and Literature. It includes 13 lessons and is fully resourced with exemplar answers, past papers, workbooks and key aspects of each genre. Lesson 1: Analysing comics Lesson 2: Analysing graphic novels Lesson 3: Reviewing comics Lesson 4: Graphic novel revision Lesson 5: Analysing ‘The Arrival’ Lesson 6: How Adverts Persuade Us Lesson 7: How To Read a Photograph Lesson 8: Analysing Speeches Lesson 9: Understanding Photographs Lesson 10: Analysing Websites Lesson 11: Fighting Back Past Paper and Exemplar Answer Lesson 12: McDonalds Exemplar and Past Paper Lesson 13: Key Features of the Genre
Chronicle of a Death Foretold at IB
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Chronicle of a Death Foretold at IB

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This unit contains everything you need to teach Chronicle at IB level. It includes 22 lessons to help guide the students through the text, investigating Marquez’s use of magical realism and the detective genre. It ends with essay planning lessons to help them link the themes to other IB texts, and begin to consider a topic for their extended essays and oral presentations. Page numbers refer to the Penguin Books edition. Lesson 1: Designing context presentations Lesson 2: Sharing context with the group Lesson 3: Marquez’s style Lesson 4: Attitudes to the murder Lesson 5: Chapter 1 Review Lesson 6: Bayardo and Angela Lesson 7: Attitudes to marriage Lesson 8: Angela Vicario Lesson 9: Honour Lesson 10: The Vicario Brothers Lesson 11: Men and Women Lesson 12: Heroes and Villains Lesson 13: Who is the victim? Lesson 14: The Detective Genre Lesson 15: Reader suspicions Lesson 16: The end Lesson 17: Chapter 4-5 Review Lesson 18: The Trial of Santiago Nasar Lesson 19: Character Reviews Lesson 20: Overall text revision Lesson 21: Choose your activity Lesson 22: Class presentations on themes and links
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner at IB level
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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner at IB level

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This unit contains everything you need to teach Rime of the Ancient Mariner at IB Standard or Higher level, but it could easily be adapted for GCSE and A-level. It includes 16 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson PowerPoints, contextual research, poetic devices revision, gothic extracts, Romantic research and vocabulary support. Lesson 1: Gothic and Romantic Lesson 2: Poetic rhyme, rhythm and meter Lesson 3: Poetic devices research Lesson 4: The Plot Lesson 5: Part 1 Lesson 6: Part 1 Revision Lesson 7: Part 2 Lesson 8: Part 3 Lesson 9: Part 4 Lesson 10: Part 5 Lesson 11: Part 6 Lesson 12: Part 7 Lesson 13: Parallel Research Lesson 14: Themes and Symbols Lesson 15: Links to crime genre Lesson 16: Exam questions to plan
Pearson Edexcel IGCSE Paper 1 Non-fiction reading
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Pearson Edexcel IGCSE Paper 1 Non-fiction reading

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This unit contains everything you need to teach Paper 1 reading at IGCSE. This unit of work teaches the students how to answer questions on the writer’s thoughts and feelings, describing events, perspective and writer’s use of language and structure . It includes 16 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson PowerPoints, newspaper articles, speeches, autobiographies, travel writing and two past papers for practice. Lesson 1: Introduction to non-fiction reading Lesson 2: Perspective Lesson 3: Thoughts and feelings Lesson 4: Perspective Lesson 5: Gervase Finn Lesson 6: Language Lesson 7: Structure Lesson 8: Thoughts and feelings Lesson 9: Language and structure Lesson 10: Perspective Lesson 11: Boomers vs Millennials Lesson 12: Analysing JFK’s speech Lesson 13: Leonardo DiCaprio’s UN Speech Lesson 14: Muhammad Ali’s speech Lesson 15: Malala Yousafzai’s speech Lesson 16: Emma Watson’s speech on equality
Transactional Writing for Pearson Edexcel IGCSE
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Transactional Writing for Pearson Edexcel IGCSE

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This unit contains everything you need to teach transactional writing (letters, speeches, articles, essays, reviews and leaflets) at IGCSE. This unit of work is focused on Pearson Edexcel Paper 1 for English language and teaches the students how to argue, advise and persuade. It includes 25 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson Powerpoints, exemplar answers, newspaper articles, leaflets, essays, reviews and speeches. Lesson 1: Introduction to transactional writing Lesson 2: Coronavirus response Lesson 3: How to counter-argue Lesson 4: Tough love Lesson 5: Raising children Lesson 6: Travel Writing Lesson 7: Charity speech Lesson 8: Letter of application Lesson 9: Write your letter of application Lesson 10: Technology Lesson 11: Fame Lesson 12: English teacher application Lesson 13: Health leaflet Lesson 14: Mobile phones Lesson 15: Parents are over-protective Lesson 16: Who would you vote for? Lesson 17: Film censorship essay Lesson 18: Writing your essay Lesson 19: Protecting the countryside Lesson 20: Virgin Atlantic complaint letter Lesson 21: Meghan and Harry Lesson 22: Writing your opinion Lesson 23: Foreign holidays Lesson 24: Writing a film review Lesson 25: Writing a book review
Pearson Edexcel IGCSE Imaginative Writing Unit
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Pearson Edexcel IGCSE Imaginative Writing Unit

