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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

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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
Poetry KS3
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Poetry KS3

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Poetry lessons for KS3 English students that explore poems by writers from a range of backgrounds and contexts. A complete scheme of work exploring poetry. It includes: Poetry introduction lesson Grace Nichols Island Man language lesson Island Man lesson on structure Imtiaz Dharker language lesson Blessing lesson on structure Search For My Tongue Sujata Bhatt - metaphors and voice Tatamkhulu Afrika Nothing’s Changed - imagery, sounds and vocabulary Nothing’s Changed structure, caesuras and enjambment lesson Presents From My Aunts In Pakistan lesson on key themes Presents From My Aunts In Pakistan structure There Came A Wind Like A Bugle SMILE lesson Types of rhyme lesson on full rhyme, half, assonance, consonance Not My Business lesson exploring tyranny and its effects Limbo poem lesson, connotations and denotations Two Scavengers essay preparation lesson Poetry assessment and lesson Six week poetry homework plan Poetry escape room SIX week poetry scheme of work document Contains differentiated activities, engaging resources, models, scaffolds and extensive teacher and student notes.
Non-Fiction Writing
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Non-Fiction Writing

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Non-Fiction Writing English pack designed for Year 9 but easily adaptable for Year 7, Year 8 and GCSE English Language classes. This pack will grow into a full scheme of work over the next few weeks. Currently includes: Non-Fiction Writing Introduction - Purpose, audience, text types Vocabulary and Tone lesson - How combining registers and styles can impact a reader Paragraphing for Effect lesson Beginnings and endings for non-fiction texts lesson Article writing lesson including straplines and headlines Writing to persuade article lesson Writing to explain lesson on Feminism Fake news leaflet lesson with a writing to advise focus Spoken Language presentation skills lesson Spoken Language planning resource Spoken Language questions and answers lesson Letter writing with a focus on tone, structure and language Punctuation workshop on commas, full stops, capital letters, hyphens, dashes and apostrophes. Writing to argue article lesson on plastic surgery. Assessment and preparation lesson Assessment review lesson Homework pack - six weeks of differentiated activities including Spoken Language tasks Non-fiction writing escape room Six week FREE scheme of work document
Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 1 Section B
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Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 1 Section B

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Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 1 Section B pack that is in development. Currently includes: Speech writing Speech openers Winston Churchill speech lesson Abraham Lincoln speech lesson Structure of a speech lesson Newspaper articles Article writing (space exploration theme) Persuasive writing (football theme) Writing to review Black History Month essay writing lesson Royal wedding (writing to argue) Writing to advise Letter writing Letters of complaint - writing to persuade Greta Thunberg climate change speech writing Assessment planning - writing to argue Assessment planning - formal letter writing Paper 1 Section B knowledge organiser Paper 1 Section B walkthrough and practise pack
English Homework
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English Homework

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Seven English homework packs that include six weeks of differentiated activities, worksheets and relevant examples. That’s 42 weeks of homework! The packs cover a number of different topics, including: Travel Writing - Paper 2 Language focus Non-Fiction Reading - Paper 2 Section A Non-Fiction Writing - Paper 2 Question 5 Poetry KS3 - Literature Paper 2 Myths and Legends - Language Paper 1 Cirque du Freak - Literature Paper 1 Non-Fiction Writing Year 9 - which includes Spoken Language activities Othello homework pack - Literature Paper 1 Our Day Out pack - Literature Paper 2 English Language Paper 2 Homework Creative Writing Homework Much Ado About Nothing Homework All are part of our new KS3 3 Year Complete Pack which can be purchased here: 3 Year English KS3 Complete Pack
Unseen Poetry GCSE
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Unseen Poetry GCSE

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SEVENTEEN UNSEEN POETRY RESOURCES. fully differentiated and resourced lessons from a TES Award nominated author that help to prepare students studying AQA English Literature to prepare for the ‘Unseen Poetry’ sections in AQA English Literature Paper 2. All lessons are also easily adaptable for KS3 students, too. NEW - includes a very detailed knowledge organiser! Perfect for revision.
English KS3 Non-Fiction Writing
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English KS3 Non-Fiction Writing

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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
Macbeth GCSE
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Macbeth GCSE

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Everything you need to teach Macbeth! TWENTY+ HOURS’ WORTH! Includes a 2 hour Macbeth overview (or revision /recap session), a complete GCSE revision guide, and NINETEEN lessons: Macbeth Introduction Introducing Macbeth and Banquo Analysing The Witches Introducing Lady Macbeth Act 1 Scene 7 Act 2 Scene 1 - The Dagger Scene Act 2 Scene 2 Act 3 Scene 1 Murdering Banquo The Banquet Scene Macduff Malcolm Lady Macbeth’s Sleepwalking The End NEW - FULL SCHEME OF WORK Knowledge Organiser Exam Practice Pack With more to come! Keep checking your downloads as more lessons will be added shortly.
Edexcel Belonging
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Edexcel Belonging

