AQA A-Level English Literature B: Keats Tragedy Poetry – Complete Scheme of Work

A fully resourced and carefully sequenced scheme of work for teaching John Keats within the AQA English Literature B (7717) Tragedy component, focusing on key poems including Lamia, Isabella, La Belle Dame Sans Merci and Agnes.

This unit is designed to develop secure textual knowledge, conceptual understanding of tragedy, and high-level essay writing, preparing students for top-band responses in examinations.

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What’s Included
• A full sequence of lesson PowerPoints (12+ lessons)
• Structured teaching of:
• Lamia (Parts 1 & 2)
• Isabella
• La Belle Dame Sans Merci
• The Eve of St Agnes
• Critical reading materials on tragedy
• Model paragraphs (full marks examples)
• Essay writing lessons and scaffolding
• Feminist readings of Keats
• Worksheets, homework tasks and guided analysis
• Connections map to support comparative thinking

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Curriculum Coverage
• AQA English Literature B (7717)
• Tragedy (Pre-1900 Poetry)
• Assessment Objectives:
• AO1 – structured, conceptual argument
• AO2 – analysis of language, form and structure
• AO3 – contextual understanding (Romanticism, gender, power)
• AO5 – critical interpretations (including feminist readings)