English GCSE and English KS3 resources by a lead practitioner. Everything I upload is tried and tested by both myself and my English Department. I always appreciate feedback, so please do leave a review if you get chance.
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English GCSE and English KS3 resources by a lead practitioner. Everything I upload is tried and tested by both myself and my English Department. I always appreciate feedback, so please do leave a review if you get chance.
Leave a review and choose any other single resource for free! Just get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk
An Inspector Calls 2025 revision for English Literature Paper 2 revision lesson on context (AO3) and how this ties into ideas and interpretations (AO1). We explore the world of JB Priestley’s play and consider how context helps us to better understand the messages Priestley may have wanted to convey to his audiences, helping students to prepare for the exam in the 2025 summer. We explore socialism, capitalism, Edwardian Britain, post-War Britain, the Titanic and more.
The lesson includes worksheets (printer symbol), differentiated and adaptive learning approaches, detailed theme notes and more.
A really useful way of revising this play in time for the Paper 2 exam in May 2025.
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Our Day Out by Willy Russell complete scheme of work for KS3 English students that focuses on English Literature reading skills and literary analysis, useful in preparing students for GCSE English Literature exams, including on the modern text and modern drama.
Currently includes:
Our Day Out introduction lesson
Language analysis - Mrs Kay
Our Day Out context resources
Perspectives and attitudes lesson
Comparing characters, stage directions
Briggs changes and the zoo
Briggs language analysis and conversation with Mrs Kay
Mrs Kay lesson on the students’ futures and context
Tension lesson around Scene 35 (Carol and the cliff)
Ending lesson that explores different ways of ending a play
Structure across the play lesson
Themes revision lesson
13 and 14) Model essay and assessment preparation
Homework pack for six weeks with differentiated activities
Escape room for revision
Creative writing resources
Scheme of work document
We look at Of Mice and Men and Chapter Two, with a focus on the relationship between Lennie and George and how Steinbeck introduces the new characters of Crooks, Candy, The Boss and Curley. Additionally, we look at how Steinbeck uses a sense of foreboding to hint at the rest of the plot. A really useful lesson for students preparing for Literature exams but easily adaptable for younger students as well. Fully differentiated and resourced.
Macbeth - Ten AQA English Literature Paper 1 exam style questions. Unlike other resources, this pack includes indicative content for each AO for EVERY question (over 24 pages of notes in total!) Additionally, student-friendly AOs are provided so students can actually access assessment objectives, and a self-reflection sheet is included that allows students to meaningfully reflect on their essays. Every a teacher and student could need to revise the Shakespeare element of the exam. Very useful Macbeth exam practice questions, too!
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AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers
AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package
AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package
AQA English Language Paper 1 package
AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package
AQA English Language and English Literature revision package
An Inspector Calls whole scheme package
An Inspector Calls revision package
Macbeth whole scheme package
Macbeth revision package
A Christmas Carol whole scheme package
A Christmas Carol revision package
Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package
Jekyll and Hyde revision package
Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package
Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package
Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package
Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package
Unseen Poetry whole scheme package
Animal Farm lesson that looks at the importance of the Windmill, at what happens between Snowball and Napoleon and how Napoleon uses the puppies to tighten his grip on power.Very useful George Orwell lesson for students preparing for AQA English Literature Paper 2 and uses English Language Paper 2 style questions as a way of preparing students for those style of questions, too.
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AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers
AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package
AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package
AQA English Language Paper 1 package
AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package
AQA English Language and English Literature revision package
An Inspector Calls whole scheme package
An Inspector Calls revision package
Macbeth whole scheme package
Macbeth revision package
A Christmas Carol whole scheme package
A Christmas Carol revision package
Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package
Jekyll and Hyde revision package
Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package
Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package
Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package
Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package
Unseen Poetry whole scheme package
A non-fiction writing pack for English KS3 students and adaptable for KS4. This complete scheme includes differentiated activities, modelled examples, scaffolds, student-friendly mark schemes, a revision escape room, six weeks of homework and so much more. Useful for AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 exam preparation. Includes:
Non-fiction writing introduction (text types, purpose, audience)
Creating and writing reviews (purposes, audiences, structure)
Improving vocabulary (prefixes, suffixes)
Interview article writing (Organisation and structure) *
Writing to argue lesson (George Floyd and rioting - perspectives)
Writing to advise lesson with model example
Paragraphing lesson on how to use paragraphs effectively
Writing to explain lesson on statues and protests
Speech writing lesson on the NHS and writing to persuade
Sentence openers lesson for improving non-fiction writing
Essay writing lesson on censorship
Tone and language lesson to impact on audiences
Letter writing lesson - writing to persuade
Leaflet writing on a contemporary topic
Punctuation workshop with differianted worksheets. Commas, semicolons, dashes, colons and more.
