Pupil outcome: I can explain Juliet’s agency in Act 1, Scene 5 and Act 2, Scene 2 of ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Key learning points: - Arguably, the stage directions in Act 1, Scene 5 show Romeo taking control of the exchange with Juliet. -...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how the witches disrupt the natural order in Act 1, Scene 3 of 'Macbeth' Key learning points: - Jacobean men believed that women had a duty or obligation to them - Jacobean society was intensely hierarchical...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how Shakespeare links the concepts of violence and masculinity in Act 1, Scene 1 of 'Romeo and Juliet'. Key learning points: - By opening with men bearing swords, Shakespeare implies that we should connect...

Pupil outcome: I can read and respond to a play script based on 'Charlotte's Web' and perform it in front of an audience. Key learning points: - A play is a written text that is acted out by actors in a live performance. - Actors,...

Pupil outcome: I can explore the presentation of Titania and Oberon in Act 2, Scene 1 of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. Key learning points: - Act 2 of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ begins, like Act 1, with a conflict. - Shakespeare uses...

Pupil outcome: I can read and respond to a play script based on 'The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark' and perform it in front of an audience. Key learning points: - A play is a written text that is intended to be read aloud and acted out...

Pupil outcome: I can read and respond to a play script based on 'The Iron Man' and perform it in front of an audience. Key learning points: - Play scripts are written with certain conventions that help make a script organised, clear and...

Pupil outcome: I can understand and identify the features that make up a script. Key learning points: - A script contains stage directions, character names and dialogue. - Scripts are structured for performance and must be formatted...

This lesson explores the theme of reputation and integrity in Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’. Unpack why some characters chose to stay true to themselves, while others lied to save their reputations.

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In her second masterclass on Othello, Sabrina Broadbent illustrates a variety of techniques to engage KS4 students with the plot and the language of the play. This is the second of two Shakespeare masterclasses where Year 10 students...