This lesson covers key content for the poem, highlighted key quotes as well as prepared notes, extensive analysis and exploration of context, example comparative points to another poem from the anthology, as well as a writing frame to support all students and make the comparison paragraphs easy work. Key vocabulary, terminology, and paragraph structuring is included, as are opportunities for students to mark and improve their own work through target codes. Quotes include: “This wizened earth has never troubled us” “leaves and branches Can raise a tragic chorus” “You might think that the sea is company, Exploding comfortably” "“spits like a tame cat Turned savage.” Works towards: How is nature presented in ‘Storm on the Island’? and then Compare how nature is presented in 'The Prelude’ and one other poem.

This lesson covers key content for the poem, highlighted key quotes with guided notes that students can use to easily analyse them as well as prepared ideas, extensive analysis and exploration of context, example comparative points to another poem from the anthology, as well as a writing frame to support all students and make the comparison paragraphs easy work. Key vocabulary, terminology, and paragraph structuring is included, as are opportunities for students to mark and improve their own work through target codes. Quotes include: “Half sunk a shattered visage lies.” “sneer of cold command” “'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair” Works towards: How does Shelley present the power of humans in Ozymandias? (This lesson is intended to be the first in a sequence so introduces students to writing on one poem before they begin writing comparatively)

Planned for the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde text at GCSE level. Slides are included for themes of good and evil, science, duality, appearances vs reality. Quote recall tasks included for students to learn and complete quotes, as well as themes given so they can link them to essay questions. Three slides included for students to practise essay planning, as well as a mock question. Key vocabulary, terminology, and paragraph structuring is included, as well as opportunities for students to mark and improve their own work.

Notes on Dracula, focusing on Gothic tropes and conventions, and how it fits or defies them. A clear table format is used, with quotes, examples, and analysis. Also mentions relevant context, and how it can be applied.

This lesson covers key Jacobean context, an audience and reader’s expectations, extensive analysis and questioning of the scene and possible extracts, key quotes with grade 9 analysis notes, critical theorists and relevant quotes surrounding gender, thoughtful extensive analysis on gender expectations and context, as well as a writing frame to support all students. Key vocabulary, terminology, and paragraph structuring is included, as is an option for debate, a second writing question template, and opportunities for students to mark and improve their own work. Quotes include: “Behold where stands the usurper’s cursed head” “tyranny” “this dead butcher and his fiend-like queen” “The time is free” “nation miserable, With an untitled tyrant bloody-scepter’d” Works towards: Starting with this speech, explore how Shakespeare presents the theme of Kingship in Macbeth.

A top band, Grade 9 essay on the question of: Starting with this extract (act 2 scene 2), how does Shakespeare present paranoia? The response considers both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth. Full mark model to be used for revision, notes, or lesson examples. AQA and Edexcel suited, and written specifically for the AQA GCSE English Literature mark scheme. Key quotes, thesis statement, top tier context, and multiple supporting quotes are included.

A Grade 9 context lesson, covering everything required for the AQA GCSE mark scheme, to help students reach top marks in an easy to understand, simple format. This lesson covers key Gothic and Victorian context, a reader’s expectations, extensive analysis and questioning of the scene and possible extracts, key quotes with grade 9 analysis notes, critical theorists and relevant quotes, as well as a writing frame to support all students. Key vocabulary, terminology, and paragraph structuring is included, as are opportunities for students to mark and improve their own work. CONTENT INCLUDES: The Industrial Revolution The Victorian Gentleman Victorian Hypocrisy Traditional Values Fear of the Unknown Victorian London Darwinism Physiognomy

This lesson covers key extracts, extensive analysis and questioning of the scene and possible extracts, key quotes with grade 9 analysis notes, critical theorists, as well as a mock question for a writing task. Quotes include: Methought I heard a voice cry ‘Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep’, the innocent sleep To be thus is nothing; But to be safely thus.–Our fears in Banquo Stick deep The thane of Fife had a wife: where is she now?– What, will these hands ne’er be clean? Works towards: Starting with this extract, how is fear presented in the play? or How are Macbeth’s fears presented throughout the play?

An A* 1000 word essay on Monstrosity, in The Bloody Chamber and Frankenstein. Key Gothic themes, symbols, and motifs are fully explored, and grounded in degree-level context.

This lesson covers key Jacobean context, an audience’s expectations, extensive analysis and questioning of the scene and possible extracts, key quotes with grade 9 analysis notes, critical theorists and relevant quotes surrounding gender, thoughtful extensive analysis on gender expectations and context, as well as a writing frame to support all students. Key vocabulary, terminology, and paragraph structuring is included, as is an option for debate, a second writing question template, and opportunities for students to mark and improve their own work. Quote analysis provided for: “Yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness” “Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here” “The raven himself is hoarse That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan under my battlements ” Suitable for many questions, including: How is Lady Macbeth presented throughout the play? How does Shakespeare present gender? To what extent is Lady Macbeth presented as powerful throughout the play? Explore the theme of death in Macbeth.

