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Category: KS5
King Lear: Tragedy of Kingship
The content provides resources on William Shakespeare's "King Lear," focusing on a list of 40 Tier 2 academic vocabulary words essential to the play. This vocabulary aids students, especially English learners, in understanding complex terms. It supports curriculum planning and enhances engagement with the play for GCSE and A-level studies.
Purple Hibiscus: Low-stakes Revision Quizzing
Purple Hibiscus: Low-stakes Revision Quizzing for A-level Examinations Week 1: Explain the quotation: You must include consideration of characterisation, themes, structure of the novel, context and offer one other linking quote. “I wished Amaka would keep her voice low. I was not used to this king of conversation at the table.” p.97 “She said ‘teenagers’ [...]
King Lear: Homework Study Schedule
King Lear: Homework study schedule The majority of reading materials will be contained in your critical pack; videos and podcasts available through your A-level playlist. Tick when completed and make sure you manage your workload – do not leave it all until the last minute. Week 1: Read the background of the text in [...]
Aspects of Tragedy: Dual Coded
This visual graphic organizer simplifies key elements of tragedy in drama, focusing on emotional arcs, structure, and character journeys. It highlights the tragic hero's rise and fall, alongside themes such as fate, hubris, and catharsis, making complex concepts comprehensible for GCSE and A-level students studying both classical and modern tragedies.
How is suffering depicted in Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus?
Exemplar essay generously shared with permissions Leen Elamin:
Poems of the Decade: Homework Schedule
Week 1: Watch ‘The Deliverer’ A-level Literature Playlist Week 2: Essay: How is suffering presented within the Poems of the Decade collection? 1000 words Watch ‘Giuseppe’ A-level Literature Playlist Week 3: Watch ‘Out of the Bag’ A-level Literature Playlist Week 4: Essay: How is the memory or identity depicted in [...]
Romantic Poetry: Homework Schedule
Romanticism: Our home study schedule Week 1: Read ‘Pastoral Poetics’ for William Blake. Highlight and make notes ready for discussion. Read the introduction of The Cambridge Introduction to British Romantic Poetry p1-16 Week 2: Read ‘A few lines written about Tintern Abbey’ ahead of analysis Read and annotate Growth of the Classical in Wordsworth’s Poetry [...]
The Significance of Nature in ‘Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey’
Write about the significance of Nature in the poem, and the speaker’s relationship with Nature: In regards to William Wordsworth and his poetry, including ‘Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey’, nature is one of the most prevalent and significant themes, an overriding thread used to highlight his spirituality, personal traumas and socio-political criticism. [...]
William Wordsworth: ‘Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey’
This resource offers a comprehensive A-Level lesson on Wordsworth's "Lines Written a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey," focusing on Romantic poetry themes like nature and memory. It includes annotated extracts, critical insights, and model responses, supporting teachers and students in mastering analysis for exam preparation and essay writing.
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