This is a poetry podcast in support of ‘Request to a Year’ - currently on offer as part of Stories of Ourselves on the CIE English Literature specification. It is a great resources for both teachers as students alike. It includes detailed analysis - including close language / imagery / tone analysis and explanation - of the entire poem, a suggested division into main topics / paragraphs and suggested personal responses. It also includes a simple supporting PowerPoint and handout that includes the key points about the author (i.e. brief context) and some starter ideas and the points about form / structure and personal response that are also covered in the podcast.

This ‘Purple Hibiscus’, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adihie, workbook is designed to be printed as a booklet / wire-bound handout to help students to organise their notes on the text and teachers with their planning. It is designed to help lesson planning - as it included starter activities for discussion or mind-mapping for each chapter as well - though its main focus is to help students to extract some of the most important quotations from the text (whilst also helping them to practise important passage-based skills along the way).

This resource is a podcast on Othello (page and line numbers correspond to the Oxford School Shakespeare Version) that analyses the language in detail. It can be used by teachers to develop their own annotations and understanding of the text - you won’t necessarily agree with all interpretations or observations - or set as homeworks for the pupils in order for them to annotate their own texts / write detailed notes. Some of the scenes selected in this series of podcasts are most suitable for homeworks as that leaves extended lesson time to focus on the ‘most important’ examples / quotations / scenes in the play.

This resource is a podcast on Othello (page and line numbers correspond to the Oxford School Shakespeare Version) that analyses the language in detail. It can be used by teachers to develop their own annotations and understanding of the text - you won’t necessarily agree with all interpretations or observations - or set as homeworks for the pupils in order for them to annotate their own texts / write detailed notes. Some of the scenes selected in this series of podcasts are most suitable for homeworks as that leaves extended lesson time to focus on the ‘most important’ examples / quotations / scenes in the play.

This resource is a podcast on Othello (page and line numbers correspond to the Oxford School Shakespeare Version) that analyses the language in detail. It can be used by teachers to develop their own annotations and understanding of the text - you won’t necessarily agree with all interpretations or observations - or set as homeworks for the pupils in order for them to annotate their own texts / write detailed notes. Some of the scenes selected in this series of podcasts are most suitable for homeworks as that leaves extended lesson time to focus on the ‘most important’ examples / quotations / scenes in the play.

This resource is a podcast on Othello (page and line numbers correspond to the Oxford School Shakespeare Version) that analyses the language in detail. It can be used by teachers to develop their own annotations and understanding of the text - you won’t necessarily agree with all interpretations or observations - or set as homeworks for the pupils in order for them to annotate their own texts / write detailed notes. Some of the scenes selected in this series of podcasts are most suitable for homeworks as that leaves extended lesson time to focus on the ‘most important’ examples / quotations / scenes in the play.

This resource is a podcast on The Crucible (page numbers correspond to the Oxford University Press Version) that analyses the language in detail. It can be used by teachers to develop their own annotations and understanding of the text or set as homeworks for the pupils in order for them to annotate their own texts / write detailed notes. Some of the scenes selected in this series of podcasts are most suitable for homeworks as that leaves extended lesson time to focus on the most important scenes in the play. This podcast is part of a series that helps to analyse, understand and annotate the entirety of Act 4 of The Crucible. This podcast covers the final scene of the play from Hathorne’s entrance all the way until Elizabeth’s final line: ‘He hath his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!’

This resource is a podcast on The Crucible (page numbers correspond to the Oxford University Press Version) that analyses the language in detail. It can be used by teachers to develop their own annotations and understanding of the text or set as homeworks for the pupils in order for them to annotate their own texts / write detailed notes. Some of the scenes selected in this series of podcasts are most suitable for homeworks as that leaves extended lesson time to focus on the most important scenes in the play. This podcast is part of a series that helps to analyse, understand and annotate the entirety of Act 4 of The Crucible. This podcast focuses on the section of Act 4 where John Proctor is brought in by Herrick until the end of his discussion with Elizabeth (at Hathorne’s entrance).

