MCG Resources has been selling top quality English lessons for over ten years to teachers in the UK and across the world.
Specialising in English from KS1 to KS4, my store has hundreds of resources in the form of editable PowerPoints and worksheets.
To find out more, browse through the titles.
MCG Resources has been selling top quality English lessons for over ten years to teachers in the UK and across the world.
Specialising in English from KS1 to KS4, my store has hundreds of resources in the form of editable PowerPoints and worksheets.
To find out more, browse through the titles.
Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Unseen Poetry is ideal for teaching approaches to the unseen poetry question on the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE English Literature exam. The resource is made up of a fully editable 54 slide PowerPoint and 4 worksheets.
Contents include:
-Example exam questions with example poems
-A mnemonic designed to give students a structured approach to answering the unseen poetry part of the exam
-A guide to writing about unseen poetry using the example prompts and exemplar responses
How to write about an unseen poem’s content, imagery, poetic techniques, structure, mood and theme
How to write a personal response
How to compare one unseen poem with another unseen poem
Exemplar model answer
Writing for Impact is a 79-slide PowerPoint based unit of work (with seven worksheets) which contains step by step lessons explicitly designed to teach the key skills of writing for impact as outlined in the KS4 / GCSE (9-1) English specification.
The resource contains seven lessons, each structured using the 4 part lesson format (starter activity, introduction, development and plenary) all of which can be modified, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs. GCSE (9-1) English Teaching Resources: Writing for Impact is a detailed and extensive resource with lessons covering a range of activities:
What is ‘writing for impact’? Exploring purpose and form.
How audience affects language and content in a piece of writing.
Planning, structuring and organising writing.
Using fact and opinion, emotive language and flattery when writing for impact.
Developing use of rhetorical techniques (alliteration, rhetorical questions, rule of 3, etc).
Tips for exam success.
Writing to Describe is a 42 slide PowerPoint presentation with a 15 page booklet of worksheets. The PowerPoint contains stage by stage lessons specifically designed to teach descriptive writing. The resource contains a number of activities which can be tweaked, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs. Descriptive Writing uses colour and imagery to create a vibrant and stimulating learning experience and is a comprehensive and detailed resource. The lessons include a range of activities for pupils of all abilities and cover:
The key features of descriptive writing
Using adjectives effectively to create descriptive imagery
How to use powerful verb in descriptive writing
Planning, structuring and organising writing
Using similes to bring writing to life on the page
Developing a wider vocabulary
How to draft and redraft effectively
AQA 9-1 GCSE Unseen Poetry is ideal for teaching approaches to the unseen poetry question on the AQA 9-1 GCSE English Literature exam. 60 slide PowerPoint and 8 worksheets.
Contents include:
-Example questions with example poems
-A mnemonic designed to provide a structured approach to answering the questions
-A guide to writing about unseen poetry using the exemplar responses
How to write about content, imagery, poetic techniques, structure, mood and theme
How to write a personal response
How to compare one poem with another
Exemplar model answer
This teaching resource is designed to help students with the Unseen Poetry section of the WJEC 9-1 GCSE English Literature Exam. The resource is made up of a step by step unit of work which guides students through the unseen poetry question on the exam.
Contents include:
An introduction to the exam question
Using a mnemonic to approach the poems
How to write about context, imagery, poetic techniques, structure, tone and theme
How to write a personal response
How to compare and contrast the poems
A model/exemplar answer for annotation and discussion
53 slide PowerPoint presentation
4 worksheets
Our Day Out - Teaching Unit
This 12-lesson resource includes a a 92-slide PowerPoint presentation and 10 worksheets. All PowerPoint slides are fully editable, so you can teach the unit as it is or modify and differentiate the lessons to suit your teaching needs.
This ‘Our Day Out’ teaching resource contains a range of activities, including:
Brief biography of Willy Russell and the social and historical context of Our Day Out.
Comprehension questions.
Analysis of the characters of Mrs Kay, Mr Briggs and Carol.
Exploration of the key themes.
Willy Russell’s use of tension and suspense.
Hot seating activities to develop understanding of characters.
Diary and letter writing tasks.
Sequencing and summarising activities
Essay task with guidance
Click on the images to preview the slides.
The Silver Sword is a complete 17 lesson teaching unit with a 147 slide editable PowerPoint presentation, a 23 page booklet of worksheets and a lesson by lesson overview.
