A complete first lesson on writing A Level Spanish literature essays, using La casa de Bernarda Alba. Includes a 60-minute teacher PowerPoint and a printable student pack with a model essay, quote bank and sentence bank.
Teach your Year 13 students how to write a literary essay in Spanish, step by step.
This ready-to-teach lesson uses one theme, freedom in La casa de Bernarda Alba. Students see the structure of an A Level essay, learn the PEA method (Punto, Evidencia, Análisis), and write their first analytical paragraph by the end of the hour.
What's included
18-slide teacher PowerPoint for a 60-minute lesson, with a starter, live PEA modelling, a colour-coding task, a phrase hunt, independent writing, peer feedback, an exit ticket and homework. Speaker notes are included on every slide.
5-page student pack (PDF):
essay structure and PEA at a glance
a Spanish sentence bank for introducing arguments, analysing quotes and concluding
connectors and literary vocabulary
a quote bank organised by theme: oppression, freedom, honour and double standards
an annotated ~440-word model essay
a scaffolded PEA paragraph with a checklist and an extension challenge
Suitable for: A Level Spanish (Year 12–13) literature teaching, classroom use, cover lessons and independent study.
Format: PowerPoint (.pptx) and printable PDF.
A complete first lesson on writing A Level Spanish literature essays, using La casa de Bernarda Alba. Includes a 60-minute teacher PowerPoint and a printable student pack with a model essay, quote bank and sentence bank.
Teach your Year 13 students how to write a literary essay in Spanish, step by step.
This ready-to-teach lesson uses one theme, freedom in La casa de Bernarda Alba. Students see the structure of an A Level essay, learn the PEA method (Punto, Evidencia, Análisis), and write their first analytical paragraph by the end of the hour.
What's included
18-slide teacher PowerPoint for a 60-minute lesson, with a starter, live PEA modelling, a colour-coding task, a phrase hunt, independent writing, peer feedback, an exit ticket and homework. Speaker notes are included on every slide.
5-page student pack (PDF):
essay structure and PEA at a glance
a Spanish sentence bank for introducing arguments, analysing quotes and concluding
connectors and literary vocabulary
a quote bank organised by theme: oppression, freedom, honour and double standards
an annotated ~440-word model essay
a scaffolded PEA paragraph with a checklist and an extension challenge
Suitable for: A Level Spanish (Year 12–13) literature teaching, classroom use, cover lessons and independent study.
Format: PowerPoint (.pptx) and printable PDF.
