The Lady of Shalott - Unit of Work

The Lady of Shalott - Unit of Work

This unit of work for Tennyson’s The Lady of Shalott is made up of a 144-slide PowerPoint presentation and 22 worksheets. It is based on the 1842 version of the poem, covers many of the key areas required by the National Curriculum, and includes a variety of activities for students of all abilities.

The unit is designed for use with lower KS3, but is easily adapted for use with Year 5/6.

Contents include:

• Activities to develop knowledge of the poem’s narrative

• Exploration of setting and descriptive language

• Analysis of the characters of the Lady and Sir Lancelot

• Comprehension questions (with answers) to test understanding

• Studying the use of metaphors, onomatopoeia and pathetic fallacy

• Cloze, storyboarding and sequencing activities to consolidate understanding

• Context - King Arthur, myths and legends explored

• Themes - tasks to discuss loneliness and isolation

• How to write about poetry using evidence from the text

• Creating a children’s storybook version of the poem

• A range of videos to help with contextual understanding

• Empathetic writing - The Lady’s diary

• An essay task

• A copy of the 1842 version of the poem