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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

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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
Unseen Poetry - Lessons 1 - 7
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Unseen Poetry - Lessons 1 - 7

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Seven Unseen Poetry lessons collated together as part of a much larger super Literature bundle! Includes seven lessons that look at both the questions for AQA English Literature Paper 2 and Unseen Poetry. Includes models, scaffolds, sentence starters, differentiated activities, different worksheets and more. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. 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
Writing to Argue 2
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Writing to Argue 2

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A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that focuses on writing to argue features and supports students in creating a debate between themselves as a class. Students then use their learning to create plans for writing to argue pieces.
A Christmas Carol Exam Preparation
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A Christmas Carol Exam Preparation

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Ideal for both KS3 and KS4 students, this fully resourced and differentiated lessons looks at the way Dickens presents Scrooge as an outsider and supports students in writing notes on an extract.
AQA English Language Paper 1 Q4 Critical Evaluation
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AQA English Language Paper 1 Q4 Critical Evaluation

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AQA English Language Paper 1 Q4 lesson that helps students to critically evaluate part of a text. Using 1984 as a stimulus, students weigh up whether the writer choses to focus on the development of the character or building up a picture of setting instead. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that helps students write detailed answers for AQA Language Paper 1 Section A Q4. The lesson, ideal for both KS3 and KS4 students preparing for AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A, focuses on a chapter from George Orwell’s 1984. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. 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 Genre
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AQA English Language Paper 1 Genre

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AQA English Language Paper 1 lesson that has been recently revamped to focus on genre conventions and how a writer can move away from conventions to play with people’s expectations and thus build up tension even more. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that helps students to analyse a text for building a sense of tension and terror. The lesson, ideal for both KS3 and KS4 students preparing for AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A, focuses on an extract and explores genre, tension and combining the two for effect. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. 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 Symbols
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AQA English Language Paper 1 Symbols

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Recently revamped AQA English Language Paper 1 lesson that looks at symbols, their importance in one extract and supports students in exploring their existing knowledge of symbols and helps them to reflect on their power in literary texts. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that helps students to analyse a text for the use of imagery for effect. The lesson, ideal for both KS3 and KS4 the students preparing for AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A, centres around the importance of symbols within literature. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. 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
Science Fiction Assessment
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Science Fiction Assessment

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Science Fiction assessment planning to be used in conjunction with our Science Fiction scheme of work. Includes an incredibly detailed planning pack so students can plan and show off all their learning in preparation for their narrative writing assessment.
Christmas Creating A Character
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Christmas Creating A Character

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A Christmas themed fully differentiated and resourced lesson that looks at examples of characters from festive stories and supports students as they build a character for a winter or festive based narrative. An ideal lesson for KS3 students and easily adaptable for KS4 students preparing for AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 or Section A.
AQA English Language Paper 2 Revision - Board Game
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AQA English Language Paper 2 Revision - Board Game

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A fully resourced lesson that helps students to revise AQA English Language Paper 2 by asking them to develop board games to help other students revise for Section A. Students are given opportunities to reflect on the requirements of each question of Section A and think about how they can guide other students to be successful.
Spoken Language
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Spoken Language

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A student-friendly assessment guide that answers any questions that students might have about the Spoken Language element of new AQA course. The guide has been designed to include a clear pathway to preparing KS4 students for an assessment task based on set text ‘An Inspector Calls’, but can easily be adapted for other texts and tasks. It includes sentence starters, initial ideas regarding the task and pages for creating questions for students to ask each other during their assessment. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. 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
The Importance Of Being Earnest And Class
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The Importance Of Being Earnest And Class

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A fully resourced 1 hr lesson with differentiated tasks, which focuses on the key theme of class in The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. 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
Earnest And Aestheticism
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Earnest And Aestheticism

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A fully differentiated 1 hour lesson (with all relevant worksheets) that focuses on the key concept of aestheticism in Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, an art and philosophical movement that heavily influenced Wilde’s play. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. 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
The Road
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The Road

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A lesson for low ability KS3 and KS4 students, to help them analyse a short extract from Cormac McCarthy's The Road and to analyse the use of language in the extract. The extract is taken from page 40 of the novel. The extract cannot be published with the resource due to copyright reasons. Many more inexpensive, high quality English resources are available at my shop: Lead Practitioner's Shop.
English Literature Book Club
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English Literature Book Club

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English Literature A-level lesson for AQA Specification B Aspects of Comedy and The Taming of the Shrew. Students work together in ‘book clubs’. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson designed for A Level English Literature students. The lesson is easily adaptable for any AQA English Literature exam question and/or extract, with a focus on developing student independence. Taming of the Shrew extracts are now included should you wish to used them. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. 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
Richard III Act 3 Scene 4
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Richard III Act 3 Scene 4

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Richard III Act 3 Scene 4. A fully resourced and differentiated lesson for KS3 and KS4 students that focuses on Act 3 Scene 4 and analysing how Richard and Hastings’ thoughts are different to what they are really saying. Includes speaking and listening activities. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. 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 Literature A Level
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AQA English Literature A Level

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KS5 AQA A Level English Literature B, Paper 1: Aspects Of Comedy Sections A and B. This lesson covers two key scenes from The Taming Of The Shrew: Act 2 Scene 1 and Act 3 Scene 2. 1hr PP with differentiated tasks Complete 1 hour, well differentiated lesson Suitable for KS5 Different level tasks for MA,LA or Core Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for’ Good’ or above Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. 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
English Language
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English Language

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Help your AQA English Language students revise for their new spec Paper 1 and Paper 2 exams with these fully differentiated revision guides. Each booklet contains activities for your students to complete on every question in the exams, both reading and writing,
The Sign of Four - Chapter Eight
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The Sign of Four - Chapter Eight

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Sign of Four - A fully differentiated lesson that focuses on Chapter Eight and helps students to consider the importance of the ‘Baker Street Irregulars’ and how race and empire are presented in this section of the novel. A brilliant lesson for those students analysing The Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for AQA English Literature Paper 1 or for KS3 students, too. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. 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
The Sign of Four - Chapter Seven
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The Sign of Four - Chapter Seven

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Sign of Four - A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that explores Chapter Seven of The Sign of Four in detail, including differentiated worksheets, video clips and differentiated activities. Ideal preparation for KS4 students getting ready for AQA English Literature Paper 1 or KS3 students studying the text. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. 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
English Language Paper 1 - Q2 Resources
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English Language Paper 1 - Q2 Resources

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3x 1 hour lessons on AQA English Language Paper 1 that explore the use of language within three extracts from different texts across 19th, 20th and 21st century writers. Ideal preparation for KS4 students preparing for Section A of this exam and focussing on Q2.