This resource is a podcast on The Crucible (page numbers correspond to the Oxford University Press Version) that analyses the language in detail. It can be used by teachers to develop their own annotations and understanding of the text or set as homeworks for the pupils in order for them to annotate their own texts / write detailed notes. Some of the scenes selected in this series of podcasts are most suitable for homeworks as that leaves extended lesson time to focus on the most important scenes in the play. This podcast is part of a series that helps to analyse, understand and annotate the entirety of Act 4 of The Crucible. This is a key scene and is incredibly detailed in its analysis of the portion of the play in which Hale attempts to argue with Danforth and to convince him to change his stance.

This resource is a podcast on The Crucible (page numbers correspond to the Oxford University Press Version) that analyses the language in detail. It can be used by teachers to develop their own annotations and understanding of the text or set as homeworks for the pupils in order for them to annotate their own texts / write detailed notes. Some of the scenes selected in this series of podcasts are most suitable for homeworks as that leaves extended lesson time to focus on the most important scenes in the play. This podcast is part of a series that helps to analyse, understand and annotate the entirety of Act 4 of The Crucible. This one focuses on the opening of Act 4 up until Danforth’s refusal to consider a postponement of the executions.

This resource is a podcast on The Crucible (page numbers correspond to the Oxford University Press Version) that analyses the language in detail. It can be used by teachers to develop their own annotations and understanding of the text or set as homeworks for the pupils in order for them to annotate their own texts / write detailed notes. Some of the scenes selected in this series of podcasts are most suitable for homeworks as that leaves extended lesson time to focus on the most important scenes in the play. This podcast focuses on the scene where Proctor and Giles are arguing with Danforth - ‘I’ll have no effrontery here’ until Danforth turns to interrogate Abigail further.

This resource is a podcast on The Crucible (page numbers correspond to the Oxford University Press Version) that analyses the language in detail. It can be used by teachers to develop their own annotations and understanding of the text or set as homeworks for the pupils in order for them to annotate their own texts / write detailed notes. Some of the scenes selected in this series of podcasts are most suitable for homeworks as that leaves extended lesson time to focus on the most important scenes in the play. This podcast analyses in detail the scene outside the courtroom where Danforth is arguing with Proctor about the inclusion of Giles Corey and Francis Nurse’s evidence (as well as Parris’ of course!).

This resource is a podcast on The Crucible (page numbers correspond to the Oxford University Press Version) that analyses the language in detail. It can be used by teachers to develop their own annotations and understanding of the text or set as homeworks for the pupils in order for them to annotate their own texts / write detailed notes. Some of the scenes selected in this series of podcasts are most suitable for homeworks as that leaves extended lesson time to focus on the most important scenes in the play. This podcast focuses on the scene where Hale enter’s John and Elizabeth Proctor’s home - interrupting their argument - and continues until Cheever’s entrance.

This resource is a podcast on the Crucible Text (page numbers correspond to the Oxford University Press Version) that analyses the language in detail. It can be used by teachers to develop their own annotations and understanding of the text or set as homeworks for the pupils in order for them to annotate their own texts / write detailed notes. Some of the scenes selected in this series of podcasts are most suitable for homeworks as that leaves extended lesson time to focus on the most important scenes in the play. This podcast focuses on analysing the section where the narrative voice describes Hale (‘loaded down with half a dozen heavy books’) until his interrogation of Abigail about their dancing in the woods.

These resources directly correlate to the lessons / SoW that I have on sale in my ‘shop’, but they can be used entirely in their own right alongside other approaches to the teaching of the text. It includes a range of tables for language analysis, worksheets and point-quote-match-ups for example. Naturally, it is available as part of the bundle for Journey’s End in the shop that makes the best sense.

This resource is a hugely helpful bundle that includes a range of example essays, paragraphs and questions on Journey’s End. It can be helpful for teachers in developing their understanding of the play and how their teaching might be shaped; it can also be useful as exemplar or model material that is given to pupils in order to help them to develop their understanding of how to write analytically at a high level in KS3 or reasonable / solid KS4 level.

This is a bundle of resources that includes a range of example essays, questions and paragraphs on Journey’s End. This is a hugely useful resource providing teachers with ideas for essays / analysis of the text. Similarly, it can be a useful example to students for them as a model of the kind of analytical writing expected of them in KS3 for high level ability students.

This is a straightforward resource that focuses on analysing the final scene of Journey’s End and developing the students’ understanding of how and why it is so moving.