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Resources are meticulously crafted to align with the UK's educational standards. You can trust that they are created with your students' needs in mind. 🎓
🔎 Explore the collection and discover engaging worksheets, interactive presentations, and creative activity packs that will captivate your students' imaginations while supporting their learning journey. 🌈🔬
Contains Worksheets for the following poems
Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ozymandias (1818)
William Blake, London (1794)
Robert Browning, My Last Duchess (1842)
Alfred Lord Tennyson, The Charge of the Light Brigade (1854)
Wilfred Owen, Exposure (1917)
Seamus Heaney, Storm on the Island (1966)
Ted Hughes, Bayonet Charge (1957)
Simon Armitage, Remains (2008)
Jane Weir, Poppies (2009)
Carol Ann Duffy, War Photographer (1985)
Imtiaz Dharker, Tissue (2006)
Carol Rumens, The Émigrée (1993)
Beatrice Garland, Kamikaze (2013)
John Agard, Checking Out Me History (2007)
Additionally
Comparing Carol Ann Duffy’s Poem War Photographer with Remains by Simon Armitage Worksheet
Researching the Author Carol Ann Duffy Worksheet
William Blake London Presentation
Researching the Author William Blake Worksheet
Comparing the Poems Exposure by Wilfred Owen and London by William Blake
Poetic Devices Revision Notes
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Answer sheets provided for easy marking
This comprehensive teaching resource focuses on providing students with a thorough understanding of the contextual elements surrounding William Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth. The resource is available in PDF format, consisting of a lesson plan, a student workbook, and additional reading comprehension exercises.
Topics
What is context: Explore the importance of contextual understanding in literature.
Gun Powder Plot: Investigate the historical event and its influence on Macbeth.
Globe Theatre: Gain insight into the theatre where Shakespeare’s plays were performed.
Political Tensions: Analyze the political climate during the time Macbeth was written.
King James I: Examine the monarch’s role and his connection to Macbeth.
Moral of the Play: Discuss the overarching moral message conveyed in the play.
Medicine: Explore medical practices during Shakespeare’s era and their relevance to Macbeth.
Divine Right of Kings: Understand the concept and its significance in Macbeth.
Macbeth as a Tragedy: Analyze the key characteristics of tragedy in the play.
Good vs Evil: Examine the central theme of the battle between good and evil in Macbeth.
Tragic Hero / Tragic Waste: Explore the tragic hero archetype and its portrayal in the play.
External and Internal Conflict: Discuss the various conflicts faced by the characters in Macbeth.
Catharsis and the Supernatural: Explore the role of supernatural elements in the play and their impact on the audience.
Lack of Poetic Justice and Comic Relief: Analyze the absence of poetic justice and the use of comic relief in Macbeth.
The Norse Invasion: Explore the historical context of the Norse invasion and its influence on the play.
Witchcraft and the Supernatural: Investigate the belief in witchcraft during Shakespeare’s time and its representation in Macbeth.
King James I and Witchcraft: Examine King James I’s fascination with witchcraft and its connection to the play.
The Gowie Conspiracy: Explore the conspiracy that inspired the subplot in Macbeth.
Moreover, the resource includes modeled exam answers to assist students in understanding how to approach exam-style questions. It also features a quiz/assessment section to evaluate students’ comprehension of the topics covered.
With this comprehensive teaching resource, students will develop a deep understanding of the contextual elements surrounding Macbeth, enabling them to appreciate the play’s themes and messages on a more profound level.
Includes:
PDF Student Workbook
3 Activities
1 Reflection
Independent Learning
Ideal for Cover lessons
Ideal to set for homework
60 minutes estimated completion
Powerpoint
Gulliver’s Travels Johnathan Swift
Who is Johnathan Swift?
Jonathan Swift, a select bibliography
Swift and pseudonyms
Jonathan Swift the satirist
Gulliver’s Travels as Satire
Lilliput
Political Satire in Book 1
Brobdingnag
Laputa
Swift’s ‘Flying Island’
Houyhnhmnland
Book Four: recognising ourselves
Book Four: animal/human
Aim : Students will be able to construct their own sentences with the restriction of the selection of literary devices and explanations provided to them. Students will be able to identify and analyse the use of literary devices in extracts.
Objectives :
To be able to understand the definitions and concepts of different literary devices.
To be able to use these literary devices in constructive sentences.
