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A GCSE English Literature lesson guiding students through Act 3 Scenes 2 and 3 of Romeo and Juliet, centred on the theme of sexism/gender inequality and the legal-religious implications of bigamy.
A GCSE English Literature lesson analysing the opening of Act 2 of An Inspector Calls through to Gerald's admission of meeting Eva Smith/Daisy Renton, framed around the concept of patriarchy.
A GCSE English Literature lesson analysing Act 2 Part 2 of An Inspector Calls, from Gerald's full confession about Daisy Renton through the Inspector's interrogation of Mrs Birling, framed around the concept of capitalism.
GCSE Literature: (9) Romeo and Juliet Act 4 Scenes 1 and 2 This is a comprehensive teaching resource designed to help educators explore the timeless love story penned by William Shakespeare.
A GCSE English Literature lesson analysing the characterisation of Sheila Birling in An Inspector Calls, focused on direct vs indirect characterisation and Sheila's arc from privilege to remorse.
GCSE Literature: 'An Inspector Calls' Act 1 Bundle This is a comprehensive and educational bundle of seven 90-minute lessons centered around the famous play by JB Priestley.
A GCSE English Literature lesson analysing the opening of Act 1 of An Inspector Calls through the Birling/Croft engagement announcement, framed around the concept of dramatic irony.
GCSE Literature: 'An Inspector Calls' Act 2 Bundle This is a specialized set of six 90 minute lessons meticulously designed for studying JB Priestley's classic play.
GCSE Literature: 'An Inspector Calls' The Complete Bundle This offering features an engaging array of 19 individually designed, 90-minute lessons, each encouraging a deep dive into the world of J.B.
GCSE Poetry Lesson: 'If' by Rudyard Kipling GCSE Poetry Lesson: 'If' by Rudyard Kipling is a comprehensive teaching resource aimed to breathe new life into your poetry classes.
A GCSE English Literature poetry-analysis PowerPoint lesson guiding students through close reading of 'Piano' by D H Lawrence, covering author/poet context, first reading and annotation, tone and language analysis, structure questions, and an academic PETAL-paragraph writing task. The lesson frames the poem around music triggering a nostalgic memory of…
A GCSE English Literature poetry-analysis lesson presentation that guides students through close reading and critical analysis of 'The Bright Lights of Sarajevo' by Tony Harrison.
A poetry-analysis lesson deck exploring 'Blessing' by Imtiaz Dharker (the file itself spells the surname 'Darker'), covering meaning, language and structure, focused on poverty and water scarcity in Bombay/Mumbai.
A poetry-analysis lesson deck exploring 'Disabled' by Wilfred Owen, covering meaning, language and structure, focused on a wounded WWI soldier's loss of youth and the cost of war.
A poetry-analysis lesson deck exploring 'Dusting the Phone' by Jackie Kay, covering meaning, language and structure, focused on anxious waiting and insecurity in a romantic relationship.
U.A. Fanthorpe's poem "Half-Past Two," about a child kept after school who does not yet understand clock time, is unpacked slide by slide in a GCSE-level English literature lesson built around close reading and analytical writing. The slideshow opens with learning intentions and a glossary of critical terms (narrator, third person, repetition, portmanteau, emotive language, personification, contraction, oxymoron), then supplies biographical context on Fanthorpe before presenting the full poem text twice for annotation. Stanza-by-stanza question sets walk students through content, language, and structure analysis, including the poem's invented compound words like "Gettinguptime" and "timeyouwereofftime," before a PETAL (Point, Evidence, Technique, Analysis, Link) paragraph frame and an extended-response homework task close out the lesson. A model "possible answer" in three bullet points on the poem's tone is included so students can compare their own analysis against a worked example. For another GCSE poem taught with the same PETAL paragraph framework, Vernon Scannell’s ‘Nettles’ offers stanza-by-stanza analysis practice on a different poem.
A poetry-analysis lesson deck exploring 'A Child to his Sick Grandfather' by Joanna Baillie, covering meaning, language, structure and thematic significance (aging, illness, family bonds).
A poetry-analysis lesson deck exploring 'A Complaint' by William Wordsworth, covering meaning, language, structure and the emotional aftermath of a failed relationship.
A poetry-analysis lesson deck exploring 'An Unknown Girl' by Moniza Alvi, covering meaning, language and structure, focused on identity and cultural belonging.
A poetry-analysis lesson deck exploring 'Belfast Confetti' by Ciaran Carson, covering meaning, language and structure, set against the backdrop of Northern Ireland's Troubles and a riot/bomb-blast scene.
A poetry-analysis lesson deck exploring 'Climbing my Grandfather' by Andrew Waterhouse, covering meaning, language and structure, using an extended climbing metaphor for a grandfather-grandchild relationship.
A poetry-analysis lesson deck exploring 'Cousin Kate' by Christina Rossetti, covering meaning, language and structure, focused on seduction, betrayal and inequality between women of different social standing.
A poetry-analysis lesson deck exploring 'Cozy Apologia' by Rita Dove, covering meaning, language and structure, focused on the insecurities and everyday reality of a modern romantic relationship.
A GCSE English Literature poetry-analysis PowerPoint lesson guiding students through close reading of 'Eden Rock' by Charles Causley, covering author/poet context, first reading and annotation, tone and language analysis, structure questions, and an academic PETAL-paragraph writing task. The lesson frames the poem around nostalgia and childhood memory.