1. Pre-Starter
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n e c
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Unscramble the letters to reveal the theme of today’s lesson.
How many other words can you find relating to the play?
Bonus points given to other words relating to the play.

2. The History Boys – Alan Bennett
 L.O: To analyse Alan Bennett’s presentation of
education in The History Boys.
AO1 Respond to texts critically and imaginatively; select and
evaluate relevant textual detail to illustrate and support
interpretations.
AO2: Explain how language, structure and form contribute to
writers’ presentation of ideas, themes and settings.
Success Criteria:
3. You MUST complete a table collecting evidence about the theme of
education in the play. Understand the grade descriptors for literature and
produce a PEE paragraph that will achieve your target grade.
2. You SHOULD produce more than one PEE paragraph to achieve your target
grade.
1. You COULD produce more than one PEE paragraph to exceed your target
Grade.

3. Starter
 Organise the points about education into a
diamond order in relation to your personal
thoughts about education.

4. Linking to the characters.
 Look back at your notes about Hector and
Irwin from the last two lessons.
 Choose one of the characters and reorder
the diamond based on their view of
education.
 Write down the quote you had in section A
(at the top of your diamond).
 Be prepared to justify your choices.

5. Sample exam question
 How does Alan Bennett present education in
The History Boys? [20+4]
AO1 Respond to texts critically and
imaginatively; select and evaluate relevant
textual detail to illustrate and support
interpretations.

6. Quote gathering.
 Complete the PEE table to find evidence
for the different views of education
represented by Hector and Irwin in the
play.

7. Grade descriptors relating to
AO1 and AO2
Grade C
Candidates understand and demonstrate how writers use ideas, themes and
settings in texts to affect the reader. They respond personally to the
effects of language, structure and form, referring to textual detail to
support their views and reactions.
They convey ideas clearly and appropriately.
Grade A
Candidates respond enthusiastically and critically to texts, showing
imagination and originality in developing alternative approaches and
interpretations. They confidently explore and evaluate how language,
structure and form contribute to writers’ varied ways of presenting ideas,
themes and settings, and how they achieve specific effects on readers. They
convey ideas persuasively and cogently, supporting them with apt textual
references.

8. Writing a PEE paragraph

10. How does Alan Bennett present
education in The History Boys?
Create a PEE Paragraph using one piece of
evidence you have just collected.
Use the grade descriptors to ensure you
are writing to at least the standard of
your target grade.
Extension: Write an additional PEE paragraph.

11. Peer marking
 Based on the grade descriptors you have
grade the PEE paragraphs written by your
partner.

12. Self assessment
 L.O: To analyse Alan Bennett’s presentation of education in
The History Boys?
Rank your success in this lesson on the scale of 1 to 3 based
on what you have produced.
Write the number on the bottom of your page.
Success Criteria:
3. You MUST complete a table collecting evidence about the theme of
education in the play. Understand the grade descriptors for literature and
produce a PEE paragraph that will achieve your target grade.
2. You SHOULD produce more than one PEE paragraph to achieve your target
grade.
1. You COULD produce more than one PEE paragraph to exceed your target
Grade.

13. Homework – On-going from
Friday’s lesson
 Find definitions for all the vocabulary words
on the sheet.
 Friday 15th