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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
Newspaper Magazine Writing
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Newspaper Magazine Writing

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Two incredibly detailed newspaper and magazine writing lessons, perfect for AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 but also useful for analysing these text types, purposes and audiences for Section A. 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
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A Christmas Carol 40 page cover pack designed for non-specialists to use in cover lessons to explore the plot, characters, themes, context, structure and exam approaches for William Shakespeare’s play. Includes: Overview of the style of exam questions Vocabulary and terminology embedded throughout Introduction to social and historical context, as well as the writer Quick plot summary Detailed plot summary Overview of themes A variety of activities for exploring the plot Activities for analysing themes and linking them to characters Overviews of each character, including: Ebenezer Scrooge (including graphics designed by a professional games designer, quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Jacob Marley / Marley’s Ghost (including graphics designed by a professional games designer, quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Fred (including graphics designed by a professional games designer, quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim (including graphics designed by a professional games designer, quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Fan and Belle (including graphics designed by a professional games designer, quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) The Ghost of Christmas Past (including graphics designed by a professional games designer, quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) The Ghost of Christmas Present (including graphics designed by a professional games designer, quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (including graphics designed by a professional games designer, quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Exam practice questions and detailed ideas to include in their answers Analysis of the novel’s structure and how it can link to themes Linking the text to context activities
AQA English Language Paper 2 Cover
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AQA English Language Paper 2 Cover

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AQA English Language Paper 2 39 page cover pack and revision guide that covers all four Section A question. We explore two non-fiction texts on travelling, and look in detail at the skills and timing needed for the 4 Section A questions of the exam for the 2025 summer. The lesson includes worksheets, 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 2 exam in May 2025.
AQA English Language Paper 1 Cover
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AQA English Language Paper 1 35 page cover pack and revision guide that covers all four Section A question. We explore a fiction text on rugby and its impact on the narrator, and look in detail at the skills and timing needed for these opening questions of the exam for the 2025 summer. The lesson includes worksheets, 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 in May 2025.
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Power and Conflict 55 page cover pack designed for non-specialists to use in cover lessons to explore the structure, messages, imagery, language and emotions of two unseen poems, that could be replicated for other unseen poems as well. Includes: Overview of the style of exam questions Vocabulary and terminology embedded throughout Exam practice questions and detailed ideas to include in their answers Analysis of the poem’s structure and how it can link to messages and themes Analysis of the imagery and how they link to messages Analysis of the use of imagery in poems and how they link to ideas Analysis of the use of language and how it links in to ideas and messages Scaffolded paragraphs with a model example to support students in writing their own analytical paragraphs Analysis of the use of rhyme Analysis of the form and structure of the poem Exploration of caesuras and enjambment Comparisons in structure activities Comparing rhyme in two poems activities Exploring beginnings and endings in poems Exploring caesuras and enjambment Analysing messages in poems Analysing the use of imagery in poems Analysing the use of language in poems Comparing language in anthology poems Exploring the emotions in different pieces Analysing tone Perfect for revising The Emigree, Tissue, My Last Duchess, Storm on the Island, Exposure, Bayonet Charge, Charge of the Light Brigade, War Photographer, The Prelude, London, Kamikaze, Checking Out Me History, Poppies, Ozymandias.
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Romeo and Juliet 58 page cover pack designed for non-specialists to use in cover lessons to explore the plot, characters, themes, context, structure and exam approaches for William Shakespeare’s play. Includes: Overview of the style of exam questions Vocabulary and terminology embedded throughout Introduction to social and historical context, as well as the writer Quick plot summary Detailed plot summary Overview of themes A variety of activities for exploring the plot Activities for analysing themes and linking them to characters Overviews of each character, including: Romeo (quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Juliet (quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Lord and Lady Montague (quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Lord and Lady Capulet (quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Tybalt (quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Friar Lawrence / Laurence (quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) The Nurse (quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Mercutio (quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Benvolio (quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Minor characters (quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Exam practice questions and detailed ideas to include in their answers Analysis of the play’s structure and how it can link to themes
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An Inspector Calls 40 page cover pack designed for non-specialists to use in cover lessons to explore the plot, characters, themes, context, structure and exam approaches for JB Priestley’s play. Includes: Overview of the style of exam questions Breakdown of the mark scheme and assessment objectives Vocabulary and terminology embedded throughout Introduction to social and historical context, as well as the writer Quick plot summary Detailed plot summary Overview of themes A variety of activities for exploring the plot Activities for analysing themes and linking them to characters Overviews of each character, including: Mr. Birling (including graphics designed by a professional games designer, quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Mrs. Birling (including graphics designed by a professional games designer, quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Sheila Birling (including graphics designed by a professional games designer, quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Eric Birling(including graphics designed by a professional games designer, quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Gerald Croft (including graphics designed by a professional games designer, quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Inspector Goole (including graphics designed by a professional games designer, quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Eva Smith/Daisy Renton (including graphics designed by a professional games designer, quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Edna (The Maid) (including graphics designed by a professional games designer, quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Exam practice questions and detailed ideas to include in their answers Analysis of the play’s structure and how it can link to themes
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Unseen Poetry 40 page cover pack designed for non-specialists to use in cover lessons to explore the structure, messages, imagery, language and emotions of two unseen poems, that could be replicated for other unseen poems as well. Includes: Overview of the style of exam questions Vocabulary and terminology embedded throughout Exam practice questions and detailed ideas to include in their answers Analysis of the poem’s structure and how it can link to messages and themes Analysis of the imagery and how they link to messages Analysis of the use of imagery in both poems and how they link to ideas Analysis of the use of language and how it links in to ideas and messages Scaffolded paragraphs with a model example to support students in writing their own analytical paragraphs Analysis of the use of rhyme Analysis of the form and structure of the poem, exploring elegies and odes Exploration of caesuras and enjambment Exploration of the poems’ titles Exploration of the links between writers, speakers and readers, including the use of voice(s)
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Macbeth 51 page cover pack designed for non-specialists to use in cover lessons to explore the plot, characters, themes, context, structure and exam approaches for William Shakespeare’s play. Includes: Overview of the style of exam questions Breakdown of the mark scheme and assessment objectives Vocabulary and terminology embedded throughout Introduction to social and historical context, as well as the writer Quick plot summary Detailed plot summary Overview of themes A variety of activities for exploring the plot Activities for analysing themes and linking them to characters Overviews of each character, including: Macbeth (including graphics designed by a professional games designer, quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Lady Macbeth (including graphics designed by a professional games designer, quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Banquo (including graphics designed by a professional games designer, quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) King Duncan (including graphics designed by a professional games designer, quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Macduff (including graphics designed by a professional games designer, quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Malcolm (including graphics designed by a professional games designer, quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Minor characters (including graphics designed by a professional games designer, quotes, summary, links to context and significance of the character) Exam practice questions and detailed ideas to include in their answers Analysis of the play’s structure and how it can link to themes
Romeo and Juliet English Home Learning
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Romeo and Juliet English Home Learning

