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A full lesson on Gillian Clarke’s Catrin, created for the new EDUQAS poetry anthology (first assessment 2027). This lesson explores the emotional tension, love, and changing connection between mother and daughter through guided analysis, vocabulary development, thesis-style writing, and visually engaging slides. Key Question: How does Clarke explore the complex bond between mother and daughter in Catrin? Supporting Questions: – Who are the ‘I’ and ‘you’ in the poem? – What moment does the first stanza describe? – How has the relationship changed by the second stanza?

A full lesson on Jackie Kay’s Dusting the Phone, created for the new EDUQAS poetry anthology (first assessment 2027). This lesson explores emotional obsession, longing, and vulnerability through guided analysis, vocabulary development, thesis-style writing, and engaging visual slides. Key Question: How does Kay explore obsession and emotional vulnerability in relationships? Supporting Questions: – What is the speaker waiting for, and how does this affect them emotionally? – How does the speaker’s tone shift throughout the poem? – How does the poem’s structure reflect emotional chaos or instability?

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?

A full lesson on Eve L. Ewing’s Origin Story, created for the new EDUQAS poetry anthology (first assessment 2027). This lesson explores love, identity, and emotional transformation through guided analysis, vocabulary work, thesis-style writing, and rich visual resources. Students are encouraged to reflect on meaningful connections and the lasting impact of relationships. Key Question: How does Ewing explore love, identity, and fate in Origin Story? Supporting Questions: – Who are the ‘you’ and ‘I’ in the poem? – What is the tone: romantic, reflective, or spiritual? – How does the poet describe the impact of the relationship?

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?

Lesson 7 – Comic Relief and the Fool Unpick the role of comic characters in serious stories and analyse how Shakespeare uses humour to reveal deeper truths.

Lesson 6 – Power and the Monarchy Examine Queen Elizabeth I’s leadership and influence, and explore how power shaped Shakespeare’s world and writing.

Lesson 8 – Theatrical Devices Introduce students to dramatic techniques like soliloquies, stage directions and monologues through short performance tasks.

Lesson 10 – Dramatic Irony Analyse how dramatic irony creates tension and audience engagement, with links to Romeo and Juliet and familiar stories.

Lesson 9 – Theme of Love Explore different types of love in Shakespeare’s plays, using the Romeo and Juliet balcony scene as a central case study.

Lesson 14 – Short Story – Theme of Betrayal Encourage creative writing through the lens of betrayal, using planning grids and modelled language to guide students.

Lesson 13 – Conflict in Relationships Explore family and social conflict through character arguments, focusing on the language of tension and power dynamics.

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

Lesson 12 – Writing Your Own Soliloquy Support students in writing powerful, emotionally rich soliloquies that express vulnerability and inner conflict.

Lesson 5 – Shakespeare’s Language Break down barriers to understanding Shakespeare’s language through paraphrasing, decoding, and discussion of meaning.

Introduce students to the sights, smells and sounds of Shakespeare’s world through immersive empathy writing and sensory description tasks.

Lesson 3 – The Globe Theatre Discover the unique design of The Globe Theatre and how its structure shaped the performance experience for actors and audience alike.

Lesson 2 – Inside Elizabethan England Explore how society was structured in Shakespeare’s time and how social class shaped people’s experiences.

Lesson 4 – Actors & Audience Compare the lively behaviour of Elizabethan theatre audiences to modern expectations, with a focus on projection and performance skills.

Lesson 17 – Writing a Poem Students plan and write their own poem using Shakespearean themes, incorporating imagery, rhyme and emotional tone.