This lesson covers key Jacobean context, an audience and reader’s expectations, extensive analysis and questioning of the scene and possible extracts, key quotes with grade 9 analysis notes, critical theorists and relevant quotes surrounding gender, thoughtful extensive analysis on gender expectations and context, as well as a writing frame to support all students. Key vocabulary, terminology, and paragraph structuring is included, as is an option for debate, a second writing question template, and opportunities for students to mark and improve their own work. The lesson builds to the question, “Starting with this extract, how does Shakespeare present deteriorating characters?”. The main focus is on critical theories of madness, to do with Lady Macbeth.

Fully differentiated with essay practice included. This lesson covers key context, an audience and reader’s expectations and reactions, writing a thesis statement, analysis and questioning of key ideas, key quotes that can be analysed individually or as a class, as well as a writing frame to support all students. Key vocabulary, terminology, and paragraph structuring is included, as is an option for class conversations, and opportunities for students to mark and improve their own work. Works towards: Starting with this extract, how does Shakespeare present the supernatural?

This lesson covers key content for the poem, highlighted key quotes with guided notes that students can use to easily analyse them as well as prepared ideas, extensive analysis and exploration of context, example comparative points to another poem from the anthology, as well as a writing frame to support all students and make the comparison paragraphs easy work. Key vocabulary, terminology, and paragraph structuring is included, as are opportunities for students to mark and improve their own work through target codes. Quotes include: “Half sunk a shattered visage lies.” “sneer of cold command” “'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair” Works towards: How does Shelley present the power of humans in Ozymandias? (This lesson is intended to be the first in a sequence so introduces students to writing on one poem before they begin writing comparatively)

Fully differentiated with essay practice included. This lesson covers key context, an audience and reader’s expectations and reactions, writing a thesis statement, analysis and questioning of key ideas, key quotes that can be analysed individually or as a class, as well as a writing frame to support all students. Key vocabulary, terminology, and paragraph structuring is included, as is an option for class conversations, and opportunities for students to mark and improve their own work. Works towards: Starting with this extract, explain how Shakespeare presents masculinity.

This lesson covers key content for the poem, highlighted key quotes with guided notes that students can use to easily analyse them as well as prepared ideas, extensive analysis and exploration of context, example comparative points to another poem from the anthology, as well as a writing frame to support all students and make the comparison paragraphs easy work. Key vocabulary, terminology, and paragraph structuring is included, as are opportunities for students to mark and improve their own work through target codes. Quotes include: ““a huge peak, black and huge, / As if with voluntary power instinct, / Upreared its head.” “growing still in stature the grim shape / Towered up between me and the stars” "like a living thing, / Strode after me.” “Small circles glittering idly in the moon, / Until they melted all into one track / Of sparkling light.” Works towards: How is nature presented in 'The Prelude’? or Compare how nature is presented in 'The Prelude’ and one other poem.

An A* 1000 word essay on Monstrosity, in The Bloody Chamber and Frankenstein. Key Gothic themes, symbols, and motifs are fully explored, and grounded in degree-level context.

This lesson covers key Jacobean context, an audience and reader’s expectations, extensive analysis and questioning of the scene and possible extracts, key quotes with grade 9 analysis notes, critical theorists and relevant quotes surrounding gender, thoughtful extensive analysis on gender expectations and context, as well as a writing frame to support all students. Key vocabulary, terminology, and paragraph structuring is included, as is an option for debate, a second writing question template, and opportunities for students to mark and improve their own work. “Starting with the extract, how does Shakespeare use language to present Macbeth’s paranoia and confusion?”

Notes on the key contextual events of Dracula’s setting, and time of writing. Also includes key critical opinions and quotes.

Three starters are included, with enough content for 4-6 hours, so you can split the slides into around three different lessons. This lesson covers key context, an audience and reader’s expectations and reactions, writing a thesis statement, what makes a good vs grade 9 point, extensive analysis and questioning of key ideas, key quotes with grade 9 analysis notes, as well as a writing frame to support all students. A key extract, key vocabulary, terminology, and paragraph structuring is included, as is a model answer paragraph. Targets are included so students can mark and improve their own work. There is a focus on understanding chapter 3 included. Designed for Jekyll and Hyde as a GCSE text, and the slides include the AQA mark scheme for the relevant question, but this can be changed for different exam boards. A debate lesson is included for engagement, oracy skills, and developing ideas. Quotes include: The doctor gave one of his pleasant dinners to some five or six old cronies, all intelligent reputable men, and all judges of good wine. “a large, well-made, smooth faced man of fifty, with something of a slyish cast perhaps, but every mark of capacity and kindness” “The large handsome face of Dr Jekyll grew pale to the very lips and there came a blackness about his eyes.” “Man is not truly one but truly two” Works towards: “How is Jekyll presented throughout the novella?”

