Hip hop structure lesson for English KS3. These resources are designed for an extra curricular club that helps to engage students in lyrics and therefore poetry. In this lesson we explore how structure in lyrics can engage listeners/audiences, and discuss what effects they can have, including the use of verses and refrains. Could be used for before/lunchtime/after school clubs or edited to be used for lessons on poetry and figurative language. Leave a review and we’ll send you another resource for free! Just get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk once you’ve left your review.

Hip hop language techniques lesson for English KS3. These resources are designed for an extra curricular club that helps to engage students in lyrics and therefore poetry. In this lesson we explore how language techniques in lyrics can engage listeners/audiences, and discuss what effects they can have, including the use of adjectives, verbs, similes and so on. Could be used for before/lunchtime/after school clubs or edited to be used for lessons on poetry and figurative language. Leave a review and we’ll send you another resource for free! Just get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk once you’ve left your review.

Hip hop rap planning lesson for English KS3. These resources are designed for an extra curricular club that helps to engage students in lyrics and therefore poetry. In this lesson we plan a final rap to be delivered to an audience and consider how best to write verses and choruses. We work in groups to finalise our raps. Could be used for before/lunchtime/after school clubs or edited to be used for lessons on poetry and figurative language. Leave a review and we’ll send you another resource for free! Just get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk once you’ve left your review.

Captain Cook (To My Brother) by Letitia Elizabethan Landon poem lesson for the new Edexcel Belonging poetry anthology. Includes differentiated activities, worksheets, glossary, ways of comparing poems and more. Students analyse key sections of the poem and use student notes to improve their annotations. Includes a radar chart diagram activity on comparing this poem to one other from the anthology. Perfect for KS4 GCSE and KS3 classes.

Clear and Gentle Stream by Robert Bridges poem lesson for the new Edexcel Belonging poetry anthology. Includes differentiated activities, worksheets, glossary, ways of comparing poems and more. Students analyse key sections of the poem and use student notes to improve their annotations. Includes comparision activity on comparing the enjambment in this poem to one other from the anthology. Perfect for KS4 GCSE and KS3 classes.

I Remember, I Remember by Thomas Hood poem lesson for the new Edexcel Belonging poetry anthology. Includes differentiated activities, worksheets, glossary, ways of comparing poems and more. Students analyse key sections of the poem and use student notes to improve their annotations. Includes comparision activity on comparing the structure and form of this poem to Clear and Gentle Stream by Robert Bridge from the anthology. Perfect for KS4 GCSE and KS3 classes.

In Wales, wanting to be Italian Imtiaz Dharker poem lesson for the new Edexcel Belonging poetry anthology. Includes differentiated activities, worksheets and more. Students analyse key sections of the poem and use student notes to improve their annotations. Includes an activity to help students explore caesuras in one other poem from the anthology. Perfect for KS4 GCSE and KS3 classes.

Kumukanda by Kayo Chingonyi poem lesson for the new Edexcel Belonging poetry anthology. Includes differentiated activities, worksheets and more. Students analyse key sections of the poem and use student notes to improve their annotations. Includes an activity to help students explore caesuras in this poem and how they convey key themes. Perfect for KS4 GCSE and KS3 classes.

The Tempest William Shakespeare Act 3 Scene 3 lesson that at the power of Act 3 Scene 3 and how Caliban is portrayed in the play so far. We explore how Caliban can be both poetical and also violent and how he is portrayed as a complicated character, plus we explore how he might be viewed through a postcolonial filter. Finally, we look at how Alonso, Antonio and Sebastian react to the spirits in Act 3 Scene 3. A very useful way to study the play for both KS3 and KS4 students preparing for GCSE English Literature. Fully differentiated throughout.

The Tempest William Shakespeare ending lesson that explores the end of the play, including the epilogue and how all of the loose ends are brought together. We look at how The Tempest is a comedy rather than a tragedy as well. A very useful way to study the play for both KS3 and KS4 students preparing for GCSE English Literature. Fully differentiated throughout.

