Prepare your GCSE Eduqas students for success with this comprehensive mock exam question pack for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Designed to simulate real exam conditions, this resource includes: • Extract-based questions focusing on key moments, including Capulet’s explosive confrontation with Juliet and Lady Capulet’s marriage proposal discussion. • Thematic essay questions exploring core ideas such as conflict, family relationships, and the bond between Romeo and Mercutio. • Clear alignment with Eduqas assessment objectives, ensuring students practise writing high-quality, evidence-based answers. • Guidance on achieving SPaG marks to enhance exam performance. This resource is ideal for use in the classroom, for homework, or as timed practice to boost confidence and familiarity with the GCSE Eduqas exam format.

Support your GCSE Eduqas students in mastering the post-1789 poetry anthology with this comprehensive Key Poems Booklet. Designed for focused revision and in-depth analysis, this resource covers key poems and provides valuable insights for exam success. Features include: • Detailed analyses of core anthology poems, including The Manhunt, Ozymandias, Living Space, and more, with contextual links and interpretations. • Structured notes on language, structure, and themes, helping students connect ideas across the anthology. • Comparative links to other poems, aiding students in building comparisons for thematic and stylistic questions. • Contextual commentary that aligns with Eduqas assessment objectives, ensuring students are well-prepared for analysis. • Exam-focused tasks, including questions and stretch challenges for critical thinking and deeper exploration. This resource is ideal for classroom teaching, independent revision, and mock exam preparation, saving planning time while maximising student engagement.

Prepare your GCSE Eduqas students for unseen poetry exam success with this Unseen Poetry Practice Pack. Featuring a range of paired poems, this resource develops analytical and comparative skills, preparing students for the demands of Section C in the exam. Includes: • 15-mark single poem tasks focusing on understanding, language, structure, and effect. • 25-mark comparison tasks exploring themes, ideas, and poetic techniques. • Paired poems, such as: • To A Daughter Leaving Home by Linda Pastan and Poem for My Sister by Liz Lochhead (relationships within families). • War Photographer by Carol Ann Duffy and Poppies by Jane Weir (conflict). • Moving by John Pownall and Abandoned Farmhouse by Ted Kooser (change and place). • Tramp by Rupert M. Loydell and Decomposition by Zulfikar Ghose (homelessness). • Scaffolded prompts to support planning and structuring responses for Eduqas assessment objectives. This pack is perfect for exam preparation, classroom teaching, or independent practice, helping students build confidence in analysing unseen poetry.

Prepare your students for Eduqas English Language Paper 1 with this mock exam pack based on Sadie’s Party. This resource replicates the real exam format and provides all the tools needed for effective assessment and exam preparation. Includes: • Exam Paper: A well-structured mock exam featuring Section A (20th Century Literature Reading) and Section B (Creative Prose Writing) tasks. • Passage and Questions: An engaging extract from Margaret Forster’s Mother Can You Hear Me? with comprehension, analysis, and evaluation questions covering AO1, AO2, and AO4. • Mark Scheme: Detailed marking guidance for all questions, aligned with Eduqas assessment objectives, ensuring consistent and accurate grading. • Creative Writing Tasks: Section B includes prompts designed to develop narrative writing skills, with a clear breakdown of AO5 and AO6 criteria. Perfect for Year 10 mocks, revision sessions, or targeted skills development, this resource provides everything needed to assess and prepare students effectively for the Eduqas GCSE Paper 1 exam.

Prepare your GCSE students for Eduqas English Language Paper 1 with this complete mock exam pack based on Whirlpool Rapids. Designed to replicate the real exam format, this resource includes: • Exam Paper: A professionally designed mock exam covering the 20th-century literature reading and creative prose writing components, with Section A and Section B questions clearly structured to test key skills. • Resource Material: A carefully chosen extract from Margaret Atwood’s Whirlpool Rapids, with a focus on language analysis, structure, and evaluation tasks. • Mark Schemes: Detailed mark schemes for both reading and writing components, aligned with Eduqas assessment objectives, ensuring accurate and consistent grading. • Student-Friendly Writing Mark Scheme: A clear breakdown of AO5 and AO6 criteria for creative writing to support students in achieving top marks. • Perfect for Practice: Ideal for Year 10 mocks, revision sessions, or classroom assessments to build exam confidence and develop analytical and creative writing skills.

Immerse your Key Stage 3 students in the fascinating world of language change and early English literature with this comprehensive 15-lesson scheme of work. This unit covers significant texts and concepts, from the Anglo-Saxon Exeter Book to Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, blending literary study, historical context, and language evolution. Designed to foster analytical skills and contextual understanding, this resource includes: • Lesson Objectives and Plans: Detailed lesson-by-lesson guides focused on retrieval, evaluation, creative writing, and comparison. • Key Texts and Extracts: Includes The Wanderer, Beowulf, Canterbury Tales, and more, with translation tasks and vocabulary exploration. • Assessment Opportunities: Milestone assessments on transactional writing and comparisons, with structured peer and teacher feedback. • Interactive Activities: Engage students with grids, annotation tasks, character analysis, live marking, and more. • Resources Provided: Articles, key slides, translation activities, vocabulary grids, and more for seamless lesson delivery. • Cross-Curricular Links: Combines language study with literary appreciation, historical inquiry, and creative writing skills. Perfect for deepening students’ understanding of early English literature and its impact on modern language and culture.

