Study booklet with lots of background information on Millay's life and the poem. There'sa suggestion for an exam essay style question with mark scheme guidelines based on guidance from the AQA website.
There's a look at Marvell as well, in order to enable students to start looking at the historical context and literary tradition of poems about love and desire.
A lovely two lesson model, could be brilliant for an Inspection lesson, includes plenty of progress evidence and opportunities for self assessment. This resource pack includes a power point, an outline of an exam style question and a model answer with self assessment worksheet.
A range of power points and worksheets designed to accompany teaching of Feminine Gospels. Some assessment tasks based on th new AQA Literature A level.
A power point on The Flea, with information about metaphysical poets and the conceit, key questions for the students to analyse the poem and an aqa exam style question for assessment
a close analysis of the handkerchief and Othello's tragic decline in Act III Scene IV. Exam style question with specific pointers on how to address the AO's according to the new AQA mark scheme
a way for students to analyse Iago's growing influence on Othello in Act 3 Scene 3 of the play with a close look at language, structure and form. Key dramatic vocabulary used and potential exam style question at the end of the power point. Self contained lesson leading to possible timed essay task
Two power points with close reference to the assessment objectives outlines by AQA, with some specific focus on what my students always miss - the FORM and STRUCTURE within the extract and play as a whole. Some timed essay style questions and useful video clip of Emilia's speech "If wives do fall" which provoke the students to consider Feminist and Marxist interpretations of the play.
A range of resources for the new AQA syllabus, with literature and language components and some A level literary terminology quizzes which would suit more able candidates
A literary terminology quiz designed for students studying Othello at AS or A level. Could be used as a baseline test or after preparation. Specific tragic genre vocabulary as well as language terminology. A cover teacher could deliver this. Whole activity from beginning to end takes approx 40 minutes