I have been teaching English for 21 years in various teaching establishments including mainstream, private and SEN; both abroad and in the UK. I enjoy making student centred, fun resources to enable all students to access great literature.
I have been teaching English for 21 years in various teaching establishments including mainstream, private and SEN; both abroad and in the UK. I enjoy making student centred, fun resources to enable all students to access great literature.
A complete set of lessons investigating the main themes of Blood Brothers. Nature v Nurture and the impact cultural influences had on the brothers choices and chances in life.
Resource includes an evoking PPT, with embedded video clips from Blood Brothers on stage, Educating Cardiff and Benefits Britain, This leads to Discussion points and a separate activity worksheet to discuss and make notes on, A grammar focus worksheet investigates Conditionals and practises the 3rd conditional in relation to Mickey (sliding doors effect).
An extension activity leads to an essay question ( could be used as preparation for AQA or OCR GCSE Literature paper)
Reource also included Lesson Plan.
RELEVANT EMBEDDED VIDEO CLIPS LINKS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-81K7aIKIg
Blood brothers on stage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-81K7aIKIg
Trailer: Educating Cardiff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXC8nyEQ8Mo
Benefits Britain: life on the Dole by the sea.
A full GCSE English exam preparation resource, including:
A historical, social and cultural background interactive PPT
Student worksheets
Character responsibility interactive student PPT
Student worksheets for character responsibilities
7 in depth answers for sample exam questions -
1 “How does Priestley present the character of Mr. Birling in An Inspector Calls?
2 How does Priestley present Eric in An Inspector Calls?
3 How does Priestley show that the effects of guilt and responsibility change the character of Sheila in An Inspector Calls?
4 How does Priestley show the differences in attitudes between the generations in An Inspector Calls?
5 How is Eva Smith presented in An Inspector?
6 Inspector Goole merely functions as a mouthpiece for Priestley’s ideas.” What do you think is the Inspector’s function in the play and how does Priestley present him?
7 Priestley criticises the selfishness of people like the Birlings. What methods does he use to present this selfishness?