An explanation of all themes for Edexcel iGCSE Literature: The Whale Rider

Prayer Before Birth by Louis MacNeice Annotations GCSE Edexcel iGCSE English Literature

The Tyger by William Blake Annotations GCSE Edexcel iGCSE English Literature

War Photographer by Carol Ann Duffy Annotations GCSE English Poetry

La Belle Dame Sans Merci Annotations by John Keats GCSE Poetry

Do Not Go Gentle Annotations - Dylan Thomas GCSE English Poetry

**Half Past Two Annotations by UA Fanthorpe GCSE Poetry**

Hide and Seek by Vernon Scannell Annotations GCSE Poetry

Half Caste by John Agard Annotations GCSE Poetry

Poem at 39 by Alice Walker Annotations GCSE Poetry

Piano by DH Lawrence Annotations GCSE English Poetry

Blessing by Imtiaz Dharker Annotations GCSE Poetry

Full timeline scene by scene - colour coded with a synopsis for each scene.

The Girl of Ink and Stars - Full Scheme of Work Year 7/8 12 lessons (20 hours of learning) Character Setting Plot Exposition Language Analysis Genre - Bildungsroman Non-Fiction Writing - Letter and Journal Writing tasks

‘Voices of the Displaced’ Poetry Full Scheme of Work and Anthology Full KS3 scheme of work - could be adapted for Year 7,8 or 9. Topics: Refugees Outsiders War torn communities 6 weeks worth of lessons

Dracula and Dorian Gray: Comparing the texts - worksheets

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Chapter 16, 17 and 18 Notes (Analysis & Links to Context) A Level English Literature - Prose Edexcel (AO1, AO2, AO3, AO4) Summary of chapter Analysis of chapter Some questions for chapter Full close analysis of chapter with key quotations In depth links to contextual area Some links to Dracula in notes (AO4) Opium dens context Gothic analysis

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Context: Aestheticism Hedonism Dandies Wilde’s Parents Hellenic ideal Importance of reputation to 19th Century middle class society Robbie Ross and Wilde – double life Initial reception of DG by critics Wilde and Stoker friendship Cleveland Street Affair – Blackmail and Scandal Influence of Friedrich Nietzsche Literary Context Decadent Gothic / Urban Gothic

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Chapter 14 and 15 Notes (Analysis & Links to Context) A Level English Literature - Prose Edexcel (AO1, AO2, AO3, AO4) Summary of chapter Analysis of chapter Some questions for chapter Full close analysis of chapter with key quotations In depth links to contextual area Some links to Dracula in notes (AO4)

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Chapter 1 and 2 Notes (Analysis & Links to Context) A Level English Literature - Prose Edexcel (AO1, AO2, AO3, AO4) Summary of chapter Analysis of chapter Some questions for chapter Full close analysis of chapter with key quotations In depth links to contextual area Some links to Dracula in notes (AO4)