This lesson provides a step-by-step method of understanding the topic of Comedy in A Midsummer Night’s Dream by looking at key terms and themes. The resource is suitable for KS3 students, or for weaker KS4 students who find the study of Shakespeare challenging. Then the resource gives a brief introduction to the ideas of order and chaos in the play as depicted by Athens and the Forest. The themes in the play are introduced before looking closely at the beginning of Act 1 Scene 1, where the couple’s dilemma is introduced. There are comprehension tasks as well as opportunities to analyse Shakespeare’s language Tasks are given throughout the resource, making the resource accessible for KS2 / KS3 pupils as well as KS4 pupils who find Shakespeare’s comedies difficult. This resource is also easily adaptable for KS2 pupils

This lesson provides a step-by-step method of understanding the topic of Comedy in A Midsummer Night’s Dream by looking at key terms and themes. The resource is suitable for KS3 students, or for weaker KS4 students who find the study of Shakespeare challenging. Then the resource gives a brief introduction to the themes in the play before looking closely at Act 1 Scene 1. There are comprehension tasks as well as opportunities to analyse Shakespeare’s language. Tasks are given throughout the resource, making the resource accessible for KS2 / KS3 pupils as well as KS4 pupils who find Shakespeare’s comedies difficult. This lesson can easily be adapted to suit KS2 pupils studying Shakespeare

This lesson provides a step-by-step method of understanding the topic of Comedy in A Midsummer Night’s Dream by looking at key terms and themes. The resource is suitable for KS3 students, or for weaker KS4 students who find the study of Shakespeare challenging. Then the resource gives a brief introduction to the themes in the play before looking closely at Act 3 Scene 2. There are comprehension tasks as well as opportunities to analyse Shakespeare’s language Tasks are given throughout the resource, making the resource accessible for KS2 / KS3 pupils as well as KS4 pupils who find Shakespeare’s comedies difficult. This resource can also easily be adapted for KS2 pupils

This lesson provides a step-by-step method of understanding the topic of Comedy in A Midsummer Night’s Dream by looking at key terms and themes. The resource is suitable for KS3 students, or for weaker KS4 students who find the study of Shakespeare challenging. Then the resource gives a brief introduction to the theme of comedy in the play before looking closely at Act 5 Scene 1. The concept of ‘a play within a play’ is carefully explored. There are comprehension tasks as well as opportunities to analyse Shakespeare’s language Tasks are given throughout the resource, making the resource accessible for KS2 / KS3 pupils as well as KS4 pupils who find Shakespeare challenging. This resource can also easily be adapted for KS2 pupils

This extract gives weaker students a simplified and broken down way of accessing a fiction text in preparation for Language Paper 1. The first part poses comprehension and language activities to ensure the text is carefully read. This is an extract-based activity on a popular theme. The second part gives questions which follow the style of Language Paper 1 for any exam board - analysing language, writing about structure and evaluating a section of the extract. This extract is a Gothic themed text, making it a potentially useful text to introduce Gothic themes The lesson comes with a writing activity which allows students to imaginatively develop the ideas from the extract. This resource can easily be adapted for KS3 students

This extract gives weaker students a simplified and broken down way of accessing a fiction text. The first part poses comprehension and language activities to ensure the text is carefully read. Students will be able to bring lots of contextual knowledge to discussions about this text. The second part gives questions which follow the style of Language Paper 1 for any exam board - analysing language, writing about structure and evaluating a section of the extract. The lesson comes with a writing activity which allows students to imaginatively develop the ideas from the extract. This extract can also be adapted for more able students or for KS3 pupils

This lesson provides a step-by-step method of understanding the topic of Comedy in A Midsummer Night’s Dream by looking at key terms and themes. The resource is suitable for KS3 students, or for weaker KS4 students who find the study of Shakespeare challenging. Then the resource gives a brief introduction to the themes in the play before looking closely at Act 4 Scene 1. There are comprehension tasks as well as opportunities to analyse Shakespeare’s language Tasks are given throughout the resource, making the resource accessible for KS2 / KS3 pupils as well as KS4 pupils who find Shakespeare challenging.

This lesson provides a step-by-step method of understanding topic of Comedy in Shakespeare’s plays, giving an introduction to the aspects of the genre. The resource is suitable for KS3 students, or for weaker KS4 students who find the study of Shakespeare challenging. There is a short cloze task to enable students to easily summarise Act 1 Then the resource gives a brief introduction to Act 1 before looking closely at Act 2 Scene 1, in particular the interaction between Demetrius and Helena . There are comprehension tasks as well as opportunities to analyse Shakespeare’s language Tasks are given throughout the resource, making the resource accessible for KS2 / KS3 pupils as well as KS4

This lesson provides a step-by-step method of understanding the topic of Comedy in A Midsummer Night’s Dream by looking at key terms and themes. The resource is suitable for KS3 students, or for weaker KS4 students who find the study of Shakespeare challenging. Then the resource gives a brief introduction to the themes in the play before looking closely at Act 3 Scene 2. There are comprehension tasks as well as opportunities to analyse Shakespeare’s language Tasks are given throughout the resource, making the resource accessible for KS2 / KS3 pupils as well as KS4 pupils who find Shakespeare’s comedies difficult. This resource can also easily be adapted for KS2 pupils

This resource has been created as an introduction to supernatural / Gothic themed lessons. This lesson gives students a simplified and broken-down way of accessing non fiction text. The lesson includes vocabulary building, comprehension and analysing language features. There are opportunities for students to share their prior knowledge and incorporate this into their understanding of the text. The resource looks at Victorian conventions around death, hauntings and the theme of Supernatural and its influence in everyday life. This resource provides a good basic understanding of the development of the Gothic genre.

