GCSE English Literature - new specifications for teaching from 2015 This teacher-written support pack takes a key scenes approach to teaching The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, which now features on most English literature GCSE specifications. Dip in and out for activity ideas, contextual information, language support and printable worksheets to enhance your lesson planning. Included in the Teaching Shakespeare collection www.tes.com/teachingshakespeare The materials can either be downloaded as a single file, or by individual act. CONTENTS Introduction Introducing the play Character-based activities Follow-up activities Revision ideas Introductory resources Act 1 Scene 1 Act 1 Scene 2 Act 1 Scene 3 Essay and exam practice: Act 1 Resources: Act 1 Act 2 Scene 2 Act 2 Scene 3 Act 2 Scene 5 Act 2 Scene 6 Act 2 Scene 7 Act 2 Scene 8 Essay and exam practice: Act 2 Resources: Act 2 Act 3 Scene 1 Act 3 Scene 2 Essay and exam practice: Act 3 Resources: Act 3 Act 4 Scene 1 Essay and exam practice: Act 4 Resources: Act 4 Act 5 Scene 1 Essay and exam practice: Act 5 Resources: Act 5

To accompany our special four-page pull-out on the new GCSEs in English, we have compiled resources for teaching all the texts on the new specifications. You can read the full pull-out in the 6 March edition of TES on your tablet or phone or by downloading the TES Reader app for Android or iOS. Or pick it up at all good newsagents.

This series of documents supports the development and progression of teaching grammar, providing guidance on how to assimilate grammar learning into your lessons in accordance with the new curriculum 2014. Documents provide the guidance for planning and teaching grammar for each year group at primary. From Year 1 through to Year 6.

Prepare for the new academic year with this document full of resources, activities and lesson plans aligned to each objective of the primary English curriculum for 2014.

Prepare for the new academic year with this document full of resources, activities and lesson plans aligned to each objective of the secondary English curriculum for 2014.

Help students to memorise how to spell and define important key words with these glossaries and spelling lists tailored to the topics you are teaching. Covers general English literature vocabulary and words relating to several key texts.

Brush up on your knowledge of Shakespeare or share information with your classes with the help of these colourful fact cards. They cover the context of Shakespeare's plays, aspects of production and tips for language analysis, making them the perfect starter kit for teaching Shakespeare.

For teachers wishing to brush up on their pronouns, these ‘desk drawer’ flashcards are ideal to refer to in the middle of lessons and also provide a template for communicating this aspect. of grammar to your class. Accompanying video by De La Soul.

A simple wordsearch template to help students revise key words in any subject. Suggestions for differentiation included. Part of the TES Resources SPaG series.

Help students to practise their exam skills with this simple Twitter-themed revision activity. Covering SPaG (spelling, punctuation and grammar), writing in Standard English and PEE paragraph structure. Part of the TES Resources SPaG series.

Check spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPaG) against this colourful ‘desk placemat’. The resource can be printed and laminated for students to refer to during written work in any lesson, helping to improve literacy across the secondary curriculum. Topic words can be listed by the teacher before printing or can be added with a dry wipe pen by the student once the placemat has been laminated. Part of the TES Resources SPaG series.

For teachers wishing to brush up on their grammar, these ‘desk drawer’ flashcards are ideal to refer to in the middle of lessons. They provide a template for communicating aspects of grammar to your class and cover five key areas: punctuation, tenses, word types, pronouns and parts of a sentence.

Six acrostic poem templates (halloween, ghost, haunted, pumpkin, skeleton, witch) including word banks. Based on an original resource created by Tes author kayld.