The poem, a powerpoint with key terminology building to an essay question. There is a feedback form with success criteria, plus two writing scaffolds for differentiation.

What makes a good ghost story? Atmosphere. A template and guidance for writing a ghost story. Appropriate for KS3 (Year 9) or International GCSE Creative Writing Coursework. Includes a template to help planning; plus an emphasis on foreshadowing, tension and atmosphere. There is also a strong emphasis on self-assessment (via success criteria) so that the pupils can evaluate and edit as they work towards the finished product.

Some resources to help with the analysis and discussion of this classic tragedy: Whole Text Powerpoints - to help discuss the play and help the pupils learn academic terminology, e.g. soliloquy. End of Unit Essay Tasks with feedback sheets Sonnet 116 Unit - which works well as an introduction to Shakespeare’s Sonnets and as an introduction to Shakespeare’s view on love.