This activity is aimed at reading for understanding.

The resource gives some guidance on how to organise ideas when faced with an unseen extract. The extract used is from Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley. The accompanying word document is an annotated version of the extract.

This is an 18 slide introduction to the play which includes prompts for close reading of the first scene, some context on witches, a word list, and a writing task. the word list or context task can be set as homework or independent study work in the classroom. The writing task works well to consolidate the discussions from the lesson.

This lesson is suitable for Year 7 and Year 8 intermediate classes or for less confident Year 9 students. The lesson includes discussion of the expectations of marriage now with some brief context on marriage in the Jacobean Era. Included is an extract from Macbeth, possible ideas about the presentation of the theme, a slide guiding annotations of the extract and an essay title with accompanying structure.

These slides give suggestions for how to approach the theme in a whole class and small group setting and includes: the three extracts and ten quotes on the theme of violence.

This is a comprehension test based on the novel. It consists of 20 questions.

This quiz covers the first 50 pages of the novel. The second document is the answers to the quiz.

These slides include basic activities for reading and understanding the poem.