This is an extremely dense 12 page booklet with easily an entire scheme of work. This has been created to give year 7 an introduction to Shakespeare: to understand his life, works, times, theatre and to grasp how a script works. There are two pages which focus on Shakespeare’s villains (Don John and Iago) but in reality this is to simply expose students to Shakespeare’s life and characters rather than to complete in depth analysis of a plot and character. Although this was created with year 7 in mind it would fill a gap at any level of Key Stage 3 if students’ knowledge of Elizabethan England is lacking. Both the editable Word document and .pdf are provided - please note the word document may not appear like the booklet pdf because of font use and formatting. This booklet is also available as part of a Shakespeare bundle with two other KS3 booklets covering Shakespeare heroes and the idea of tragic heroes and Shakespeare’s relationships. The booklet is as follows: 1 - front cover and basic dramatic terminology glossary 2 - William Shakespeare information with space to create a fact file 3 - Shakespeare’s works - basic information, followed by a task to understand the difference between comedies, tragedies and histories then sorting key plays into each type 4+5 - a double page spread with a timeline across Elizabethan and Jacobean England. At the top students can create a timeline of historical events and then plot Shakespeare’s life underneath (perhaps using page 2) 6 - Elizabethan entertainment - 4 boxes for students to complete information about bear baiting, bull baiting, cock fighting and the theatre - I have attached the factfile made to accompany this lesson. 7- The Globe Theatre - A label the Globe picture followed by a gap fill about its history (in image) 8- Understanding a script - the first scene of Macbeth is used to explain the layout of a script, followed by a gap underneath for students to make their own mini script using a similar layout and features. 9- Stage directions- a list of common Shakespeare stage directions with definitions for students to match followed by some complex stage directions to "translate" 10 - An explanation of the character and his motives, an extract from the play (1.3) and a series of questions which track students through the extract. 11 - An explanation of the character and his motives,an extract from 1.1 alongside a modern translation followed by a series of questions. 12- a common words glossary where students should independently record new words learnt.

Shakespeare introduction! A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that introduces students to William Shakespeare’s, the world he lived in and explores the genres he wrote in as well. A great way to introduce any unit of work on Shakespeare that covers context but also specific elements of different genres of Shakespeare’s plays. Query or question? Get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk. Please leave a review if you are able to. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package AQA English Language Paper 1 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package AQA English Language and English Literature revision package An Inspector Calls whole scheme package An Inspector Calls revision package Macbeth whole scheme package Macbeth revision package A Christmas Carol whole scheme package A Christmas Carol revision package Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package Jekyll and Hyde revision package Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package Unseen Poetry whole scheme package

Shakespeare Insults Posters, Funny Shakespeare, Shakespeare Poster Have some fun in your classroom by displaying these Shakespearean Insults Posters. Encourage your pupils to use Shakespeare to insult better! 10 Posters A4 PDF files

An entire SOW which consists of 20 PPT LESSONS, RESOURCES, a MEDIUM-TERM PLAN and a KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER based on VILLAINS in SHAKESPEARE. Lessons include: Context, Society, Women, Religion and Beliefs, Theatre, Shakespearian Language (Cliches, Insults), Genres, Themes, ‘The Seven Ages of Man’, Protagonist, Antagonist, Tragic Hero which leads into some of Shakespeare’s well-known plays and their VILLAINS: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ (Tybalt), ‘Macbeth’ (Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, The Witches), ‘Hamlet’ (Claudius), ‘The Tempest’ (Caliban) leading up to a Reading Assessment based on an Evaluation of Lady Macbeth (Model PEEZA Paragraph, New Vocabulary, Sentence Starters, Planning Sheet etc). A fantastic SOW for Year 7’s and lower-ability Year 8’s and Year 9’s.

