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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
An Inspector Calls 2025 revision for English Literature Paper 2 revision lesson on context (AO3) and how this ties into ideas and interpretations (AO1). We explore the world of JB Priestley’s play and consider how context helps us to better understand the messages Priestley may have wanted to convey to his audiences, helping students to prepare for the exam in the 2025 summer. We explore socialism, capitalism, Edwardian Britain, post-War Britain, the Titanic and more.
The lesson includes worksheets (printer symbol), differentiated and adaptive learning approaches, detailed theme notes and more.
A really useful way of revising this play in time for the Paper 2 exam in May 2025.
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As we study A Midsummer Night’s Dream we look at the play within a play in Act 5 Scene 1 and how Bottom and the mechanicals present Pyramus and Thisbe to the wedding audience. Students create their own performances of Pyramus and Thisbe before analyzing the comments made by Theseus, Hippolyta and the other characters as they watch and interrupt the actors. Fully differentiated throughout.
Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers is a classic play about social identity and social injustice and students are introduced to the play by first looking at the musical as a genre before analyzing the context of the play and then beginning to evaluate the types of character within the play based on our understanding of context. An ideal first lesson for students looking at Blood Brothers for AQA English Literature Paper 2 or other exam boards and specifications. Fully differentiated throughout.
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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
We look at Of Mice and Men and Chapter Two, with a focus on the relationship between Lennie and George and how Steinbeck introduces the new characters of Crooks, Candy, The Boss and Curley. Additionally, we look at how Steinbeck uses a sense of foreboding to hint at the rest of the plot. A really useful lesson for students preparing for Literature exams but easily adaptable for younger students as well. Fully differentiated and resourced.
A fantastically detailed AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A knowledge organiser / revision mat that includes a step by step approach to all four Section A questions (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4), scaffolded answers, sentence starters, key vocabulary, language feature analysis, structural feature analysis, a detailed approach to evaluating texts, comparisons, beginnings, endings, tone, purpose, audience, form, types of text and more. Fantastic revision materials for GCSE students for AQA English Language Paper 2 students. The resource includes an editable PowerPoint AND a PDF file to make things easier to print out onto A3 paper.
UPDATE: Now includes a five page A4 version for ease of printing or to use as revision flash cards!
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that focuses on Chapter 5 of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, or ‘The Incident of the Letter’. In this lesson we look at how Jekyll’s laboratory is introduced to us, how Utterson and Jekyll behave around each other after Hyde’s awful murder of Sir Danvers Carew, and the significance of the letter and its handwriting contained within. A n ideal lesson for KS4 students working towards AQA English Literature Paper 1 and easily adaptable for KS3.
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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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AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 lesson that looks at endings to narratives, including analysing three famous endings to novels and supporting students in writing their own. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that helps students to analyse different types of endings to narratives and tie them in to specific genres and tones. Ideal preparation for both KS3 and KS4 students for descriptive writing, narrative writing and general creative writing.
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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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A very detailed, fully differentiated and resourced set of materials that has enough for at least two lessons. Includes scaffolds for each question, success criteria, suitable texts, a self-assessment checklist based on success criteria and clear timings for all parts of Section A. Perfect preparation for KS4 students about to sit a Writers' Viewpoint and Perspectives mock or exam and a good way to push forward KS3 students as they begin pathways into GCSE English Language exams.
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Students look at how Robin Goodfellow or Puck is introduced, at the fairies and the type of character we expect them to be and why, and why Titania and Oberon are introduced to us before we see them on stage. A really useful lesson for students analysing Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and fully differentiated so all students can access and explore key quotes from Act 2 Scene 1.
Includes: 1 hr well differentiated PP, a mock exam-style paper based on GCSE English Language Paper 1 specimen papers and possible answers paper, for both the teacher and student to use in their self assessment tasks.
Could do over 2 lessons, a ‘mock mock’ to aid preparation for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 Section A.
