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A Streetcar Named Desire critical perspectives and context (AO3/AO5)
A powerpoint with critical literary perspectives and context for A Streetcar Named Desire. The first section explores context of Southern Gothic Literature with summaries of Fall of House of Usher and a Rose for Emily for students to draw on for context this is roughly a one hour lesson.
The second section is a debate format with quotes to engage with. Students take a different literary perspective and must debate from that stance, using the quotes to start their talking points.
Critical literary perspectives cards provided as a worksheet and can be copied and given to students to prepare for the debate.
Othello summary
Card sort and powerpoint providing a summary of the key plot points in Othello.
Imagery in poetry - Hope is the thing with feathers by Emily Dickinson
A lesson or what could be two lessons focussing on imagery in poetry using Emily Dickinson's 'Hope is the thing with feathers'. Lesson includes analysis of imagery and extended metaphors, as well as an opportunity for students to do their own poetry writing using a copy-change format.
This lesson formed part of my postgraduate research into teaching and was a successful interview lesson.
A Streetcar Named Desire critical perspectives and context (AO3/AO5)
A powerpoint with critical literary perspectives and context for A Streetcar Named Desire. The first section explores context of Southern Gothic Literature with summaries of Fall of House of Usher and a Rose for Emily for students to draw on for context this is roughly a one hour lesson.
The second section is a debate format with quotes to engage with. Students take a different literary perspective and must debate from that stance, using the quotes to start their talking points.
Critical literary perspectives cards provided as a worksheet and can be copied and given to students to prepare for the debate.
Critical Literary Perspective Cards
Definitions and prompt questions for six key critical literary perspectives, perfect for introducing AO5 critical perspectives for sixth form classes.
Includes New historicist, psychoanalytical, feminist, gender and sexual identity, marxist and post-colonial.
Reading Shaun Tan's The Arrival - whole book highlight activities
A powerpoint with suggested activities and writing tasks to take you through key scenes and points for the graphic novel The Arrival by Shaun Tan.
Debating introduction and topics
An introduction to the Mace style debate format which can be adapted to most styles of debate. Basic topics to start students expressing their opinions and then a variety of debate topics based on recent debates at Cambridge Union. Could be used in an English lesson or debating club.
French New Wave Cinema La Nouvelle Vague
Introductory lesson on the French New Wave (Nouvelle Vague) for media and film students with case study and video links for the film movement.
Othello summary
Card sort and powerpoint providing a summary of the key plot points in Othello.
A level English Language Speech Analysis OCR Nick Clegg and Donald Trump speech comparison
A level English language scripted vs spontaneous speech comparison which can be used in the first term of English Language A level study. Sample transcripts, powerpoint outlining essay task with assessment objectives and a guide sheet for what students should be identifying in the texts and writing about in their essays.
We looked at each text in class time, as examples of spontaneous speech and scripted speech.
Animal Farm mock trial
Powerpoint outline for a mock trial set up a courtroom drama: Is Napoleon guilty of crimes against his fellow animals?
Includes guide worksheet for lawyers and characters to aid their research and preparation.
An Inspector Calls Mock Trial
Debate topics and structure for holding a mock trial for the character’s of An Inspector Calls. Developing speaking and listening skills and asking students to evaluate each character’s involvement and attitudes towards Eva’s death.
Works with the GCSE specification, as revision for the text or as a build up for the speaking and listening assessment.
Of Mice and Men selection of extension or homework activities
A set of extension activities which I use to stick into books if students complete the main task early or as homework tasks for students to choose from.
Semiotics for film and media studies
A powerpoint introducing semiotics, key quotes and figures from semiotics referenced with suggested activities. Includes an explanation and examples of metonymy and motifs.
Romeo and Juliet Act IV Scene I Juliet's Soliloquy close analysis activity
End-line word analysis and semantic field activity based around Juliet's soliloquy in Act IV Scene I. Adapted from a NATE resource. Powerpoint gives activity instructions and sample responses to encourage close analysis of language.
Extract and nine individual words provided as a separate sheet for printing.
The New Colossus - unseen poetry
Two lessons worth of resources which includes a powerpoint to teach from and a double sided A3 learning mat/worksheet for annotating and writing about the poem. The resources use images to introduce The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus, context, form and key techniques as well as an assessment style question which is scaffolded on the powerpoint and worksheet.
This resource could be used as unseen poetry or in conjunction with a class novel which explores ideas of immigration or the American Dream.
Comparing Sonnet 18 and 130, preparation lessons and assessment
Activities to help students creatively tackle Sonnet 18 and 130. A practise PEA for Sonnet 18. All scaffolding culminating towards an assessment comparing the two sonnets with success criteria.
Imagery in poetry - Hope is the thing with feathers by Emily Dickinson
A lesson or what could be two lessons focussing on imagery in poetry using Emily Dickinson's 'Hope is the thing with feathers'. Lesson includes analysis of imagery and extended metaphors, as well as an opportunity for students to do their own poetry writing using a copy-change format.
This lesson formed part of my postgraduate research into teaching and was a successful interview lesson.
Describing setting and creating atmosphere using Great Expectations, The Forge
Describing setting and creating atmosphere using Great Expectations, The Forge.
Media News Introduction
Introductory lessons to the GCSE media unit on News. Including key terms, press freedom and regulation, tabloid and broadsheets, a crossword for key terminology and a short assessment task.
Semiotic theory - media and film
A powerpoint introducing semiotics, key quotes and figures from semiotics referenced with suggested activities. Includes an explanation and examples of metonymy and motifs.
War Photographer poem by Carol Ann Duffy AQA GCSE
A lesson on War Photographer with differentiated resource for EAL students.
Mise-en-Scene explanation and examples
A lesson that could be used for film or media to introduce students to mise-en-scene. Lesson to explain the term and examples for students to work on.