| Lesson Plan |
| Grade: |
Date: 25/02/2026 |
| Subject: English Literature |
| Lesson Topic: Exploring the relationship between a text and its historical, social and cultural backgrounds and the ways in which this can illuminate the reading of a text. In response to unseen texts, considering the ways in which a text’s meaning is shaped by co |
Learning Objective/s:
- Identify historical, social and cultural references in unseen texts.
- Analyse how form, language and style reflect contextual influences.
- Construct a coherent thesis linking context to meaning in exam responses.
- Evaluate the impact of contextual cues on interpretation of literary excerpts.
- Apply the C‑F‑L‑S framework to produce a structured analysis.
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Materials Needed:
- Projector and screen for displaying slides.
- Handout with C‑F‑L‑S table and sample unseen excerpt.
- Whiteboard and markers.
- Sticky notes for quick context brainstorming.
- Printed checklist for unseen‑text examination.
- Optional: audio clip of industrial‑era sounds.
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Introduction:
Begin with a striking image of a soot‑blackened sky projected on the screen to hook students. Prompt them to recall how historical periods shape language and ask what clues they notice in the picture. Explain that today they will learn a step‑by‑step method for unpacking context in unseen passages and that success will be measured by a clear, evidence‑based paragraph.
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Lesson Structure:
- Do‑now (5’) – Students write three observations from the projected image that might indicate historical or social context.
- Mini‑lecture (10’) – Define historical, social, cultural context and introduce the C‑F‑L‑S framework with examples.
- Guided analysis (15’) – Whole‑class walk‑through of the sample excerpt using the three‑step approach (identify context, examine form, analyse language).
- Pair work (12’) – Students receive a new unseen paragraph, fill out a C‑F‑L‑S table and note links.
- Whole‑class share (8’) – Pairs present their findings; teacher highlights effective links and common pitfalls.
- Consolidation quiz (5’) – Quick Kahoot/exit poll on key terminology and steps.
- Homework briefing (5’) – Assign a practice unseen text for a 200‑word contextual analysis.
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Conclusion:
Summarise how identifying context and linking it to form and language deepens interpretation. Ask students to write one sentence on the board that captures the main insight from today’s analysis as an exit ticket. Remind them to complete the homework unseen passage and bring their C‑F‑L‑S tables for the next lesson.
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