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I have been teaching English for 16 years in the state and independent sectors in the UK and internationally. I am also an Examiner so specialise in producing high level, tactical resources with excellent knowledge content for students, especially at GCSE and A Level.

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I have been teaching English for 16 years in the state and independent sectors in the UK and internationally. I am also an Examiner so specialise in producing high level, tactical resources with excellent knowledge content for students, especially at GCSE and A Level.
Hamlet A Level Essentials
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Hamlet A Level Essentials

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Hamlet A Level exam revision essentials. Detailed essay plans, key themes with quotations matched to them from the play, key context and critics to illuminate their arguments. All they need for the exam in one place and presented as handy crib sheets.
Greek Myth Scheme of Work
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Greek Myth Scheme of Work

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From Zeus and the gods on Mount Olympus to Persephone and the Underworld, via Hercules, Theseus and Odysseus, this scheme of work allows students to explore the wonderful world of Greek Mythology. Reading, Writing and Speaking & Listening activities included as well as grammar activities and spellings for every lesson. A full half term’s work here. Ideal for KS3.
Hamlet Essay Plans
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Hamlet Essay Plans

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Detailed essay plans including quotations, context and critics as well as introductions and conclusions for the following four questions on ‘Hamlet’: Explore Shakespeare’s treatment of moral responsibility in Hamlet. Examine the dramatic importance of Gertrude and Ophelia in Hamlet. “In his presentation of royalty in Hamlet, Shakespeare could be accused of undermining the political and social values of his time.” Explore this view of Hamlet “From first to last, there is an overwhelming air of decay.” Examine Shakespeare’s presentation of the theme of decay in Hamlet
Hamlet critics
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Hamlet critics

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A-Level English Literature, Shakespeare. Concise sheet of all the critics useful to 'Hamlet' - all in one place.
Speaking and Listening activities
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Speaking and Listening activities

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A selection of great speaking and listening activities with a structure given for each. Celebrity Dinner Party? My Rant? Helps pupils decide what to include for a really effective presentation. Suitable for GCSE or KS3.
Greek Myth: Theseus and the Minotaur
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Greek Myth: Theseus and the Minotaur

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Five detailed 1 hour lessons on engaging PowerPoints around the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. Includes grammar time, spellings and oral drill for each lesson as well as story structuring, newspaper article writing and paired speaking and listening activity.
Edexcel English Language Paper 1
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Edexcel English Language Paper 1

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GCSE English Language, Edexcel Paper 1 Fiction and Imaginative Writing. An example exam paper for students to practice answering. Extract from 'Jane Eyre' with exam style questions, plus creative writing tasks for Section B.
Punctuation Revision and Worksheets
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Punctuation Revision and Worksheets

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This 31 page booklet includes explanation and activities on: apostrophes, brackets, capital letters, colons, commas, dashes, exclamation marks, full stops, question marks, semi colons, hyphens and speech marks.
The Handmaid's Tale Key Context
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The Handmaid's Tale Key Context

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Everything your students need to know about the context for the novel. Split into sections: religious fundamentalism, feminism and the New Right, literature influences and Atwood's own words. A Level Literature essential.
Modernism key concepts and ideas
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Modernism key concepts and ideas

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A Level English Literature - a very useful and detailed introduction to Modernism as a movement. Outlines the key ideas, including important context and key quotations from influential Modernist writers/artists. Excellent to promote high level discussion in class. Made for Edexcel Poetry Exam but useful for any board studying modernist works.
The Handmaid's Tale Essentials
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The Handmaid's Tale Essentials

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Everything your students need to know for the exam. Detailed key context (3 sides), key quotations for them to learn, as well as a suggested essay structure for how to approach the exam. Also includes 20 practice exam questions as well as essay plans to give students a starting point/spark ideas off for class discussion. Includes comparison to 'Frankenstein' but also useful if teaching 'Handmaid' with a different text or on its own.
John Donne Essay Plans
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John Donne Essay Plans

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Essay plans for 8 essay questions on Donne’s poetry. Ideas, arguments, references to specific poems and context all included. Ideal for A Level revision / to promote discussion in class. Could be useful as a challenge activity as well as to support students’ revision.
John Donne critics
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John Donne critics

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A-Level English Literature, John Donne's poetry. A handy list of key critical views to help students develop their interpretations. Good for promoting discussion.
Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?'
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Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?'

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Everything you need to teach this sonnet! Includes an engaging PowerPoint with several lessons’ worth of activities, a poetic techniques grid and a copy of the sonnet itself. Explanations of all poetic devices included on the slides, leads pupils to completing a guided essay.
The Handmaid's Tale and Frankenstein essay plans
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The Handmaid's Tale and Frankenstein essay plans

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Detailed essay plans on three questions comparing Frankenstein with The Handmaid's Tale including 'importance of responsibility', 'fear of female sexuality' and 'gender in the misuse of science'. Structured plans for possible responses given, including context and specific references to both texts. Could be used as a starting point for students to add to or tweak to develop their own plan/essay.
English Language Analysis Practice
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English Language Analysis Practice

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Extract from 'The Bluest Eye' by Toni Morrison. Great way of getting students to analyse use of language and its impact. Designed for OCR Paper 2 but versatile - can be used for any analysis practice. Also appropriate for A Level. Strategic approach to answering the question included.