This Handmaid’s Tale Theme & Motif Revision Workbook is a 31-page resource designed to help students build confident, detailed responses on key ideas in the novel.

It covers 8 major themes (Religion + Theocracy, Gender Roles, Rebellion, Power, Fertility, Identity, Memory and Use of Language). Each are explored over two dedicated pages that identify six key plot moments related to that theme with explanations and corresponding chapter references. Students are given space to add supporting quotations, encouraging close reading and independent analysis.

The booklet also includes a full page dedicated to each of the 9 central motifs (Eyes + Surveillance, Names, Clothing + Colour, Biblical References, Mirrors, Flowers, The Wall, Sexual Violence, Language + Words). The page identifies three key examples of each motif in action, along with corresponding chapter numbers and space to add quotations.

This structured yet flexible workbook is ideal for developing thematic understanding and strengthening connections across the text. It can be used as a useful revision or homework resource - or printed in isolation as separate worksheets.