The questions focus on the Birdsong extract provided in AQA’s GCSE English Language reading resource. You can find this here: http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/AQA-87001-RSB.PDF
Questions can be completed in timed conditions (with approximate times provided in the resources) to improve students’ abilities to work in exam conditions.
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A Christmas Carol in a one A3 page knowledge organiser that includes an incredible amount of detail including: character analysis, plot summaries, historical and social context, key language devices, key form and structural devices, key quotes, key themes and more. A brilliant Charles Dickens revision tool for teachers, students and parents. Includes both an editable PowerPoint and PDF file for easier printing. Recommend for A3 colour printing.
Update: Now includes an A4 version for ease of printing, although A3 printing is recommended for the original version! :)
Othello lesson exploring the beginning of Act 5 as Iago kills Roderigo and wounds Cassio, plus we explore how Othello uses imagery and motifs to describe his thoughts and feelings about preparing to murder Desdemona. Using differentiated activities and extensive teacher and student notes, we explore Othello’s changing language and evaluate how the use of language techniques reflects Othello’s mind.
Includes a range of engaging activities, worksheets, extensive notes for teachers and students and more. Perfect for English Literature exam preparation and for KS3 English students exploring Shakespeare and Elizabethan drama.
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This lesson forms part of our KS3 Complete Pack. Find out more here.
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 2 revision lesson on Q4. This is the second part of a two part lesson that looks at comparing/comparison skills in detail.
We explore two non-fictions text on travel and look in detail at the skills and timing needed for this question of the exam for the 2024 summer paper.
The lesson includes worksheets (printer symbol), differentiated and adaptive learning approaches, revision tips, timings, success criteria and more, as we explore the two texts and their attitudes on travel, and then make comparisons between the two (extracts included).
A really useful way of revising these questions in time for the Paper 2 exam in June 2024.
A fully differentiated 1 hour lesson on Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde that covers character, plot, themes and historical context in preparation for AQA English Literature Paper 1. Ideal for intervention and revision sessions.
An Inspector Calls - Sheila Birling. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that looks at Sheila Birling and her interview with the Inspector - focussing on the theme of responsibility. Ideal preparation for KS3 and KS4 students preparing for English Literature GCSEs.
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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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An Inspector Calls. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that focuses on the changing relationships between characters by the end of the play. Students focus on particular quotes from Eric and Arthur to study the increasing tension between them.
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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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Myths and Legends KS3 English descriptive writing lesson that supports students as they explore how language techniques are used in an extract about a chimera to engage the reader. Useful for looking at Myths and Legends, genre, character , language analysis and moving KS3 students towards English Language exams at GCSE. Includes a model examp
Useful preparation for both Section A and Question 5 of GCSE English Language exams, but designed for KS3 students. Includes teacher and student notes.
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This lesson forms part of our KS3 Complete Pack. Find out more here.
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
Othello William Shakespeare lesson exploring Iago and Roderigo and how they are presented in Act 1 Scene 1 of the play. We look at how both characters portray Othello and the racial otherness that is generated by them at the very beginning of the play, as well as how Iago openly boasts about his duplicity and his seeming nature compared to his thoughts. A useful and differentiated lesson for both KS3 and KS4 students.
Includes differentiated activities, extensive teacher and student notes, key terminology, engaging activities and worksheets 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
Othello lesson exploring the end of Act 3 and the beginning of Act 4, as Iago manipulates Othello’s mind and he suspects Cassio and Desdemona of having an affair. Using differentiated activities and extensive teacher and student notes, we explore Othello’s changing language and evaluate how the use of language techniques reflects Othello’s mind.
Includes a range of engaging activities, worksheets, extensive notes for teachers and students and more. Perfect for English Literature exam preparation and for KS3 English students exploring Shakespeare and Elizabethan drama.
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This lesson forms part of our KS3 Complete Pack. Find out more here.
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