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Modern (post-1914) British works 19th-century novels Shakespeare plays

An Inspector Calls – JB Priestley The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – Macbeth
 An Inspector Calls revision mat Robert Louis Stevenson  Complete Macbeth scheme of work
A colourful placemat to support revision.  Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde student booklet This complete scheme contains a wide
 An Inspector Calls: the board game This extensive booklet contains everything variety of activities and materials.
Help students to recap Priestley’s play you need to teach the text.  Macbeth coursework scheme
through playing this board game.  Jekyll and Hyde These lessons will lead GCSE students
 Scheme of work: An Inspector Calls Use these resources to teach the opening through their study and analysis of the play.
This full scheme of work will support you in chapters of Stevenson’s novel.  The role of the witches
teaching the play.  Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde coursework Explore the characters of the witches
A selection of resources covering everything through these activities and extracts.
Anita and Me – Meera Syal from language analysis to essay-planning.
 Anita and Me resources: part one Romeo and Juliet
Explore Syal’s novel with this dedicated Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte  Romeo and Juliet crash course: part one
scheme of work.  Jane Eyre: ways into the novel This animated video provides an excellent
 Anita and Me resources: part two Help students to access Bronte’s work with summary of the play.
The second part of this scheme will cement these resources.  Romeo and Juliet crash course: part two
students’ understanding of the novel.  Jane Eyre: critics and context Explore the themes of love and lust in the
 Anita and Me SoW and lesson plans What do critics make of Jane Eyre? Find out second part of this video crash course.
Although designed for Year 9 students, these with this activity.  Romeo and Juliet scheme
lesson plans are easy to adapt.  Jane Eyre revision materials This large scheme of work is geared towards
A variety of revision materials ranging from students responding to an essay question.
Animal Farm – George Orwell quick quizzes to example exam questions.
 Animal Farm lesson plans The Merchant of Venice
This series of lesson plans are perfect for a Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen  The Merchant of Venice presentations
low-ability GCSE group.  Teaching Pride and Prejudice These lessons are designed for Key Stage 3,
 Summary and analysis: Animal Farm These resources will help students to but contain plenty to adapt for lower ability.
Give students an overview of plot and understand the context of Austen’s writing.  The Merchant of Venice worksheets
context with this engaging video.  GCSE prose: Pride and Prejudice A selection of resources to help students
This complete scheme of work has been explore plot, character and theme.
designed for teaching GCSE groups.

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  Revision workbook: Animal Farm  Pride and Prejudice: essay guidance  The Merchant of Venice booklet
Encourage independent learning by asking Use these worksheets to support students in Use this booklet to stretch and challenge a
students to work through these activities. planning an essay on Jane Austen’s classic. high-ability group.

Lord of the Flies – William Golding Great Expectations – Charles Dickens Much Ado About Nothing
 Lord of the Flies lessons  Great Expectations workbook  Much Ado About Nothing scheme
A collection of resources to aid the study of This workbook provides a thorough format This well-structured scheme of work can be
William Golding's novel. for students studying Dickens’ novel. easily adapted for GCSE classes.
 Revision mat: Lord of the Flies  Summary and analysis: Great Expectations  Much Ado About Nothing
Use this illustrated revision tool to support Show students this upbeat video to recap plot These lessons lead to an assessment task
your students. and themes. about Beatrice and Benedick’s relationship.
 SoW: Lord of the Flies  Great Expectations  Relationships in Much Ado About Nothing
This extensive scheme of work will meet all Help your class to appreciate the social and A high-ability scheme to help you teach the
your planning needs. historical context of Dickens’ work. play.

Never Let Me Go – Kazuo Ishiguro A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens The Tempest
 Never Let Me Go scheme: part one  A Christmas Carol context  The Tempest complete scheme
Lead students through Ishiguro’s modern This lesson provides historical background on This detailed scheme contains a range of
classic with the help of this detailed scheme. the Victorian Gothic. activities to enhance understanding.
 Never Let Me Go scheme: part two  A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens  The Tempest worksheets
The second part of a beautifully-presented While this scheme of work is designed for Key Resources and worksheets to aid
scheme of work. Stage 3, there is plenty of material to adapt. understanding of plot and character.
 Mock exams: Never Let Me Go  A Christmas Carol coursework pack  Resources to support IGCSE
Prepare students to write about the novel This structured coursework pack is perfect for This set of resources was designed for
under exam conditions. low- to mid-ability GCSE groups. teaching IGCSE students.

Blood Brothers – Willy Russell The War of the Worlds – H G Wells Julius Caesar
 Blood Brothers: lessons 1-15  Introduction to science fiction  Julius Caesar for beginners
These well-organised resources will help you Help students to understand the context of This simplified version of the play preserves
in teaching the play from start to finish. Wells’ story by exploring science fiction. key quotes but modernises the “dull bits”.
 Blood Brothers: lessons 16-23  The Invisible Man by H G Wells  Julius Caesar information pack
Further lesson plans for teaching Willy Find out more about Wells and his body of This pack from the RSC provides background
Russell’s musical masterpiece. work. information on the play.

