English GCSE and English KS3 resources by a lead practitioner. Everything I upload is tried and tested by both myself and my English Department. I always appreciate feedback, so please do leave a review if you get chance.
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English GCSE and English KS3 resources by a lead practitioner. Everything I upload is tried and tested by both myself and my English Department. I always appreciate feedback, so please do leave a review if you get chance.
Leave a review and choose any other single resource for free! Just get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk
Macbeth timeline, perfect for English revision. Includes detailed summaries for every single scene, key quotations for every single scene and is presented in a format that can be used for classroom displays for last minute exam preparation for the English Literature exams.
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AQA English Language Paper 1 Section B June 2023 (Question 5) Model answer - a narrative writing piece about a human meeting an animail. It is a story about a man choosing his first dog. Perfect revision prep for the English Language exams, for creative writing lessons, to use for homework or for cover.
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Animal Farm model answer (2022) on how Orwell uses the pigs to use the power of language to control the animals on the farm. This model essay is designed to hit the requirements for Grade 9 for AQA English Literature Paper 2. Includes an answer that weaves together language and structure analysis, context and detailed and perceptive insights into early 20th century Europe, the Russian Revolution, the establishment of Communism, how and why George Orwell presents the rebellion and its failure as he does.
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AQA English Language Paper 1 revision lesson on Q1 and Q2. We explore a fiction text on rugby and its impact on the narrator, and look in detail at the skills and timing needed for these opening questions of the exam for the 2024 summer.
The lesson includes worksheets (printer symbol), differentiated and adaptive learning approaches, revision tips, timings, success criteria and more.
A really useful way of revising these questions in time for the Paper 1 exam in May 2024.
Unseen Poetry 2024 revision for English Literature Paper 2 revision lesson on language and how the writer and speaker convey their ideas within the poem us via devices/techniques. We explore all four stanzas and the language used in each to help us understand the key themes/messages of the poem and we explain how language helps readers to develop interpretations, helping students to prepare for the exam in the 2024 summer.
We also explore a second unseen poem in preparation for the second unseen poetry question.
The lesson includes worksheets (printer symbol), differentiated and adaptive learning approaches, detailed theme notes and more.
A really useful way of revising poetry in time for the Paper 2 exam in May 2024.
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Unseen Poetry 2024 revision for English Literature Paper 2 revision lesson on structure and form and how these tie into messages and ideas within the poem. We explore the organisation and order of the the stanzas, including rhyme, caesuras, enjambment, form, quatrains and more. We make links between structure, form and messages/ideas, helping students to prepare for the exam in the 2024 summer.
The lesson includes worksheets (printer symbol), differentiated and adaptive learning approaches, detailed theme notes and more.
A really useful way of revising poetry in time for the Paper 2 exam in May 2024.
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Edexcel English Language Paper 1 Section A lesson for the NEW Edexcel 2.0 specification that explores19th century non-fiction and helps students to evaluate an extract from Text 1 and then create their own answers Q2 (evaluating lines from a text).
Additionally, the lesson is part of a series of resources that look at two 19th century non-fiction texts on the common theme of the treatment of children in Victorian Britain. Perfect for the new Edexcel 2.0 spec.
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An Inspector Calls revision package
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Macbeth revision package
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Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package
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Edexcel English Language Paper 1 Section A quiz/lesson for the NEW Edexcel 2.0 specification that explores 19th century non-fiction and helps students to answer all the Section A questions (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6). This quiz contains questions and activities based around the demands of each exam task, plus two texts.
Additionally, the lesson is part of a series of resources that look at two 19th century non-fiction texts on the common theme of football. Perfect for the new Edexcel 2.0 spec.
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AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers
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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
Animal Farm model answer (2021) on how Orwell presents Boxer as a sympathetic character. This model essay is designed to hit the requirements for Grade 9 for AQA English Literature Paper 2. Includes an answer that weaves together language and structure analysis, context and detailed and perceptive insights into early 20th century Europe, the Russian Revolution, the establishment of Communism, how and why George Orwell presents the rebellion and its failure as he does.
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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.
In A Christmas Carol we look in detail at the first half of Stave Four; we analyse how The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is presented to Scrooge and the reader, and students work in groups to create their own ghost scenes. Moreover, we look at the different scenes that Scrooge sees and his reactions to each of them, before making predictions about what we think will happen when Scrooge sees the Cratchits once again.A detailed, engaging and fully differentiated lesson.
A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that focuses on AQA English Language Paper 2 Section B and students’ use of punctuation (part of AO6). The lesson is ideal for both KS3 and KS4 students and can be easily adapted for a wide range of abilities. Designed for the Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives exam paper.
Romeo and Juliet lesson on the ending of the play. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that focuses on a number of key scenes from William Shakespeare’s classic Romeo and Juliet. We look at Romeo’s soliloquy before he poisons himself, as well as Juliet’s speech as she awakens and discovers the body of Romeo next to here. Finally, we look at the very ending of the play and the truce that both the Capulets and the Montagues agree on. We analyse the use of language in these scenes and explain their impact on the audience. Definitely worth a download!
AQA English Language Paper 1 lesson that explores an extract and analyses how the writer employs sentence structures to build up a sense of creepiness and unease in a chapter. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that helps students see how a writer builds up unease within a chapter. The lesson, ideal for both KS3 and KS4 students preparing for AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A, focuses on how sentences can be used to impact on a reader.
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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
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AQA English Literature Paper 2 unseen poetry lesson that is useful as an introduction to poetry for both KS3 and KS4 students. It uses the SMILE acronym to help students understand how to approach a poem they’ve not seen before and think about the various elements to consider when analysing and evaluating a new poem. Recently revamped, fully differentiated and very engaging for students of all abilities.
AQA English Language Paper Q2 lesson. A fully resourced, completely revamped and well differentiated lesson to prepare students to answer Q2 of the AQA English Language Paper 2 exam (Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives) and to write summaries. The lesson features two example sources, model answers, full summary answer model with two texts synthesised into the answer, fully differentiated tasks and an analysis of the exam question mark scheme to best prepare students to write their own summaries in exam conditions.
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AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers
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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
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A detailed The Importance of Being Earnest revision guide designed for AQA A-Level English Literature students, but could easily be adapted for GCSE students analysing Oscar Wilde's play. Includes differentiated activities throughout.
Macbeth - A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that focuses on Act 2 Scene 1 where Macbeth and Banquo meet just before Duncan’s murder and Macbeth’s soliloquy as he reaches out for a dagger in front of him. Ideal preparation for KS4 students getting ready for AQA English Literature Paper 1 and easily adaptable for KS3 students.
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AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers
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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
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that looks at a model answer for the AQA English Literature Paper 1 exam on the theme of secrecy in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Ideal preparation for students in KS4 about to sit their Literature exams or for KS3 students moving towards GCSE standard answers. A must-download for any English teacher!
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AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers
AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package
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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
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Unseen Poetry model answers.
Includes:
2017 - Autumn by Alan Bold and Today by Billy Collins
2018 - On Aging by Maya Angelou and Jessie Emily Schofield by Judy Williams
2019 - The Richest Poor Man in the Valley by Lindsay Macrae and Nobody by Michael Laskey
2020 - I Am Offering this Poem by Jimmy Santiago Baca and The sun has burst the sky by Jenny Joseph
2021 - A London Thoroughfare, 2 AM by Amy Lowell and November Night, Edinburgh by Norman MacCaig
2022 - Shoulders by Naomi Shihab Nye and Choices by Tess Gallagher.
2023 answers
2024 essays - The washing is never done (Jaan Kaplinski) and A Day in Autumn (R S Thomas)