The Invisible Man - Medium Term Plan

The medium-term plan for teaching 'The Invisible Man' by H.G. Wells involves a comprehensive series of lessons designed to engage students with the text through a variety of activities. Each lesson is structured with a starter, introduction, development, and plenary, and is supported by PowerPoint presentations and worksheets. Lesson 1 initiates the exploration of the text by discussing students' favourite plays and the differences between prose and plays. This is followed by a vocabulary task and a creative book cover activity. In Lesson 2, the focus shifts to understanding the blurb of the book and analysing it using the P.E.A.R. (Point, Evidence, Analysis, Response) table, which students then use to craft an extended response.

Subsequent lessons continue to build on the story's themes and characters. Lessons 3 and 4 include activities such as DIRT (Dedicated Improvement and Reflection Time) and character studies of key figures like Kemp and Griffin. As the unit progresses, students delve deeper into the narrative, analysing character development and the plot through various tasks such as writing in-role as a character, creating storyboards, and constructing quizzes about the text. The plan also incorporates the use of ICT for research tasks, allowing students to discover more about H.G. Wells and the context of the play. The final lessons culminate in creative tasks such as writing a diary extract and a review of the play, which help students to consolidate their understanding and express their critical appreciation of 'The Invisible Man'.