I strive to make my resources fully teachable from the moment you download them. We are in a very busy profession and sometimes just need to able to able to access something that we can trust and use right away!
I've been a fully qualified secondary school teacher for four years and began my teaching career at a challenging, although rewarding, mixed non-selective school in a grammar area. I now work as head of KS3 English at a high achieving boys grammar school.
I strive to make my resources fully teachable from the moment you download them. We are in a very busy profession and sometimes just need to able to able to access something that we can trust and use right away!
I've been a fully qualified secondary school teacher for four years and began my teaching career at a challenging, although rewarding, mixed non-selective school in a grammar area. I now work as head of KS3 English at a high achieving boys grammar school.
This set of ready-to-teach lessons covers an in-depth study of the final scene of the play including: assessment opportunity, a full evaluation of the function of the scene, a close analysis of Blanche and the purpose of her character, critical statements for evaluation and more. This is a comprehensive and detailed way to end the study of ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’.
You can teach straight from these PowerPoints with no amending required!*
Gain top levels for your students - includes many tasks to stretch skills in thinking, analysis, debate and evaluation
READY TO TEACH LESSON BY LESSON
Bundle of all Frankenstein lessons from beginning to end of novel available in my shop
Previously taught to 3 different year 10 classes where grades were raised from Grade 4 up to Grade 8+ by the end of the unit. My lesson-by-lesson PowerPoints are designed for higher ability but can be adapted for lower by simply removing some of the higher level contextual material available to stretch students. It takes students through Shelley’s Frankenstein step-by-step including activities to teach and engage students on a deep level with context, intertextuality/allusion, close language analysis and includes regular assessments, debates and thinking tasks as well as guided reading with questions for each chapter covered.
Each lesson has a core focus on a chapter, character, plot point or theme. Lessons can be taught without amending and were designed originally for the new Grades 1 - 9 GCSE assessment without levels and designed to allow students to achieve grade 9. School this resource was designed for teaches AQA spec, but suits any specification which uses ‘Frankenstein’ as a core text. All worksheets included too. Video clip links are found in the ‘notes’ section of the relevant slide.
Also adaptable for A Level due to high level of stretch provided.
This introductory set of 3-4 lessons covers an introduction to the KS5 A Level Literature text ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’. It includes a contextual background with notes on the author and links to the play, and a comprehensive study of dramatic form (expressionist, naturalist and Williams’ ‘Plastic’ theatre styles). A great way into the study of this play from an analytical viewpoint.
*Stories are subject to copyright and so not included. Can be bought very cheaply from Amazon or may be something your school covers as part of their SOW.*
This complete 6 week SOW was originally intended for a mid-low ability Year 8 group. It covers a range of Anthony Horowitz horror stories from the collection 'Horowitz Horror 2' including 'The Lift,' 'Burnt,' 'The Phone Goes Dead' and 'The Hitchhiker.' The powerpoints are ready formed individual lessons with L/Os, complete lesson activities and include engaging images. Worksheets referenced in the lessons are all included.
You can teach straight from these PowerPoints with no amending required!*
Gain top levels for your students - includes many tasks to stretch skills in thinking, analysis, debate and evaluation
READY TO TEACH LESSON BY LESSON
Bundle of all Frankenstein lessons from beginning to end of novel available in my shop
Previously taught to 3 different year 10 classes where grades were raised from Grade 4 up to Grade 8+ by the end of the unit. My lesson-by-lesson PowerPoints are designed for higher ability but can be adapted for lower by simply removing some of the higher level contextual material available to stretch students. It takes students through Shelley’s Frankenstein step-by-step including activities to teach and engage students on a deep level with context, intertextuality/allusion, close language analysis and includes regular assessments, debates and thinking tasks as well as guided reading with questions for each chapter covered.
Each lesson has a core focus on a chapter, character, plot point or theme. Lessons can be taught without amending and were designed originally for the new Grades 1 - 9 GCSE assessment without levels and designed to allow students to achieve grade 9. School this resource was designed for teaches AQA spec, but suits any specification which uses ‘Frankenstein’ as a core text. All worksheets included too. Video clip links are found in the ‘notes’ section of the relevant slide.
Also adaptable for A Level due to high level of stretch provided.
You can teach straight from these PowerPoints with no amending required!*
Gain top levels for your students - includes many tasks to stretch skills in thinking, analysis, debate and evaluation
READY TO TEACH LESSON BY LESSON
Bundle of all Frankenstein lessons from beginning to end of novel available in my shop
Previously taught to 3 different year 10 classes where grades were raised from Grade 4 up to Grade 8+ by the end of the unit. My lesson-by-lesson PowerPoints are designed for higher ability but can be adapted for lower by simply removing some of the higher level contextual material available to stretch students. It takes students through Shelley’s Frankenstein step-by-step including activities to teach and engage students on a deep level with context, intertextuality/allusion, close language analysis and includes regular assessments, debates and thinking tasks as well as guided reading with questions for each chapter covered.