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This scheme of work contains everything you need to teach Imaginative Writing at IGCSE and will save you hours of preparation! It is focused on Paper 3 coursework, but can easily be adapted for Paper 2 exam preparation. It includes 24 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson PowerPoints, short stories and extracts, IWB interactive resources, quizzes, writing checklists and activities to exploit drama. Each lesson targets a different area of the mark scheme for the students to master. Lesson 1: An introduction into imaginative writing Lesson 2: How to structure a story using a story mountain Lesson 3: How to write an effective opening Lesson 4: Using connectives Lesson 5: Creating characters with depth Lesson 6: Writing about a party Lesson 7: Focus on punctuation in ‘The Hero’ Lesson 8: Avoiding cliche in “The 100% perfect girl” Lesson 9: Using dialogue Lesson 10: Multiple narrative voices in “Not My Best Side” Lesson 11: Writing a story using a unique voice Lesson 12: Structure in ‘The Fugitive’ Lesson 13: A Day in the Life of a Nobody Lesson 14: Writing a personal response Lesson 15: Creating titles Lesson 16: Expanding and planning Lesson 17: Topic sentences Lesson 18: Openings and endings Lesson 19: Endings Lesson 20: Narratives and dialogue Lesson 21: Opening lines Lesson 22: Creating a sense of place Lesson 23: Show don’t tell Lesson 24: Narrative Tenses in The Beach
A Midsummer Night's Dream at KS4
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A Midsummer Night's Dream at KS4

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This unit contains everything you need to teach Midsummer Night’s Dream at KS4. It is focused on essay writing skills, analyzing extracts for English Literature and bringing the play to life. It includes over 25 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson powerpoints, contextual information, exemplar essays, interactive resources, quizzes, activities to exploit drama, extract analysis and opportunities for online research. Page numbers refer to the Cambridge Shakespeare edition. Each lesson is focused on a scene from the play, so you can easily cut this unit down to focus specifically on a key scene and a theme from the play. Lesson 1: Context Lesson 2: Online research Lesson 3: The Globe Lesson 4: Character research Lesson 5: Language Lesson 6: Plot and characters Lesson 7: Act out the play Lesson 8: A1S1 Theseus and Hippolyta Lesson 9: A1S2 The Mechanicals Lesson 10: A2S1 Puck Lesson 11: A2S1 Oberon and Titania Lesson 12: A2S1 Demetrius and Hermia Lesson 13: Language Lesson 14: A2S2 The love potion Lesson 15: A3S1 The rehearsal Lesson 16: A3S1 Bottom and Titania Lesson 17: A3S2 Oberon and Puck Lesson 18: A3S2 The lovers Lesson 19: A3S2 Young love Lesson 20: A4S1 Bottom Lesson 21: A4S1 Explanations Lesson 22: A5S1 The play Lesson 23 A5S1 The end Lesson 24: Blockbusters review game Lesson 25: Revision cards
AQA English Language GCSE Paper 2 skills with Mockingbird
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AQA English Language GCSE Paper 2 skills with Mockingbird

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This unit is a great way to teach summary, language and perspective skills at KS4. It is focused on AQA English Language GCSE Paper 2. It prepares students for Q2 summarise the differences, Q3 writer’s use of language and Q4 perspective and point of view. It includes 24 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson powerpoints, exemplar answers, online research and historical articles . Page numbers refer to the Arrow Books edition. Lesson 1: Context research online Lesson 2: C1 Maycomb County Lesson 3: C2 Education Lesson 4: C2 Analysing Miss Caroline Lesson 5: C3 Comparing Atticus’ and Scout’s point of view Lesson 6: The Case of Ruby Bridges Lesson 7: C4 Analysing Atticus Finch Lesson 8: C5 Analysing Miss Maudie Atkinson Lesson 9: C6 Building tension Lesson 10: C7 Scout’s understanding of the world Lesson 11: C8 The Fire Lesson 12 C10 The Rabid Dog Lesson 13: Analysing Miss Dubose Lesson 14: C12 Race relations Lesson 15: C13 Comparing Aunt Alex with Ms Dubose Lesson 16: C15 The Lynch Mob Lesson 17: C16-21 Summarising the trial Lesson 18: C21 The Verdict Lesson 19: C23 Comparing Bob and Atticus Lesson 20: C24 Analysing the Missionary Ladies Lesson 21: C25 Racism and Prejudice Lesson 22: C28 The Attack on Jem and Scout Lesson 23: C29 The Aftermath and Boo Radley Lesson 24: C31 The Ending
Frankenstein at KS3
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Frankenstein at KS3

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If you are teaching Frankenstein, this unit contains everything you need to allow students to connect a 19th century Romantic novel with the great issues of today, such as the environment, artificial intelligence and what makes us human. This unit has everything you need to teach Frankenstein at KS3. It contains 25 lessons that take you through the text using differentiated extracts. It is fully resourced with context readings, theme discussions, extract analysis, persuasive writing opportunities, online research on The Romantics, critical articles and opportunities to practice extract into essay writing. Please note this unit does not look at the whole text, it analyses key extracts from the novel. Lesson 1: an introduction to plot and context Lesson 2: Walton’s letters Lesson 3: C1 Victor and Elizabeth Lesson 4: C4 University Life Lesson 5: C5 The Creature Lesson 6: C6 Elizabeth’s letter Lesson 7: C7 Child killers Lesson 8: The Trial of Justine Lesson 9: C8 The Gothic and The Romantic Lesson 10: Romantic Research Lesson 11: C10 The Ice Field Lesson 12: C11 The Creature’s Tale Lesson 13: C15 The Importance of Appearances Lesson 14: C16 Revenge Lesson 15: C17 The Bride of Frankenstein Lesson 16: C19 The Orkney Islands Lesson 17: C20 The Dangers of Science Lesson 18: Who is the real monster? Lesson 19: C23 Elizabeth Lesson 20: C24 The End Lesson 21: Extract analysis on ‘Regret’ Lesson 22: Walton’s Letters Lesson 23: The Trial of Victor Frankenstein Lesson 24: End of unit quiz