A rigorous and engaging scheme of work for The Merchant of Venice, designed to meet the requirements of the GCSE English Literature specification. This fully resourced unit supports students with contextual understanding, close textual analysis, comparative writing, and extract-based assessment practice.
What’s included
- Full sequence of lessons covering the entire play
- Active reading tasks for each act and scene
- Key questions and guided annotation tasks to build understanding
- Detailed exploration of characters including Shylock, Portia, Jessica, Antonio and Bassanio
- Contextual lessons on antisemitism, Elizabethan society, gender roles and justice
- Extended writing practice on themes such as prejudice, justice, power and mercy
- Analytical paragraph modelling with sentence stems and structure (PEE/PEA)
- Regular assessment checkpoints with feedback strategies
- Comparative poetry tasks (e.g. Refugee Blues and You’ll Be Hearing from Us Shortly)
- Activities focused on comedy and tragedy conventions in Shakespeare
- Scaffolded extract-based assessment preparation with exam-style questions
- Oracy tasks including conscience alleys, role plays and structured debate
Ideal for
- English teachers delivering The Merchant of Venice at KS4
- Curriculum leads seeking a balanced and inclusive approach to challenging content
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This is an incredibly well-structured scheme for teaching The Merchant of Venice. It covers all key scenes, characters, and contextual themes with clear learning objectives and differentiated tasks. The assessment materials and contextual resources are particularly helpful for GCSE preparation. My students found the lessons engaging, and it really boosted their confidence with Shakespeare. A fantastic resource!
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