To help aid in the interpretation and analysis of literary texts when used critically to identify the motivation of the author to use these literary devices in their poems/ narratives.
Great Gatsby extract
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Juxaposition
Oxymoron
Personification
Foreshadowing
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Overview
‘What we know and what we thought we knew’ about gothic romantic women poets
Defining Romantic ‘communities’
‘Unsex’d females’: hyenas, old bishops and domestic goddesses
Women Poets and Gothic poetry
Some questions to think about: Critical approaches to Romanticism, Gothic Poetry and Gender
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Overview:
Gothic Romanticism could (should?) be considered as an aesthetic, rather than a genre.
The Gothic was extremely popular with readers, and extremely unpopular with critics.
There was money to be made from writing Gothic.
Gothic Romantic poetry explores the relationship between modernity and the past, and between rational and supernatural, and does these things through various means: form, meter, language, style, appearance.
There is often a tension between popularity and ‘seriousness’
Gothic and ‘The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere’
Wordsworth’s Preface to Lyrical Ballads (1802)
Inspector Calls Sheila Exam question exemplar response - PDF download
Ideal for students to critic for revision
Includes extract from Inspector Calls
Question - Write about Sheila Birling and how she is presented at different points in the play. In your response
you should:
refer to the extract and the play as a whole.
show your understanding of characters and events in the play.
Resource 1 - Spain Email - Exemplar Assignment - PDF Download - Great for students to critic
Resource 2 - Writing a Formal Email Worksheet - PDF Download - Instructions:
Read the email writing guide provided by your teacher.
Carefully read the following scenario.
Complete the activities and questions based on the scenario.
Think critically and apply your writing skills to compose a formal email response.
Use the reflection section to analyze your learning and identify areas for improvement.
Remember to review your work for grammar, punctuation, and clarity before submitting.
Materials Needed:
• Pen/pencil
• Paper or digital document for writing
Resource 3 - Writing an Informal Email Worksheet - PDF Download - Instructions
In this worksheet, you will be practicing your skills in writing an informal email. Read the instructions carefully and complete the activities provided. Make sure to use correct grammar, punctuation, and appropriate language for an informal email.
Materials Needed
• Pen or pencil
• Paper or notebook
Writing to explain lesson
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Topics covered:
What is an explanation text?
Examples of explanation texts
Needs and Purposes of explanation texts
The Audience
Planning and organizing explanation texts
Language features
Impersonal Writing
Alternative Frameworks
Example of explanation writing
Uses diagrams as visual aids
Ideal for lower ability students
Exploring the Character of Osborne in A Journeys End by R.C Sherriff worksheet
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Ideal for cover lessons
A Journeys End
Variety of tasks and questions
Answer sheet provided for easy marking
Exploring the Character of Sheila Birling in Inspector Calls worksheet
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Ideal for cover lessons
Inspector Calls
Variety of tasks and questions
Answer sheet provided for easy marking
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Perspective
Covers -
Introducing Perspective
How Perspective Works
Different Perspectives in Literature
The Power of Perspective
Note - Teaching ideas! (Not included in the powerpoint for guidance purposes only!)
Activities to Understand Perspective
Here are a few activities you can try to deepen your understanding of perspective:
Role-play an interview: Pair up with a friend and take turns interviewing each other. Pretend to be characters from a story you’re reading. Ask and answer questions from your character’s perspective. This will help you understand how different characters think and feel.
Debate club: Organize a mini debate at school around a topic you care about. Assign each team or individual a different perspective to defend. This will challenge you to see the topic from multiple angles and learn how to argue persuasively.
Alternative endings: Choose a story you enjoy and rewrite the ending from a different character’s perspective. This will help you understand how different viewpoints can change the outcome of a story.
Remember, perspective is like a superpower that helps you empathize with others and appreciate different opinions. It enhances your reading, writing, and communication skills. So, let’s put on those magical glasses and explore the world from different viewpoints!
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Introduction to Main Characters A Christmas Carol
Covers Characters
Scrooge
Fred
Marley
Ghost of Christmas Past
Bob Crachit
Ghost of Christmas Present
Ghost of Christmas yet to come
Aimed at lower ability
World War II – Timeline
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This timeline covers the key events during World War II, both in Europe and the Pacific, as well as some important events that followed the war. It is important to explore the causes, consequences, and effects of these events to gain a deep understanding of the impact World War II had on the world.
Great to use as revision notes/ visual aid / Independent reading
