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22 resources for “appearance”

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Secondary

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

William Shakespeare

Lovers, fairies and amateur performers meet in a forest where appearances and desires become unstable. The comedy gains energy from mistakes, transformatio...

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Sixth form / stretch

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

Read the opening of Chapter 5, ending when Victor first leaves the room. Follow the movement from anticipated achievement to disgust. Compare the features...

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Secondary / stretch

Great Expectations

Charles Dickens

Read the first paragraphs of Chapter I in Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations, stopping before the stranger speaks. Pip explains his name and remembers im...

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Sixth form / stretch

Hamlet

William Shakespeare

A prince receives a demand for revenge but cannot easily separate knowledge from suspicion. Hamlet explores how people act when evidence is incomplete and...

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Secondary / sixth form

Henry IV Part 1

William Shakespeare

Rebellion at court and disorder in the tavern offer Prince Hal competing models of adulthood. Read his planned transformation alongside Hotspur’s ideals an...

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Upper primary / early secondary

The BFG

Roald Dahl

Sophie’s encounter with a giant turns an unfamiliar world into a test of listening and friendship. Explore invented words through their context, compare fr...

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Secondary / sixth form

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

A portrait separates outward beauty from the visible effects of conduct. Read provocative conversations against the consequences of Dorian’s choices, disti...

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Sixth form / stretch

The Prince

Niccolò Machiavelli

Advice about political survival examines the gap between public reputation and the means of maintaining authority. Read a selected argument in its historic...

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Primary / family

The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Read the opening of Chapter VII, stopping when Mary says she would like to see Martha’s cottage. The storm has cleared, and the moor now looks inviting. Co...

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Primary / family

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum

Dorothy’s journey brings companions who believe they lack qualities they repeatedly demonstrate. Trace their actions rather than accepting their own labels...

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Cross-stage / teacher selected

V&A Art and Design Resources

Victoria and Albert Museum

Objects and design resources connect visual observation with history, materials and creative decisions. Choose a suitable resource and look closely before...

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