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
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that explores the final chapter and how Jekyll presents his own perspective to us. We reflect on whether we feel sympathy for Jekyll or not and why. Ideal preparation for KS4 students about to sit AQA English Literature Paper 1 or easily adaptable for KS3 students studying The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
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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
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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 2 and then create their own answers Q6 (evaluating a whole 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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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
English transition lessons - detailed scheme of work document on non-fiction writing skills that focuses on autobiographies and supporting Year 7 students to write their own autobiographer chapter. It includes activities and resources for over 8 lessons! Includes differentiated activities to three levels (core, support and more able), learning objectives and more. What’s more, it’s completely FREE to download! Topics covered include language analysis, structure, vocabulary, reading skills and more.
To work in conjunction with our transition mini unit pack:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/english-transition-12558520
25 Power and Conflict poetry quotes for displays or student revision from across the poems: Storm on the Island by Seamus Heaney, Remains by Simon Armitage, The Emigree by Carol Rumens, Checking Out Me History by John Agard and Poppies by Jane Weir.
Each quotation has a relevant picture to go with the quote that implies specific themes or ideas. Brilliant revision for learning poem quotations.
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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
46 Jekyll and Hyde quotes for displays or student revision from across the play. Each poster also includes a QR code that will send students to a FREE Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde revision guide. Each quotation has a relevant picture to go with the quote that implies specific themes or ideas.
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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
Shall earth no more inspire thee by Emily Brontë (Bronte) poem lesson for the new Worlds and Lives poetry anthology. Includes differentiated activities, worksheets, glossary, bonus challenges, ways of comparing poems and more. Students analyse key sections of the poem and use student notes to improve their annotations. Includes a Venn diagram activity on comparing this poem to Lines Written in Early Spring by William Wordsworth. Perfect for KS4 GCSE and KS3 classes.
25 Power and Conflict poetry quotes for displays or student revision from across the poems: Kamikaze, War Photographer, Exposure, Bayonet Charge, Tissue.
Each quotation has a relevant picture to go with the quote that implies specific themes or ideas. Brilliant revision for learning poem quotations.
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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
25 Power and Conflict poetry quotes for displays or student revision from across the poems: My Last Duchess, Ozymandias, London, The Prelude, The Charge of the Light Brigade.
Each quotation has a relevant picture to go with the quote that implies specific themes or ideas. Brilliant revision for learning poem quotations.
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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
In order to help students write formal letters with a purpose of informing and explaining opinions, this planning lessons helps students to think about their ideas, their structure, their vocabulary and other key factors in order to prepare them to write their letters. Students write a letter to the Mayor of London to inform and explain their opinions on the city. The planning resources in this lesson can easily be adapted to suit other topics and subject areas. Fully differentiated throughout.
English KS3 or KS4 lesson using rugby as a stimulus for promoting reading for pleasure. Students choose a favourite book or novel and use this to create a rugby union team: they design a team badge, line-up and shirt to help them describe, explain and evaluate key themes, characters and plot events. Perfect for back to school and end of term activities and with the Rugby World Cup 2023 around the corner!
As we finish A Christmas Carol, we look at Stave Five and at how Scrooge has changed since the beginning of the text. We analyse key quotes, key language features and the type of ending used by Dickens to have maximum impact on his readers. An engaging, detailed and fully differentiated lesson.
A detailed travel writing lesson that looks at students’ writing to describe skills and provides differentiated activities, a planning sheet, audio and visual clips and peer assessment activities to help prepare them to write descriptions. Includes activities on writing the best beginnings and endings to descriptive pieces as well.
Othello homework pack for six weeks based on Shakespeare’s tragedy. Includes differentiated activities that could be used for catch-up or home learning as well. Each week, students choose from three different and differentiated tasks. Covers reading skills for English Literature and Language, but also delves into Literary Criticism for Year 9 students, particularly the most able or gifted and talented.
Designed for KS3 English students, this lesson supports those working towards GCSE English Literature exams. Differentiated throughout and includes engaging tasks, success criteria, web links and more.
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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
Richard III Shakespeare lesson that prepares students to take an assessment based around the requirements of Literature Paper 1. Students focus on Richard’s opening speech of the play and analyse it for language, key ideas and make interpretations. A useful lesson for KS3 and KS4 classes with differentiated activities, questions and resources.
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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
Romeo and Juliet lesson on Tybalt. A fully differentiated lesson that looks at the key scene of Act 3 Scene 1 from Romeo and Juliet where Tybalt looks for revenge on Romeo for attending the Capulet party and what happens to Romeo and his friend Mercutio as a result. Includes differentiated activities, key quotes, key words and terms and engaging and clear resources that are very useful for students analysing the text regardless of age.
COP26 English lesson that uses Simon Armitage’s recently published Futurama poem to explore attitudes and opinions on COP26 and climate change. Useful for unseen poetry lessons for both KS3 and KS4 groups and in preparation for GCSE English Literature exams.
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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
Great Expectations lesson on Chapters 49, 50 and 51 from Charles Dickens’ Victorian novel. We explore the discoveries about Estella’s past, how Wemmick and Jaggers reveal a human side, and we evaluate the effectiveness of our analytical paragraphs.
An ideal lesson for your KS3 or KS4 English Literature students. Fully differentiated throughout.
Eduqas English Language Paper 1 Section A lesson that explores how a writer uses language to build up a dramatic opening to a text and helps to control this through the use of narrators and perspectives as well. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that analyses the opening paragraph of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code for how the writer creates drama effectively. Students use role play to analyse and evaluate the writer’s use of language to build up a sense of drama for the reader.
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An Inspector Calls whole scheme package
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Macbeth whole scheme package
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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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Eduqas English Language Component 1 lesson that focuses on Q1 and Q2 by analysing an extract. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that helps students to analyse a text in order to answer Q1 and Q2-style questions. The lesson, ideal for both KS3 and KS4 students preparing for Eduqas English Language Paper 1 Section A, uses an extract as a stimulus to help support students to analyse the use of language.
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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
In order to help students write writing to argue articles , this planning lessons helps students to think about their ideas, their structure, their vocabulary and other key factors in order to prepare them to write their articles. Students write a writing to argue piece on a topic of their choice. The planning resources in this lesson can easily be adapted to suit other topics and subject areas. Fully differentiated throughout.