Macbeth This lesson provides a step by step method of reading through and understanding the topic of The Gunpowder Plot and the effects of this on the Tudor audience for Macbeth. The resource is suitable for KS3 students, or for weaker KS4 students who find the study of Shakespeare challenging. The activities include analysing key terms and using topical terminology. There are also comprehension questions to ensure students have full understanding of the meaning of Regicide in Stuart times. This resource is useful for teaching contextual information for the play Macbeth

This lesson provides a step by step method of reading through and understanding the Captain’s speech in Macbeth. The resource is suitable for KS3 students, or for weaker KS4 students who find the study of Shakespeare challenging. The activities include analysing key terms and using topical terminology. There are also comprehension questions to ensure students have full understanding of the Captain’s speech and its relevance for the rest of the play. This resource is useful for teaching key themes, ideas and skills for the study of the play Macbeth

This lesson provides a step by step method of reading through and understanding Act 2 Scene 1 of Macbeth. The resource is suitable for KS3 students, or for weaker KS4 students who find the study of Shakespeare challenging. The activities include analysing key terms and using topical terminology. There are also comprehension questions to ensure students have full understanding of the ideas raised in Act 2 Scene 1, and their relevance for the characters and the rest of the play. This resource is useful for teaching contextual information for the play Macbeth

This lesson provides a step by step method of reading through and understanding Act 2 Scene 21 of Macbeth. The resource is suitable for KS3 students, or for weaker KS4 students who find the study of Shakespeare challenging. The activities include analysing key terms and using topical terminology. There are also comprehension questions to ensure students have full understanding of the ideas raised in Act 2 Scene 2, and their relevance for the characters and the rest of the play. This resource is useful for teaching contextual information for the play Macbeth

This lesson provides a step by step method of reading through and understanding the theme of Kingship in Macbeth. The resource is suitable for KS3 students, or for weaker KS4 students who find the study of Shakespeare challenging. The activities include analysing key terms and using topical terminology. There are also comprehension questions to ensure students have full understanding of the meaning of Kingship in Stuart times. This resource is useful for teaching the contextual information needed for the study of Macbeth.

Language Paper 1 / KS3 / 11+ SATS / The Hobbit A reading comprehension task which looks at an extract from the novel ‘The Blind Assassin’ by Margaret Attwood. There are basic comprehension questions, language analysis questions, vocabulary questions and an original writing task based on ideas from the text. This resource is based on skills needed for Language Paper 1 (all exam boards) but it is modified to make it accessible for KS3 pupils. This resource can also be used as preparation for the fiction component of the SATs and 11+ examinations.

Language Paper 1 This extract gives students a simplified and broken down way of accessing a fiction text. The first part poses comprehension and language activities to ensure the text is carefully read. This is an extract-based activity on a popular novel. Students will be able to bring lots of contextual knowledge to discussions about this text. The second part gives questions which follow the style of Language Paper 1 for any Exam Board - analysing language, writing about structure and evaluating a section of the extract. This lesson can easily be edited for any exam specification. Suitable as a GCSE Language Paper 1 Mock / Practice resource This resource can also be modified for weaker pupils or KS3 pupils being introduced to GCSE style texts for the first time. The lesson comes with a writing activity which allows students to imaginatively develop the ideas from the extract. This text follows the conventions of the Gothic genre, making it suitable for study as part of an Introduction to Gothic Scheme.

This extract from Nicholas Nickleby gives students an opportunity to consider a text from Charles Dickens, analysing language and structure. This extract is suited to Language Paper 1 practice, or can be used as a way to introduce a class to the works of Charles Dickens. This extract focuses on the section where Nicholas arrives in London for the first time. This lesson gives weaker students a simplified and broken down way of accessing a fiction text. The first part poses comprehension and language activities to ensure the text is carefully read. Students will be able to bring lots of contextual knowledge to discussions about this text. The second part gives questions which follow the style of Language Paper 1 for any Exam Board - analysing language, writing about structure and evaluating a section of the extract. This lesson can easily be edited for any exam specification. The lesson comes with a writing activity which allows students to imaginatively develop the ideas from the extract. Suitable as a GCSE Language Paper 1 Mock / Practice resource

This resource has been created for Victorian England themed lessons. This lesson gives students a simplified and broken-down way of reading unseen poetry. The lesson includes analysing language features and considering structural devices. There are opportunities for students to share their prior knowledge of Victorian life, and incorporate this into their understanding of the text. Included is a writing tasks which allows students to write imaginatively using ideas from the poem. This lesson is suitable for KS3 students, but it can easily be adapted to suit KS4 students, particularly those who are less able. As the focus is on Victorian themes, this lesson can be used as pre-reading material for Victorian texts such as ‘A Christmas Carol’. This lesson can also be used as a cross curricular resource for History lessons.

This lesson allows KS3 students to consider the themes, language and structure of a text of an autobigraphical text. The extract is approached on a step-by-step basis, making the resource suitable for KS3 students beginning GCSE style studies or weaker KS4 students who find Language Paper 1 texts challenging. This resource is also suitable as practice material for SATS or 11+ reading and writing tasks The subject matter is popular and allows students to apply prior knowledge and context to the text. There is also an original / creative writing task, which allows students to develop ideas they have considered in the extract