This lesson is the third in a three lesson SOW that introduces the students to the origins of the tragic genre. In this lesson, students will become familiar with different tragic solilquies throughout history: from Antigone, to Othello, to Death of a Salesman. The students will choose to analyse one of six soliloquies, and then get into pairs so that they can present a comparative analysis.

This lesson is the first in a 3 lesson SOW that introduces the students to the origins of the tragic genre. In this lesson, students become familiar with vocabulary associated with the tragic genre, with a particular focus on Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex.

This lesson focuses on the context of Shakespeare’s works - Elizabethan/Jacobean England, treasonous plots, royal affairs, religion and witchcraft.

This lesson includes: Word of the week (tragedy) Intro to tragic heroes and hamartia Study of Oedipus and his hamartia Study of tragic soliloquies (using ‘Out out brief candle’ soliloquy).

Lesson 2 in a mini-scheme on Shakespearean tragedy. A discounted bundle of the 3 lessons can be found in my shop.

This worksheet can be used during/after showing the film ‘Elf’, and having students look out for themes of cultural identity. The sheet includes: A poetry activity A movie review activity A reflection activity

This lesson is part of a three lesson scheme in which students analyse the origins of the tragic genre. In this lesson, students will become familiar with the themes and characters of the play ‘Medea’.

This is the third lesson in a 3 lesson mini-scheme on Tragedy in Shakespeare. However, this can easily be a standalone lesson. This lesson can be taught even if the students don’t have a prior knowledge of Romeo and Juliet.

Includes a differentiated verbal and spatial learner planning sheet, stretch and challenge opportunities and self-reflection task.

Lesson 1: Plot and Themes Lesson 2: The pastoral and anti-pastoral Lesson 3: Fate and Foreshadowing in the early chapters Lesson 4: Fate and Foreshadowing – self assessed exam response Lesson 5: Settings as a symbol of Tess’s tragic journey Lesson 6: How to plan a section B (feedback from lesson 4) Lesson 7: ‘The Nemesis within’ – to what extent is Tess to blame for her demise? Mapping external and internal influences. Lesson 8: Critical reception and Victorian morality Lesson 9: The assault of Tess and critical reviews Lesson 9 (continued optional extra): The assault of Tess – the laws regarding women in Victorian England Lesson 10: The Existentialist Lens Lesson 11: Tess and Existential Crisis Lesson 12: Comparative Analysis

This is the second lesson in an A Level SOW on ASND. If you’re wanting the lesson that came before this, please visit the shop! This could easily act as a stand alone lesson, though.

This is a stand-alone lesson which helps students to consider how sound can be used to create fear in a piece of gothic writing.

This lesson was for my A-Level class, but could be used with a higher ability year 11 set.

This is the third lesson in an A Level SOW on ASND. If you’re wanting the lesson that came before this, please visit the shop! This could easily act as a stand alone lesson, though.

4-5 weeks worth of Nature poetry lessons, including an introduction to poetry, a presentation week (with matching presentation templates), and a build to an assessment task.

This project allows students to work independently, and is split into instructions for 6 lessons. Lesson one and two will be a planning stage, in which the students will find their topic and research. Lesson three and four will be the writing stage, and a clear success criteria and newspaper template is provided for this. Lesson five and six will be the presentation stage, students are given instructions as to how to offer feedback verbally to each group.

This lesson explores all of the historical events that inspired and shaped dystopian fiction. The students will conclude the lesson by completing a creative task titled ‘walking around a dystopia’, in which they will include all of the elements of dystopian fiction that they learned about in the lesson.

This lesson explores Blake’s poem ‘London’ and the key techniques and ideas present in the poem. This is a bit of a fun take on annotation - it allows the students to, using a ‘case file’, match the techniques and key concepts to specific lines in the poem.

Lesson One: WOTW (Emancipation) and study of key concepts and context connected to the poem. Lesson Two: Analysis and pair annotation lesson Lesson Three: Creation of revision resource and analytical paragraph. Finishes with a fun Kahoot quiz.

Lesson One: Word of the Week (Monotony), context and key themes Lesson Two: Guided analysis of techniques and deeper meanings Lesson Three: Creation of revision table, and writing of critical analysis paragraphs