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Beyond The Text is built for high school English teachers who want more than comprehension questions and busy worksheets. These resources focus on complex literary and visual texts with flexible learning activities that push students toward real analysis, strong writing and independent critical thinking. The units and resources span year 7 to Year 12 (AP and IB equivalent).
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Preview of Classic Dystopia Bundle | The Handmaid’s Tale • 1984 • Fahrenheit 451 | Lit

Classic Dystopia Bundle | The Handmaid’s Tale • 1984 • Fahrenheit 451 | Lit

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Three of the most taught dystopian novels in one powerful bundle — saving you 25% compared to purchasing individually. What’s included: 📚 The Handmaid’s Tale | Margaret Atwood A complete teaching unit exploring power, gender, identity and resistance. 📚 1984 | George Orwell A complete teaching unit exploring surveillance, totalitarianism, truth and freedom. 📚 Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury A complete teaching unit exploring censorship, conformity and the power of literature. Each unit includes
Preview of Dystopian Literature Bundle | Never Let Me Go • Blade Runner • Station Eleven

Dystopian Literature Bundle | Never Let Me Go • Blade Runner • Station Eleven

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Teaching dystopian literature has never been easier. This bundle brings together three comprehensive, no-prep teaching units for the most taught dystopian texts in senior high school English — saving you 25% compared to purchasing individually. What’s included: 📚 Never Let Me Go | Kazuo Ishiguro A complete 6-deck teaching unit exploring memory, identity, humanity and bioethics. 🎬 Blade Runner | Ridley Scott A complete 6-deck visual text analysis unit exploring technology, humanity and what it
Preview of Graphic Novel Bundle | Persepolis • Maus • They Called Us Enemy | High School

Graphic Novel Bundle | Persepolis • Maus • They Called Us Enemy | High School

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Three of the most powerful graphic novels taught in high school English — now in one comprehensive bundle, saving you 25% compared to purchasing individually. What’s included: 📚 Persepolis | Marjane Satrapi A complete 6-deck teaching unit exploring identity, revolution, exile and the female experience. 📚 Maus | Art Spiegelman A complete 6-deck teaching unit exploring the Holocaust, memory, trauma and visual storytelling. 📚 They Called Us Enemy | George Takei A complete 6-deck teaching unit ex
Preview of We Have Always Lived in the Castle Novel Unit | Shirley Jackson | High School

We Have Always Lived in the Castle Novel Unit | Shirley Jackson | High School

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A comprehensive Senior English teaching unit for We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, featuring a 10-week sequence of engaging, activity-based lessons focused on analytical writing and critical thinking. This resource supports students in exploring isolation, power, otherness, family, social conformity, and psychological tension through this haunting Gothic text. What’s included • Analysis of context, themes, characters, and cultural assumptions • Exploration of Gothic convent
Preview of Film Studies Bundle | Dead Poets Society • Jojo Rabbit • The Truman Show | ELA

Film Studies Bundle | Dead Poets Society • Jojo Rabbit • The Truman Show | ELA

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Three of the most thought-provoking films taught in high school English — now in one comprehensive bundle, saving you 25% compared to purchasing individually. What’s included: 🎬 Dead Poets Society A complete film study unit exploring conformity, identity, poetry and the power of literature. 🎬 Jojo Rabbit A complete film study unit exploring war, propaganda, prejudice and the complexity of childhood innocence. 🎬 The Truman Show A complete film study unit exploring reality, identity, media mani
Preview of Gothic Literature Bundle | Dorian Gray • Jekyll & Hyde • Gaslight | High School

Gothic Literature Bundle | Dorian Gray • Jekyll & Hyde • Gaslight | High School

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Three of the most chilling Gothic texts taught in high school English — now in one comprehensive bundle, saving you 25% compared to purchasing individually. What’s included: 📚 The Picture of Dorian Gray | Oscar Wilde A complete 6-deck teaching unit exploring beauty, corruption, morality and the Gothic double. 🎭 Gaslight | Patrick Hamilton A complete 6-deck teaching unit exploring psychological manipulation, power and Gothic drama. 🎭 Jekyll and Hyde | Robert Louis Stevenson A complete 6-deck t
Preview of The Ultimate Classroom Games Bundle | English | Any Text | Years 7 to 12

