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Shakespeare
28 July, 2014
Macbeth
This lesson will introduce students to one of Shakespeare’s best known plays: Macbeth. It will focus in particular on the character of Lady...
Masks of comedy and tragedy
Shakespeare
23 July, 2014
Plays and plots
This lesson provides an introduction to plays and plots. It explores the differences between plays and films with a reading comprehension....
Magna Carta
23 July, 2014
Two London parades compared
This lesson compares two of London’s biggest parades: the Lord Mayor’s Show, which originates from the same time as the Magna Carta, in...
Shakespeare
22 July, 2014
Shakespeare and love: Romeo and Juliet
This lesson is based around the famous balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet. It looks at the themes and language that Shakespeare uses to...
Magna Carta
22 July, 2014
Magna Carta towns
The Magna Carta towns are places that, 800 years ago, were the most important cities in England. They have important historical connections...
Shakespeare
18 July, 2014
Shakespeare and comedy
This lesson provides students with an introduction to the features of Shakespearean comedy, highlighting the similarities between what...
Alfred Leete's Kitchener poster
First World War
18 July, 2014
Joining the British Army in the First World War
This lesson examines the motives and men who volunteered to fight for the British Army during the First World War, and features a letter...
Shakespeare's language
Shakespeare
23 June, 2014
Shakespeare's language
According to linguist David Crystal, only 5 to 10 per cent of Shakespearean English is different from modern English. However, even that...
Tapestry
Magna Carta
23 June, 2014
Key Events of the Middle Ages
This lesson is about some of the key events of the Middle Ages. It provides students with some useful vocabulary and the opportunity to...
Dylan Thomas
21 April, 2014
Introducing Dylan Thomas
This unit is designed to introduce students to Dylan Thomas in the year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth. It gives students...
First World War
15 March, 2014
Women in War: Propaganda and Reality
Students will look at some propaganda posters from the First World War portraying women in different roles. This will be used to start...
First World War
15 March, 2014
Soldiers from the Caribbean in the First World War
This lesson is about West Indian Soldiers during the First World War. It provides students with information about the history of the West...
First World War
15 March, 2014
Letters Home
This lesson looks at letter-writing during the First World War. It gives students practice identifying and using present simple and present...
First World War
15 March, 2014
Dorothy Lawrence: A Woman at War
This lesson is about Dorothy Lawrence, a British woman who disguised herself as a man and travelled to the front line during the First...
First World War
15 March, 2014
Numbers and the First World War
This lesson is based on significant numbers related to the First World War. This lesson can also be used as a number revision activity for...
Shakespeare
15 March, 2014
Shakespeare’s daughter
Students will have the opportunity to find out more about Shakespeare’s private life and will role-play the main characters of his family...
Shakespeare
15 March, 2014
Shakespearean problems
This lesson provides students with the opportunity to learn about some of Shakespeare’s best known characters and story lines in...
Shakespeare
15 March, 2014
The life of Shakespeare
This lesson is about Shakespeare’s life. It provides students with an insight into the major events of his life, with a focus on...
King Lear and Cordelia
Shakespeare
14 March, 2014
King Lear
This lesson is about Shakespeare’s play King Lear. It provides students with a summary of the plot of through text and cartoon strip. Due...
Dylan Thomas
27 February, 2014
Fern Hill
This unit is designed to introduce students to one of Dylan Thomas’ most celebrated poems. It gives students the opportunity to gradually...
Dylan Thomas
27 February, 2014
Dylan Thomas - Do not go gentle into that good night
This lesson is designed to introduce students to Dylan Thomas’ poems which focus on the theme of death. We recommend you use it with older...
Shakespeare
10 February, 2014
Crime and punishment in Shakespeare's time
This lesson focuses on crime and punishment in Shakespeare’s time. It aims to develop students' topic-related vocabulary by introducing...
Othello
Shakespeare
10 February, 2014
Othello
This lesson uses Othello to explore early modern and contemporary attitudes to race and gives students supported practice in analysing and...
Shakespeare
10 February, 2014
Shakespeare and his family
This lesson is about Shakespeare’s family. It provides students with an insight into his family background with a focus on use of the...
