GCSE English literature revision resources

Updated for 2024/2025 exams. Ensure your English literature students are on the right track with this collection of hand-picked English literature paper 1 and paper 2 revision resources. From English literature practice questions and assessment materials to teacher-led activities and knowledge organisers on a range of exam set texts and unseen poetry analysis for GCSE and IGCSE.

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Teacher-led English literature revision lessons

Literary Devices Quiz
Tess Moon

Literary Devices Quiz

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A good formative or summative revision tool. This quiz is included in my "Literary Devices" pack (22 lessons covering all different language techniques geared at KS3-4) but am posting it for free as it can be used separately. Enjoy :)
Macbeth Quiz
creativesquirrel

Macbeth Quiz

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A fantastic and well presented quiz to help learners revise some of the key elements of Macbeth. This includes questions on: * Character * Context * Structure * Quotations * Plot * Word Definitions and more! This quiz contains 50 slides and a useful ten-second animated timer. Perfect as an end ...
Unseen Poetry
EnglishGCSEcouk

Unseen Poetry

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Revamped unseen poetry introduction that takes students through the requirements of both AQA English Literature Paper 2 questions, provides them with model answers and supports them with engaging activities to help them analyse and compare two unseen poems. A fully differentiated 1 hour lesson to he...
Power and Conflict Context Lessons
EnglishGCSEcouk

Power and Conflict Context Lessons

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Power and Conflict context worksheets that could be used as starters, homework, cover lessons, part of extended projects and more. Includes worksheets on Poppies, Remains, War Photographer, Kamikaze, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Storm on the Island, Exposure and Bayonet Charge. Students use the ...
Tragedy in Blood Brothers
Emily Thompson

Tragedy in Blood Brothers

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A complete one-hour lesson that explores the features of tragic drama in Blood Brothers. Fully resourced, ending with an exam-style question on sympathy for the working class. Originally delivered to a top set but can be adapted to suit lower-ability students. Please leave feedback on any purchase...

Student-led English literature revision activities

Jekyll and Hyde Quote Summary for GCSE
lucaslyko

Jekyll and Hyde Quote Summary for GCSE

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This is a summary of quotes by chapter with a relevant description or explanation for each. It is a useful resource with which to create mind maps for each character, theme etc. It was made for my own revision for sitting in 2017 for the new GCSE specification 9-1 for literature. I hope it can be ...
'An Inspector Calls' Revision Board Game
yellow1c

'An Inspector Calls' Revision Board Game

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This activity takes a wee while to set up but it is really worth it and can be used year on year from then on. It is a revision board game to help consolidate information from the drama 'An Inspector Calls'. The board itself was made up by me, however the questions were made up by my students s...
A Christmas Carol Revision Booklet
JodieMills

A Christmas Carol Revision Booklet

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A 49 page revision booklet with: \- information on Dickens \- information on context \- Key extracts \- tables to complete on themes \- a key quote challenge \- 10 practice questions \- sentence starters for writing responses
Unseen Poetry Revision Worksheet
Hmgilm

Unseen Poetry Revision Worksheet

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Tackling an unseen poem can be a daunting task. Students need to know the process, as well as feel confident in analysing a poem. These step by step revision tasks will help a student work through their approach to an unseen poem, from the initial reading to the written essay. The tasks are suppor...
Romeo and Juliet Revision Cards
LucyBee28

Romeo and Juliet Revision Cards

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Set of mini character revision cards for students to fill out. Excellent way for students to build up their revision and re-call. Focus of key characters in Romeo and Juliet. Great for Year 10&11.

Knowledge organisers for English literature

Romeo and Juliet Knowledge Organiser/ Revision Mat!
TandLGuru

Romeo and Juliet Knowledge Organiser/ Revision Mat!

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This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet.' It contains comprehensive sections on: - Context; - Scene by Scene Summary (with quotes); - Main Characters; - Themes; - Dramatic Devices;...
Blank Knowledge Organisers
clairejp123

Blank Knowledge Organisers

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1. KS3 MAGIC, FANTASY and SUPERNATURAL 2. KS4: Power and Conflict Poetry 3. KS4: Unseen Poetry 4. KS4: Shakespeare 5. KS4: 19th Century Novel 6. KS4: An Inspector Calls
'Macbeth' Knowledge Organiser
EnglishResourceHub

'Macbeth' Knowledge Organiser

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A knowledge organiser to support the teaching of Shakespeare's Macbeth at GCSE and KS3. Please note: knowledge organiser has been designed with the intention of being printed in A3 format.
'Jekyll and Hyde' Knowledge Organiser
EnglishResourceHub

'Jekyll and Hyde' Knowledge Organiser

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A knowledge organiser to support the teaching of Robert Louis Stevenson's 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' at GCSE and KS3. Please note: the knowledge organiser has been designed with the intention of being printed in A3 format.
Conflict Poetry Knowledge Organiser - Edexcel
ega17rf

Conflict Poetry Knowledge Organiser - Edexcel

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Knowledge Organiser for all 15 poems on the GCSE English Literature for Edexcel Paper 2 exam. Includes clear context, structure, form, language, imagery and more! Great resource to give to students to aid revision or to help your own subject knowledge.
Worlds and Lives Knowledge Organiser
MartinBoulton

Worlds and Lives Knowledge Organiser

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A knowledge organiser containing a brief overview of the main ideas, key quotations, structure and context for the 15 poems from the AQA Worlds and Lives new poetry anthology. Useful for anyone, like me, who is trying to prepare to teach these largely unfamiliar poems for the first time.

GCSE revision resources

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