A lesson designed to improve understanding of tone, as well as how writers create this. It includes a range of tasks, including creative and analytical activities. It was designed for KS3, but would be applicable for KS4 classes as well.

This lesson explores the features of a sonnet, before providing a step-by-step guide for students to write their own. it was initially designed for a GCSE class in preparation for teaching sonnets from the poetry anthology, but could be used across key stages.

This lesson explores the poem, including contextual ideas and discussion of powerful tyrants. It also includes analysis and annotation of the poem, with notes about the form of the poem, as well as an essay task with a model model paragraph (intended for the AQA GCSE English Literature syllabus).

An extensive list of possible questions that Edexcel could ask for Othello in the A level exam.

An extensive list of possible questions that Edexcel could ask for A Streetcar Named Desire in the A level exam.

A PowerPoint designed to guide students analysis of this poem, including detailed annotations and prompts for thematic discussion.

A model essay for GCSE (grade 9), exploring Mr Birling’s importance in An Inspector Calls. It includes detailed analysis and contextual discussion.

A Level lesson, designed for the OCR syllabus. This lesson explores the context of the poem, including Rossetti’s relationships and the inspiration of the poem. It then provides prompts to discuss key elements and themes of the poem, some critical discussion and an exam style essay task.

Tasks leading to students writing biographies about each other. This resource includes a model response.

A whole lesson, exploring Iago’s presentation, considering how his portrayal is linked to the devil. It also includes some key critical details to discuss, an essay question with some guidance intended to prompt initial ideas of a response. This lesson was designed for the Edexcel A level English Literature syllabus, but can be applied to all studies of Othello involving contextual, critical and analytical work.

Practice exam paper on fate in Macbeth, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.

A lesson guiding students to write found poetry. Although this was designed for KS3 classes, it could also work well with an able KS2 class.

Practice exam paper on kingship in Macbeth, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.

A range of activities, encouraging analysis of characterisation and language, as well as engagement with critical ideas and literary context.

Essay questions for Twelfth Night, designed for the Edexcel A Level course.

Lesson activities focusing on SIr Toby Belch. Students are introduced to key critical and contextual ideas about this character, before analysing Sir Toby’s portrayal in key moments from the play.

This lesson explores the background for H is for Hawk, before reading and asking questions designed to support student analysis of the IGCSE anthology extract.

A model A level essay, which focuses on developing argument effectively, whilst also including perceptive contextual, critical and analytical ideas.

This resource is an essay, explaining how Priestley uses genre and structure to communicate his views about social responsibility. It is written in an academic style and contains a wide range of analytical and contextual ideas, although it is not intended as a model GCSE essay.

Some critical views concerning Iago, which I used for interpreting his character during Act 2 Scene 1.