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A GCSE English Literature PowerPoint lesson analytically reading 'An Inspector Calls' Act 3 Part 1, from the opening of Act 3 to Eric's interrogation (Eric's confession of his relationship with Eva Smith and theft from his father), framed around the concept of remorse.
A GCSE English Literature PowerPoint lesson analytically reading 'An Inspector Calls' Act 3 Part 2, from Eric's interrogation to Gerald's doubts (Gerald's discovery that Inspector Goole may be fake, and the generational split over how seriously to take the revelations), framed around the concept of confession.
A GCSE English Literature PowerPoint lesson analytically reading 'An Inspector Calls' Act 3 Part 3, from Gerald's doubts to the close of the play (confirming no suicide occurred, the family's divided response, and the final twist telephone call), framed around the concept of alliance.
A GCSE English Literature PowerPoint lesson on the characterisation of Inspector Goole in 'An Inspector Calls', teaching direct vs indirect characterisation and applying it to his stage entrance, working-class-coded authority, and his role in challenging capitalism, class, arrogance of youth, sexual exploitation, lack of responsibility,…
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.
A GCSE English Literature PowerPoint lesson analytically reading 'An Inspector Calls' Act 1 Part 2, from 'An Alliance Between the Birlings and the Crofts?' to 'The Inspector Enters' (the engagement toast, Mr Birling's dramatic-irony-laden speeches, and the Inspector's arrival with news of Eva Smith's suicide), framed around the device of foreshadowing.
A GCSE English Literature PowerPoint lesson guiding students through a close reading and analysis of Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Scene 5 and the Act 2 Prologue (Romeo and Juliet's first meeting/kiss at the Capulet feast, Tybalt's fury, and the Chorus's sonnet on their obstacles), framed around the theme of love.
A GCSE English Literature PowerPoint lesson analytically reading 'An Inspector Calls' Act 1 Part 3, from the Inspector's entrance to revealing fresh suspects (Mr Birling's confession about firing Eva Smith, and the Inspector implicating other family members), framed around the concept of being human.
A GCSE English Literature PowerPoint lesson guiding students through a close reading and analysis of Romeo and Juliet Act 2, Scenes 1 and 2 (Romeo evading Mercutio and Benvolio to find Juliet, and the balcony scene), framed around the theme of marriage in the modern world versus 16th-century Europe.
A GCSE English Literature PowerPoint lesson analytically reading 'An Inspector Calls' Act 1 Part 4, from revealing fresh suspects to the end of Act 1 (Sheila's confession about having Eva Smith fired from Milward's, and Gerald's affair with 'Daisy Renton'), framed around the device of hyperbole.
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 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 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.
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 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.