'The Merchant's Tale', A Level English Literature worksheets, part 3 (ll.98-180), tested by students

Part 3 of a complete set of A Level worksheets covering the whole of Chaucer’s ‘The Merchant’s Tale’. Suitable for class teaching, homework, independent study and as a revision book, the worksheets facilitate in-depth study of the language and arguments in the tale and promote independent learning. The questions are targeted precisely to support inquiry and stimulate complex thinking, but should be accessible to students of varied abilities, promoting confidence.

I have trialled these very successfully with my mixed-ability, mixed-gender AS and A Level classes. They all loved the collaborative approach and went on to achieve results well in excess of their targets, some achieving full marks.

In general, our way of working was to read the text together, and then students worked in groups and fed back in the latter half of the lesson. Sometimes, students completed sheets for homework and shared their ideas in groups during the lesson.