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My shop is full of literary surprises: with a degree in Creative Writing and English I have some fantastic resources on creative writing, poetry and Literature Texts. I aim to offer resources on the less common texts and also cover a range of resources from the International GCSEs....welcome, come in and feel free to browse...buy, don't buy, follow, don't follow....just don't spend every weekend working....be kind to yourself!

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My shop is full of literary surprises: with a degree in Creative Writing and English I have some fantastic resources on creative writing, poetry and Literature Texts. I aim to offer resources on the less common texts and also cover a range of resources from the International GCSEs....welcome, come in and feel free to browse...buy, don't buy, follow, don't follow....just don't spend every weekend working....be kind to yourself!
OCR Pick 'n'  Mix Revision Questions: Literature: Romeo and Juliet
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OCR Pick 'n' Mix Revision Questions: Literature: Romeo and Juliet

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This resource contains 3 original and constructed questions on Romeo and Juliet, in line with the question style used by OCR. This resource is part of a bigger ‘Pick ‘n’ Mix’ range that can be purchased at a discount as a bundle (bespoke or pre-determined). Message me on my Twitter account @jomarsh1 if you would like a bespoke bundle made up…discount will be 10% for 3 items, 20% for 5 items and 25% for 7 or more items. This resource is perfect for use in those remaining (often disrupted) lessons once exams have started, also perfect for use by parents, cover supervisors, supply or tutors. Visit my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/joannammarsh to view my other resources. Follow me, to see new resources which will be added between now and the exams.
KS3/4 'We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves' by Karen Joy Fowler (2 of 6)
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KS3/4 'We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves' by Karen Joy Fowler (2 of 6)

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This resource explores the second Part of this curious novel investigating themes, links to non fiction, research tasks, comprehension tasks, links to International Mark Schemes (if required) and character studies. This book is unusual and engaging, as such it would make an excellent Reading Group study, Extra Curricular Reading Study, Stretch and Challenge, independent novel study, exemplar of ‘how to’ teach a novel for an NQT and a great resource to use for KS3 tutoring or teaching alike.
Revision: Practice English Language Paper AQA, OCR and EDEXCEL style questions on non fiction
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Revision: Practice English Language Paper AQA, OCR and EDEXCEL style questions on non fiction

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This resource contains 3 non fiction text extracts across the 19th, 20th and 21st century together with 3 separate question papers in line with the specifications for AQA, OCR and Edexcel. It is a perfect resource for parents to use to work with their children for revision, for tutors covering a number of specifications, teachers who are looking for a new paper as well as students who are looking for some extra practice. A marking service is available with this product on application via my Twitter page @jomarsh1. (£1 per paper)
KS3/KS4 Reading Unit: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler (1 of 6)
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KS3/KS4 Reading Unit: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler (1 of 6)

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This resources introduces KS3 and International students to the skills required to read a novel for meaning and construction. This resource includes differentiated activities including constructing a family tree, investigation of irony, consideration of intertextuality and character and thematic studies. This Man Booker Prize Winning text is an excellent text to promote reading more broadly whilst introducing students to literary devices and methods in an engaging, active and fun way. This is the first of 5 resources on this text. This resource would take between 6-10 hours teaching time.
Macbeth Revision Bundle
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Macbeth Revision Bundle

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This bundle comprises revision of Context, Ambition Quotations, a Quiz and a resource that can either be used as a Classroom Display or printed to postcard size for revision for students.
Macbeth Revision Display
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Macbeth Revision Display

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This set of 4 posters create a visually engaging display with highlighted language and structural devices, colour coded links to themes and images to support all types of learners in remembering some key quotations from this text as they approach the Closed Book exams. Available individually or as part of a bundle in my shop.
Macbeth: Context Revision (Leaflet Design)
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Macbeth: Context Revision (Leaflet Design)

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This engaging and visually appealing revision aid includes contextual information, tasks, key quotations that link to the context and an engaging game to help reinforce students understanding of the background to Shakespeare's play. I have designed this to offer variety to revision sessions and to offer students an enjoyable way of refreshing their memories. This would be perfect for parents, students and supply teachers alike and would take at least one lesson to complete. If you like this, please do leave a review and see my other Macbeth revision resources in my shop. (Thank you!)
Macbeth: Ambition Quotes, Fun Revision Activity
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Macbeth: Ambition Quotes, Fun Revision Activity

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This activity uses 'Fallen Puzzles' to engage students in a High Order Revision Activity, which is fun and challenging, but due to the nature of the High Order will support longer term retention of these quotations in preparation for the exam. The activity is clearly explained and modelled and key quotations range from short to longer to suit all abilities. If you like this please do leave a review and I will make more for other texts.. (Thank you!)
Holocaust Memorial Day 2018 Bundle
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Holocaust Memorial Day 2018 Bundle

