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
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.
Blood Brothers lesson that explores how social class is presented in part of Act One: We look at how the policeman addresses Mr Lyons and Mrs Johnstone and how his use of language reflects his social prejudices, before we go on to create detailed analytical paragraphs based on class notes and scaffolds. A really useful lesson for students preparing for AQA English Literature Paper 2 and other exam boards like EDUQAS, WJEC, Edexcel, OCR and more as we study Willy Russell’s fantastic play.
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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
An Inspector Calls 2025 revision for English Literature Paper 2 revision lesson on structure and form and how these tie into themes. We explore the organisation and order of the three acts of JB Priestley’s play and consider how they tie in to the messages Priestley may have wanted to convey to his audiences, helping students to prepare for the exam in the 2025 summer.
The lesson includes worksheets (printer symbol), differentiated and adaptive learning approaches, detailed theme notes and more.
A really useful way of revising this novel in time for the Paper 2 exam in May 2025.
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May 2019 English Literature model answers for:
Both An Inspector Calls questions
Macbeth question
Power and Conflict question
A Christmas Carol question
Unseen Poetry - both questions
Love and Relationships lesson. A fully differentiated lesson on Eden Rock by Charles Causley that analyses how the narrator thinks of his parents and the imaginary or heavenly place and situation he describes within the poem Includes key words, key quotes, differentiated activities and visually engaging and interesting resources for students preparing for AQA English Literature Paper 2 at KS4, but can also be easily adapted for KS3 students as well.
This has been designed so students can work together during a pre-exam breakfast session in preparation for the AQA English Literature Paper 2 exam, but it’s useful for any exam board or any year group revising the Power and Conflict poetry. The activities are engaging and differentiated, and they cover making comparisons, key themes and key contextual information. Designed to be used for 30-45 minutes on the morning of the exam.
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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
Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
Animal Farm lesson that looks at Old Major’s speech to the animals in Chapter 1 and how he uses language to influence the animals into supporting his cause. Additionally, we explore the song Beasts of England and evaluate how it affects the animals on the farm. Very useful George Orwell lesson for students preparing for AQA English Literature Paper 2 and uses English Language Paper 2 style questions as a way of preparing students for those style of questions, too.
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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
Using names as a way into context, students analyse A Christmas Carol characters like Ebenezer Scrooge, Jacob Marley and Bob Cratchit to explore how Charles Dickens create contextual links for his readers through his use of names, and go on to use a name generator to create their own Dickensian characters. Really useful for building AO3 links to context in an interesting and engaging way.
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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
AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 - A fully differentiated and resourced lesson for more able students that looks at establishing tone in two famous descriptive writing examples (Charles Dickens and Daphne du Maurier) before analysing the use of language techniques. Students then create their own short descriptive piece that builds a sense of foreboding.
The perfect exam practice questions and revision pack for AQA English Language PaQuestion 5, but easily adaptable for other exam boards such as Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, Eduqas and so on.
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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
Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
A fully differentiated and resourced lesson for KS3 students working on a ‘Science Fiction’ and ‘Dystopian’ unit of work. Students analyse key quotes from Chapter 5 and then create their own description told from the creature’s perspective.
A fully resourced and differentiated lesson to help low-to-mid ability students improve their links between their interpretations and their understanding of social and historical context - focuses on An Inspector Calls by JB Priestley. Recently revamped so it now covers the Edwardian era, the Titanic and the Post-War period.
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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
Macbeth - A fully differentiated and resourced lesson for both KS3 and KS4 students that focuses on Act 1 Scene 3 and how Shakespeare introduces the two characters of Macbeth and Banquo, and how they react to their meeting with the three witches.
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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
AQA English Language Paper 1 lesson but useful for any student analysing texts and genre. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson for both KS3 and KS4 students (different resources provided) to support them as they develop an understanding of genre and genre conventions in preparation for GCSEs, including AQA English Language Paper 1.
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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
Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
AQA English Language Paper 1 lesson that looks at the use of narrators and structure in an extract from The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Recently revamped and now with even more detail.
KS4 GCSE AQA English Language Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing
1hr PP with differentiated tasks throughout
All tasks differentiated according to new GCSE numbering system
Complete 1 hour, well differentiated lesson
Suitable for KS4 GCSE
Different level tasks for MA,LA or Core
Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for’ Good’ or above
Source for lesson: http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/AQA-87001-RSB.PDF
The lesson is based around the opening chapter to ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ by Mohsin Hamid, one of the texts from the AQA GCSE English Language reading resource booklet.
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Animal Farm lesson on Chapter 5 and the opening to Chapter 6. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson for KS3 and KS4 students studying Animal Farm by George Orwell. This lesson focuses on Chapter Five and supports students in analysing the battle between Snowball and Napoleon as well as Squealer’s use of language to appease the animals and their initial anger.
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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
Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that compares Bayonet Charge by Ted Hughes and Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Tennyson. An ideal lesson for KS4 students preparing for the Power and Conflict anthology question in the AQA English Literature Paper 2 exam or for KS3 students learning how to compare poems.
This has been designed so students can work together during a pre-exam breakfast session in preparation for the AQA English Literature Paper 1 exam, but it’s useful for any exam board or any year group revising Shakespeare’s tragedy. The activities are engaging and differentiated, and they cover key quotes, key themes and key contextual information. Definitely worth a download before the big exam.
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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
Or check out some Citizenship, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
Full 1 hour lesson with PP, differentiated worksheets and tasks throughout and clip links.
Comedy of manners is a sub genre of comedy, so this lesson is designed for teaching Section C of AQA Literature B Paper 1B (Aspects of Comedy). The lesson is designed to improve students’ overall awareness of the genre, in line with AO3, AO4 and AO5 and encourage them to read other texts independently beyond the core text of ‘The Importance Of Being Earnest’.
However, it could be useful for any teacher focussing on ‘comedy of manners’.
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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
Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
An easy to use reading comprehension pack with three sections of differentiated questions. This activity focuses on the potential of virtual reality technology. 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 Current Affairs and English.
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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - As we continue to see Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, we discover the turning point of the novella: How Hyde murders respected gentleman Sir Danvers Carew. We look at how he is portrayed to the reader, how he contrasts with Hyde, and what Utterson will do next. Ideal preparation for KS4 students getting ready for AQA English Literature Paper 1, but adaptable for KS3 as well.
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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
Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources