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Oleanna Teaching Guide for A Level English

Oleanna: Teaching Guide for A Level

An intelligently-planned teaching guide for the whole text. Notes, activities and teaching ideas helps you to deliver imaginative lessons and help your students to read, understand and reflect on the novel. Activities ensure in-depth analysis of the text, covering:
  • Character
  • Language use
  • Themes
  • Dramatic features
  • Structure and more!

PLUS: With advice and example examination questions for WJEC Literature Unit LT1 for perfect assessment preparation!

'This is a very detailed & comprehensive resource which has a good variety of exercises to help students explore the play in full. It also provides teachers with useful contextual links. The breadth of points for discussion are very useful to ensure the students are exploring the text through focused classroom debate.'
C Davis, English HoD, Independent Reviewer
'Encourages independence & active learning. It specifically focuses [students] on aspects of the specification.'
G Fenton, English HoD, Independent Reviewer
'A brilliant resource... The guidance on each episode directs the student whilst encouraging them to develop their own ideas & understanding. The focus is always firmly on the end result (the exam) & students are supported in their growing understanding of the text.'
J Malt, English HoD, WJEC Examiner, Independent Reviewer

Comprehensively meets
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