This lesson covers key Jacobean context, an audience and reader’s expectations, extensive analysis and questioning of the scene and possible extracts, key quotes with grade 9 analysis notes, critical theorists and relevant quotes surrounding gender, thoughtful extensive analysis on gender expectations and context, as well as a writing frame to support all students. Key vocabulary, terminology, and paragraph structuring is included, as is an option for debate, a second writing question template, and opportunities for students to mark and improve their own work. The lesson builds to the question, “Starting with this extract, how does Shakespeare present deteriorating characters?”. The main focus is on critical theories of madness, to do with Lady Macbeth.

A top band, Grade 9 essay on the question of: “How does Shakespeare present deception in the play?” Full mark model to be used for revision, notes, or lesson examples. AQA and Edexcel suited, and written specifically for the AQA GCSE English Literature mark scheme. Key quotes, thesis statement, top tier context, and multiple supporting quotes are included.

Covers mainly The Inspector, Gerald and Mrs Birling, considering gender and class. Fully differentiated and ready to go lesson, which can be done in 2-4 hours depending on which slides you use. This lesson covers key context, an audience and reader’s expectations and reactions, extensive analysis and questioning of key ideas, key quotes chosen with analysis notes, as well as a writing frame to support all students. Key vocabulary, terminology, and paragraph structuring is included, as are targets for students to use to mark and improve their own work. Quotes include: “Go and look for the father of the child. It’s his responsibility.” “She was claiming elaborate fine feelings and scruples that were simply absurd in a girl in her position.” “I hate those hard-eyed dough-faced women … She was very pretty – soft brown hair and big dark eyes” “gave me a glance that was nothing less than a cry for help” “All she wanted was to talk – a little friendliness – and I gathered that Joe Meggarty’s advances had left her rather shaken” “she was desperately hard up and at that moment was actually hungry” “She felt there’d never be anything as good again for her” Works towards: How is Mrs Birling presented throughout the play?

Marked by an experienced examiner and secondary school teacher. A top band, Grade 9 essay on the question of: How does Shakespeare present masculinity in ‘Macbeth’? Full mark model to be used for revision, notes, or lesson examples. AQA and Edexcel suited, and written specifically for the AQA GCSE English Literature mark scheme. Key quotes, thesis statement, top tier context, and multiple supporting quotes are included.

This lesson covers key content for the poem, three carefuly chosen quotes with steps that students can use to easily analyse them as well as prepared notes, extensive analysis and exploration of context, example comparative points to another poem from the anthology, as well as a writing frame to support all students and make the comparison paragraphs easy work. Key vocabulary, terminology, and paragraph structuring is included, as are opportunities for students to mark and improve their own work through target codes. Quotes include: “Well myself and somebody else and somebody else” “His blood-shadow stays on the street” “probably armed, possibly not” “One of my mates goes by and tosses his guts back into his body” “his bloody life in my bloody hands.” “he’s there on the ground, sort of inside out, pain itself“ Works towards: How does Simon Armitage present the effects of war in Remains and one other poem ?

This lesson covers key Jacobean context, an audience and reader’s expectations, extensive analysis and questioning of the scene and possible extracts, key quotes with grade 9 analysis notes, critical theorists and relevant quotes surrounding gender, thoughtful extensive analysis on gender expectations and context, as well as a writing frame to support all students. Key vocabulary, terminology, and paragraph structuring is included, as is an option for debate, a second writing question template, and opportunities for students to mark and improve their own work. “Starting with the extract, how does Shakespeare use language to present Macbeth’s paranoia and confusion?”

This lesson covers key Edwardian context, an audience and reader’s expectations, extensive analysis and exploration of context, an example extract, key quotes with grade 9 analysis notes, as well as a writing frame to support all students. Key vocabulary, terminology, and paragraph structuring is included, as are opportunities for students to mark and improve their own work through target codes. Quotes include: “substantial and heavily comfortable but not cosy and homelike” “EDNA, the parlourmaid, is just clearing the table … of the dessert plates and champagne glasses” “decanter of port, cigar box and cigarettes” “The lighting should be pink and intimate until the INSPECTOR arrives and then it should be brighter and harder.” Works towards: How does Priestley present the theme of social class in An Inspector Calls?

A top band, Grade 9 essay on the question of: “Starting with this extract (Act 4 scene 3), examine how Shakespeare presents the natural order”. Full mark model to be used for revision, notes, or lesson examples. AQA and Edexcel suited, and written specifically for the AQA GCSE English Literature mark scheme. Key quotes, thesis statement, top tier context, and multiple supporting quotes are included.

This assembly is aimed at higher secondary school year groups (years 10-11), or sixth form students. Can also be used for form time. The slides cover the basics of saving money so they are ready to take on their first jobs or the first steps in their savings journey. The information is provided as a starting point and is in no way exhaustive: hopefully, a conversation can be started with students and the assembly can be adapted to their specific circumstances.