Power, Responsibility, and the Psychology of Group Violence
This fully resourced, ready-to-teach scheme of work for DNA by Dennis Kelly is designed for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 (Modern Texts). The unit provides a complete curriculum journey that fuses detailed text analysis with deep contextual insight into youth culture, group dynamics, and responsibility.
What’s Included
- 15+ fully sequenced PowerPoint lessons covering plot, character, structure, themes, and context
- Extensive context resources – including articles, case studies, and media analysis on gangs, peer pressure, and the 2000s portrayal of youth
- Dramatic terminology worksheets and scene-specific workshops
- Assessment prep: walking-talking mocks, essay plans, writing scaffolds, and model answers
- AO1, AO2, and AO3 explicitly embedded with WOW sentence training and mark scheme annotation tasks
- Character focus lessons on Leah, Phil, John Tate, and Adam
- AQA GCSE English Literature – Modern Texts Paper 2
- KS3, Year 10–11 mixed or high-attaining cohorts
- Teachers seeking a context-rich, theme-driven, and conceptually ambitious scheme
- Integrated Aristotle’s theory of tragedy – exploring DNA as a modern tragedy
- Hot-seating, tableaux, status and body language workshops
- Comparative extracts from ‘White Boy’, ‘The Huffington Post’, and Daily Mirror gang articles
- Editable files for flexibility and differentiation
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This complete scheme for DNA is an outstanding resource — tightly planned, thought-provoking, and ideal for unpacking the moral ambiguity and power dynamics of the play. The lessons guide students through character analysis, key scenes, and thematic discussion with clarity and precision, while also encouraging independent thought and ethical debate. It’s pitched perfectly for GCSE, supporting both dramatic interpretation and analytical writing. The range of activities — from script exploration to creative tasks — keeps students fully engaged. A superb resource for bringing this modern play to life.
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