The Tempest William Shakespeare Act 4 Scene 1 lesson that explores marriage in the Jacobean era and how Prospero tells Ferdinand he can marry Miranda. We also look at how Prospero uses his language to reflect on life and death, as well as how the plot advances in this part of the play. A very useful way to study the play for both KS3 and KS4 students preparing for GCSE English Literature. Fully differentiated throughout.

The Tempest William Shakespeare Act 5 Scene 1 lesson that explores Prospero’s thoughts and feelings throughout the early sections of the scene before the very ending. We also look at how Prospero perceives the other characters as the play builds towards its conclusion. A very useful way to study the play for both KS3 and KS4 students preparing for GCSE English Literature. Fully differentiated throughout.

Animal Farm themes revision grid, perfect for English Literature exam prep. Covers six themes (intellect, class, manipulation, exploitation, power and control, and corruption) and includes six key quotations for each theme, plus an analysis of each quote and how it fits into the theme! That’s 36 quotations and 36 analyses in total. It’s presented in a format that can be used for classroom displays, or for last minute exam preparation for the modern text paper. Leave a review and we’ll send you another resource for free! Just get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk once you’ve left your review.

Frankenstein lesson for KS3 and KS4 students that looks at the third and fourth letters of the novel that are written by Robert Walton, through a range of engaging activities and by analysing the third and fourth letters from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Includes differentiated activities, visual stimuli, and a slightly different approach to helping students gain an overview of settings, characters, plot devices, tone and more. A really useful introduction to Frankenstein for GCSE English Literature students. 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

The Day of the Dead reading comprehension pack. A detailed article that provides an overview of the holiday and includes differentiated comprehension questions that focus on reading skills and language and structure analysis. It can be used in form time as part of literacy focus, or in an English lesson for KS3/4 GCSE comprehension training. It is interesting, useful, very easy to use and good way to combine Citizenship and English.

Frankenstein lesson for KS3 and KS4 students that looks at the whole of Chapter 5 and 6 through a range of engaging activities that look at how the character of Victor develops through this part of the text, and how Shelley employs language to influence how readers feel about the protagonist. Includes differentiated activities, visual stimuli, and a slightly different approach to helping students gain an overview of settings, characters, plot devices, tone and more. A really useful introduction to Frankenstein for GCSE English Literature students. 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

Frankenstein lesson for KS3 and KS4 students that looks at the whole of Chapter 4 through a range of engaging activities that look at how the character of Victor develops through this part of the text, and also how setting is used to develop this sense of character. Includes differentiated activities, visual stimuli, and a slightly different approach to helping students gain an overview of settings, characters, plot devices, tone and more. A really useful introduction to Frankenstein for GCSE English Literature students. 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

Frankenstein lesson for KS3 and KS4 students that looks at the whole of Chapter 17 and introduces Chapter 18 through a range of engaging activities that look at how the monster is presented and how he persuades Victor to create a companion for him. We explore our own views and whether we agree Victor should agree to the creature’s request or not. Includes differentiated activities, visual stimuli, and a slightly different approach to helping students gain an overview of settings, characters, plot devices, tone and more. A really useful introduction to Frankenstein for GCSE English Literature students. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources.

Frankenstein lesson for KS3 and KS4 students that looks at the whole of Chapter 15 and sums up Chapter 14 through a range of engaging activities that look at how the monster is presented and how giving him his own perspective and narrative changes how we see him as readers. We look at how he is crushed once the cottage family reject him, as well as how the monster feels about his creation and his creator. Includes differentiated activities, visual stimuli, and a slightly different approach to helping students gain an overview of settings, characters, plot devices, tone and more. A really useful introduction to Frankenstein for GCSE English Literature students. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources.

Traitors English lesson on Frankenstein inspired by the BBC TV series. This is a fully resourced lesson so it includes differentiated activities on Mary Shelley’s play that cover characters, plot, themes, form and structure. The pack includes a PowerPoint with fully editable slides, traitor cards, faithful cards and detailed teacher notes setting out how the game works. Students work together in groups to complete Literature activity worksheets (included this pack and with detailed suggested answers for students to review and improve their revision), and earn points for the successful completion of their sheets. However, the traitors are trying to stop them winning!