Our Day Out - teaching resource

Our Day Out – Complete Unit of Work

This comprehensive 15-lesson resource is designed to help you teach Willy Russell’s Our Day Out effectively and engagingly. It includes:

• A 230-slide fully editable PowerPoint presentation

• 35 accompanying worksheets

• A detailed unit overview for smooth planning and delivery

Each lesson is designed around the four-part structure — starter, introduction, development, and plenary — ensuring lessons are clear, consistent, and easy to follow. Because the slides are fully editable, you can teach the unit as it is or adapt and differentiate activities to suit your students’ needs.

To preview the full resource, simply select ‘View All Slides’ and click on the images to explore the PowerPoint in detail.

Key Activities and Features Include:

• A brief biography of Willy Russell and exploration of the 1970s Liverpool context

• Comprehension questions with accompanying answers

• Detailed analysis of key characters: Mrs Kay, Mr Briggs, and Carol

• Examination of Mr Briggs’ character arc and development

• Exploration of the play’s key themes: class, education, and poverty

• Developing inference and deduction skills

• Investigating stereotypes and prejudice within the play

• Analysing tension, suspense, and dramatic irony to explore comedy and pathos

• Hot-seating activities to deepen understanding of characters

• A formal letter-writing task

• Sequencing and summarising activities to consolidate learning

• An essay-writing task with step-by-step guidance

This engaging and fully resourced unit offers everything you need to deliver a successful scheme of work for Our Day Out, combining creative tasks, detailed analysis, and assessment opportunities to support learners of all abilities.

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