This lesson covers key context, an audience and reader’s expectations and reactions, what makes a good vs grade 9 point, extensive analysis and questioning of key ideas, key quotes with grade 9 analysis notes, as well as a writing frame to support all students. A key extract, key vocabulary, terminology, and paragraph structuring is included, as is a model answer paragraph. Targets are included so students can mark and improve their own work. Two starters are included, so you can split the slides into two different lessons. Designed for Jekyll and Hyde as a GCSE text, and the slides include the AQA mark scheme for the relevant question, but this can be changed for different exam boards.

The sheet allows students to fill in their own = key quotes, analysis notes, contextual facts, secondary supporting quotes, and grade 9 thoughtful, critical ideas. This could be used for revision, or filled in as a class to identify gaps. Made to fulfill all the requirements of the AQA mark scheme, but can of course be used for other exam boards.

This lesson covers key content for the poem, highlighted key quotes as well as prepared notes, extensive analysis and exploration of context, example comparative points to another poem from the anthology, as well as a writing frame to support all students and make the comparison paragraphs easy work. Key vocabulary, terminology, and paragraph structuring is included, as are opportunities for students to mark and improve their own work through target codes. Quotes include: “This wizened earth has never troubled us” “leaves and branches Can raise a tragic chorus” “You might think that the sea is company, Exploding comfortably” "“spits like a tame cat Turned savage.” Works towards: How is nature presented in ‘Storm on the Island’? and then Compare how nature is presented in 'The Prelude’ and one other poem.

Fully differentiated with essay practice included. This lesson covers key context, an audience and reader’s expectations and reactions, writing a thesis statement, analysis and questioning of key ideas, key quotes that can be analysed individually or as a class, as well as a writing frame to support all students. Key vocabulary, terminology, and paragraph structuring is included, as is an option for class conversations, and opportunities for students to mark and improve their own work. Works towards: Starting with this extract, how does Shakespeare present appearances?

This lesson covers key extracts, sumamry of the character, comparisons to Lady Macbeth, extensive analysis and questioning of the scene and possible extracts, key quotes with grade 9 analysis notes, critical theorists, as well as a mock question for a writing task. A possible plan is included with three clear points and quotes Quotes include: “the poor wren, The most diminutive of birds, will fight, Her young ones in her nest, against the owl.” ‘Poor birds” “why then, alas, Do I put up that womanly defence, To say I have done no harm?” Works towards: Starting with this extract, explain how Shakespeare presents Lady Macduff

This lesson covers key Gothic Victorian settings and context for Jekyll and Hyde, an audience’s expectations, extensive analysis and questioning of various scenes and possible extracts, key quotes with grade 9 analysis notes, as well as a writing frame to support all students. Key vocabulary, terminology, and paragraph structuring is included, as is an easy way to link all context fluidly into writing, and targets for students to use to mark and improve their own work. QUOTE ANALYSIS PROVIDED FOR: "a fog rolled over the city in the small hours” “black winter morning” "like rows of smiling saleswomen” Key research is provided for: The Gothic The Uncanny Gothic Monsters Setting in Jekyll and Hyde Suitable for many questions, including: How is the setting of London presented in the novella? How do the descriptions of the street and door create an unsettling atmosphere? How does Stevenson use setting to build tension?

Thoughtful, critical, grade 9 analysis of quotes to assist in teaching and revision of Macbeth. This set of notes considers context, word level analysis, and nuanced interpretations of key characters.

A succinct poster resource detailing key characters, quotes, author’s intentions, context, plot, and themes.

Extensive, sophisticated notes on all key themes, quotes, context, and broad ideas about writing style and author’s choices. Includes university level ideas about gender, divided into over ten different aspects of women and masculinity. Also looks at identity, the Gothic genre, science, class, and many other themes and ideas.

Check-lists of things to look for when analysing poetry, as well as lists of language types (colloquial, hypothetical, varying registers, etc), and the names for different types of meter. Also includes a glossary of poetic terms, and notes on different types of poems, such as sonnets, lyrics, ballads, etc. University level advice and techniques, but explained in an easy-to-understand way.

Sophisticated notes on all the key themes, such as family, childhood, class, women, etc. Includes critical opinions and ideas, as well as analysis of key ideas in Dickens’ writing style, tropes, and intentions. Includes all essential quotes, with in depth analysis.