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A slideshow lesson guiding A Level (Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Level English Literature, Post-2000 Poetry unit) students through close reading and analysis of Ciaran Carson's poem sequence 'The War Correspondent' (Gallipoli/Balaklava), including its Crimean War and WWI Gallipoli campaign historical context.
An introductory lesson to Shakespeare's play 'The Tempest', covering the author's biography, historical context (the Elizabethan/Jacobean era), key literary terms (aside, soliloquy), and Shakespeare's typical four-part plot structure.
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.
A UK GCSE-style poetry analysis lesson on Christina Rossetti's sonnet 'Remember' (1849), covering context, close-reading of language/structure/devices, and extended academic writing (PETAL paragraph) practice.
Introduce students to the Gilded Age and Progressive Era in U.S. history through a graphic-organizer activity paired with a linked video/article resource.
A slide-by-slide GCSE English Literature lesson guiding students through a close reading and analysis of Act 2, Scenes 3 and 4 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, built around the exam assessment objectives (AO1, AO2, AO4).
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.
Lesson 12 of a Tempest unit: a second guided essay-writing/revision lesson, this time exploring the theme of slavery across the play through the characters of Prospero, Caliban, and Ariel.
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.
Introduce students to the causes, events, and effects of the Great Depression and New Deal through a graphic-organizer activity with a linked online reference resource.
A guided-essay-writing lesson (PETAL paragraph method) for GCSE English Literature students studying JB Priestley's 'An Inspector Calls', built around Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) English Literature Component 1 assessment objectives (AO1-AO4). This unit (5) is an Act 1 assessment focused on the essay question: 'In what ways does JB…
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 social studies lesson teaching the definition and features of totalitarianism and its rise after World War 1, with application to students' own lives.
A GCSE English Literature lesson guiding students through Act 2 Scenes 5-6 and Act 3 Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet, centred on the themes of murder and its punishment.
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 document-based learning activity (Google and traditional/print versions) exploring how the Catholic Church responded to the Protestant Reformation via the Counter-Reformation, using primary/secondary source analysis.
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.
25-slide slideshow lesson teaching middle/high school students how to write descriptive story settings using sensory imagery to establish mood.
Have students examine primary and secondary source documents on the U.S. women's suffrage movement (1848-1920) and use the evidence to prepare for and participate in a Socratic Seminar or classroom debate.
A guided-essay-writing lesson (PETAL paragraph method) for GCSE English Literature students studying JB Priestley's 'An Inspector Calls', built around Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) English Literature Component 1 assessment objectives (AO1-AO4). This unit (11) is a Half-Term Assessment 2 focused on the essay question: 'Trace the different…
A GCSE English Literature lesson analysing the characterisation of Mr Arthur Birling in J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls, focused on direct vs indirect characterisation as a literary device.
A guided-essay-writing lesson (PETAL paragraph method) for GCSE English Literature students studying JB Priestley's 'An Inspector Calls', built around Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) English Literature Component 1 assessment objectives (AO1-AO4). This unit (18) is an End-Term Assessment focused on the essay question: ‘Mr. Birling’s…
A slide-based lesson teaching why Earth has seasons, covering Kepler's elliptical orbit, Earth's tilt and revolution, equinoxes, and perihelion/aphelion for 9th-10th grade science students.
A slide-based lesson explaining the scientific origin of the elements, the solar system, and Earth (nucleosynthesis, angular momentum, protoplanetary disk, and the nebular hypothesis) for secondary science students.