A PowerPoint presentation, which takes students through Act One Scene Three of Macbeth. Includes a variety of tasks with focus on: reading for meaning, language, context and empathy. About an hour - 2 hours worth of work, depending on whether some tasks are set as homework or whether they are all completed in class time.

A worksheet including information about the making of the film and the reception to it, as well as questions to prompt consideration of the audience and context of both the novel and the film. Designed with A Level English Literature in mind, there is a question comparing the film with 'A Streetcar Named Desire', but this could be taken out and replaced with your own comparison text, or omitted altogether. I'll be setting as a homework to read and complete and then using the questions and answers as a discussion base for the following lesson, but could equally be used in class.

Introductory lesson focused on the first four chapters of Stockett's 'The Help'. Group activity to explore first impressions of the key characters, followed by group discussion tasks. Used with A Level English Literature class as an introduction, could also use at GCSE.

Three tasks exploring tension and writing to create tension based on the end of Dowd's novel, 'The London Eye Mystery'. Could be group work, individual tasks, or a carousel where each group completes each activity and feeds back at the end as a plenary.

Several lessons focused upon the setting in 'The Help' and the theme of isolation. Created with the new AQA A Level English Literature Specification in mind. Opportunities for group work, class discussion and individual analysis.

Designed for AQA AS Spec A ( from 2015) this resource includes a comparison table with some shared themes between the novels and also a selection of possible questions for this exam. The questions are on A3 and are designed for students to mind-map their answers together in pairs and small groups. They could do this with the Assessment Objectives in mind and then use their notes as essay plans.

A whole lesson's worth of activities including starter, PowerPoint instructions, worksheets, plenary and formal lesson plan with spaces for your own details. This lesson explores levels of formality in the language used in various points of the play. It includes some role play, group work and individual work. Could be used over two lessons depending on ability range.

A lesson comparing Spenser's Sonnet 75 with Armitage's 'I am very bothered'. Designed for AQA English A Level, but could be adapted to suit your own purposes.

Two PowerPoint presentations outlining the context of the Romantic period and what came before. Teacher notes included on the notes page. Could culminate in an independent/group research task into the 'big six' Romantic poets.

Written with the new AQA specification in mind, this activity should cover an hour long lesson in which students work together to craft an effective section of a story.

Designed with the New AQA English Literature Specification in mind, this resource takes a detailed look at chapter 25 of 'The Help', the novel's opening and the ending, as well as including activities to guide students in exploring their own key moments. The resource sustains focus on examination skills and the assessment objectives for this paper. This is for the comparison between the modern novel with modern drama exam and includes some comparison tasks with 'A Streetcar Named Desire'. However, you could easily adapt these slides/activities to cover a different play, or miss them out altogether. There are a good 7-10 hours worth of lessons here (depending on your class and what you do with it). Homework is included, although is suggested in the notes section to give you the choice of class/homework. This is not a repetition of my other resources on 'The Help', but a resource in its own right. If you have found those resources helpful, this sequence of lessons would be a good follow-on, or vice versa.

This is a PowerPoint presentation going through the feedback from a mock exam I set my U6 students entered for the new AQA spec 7712/2B. It includes a question based around deceit and a breakdown of the assessment objectives. It includes some tasks and isn't just a long list of nags! You could set the essay first and then use the PowerPoint to feedback to the class on how to improve. The resource focuses upon 'The Help' with 'A Streetcar Named Desire', but minor tweaking would make it compatible with whichever texts you are using.

A couple of lessons exploring the dramatization of 2.1 and exploring the language used by Demetrius and Helena. I've used with a year 8 class, but you could use with older students too. Might need some adapting for KS4.

Whose Line Is It Anyway? Includes a worksheet for students to complete who said what and when. Useful as a revision of many of the key quotes in the play. Created with the new closed-book examinations in mind.

Created for the new AQA English Literature Specification 8702/1 Paper 1 Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel, this resource includes a sample examination question and a PowerPoint presentation guiding students in their response to the question. Includes modelling and opportunity for both pair work and independent writing.

A number of statements related to themes in the novel, which can be used for students to discuss their views on the topics. Could be revisited after reading the novel.

A PowerPoint to use when teaching 4.1, includes link to Polanki's witches. Could be used as a whole class activity for each apparition, or could separate into groups and then offer whole class feedback.