A varied 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minute end of unit quiz or a good way to start revising Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Eight rounds with 75 questions appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds). Appropriate for teams or individuals (more fun with teams). Eight different rounds with a total of 75 questions (most with ten questions and an anagram round with five). The quiz will take between an hour and 1 hour 30 minutes to complete. A response sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers. Round One: Character Anagrams Round Two: Context Multiple Choice Round Three: Who says what? Round Four: Word Meanings Round Five: What happens when? Round Six: Techniques and Terms Round Seven: Who am I? Round Eight: Complete the Quotation Tie breakers Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Character Anagrams, Who says what?, Word Meanings, Techniques and Terms, Who am I? and Complete the Quotation are included to make instructions clear and accessible. The What says what?, Word Meanings, Techniques and Terms and Complete the Quotation have an electronic voice readings. Either turn on your speakers, or not, depending on your preference. Once the quiz has been completed, students mark the answers of the other teams and work through the questions that can create further discussion. Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged student. The eight rounds of questions last for between 50 minutes and 1 hour (depending on how much time you give students to answer the questions). You can also give students longer to complete the questions. For example, the Who am I? clues could be left on the board to allow students to discuss possibilities in groups. The other questions in the quiz can be moved through at a brisk pace. Working through the answers takes between 15 and 20 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons. Whole quiz time: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes. The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students. Try out the free end of term quiz.

A great way to start your year off teaching Shakespeare - provide students with the WHY. This lesson covers who he was, why his plays are interesting, and how his work has impacted us today. Included: Powerpoint Videos for engagement Student booklet If you like this resource, remember to explore my other English resources.

A powerpoint and two worksheets exploring the role of women in Shakespeare, with a specific focus on Lady Macbeth.

A fun introduction to Shakespeare's language for KS3. I've used this with Y7 but older year groups could enjoy. There is a quiz, then the catchphrase activity.

A useful resource to support KS3 and KS4 low ability analysing Shakespeare in ‘pretzel’ paragraphs designed to help them hit the AOs at AQA GCSE Literature: question for Macbeth opening scene model paragraph writing frame Bonus writing frame for Lady Macbeth & Macbeth relationship Q.

This is a self-directed pack which I used for low ability year 9 as a cover lesson. There's more than enough for one lesson and the work doesn't require any previous knowledge of the theme. It includes a range of tasks based on comprehension activities at a basic level and some thinking skills activities. It can either be used as independent learning or can be teacher- led. It’s very straight forward and self-explanatory.

Flipchart the explores the layout of The Globe and labels the different elements. Useful as an introductory lesson to Shakespeare. Aimed at Y7 middle ability students so you may need to adapt to suit your class.

L1: Who was Shakespeare? Romeo and Juliet FREE - Lesson Two: Bundle Sow: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-12908632 This SoW is designed in detail and is both differentiated and engaging, and allows you to move pupils through content efficiently. Made to the highest standard and constructed using current research, both dual coding and retrieval practices are at the heart of this unit. A colour scheme also runs throughout to ease both your delivery and students comprehension. SoW: Can the World Ever Become Fully Developed? L1: Who was Shakespeare? L2: How is Romeo and Juliet Set Up By the Prologue? L3: Why is Act 1 Scene 1 Significant? L4: How Does Romeo’s Emotions Evolve Upon Meeting Juliet? L5: Why Does the Capulet Party Advance the Story? L6: How Do Romeo and Juliet Display Their Attraction to Each Other? L7: How Romeo and Juliet Present Themselves to Each in the Balcony Scene? L8: What is the Significance of Friar Laurence? L9: Why is the Nurse Included in Romeo and Juliet? L10: How Do Mercutio and Tybalt Change the Direction of the Story? L11: How Does the Story Develop After Tybalt’s Murder? L12: How Does the Presence of Paris Complicate the Story? L13: What are the Strengths and Weaknesses of Fairer Lawrence’s Plan? L14: How does Friar Lawrence’s Plan Start to Go Wrong? L15: How does this Story of Romeo and Juliet End? If you leave a review of any of our resources, you can claim any **FREE ** single resource from our ever growing library. Simply message the above email, which is monitored daily. teachercentralltd@gmail.com