Jane Austen
13 December, 2013
Jane Austen's Persuasion
This unit is designed to introduce students to the characters and plot of Jane Austen's novel Persuasion.It provides basic information on...

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Shakespeare
28 July, 2014
Macbeth
This lesson will introduce students to one of Shakespeare’s best known plays: Macbeth. It will focus in particular on the character of Lady...
Masks of comedy and tragedy
Shakespeare
23 July, 2014
Plays and plots
This lesson provides an introduction to plays and plots. It explores the differences between plays and films with a reading comprehension....
Magna Carta
23 July, 2014
Two London parades compared
This lesson compares two of London’s biggest parades: the Lord Mayor’s Show, which originates from the same time as the Magna Carta, in...
Shakespeare
22 July, 2014
Shakespeare and love: Romeo and Juliet
This lesson is based around the famous balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet. It looks at the themes and language that Shakespeare uses to...
Magna Carta
22 July, 2014
Magna Carta towns
The Magna Carta towns are places that, 800 years ago, were the most important cities in England. They have important historical connections...
Shakespeare
18 July, 2014
Shakespeare and comedy
This lesson provides students with an introduction to the features of Shakespearean comedy, highlighting the similarities between what...
Alfred Leete's Kitchener poster
First World War
18 July, 2014
Joining the British Army in the First World War
This lesson examines the motives and men who volunteered to fight for the British Army during the First World War, and features a letter...
Shakespeare's language
Shakespeare
23 June, 2014
Shakespeare's language
According to linguist David Crystal, only 5 to 10 per cent of Shakespearean English is different from modern English. However, even that...
Tapestry
Magna Carta
23 June, 2014
Key Events of the Middle Ages
This lesson is about some of the key events of the Middle Ages. It provides students with some useful vocabulary and the opportunity to...
Dylan Thomas
21 April, 2014
Introducing Dylan Thomas
This unit is designed to introduce students to Dylan Thomas in the year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth. It gives students...
First World War
15 March, 2014
Women in War: Propaganda and Reality
Students will look at some propaganda posters from the First World War portraying women in different roles. This will be used to start...
First World War
15 March, 2014
Soldiers from the Caribbean in the First World War
This lesson is about West Indian Soldiers during the First World War. It provides students with information about the history of the West...
First World War
15 March, 2014
Letters Home
This lesson looks at letter-writing during the First World War. It gives students practice identifying and using present simple and present...
First World War
15 March, 2014
Dorothy Lawrence: A Woman at War
This lesson is about Dorothy Lawrence, a British woman who disguised herself as a man and travelled to the front line during the First...
First World War
15 March, 2014
Numbers and the First World War
This lesson is based on significant numbers related to the First World War. This lesson can also be used as a number revision activity for...
Shakespeare
15 March, 2014
Shakespeare’s daughter
Students will have the opportunity to find out more about Shakespeare’s private life and will role-play the main characters of his family...
Shakespeare
15 March, 2014
Shakespearean problems
This lesson provides students with the opportunity to learn about some of Shakespeare’s best known characters and story lines in...
Shakespeare
15 March, 2014
The life of Shakespeare
This lesson is about Shakespeare’s life. It provides students with an insight into the major events of his life, with a focus on...
King Lear and Cordelia
Shakespeare
14 March, 2014
King Lear
This lesson is about Shakespeare’s play King Lear. It provides students with a summary of the plot of through text and cartoon strip. Due...
Dylan Thomas
27 February, 2014
Fern Hill
This unit is designed to introduce students to one of Dylan Thomas’ most celebrated poems. It gives students the opportunity to gradually...
Dylan Thomas
27 February, 2014
Dylan Thomas - Do not go gentle into that good night
This lesson is designed to introduce students to Dylan Thomas’ poems which focus on the theme of death. We recommend you use it with older...
Shakespeare
10 February, 2014
Crime and punishment in Shakespeare's time
This lesson focuses on crime and punishment in Shakespeare’s time. It aims to develop students' topic-related vocabulary by introducing...
Othello
Shakespeare
10 February, 2014
Othello
This lesson uses Othello to explore early modern and contemporary attitudes to race and gives students supported practice in analysing and...
