Lesson on extracts from Chapters 3 & 4, focusing on Victor Frankenstein’s creation of the monster and the impact it has on him.

Lessons on extracts from Chapters 5-7, with focus on Shelley’s use of pathetic fallacy. Includes high level model paragraph

Lesson focusing on the monster’s perspective and the meeting between him and Victor.

Covering science, religion and ethics including Galvanism

Lesson ideal for when students have studied the whole play. Students work in groups, looking at Benedick in different extracts from the play, and present back to the rest of the class with their findings. All extracts provided.

Context lesson based around Dickens description of poverty in Victorian London to prepare students for reading Oliver Twist.

Introductory context lesson on Shakespeare and Elizabethan theatre for pre-Much Ado study

Whole lesson on Captain Walton's 1st three letters, looking at theme of isolation and context of C19th exploration

Lesson focusing on extract from Chapter 4 in which Victor has a nightmare

Lesson focusing on human behaviour and how Shelley presents humanity.

Lesson on the theme of violence in Lord of the Flies - best for when the whole novel has been read & studied. Includes quote bank resource.

Lesson covering literary context of Frankenstein - conventions and characters of the Gothic genre

Whole lesson based on extract from Chapter 30 when Oliver is recuperating at the Maylies’ home. Focus on close language analysis and drawing out connotations of individual words.

Lesson ideal for when students have finished studying the play, looking at how the theme of conflict is presented throughout. Exploration of different types of conflict (physical, verbal, internal)

Lesson which looks at the ethical questions that are raised by the novel. Particularly good for high ability students - can be turned into a debate.

Lesson using Chapter 10 as a starting point to look at the contrast and interaction between the rich and poor characters in the novel.

Lesson ideal for post-reading of novel, using Chapter 2 as a starting point for analysing attitudes of adults and children towards each other

Lesson useful for completing before reading Oliver Twist - students write a description of poverty in Victorian London inspired by images.

Context lesson based on short but vivid description of poverty (included in PP)

Lesson focusing on extracts from Chapters 13-16 and the monster’s turn to malevolence as a result of his treatment by humans.