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Lesson 11 – Soliloquies – Inner Thoughts Delve into soliloquies as a dramatic device by analysing Macbeth’s dagger speech and uncovering hidden emotion.

12 bold punctuation posters for stylish, purposeful classroom display. Includes: full stop, comma, ellipsis, semicolon, colon, apostrophe, exclamation mark, question mark, ampersand, hyphen, quotation marks, and parenthesis. Each features a clear symbol and simple student-friendly definition – perfect for literacy walls and English displays.

A full lesson on Beatrice Garland’s Kamikaze, created for the new EDUQAS poetry anthology (first assessment 2027). This lesson explores inner conflict, cultural pressure, and honour through guided analysis, vocabulary tasks, thesis-style writing, and visually rich slides. Key Question: How does Garland explore the conflict between duty and personal conscience in Kamikaze? Supporting Questions: – What decision did the pilot make, and why? – What are the emotional and social consequences of his choice? – How does the speaker’s tone change by the end of the poem? Now includes one clear slide: The Poets’ Messages and Who They’re Speaking To – all poems summarised on one page with message, audience, and critique. Easy to use, student-friendly, and straight to the point. I recommend downloading my free resource, The Schoolboy by William Blake – 2025 EDUQAS GCSE Poetry Anthology (Examination 2027), to get a clear sense of how my Eduqas 2027 lessons are structured.

A full lesson on Simon Armitage’s Remains, created for the new EDUQAS poetry anthology (first assessment 2027). This lesson explores guilt, memory, and the lasting psychological impact of war through guided analysis, vocabulary development, thesis-style writing, and visually engaging slides. Key Question: How does Armitage explore the psychological impact of war in Remains? Supporting Questions: – What event is being described? – How does the speaker’s tone change over time? – What line suggests the memory still haunts him? Now includes one clear slide: The Poets’ Messages and Who They’re Speaking To – all poems summarised on one page with message, audience, and critique. Easy to use, student-friendly, and straight to the point. I recommend downloading my free resource, The Schoolboy by William Blake – 2025 EDUQAS GCSE Poetry Anthology (Examination 2027), to get a clear sense of how my Eduqas 2027 lessons are structured.

A full lesson on Carol Ann Duffy’s War Photographer, created for the new EDUQAS poetry anthology (first assessment 2027). This lesson explores the emotional burden of documenting war, the role of the media, and society’s response to suffering through guided analysis, vocabulary development, thesis-style writing, and thought-provoking visual slides. Key Question: How does Duffy explore the emotional burden of witnessing war and the public’s response? Supporting Questions: – Who is the speaker and what is their role? – How does the poem contrast war and home? – How does the speaker view the public’s response? Now includes one clear slide: The Poets’ Messages and Who They’re Speaking To – all poems summarised on one page with message, audience, and critique. Easy to use, student-friendly, and straight to the point. I recommend downloading my free resource, The Schoolboy by William Blake – 2025 EDUQAS GCSE Poetry Anthology (Examination 2027), to get a clear sense of how my Eduqas 2027 lessons are structured.

A complete, engaging lesson on Christina Rossetti’s Cousin Kate, designed for the new EDUQAS anthology (first assessment 2027). Includes scaffolded analysis, vocabulary work, discussion tasks, and a thesis-style writing activity, all supported by clear and accessible visuals. Key Question: How does Rossetti explore betrayal, power, and female identity in ‘Cousin Kate’? Supporting Questions: What happened to the speaker, and how does she feel about it? How does Rossetti use metaphor or symbolism to show betrayal and pride? What message does the speaker’s voice give about judgement and power? Now includes one clear slide: The Poets’ Messages and Who They’re Speaking To – all poems summarised on one page with message, audience, and critique. Easy to use, student-friendly, and straight to the point. Also, now includes: A fully revised and enhanced annotation with clear identification of techniques (e.g. metaphor, repetition, symbolism, oxymoron) Detailed impact analysis of language, structure, and form to support top-grade responses Expanded symbolism section and a refined tone and voice breakdown A concise character comparison table (Speaker vs Cousin Kate) for easy revision Upgraded theme coverage and contextual insight with links to Victorian values and feminist readings I recommend downloading my free resource, The Schoolboy by William Blake – 2025 EDUQAS GCSE Poetry Anthology (Examination 2027), to get a clear sense of how my Eduqas 2027 lessons are structured.