A powerpoint looking at the device of Deus ex machina and in particular the end of the war at the beginning of Act 2 and what this might symbolise. This was put together to support the teaching of AQA Love Through the Ages Spec A section A but would be equally helpful for any exam board teaching of Othello.

An essay question with an additional page of help notes and ideas to support students’ planning. It is based on an Act 1 scene 3 extract. This was used for the AQA spec A paper 1 section A but would also be useful for other A level exam boards. The title is: Examine the view that in this passage and elsewhere in the play, that love is presented as idealistic and naïve.

Exemplar answers. A worksheet for students to grade and a powerpoint with gradually improving paragraphs to show how detailed answers may be developed. Other examples of close analysis and an essay on the Red Room for critical reading. These resources are suitable for both the new GCSE courses and A Level.

A powerpoint on the presentation of desire in the play as deviant. This can be used to prepare the students for an essay on this theme - the extract and question are also included. The presentation covers: jealousy, homoerotic desire, homosocial desire, desire of the exotic and of the whore. The essay question is on slide 2.

A powerpoint to accompany and essay on: to embrace love is to embrace danger. In light of this view, discuss the poet’s treatment of love. Suitable for any A level study of the text.

Two powerpoints helping students to consider contexts and how to phrase using critics in their essays.

A detailed powerpoint or pdf covering the comparison of The Great Gatsby and pre 1900 poems from the AQA English Literature specification. This includes context and ideas/close textual analysis for essay preparation on the theme of HOW SOCIAL CONVENTIONS IMPEDE LOVE

A very detailed presentation on the presentation of liberty in the play. This is available as pdf or a powerpoint and includes pointers, followed by teacher notes and critics’ quotations. It was produced for edexel but is suitable for other specifications.

A very detailed presentation on the presentation of women in the play. This is available as pdf or a powerpoint and includes pointers, followed by teacher notes and critics’ quotations. It was produced for edexel but is suitable for other specifications

Please leave a review if it’s helped you! A very detailed presentation on how conflict is presented in Act 1 of the play. Useful for all GCSE specs this structure could also be utilised for the rest of the play: conflict in battle, in relationships, in nature, in the supernatural, internal conflicts and in imagery. Some slides are fully annotated, others leave gaps for students to suggest ideas and to finish off. Teachers could choose to not reveal any of the annotations and allow students to respond on their own to quotations first.

A detailed presentation covering the motif of clothing and colour throughout the play. Looking at how Blanche’s clothes change and the significance of this; the men’s primary colours; the clash of two worlds as seen through clothing and colour; and Blanche’s trunk. Suitable for all A level specs and available as both a powerpoint and as a pdf.

A collection of resources gleaned from various places to cover an overview of the play, its contexts and its themes. Suitable for any A level spec and available as a pdf and a powerpoint.

This is the second of a set of presentations covering the whole of Dracula for teaching it to A level for the Edexcel spec. It includes questions, exemplars, contexts, themes and builds across a total of 169 slides (see my other 3 in the set. Also, please see my Dorian Gray unit produced in the same way and the comparative essay plans which I have put together as a bundle.

This is a comparative essay plan I put together for the texts of Dracula and Dorian Gray looking at the theme of power. It was for the Edexcel spec but would work for other specs also.

This is a unit I put together for Eduqas new spec. However, the tasks and information would suit any GCSE study of this text. Everything is embedded within the slides.

Support your students with the Edexcel spec comparing Dracula and Dorian Gray — exploring how both writers present supernatural settings in their texts.

This presentation was prepared to support students when tackling an essay on how Shakespeare presents the theme of deception in Measure for Measure. It includes paragraph prompts on the following: Deception for a good purpose? Deception to hide/cloak immoral deeds/intentions. How is deception carried out? clothing/in substitutions/in public court. Self -deception and also includes critical quotations that students may weave into their arguments.

This presentation was prepared to support students writing essays tackling the themes of power, government and politics. It covers imagery, justice, corruption, the role of the Duke and there are also some critical quotations which they may weave into their arguments. It was prepared for Edexcel A level spec.

A very detailed presentation on the presentation of Angelo in the play. This is available as pdf or a powerpoint and includes pointers, followed by teacher notes and critics’ quotations. It was produced for edexel but is suitable for other specifications