Written for the AQA Literature A spec but suitable for other A Level study of ‘Othello’ an essay question on: Read the passage from Othello, provided below, and respond to the following: • ‘Othello is too easy to pity, too hard to like’. • In light of this view, discuss the presentation of Othello as the jealous husband, here and elsewhere in the play. With an annotated text version for teaching close analysis to the class.

This test provides you with quotations from the text and invites students to make links to relevant contexts. A filled in version is supplied for the teacher.

This was a really useful task which invited students to visualise the town of Maycomb and to answer the question: How does Harper Lee use the settings of Maycomb to reflect aspects of life in 1930s America. I’ve included my filled in version for teacher use.

This resource has been edited and made more detailed. Three detailed essay plans on Lord of the Flies on the following titles: One of the themes in ‘Lord of the Flies’ is the corrupting influence of power. How does Golding present this theme. In your answer you should consider social, cultural and historical contexts. Consider Golding’s presentation of fear in ‘Lord of the Flies’. Consider social, cultural and historical context in your answer. How does Golding present the theme of conflict in his novel ‘Lord of the Flies’. In the course of your answer you should consider social, cultural and historical contexts.

A mini unit on writing a Gothic chapter or scene. This includes material suitable for key stage 3. There are prompts within the tasks as well as scaffolded sheets.

A useful powerpoint showing students how to create more tension in your their stories.

An essay title for AQA spec A paper 1 section A with an annotated version. In Shakespeare’s tragedies, love is often transformed into hate. In light of this view, discuss Othello’s feelings for Desdemona in this extract and elsewhere in the play. Act 3 scene 3 line 428 to the end

An exemplar essay written on the following:“Poetry is at its most effective when exploring contradictions.” How far do you agree?

A powerpoint which covers Hardy’s background and the social/historical contexts. This was put together to accompany a study of the 1912-1913 poems but would work with any study of Hardy at A level

A close look at the specific detail of The Wife’s Tale and the meaning inherent in the text and how it reflects the teller.

Three powerpoints which are suitable for either GCSE or A Level. They introduce the novel and its contexts. Suitable for new GCSE courses or A Level

A detailed powerpoint or pdf covering the comparison of The Great Gatsby and pre 1900 poems from the AQA English Literature specification. This includes context and ideas/close textual analysis for essay preparation on the theme of unfulfilled longing.

A detailed powerpoint or pdf covering the comparison of The Great Gatsby and pre 1900 poems from the AQA English Literature specification. This includes context and ideas/close textual analysis for essay preparation on the theme of idealised love.

A detailed powerpoint or pdf covering the comparison of The Great Gatsby and pre 1900 poems from the AQA English Literature specification. This includes context and ideas/close textual analysis for essay preparation on the theme of POSSESSIVE LOVE

A detailed powerpoint or pdf covering the comparison of The Great Gatsby and pre 1900 poems from the AQA English Literature specification. This includes context and ideas/close textual analysis for essay preparation on the theme of infidelity

A very detailed presentation on the presentation of women in the play. This is available as pdf or a powerpoint and includes pointers, followed by teacher notes and critics’ quotations. It was produced for edexel but is suitable for other specifications

This is the last of a set of presentations covering the whole of Dracula for teaching it to A level for the Edexcel spec. It includes questions, exemplars, contexts, themes and builds across a total of 169 slides (see my other 3 in the set. Also, please see my Dorian Gray unit produced in the same way and the comparative essay plans which I have put together as a bundle.

A short essay plan comparing the gothic texts of Dracula and Dorian Gray looking at the theme of violence. This was produced for the Edexcel spec but could be useful for others teaching these texts for A level.

This was put together for the Edexcel spec but would work for other specs also. It is looking at the theme of doubles across the two gothic texts, Dracula and Dorian Gray.

This includes all the materials needed to teach Romeo and Juliet to Key Stage 3. It also includes GCSE style essay resources, character studies and close textual analysis.