King Lear: Activity Pack for AS and A Level English Literature
- AQA B AS & A Level
- Edexcel A Level
- Eduqas A Level
- WJEC A Level
A fresh, dynamic approach to one of Shakespeare’s most captivating and tragic dramas. This Activity Pack will take your students far beyond the plot, ensuring deeper understanding, wider discussion and more detailed analysis of this fascinating play.
Ready-to-use handouts cover the whole text, for you to mix and match to suit your class.
Activities include:
- engaging questions
- critical thinking
- close reading
- pair and group tasks
- visual, audio and kinaesthetic tasks
- further research
Accessible for every level and linked to the AOs
Plus! Answers to all activities
Prepare
Pre-reading exercises provide a starting point for study
Explore
Appealing section-by-section tasks guide students through the play, allowing them to gain understanding and analytical skills
while remaining engaged
Reflect
Whole-text activities show the bigger picture, exploring key
areas of: Characterisation • Relationships • Genre • Themes •
Attitudes and Values • Writer's use of language • Form •
Structure • Context • Critical Reception
Keywords
- A level English Literature
- A Level AQA B English Literature (7717)
- Paper 1: Literary Genres
- Aspects of Tragedy
- A Level Edexcel English Literature (9ET0)
- Component 1: Drama
- Tragedy
- A Level Eduqas English Literature (QA720)
- Component 2: Drama
- A Level Activity Packs
- A Level English Literature Activity Pack
- William Shakespeare
- Shakespeare
- King Lear