Suitable for KS3 - low ability.

Using Lord of the Flies and Fahrenheit 451 as examples, I ask students to define the genre and think of examples. They then watch trailers or clips of the dystopian films and use these to come up with ideas of what the worst possible world they could imagine would be like. This builds up to a creative task - writing your own dystopia.

This lesson is a lively introduction to the play for able students. It offers a glimpse of original performance methods as well as beginning to focus students on language and rhythm. There is a general look at the witches, followed by more detailed questions to answer independently on their meeting with Macbeth and Banquo. These questions should produce robust notes for students on the play’s opening that begin to focus their minds on detailed textual analysis with reference to context.

Focusing on Dulce Et Decorum Est, students are asked to write an analysis of the poem. There is detailed guidance given on what each paragraph needs to include.

Focusing on characterization, sense of place and narrative voice. These worksheets can be used for individual work, or small differentiated groups.

Test your class' knowledge and then apply to a song that contains some of the poetic techniques mentioned in the quiz. Good for end of term/ topic relief. Comes with a worksheet to follow words of the song and extend able pupils.

An introduction, question sheets on the first three chapters and a creative task based on chapter four.

Useful for KS3 - offers a chance to both analyse language in detail and attempt directed a point, evidence, explain paragraph using the original language from the play.

Three poems accompanied by quick directed activities relating to the text. The second sheet includes an extension task that encourages students to write their own scary poem. Popular with most year eights and nines!

Useful for the new GCSE - uses pictures and instructions to inspire detailed description.

Watch a clip of the scene, read it, discuss a number of questions as a class and take notes, finally - write up the answers in neat. Useful for KS3 and GCSE.

The lesson focuses on the definition of Shakespearean Comedy, uses it to discuss Hermia and Helena's argument and draws comparisons between Bottom and characters from The Fast Show in order to give a broad definition of Comedy for students to use in essays.

The Powerpoints will structure the lessons and add extra information about the genre. The worksheets will focus students on specific aspects of the novel, but you will need to photocopy the pages from the novel to go with them.

For use with close reading of the first half of the book.

A detailed guide for A-level students including a bullet pointed brief summary of each tale and space for students' own revision notes. The purpose is to help students understand the subtle differences between the tales, and their significant similarities.

For A-level - low ability. Designed to promote close reading.

Includes detailed contextual information linked to themes and questions based on the first three letters. Useful for a first A-level lesson on the text - mixed ability.

Focusing primarily on Act One, but covering the whole play. These sheets will encourage close reading and build students' confidence in essay writing. Can be used for individual exercises, or small differentiated groups.

The lesson asks students to read Macbeth: Act One, scene six and watch Act One, scene seven. Using AC Bradley, the ideas in the scenes are linked to the Gothic theme of Darkness.

The sheet introduces adverbs and asks students to identify them in a sentence, then change them for effect. This builds the foundation for playing a game in which students act out adverbs that others have to guess from their performance, like adverb charades. This broadens vocabulary and reinforces the definition of adverbs.

A gentle intro, with images and questions used to provoke class discussion.