Lyrical Ballads Comprehensive Guide

Resource for A Level English


Introduction to Lyrical Ballads

Workbook introducing students to Wordsworth and Coleridge's poetry. Designed to support learning alongside your own scheme.
Provides:
  • Notes on contexts (Style, Form/Genre and Romanticism)
  • Detailed notes on the poems which are grouped thematically: Nature and the Sublime, Childhood and Memory, Imagination, Political and Social Commentary, and Women
  • Sample essay plan and examination questions
  • Internet research project

Comprehensive Guide to Lyrical Ballads

A jam-packed complete guide to the poems, designed to complement the Activities and Worksheets.
Includes:
  • Notes on the Romantic movement
  • Notes on the historical context
  • Biographies of Coleridge and Wordsworth
  • Extensive notes on the poems
  • Example WJEC examination questions

Activities and Worksheets for Lyrical Ballads

Designed to complement the Comprehensive Guide to Lyrical Ballads (by the same author).
Contains:
  • Activities and ready-to-use worksheets on every poem, both individually and as part of thematic groups.
  • Examination-style questions and activities covering themes such as Old Age, Childhood, Maternal Love, Social Injustice and Inhumanity, the Power of Nature, the Imagination and the Supernatural, and Journeys
  • Wide range of relevant websites given for students' own research

Listen to Lyrical Ballads on CD

A 2-CD set containing professional recordings of the whole of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The Thorn, The Idiot Boy and Goody Blake & Harry Gill.
  • Provided as CDs to use in class and as mp3 files for students to download to their iPods
  • Price includes site licence: make as many copies as you like for use by staff and students at your school
  • Bring the ballads to life for your students!

Click here to listen to Part I of the Ancient Mariner

What do teachers say about this resource? (3058)

'Incredibly useful... Great activities to stimulate learning and research.'

'Good ideas for lessons which will save time. Useful support and sheets can be copied for students who missed lessons.'

'I think that this is an articulate, knowledgeable, very comprehensive and lucid piece of writing which would be an excellent resource for teachers. I think the author has written an excellent piece and deserves credit for her research and insight.'

'An impressive examination of the text. A useful and thorough resource that would be helpful to teachers and students. It offers all the information you would need to approach the poems.'

Review comments from 1st edition