This quick and fun activity will be sure to have your students engaged! Using the worksheet students will select a word from categories A through to C in order to create a Shakespearian insult. This could be used as an icebreaker activity or as a fun way to start or end your lesson…who can come up with the best insult?

A pre-reading lesson plan for “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” play script that’s fun, interactive, and engaging for GCSE students.

A teacher delivery guide/top tips for the play version of ‘A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time’ - aimed at GCSE teachers.

Link the symbols on the worksheet to different events and themes in the Shakespearean play Romeo and Juliet.

A grid for students to plot the main differences between Callum and Sephy in Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman.

This worksheet has room for students to write about key characters, themes, quotes and authorial intent. It also breaks down the family tree of the main characters within the play.

A revision crossword with clues based on the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet.

Students sort statements about the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet into true or false piles. This is a great game for revision, consolidating knowledge or homework.

A sheet that allows students to explore and analyse Act One, Scene Two from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

A character profile for Romeo and Juliet that is adaptable for any ability group.

A time line to use alongside the play Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman. Students can use this time line to track Callum and Sephys relationship and how it grows and develops over time.

Quotes to explode from Tybalt and Lord Capulet from the Capulet Ball scene, links to impulsive decisions.

This breaks down the structure of Act 2 to aid students in writing a story based on Macbeth. The worksheet contains a quote prompt for the story title and prompts for each paragraph students write.

This is a revision clock based around Priestley’s An Inspector Calls.

An activity centered around revising key characters and themes from Macbeth. Students can race against the clock to see what they can remember or take extra time in adding as much detail as they can to each section.

Roll the dice and explain how the image is linked to the text. Roll again and link the two images together! This is a great resource for revision, introducing students to links across the text and is a fun an interactive resource!

A worksheet focusing on how the character of Sheila is presented in an Inspector Calls.

A comprehensive scheme of work for “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” play script for GCSE requires careful planning. Here’s a suggested breakdown into individual lessons, including activities and assessments, split over two terms. Please note this is just a sample SOW and should be adapted to fit your students needs.

A series of five detailed lesson ideas for teaching “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” play script to GCSE drama students. These lessons are designed to engage students, promote critical thinking, and develop their understanding of the play’s themes and performance elements.

This is a full lesson walking students through how to write a monologue. This is based around the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding. It allows students to embody the character and retell events from their view.