Writing to argue assessment planning lesson
Non-fiction escape room
Assessment review lesson including student-friendly mark scheme and peer assessment review sheets
Six weeks of English homework - all differentiated!
Six week scheme of work document
An Inspector Calls revision pack for the 2025 exams. Includes the following masterclasses:
Characters
Plot
Themes
Structure and Form
Context
Football manager lesson
This is the perfect pack for preparing for the English Literature Paper 2 exam, recapping all of the key specification areas for the examination.
It provides adaptive learning approaches, key information sheets for revision, modelled examples and more.
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AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A revision pack that includes:
Q1 and Q2 masterclass
Q3 masterclass
Q4 masterclass
English Language Paper 1 quiz
All resources include worksheets, success criteria, exam tips, model answers, sentence starters, timings and more. The perfect way to prepare your students for June 2024. Could also be used for intervention and revision sessions.
AQA English Language Paper 2 revision lesson on Q4. This is the second part of a two part lesson that looks at comparing/comparison skills in detail.
We explore two non-fictions text on travel and look in detail at the skills and timing needed for this question of the exam for the 2024 summer paper.
The lesson includes worksheets (printer symbol), differentiated and adaptive learning approaches, revision tips, timings, success criteria and more, as we explore the two texts and their attitudes on travel, and then make comparisons between the two (extracts included).
A really useful way of revising these questions in time for the Paper 2 exam in June 2024.
AQA English Literature Paper 2 unseen poetry lesson that is useful as an introduction to poetry for both KS3 and KS4 students. It uses the SMILE acronym to help students understand how to approach a poem they’ve not seen before and think about the various elements to consider when analysing and evaluating a new poem. Recently revamped, fully differentiated and very engaging for students of all abilities.
Focussing on the character of Mrs Birling from JB Priestley’s An Inspector Calls, we look at how she is portrayed in Act 2 and how she battles with the Inspector for control and power. Includes key quotes, scaffolded sentences, differentiated activities and engaging activities that help to bring the play to life for both KS4 and KS3 students, particularly those preparing for AQA English Literature.
AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 lesson that looks at sentence openers in descriptive writing and narrative writing. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that focuses on varying sentence openers for effective narrative writing, descriptive writing and creative writing. Ideal preparation for both KS3 and KS4 students.
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AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers
AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package
AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package
AQA English Language Paper 1 package
AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package
AQA English Language and English Literature revision package
An Inspector Calls whole scheme package
An Inspector Calls revision package
Macbeth whole scheme package
Macbeth revision package
A Christmas Carol whole scheme package
A Christmas Carol revision package
Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package
Jekyll and Hyde revision package
Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package
Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package
Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package
Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package
Unseen Poetry whole scheme package
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War poetry lesson that explores Wilfred Owen’s poem Dulce et Decorum Est in detail. Students explain how they perceive soldiers before looking at the impact gas attacks had on Owen and other First World War soldiers and how Owen presents his war experiences in his poem. Includes detailed teacher and student notes on each of the three stanzas, as well as differentiated activities throughout. A useful lesson for Remembrance Day for KS3 and KS4 students.
Love and Relationships poetry can be difficult to teach when comparing poems in the collection. This lesson provides model comparisons and tonnes of notes, as well as engaging activities to help them make connections and links between the different poems in the anthology. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that helps students to begin to make comparisons between different poems within the Love and Relationships collection for AQA English Literature Paper 2, but easily adaptable for other exam specifications and anthologies.