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This bundle includes an Assembly suited to Secondary School, three Holocaustian poems for GCSE Unseen Poetry Practice and a constructed Non Fiction Reading Paper using Primo Levi's novel 'If this is a man', the resources could be used at any point in the year, but has been bundled to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2018.
Holocaust:  Unseen Poetry Practice
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Holocaust: Unseen Poetry Practice

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This resource includes three differentiated poems with leading questions that traverse language, structure and literary devices. This has been created with the Holocaust Memorial Day (27th January) in mind, although it could be used as a supply activity, revision resource, or recap for Unseen Poetry to get students re-engaged with this part of their exams. This is also available as part of a Bundle with an Assembly and a Reading Paper in my shop.
Silas Marner by George Eliot: The Whole Text
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Silas Marner by George Eliot: The Whole Text

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This bundle includes all the teaching resources on this text with lessons covering every chapter, differentiated activities, themes, motifs, key quotations, exam style responses, peer assessment and contextual information. This is everything you would need to teach this text at GCSE.
Silas Marner by George Eliot: Book 2 Chapters 19 - 21
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Silas Marner by George Eliot: Book 2 Chapters 19 - 21

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This final lesson in this collection of resources asks students to consider the cyclical nature of some of the narrative strands, whilst also acknowledging the chronological order of Silas and Eppie's life together that breaks free from this structure. This lesson revisits the question of predetermined fate examined in earlier lessons and links back to the context against which this novel was written. This resource is available as a single unit, as part of an entire text bundle or as part of a bespoke bundle on request via Twitter @jomarsh1. If you like this resource please do follow me, as further revision resources are in the production process.
Silas Marner by George Eliot: Book One (Chapters 1 - 15)
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Silas Marner by George Eliot: Book One (Chapters 1 - 15)

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This bundle comprises resources across the entire first book in this text, assessments in the style of exam questions, extract analysis, exemplar responses, activities based on language and structure, characterisation of key characters and themes. Lessons are differentiated and encourage independent learning (and hopefully a genuine fascination with literature!).
Silas Marner by George Eliot: Chapters 14 and 15
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Silas Marner by George Eliot: Chapters 14 and 15

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This resource takes students through extract analysis using the mark scheme (Eduqas) and then blends into a guided full essay response based on the concept of 'Authorial Morality', paralleling the exam structure. Other activities include a character focus on Godfrey and separately Silas and Eppie alongside consideration of structural devices used in this part of the novel.
Silas Marner by George Eliot: Chapters 9 and 10
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Silas Marner by George Eliot: Chapters 9 and 10

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This resource is fully differentiated, includes assessment with a DIRT task, close textual analysis modelled using PETAL and then supported with prompt questions, a fun wordsearch and some high order thinking tasks. This lesson is engaging, progressive and fun and offers a detailed study of both the language used in this text and the structure within these chapters and of these chapters as part of the whole novel. This resource is part of a collection of resources on this novel, so if you like this be sure to look up my other resources in my TES shop, or follow me @jomarsh1 on Twitter. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/joannammarsh
Silas Marner by George Eliot Chapters 7 & 8
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Silas Marner by George Eliot Chapters 7 & 8

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This resource includes fully differentiated activities to support close textual analysis of an extract, an engaging Newspaper Report activity and links between this and previous chapters alongside a close focus on the use of pathetic fallacy. Language, structure and motifs are considered at different points in this lesson. Group work is used. SMSC is evident. This is a well rounded lesson that will nurture a real love of English and this text. This resource is also available as part of a bundle at a discounted price, follow my on Twitter @jomarsh1 or here for further resources on this text.
Silas Marner by George Eliot: Chapter 6
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Silas Marner by George Eliot: Chapter 6

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If you only buy one lesson in this series, this would be a useful one to begin to tie together the use of structure, narrative, themes and characters. This lesson is differentiated (Group 3 is definitely harder than any of the other group tasks) and facilitates students' engagement with the real purpose of this chapter through paired and group question led activities.
'Neutral Tones'/'My Last Duchess' Teaching and Comparison Bundle
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'Neutral Tones'/'My Last Duchess' Teaching and Comparison Bundle

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This bundle includes fully differentiated and engaging lessons on both of these poems separately together with a third lesson that takes students through the 'STILT' process for writing a comparison. The price of this bundle is discounted to ensure that anyone who has bought one of these resources already is not out of pocket. More comparison bundles will be put up soon, however, if you are looking for a specific combination please message me here or on Twitter @jomarsh1 to request a similar bespoke bundle.
Poetry Comparison: 'Neutral Tones' V 'My Last Duchess'
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Poetry Comparison: 'Neutral Tones' V 'My Last Duchess'

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This lesson teaches students the STILT(s) acronym for poetry comparison, this could be used to teach comparison skills as well as teaching specific comparison points on these two poems from the Edexcel Relationship Collection. The lesson is challenging and aims to take students grades to the top levels. It includes engaging 'thunks', activities, guidance, exemplar paragraphs and guided questions and processes that could be applied to other pairs of poems. More comparison lessons to follow shortly, so if you like this follow me here or on Twitter @jomarsh1.