The Lady of Shalott - teaching resource

The Lady of Shalott – Complete Poetry Unit 

This engaging unit of work based on the 1842 version of The Lady of Shalott by Alfred, Lord Tennyson includes a 144-slide editable PowerPoint and 22 printable worksheets. Designed for lower KS3, it is also easily adaptable for Year 6 learners.

The resource features a wide range of activities, including:

• Understanding the narrative and structure of the poem

• Exploring setting, imagery, and descriptive techniques

• Analysing key characters such as the Lady of Shalott and Sir Lancelot

• Comprehension questions with answers to check understanding

• Studying poetic devices including metaphors, onomatopoeia, and pathetic fallacy

• Sequencing, cloze and storyboarding tasks to support learning

• Investigating literary context—King Arthur, Camelot, and medieval legend

• Thematic discussion tasks focusing on isolation and longing

• Writing about poetry using evidence-based responses

• Creating a simplified children’s version of the poem

• Guided essay task and diary-style empathetic writing

• Supplementary video links to enhance contextual knowledge

• A full copy of the 1842 poem for close analysis

To preview the full contents of The Lady of Shalott teaching unit, click on the PowerPoint image previews above.

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