The Ultimate Classroom Games Bundle | English | Any Text | Years 7 to 12

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Seven high-energy classroom games for English teachers who want maximum engagement with zero preparation. Every game in this bundle works for any text, any topic, and any year group from Year 7 to 12. The teacher provides the questions, these resources never go out of date and never need updating. Traitors and Survivor whole class games. This bundle includes Literary Chaos Individual Edition, a strategic grid game where students secretly place power symbols and battle to protect their points, L
Preview of The Odyssey Teaching Unit | Senior English Epic Study | Greek Mythology & Lit

The Odyssey Teaching Unit | Senior English Epic Study | Greek Mythology & Lit

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A comprehensive Senior English teaching unit for Odyssey attributed to Homer, featuring a 10-week sequence of engaging, activity-based lessons focused on analytical writing and critical thinking. This resource supports students in exploring heroism, identity, loyalty, fate, leadership, and the human experience through one of the foundational texts of Western literature. What’s included • Analysis of context, themes, characters, and cultural assumptions • Exploration of Ancient Greek society, my
Preview of Ghost Wall Novel Study Unit | Senior English Literary Analysis | Gothic

Ghost Wall Novel Study Unit | Senior English Literary Analysis | Gothic

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A comprehensive Senior English teaching unit for Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss, designed to support analytical writing and critical thinking across 10 weeks. This resource supports students in exploring power, violence, gender, identity, history, and belonging through this atmospheric and thought-provoking contemporary text. What's included • Analysis of context, themes, characters, and cultural assumptions • Exploration of patriarchy, power, historical myth, class, and violence • Language features,
Preview of Twelfth Night Novel Unit | William Shakespeare | High School ELA | AP Literature

Twelfth Night Novel Unit | William Shakespeare | High School ELA | AP Literature

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A comprehensive Senior English teaching unit for Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, featuring a 10-week sequence of engaging learning activities focused on analytical writing and critical thinking. This resource supports students in exploring identity, love, gender, disguise, social class, and the nature of desire through one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies. What’s included • Analysis of context, themes, characters, and cultural assumptions • Exploration of gender roles, identity, cla
Preview of Creative Writing Bundle | Character Voice • Short Story • Craft Guide | English

Creative Writing Bundle | Character Voice • Short Story • Craft Guide | English

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Three comprehensive creative writing resources for high school English now in one bundle, saving you 25% compared to purchasing individually. What’s included: ✍️ Creative Writing Craft | Character, Voice & Aesthetic Style A complete 6-deck unit developing students’ individual writing voice, character construction and aesthetic style. ✍️ Constructing a Short Story — Writer’s Toolkit & Craft Guide A complete guide to short story structure, craft techniques and the writer’s toolkit. ✍️ The Turning
Preview of Deadly Unna? Novel Unit | Phillip Gwynne | Year 9-10 English | Australian Lit

Deadly Unna? Novel Unit | Phillip Gwynne | Year 9-10 English | Australian Lit

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An engaging and meaningful teaching unit for Deadly, Unna? by Phillip Gwynne, designed for Year 9-10 English classrooms. This resource explores a powerful Australian coming-of-age story, supporting students in analysing themes of identity, racism, belonging, and social division. Through engaging learning activities, students examine how the novel represents friendship, prejudice, and personal growth within a distinctly Australian context. The unit encourages critical thinking and discussion whil
Preview of The Bell Jar Teaching Unit | Senior English Novel Study | ELA

The Bell Jar Teaching Unit | Senior English Novel Study | ELA

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A comprehensive Senior English teaching unit for The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, featuring a 10-week sequence of engaging, activity-based lessons focused on analytical writing and critical thinking. This resource supports students in exploring mental illness, identity, gender and societal expectations, freedom and confinement, and the tension between ambition and conformity through this landmark American novel, one of the most studied texts in senior and AP English classrooms. What’s Included: • A
Preview of The Secret River Teaching Unit | Senior English Novel Study | Analysis

