The Handmaid's Tale

Introduce your A-level students to the hellish dystopian landscape of Margaret Atwood's iconic novel, The Handmaid's Tale. 

You'll find chapter questions, close reading activities, discussion prompts and essay questions – and much more.
 

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The Twelfth Symposium
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Main Subject
English
Category
Modern prose
Prose
Reading
Literature
English
Resource type
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Student activity
Title
The Handmaid’s Tale
Time period
Post-1900
Genre
Modern
Author
Margaret Atwood
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Offred - Heroine or victim?
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English
Category
Modern prose
Prose
Reading
Literature
English
Resource type
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Title
The Handmaid’s Tale
Time period
Post-1900
Genre
Modern
Author
Margaret Atwood
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Historical notes
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Main Subject
English
Category
Modern prose
Prose
Reading
Literature
English
Resource type
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Role play/debate/discussion
Exam preparation
Complete lesson
Title
The Handmaid’s Tale
Time period
Post-1900
Genre
Modern
Author
Margaret Atwood
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Research / revision activities
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Modern prose
Prose
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Literature
English
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Title
The Handmaid’s Tale
Time period
Post-1900
Genre
Modern
Author
Margaret Atwood
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123.52 KB
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Chapter presentations
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English
Category
Modern prose
Prose
Reading
Literature
English
Resource type
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Teaching ideas
Student activity
Complete lesson
Title
The Handmaid’s Tale
Time period
Post-1900
Genre
Modern
Author
Margaret Atwood
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129.93 KB
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Offred and the Commander
Main Subject
English
Category
Modern prose
Prose
Reading
Literature
English
Resource type
Worksheet
Complete lesson
Title
The Handmaid’s Tale
Time period
Post-1900
Genre
Modern
Author
Margaret Atwood
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219.77 KB
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Hierarchy in Gilead
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Main Subject
English
Category
Modern prose
Prose
Reading
Literature
English
Resource type
Worksheet
Complete lesson
Title
The Handmaid’s Tale
Time period
Post-1900
Genre
Modern
Author
Margaret Atwood
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120.72 KB
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Timeline
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English
Category
Modern prose
Prose
Reading
Literature
English
Resource type
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Complete lesson
Title
The Handmaid’s Tale
Time period
Post-1900
Genre
Modern
Author
Margaret Atwood
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131.91 KB
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Essay questions
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Main Subject
English
Category
Modern prose
Prose
Reading
Literature
English
Resource type
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Exam preparation
Title
The Handmaid’s Tale
Author
Margaret Atwood
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