A guided worksheet including a full extract, highlighted examination guidance, examination-style question, revision prompts and guided topic sentences. Everything you need for tackling chapter 8 as a central segment for extract work at GCSE.

This PowerPoint lesson guides the class through two important scenes, Act 2 scenes 8 and 9, recounting the distress of Shylock and his likely vengeance and then observing the attempt of Arragon to choose the correct casket. Both figures are made to look fools. Time is spent considering the dramatic impact of reporting Shylock’s distress (as opposed to observing it on stage) and the possible bias as well as linking the probable vengeance against Antonio to Shylock’s earlier animosity. Context is key to understanding the mockery in the characterisation of Arragon. The discussion of characters ends with some consideration of Bassanio: romantic ‘ambassador of love’ or ambitious man on the make? The lesson closes with a series of exam-style questions (one in each of the styles suitable for GCSE with AQA, OCR and Edexcel) on the presentation of Shylock so far. Ideal for students of GCSE using the following exam boards: AQA, Edexcel, OCR or for able KS3 classes.

This 25-slide resource guides readers through chapters 3 and 4, stopping to focus on the Victorian Gentleman, morality and class as well as important aspects of the setting as related to Mr Hyde. The class are then guided through an exercise in finding evidence of Stevenson’s methods in creating a sense of threat and fear, followed by guidance on how to cover all 3 main assessment objectives in the exam-style question that follows. A sample response with highlighted AOs (as per examiner routine) completes the lesson.

In this full lesson resource slides guide students through the three short chapters that contain the three ‘incidents ’ Dr Lanyon’ ‘the letter’ and ‘the window’. Included are key reminders about relevant context points, some work on understanding the techniques of suspense and some key questions about the ways in which Stevenson engages the reader. Contextual focus on Victorian morality underpins understanding of Utterson (and reader) reactions.

This PowerPoint lesson introduces the class to the play and the opening exchanges of Act 1 scene 1, touching on the setting of Venice as a centre of trade, on the situation of the Jews within the city and contextualising the business acumen and friendship of Antonio. The class are also guided through their first attempts at understanding Shakespearian dialogue as well as considering the freighted language of finance/credit/ the body that establishes the themes of the dramatic heart of the play. 26 slides. Suitable for AQA, Edexcel and OCR GCSE classes.

This PowerPoint lesson guide takes the class through the second chapter of the novel with reminders about the writer’s skills, the relevant context points and connections to the previous chapter. It includes hints about how to approach an examination question and guidance about how to demonstrate both close reading and a wider knowledge of the novel. Use with the Cloze exercise to recap and consolidate learning on the first two chapters of the novel along with key quotations.

This cloze exercise helps students re-cap the key elements of chapters 1 and 2, articulate their understanding of the choices and craft of the writer and consolidate key quotes and phrases. Contextual terminology is included to encourage familiarity when writing about the text.

This resource guides students through Romeo and Juliet Act 4 scenes 2 and 3 where the Capulets are preparing for the wedding and Juliet is preparing to take the Friar’s potion and fake her own death. The lesson focuses on the language which shows that Juliet is clever, determined, fearful yet brave. Discussion considers the power of the fears that she articulates as she imagines what could go wrong with the Friar’s plan and her desperate act in taking the potion. Juliet’s character is understood to be increasingly isolated and having to act without the support of family or nurse. Foreshadowing, dramatic irony and tragic inevitability are features. The lesson closes with exam style questions (one AQA and one EDEXCEL with some suggestions for areas of focus in the answers (including context points).

This 20-slide resource introduces the class to Robert Louis Stevenson, some of his work, the era in which he was writing as well as the social, scientific and literary context to the novella. Ideas explained: the ideal gentleman, social/sexual morality, phrenology, physiognomy, Darwin’s impact, poverty and wealth in London’s Soho, the gothic. The lesson closes with some guided reading, target questions and an early sample of an exam-style question with hints to guide the response. Suitable for GCSE.

Romeo and Juliet Act 3 scene 3. Romeo is banished. This lesson presentation takes students through the scene, focusing on language patterns, the concepts of purgatory and hell, Romeo’s reactions and the Friar’s persusasion and exposition. It closes with an essay task and trigger prompts to ensure that language, character and context are included in responses.

Romeo and Juliet context poster - can be displayed as a handy reference and revision summary of key points of context: religion, honour, parents & children, fate and tragedy, courtly love.

This lesson worksheet takes students through the language, context points and positioning of the scene in the wider construction of the play. Questions consider the foreshadowing in the language of Romeo and the contextual significance of the marriage both in the wider scheme of the tragedy and within the conventions of the theatre.

This extensive lesson worksheet covers the first meeting and exchanges between Romeo and Juliet. It explains the contextual features of the language of religion, considers the position of a noblewoman such as Juliet, examines the structuring of the sonnet exchange and highlights the antithesis in the language as the two of them realise they have fallen in love with their family’s enemy.

This resources provides 10 edited/glossed gothic extracts for close analysis. Suitable for practising OCR A Level English Literature Paper 2.

This PowerPoint lesson (possibly several lessons) guides the class through the climactic scene Act 4 scene 1 of The Merchant of Venice. Detailed exploration of the language is shown with particularly reference to links to and repetitions from earlier scenes. The dramatic tensions are highlighted as the distinctions between Shylock and his Christian enemies crystallize and sympathy for the moneylender dissipates. A sequence of questions on both ‘The Quality of Mercy’ speech and the following trap are outlined, along with some suggested answers for the former, to ensure understanding of the key line of argument as well as the rhetorical skill of Portia acting as Balthazar. This is followed and juxtaposed with the lighter ‘trap’ that catches Bassanio and Gratiano in the exchange of rings. The 32-slide resource concludese with three exam-style questions to provide practice opportunities for students working on OCR, AQA and Edexcel GCSE courses.