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Humble English Teacher hoping to cut down on teachers' workload by providing high quality resources (from primary to secondary - mostly English but some other subjects too). Please share and review if you like what you see here.
An Inspector Calls: Crossword
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An Inspector Calls: Crossword

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This crossword on J.B. Priestley’s ‘An Inspector Calls’ provides an enjoyable but academic activity for pupils to test their knowledge of the play. It always works as a great starter or plenary task.
An Inspector Calls: Seven Deadly Sins
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An Inspector Calls: Seven Deadly Sins

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This 10-slide lesson activity allows students to explore how the Birling family (and Gerald) each wronged Eva Smith. Looking at the play through the lens of the ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ according to Catholic doctrine, we can see which sins each character commits, which may help us to determine which character - if any - is the most responsible for the death of Eva Smith. The lesson includes a table-based activity and questions for students to consider. These activities always lead to fascinating discussions and intellectual debates about the play. This is a particularly useful reflective activity or introduction to a deeper discussion of the play. PowerPoint saved as PDF.
Macbeth: Crossword
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Macbeth: Crossword

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This crossword on Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ provides an enjoyable but academic activity for pupils to test their knowledge of the play. It always works as a great starter or plenary task.
An Inspector Calls: Symbols & Imagery
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An Inspector Calls: Symbols & Imagery

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This worksheet is designed to stimulate analytical consideration of the key images, symbols, and themes of J.B. Priestley’s ‘An Inspector Calls’. The task is flexible: teachers may ask pupils to surround each image with quotations, words, themes, or general ideas from the play. For example, around the picture of the golf ball, pupils may write: “I don’t play golf” or ‘Birling’s luxuries and leisure as antithesis of the Inspector’, etc. Images inevitably link together and overlap, which is a great prompt for students to connect the key ideas from across the play.
An Inspector Calls: Word Search
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An Inspector Calls: Word Search

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This word search is a fun and stimulating activity for those studying ‘An Inspector Calls’ to help consolidate knowledge of characters, key themes, and their spelling.
Twelfth Night: Crossword
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Twelfth Night: Crossword

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This crossword on Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ provides an enjoyable but academic activity for pupils to test their knowledge of the play. It always works as a great starter or plenary task.
Hamlet: Crossword
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Hamlet: Crossword

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This crossword on Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ provides an enjoyable but academic activity for pupils to test their knowledge of the play. It always works as a great starter or plenary task. Ideal for pupils from KS3 to KS5.
Macbeth: Themes Workbook
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Macbeth: Themes Workbook

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This three-part workbook on the key themes of ‘Macbeth’ is an ideal revision or consolidation task. The first page asks students to annotate images representative of key themes in the play. Students could surround each image with words, quotations, analysis, etc. The second page asks students to retrieve key quotations from the play linked to each theme. The third page is another series of images, this time linked to key quotations from the play. Students are asked to write down the quotations beside the image.
A Doll's House: Crossword
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A Doll's House: Crossword

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This crossword on Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’ provides an enjoyable but academic activity for pupils to test their knowledge of the play. It always works as a great starter or plenary task. Quotations and spellings are based on the Michael Meyer translation, eg. ‘Christine’ not ‘Kristine’. Ideal for KS4 or KS5 students.
The Importance of Being Earnest: Crossword
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The Importance of Being Earnest: Crossword

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This crossword on Wilde’s ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ provides an enjoyable but academic activity for pupils to test their knowledge of the play. It always works as a great starter or plenary task. Note: When the answer to a question is ‘Lady Bracknell’, it should be written as one word, ie: ‘LADYBRACKNELL’.
Romeo and Juliet: Word Search
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Romeo and Juliet: Word Search

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This word search is a fun and stimulating activity for those studying ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to help consolidate knowledge of characters, key themes, and their spelling.
An Inspector Calls: Practice Questions (x30)
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An Inspector Calls: Practice Questions (x30)

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This resource is a collection of 30 practice questions based on J.B. Priestley’s ‘An Inspector Calls’. Providing perfect revision for those studying the text at GCSE, this bundle of 30 exam-style questions will give your students plenty of practice at analysing the play’s key themes, characters, and ideas. Questions are included on every character and each of the main themes. PowerPoint saved as PDF.
Macbeth: What Others Say About Him
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Macbeth: What Others Say About Him

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An invaluable resource designed to build a picture of how Shakespeare presents Macbeth via other characters in the play. Taking key quotes from a variety of characters, we can see how Shakespeare’s characters speak about and to Macbeth throughout the play. This not only unveils how loyalties change and develop throughout the play, but also how Macbeth himself changes and how characters may behave differently in private versus public settings. This is ideal for supporting study of the play at GCSE.
An Inspector Calls: Mrs Birling in Act II Summary
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An Inspector Calls: Mrs Birling in Act II Summary

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An analytical summary of Mrs Birling in Act II of ‘An Inspector Calls’. This 900-word essay explores how Priestley presents Mrs Birling’s unyielding prejudice in the pivotal second act of the play. Perfect for high-grade students, this is a sophisticated reading of a key character.
Macbeth: The Fate of Scotland
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Macbeth: The Fate of Scotland

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How does Scotland fare under the tyrannical reign of Macbeth? Students rarely consider the country of Scotland itself when analysing Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’, but to ignore Scotland is to forget the national scale of this bloody tragedy. This PowerPoint considers the role of Scotland in the play, including 10 key quotes about Scotland from various characters. Teachers can use these quotes however they please - it may create a great group activity or independent task. At the end of the PowerPoint is an exam-style question for students to consider. This is an ideal resource for encouraging students to aim for high marks in their GCSE analysis.
Twelfth Night: Essay Questions
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Twelfth Night: Essay Questions

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Here are 22 mock essay questions on Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ for students to practise their exam technique and sharpen their analysis of the text. These questions are particularly aimed at those studying the play within the comedic genre with AQA at A level, but they are easily applicable to any course offering detailed analysis of the play.