Each lesson has a core focus on a chapter, character, plot point or theme. Lessons can be taught without amending and were designed originally for the new Grades 1 - 9 GCSE assessment without levels and designed to allow students to achieve grade 9. School this resource was designed for teaches AQA spec, but suits any specification which uses ‘Frankenstein’ as a core text. All worksheets included too. Video clip links are found in the ‘notes’ section of the relevant slide.
Also adaptable for A Level due to high level of stretch provided.
This quiz can be used for a whole lesson after the study of 'Of Mice and Men.' It includes a number of different rounds including picture rounds, character questions and quote-based questions too. It is varied, fun and my class loved it! Team sheets also included.
Ready-to-teach full lessons with critical opinions and all worksheets to teach 'The Bloody Chamber' short story. High level, stretching material that will save you hours of research!
Also available in my shop - The Bloody Chamber COLLECTION (includes all stories in the collection plus all worksheets and essays).
Originally taught to Year 12 (and revised in Year 13) to suit the OCR specification, this comprehensive study of Angela Carter's context, critics and the short story 'The Bloody Chamber' would suit any A Level specification. The PowerPoint provides ready-to-teach lessons that provide thorough insight and research into 'The Bloody Chamber' story including suitable critical essays, insights and psychoanalytical interpretations.
You can teach straight from these PowerPoints with no amending required!*
Gain top levels for your students - includes many tasks to stretch skills in thinking, analysis, debate and evaluation
READY TO TEACH LESSON BY LESSON
Bundle of all Frankenstein lessons from beginning to end of novel available in my shop
Previously taught to 3 different year 10 classes where grades were raised from Grade 4 up to Grade 8+ by the end of the unit. My lesson-by-lesson PowerPoints are designed for higher ability but can be adapted for lower by simply removing some of the higher level contextual material available to stretch students. It takes students through Shelley’s Frankenstein step-by-step including activities to teach and engage students on a deep level with context, intertextuality/allusion, close language analysis and includes regular assessments, debates and thinking tasks as well as guided reading with questions for each chapter covered.
Each lesson has a core focus on a chapter, character, plot point or theme. Lessons can be taught without amending and were designed originally for the new Grades 1 - 9 GCSE assessment without levels and designed to allow students to achieve grade 9. School this resource was designed for teaches AQA spec, but suits any specification which uses ‘Frankenstein’ as a core text. All worksheets included too. Video clip links are found in the ‘notes’ section of the relevant slide.
Also adaptable for A Level due to high level of stretch provided.
Sets of lessons organised into themes to teach ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ as stand-alone text or as part of dystopian coursework available in my shop
Originally taught to A Level Literature students for their coursework on Dystopian Literture, this unit of 8 lessons covers both the background to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ as well as focusing on setting up the genre of Dystopian Literature by teaching key concepts, themes and why we read dystopias.
Read-to-teach lessons in Powerpoints with all accompanying worksheets/links included.
Stretching lessons and could suit the teaching of other dystopias too (e.g. Never Let Me Go) as an introductory background.
This set of 12-13 weeks’ worth of ready to teach, detailed, high level lessons will comprehensively aid any teacher in delivering the A Level Unit ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’. Lessons are ready to go and need no additional amending; all worksheets are provided.
Topics covered:
A detailed introduction to the play including notes on the author, context and a study of theatrical form
In depth analysis of each scene from start to finish (scenes 1 - 11)
Character studies featured at key moments in the play for Blanche, Stanley, Stella, Mitch, Eunice and Steve. Includes the function/purpose of their characters linked to theme and context.
Contextual studies of New Orleans, the Southern Belle and more
Thematic/symbolism studies including light imagery, Blanche’s bathing, elements of Plastic Theatre, the moth image and much more.
3 assessment opportunities
All lessons have previously been taught to an A Level group who finished the unit with a detailed, rich understanding of the play. They are now exam-ready and confident in the analysis and evaluation of this play.
These ready-to-teach lessons teach students key advertising and media terminology and include lessons on how to analyse adverts, features of advertising and persuasive language. Students also explore the connotations of colour in advertising, and are required to create their own advert using the concepts and features they have explored (checklist included - this can also be used to peer-assess adverts created).
Originally used with HA Year 9 students. The shock advertising lessons demonstrate the extreme methods advertisers will go to, and demonstrate other uses of advertising in the world today (e.g. charities/raising awareness of key issues). Students are encouraged to be creative as well as to think maturely and to discuss the effects/purpose of the adverts. Debate on whether advertising like this should be banned, or whether it hinders freedom of speech stretches most able.
*Ready to teach lessons*
*All worksheets included*
This resource was originally created for a high-ability year 9 group, but I have been able to adapt many times to suit others and am currently teaching a version to a high-ability group of Year 8s. Lessons deal with the core themes of the text, close language and character analysis mixed with some creative tasks and the teaching of the contextual/social context in terms of analysing this story from a feminist perspective.