A varied 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minute end of unit quiz or a good way to start revising Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Eight rounds with 75 questions appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds). Appropriate for teams or individuals (more fun with teams). Eight different rounds with a total of 75 questions (most with ten questions and an anagram round with five). The quiz will take between an hour and 1 hour 30 minutes to complete. A response sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers. Round One: Character Anagrams Round Two: Context Multiple Choice Round Three: Who says what? Round Four: Word Meanings Round Five: What happens when? Round Six: Literary Techniques Round Seven: Who am I? Round Eight: Complete the Quotation Tie breakers Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Character Anagrams, Who says what?, Word Meanings, What happens when, Literary Techniques, Who am I? and Complete the Quotation are included to make instructions clear and accessible. The What says what?, Word Meanings, Literary Techniques and Complete the Quotation have an electronic voice readings. Either turn on your speakers, or not, depending on your preference. Once the quiz has been completed, students mark the answers of the other teams and work through the questions that can create further discussion. Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged student. Please note: Romeo and Juliet has two possible spelling of Friar Laurence/Lawerence. The quiz has adopted the spelling Friar Lawrence but the text of the slide can be changed to Friar Laurence, if that is your preference for your students. The eight rounds of questions last for between 50 minutes and 1 hour (depending on how much time you give students to answer the questions). You can also give students longer to complete the questions. For example, the Who am I? clues could be left on the board to allow students to discuss possibilities in groups. The other questions in the quiz can be moved through at a brisk pace. Working through the answers takes between 15 and 20 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons. Whole quiz time: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes. The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students. Try out the free end of term quiz. Also Available: FREE Romeo and Juliet Task Cards.

This is a double lesson analysing Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare. This introduced pupils to the theme of love poetry through the traditional form of a sonnet. There are multiple tasks leading into a paragraph writing task at the end intended to be used for a mini-assessment.

A varied 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minute end of unit quiz or a good way to start revising Othello by William Shakespeare. Eight rounds with 75 questions appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds). Appropriate for teams or individuals (more fun with teams). Eight different rounds with a total of 75 questions (most with ten questions and an anagram round with five). The quiz will take between an hour and 1 hour 30 minutes to complete. A response sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers. Round One: Character Anagrams Round Two: Context Multiple Choice Round Three: Who says what? Round Four: Word Meanings Round Five: What happens when? Round Six: Literary Techniques Round Seven: Who am I? Round Eight: Complete the Quotation Tie breakers Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Character Anagrams, Who says what?, Word Meanings, Literary Techniques, Who am I? and Complete the Quotation are included to make instructions clear and accessible. The What said what?, Word Meanings, Literary Techniques and Complete the Quotation have an electronic voice readings. Either turn on your speakers, or not, depending on your preference. Once the quiz has been completed, students mark the answers of the other teams and work through the questions that can create further discussion. Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged student. The eight rounds of questions last for between 50 minutes and 1 hour (depending on how much time you give students to answer the questions). You can also give students longer to complete the questions. For example, the Who am I? clues could be left on the board to allow students to discuss possibilities in groups. The other questions in the quiz can be moved through at a brisk pace. Working through the answers takes between 15 and 20 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons. Whole quiz time: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes. The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students. Try out the free end of term quiz.

A revision resource for GCSE students to help them memorise key quotations from Macbeth. A 5 page document, colour-coded according to character. Accompanying brief analysis of each quotation: stylistic features, key themes, similar scenes. Easily adaptable for differentiation.

Step back in time to explore the thrilling story of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre; from its fiery beginnings in 1599 to its stunning modern-day rebirth on London’s South Bank. This engaging, classroom-ready 15 slide resource brings history and drama to life for pupils aged 10–12, guiding them through the Globe’s remarkable journey of creativity, destruction, and restoration. Packed with a clear timeline, fascinating facts, and up-to-date modern statistics, pupils discover that Shakespeare’s world is far from old-fashioned; it’s still inspiring millions today! With over half a million visitors each year and thousands of pupils taking part in Globe workshops and performances, interest in Shakespeare’s plays remains as strong as ever, more than 400 years after his death. Perfect for teachers wanting to combine History, Drama, and English, this resource helps learners understand why the Globe continues to shine as a symbol of imagination, resilience, and the power of storytelling.

Clear and varied presentation which engages the students and gives them clear facts and points on the playwright's life. The objectives are to give rhe students a historical overview, trigger questions from them, and to test them on on key facts at the end. It establishes a knowledge base for them.The slide with Elizabeth I's Armada portrait is very helpful as there are many images on the pairing that the students can talk about. Ask them: how is the painter of this picture portraying Elizabeth as a powerful queen? Expect lots of varied answers. The presentation is a good differentiator and triggers great classroom discussions whilst enabling the students to have a better grasp of Shakespeare's own life and contextual background. Ideal for any secondary age. I've used it at KS3, GCSE, IGCSE and A level. Bargain!