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CHAUCER: THE GENERAL PROLOGUE
Centred around a contemporary portrait, this poster gives background information to The General Prologue and The Canterbury Tales, and considers the pilgrims as representatives of fourteenth century society.  Attention is also paid to the Knight, the Narrator and Chaucer’s use of irony.  Especially valuable for GCSE and A level students, and those taking examinations of a similar level.

JOHN DONNE
Vital information for sixth formers studying this remarkable poet - and useful for any student of the so-called "metaphysicals".  Centred around a portrait from the National Portrait Gallery, this poster looks at Donne’s life and background; the metaphysical conceit; learning, puns and surprises; the debt to drama; realism; and metre.

ORWELL: ANIMAL FARM
Aimed at GCSE and Key Stage 3 pupils (and their equivalent), this poster centres around "The Seven Commandments".  There are detailed comments and questions on Major, Napoleon, Snowball, Squealer, and Boxer and Clover, as well as shorter notes on Mollie, Moses, Benjamin, Jones, Pilkington and Frederick.  

PLAYHOUSES & POETS
Our guide to Shakespeare's theatre offers vital background information to anyone studying the Elizabethan and Jacobean playwrights.  Featuring a newly drawn reconstruction of  'The Swan', the poster also includes a short history of theatre in England and introductions to the major 'poets' of the era - Marlowe, Jonson, Shakespeare and Webster.

POETRY OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
This poster gives a background to the First World War and studies four poems by soldiers who died in the conflict: Brooke’s "Peace", Owen’s "Dulce et Decorum Est" and "The Send Off", and Rosenberg’s "Break of Day in the Trenches".

PRIESTLEY: AN INSPECTOR CALLS
Aimed at GCSE pupils, this poster looks at the play’s structure, the hypocrisy of Edwardian society, and the tension between realism and mystery.   The reactions of the Birlings to the Inspector’s visit are also considered, and there is a range of questions.

THE ROMANTIC REVOLUTION
Aimed at A level students (and those taking examinations of a similar level) and with illustrations from the National Portrait Gallery, this poster focuses on the life and work of William Blake and William Wordsworth.  Attention is also paid to the American War of Independence, the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, and of course the Romantic Revolution itself.

SHAKESPEARE: JULIUS CAESAR
This poster focuses on the main characters: Caesar, Brutus, Cassius and Antony.  Is this a play of heroes and villains, or is it more about the consequences of rebellion?  There is also a clear account of the plot and the usual range of thought-provoking questions.

SHAKESPEARE: MACBETH
Aimed at GCSE and Key Stage 3 pupils (and their equivalent) and illustrated by young artists, this poster focuses on evil in the play, with comment and questions on the Witches and the supernatural, Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and Banquo.  

SHAKESPEARE: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Aimed at GCSE and AS level students, and centred on a portrait of Sir Frank Benson as Shylock from the National Portrait Gallery, the poster offers an outline of the plot of this disturbing 'comedy,' a look at some of the background issues, and discussions of Shylock, Antonio and Portia.

SHAKESPEARE: OTHELLO (Two Poster Set: £15.98)
Aimed at A Level pupils (and those taking examinations of a similar level) and illustrated by young artists,  these posters focus on Iago - his motives and methods; Othello ("One that loved not wisely, but too well"?); the ambiguity of Desdemona's character; the role of Cassio; the double time scheme; the language of the play.

SHAKESPEARE: ROMEO AND JULIET
Aimed at GCSE and key stage 3 pupils, this poster discusses the play’s structure and its move from comedy to tragedy.  There is consideration of the play’s older generation and an analysis of Juliet’s speech as, after their marriage, she waits for Romeo.  

SHERRIFF: JOURNEY'S END
Aimed at GCSE students and their equivalent, this poster looks at the background to Sherriff’s dramatic study of life in the First World War trenches and investigates the different ways in which the characters react to the horrors around them.

PARTS OF SPEECH
A basic guide to identifying (and arguing about?) the role which individual words play in a sentence: nouns, pronouns, verbs, conjunctions, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions and interjections. 

PUNCTUATION
Invaluable for students of all ages (and for adults too!), this eye-catching poster focuses on sentences, conjunctions, the full stop, the comma, the question mark, the exclamation mark, the semi-colon, the colon, brackets, the apostrophe and direct speech.  A "must" for any and every English room.  

WRITING LETTERS
Aimed at GCSE and key stage 3 pupils, this poster offers three"model" letters - informal, complaint and business ("fully blocked" and "open punctuation") - each with detailed explanatory notes.  There is also a comprehensive section of "Examination Tips".

WRITING ABOUT POETRY
Whether writing about set poems or tackling Comment and Appreciation papers, this simple step-by-step guide is a help for anyone approaching poetry analysis for the first time.  There are sample analyses of Matthew Arnold’s "Dover Beach" and Edward Thomas’s "Adlestrop", as well as an explanation of key technical terms.

WRITING STORIES
What shall I write about?  Planning your story (spider charts and paragraph plans) - Choosing a narrator - Beginnings - Endings - Sketching the background - Building characters - Giving a performance.

WRITING SUMMARIES
Being able to cut through waffle and summarize an argument is a vital life and examination skill.  Our poster offers a step-by-step guide - and a detailed example of the method in use.

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