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Welcome! I upload a variety of English resources...from schemes of work, to individual lessons and cover work.

Welcome! I upload a variety of English resources...from schemes of work, to individual lessons and cover work.
KS4 Exam Review Analysis Template - New Teacher Ideas
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KS4 Exam Review Analysis Template - New Teacher Ideas

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A blank template to be used to review after data collection and plan actions for ensuring progress of students. A very useful document to both experienced and new teachers - but particularly for new teachers to get into the habit of reviewing data after collection or exams.
Introduction to the Context of Charles Dickens - Victorian Era
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Introduction to the Context of Charles Dickens - Victorian Era

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This is a 4 lesson set of work which explores - in detail - the life and times of Charles Dickens, including Charles Dickens life himself, an exploration of the workhouses, childhood, schools and Victorian London. The final lesson then helps students to design a soundscape in which they compare the sound of modern London to Victorian London - beginning to think about using comparison skills for the GCSE style questions.
Introduction to William Blake | Background | Context Lessons
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Introduction to William Blake | Background | Context Lessons

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Two lessons introducing to William Blake - specifically tailored to the poem London and Blake’s thoughts about it, but…this could be used as a general introduction as well. Includes a inference grid for students to infer information about Blake and lots of contextual information about his life.
Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe and The Tell Tale Heart - 8 lessons - reading and writing
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Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe and The Tell Tale Heart - 8 lessons - reading and writing

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This resource includes 8 lessons on introducing Edgar Allan Poe, gothic conventions and several lessons on The Tale Heart. It also includes a lesson on the context of Edgar Allan Poe and information about him as a writer. The lesson includes a focus on symbolism, tension and detailed quote analysis as well as lessons on writing in the style of Edgar Allan Poe! If you’d like to taster this scheme before buying you can download the first lesson free here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/historical-background-context-edgar-allan-poe-lesson-complete-lesson-1-of-sow-12156984
Hawk Roosting Poetry Lesson | Language Analysis | Unseen Poetry
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Hawk Roosting Poetry Lesson | Language Analysis | Unseen Poetry

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This is a complete lesson on Hawk Roosting from the old conflict cluster AQA - this can be used to teach the poem in isolation or as an unseen. The resource includes a copy of the poem and the full lesson. The lesson includes: exploration of symbolism of hawks predictions context of the author deep independent analysis of key stanzas reminder of key language techniques, and help sheet to support students peer assessment
Edgar Allan Poe | The Tell Tale Heart Work Pack Booklet
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Edgar Allan Poe | The Tell Tale Heart Work Pack Booklet

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A detailed workpack on the Tell Tale Heart by Poe - this includes a copy of the story and tasks focused on gothic conventions as well as how tension is built within the story itself. It also includes a research task around Poe and comprehension tasks on the story itself. The booklet ends with a PEE activity around the atmosphere horror created.
Introduction to The Tempest - Shakespeare Play - 7 Lesson Mini Scheme
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Introduction to The Tempest - Shakespeare Play - 7 Lesson Mini Scheme

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This resource includes an introduction to William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. It has 7 lessons including the opening of the play, act 1 scene 1 and act 1, scene 2, a lesson on the plot and characters of the play as well as contextual information and explorations of the characters of Prospero and Caliban. Complete lessons include resources and diffentiation.
London - William Blake - Poetry Power and Conflict Unseen
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London - William Blake - Poetry Power and Conflict Unseen

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2 lessons on exploring the poem London by William Blake. The lesson culminates in students writing an analysis paragraph about their impressions of London. There is also a focus on vocabulary used in the poem and students identifying language features in the poem to comment on. This poem links exceptionally well with my other resource on the context on of William Blake.
Jack London - Call of The Wild - Chapter 6 - 8 lessons - Literature Focus
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Jack London - Call of The Wild - Chapter 6 - 8 lessons - Literature Focus

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A series of 8 lessons focused on comprehension of an extract from Chapter 6 of Call of the Wild by Jack London. The lessons focus on exploring the life and times of Jack London, reading and exploring the extract from Chapter 6 and culminate in an exploration of tension in the extract before an extended answer to ‘how does Jack London create tension in this extract?’. Complete with peer extract and differentiation as well as including the extract.
Edgar Allan Poe's - The Black Cat - 5 Lesson Mini Scheme - Reading Skills - Assessment
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Edgar Allan Poe's - The Black Cat - 5 Lesson Mini Scheme - Reading Skills - Assessment

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This is a 5 mini lesson scheme on Edgar Allan Poe’s The Black Cat. It includes a focus on comprehension of the key events, as well as building vocabulary and exploring how tension is built through the story. This pack also includes a copy of the original story (not my copy) and a simplified, differentiation copy which I have created. There is also a reading assessment included in the pack, focused on Paper 1 reading and analysis skills. This lesson can be used in conjunction with the lessons on ‘introduction to gothic conventions’ and ‘context of Edgar Allan Poe’.
Blessing by Imitaz Dharker | Culture Poems | Unseen Poetry Lesson | Language Analysis
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Blessing by Imitaz Dharker | Culture Poems | Unseen Poetry Lesson | Language Analysis

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This is a full lesson on Blessing by Imitaz Dhaker originally from the Poems from Different Cultures cluster. This poem can be used in isolation to teach poetry skills, or as an unseen poem or can be used as part of a bundle for a poetry unit on Different Cultures. This lesson includes: context on Dhaker exploration of the meaning of a blessing extended language analysis peer assessment.