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This video provides an overview of the Victorian era in the United Kingdom, focusing on the literary themes of confusion, pessimism, and criticism of society. It emphasizes the importance of using transitions in writing to effectively...

Pupil outcome: I can identify the features of an essay in preparation for writing about the Windrush. Key learning points: - The purpose of an essay can be to present a coherent argument in response to a question. - To meet its purpose...

Pupil outcome: I can discuss the author and context of ‘A Christmas Carol’. Key learning points: - Charles Dickens lived during the Victorian era. - He was a very popular author who often represented the contrast between the rich and the...

Pupil outcome: I can gather information about the Titanic from a range of sources. Key learning points: - Information can be gathered from a range of different sources (both primary and secondary). - Journalists research the topic of...

Pupil outcome: I can understand the context of 'Oliver Twist'. Key learning points: - Oliver Twist is set in Victorian England. - Charles Dickens is a key author for our cultural heritage; ‘Oliver Twist’ is considered a children’s...

Pupil outcome: I can retell the plot of 'The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle' and consider it from different characters' perspectives. Key learning points: - 'The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle' is a Sherlock Holmes short story first...

Pupil outcome: I can present a convincing argument about youth justice. Key learning points: - Victorians were tough on crime to deter people from offending. - Victorians valued discipline and responsibility. - It was a middle class myth...

Pupil outcome: I can analyse Helen Stoner’s presentation in ‘The Speckled Band’. Key learning points: - The Victorian era saw the police force take an interest in solving previous crimes - The popularity of detective fiction grew at this...

Pupil outcome: I can use context effectively in an analytical paragraph when writing about 'Jekyll and Hyde'. Key learning points: - Context must be precise and avoid generalisations. - Context needs to be anchored to the text by linking...

Pupil outcome: I can trace Stevenson’s use of setting across the the novel, ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’. Key learning points: - Stevenson takes the conventions of the Gothic genre and subverts them to make his fictional...

Pupil outcome: I can explain why Dickens used the ‘ghost story’ genre to underpin his didactic message. Key learning points: - Dickens was influential in establishing the ghost story as a popular genre in the Victorian period. - Dickens...

Pupil outcome: I can effectively evaluate context when writing about the Victorian poems in the anthology. Key learning points: - Context must be precise and avoid generalisations. - Victorian society disempowered women but many...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how Browning presents a transgressive and abusive relationship. Key learning points: - The poem starts with the speaker feeling unsettled but is soon warmed physically and emotionally by Porphyria's arrival....

Pupil outcome: I can understand and explain two writers’ different attitudes to their animal traveling companions. Key learning points: - Robert Louis Stevenson was a Victorian writer of novels and travel books. - John Steinbeck was a...

Pupil outcome: I can explain the historical context of 'Sherlock Holmes' and explore the story 'The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle'. Key learning points: - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote the ’Sherlock Holmes’ stories starting in 1886. -...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how Hardy explores attitudes to war. Key learning points: - The poem was written during the Boer War. - Hardy was very critical of this war and the British Empire’s military tactics. - Hardy was suspicious...

Pupil outcome: I can use context to explain the characterisation of Scrooge as a misanthropic character. Key learning points: - Thomas Malthus was an economist who raised concerns about the sustainability of the growing Victorian...

Pupil outcome: I can write the first half of a setting description in 'Sherlock Holmes'. Key learning points: - Writing is most successful when structure, content and vocabulary is planned. - Oral rehearsal is an important step in the...

Pupil outcome: I can analyse how Stevenson uses his descriptions of Victorian London to explore the impact of the Industrial Revolution. Key learning points: - Victorian London was noisy, overcrowded, and diverse, with people from...

Pupil outcome: I can compare how Dickens presents the Christmas celebrations of characters from different social classes. Key learning points: - Christmas for wealthy Victorians was a time of extravagant parties, feasts and gift giving....

Pupil outcome: I can explain how Hardy conveys the speaker's feelings about the breakdown of their relationship. Key learning points: - Hardy recalls a devastating moment of separation in a romantic relationship. - The desolate setting...

Pupil outcome: I can read summarise different attitudes towards child labour in the Victorian era. Key learning points: - Attitudes towards child labour were less strict in the Victorian era. - There are more laws today than in Victorian...