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Romeo and Juliet revision pack designed for students and parents to use. Includes: Knowledge organiser Exam practice questions AND ANSWERS Revision activities Revision guide Perfect preparation for GCSE AQA English Literature Paper 1 but useful for other exam boards including EDUQAS, WJEC, Edexcel, OCR 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
Sign of Four GCSE 9-1 Exam Practice / Revision
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Sign of Four GCSE 9-1 Exam Practice / Revision

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Get your students ultra-ready with this collection of revision materials that include: key quote packs, model answers, approaches to answering the exam question, modelled analytical paragraphs, activities on approaching AO3 (historical and social context) and more!
An Inspector Calls English Home Learning
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An Inspector Calls English Home Learning

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An Inspector Calls revision pack designed for students and parents to use. Includes: Quotation revision activities with key quotes pack Revision guide Knowledge organiser Exam practice questions AND ANSWERS Perfect preparation for GCSE AQA English Literature Paper 1 and other exam boards including OCR, EDUQAS, Edexcel 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
Online Safety + Culture Reading Comprehensions
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Online Safety + Culture Reading Comprehensions

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6 x Reading Comprehension packs covering a variety of pertinent current affairs / online safety and online culture issues. These packs are great for covering both PSHCE topics and Whole School Literacy in Tutor Time. Pack includes 6 x detailed 4 page reading comprehension packs, each with a page of differentiated questions, so students can all access and get on with the tasks independently. The questions and focus both on comprehension of PSHCE content and English skills. These can be used in form time as part of literacy focus, or in an English lesson for KS3/4 GCSE comprehension training. They are an interesting, useful, very easy to use and good way to combine PSHCE and English. Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, Careers, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
Q4 Evaluation
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Q4 Evaluation

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Q4 critical evaluation resources for AQA English Language Paper 1. Looks at different approaches to a challenging question and uses differentiated activities, engaging tasks and relevant materials to support students of all abilities. 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
Romeo and Juliet - Key Scenes Bundle
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Romeo and Juliet - Key Scenes Bundle

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Five lessons on five key scenes from Romeo and Juliet. 5x 1 hour lessons that look at: Romeo and Juliet Meet (Act 1 Scene 5) The Queen Mab Speech The Balcony Scene (Act 2 Scene 2) Tybalt and Mercutio Fight Scene (Act 3 Scene 1) The Ending (Act 5) All lessons are fully differentiated and resourced to support and stretch and challenge all students.
Christmas English Language Paper 2
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Christmas English Language Paper 2

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AQA English Language Paper 2 bundle with a Christmas twist! Covers Section A and Section B or Question 5 with a fantastic festive theme that will engage students (even when they’ve got one eye on 25th December!) All useful for KS3 or KS4 classes approaching English Language Paper 2. And more to come! Merry Christmas! 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
Narrative and Descriptive Writing
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Narrative and Descriptive Writing

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Descriptive writing and narrative writing bundle that includes the following lessons: Descriptive writing introduction Improving descriptive writing Punctuation Descriptive writing practice lesson with differentiated worksheets Language techniques for descriptive writing Creating a character Narrative writing introduction Structure and narrative writing 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
Letter Writing
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Letter Writing

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Four letter writing lessons that include: Assessment planning lesson - formal letter Writing formal letters lesson Writing letters of complaint (Writing to persuade) KS3 writing a letter 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
Romeo and Juliet Revision
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Romeo and Juliet Revision

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Revise Romeo and Juliet with this pack containing: A detailed Knowledge Organiser Exam practice questions AND answers Escape room revision lesson Everything you could need to help your students get ready for their AQA English Literature Paper 1 exam, but could also be used for other exam boards and specifications. Ideal revision materials for students analyzing Shakespeare.