It contains a range of lessons, tasks and activities designed to develop knowledge and understanding of the historical context, plot, characters, language and themes of Ian Serraillier’s The Silver Sword. Resources include:
Analysis of the main characters
Challenging extension activities for G and T pupils
A range of engaging starter and plenary activities
Historical context research activity
Discussion of key themes
Developing inference and deduction skills
Empathetic writing – Ruth’s diary
Speaking and Listening task - Hotseating to develop character knowledge and understanding
Analysing Ian Serraillier’s use of language, symbolism and structure
Writing a book review
48 slide editable PowerPoint with 7 worksheets
Edexcel GCSE English Paper 1 Section A has been created to prepare students for Section A of the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE English exam Paper One.
The resource includes:
An introduction to the exam paper and how it works
Example extract using The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
Example exam questions linked to the extract with guidance and advice
Step by step lessons to help students tackle the exam paper with confidence
Analysing language and learning how to write detailed extended answers
Eduqas 9-1 GCSE English - Paper 1, Section B (196 slide PowerPoint and 27 worksheets)
This resource has been created to help pupils get ready for Section B of Paper 1 of the Eduqas 9-1 GCSE English exam.
The resource includes:
An introduction to the exam with a focus on Section B
How to obtain the best possible grades on Section B of Component 1
How to write a piece of creative writing which will score a high grade
How to work well within the time limitations of the exam
The 9-1 GCSE mark scheme – how the paper is assessed
KS2/3 PERSUASIVE WRITING (73-slide PowerPoint and 6 worksheets)
Upper KS2/Lower KS3 English
This ‘Persuasive Writing’ teaching resource is made up of an editable PowerPoint presentation and six worksheets. The PowerPoint contains a series of progressive lessons designed to teach pupils how to produce a piece of effective persuasive writing. The resource includes a variety of activities suitable for upper KS2 / lower KS3 pupils - take a look at the preview images and description for more information.
‘Persuasive Writing’ is a detailed and ready-to-teach resource which covers the following:
What is persuasive writing?
Discussing the purpose and form of a text
How audience affects a piece of writing
How to plan, structure and organise a piece of persuasive writing
How to use fact and opinion, emotive language and flattery to persuade the reader
Developing understanding of rhetorical techniques
How to write an extended response to a persuasive writing task
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier is a 28 lesson 109 slide fully editable PowerPoint teaching resources for KS5 A/AS Level English.
This resource takes students through the entire novel with a focus on character. Chapter by chapter, the resource deals with the main three characters: The Narrator (the second Mrs de Winter); the enigmatic Maxim de Winter and Mrs Danvers.
There are ten lessons per character with integrated questions and talking points, designed to stimulate independent thinking for examination and to encourage critical thinking skills. The resource explores the AQA Assessment Objectives, using questions and prompts to engage the learner and facilitate quality answers.
For a preview of the first 9 slides of the complete 109 slide PowerPoint teaching resource, please click on the image preview.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
- 83 slide PowerPoint
- 8 lesson plans
- 14 worksheets
A Christmas Carol contains an 83 slide PowerPoint presentation with 8 detailed lesson plans, a unit overview and 14 worksheets. All lessons follow the four-part lesson structure and all PowerPoint slides can be edited and differentiated to fit into your teaching needs.
A Christmas Carol is a detailed and engaging resource that includes a range of activities such as:
- The context of the book
- Studying structure
- Developing key reading skills
- Analysis of character
- Dickens' use of language
- Speaking and Listening activities
- Using evidence when writing about a text
- And more!
This teaching resource for An Inspector Calls contains a 177 slide PowerPoint presentation and 28 worksheets. Lessons are structured using the four-part format: starter , introduction, development and plenary. All slides can be tweaked, personalised and differentiated to enable you to make the resource fit your teaching needs exactly.
An Inspector Calls includes a wide range of activities for pupils of all abilities:
* a brief biography of Priestley and the context the play
* activities to develop knowledge of the plot
* analysis of the characters of Arthur, Sybil, Sheila, Gerald, Eric, and Inspector Goole
* exploration of the key themes (socialism, capitalism, social responsibility)
* teaching the use of P.E.T.E.R. to write about An Inspector Calls
* Priestley’s political message
* analysis of Priestley’s language in key scenes
* Priestley’s creation of tension and suspense
* hot seating tasks
* empathy question preparation - Diary and letter writing
* video links to help the teaching and learning of key scenes
111 slide editable PowerPoint presentation
12 worksheets
AQA 9-1 GCSE English Paper 2 Section B includes:
- An introduction to the examination and the requirements of Paper 2, Section B
- A step by step guide to achieving the best possible marks on Paper 2, Section B
- Exploring the exam questions and a model answer
- Understanding the importance of audience, purpose and format
- Writing to Persuade and persuasive devices
- Making writing engaging to read
- Writing to argue – structure, language and devices
- Writing letters and articles
- How to build an argument
- Producing a leaflet and writing a speech
- Writing to Advise
Edexcel 9-1 GCSE English Exam - Preparing for Paper 1, Section B (205 slide editable PowerPoint with 27 worksheets) helps students prepare for Section B of Paper 1 of the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE English exam.
