Based on Christopher Booker’s idea that there are 7 main plots, this is a simple display designed to provide quick recall of the different plots, as well as fun visual examples of each.

Images of each of the main characters from Romeo and Juliet, perfect for either display work or using as prompts for practice essays (i.e. giving a very general question - how does Shakespeare use this character to portray the theme of love and then each student receives their card with their character and some helpful quotations).

2 page knowledge organisers for: Romeo and Juliet Macbeth Merchant of Venice Julius Caesar Twelfth Night Much Ado About Nothing A Midsummer Night’s Dream The Tempest Each KO has one page with a simplified plot summary (key scenes on a timeline), a character list and dual coding key theme images. There is also a blank page for key quotations for pupils to fill in themselves as the play is studied - this page can be printed as often as needed depending on how many key quotations you feel pupils need.

10 double-sided worksheets (in one PowerPoint form) designed to help low-level pupils build confidence in using PETAL paragraphs. Each worksheet includes a short extract, a focus question (usually character related), a PETAL paragraph cloze to help pupils quickly create a first paragraph and a challenge question.

10 double-sided worksheets (in one PowerPoint form) designed to help low-level pupils build confidence in using PETAL paragraphs. Each worksheet includes a short extract, a focus question (usually character related), a PETAL paragraph cloze to help pupils quickly create a first paragraph and a challenge question.

A unit of work designed for Year 8 pupils to give them information about the play, focusing on the key scenes needed (others are summarised). It includes extracts to annotate with the pupils through questioning to get them thinking, rather than just copying down the answers. There are handouts with the relevant sections of the scenes - do be aware that the version of the play on the handouts has been cut and made shorter so that the basics of the play and language can be analysed within a short unit. NB: this SOW only focuses on key scenes to provide an overview of the play and an understanding of a few of the key themes, mainly relationships which is the key assessment. The assessment at the end is extract-based and linked to the work in the previous lessons. THIS IS NOT THE WHOLE PLAY BUT RATHER THE BASIC SCENES AND SECTIONS NEEDED FOR UNDERSTANDING.

A lesson (potential for two depending on ability) that focuses on explaining issues regarding mental health, particularly: depression, OCD, Schizophrenia, and anxiety. You can use a real bottle of Coke for the “bottling up” activity. Lots of discussion and mind-map activites, paper and pens will be needed.

A short SOW focusing on the ballad form. Aimed at Year 7 pupils but can be adapted for older years. Ballads covered include: The Sad Story of Lefty and Ned The Ballad of Hillsborough The Lady of Shalott The Ballad of Charlotte Dymond Rabbit in Mixer Survives (extra lesson included on this - optional)

A unit of work designed for Year 8 pupils to give them information about the play, focusing on the key scenes needed (others are summarised or skipped for time-related reasons or brevity). It includes extracts to annotate with the pupils - some are pre-annotated on the PP slides, others require you to annotate with the pupils (through questioning to get them thinking, rather than just copying down the answers). I used the Patrick Stewart version of Macbeth to supplement, such as viewing Banquo’s murder instead of reading through it. As such many of the character images include scenes from that version of the film - can be easily changed fi you are using a different version. You will need a copy of the play for such moments. NB: this SOW only focuses on key scenes to provide an overview of the play and an understanding of a few of the key themes, mainly the supernatural which is the key assessment. The assessment at the end is also not extract-based, although it would be very easy to add an extract in.

Three PowerPoints for teaching these poems. True or false Word document included for Percy Shelley.

Series of activities and resources for the poem, following WJEC scheme.

Series of activities and resources fot the poem, following WJEC scheme.

Series of PowerPoints and resources about Rupert Brooke's poem, The Soldier. The numbers in brackets are the recommended order to go through the lessons, but you can easily change them around if you like.

Variety of resources for Woman in Black - will be added to as I work through it.

More will be added as I work through my planning for the text.

Bunch of resources to do with the AQA Love and Relationships poems - will be updated until every poem has a resource.

Resource 1: Resource booklet with the events of the play (Capulets and Montagues colour-coded) and space for pupils to add notes or draw the events, important themes and some choice quotations.

PowerPoint

Lesson to introduce class to how to read Shakespeare.

Various resources to do with persuasive writing (speeches).