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The Full English : English teaching resources, ages 10- 18!

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High quality and varied English teaching resources, from KS3 to A level. I've got single and pack resources which cover language and literature from KS3 to IGCSE, AQA GCSE and A level Literature and Language. Thanks for stopping by.

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High quality and varied English teaching resources, from KS3 to A level. I've got single and pack resources which cover language and literature from KS3 to IGCSE, AQA GCSE and A level Literature and Language. Thanks for stopping by.
AQA mega poem comparison grid
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AQA mega poem comparison grid

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Useful way to get the students of the AQA anthology poems to think comparatively. The page enlarges up well to A3 size. I have had some amazing student responses to this, creating all sorts of clever links. They find it a good way to revise poetic terminology and like to revisit the grid to add in new ideas, especially in the final column. Obviously, in the real exam they have to choose one they know and compare to an unseen, but this activity enables them to start thinking comparatively.
Handy summary of various sentence types for opening a story, and what they add to the writing
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Handy summary of various sentence types for opening a story, and what they add to the writing

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Just a nice clear grid which pulls together the main types of sentence structures, explaining some of the effects these can have on the writing. Has space in the grid for students to experiment with their own writing as well. By no means an exclusive list, but a useful handout for students struggling to vary their expression or even understand why they should. Works with a range of ages of students, from juniors to sixth formers.
Descriptive writing activity - the old abandoned garage
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Descriptive writing activity - the old abandoned garage

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This activity can be done in class or set as homework. It was inspired by 'Skellig' and a good opening idea is to show the students David Almind's opening description of the garage. However, it works fine as an independent task. Students have to imagine they are Michael, the lonely and isolated boy described walking through the family's old garage at the start of the novel. The task develops language range ad descriptive skills. Suitable for junior ages and also as extension work for those taking entrance or end of year exams. Could also work well for AQA GCSE students ending to perfect their descriptive skills.
Literary Motifs in 'Skellig'
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Literary Motifs in 'Skellig'

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A thorough and attractively designed handout which introduces students to the idea of a lierary motif and gives examples of them in 'Skellig'. Opportunities for extended work and homework. Please do see my other Skellig resources in my hop, 'The Full English'
Shakespeare Week: Fun Shakespearean insults tournament tasks and sheet
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Shakespeare Week: Fun Shakespearean insults tournament tasks and sheet

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These sheets are all you need to create a challenging yet enjoyable lesson. Kids love this task as it enables them to legitimately insult one another whilst following thes elearning objectives: 1) How to write and Shakespearean phrases, use new vocabulary, use the grammatical structures and create word coinages. 2) Mastering the archaic vocabulary with their partners. 3) How to deliver short but effective lines dramatically, ad-libbing and varying according to context. I've used this with boys studying 'Henry V' (English troops insulting French ones and vice versa) with girls students studying 'Richard III' (Lady Anne and Richard trade insults) - and for students of 'The Tempest'. Students can, if they wish, adapt their language choices for a particular play. Caliban and Prosero's language is a mix of magical and eloquent for Prospero, with more nature-themed curses for Caliban, whereas the historical plays can bring in more historical, supernatural and military language.
Level 9 detailed extension notes on  chapter 7 of 'Jekyll and Hyde'
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Level 9 detailed extension notes on chapter 7 of 'Jekyll and Hyde'

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More chapter summaries on the way! This was used with my top set students last Summer ; all gained a top grade. They fund it useful as the language is tackled in the handout. Ideal for last minute revision as it covers a huge amount in compressed space. Keeps students on their toes and extends the most able. Very detailed handout which summarises plot events, defines tricky words, focuses on key language features and relates them to similar examples across the text and contextualises key sections. The handout covers a range of Victorian contexts, such as Darwinist theory and Victorian respectability, the London Underworld, the Victorian thirst for knowledge, literary contexts and religious contexts.
Suspense: a detailed grid of the key features and their effects
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Suspense: a detailed grid of the key features and their effects

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This handout is ideal for students working on the horror, murder mystery or even detective genre. Students often find it hard to explain WHY and HOW an effect creates suspense; this worksheet helps them to form clear explanations and is an ideal launchpad for their own work on allocated phrases and sections from your focus text. Great for when teaching 'Jekyll and Hyde', 'Dorian Gray' or murder mysteries.
Blood Brothers: Act One questions
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Blood Brothers: Act One questions

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A good set of questions of Act One, enough to fill a lesson and set rest for homework. Great for helping students get their grip on the play and practise finding quoted examples.
Essay plan for Shylock
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Essay plan for Shylock

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This is a clear handout designed to support the essay question : 'More sinned against than sinner.' Is this a fair assessment of Shylock? You might like to also buy the three views of Shylock presentation I made which reinforces this handout.
What makes a good story? Slip sorting resource for active starter
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What makes a good story? Slip sorting resource for active starter

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This works very well as a means of introducing creative writing. You print out as many copies as you need, trim, and ideally laminate. It can be used in conjunction with my 'descriptive and narrative writing' mega pack available in my shop, or as a stand alone. Give the students all 12 slips in a plastic envelope. Tell them to look at each and rank the 'ingredients' on each slip is order of most importance. It's great fun to do as the students start to realise that structure, clear plot and focus are vital. Also good to see them rearrange and reorder their rank order. Lots of follow ups for this - create their top ten 'things to avoid when writing a story', write a story which covers the 12 top elements to include...have fun!
Full  scheme on the skills of narrative and descriptive writing
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Full scheme on the skills of narrative and descriptive writing

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A very useful and well-designed resource which is invaluable for creative writing students. Ideal for narrative writing as it offers detailed explanations of the various plot styles and structures you can use in creative writing. Jam packed with a comprehensive list of interesting creative terminology; a lot of them will be the labels for features you knew of but didn't know there was a term for! I have used this with all ages, from GCSE to Common Entrance. I will also update this resource again over summer, so keep following me. Enjoy!
Shakespeare Week: Ye 'at a glance' guide to Shakespearean grammar
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Shakespeare Week: Ye 'at a glance' guide to Shakespearean grammar

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Handy quick reference guide for students. It helps boost their confidence with writing tasks as it shows them how the language has altered, how verb suffixes and primary verbs have altered, and keeps it simple. Also triggers interesting discussions about grammar today! Please see my other Shakespeare resources, which include creative and analytical tasks.