Tess of the D’Urbervilles: Activity Pack for AS and A Level

Set text for:
  • AQA A AS and A Level
  • AQA B AS and A Level
  • Edexcel AS and A Level

Activities include:

  • engaging questions
  • critical thinking
  • close reading
  • pair and group tasks
  • visual, audio and kinaesthetic tasks
  • further research
  • extension tasks

Accessible for every level and linked to the AOs throughout!

Plus! Answers to all activities included.

With a morally compromised dairymaid as its heroine, Tess of the d'Urbervilles is a fascinating and atypical text from which to explore the cultural attitudes to sexual morality, religion, class and love in late Victorian England. This invaluable, varied activity pack provides a variety of ready-to-use handouts, covering the whole text, for you to mix and match to suit your class.

  • Prepare
    Pre-reading exercises provide a starting point for study
  • Explore
    Appealing chapter-by-chapter tasks guide students through the text, 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

What do teachers say about this resource? (9182)

A good core resource for springboarding tasks and formative assessments... This would also be incredibly useful to NQTs who want to ensure that they are covering the specification and delivering the content in an interactive and thought provoking manner. The resource is good for both group and individual activities. The Walkthrough activities are very good to use for formative tasks after reading a set of chapters. The Background activities are a good way for learners to learn about the themes as homework... The Walkthrough Activities are also really helpful for facilitating discussion... They encourages the learner to directly reference the text and summarise the content... The resource is quite useful as a revision tool for students. The highlighted techniques and explanations help signpost the students on what to discuss... A really flexible resource!

A Dunphy, Private Tutor & Peer Reviewer