Chapter by chapter glossaries to support students in independent reading of the text outside of the classroom. Words in the glossary were selected on the basis of being low frequency words in modern English based on the British National Corpus, with an explanation of the meaning intended by Austen, contextualisation where it is helpful, and synonyms offered to aid students.

This is a 16 slide resource introducing core ideas of feminist literary theory including an introduction to Mulvey’s ‘male gaze’. It is aimed at students beginning the A2 Literature program and engaging with different perspectives on Literature. It is designed as a ready to go lesson, or as the basis for editing and addition for a more bespoke lesson.

This is a 16 slide resource introducing core ideas of Marxist literary theory. It is aimed at students beginning the A2 Literature program and engaging with different perspectives on Literature. It is designed as a ready to go lesson, or as the basis for editing and addition for a more bespoke lesson.

This is a 16 slide resource introducing core ideas of Structuralist literary theory. It is aimed at students beginning the A2 Literature program and engaging with different perspectives on Literature. It is designed as a ready to go lesson, or as the basis for editing and addition for a more bespoke lesson.

Full powerpoint presentation for revising Mansfield Park for CIE 9695 A Level Literature. Designed for revision or flipped classroom approaches. Can be easily edited or adapted for bespoke needs.

A full powerpoint presentation for revising Hamlet for CIE 9695 Literature A-Level. Including full revision of plot, characters, themes and dramatic techniques. Can be used for revision or for flipped classroom approaches. Designed to be easy to adapt or edit.

A varied selection of critical comments from feminist, Marxist, queer etc critics on the Leaves of Grass poems on the CIE A Level Literature 9695 reading list. Includes models of how to integrate critic comments into essays, notes on how the quotes relate to the poems in the collection and examples of use.

A set of 20 questions on different aspects of the play, with model responses offering differing ways to interpret the text. Examples include: How far is Hamlet’s delay a sign of moral intelligence rather than weakness? To what extent is Gertrude responsible for the corruption of Denmark? How might a feminist reading challenge traditional interpretations of Gertrude and Ophelia?

A full powerpoint presentation for revision or flipped-classroom approaches. Intended for the Cambridge International 9695 Literature A-level, but flexible enough to serve as an easily edited and adapted resource.

A set of 20 questions on different aspects of the play Long Day’s Journey Into Night, with model responses offering differing ways to interpret the text. Some examples: How does O’Neill present the Tyrone family as both loving and destructive? How might a psychoanalytic reading interpret Mary’s return to morphine and her memories of the convent? How might a gender-based reading explore the different pressures placed on James, Jamie, Edmund, and Mary?