Enhance your teaching of Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles with this comprehensive resource pack, meticulously aligned with AQA A-Level English Literature specifications. Designed to save planning time and deepen students’ understanding of this complex text, this pack includes: • PowerPoints and Lesson Plans: • Chapter-by-chapter analysis covering key themes, characters, and settings. • Engaging lessons on intertextuality, Biblical references, Gothic elements, and tragedy. • Character studies, such as the contrasting depictions of Angel and Alec. • Focused lessons on critical phases, including Tess’s confession, her victimhood, and the novel’s tragic elements. • Student Activities and Worksheets: • Discussion questions and group activities for critical thinking. • Quotation analysis grids and student response handouts. • Creative tasks on context, settings, and narrative techniques. • Assessment Support: • Exam-style essay questions and model responses. • Exam board advice and tips for top-tier answers. This pack provides a rich blend of literary study and contextual exploration, supporting students to excel in their exams and fostering a deeper appreciation of Hardy’s masterpiece.

This detailed companion for Shakespeare’s Othello is tailored specifically for A-Level English Language, Literature, or Combined courses. With a special focus on language analysis, this resource is perfect for deepening students’ understanding of the play’s complexities while supporting exam preparation. Key features include: • Comprehensive Content: • Introduction to Othello, its context, and major themes like jealousy, love, honour, and race. • In-depth character analysis, including Othello, Desdemona, Iago, and Emilia. • Exploration of key passages and scenes with thought-provoking questions. • Language Focus: • Detailed analysis of Shakespeare’s use of language, including prose, verse, imagery, and soliloquies. • Activities on identifying and evaluating Iago’s rhetoric and Othello’s evolving speech patterns. • Exercises on style, rhythm, and the dramatic effects of language in key scenes. • Student-Centred Tasks: • Scene-by-scene questions and answers to guide student responses. • Guided practice on speech analysis, representation, and debates. • Ready-to-use classroom activities, from group discussions to performance-based learning. • Exam Preparation: • Includes sample responses, essay prompts, and guidance on meeting assessment objectives (AO1, AO2, AO3). • Perfect for revision sessions, lesson planning, or independent student study. This resource is a must-have for teachers and students aiming to excel in their understanding and analysis of Othello, whether in English Literature or Language courses.

Lesson 6 of a Scheme of Work for View from the Bridge. This lesson covers Aristotle’s Poetics. Extracts taken from the play are added for students to analyse as they work through the play. There are a range of tasks for the students to work on as they read through the play. Suitable for GCSE Literature and can be developed for A Level study of this classic text.

A full scheme of work covering 10 lessons and a revision lesson. Extracts taken from the play are added for students to analyse as they work through the play. There are a range of tasks for the students to work on as they read through the play. Suitable for GCSE Literature and can be developed for A Level study of this classic text.

Lesson 4 of the Lord of the Flies Scheme of Work. This lesson focuses on the key themes and also Chapter 3, 4 and 5.

The Great Gatsby A Level English Literature Scheme of Work covering 20 lessons that work through the entire novel and focus on key extracts. The scheme covers: An introduction into covering the whole novel and narrative theories. Context and key themes such as decadence and materialism. Role of the narrator. Key settings in The Great Gatsby. The use of characterisation. Timed essay structures and opportunity to feedback and improve.

A lesson that covers key areas when analysing a novel such as characterisation, dialogue and narration.

A lesson that covers the key ideas around narratives and how to approach and analyse a piece of fiction.

A simple resource that students can use to revise The Great Gatsby with these revision sheets.

Lesson 5 of the transactional writing scheme of work. This lesson covers how students can write a formal letter to the Prime Minister on the use of bootcamps in the UK. This scheme of work uses the idea of bootcamps to get the students to think about transactional writing like writing informal letters to friends, family and a formal letter to the Prime Minister. There is also opportunity to debate and use hot seating for formulating their arguments. Layout, advice and features are all covered in this scheme of work.

Lesson 6 of the transactional writing scheme of work. This lesson covers how students can develop persuasive features in formal letters. This scheme of work uses the idea of bootcamps to get the students to think about transactional writing like writing informal letters to friends, family and a formal letter to the Prime Minister. There is also opportunity to debate and use hot seating for formulating their arguments. Layout, advice and features are all covered in this scheme of work.

Lesson 8 of the transactional writing scheme of work. This lesson covers how students can create their own bootcamp and how to market it appropriately. This scheme of work uses the idea of bootcamps to get the students to think about transactional writing like writing informal letters to friends, family and a formal letter to the Prime Minister. There is also opportunity to debate and use hot seating for formulating their arguments. Layout, advice and features are all covered in this scheme of work.

Lesson 7 of the transactional writing scheme of work. This lesson covers how students can write a formal letter with a clear success criteria. This scheme of work uses the idea of bootcamps to get the students to think about transactional writing like writing informal letters to friends, family and a formal letter to the Prime Minister. There is also opportunity to debate and use hot seating for formulating their arguments. Layout, advice and features are all covered in this scheme of work.

Below is a breakdown of what is in the scheme of work: Lesson 1 – Room 101 – Plans and ideas. Lesson 2 – Room 101 – Planning and writing. Lesson 3 – Room 101 - Finishing writing peer assessment. Lesson 4 – Room 101 - Presentations and golden rules. Lesson 5 – Death penalty – Ideas and research in groups with planning. Lesson 6 – Death penalty – Writing up in groups, extra research. Lesson 7 – Death penalty – Presentations in groups and peer assessment. Lesson 8 – Improvement time – set homework for next task. Lesson – Own title – Ideas and research/planning. Lesson – Own title - Planning and beginning to write, peer assess. Lesson – Own title – Writing and finalising. Lesson – Assessment and reflections time.