Frankenstein: The 1818 Text – Full Scheme of Work/Resources (A-Level Edexcel)

Complete, high-quality lesson slides. Fully editable, engaging, and rigorous. Some dual-coding for visual learners.

This comprehensive and fully resourced Scheme of Work/lessons (Frankenstein) is designed for A-Level English Literature (Edexcel) but is easily adaptable for AQA. The scheme supports in-depth textual analysis, critical thinking, and every lesson has modelled essay writing while ensuring students meet the demands of AO1–AO3.

Perfect for experienced teachers looking to save planning time or early career teachers seeking a clear, structured approach.

What’s Included:

First Lesson includes Unit introduction to A-level Component 2.
Five for Five starters and answers
Strive task
Some dual-coding – aiding instructions/tasks
Key vocabulary on every slide
Frayer model to deepen understanding of abstract terminology
Detailed context slides focusing on social, cultural, religious, literary, historical and Mary Shelley specific context
Reading slide summarising key focus, speaker/persons and themes and motifs
Pit Stop post-reading task – Students complete tasks for quotations, techniques, analysis, and context
Answers provided for PIT STOP table linking each quotation to techniques, analysis and context
We Do task – further analysis of chosen quotation with engaging questions
I DO task - Model responses demonstrating high-level analysis and covering AO1, AO2 and AO3 - All lesson model paragraphs follow PEZEDAL structure (Point, Evidence, Zoom (technique), Effect/ Explain, Develop, Additional interpretation, Link to context. Model paragraph also covers the lesson’s inquiry question with full AO1 - AO3 coverage.
You Do task – Essay planning/writing task with scaffolded sentence openers
Plenary – Peer or self-assessment with success criteria

Each lesson is structured for clarity, challenge, and progression while encouraging critical engagement with the text.

Suitable for:

Edexcel A-Level English Literature (Component 2: Prose)
Teachers delivering Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein - Easily adaptable for AQA
KS5 literature classrooms aiming for high engagement and top-band responses
Format:
Fully editable PowerPoint slides that are ready to teach
Professionally structured, ready to teach or adapt for your cohort