You can teach straight from these PowerPoints with no amending required!*
Gain top levels for your students - includes many tasks to stretch skills in thinking, analysis, debate and evaluation
READY TO TEACH LESSON BY LESSON
Bundle of all Frankenstein lessons from beginning to end of novel available in my shop
Previously taught to 3 different year 10 classes where grades were raised from Grade 4 up to Grade 8+ by the end of the unit. My lesson-by-lesson PowerPoints are designed for higher ability but can be adapted for lower by simply removing some of the higher level contextual material available to stretch students. It takes students through Shelley’s Frankenstein step-by-step including activities to teach and engage students on a deep level with context, intertextuality/allusion, close language analysis and includes regular assessments, debates and thinking tasks as well as guided reading with questions for each chapter covered.
Each lesson has a core focus on a chapter, character, plot point or theme. Lessons can be taught without amending and were designed originally for the new Grades 1 - 9 GCSE assessment without levels and designed to allow students to achieve grade 9. School this resource was designed for teaches AQA spec, but suits any specification which uses ‘Frankenstein’ as a core text. All worksheets included too. Video clip links are found in the ‘notes’ section of the relevant slide.
Also adaptable for A Level due to high level of stretch provided.
You can teach straight from these PowerPoints with no amending required!*
Gain top levels for your students - includes many tasks to stretch skills in thinking, analysis, debate and evaluation
READY TO TEACH LESSON BY LESSON
Bundle of all Frankenstein lessons from beginning to end of novel available in my shop
Previously taught to 3 different year 10 classes where grades were raised from Grade 4 up to Grade 8+ by the end of the unit. My lesson-by-lesson PowerPoints are designed for higher ability but can be adapted for lower by simply removing some of the higher level contextual material available to stretch students. It takes students through Shelley’s Frankenstein step-by-step including activities to teach and engage students on a deep level with context, intertextuality/allusion, close language analysis and includes regular assessments, debates and thinking tasks as well as guided reading with questions for each chapter covered.
Each lesson has a core focus on a chapter, character, plot point or theme. Lessons can be taught without amending and were designed originally for the new Grades 1 - 9 GCSE assessment without levels and designed to allow students to achieve grade 9. School this resource was designed for teaches AQA spec, but suits any specification which uses ‘Frankenstein’ as a core text. All worksheets included too. Video clip links are found in the ‘notes’ section of the relevant slide.
Also adaptable for A Level due to high level of stretch provided.
You can teach straight from these PowerPoints with no amending required!*
Gain top levels for your students - includes many tasks to stretch skills in thinking, analysis, debate and evaluation
READY TO TEACH LESSON BY LESSON
Bundle of all Frankenstein lessons from beginning to end of novel available in my shop
Previously taught to 3 different year 10 classes where grades were raised from Grade 4 up to Grade 8+ by the end of the unit. My lesson-by-lesson PowerPoints are designed for higher ability but can be adapted for lower by simply removing some of the higher level contextual material available to stretch students. It takes students through Shelley’s Frankenstein step-by-step including activities to teach and engage students on a deep level with context, intertextuality/allusion, close language analysis and includes regular assessments, debates and thinking tasks as well as guided reading with questions for each chapter covered.
Each lesson has a core focus on a chapter, character, plot point or theme. Lessons can be taught without amending and were designed originally for the new Grades 1 - 9 GCSE assessment without levels and designed to allow students to achieve grade 9. School this resource was designed for teaches AQA spec, but suits any specification which uses ‘Frankenstein’ as a core text. All worksheets included too. Video clip links are found in the ‘notes’ section of the relevant slide.
Also adaptable for A Level due to high level of stretch provided.
This set of ready-to-teach lessons covers scenes 8-10 of ‘Streetcar’ in close detail with thematic studies and opportunities for close analysis. This set of lessons includes a study in masculinity in the play, alongside the themes of light, and the evaluation of the function of scene 8.
Sets of lessons organised into themes to teach ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ as stand-alone text or as part of dystopian coursework.
Originally taught to A Level Literature students for their coursework on Dystopian Literture, this unit of around 25 lessons covers the following themes in ready to teach powerpoints:
Contextual background of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Contextual background of the dystopian genre
Alienation, isolation and the lack of power in the novel
Exploration of the structure of the novel
The language of oppression
Otherness (as concept, linked to the novel and with critical essays)
The themes of children and marriage in the novel
Feminism in ‘The Handmaid ’s Tale’
Flower imagery and other language studies
A range of critical essays and articles to go alongside the teaching of the text
Read-to-teach lessons in Powerpoints with all accompanying worksheets/links included.
Taught as part of my full Frankenstein GCSE SOW to a high ability year 10 group.
See full lesson-by-lesson ppts. from Letter 1 - Chapter 24 ‘Frankenstein’, with all resources ready to use, in my shop.
Takes students through quotes in Chapter 18 with differentiated worksheet.
Used as part of an Outstanding lesson observation.
Enjoy!
*Ready to teach straight from PowerPoint*
*All resources included*
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This resource takes students through some of the techniques used in Gothic writing (e.g. pathetic fallacy, descriptions of monsters) and uses notable Gothic texts to model. It also demonstrates how to hook a reader by inviting students to analyse a series of Gothic openings, and to write their own.