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  Blood Brothers revision  The War of the Worlds story reading  Julius Caesar
Help students to recap what they have learnt This audio recording will give students a break A detailed set of lessons for teaching this
with these revision resources. from reading aloud. play.

The History Boys – Alan Bennett Frankenstein – Mary Shelley Twelfth Night
 Introduction to The History Boys  Frankenstein for GCSE literature  Twelfth Night: modern relevance
Introduce students to the play with this initial A whole booklet of activities to prepare Help students to understand why
presentation lesson. students for writing about Frankenstein. Shakespeare’s work is still relevant today.
 Analysing language and character  Frankenstein internet research task  Twelfth Night character map
Explore what makes Hector, Irwin and Dakin Help students to learn more about Shelley Make sense of who’s who with this well-
tick in this lesson. and her work with this internet-based task. presented character map.
 The History Boys revision quiz  Scheme of work: Frankenstein  Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
How much have your students learnt about This scheme is ideal for a high-ability class A range of tasks for studying character and
Bennett’s play? who need an extra push. context.

DNA – Dennis Kelly Silas Marner – George Eliot Henry V

 DNA lessons  Silas Marner scheme of work  Themes in Henry V
These PowerPoint presentations are clear This series of lessons is designed for Year 9, This RSC resource will help students get to
and thorough. but is easily adaptable for GCSE. grips with the play’s key themes.
 DNA revision guide  Silas Marner by George Eliot  Henry V Act One card sort
A booklet to support students who are Explore the plot, themes and context of Refresh students’ memories of the events of
revising Kelly’s novel. Eliot’s novel. Act One.
 Two-week scheme of learning  Silas Marner revision  Henry V context and background
The ideas in this short scheme of work can be A set of exam-style questions to help students Learn about the context in which
expanded for a longer unit. recap what they know. Shakespeare was writing.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time The Sign of Four – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Othello
(play script) – Simon Stephens  Sherlock Holmes context lesson  Othello resources and worksheets
 The National Theatre background pack In this lesson, students research Doyle’s This wide selection of resources contains
Introduce Stephens’ adaptation with this London to understand his influences. everything you need to teach Othello.
background pack from The National Theatre.  Sherlock Holmes introduction  Othello worksheet pack
This introduction to Sherlock Holmes can be Engage your high-ability students with this
used to support studying any Holmes novel. varied pack of resources.

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  The making of Curious Incident  Exploring Sherlock Holmes’ character  Othello
A video introduction to how Mark Haddon’s Learn more about Holmes by exploring These creative materials are perfect for
novel was adapted for the stage. contemporary representations of the helping your class understand complex
 The Curious Incident drama booklet character. themes.
Use these drama activities to explore the
play in more depth.

A Taste of Honey – Shelagh Delaney

 A Taste of Honey GCSE scheme
These well-made resources do all the hard
work for you.
 The National Theatre: A Taste of Honey
Learn more about Delaney’s play by
analysing a production.
 A Taste of Honey activities
A selection of activities to supplement your
lesson-planning.

The Woman in Black – Susan Hill

 Woman in Black: chapter by chapter
Lead students through Susan Hill’s classic
ghost story.
 Resource pack: The Woman in Black
A range of lessons and activities to support
your teaching of The Woman in Black.
 The Woman in Black resources
These revision aids will help your students to
recall their knowledge of the text.

Pigeon English – Stephen Kelman

 Pigeon English scheme
This detailed scheme is aimed at Year 9, but
contains plenty to support GCSE students.

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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit – Jeanette
Winterson
 An introduction to feminism
Help students to appreciate the context of
Winterson’s novel.
 Revision: Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
This short quiz will test how much students
remember and understand about the text.

Hobson’s Choice – Harold Brighouse

 Hobson’s Choice resources
These resources are based around a
coursework essay comparing attitudes to
love and marriage.
 Various resources: Hobson’s Choice
This is an extensive collection of resources
for teaching Brighouse’s play.
 Hobson’s Choice context questions
Help students to understand the context in
which Brighouse was writing.

Journey’s End – R C Sherriff

 GCSE: Journey’s End
Explore Sheriff’s play with this varied
selection of resources.
 Journey’s End presentation lessons
These PowerPoint presentations cover each
act of the play in turn.
 Journey’s End
Use these presentations to supplement your
planning.

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My Mother Said I Never Should – Charlotte
Keatley
 Watford Palace Theatre education pack
Learn about Keatley’s play by considering it
in the context of a real production.

Telling Tales
This AQA anthology will be available from spring
2015.

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