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Edexcel Belongong poetry scheme. A complete pack of lessons and resources for teaching all fifteen poems and comparing them, for all of the exam requirements for the GCSE English Literature paper. Includes lessons on: To My Sister - Williams Wordsworth Sunday Dip - John Clare Mild the Mist Upon the Hill - Emily Bronte Captain Cook (To My Brother) - Letitia Elizabeth Landon Island Man - Grace Nichols The Emigree - Carol Rumens Clear and Gentle Stream - Robert Bridges I Remember, I Remember - Thomas Hood Peckham Rye Lane - Amy Blakemore We Refugees - Benjamin Zephaniah Us - Zaffar Kunial In Wales, Wanting to be Italian - Imtiaz Dharker Kumukanda - Kayo Chingonyi Jamaican British - Raymond Antrobus My Mother’s Kitchen - Chomas Hardi Comparing Poems Scheme of Work Document
A Midsummer Night's Dream Scheme of Work
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A Midsummer Night's Dream Scheme of Work

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TWENTY lessons AND a detailed scheme of work. A complete A Midsummer Night’s Dream bundle that includes everything you need to teach the text at KS3, including an assessment task, homework tasks, differentiated lessons, models, scaffolds, key quotes and more. Accessible, differentiated and detailed. Introduction to Shakespeare (Genre and Context) The Globe Theatre (Context) The Great Chain of Being (Context) Act 1 Scene 1 Relationships Act 1 Scene 1 and Helena Assessment Preparation The Mechanicals and Bottom The Fairies (Act 2 Scene 1) Titania and Oberon (Act 2 Scene 1) Oberon, Helena and Demetrius (Act 2 Scene 1) Puck’s Mischief (Act 2 Scene 2) Titania and Bottom (Act 3 Scene 1) Act 3 Scene 2 Hermia, Act 3 Scene 2 and Structure Act 4 Scene 1 The Theme of Dreams Writing Your Own Shakespeare Comedy Scheme of Work document Available for single teacher licence or unlimited teacher licence so you can share with all your colleagues.
English Language Paper 2 Section A
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English Language Paper 2 Section A

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English Language Paper 2 Section A complete scheme that includes 16 resource packs filled with lessons, worksheets, differentiated activities, modelled answers, scaffolds, success criteria, exam advice, sources, homework, revision materials and so much more. All resources are designed for KS3 English students that could also be used for new GCSE English Language classes. Includes: Introduction to Paper 2 lesson Language analysis (with model paragraph and notes) Summary writing lesson Comparison writing lesson Language analysis lesson - FREE to download. Try before you buy! Q1 and Q2 lesson on zoos (summary skills, inference skills) Q3 lesson - language analysis. Include full model answer! Q3 cherry-picking evidence to improve language analysis lesson Recapping language techniques lesson - FREE to download. Try before you buy! Q4 comparing non-fiction texts Q4 model answer and lesson resource Paper 2 revision quiz Exam preparation and assessment resource Escape room for revision Exam review with indicative content Homework pack for six weeks - fully differentiated Euro 2020 Dear England Language Analysis lesson FREE Scheme of Work document
Eduqas Poetry
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Eduqas Poetry

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Eduqas Poetry Anthology collection of lessons that is a full scheme of work for all of the poems. Includes resource packs for: The Manhunt - Simon Armitage The Soldier - Rupert Brooke London - William Blake Dulce et Decorum Est - Wilfred Owen Ozymandias - Percy Shelley Hawk Roosting - Ted Hughes Sonnet 43 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning She Walks in Beauty - Lord Byron Living Space - Imtiaz Dharker As Imperceptbily As Grief - Emily Dickinson Cozy Apologia - Rita Dove Cozy Apologia / Comparing Poems A Wife in London - Thomas Hardy Mametz Wood by Owen Sheers Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy Death of a Naturalist by Seamus Heaney To Autumn - John Keats Afternoons - Philip Larkin Excerpt from The Prelude - William Wordsworth
Edexcel Relationships
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Edexcel Relationships

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Edexcel collection of poetry resources for Relationships that currently includes resources for: The Manhunt - Simon Armitage My Last Duchess - Robert Browning Neutral Tones - Thomas Hardy Sonnet 43 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning She Walks in Beauty - Lord Byron Valentine - Carol Ann Duffy La Belle Dame Sans Merci - John Keats A Child to his Sick Grandfather - Joanna Baillie A Complaint - William Wordsworth 1st Date - She and 1st Date - He - Wendy Cope One Flesh - Elizabeth Jennings i wanna be yours - John Cooper Clarke Love’s Dog - Jen Hadfield Nettles - Vernon Scannell My Father Would Not Show Us - Ingrid de Kok Comparing poems lesson Scheme of work document
Macbeth Eduqas
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Macbeth Eduqas

