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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.
Includes: 20-slide PowerPoint lesson: learning objectives, exam assessment objectives (AO1-AO4), 'Big Questions' rationale, characterisation starter activities (direct…
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.
Includes: 18-slide PowerPoint lesson: learning objectives, exam assessment objectives (AO1-AO4), 'Big Questions' rationale, dramatic irony starter activity, Act 1 Part…
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).
Includes: 21-slide PowerPoint lesson: learning objectives, exam assessment objectives (AO1/AO2/AO4), 'Big Questions' rationale, foreshadowing starter activity, Act 2…
A slideshow lesson guiding A Level (Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Level English Literature, Post-2000 Poetry unit) students through close reading and analysis of Leontia Flynn's poem 'The Furthest Distances I've Travelled'.
Includes: 31-slide PowerPoint presentation · full poem text embedded across slides · learning objectives slide
Lesson 10 of a Tempest unit: concludes the analytical reading of the play by examining the meaning and purpose of Prospero's closing epilogue.
Includes: 11-slide PowerPoint presentation/lesson: learning objectives, recap of prior learning, starter discussion, epilogue reading with analysis questions, PETAL…
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.
Includes: 23-slide PowerPoint presentation/lesson: learning objectives, starter activity on Shakespeare's biography, 'FYI: Shakespeare's England' historical background,…
A slideshow lesson guiding A Level (Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Level English Literature, Post-2000 Poetry unit) students through close reading and analysis of Ian Duhig's poem 'The Lammas Hireling'.
Includes: 23-slide PowerPoint presentation · full poem text embedded across slides · learning objectives slide
A slideshow lesson guiding A Level (Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Level English Literature, Post-2000 Poetry unit) students through close reading and analysis of Vicki Feaver's poem 'The Gun'.
Includes: 23-slide PowerPoint presentation · full poem text embedded across slides · learning objectives slide
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.
Includes: 31-slide PowerPoint presentation · poem text (Gallipoli, Balaklava) embedded across slides · learning objectives slide
A slideshow lesson guiding A Level (Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Level English Literature, Post-2000 Poetry unit) students through close reading and analysis of Carol Ann Duffy's poem 'The Map Woman'.
Includes: 36-slide PowerPoint presentation · full poem text embedded across slides · learning objectives slide
A slideshow lesson guiding A Level (Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Level English Literature, Post-2000 Poetry unit) students through close reading and analysis of Helen Dunmore's poem 'To My Nine-Year-Old Self'.
Includes: 27-slide PowerPoint presentation · full poem text embedded across slides · learning objectives slide
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.
Includes: 20-slide PowerPoint lesson (legacy .PPT format): learning objectives, exam assessment objectives (AO1-AO4), 'Big Questions' rationale, capitalism starter…
An A-Level (Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Level, Unit 1: Post-2000 Poetry) English literature lesson analyzing Simon Armitage's poem 'Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass', focused on meaning, form, and the device of allegory.
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…
A GCSE-level English literature lesson analyzing Benjamin Zephaniah's poem 'No Problem', covering author context, themes of racial stereotyping/discrimination, and content/language/structure analysis.
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.
Includes: 17-slide PowerPoint presentation/lesson: learning objectives, starter discussion on the definition of slavery, an overview of the play's slavery theme, and…
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.
Includes: 20-slide PowerPoint lesson: learning objectives, exam assessment objectives (AO1-AO4), 'Big Questions' rationale, patriarchy starter activity, Act 2 Part 1…
This resource will give you everything you need to complete a full, comprehensive reading lesson plan for The Story of An Hour text by Kate Chopin. Files are offered as PDFs and Word documents.
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.
Includes: 23-slide PowerPoint lesson: learning objectives, exam assessment objectives (AO1/AO2/AO4), 'Big Questions' rationale, murder/punishment starter discussion,…
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.
Includes: 20-slide PowerPoint lesson: learning objectives, exam assessment objectives (AO1/AO2/AO4), 'Big Questions' rationale, sexism starter discussion, Act 3 Scene 2…
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…
Includes: 26-slide PowerPoint: learning objectives, assessment-objective breakdown (AO1-AO4), starter checklist, the Acts 1-2 tension essay question, 9 sequential…
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…
Includes: 26-slide PowerPoint: learning objectives, assessment-objective breakdown (AO1-AO4), starter checklist, the Sybil/Mr Birling motivation essay question,…
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.
Includes: 20-slide PowerPoint lesson: learning objectives, exam assessment objectives (AO1-AO4), 'Big Questions' rationale, characterisation starter activities (direct…
A GCSE English Literature PowerPoint lesson guiding students through a close reading and analysis of Romeo and Juliet Act 1, Scenes 3 and 4 (Lady Capulet raising marriage with Juliet, and Romeo/Mercutio/Benvolio en route to the Capulet feast), framed around the theme of innocence.
Includes: Title/credit slide (Michael Flynn, flynnseducationalgrotto) · Learning objectives slide · Assessment-objectives reminder (AO1, AO2, AO4) and open-book exam note