Shakespeare
10 February, 2014
Shakespeare and his family
This lesson is about Shakespeare’s family. It provides students with an insight into his family background with a focus on use of the...
Jane Austen
13 December, 2013
Jane Austen's Persuasion
This unit is designed to introduce students to the characters and plot of Jane Austen's novel Persuasion.It provides basic information on...

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First World War
7 November, 2013
Military exemption
This lesson is about the process men had to go through in order to be excused from military service during World War I. The role play...
Charles Dickens
10 November, 2011
Miss Havisham
Miss Havisham was one of the main characters in Great Expectations, and is the first in our series of Heroes and Villains.
Shakespeare
3 February, 2016
Money in The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare
This lesson is an introduction to Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice.
Charles Dickens
4 April, 2012
Nickleby
Nicholas Nickleby was Dickens' third novel - centred on the life of a young man supporting his family. 
First World War
15 March, 2014
Numbers and the First World War
This lesson is based on significant numbers related to the First World War. This lesson can also be used as a number revision activity for...
Charles Dickens
4 April, 2012
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist is the orphan in the novel of the same name - and one of Dickens' most famous creations.
Charles Dickens
18 October, 2011
Oliver Twist: Fagin’s last night
In this lesson students read about crime and punishment then discuss their opinions in a debate on the death penalty.
Othello
Shakespeare
10 February, 2014
Othello
This lesson uses Othello to explore early modern and contemporary attitudes to race and gives students supported practice in analysing and...
Jane Austen
24 January, 2013
Places in Pride and Prejudice
This lesson is designed to give students opportunities to get acquainted with the real places associated with Austen and also the fictional...
Jane Austen
24 January, 2013
Playing Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen’s texts have a history of been adapted to other media, especially because of the skilful way in which she deals with dialogue.
Masks of comedy and tragedy
Shakespeare
23 July, 2014
Plays and plots
This lesson provides an introduction to plays and plots. It explores the differences between plays and films with a reading comprehension....
Shakespeare
3 February, 2016
Prejudice in Shakespeare’s work and times
The lesson looks at stereotypes and attitudes towards women and different race in Shakespeare’s time.
Jane Austen
24 January, 2013
Pride and Prejudice and the Regency world
This lesson is designed to be used with students who have a fairly advanced level of language proficiency.
Shakespeare
5 February, 2016
Propaganda and Shakespeare’s Richard III
This lesson provides students with information about Shakespeare’s history play Richard III, and raises awareness of how Shakespeare used...
Shakespeare
5 February, 2016
Ready, Steady – Tragedy!
This lesson encourages an exploration of how the meaning of the word ‘tragedy’ has evolved since Shakespeare’s time.
Magna Carta
7 December, 2013
Recording the Magna Carta
This lesson is about how people used to write in the Middle Ages, for example when the Magna Carta was produced. It looks at how parchment...
Magna Carta
7 October, 2013
Rights and personal freedoms
This lesson focusses on the topic of personal freedoms and rights using video clips and discussion questions.
Shakespeare
6 February, 2016
Romeo and Juliet - the world's favourite love story
This lesson is about the popular and tragic Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet.
Charles Dickens
23 December, 2011
Scrooge
Ebenezer Scrooge is the main character in A Christmas Carol, and perhaps Dickens' most famous creation.
Dylan Thomas
29 August, 2014
Season poems
This unit is designed to explore Dylan Thomas’ poems on the theme of seasons. It gives students the opportunity to explore the language in...
Shakespeare
18 July, 2014
Shakespeare and comedy
This lesson provides students with an introduction to the features of Shakespearean comedy, highlighting the similarities between what...
Shakespeare
10 February, 2014
Shakespeare and his family
This lesson is about Shakespeare’s family. It provides students with an insight into his family background with a focus on use of the...
Shakespeare
8 February, 2016
Shakespeare and love
This lesson is based around the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet. It looks at the themes and language that Shakespeare uses to describe...
Shakespeare
22 July, 2014
Shakespeare and love: Romeo and Juliet
This lesson is based around the famous balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet. It looks at the themes and language that Shakespeare uses to...
Shakespeare
26 February, 2016
Shakespeare and Manipulation
This lesson is all about manipulation and Shakespeare’s play Richard III.

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