The resource includes:
An introduction to the exam and the requirements of Section B
A step by step guide to achieving good marks on the paper
How to write an effective piece of imaginative writing
How to plan, structure and write an effective story
Understanding how mark schemes are used to assess students’ work
This excellent Macbeth teaching resources includes a 163 slide PowerPoint with 23 lesson plans, 20 worksheets and a unit of work overview.
This resource can be used with the GCSE (9-1) English qualification as covered by the AQA, WJEC Eduqas, Edexcel and OCR exam boards. The context and acts have been divided into separate resources but the bundle also comes as one complete no-prep teaching unit with PowerPoint, worksheets, overview and lesson plans.
These teaching resources are an excellent introduction to Macbeth for students. The resource comes complete with PowerPoint, worksheets and step by step lessons to help teach ‘the Scottish play’. Each of the 23 lessons has a detailed lesson plan which use the four part lesson structure - starter, introduction, development and plenary all of which are designed to develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the play. Our Macbeth teaching resources contain a varied mix of activities for pupils of different ages and abilities and include:
a biography of Shakespeare’s life and the Elizabethan theatre
activities to develop knowledge of the plot
in-depth analysis of the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
exploration of the key themes (ambition, betrayal, evil, etc)
the social and historical context of the play – witches, witchcraft and the play’s presentation of women
developing awareness of the features of a drama text
teaching the use of P.E.T.E.R. Point/Evidence/Technique/Explain/Reader
Macbeth’s motivation and the role of Lady Macbeth, Banquo and the Witches
cloze passages to consolidate understanding of the plot
analysis of Shakespeare’s language and Macbeth’s key soliloquys
Shakespeare’s use of tension and suspense
hot-seating activities
empathy writing tasks – diaries and letters
sequencing activities
video links to help the teaching and learning of key scenes
developing inference and deduction skills
This Romeo and Juliet teaching unit can be used at either upper KS3 or KS4 and includes a huge no prep 230 slide PowerPoint presentation, 49 worksheets and a 32 lesson plans.
Romeo and Juliet covers the following:
Shakespeare and the Elizabethan theatre
activities to develop knowledge of the plot
analysis of the characters of Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, Tybalt, Friar Lawrence, Capulet and the Nurse
exploration of the themes love, hate and fate
analysis of Shakespeare’s language
the use of tension and suspense
hot-seating and empathy writing activities
sequencing activities
Preview the opening slides of 'Romeo and Juliet - Act Five’ by clicking on the preview images.
This War Horse teaching resources for the novel by Michael Morpurgo is made up of a 14-lesson unit of work with a 138-slide PowerPoint presentation and 7 worksheets.
War Horse by Michael Morpurgo contains a range of activities designed to develop knowledge and understanding of the context, plot, characters, language and themes of the novel. Resources include:
A unit overview with fourteen 4-part lessons
Analysis of the main characters - Joey, Albert, Father, Captain Nicholls and others
Extension tasks
Historical context – WW1 research activity
Developing deduction skills
Empathetic writing - Joey’s diary
Hotseating activity
Analysing Michael Morpurgo’s use of language and structure
Writing a newspaper story
This A Christmas Carol for AQA 9-1 GCSE teaching resource includes an 86 slide editable PowerPoint presentation, 16 worksheets, 7 individual lesson plans and a unit of work unit overview.
The resource covers:
Social and historical context
Narrative structure
Key reading skills - inference and deduction
Analysis of character and language
How to write about A Christmas Carol in an exam
9-1 GCSE exam preparation
And more!
Skellig Teaching Resources (204 slide editable PowerPoint, 23 individual lesson plans, a scheme of work overview and 11 accompanying worksheets)
Skellig is an extensive teaching resource which includes a range of classroom activities for pupils of all abilities.
Contents include:
research tasks - William Blake and Angels
predictions about the text using the cover, author and blurb
analysis of Michael, Mina and Skellig
exploration of themes
developing awareness of novel features – hooks, tension, setting
using P.E.E.
Almond’s message
cloze and sequencing activities
analysis of David Almond’s use of language in key scenes
hot seating
empathy question preparation - Diary writing
Links to a range of Skellig games, websites and more
Exploring the use of pathetic fallacy