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Everything you need to teach Macbeth for the Eduqas spec! TWENTY+ HOURS’ WORTH! Will soon include a 2 hour Macbeth overview (or revision /recap session), a complete GCSE revision guide, and NINETEEN lessons: Includes: Macbeth Introduction Introducing Macbeth and Banquo Analysing The Witches Introducing Lady Macbeth Act 1 Scene 7 Act 2 Scene 1 - The Dagger Scene Act 2 Scene 2 Act 3 Scene 1 Murdering Banquo The Banquet Scene Macduff Malcolm Lady Macbeth’s Sleepwalking The End Assessment Planning Lesson Knowledge Organiser Quotes / quotations revision Revision lessons x2 hours Mock and review lesson
Eduqas Unseen Poetry
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Eduqas Unseen Poetry

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Unseen poetry resources for the Eduqas spec - English Literature Component 2. All resources specifically designed for this paper and they explore both questions (3.1 and 3.2). Includes: A range of unseen poetry lessons that include differentiated activities, scaffolds, approaches to both questions and more; Revision quiz; Revision lessons; Knowledge organiser; Escape room; Mock review lesson.
Great Expectations
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Great Expectations

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Great Expectations full scheme of work for KS4 and KS3. Includes: Great Expectations Introduction Chapters 2 and 3 - Pip and the convict Chapters 4, 5, 6 - Pumblechook, Mr Wopsle, the convict Chapters 7, 8, 9 - Miss Havisham, Estella, class Chapters 10, 11, 12 - Pip, Estella, Miss Havisham’s family (13 and 14 as homework) Chapters 15, 16, 17 - Pip, Orlick, Mrs Joe Chapters 18, 19, 20 - Pip’s expectations, Mr Jaggers, money Chapters 21, 22, 23 - Herbert, Matthew and Belinda Pocket. Miss Havisham’s story. Chapters 24, 25, 26 - Wemmick Chapters 27, 28, 29 - Estella (30 and 31 as homework) Chapters 32, 33, 34 - Newgate and Wemmick Chapters 35, 36, 37 - Structure Chapters 38, 39, 40 - Magwitch Chapters 41, 42, 43 - Compeyson Chapters 44, 45, 46 - Return to Satis House (47 and 48 as homework) Chapters 49, 50, 51 - Estella’s Past Chapters 52, 53, 54 - Provis tries to escape Chapters 55, 56, 57 - Joe returns Chapters 58, 59 - The ending Scheme of work document
A Christmas Carol Lessons  15 - 21
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A Christmas Carol Lessons 15 - 21

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Seven A Christmas Carol lessons collated together as part of a much larger super Literature bundle! Includes: Lesson 15 - Stave Five - The End Lesson 16 - Essay Writing Lesson 17 - Exam Preparation Lesson 18 - English Literature Mock Review Lesson Lesson 19 - Key Quotes Revision Lesson 20 - Exam Practice Questions Pack (Questions AND Answers) Lesson 21- Escape Room revision lesson Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. 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
Macbeth Revision
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Macbeth Revision

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Macbeth revision pack that contains Model answers for all exam questions from 2018 to 2023 Two quizzes 28 Macbeth worksheets Timeline of the whole play with key quotes Key quotes lesson Exam practice pack with ten questions and ten sets of answers (indicative content) Escape room The perfect exam prep pack
AQA English Language Paper 1 Revision
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AQA English Language Paper 1 Revision

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Includes all of our AQA English Language Paper 1 Section walkthrough lessons: June 2017 November 2017 June 2018 November 2018 June 2019 November 2019 June 2021 June 2022 June 2023 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 copies of the extracts are not provided when copyright restrictions prevent us from sharing them.
Macbeth GCSE
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Macbeth GCSE

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Everything you need to teach Macbeth! TWENTY+ HOURS’ WORTH! Includes a 2 hour Macbeth overview (or revision /recap session), a complete GCSE revision guide, and NINETEEN lessons: Macbeth Introduction Introducing Macbeth and Banquo Analysing The Witches Introducing Lady Macbeth Act 1 Scene 7 Act 2 Scene 1 - The Dagger Scene Act 2 Scene 2 Act 3 Scene 1 Murdering Banquo The Banquet Scene Macduff Malcolm Lady Macbeth’s Sleepwalking The End NEW - FULL SCHEME OF WORK Knowledge Organiser Exam Practice Pack
Unseen Poetry - Lessons 1 - 7
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Unseen Poetry - Lessons 1 - 7

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Seven Unseen Poetry lessons collated together as part of a much larger super Literature bundle! Includes seven lessons that look at both the questions for AQA English Literature Paper 2 and Unseen Poetry. Includes models, scaffolds, sentence starters, differentiated activities, different worksheets and more. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. 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