A Grade 9 context lesson, covering everything required for the AQA GCSE mark scheme, to help students reach top marks in an easy to understand, simple format. This lesson covers key Gothic and Victorian context, a 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, as well as a writing frame to support all students. Key vocabulary, terminology, and paragraph structuring is included, as are opportunities for students to mark and improve their own work. CONTENT INCLUDES: The Industrial Revolution The Victorian Gentleman Victorian Hypocrisy Traditional Values Fear of the Unknown Victorian London Darwinism Physiognomy

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. There is a choice of two questions: Starting with this extract, explore how Shakespeare presents guilt. (5.1) Starting with this extract, how is guilt and deception presented in the play? (3.1)

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. Quotes include: “Behold where stands the usurper’s cursed head” “tyranny” “this dead butcher and his fiend-like queen” “The time is free” “nation miserable, With an untitled tyrant bloody-scepter’d” Works towards: Starting with this speech, explore how Shakespeare presents the theme of Kingship in Macbeth.

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.

This lesson covers key Jacobean context, an audience’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. Quote analysis for: I grant him bloody, Luxurious, avaricious, false, deceitful, Sudden, malicious, smacking of every sin That has a name our country sinks beneath the yoke; It weeps, it bleeds Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? A dagger of the mind, a false creation, Proceeding from the heat-oppressèd brain Suitable for example questions such as: Starting with this extract, how is Kingship presented? How are Malcolm and Macduff presented as leaders? How is Malcolm presented in the play? How does Shakespeare present corruption?

This lesson covers key Jacobean context, an audience’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. Quote analysis provided for: Hell is murky […] Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him? Out, damned spot! Out, I say!—One, two. Why, then, ’tis time to do ’t. Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him? Suitable for many questions, including: How is Lady Macbeth’s madness presented? How does Shakespeare present gender? To what extent is Lady Macbeth presented as powerful throughout the play? Explore the theme of madness and guilt in Macbeth.

This lesson covers key Jacobean context, an audience’s expectations, extensive analysis and questioning of the scene and possible extracts, key quotes with grade 9 analysis notes, relevant quotes, thoughtful extensive analysis on Kingship and context, as well as a writing frame to support all students. Key vocabulary, terminology, and paragraph structuring is included, as are opportunities for students to mark and improve their own work. Key findings from examiner reports are included, as well as grade 9 exam advice. Ideal for: How is fear presented in Macbeth? How does Shakespeare present Macbeth’s fears? How does Shakespeare present Banquo’s ghost? How does Shakespeare present guilt and paranoia?

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?”

This lesson covers key Jacobean context, an audience’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 targets provided for students to mark and improve their own work. Full quote analysis is provided for: Stay, you imperfect speakers Cannot be ill, cannot be good his virtues will plead like angels I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition

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. Full quote explosions are provided for: Fair is foul, and foul is fair: Hover through the fog and filthy air When the battle’s lost and won A DESERT PLACE. Thunder and lightening. Enter three witches

A top band, Grade 9 essay on the question of: “Starting with this speech (Act 4 Scene 3), explore how Shakespeare presents the theme of Kingship in Macbeth”. Full mark model to be used for revision, notes, or lesson examples. AQA and Edexcel suited, and written specifically for the AQA GCSE English Literature mark scheme. Key quotes, thesis statement, top tier context, and multiple supporting quotes are included.

A collection of six university-level Gothic critics, with their detailed interpretations. Key quotes are included from the critics’ books, as well as relevant quotes from Dracula.

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.

This lesson covers key Jacobean context, an audience’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. Quote analysis is provided for: I fear thy nature; It is too full o’ the milk of human kindness That I may pour my spirits in thine ear Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here Yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness The raven himself is hoarse That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan under my battlements

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

An exemplar essay on a key theme in Hamlet.

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.

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.

Sophisticated analysis of important themes, such as masculinity, society, women, and identity.

Includes university-level ideas about the author, explained in easy-to-understand language and formats. Includes context, sophisticated ideas about the mood and tone of his writing style, and Grade 9 analysis of the way he writes. Also includes notes on The Prelude, comparing it to other poems, as well. Discusses important themes in great detail, with quotes and analysis. Finishes with a table of comparison to Coleridge - a poet he is often considered alongside.