Questions on Act 1, Scene 2 Introduction to Caliban and Ariel Background to James I and witchcraft with links to BBC website Task on jobs for Caliban Extended writing task with scaffolding - letter from Ariel asking to be released from service Homework task 9 slides

Introduction to the play discussing the ideas of power and hierarchy and how these roles may be reversed in the storm. Questions on Act One Scene One Created for a Year 9 SOW. 6 slides

Imagine you were going to be marooned on a desert island for a significant amount of time, and could choose just one celebrity to take with you. Plan for three paragraphs of writing which can be peer marked. An example is included on the next slide to get students started. Can lead into a balloon debate style task. As an extension, students could consider who would be least useful on the desert island.

Make our non fiction writing more interesting using adverbs. Students can pick from the list or choose one adverb per sentence of their own.

Make a non fiction text more exciting.

Created for low ability Entry Level group. A student in class has emailed the others asking them to attend a birthday party. Read the email and the directions and answer the questions. With entry level, students should try to read the questions themselves. This can also be used as starter activity or KS2 or KS3

Whole lesson. Created for an entry level group working on the pscale, but can be used as a shorter activity in English lessons or tutor time for any KS2 or KS3 groups as basis for discussion on hobbies and pastimes. A big list of hobbies is included as a starter. Students have to put in the correct punctuation into the sentences, mind-map their own hobby and write five detailed sentences about it. There is an example of looking at street art. At the end of the lesson, there are prompts for a class discussion and debate on hobbies.

Focus on the relationship between Rank and Nora in Act Two. Which of Ibsen’s characters best compares with the man in No Thank You John?

Some basic key quotes for both Jekyll and Hyde Practice extract question with what to look for in extract and tips on setting This was geared towards a low ability Year 11 group

Inserting adverbials at the starts of sentences. KS3. starter activity with examples on next slide.

7 slides Two extracts from Jane Eyre where the porridge is burnt and the awful food is described with questions on the extracts. Examples of Victorian menus for paupers and orphans. Activity to design your own menu for a ragged school or workhouse. From a Year 7 SOW.

Writing task or emergency cover lesson. A writing task with a few choices based on the pics

Suitable for Year 7 or 8. RSPCA leaflet about Billy is included with the ppt Introduction to some persuasive techniques such as emotive language. Match up the persuasive techniques with the definition and find examples in the text. Questions on the text Design your own leaflet for an animal shelter in your own town.

Looking at adverts from the Victorian era from families looking for a governess. Students are to design their own ‘governess needed’ advert. Quotes from Lady Ingram regarding Jane. Part of a Year 7 SOW.

Answers to anagrams on the last page

8 slides with an activity for preparing for a S&L task on games students used to play as a child. Suitable for KS3, a tutor time activity or entry level. The resource was created for an entry level KS4 group.

Reading questions and writing task based on Stanley Cook’s poem about flowers growing on an old site where there used to be houses. KS3 or KS2.

Lesson 2. First part of Act One. Imagery used by Torvald to describe his wife. Comparison between Nora and Mrs Linde.

Background and initial introduction to the play for new A Level, geared towards OCR but can be used for anyone wanting to study the play. 18 slides with information on social and historical context, themes, Well Made Play, features of Naturalistic Drama, focus on initial scene and stage directions. Some tasks including homework for students.

Their/there/they're activity based on Fireworks Night Plus spelling list Plus word finder