The Secret River Teaching Unit | Senior English Novel Study | Analysis

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A comprehensive Senior English teaching unit for The Secret River by Kate Grenville, featuring a 10-week sequence of engaging, activity-based lessons focused on analytical writing and critical thinking. This resource supports students in exploring colonisation, belonging, power, identity, morality, and the impact of frontier conflict through this significant Australian historical novel. What’s included • Analysis of context, themes, characters, and cultural assumptions • Exploration of colonisa
Preview of The Grapes of Wrath Teaching Unit | Senior English Novel Study | Steinbeck

The Grapes of Wrath Teaching Unit | Senior English Novel Study | Steinbeck

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A comprehensive Senior English teaching unit for The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, featuring a 10-week sequence of engaging, activity-based lessons focused on analytical writing and critical thinking. This resource supports students in exploring poverty, inequality, family, resilience, injustice, and the human impact of economic hardship through this classic American novel. What’s included • Analysis of context, themes, characters, and cultural assumptions • Exploration of the Great Depres
Preview of The Kite Runner Novel Study Unit | Senior English Literary Analysis | Hosseini

The Kite Runner Novel Study Unit | Senior English Literary Analysis | Hosseini

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A comprehensive Senior English teaching unit for The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, featuring a 10-week sequence of engaging, activity-based lessons focused on analytical writing and critical thinking. This resource supports students in exploring friendship, betrayal, redemption, identity, and the impact of political and cultural change through this powerful contemporary novel. What’s included • Analysis of context, themes, characters, and cultural assumptions • Exploration of Afghan history,
Preview of Annie John Novel Study Unit | Senior English Literary Analysis | Jamaica Kincaid

Annie John Novel Study Unit | Senior English Literary Analysis | Jamaica Kincaid

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A comprehensive Senior English teaching unit for Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid, featuring a 10-week sequence of engaging, activity-based lessons focused on analytical writing and critical thinking. This resource supports students in exploring identity, adolescence, family relationships, colonialism, gender, and independence through this powerful coming-of-age novel. What’s included • Analysis of context, themes, characters, and cultural assumptions • Exploration of colonialism, Caribbean identi
Preview of The Cut Out Girl Memoir Study Unit | English Literary Analysis | Holocaust

The Cut Out Girl Memoir Study Unit | English Literary Analysis | Holocaust

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A comprehensive Senior English teaching unit for The Cut Out Girl by Bart van Es, featuring a 10-week sequence of engaging, activity-based lessons focused on analytical writing and critical thinking. This resource supports students in exploring identity, memory, survival, family, trauma, and moral responsibility through this powerful Holocaust memoir. What’s included • Analysis of context, themes, characters, and cultural assumptions • Exploration of the Holocaust, persecution, survival, and po
Preview of Where the Crawdads Sing Novel Study Unit | Senior English Literary Analysis |

Where the Crawdads Sing Novel Study Unit | Senior English Literary Analysis |

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A comprehensive Senior English teaching unit for Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, featuring a 10-week sequence of engaging, activity-based lessons focused on analytical writing and critical thinking. This resource supports students in exploring isolation, belonging, prejudice, resilience, nature, and identity through this contemporary literary novel. What’s included • Analysis of context, themes, characters, and cultural assumptions • Exploration of social isolation, gender expectations,
Preview of Home Novel Study Unit | Senior English Literary Analysis | Larissa Behrendt

Home Novel Study Unit | Senior English Literary Analysis | Larissa Behrendt

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A comprehensive Senior English teaching unit for Home by Larissa Behrendt, featuring a 10-week sequence of engaging, activity-based lessons focused on analytical writing and critical thinking. This resource supports students in exploring identity, belonging, family, colonisation, intergenerational trauma, and resilience through this powerful Australian text. What’s included • Analysis of context, themes, characters, and cultural assumptions • Exploration of Indigenous perspectives, colonisation
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Beyond The Text is built for high school English teachers who want more than comprehension questions and busy worksheets. These resources focus on complex literary and visual texts with flexible learning activities that push students toward real analysis, strong writing and independent critical thinking. The units and resources span year 7 to Year 12 (AP and IB equivalent).