AQA Focused PowerPoint on Robert Browning’s poem, My Last Duchess. Includes whole class annotation tasks, independent activities and examples. Great engaging presentation that can be spread out over lessons!

Two worksheets in Cornell Note style for GCSE English (Macbeth). There are questions for them to answer and explore to better understand the Witches and Banquo. This will help them to independently create notes and begin thinking deeply into characters, the function of the play and themes and Shakespeare’s intention. Use the Cornell Note template for them to create revision sources for the rest of the characters/themes/context!

Powerpoint lesson on Blake’s London. This is an AQA focused lesson that encourages students to engage with context, analysis and independent thinking. This is a resource that helps students become independent thinkers when asked to bring quotations and context together.

Macbeth (GCSE) revision flash cards including characters, context and themes. These are great for them to use for revision, can make some great games with these too). Included are Shakespearean female characters (used for KS3 to understand female stereotypes - use to make them rank women from ‘most’ to ‘least’ stereotypical Jacobean/Elizabethan woman).

Cambridge A Level Walt Whitman lesson on Out of the Rolling Ocean the Crowd: Develops analysis and contextual skills through close reading, exploring themes, language, and Whitman’s poetic style in Leaves of Grass.

This is a full PowerPoint ‘scheme of work’ focusing on a more simplified Shakespeare’s Macbeth - the most important aspects of Shakespeare’s play and engage the students with fun activities that bring Macbeth into the 21st century. This PowerPoint does make reference to the 2015 Michael Fassbender version of Macbeth - if using this version, be aware that the full film is not suitable for KS3! Only use it for certain scenes!