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AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers
AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package
AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package
AQA English Language Paper 1 package
AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package
AQA English Language and English Literature revision package
An Inspector Calls whole scheme package
An Inspector Calls revision package
Macbeth whole scheme package
Macbeth revision package
A Christmas Carol whole scheme package
A Christmas Carol revision package
Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package
Jekyll and Hyde revision package
Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package
Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package
Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package
Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package
Unseen Poetry whole scheme package
Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
Five Edexcel English Language Paper 2 Section A exam-style papers with Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6, Q7a and Q7b style questions included, plus ANSWERS for every single question! The best way to get ready for your exams is to practise, practise, practise! This exam practice pack includes questions, extracts AND answers to help you and your students get ready for Edexcel English Language Paper 2 Section A. Includes extracts on topics such as baking, disease, markets and more!
Due to copyright restrictions links are provided to Source B contemporary extracts, but all five links can be found in one document and are easy to print off. All Source A pre-20th century texts are provided within the pack.
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An Inspector Calls whole scheme package
An Inspector Calls revision package
Macbeth whole scheme package
Macbeth revision package
A Christmas Carol whole scheme package
A Christmas Carol revision package
Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package
Jekyll and Hyde revision package
Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package
Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package
Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package
Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package
Unseen Poetry whole scheme package
A fantastically detailed Eduqasl English Language Paper 1 Section A knowledge organiser / revision mat that includes a step by step approach to all five Section A questions (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5), scaffolded answers, sentence starters, key vocabulary, language feature analysis, structural feature analysis, a detailed approach to evaluating texts, genre, beginnings, endings, tone, pace and more. Fantastic revision materials for GCSE students for Eduqas English Language Paper 1 students. The resource includes an editable PowerPoint AND a PDF file to make things easier to print out.
AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A walkthrough pack for the November 2017 paper.
Includes:
Model answers for Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4.
Analysis and breakdown of all questions and answers provided
Success criteria
Exam walkthrough tasks
Timings
Exam tips and advice
Please note that the extract from Labyrinth by Kate Mosse is not included in the pack but is available to download via the AQA website.
Romeo and Juliet 2025 revision for English Literature Paper 1 revision lesson on characters and themes. We explore all of the major characters in William Shakespeare’s play and consider how they tie in to key themes, helping students to prepare for the exam in the 2025 summer.
The lesson includes worksheets (printer symbol), differentiated and adaptive learning approaches, incredibly detailed revision sheets that can be shared with students and more.
A really useful way of revising this novel in time for the Paper 1 exam in May 2025.
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Euros 2024 football themed lesson for AQA English Language Paper 1 revision lesson on Q1 and Q2. We explore a fiction text on soccer/football and its impact on the protagonist/character, and look in detail at the skills and timing needed for these opening questions of the exam. Perfect for Year 10s, Year 11s and Year 9s exploring fiction and Paper 1.
The lesson includes worksheets (printer symbol), differentiated and adaptive learning approaches, revision tips, timings, success criteria and more.
A really useful way of revising these questions in time for the Paper 1 exam.
Myths and Legends English KS3 complete lessons pack that includes 19+ resource packs, all with differentiated activities, worksheets, video clips, engaging approaches to language, structure, organisation, vocabulary, characters, genre, language analysis, settings and many more aspects of narrative writing and descriptive writing and language analysis.
Includes:
Myths and Legends introduction lesson that looks at characters
Robin Hood extract language analysis lesson
Monsters and descriptive writing
Boudica lesson on legend key themes
Minotaur lesson looking at improving vocabulary for descriptive writing
Icarus and Daedalus lesson on language analysis
Settings lesson that explores building description for atmosphere and tone
Odysseus and Cyclops lesson on using evidence in analytical paragraphs
Structure lesson exploring the 12 steps of the Hero’s Journey
Aborigine stories and Dreamtime language analysis lesson
Hindu story, empathy and sympathy lesson
Commas and punctuation recap lesson
Knowledge organiser
Six weeks’ worth of homework activities
Beginning and ending narratives
Assessment planning
Spoken Language lesson
Assessment review lesson
Escape room for recapping and revision
Scheme of work document
Includes differentiated activities, engaging activities, worksheets, scaffolds, models and examples, perfect for KS3 English and those students approaching English Language Paper 1.