A murder mystery to get students thinking about who is to blame for the death of Eva Smith and why. Best used before studying the play.

A lesson exploring the presentation of the central family’s attitudes towards women and misogyny, No printing required.

A lesson exploring the theme of poverty in an inspector calls, making clear links to Priestley’s own views and modern poverty. No printing required.

A lesson exploring the presentation of the theme of responsibility, making links to Priestley’s socialist views and modern notions of responsibility, No printing required.

A fully resourced escape room to help students work their way through Act 5 of Macbeth within one lesson! Slides can be printed for a competition between small groups, or the class can work together on one slide at a time.

Inspired by another teacher’s lesson. A scaffolded introduction to writing setting descriptions using the themes in ‘Storm on the Island’ from the AQA Power and Conflict anthology as inspiration.

A medium term plan designed to support teachers at secondary level in using any novel to teach English Literature and English Language key skills.

An introduction to some key features of context for ‘An Inspector Calls’ including socialism and capitalism, pre and post war attitudes and time theory. Students can work through this independently, in groups, or with teacher support.

A medium term plan to support teachers in delivering the ‘power and conflict’ poetry anthology for AQA.

A lesson focused on promoting effective creative writing, in particular descriptions of emotions, using the ‘show don’t tell’ technique.

Example essay with a focus on masculinity. Level 6 response.

An example essay in response to a question about Ambition in Macbeth. Level 6 response.

Quotes with missing words for students to fill in. Each quote links to a Biblical allusion which is explained briefly for students

A chronological list of examples of feminist thinkers, ideas and action. Laid out according to the waves that each example is associated with. A non-core political ideology in the Edexcel A-Level Government & Politics program.

A persuasive writing lesson based on the poem ‘Bayonet Charge’ by Ted Hughes. Students are tasked with writing a persuasive letter from the point of view of the speaker in the poem.

Macbeth quote matching sheet.

Worksheet containing 15 quotes, each with three prompt questions. Students are encouraged to identify language and analyse the type of language used alongside interpreting meaning.

Worksheet with 15 questions in varying styles, including differentiated challenge tasks. Quotations are used as the starting point for students to build character analysis

Unseen poetry lesson on Walt Whitman's Oh Me Oh Life! Best suited for ks4 or ks5, but may also be worked into schemes of work and turned into two or more lessons for ks3.

An essay planning resource aimed at Post-16 learners studying English Literature.

A knowledge organiser explaining the different structural features that can be analysed for question 3, including planning questions and hints.