This complete lesson shows students how to identify the rhythm of a poem and to think about its effects. The lesson also asks students to analyse the poem using CLAPS as an approach. Copy of the poem included.

This A level resource explores the key themes of love and marriage as presented within Rebecca. Taster: The whirlwind romance of Maxim and the narrator has a clear power imbalance. Maxim’s considerate behaviour towards the narrator in Monte Carlo might actually be perceived more as a parent instructing a child. For example, Maxim tells the narrator to go and put her hat … I am sharing this resource for free and would appreciate a positive review if you feel able to. I have three other A level resources on Rebecca’s key themes for sale in my shop individually and discounted in a bundle. Hope the resources save you some time.

This resource aims to stretch A level students when it comes to this key theme. Melancholy is discussed in detail with a variety of useful key quotations and (hopefully!) thoughtful analysis provided to encourage students to think critically about this important idea within Hamlet. This resource is offered for free so you can see the quality. A further 10 key themes are available at the very reasonable price of £1.50 each considering the hours that have gone into producing them. A bundle of all 10 can be purchased from my shop at a discounted price of £7.50, making each thematic overview half price when purchased together.

SINGLE POWERPOINT SLIDE CONTAINING POSSIBLE QUESTION AND A FEW IDEAS TO GET STUDENTS STARTED. USEFUL TO HAVE ON DISPLAY AT THE FRONT OF THE CLASSROOM. TASK IS TO WRITE A LETTER TO A LOCAL MP ARGUING THAT NURSES DESERVE MUCH BETTER PAY AND WORKING CONDITIONS.

Example essay for students to learn from. Could be used as a class marking activity. Island Man by Grace Nichols

A LESSON LOOKING AT POSSIBLE EXAM QUESTIONS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE A FOCUS ON MRS JOHNSTONE AND MRS LYONS (CUT AND STICK, TEAM COMPETITION) AS CHARACTERS WHO HIGHLIGHT THE DIFFERENT SOCIAL CLASSES SHOWN IN THE PLAY. GOOD PREPARATION FOR THE LITERATURE EXAM.

THIS RESOURCE AIMS TO BROADEN PUPILS' KNOWLEDGE ABOUT BELIEFS AND TREATMENT OF WITCHES BY FOCUSING ON THE STORY OF THE PENDLE WITCHES. USEFUL INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY FOR STUDYING MACBETH.

Starter or plenary activity, aimed at revising the power and conflict anthology. All slides contain three quotes and a picture that represents one of the 15 poems in the collection. The slides should be cut up and spread around the room, so that students can match up the quotations to the correct poem.

AIMED AT KS3, THIS LESSON USES CHOCOLATES TO HELP INSPIRE PUPILS TO CREATE MOUTHWATERING ADJECTIVES AND VERBS. FOCUS IS IMPROVING LANGUAGE CHOICE IN DESCRIPTIVE WRITING. STUDENTS WORK THROUGH ACTIVITIES TO CREATE THEIR OWN BESPOKE BOX OF CHOCOLATES AND THEN DESCRIBE TO ADVERTISE!

This lesson is aimed at encouraging students to love reading. It has links to author readings and recommendations from celebrities. There is a genre quiz that helps students work out the kind of story that might interest them, amongst other activities. Aimed at Y6 - Y8.

A 20 MINUTE, THREE TASK LESSON LOOKING AT INFORMATION RETRIEVAL / MEMORY, INDEPENDENCE AND SUMMARISING TO ENABLE KS3 ENGLISH STUDENTS TO REVISE TEXTS FOR ASSESSMENTS.

This resource contains pictures of animal footprints to be put around the classroom. Students are required to match up the footprint with the animal they think it belongs to. Includes footprints to stick up, teacher answers PPT and student quiz sheet.

This is a poster for a collective memory activity, where pupils in small groups take it in turns to have a minute to memorise the images and quotes on the poster. The aim is to reproduce the poster as exactly as possible. This facilitates discussion about what the play might be about.

An introductory or revision task where small groups of pupils take it in turns to memorise the images and quotations on the poster. The aim is to reproduce it in their groups and use it as a talking point.

This lesson introduces the big Las Vegas hotels and the themes they are based around. After looking at some example, and watching some clips, students are tasked with creating their own and presenting their ideas to persuade the audience that their hotel should be the next one to be built on the strip.

LA KS3 - GOES THROUGH WHAT A RECIPE IS AND HOW ZEPHANIAH HAS USED METAPHOR IN HIS POEM. INCLUDES A WORD BANK AND A WRITING FRAME FOR A BRIEF ANALYSIS OF METAPHOR. PUPILS THEN ASKED TO WRITE THEIR OWN METAPHOR POEM OF BRITISHNESS.

AIMED AT LOW TO MIDDLE ABILITY Y9, 10 AND 11, THIS RESOURCE CONTAINS A SHORT SUMMARY OF ALL POWER AND CONFLICT ANTHOLOGY POEMS, WITH KEY IDEAS. EACH SLIDE FOLLOWS THE SAME FORMAT AND IS DESIGNED TO BE AN UNCOMPLICATED REVISION TOOL FOR THE LESS ABLE GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE STUDENT. USEFUL REVISION GUIDE FOR THE ENGLISH LITERATURE EXAM.

Aimed at middle to higher ability students, this resources gives an overview of the sections, timings and some quick tasks to refresh memories before the exam. Based on Section A: An Inspector Calls, Section B: Power and Conflict Poetry and Unseen Poetry comparative question.

This resource is 3 ppt slides which demonstrate key ideas to bear in mind when planning a response to Q5, the narrative / descriptive question of English Language Paper 1 (AQA). It contains some key advice from a recent AQA Language training session I attended, involving getting students to consider the ‘bigger ideas’ when presented with an image for stimulus.

This resource considers a variety of examples of death and grief being explored in Hamlet. It could be given to students to facilitate independent learning by asking them to make notes for revision purposes. This could be followed with a practice exam question which allows students to demonstrate their new knowledge (not included). Taster: *Death and grief are evident from the very beginning of the play. The King, in Act I Scene ii, talks of the kingdom’s recent loss, namely the death of the previous king: ‘Though yet of Hamlet our dear brother’s death / The memory be green… it us befitted / To bear our hearts in grief… we with wisest sorrow think on him.’ Although Claudius seems to be saddened by his brother’s death, there are some clues which suggest he is not. The sentence begins with a subordinate clause which indicates the lack of importance Claudius assigns to his brother. *