A completed character-theme table for Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’. It’s an excellent revision resource which can be adapted as a classroom activity (for students to complete) or provided to students to prepare for their examination.

A detailed PowerPoint to prepare students for a question on morality in Act 1. The resource include 2 versions of student planning sheets and a model introduction, body paragraph and conclusion.

A GCSE lesson to scaffold an essay on the presentation of Mr Birling in Act 1. It contains a full PowerPoint, a scaffolding table for students to complete, and a model intro / body paragraph / conclusion.

A fully-resourced ‘Romeo and Juliet’ scheme of work for Year 9 (although easily adapted for a high ability Year 8 group).n The scheme includes: A powerpoint for each key section of the play. A variety of activities including: reading and analytical work; creative writing tasks; drama; group and individual tasks; annotating, etc. Model paragraphs (on slides). (NOTE: -The page references are in accordance with the Oxford School Shakespeare Edition. -The film is the 1968 version. -This is a Key Stage 3 SOW, not for KS4.)

This is an excellent revision resource for students as it ties together all of the main themes and key characters in the play. It can either be distributed to students in its completed form or used as a class activity in which different groups complete missing sections and then feedback as a class. Students love these tables!

AS Level Scheme of Work for Arthur Miller’s ‘All My Sons’. The detailed pack includes: Lessons that take students through every section of the play PowerPoints for the teacher to follow Model answers (including 3 complete model essays) Scaffolding tables Questions Answers for the teacher Two links to Kahoot quizzes A wide variety of activities to keep the students engaged A step-by-step guide to essay writing Relevant contextual resources.

A series of 5 overview sheets, each one covering an Act of Othello. The students complete them to amalgamate the key ideas, quotations, and aspects of character-development that take place across the play. I provided them as homework but they could also be a classroom activity.

A straightforward Scheme of Work for a mixed-ability Year 10 group. It contains a variety of activities that go through each section of Rattigan’s play.

A lesson for just after the Inspector leaves: -A dictionary race of key contextual terms -Reading -A brief timeline of Eva’s life -A differentiated copy of the Inspector’s speech. -Finally a creative writing exercise based on his speech.

A detailed PowerPoint (and resources) to scaffold an essay on the theme of men and women in the play. Included within the lesson: A context quiz which covers some of the key parts of AO3 A scaffolded essay table for high ability students An alternative version for lower ability pupils A teacher version containing detailed recommended answers A model introduction and conclusion.

Designed for the beginning of Act 2, this worksheet is a series of tables in which students write quotations and comments to assess their first impressions of each character.

Aimed at a Key Stage 3 group, the first activity requires students to match Shakespearean English with modern English. They then need to find the appropriate quotation to support a series of points provided. A detailed model body paragraph is provided and student need to then write their own.

An A Level SOW to teach Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’. It is designed to prepare students to write an NEA essay, and to be ready to teach. Each section has comprehension or extract questions. The starters are on Othello.

A worksheet to encourage students to comprehend what we discover about the crime and Abigail’s relationship with the other girls at the start of the play. Includes: -Student worksheet -Teacher’s version.