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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 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
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
ELEVEN fully differentiated and resourced whole lessons that focus on Section A of AQA English Language Paper 2 - Writers' Viewpoints and Perspectives. Includes lessons on Q2, Q3 and Q4, with modelled answers, scaffolds, differentiated activities and much more. Ideal preparation for both KS3 and KS4 students.
Eduqas English Language Paper 1 materials. A collection of well differentiated lessons and revision materials to prepare GCSE students for Eduqas English Language Paper 1 20th Century Literature Reading and Creative Prose Writing prepared by an Outstanding-rated English specialist and Lead Practitioner.
Resources included:
Eduqas English Language Paper 1 Introduction
Falcons (Language and Character analysis)
Birdsong (Language and Character analysis)
Reluctant Fundamentalist (Language and structure analysis)
Spies (Structure and language analysis)
Evaluation and language lesson
Structure lesson
Beginnings and endings - structure
Paper 1 Section A Walkthrough
Creative prose writing introduction - description
Creative prose writing examples - analysis
Punctuation workshop
Language techniques recap
Creative prose planning / assessment lesson
Paper 1 Section A knowledge organiser
Paper 1 Section A exam practice pack (with ANSWERS)
Escape room revision resource
Paper 1 mock and review lesson with ANSWERS
Animal Farm model answers for the AQA English Literature papers.
Currently includes:
2017 - Snowball and leadership
2017 - Ending as shocking and unexpected
2018 - Squealer
2018 - Revolution
2019 - Moses and Benjamin
2019 - Failure of rebellion
2021 - Boxer as a sympathetic character
2021 - Old Major’s speech
2022 - Pigs and language
2022 - Snowball as a hero
2023 - Seven commandments
2023 - Snowball’s defeat
Myths and Legends KS3 English language analysis lesson that supports students as they explore how language techniques are used in an extract from Robin Hood 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.
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
Poppies by Jane Weir is an incredibly powerful piece that combines the roles of motherhood with the effects of conflict. This lesson has recently been updated and now includes an extra eight slides of activities and notes for both students and teachers. A fully differentiated and resourced ‘ready to go’ lesson on Jane Weir’s Poppies, one of the poems in the AQA Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology, with the lesson ideally suited for both KS3 and KS4 students.
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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 introductory lesson on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, that initially focuses on contextual understanding before moving on to analyse the character of Ebenezer Scrooge. An ideal first lesson back for your KS3 or KS4 students. Fully differentiated throughout.
Eduqas Poetry Anthology collection of lessons that is a full scheme of work for all of the poems.
Includes resource packs for:
The Manhunt - Simon Armitage
The Soldier - Rupert Brooke
London - William Blake
Dulce et Decorum Est - Wilfred Owen
Ozymandias - Percy Shelley
Hawk Roosting - Ted Hughes
Sonnet 43 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning
She Walks in Beauty - Lord Byron
Living Space - Imtiaz Dharker
As Imperceptbily As Grief - Emily Dickinson
Cozy Apologia - Rita Dove
Cozy Apologia / Comparing Poems
A Wife in London - Thomas Hardy
Mametz Wood by Owen Sheers
Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy
Death of a Naturalist by Seamus Heaney
To Autumn - John Keats
Afternoons - Philip Larkin
Excerpt from The Prelude - William Wordsworth
2020 Unseen Poetry model answer for BOTH questions on I Am Offering this Poem by Jimmy Santiago Baca and The sun has burst the sky by Jenny Joseph.
This model essay is designed to hit the requirements for Grade 9 for AQA English Literature Paper 2 (2023 onwards) or Paper 1 (2022 and before). Includes two answers that weaves together language and structure analysis, relevant comparisons how and why the two writers present their poems in relation to caring for others.
Frankenstein introduction for KS3 and KS4 students that looks at the central genre conventions of gothic horror and texts through a range of engaging activities and by analysing a short extract from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Includes group work activities, video links, differentiated activities, visual stimuli, and a slightly different approach to helping students gain an overview of settings, characters, plot devices, tone and more. A really useful introduction to Frankenstein for GCSE English Literature students.
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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 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.
Much Ado About Nothing William Shakespeare introduction lesson that explores Act 1 Scene 1, character types and the impact these characters can have on an audience. A brilliant way to begin analysing and exploring key themes, context, plot and structure in this Elizabethan comedy. Useful for both KS3 and KS4 students preparing for English Literature GCSE exams.
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
Ten An Inspector Calls posters with ten quotes from across the play.
Includes:
Ten key quotations
The date of the 2025 exam (Tuesday 20th May 2025)
Visually engaging graphics for display, homework, home learning, tutoring, intervention and more.
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FREE An Inspector Calls resources:
Quote posters
Scheme of work document
Context resources
Generation gap lesson
Revision guide
In Shakespeare’s A Midsummer NIght’s Dream we begin to draw the main plot to a close as Hermia and Helena are together with Lysander and Demetrius. We look at how Puck is able to bring some sense of harmony to the play, and we explore how Oberon is presented as he removes the love spell from his wife Titania as she dotes on the donkey-headed Bottom! We explore key quotes and language features. Fully differentiated throughout.
Foreshadowing is a key technique in Gothic fiction and this fully differentiated lesson explores the use of foreshadowing in The Monkey’s Paw, as well as supporting students to analyse and create their own examples of foreshadowing. A useful lesson for both KS3 and KS4 students looking at Gothic texts.
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More Popular English 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
Gothic vocabulary - In Gothic writing vocabulary can be quite tricky, but this lesson supports students in improving their use of vocabulary when creating narrative pieces. Students are provided with detailed lists of synonyms for adjectives, verbs and adverbs, all with a Gothic-style focus. Students use these lists to reflect on previous pieces of writing and make changes. A useful lesson for both KS3 and KS4 students, including those working on texts such as Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources.
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More Popular English 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
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.
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 lesson that focuses on structure - how to start a text, how to finish a text and how to shift between different foci throughout. We look at an extract and how the writer builds a coherent structure, thinking about the impact of changing the focus on the reader. A fully differentiated lesson for KS4 students that focuses on answering Q3 in AQA English Language Paper 1: structure. The lesson is built around the ‘I’m The King of the Castle’ chapter from Susan Hill’s novel that forms part of the AQA reading resource pack for Paper 1. This can be found here: http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/AQA-87001-RSB.PDF
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
Love and Relationships Mother Any Distance lesson. A fully differentiated lesson on Mother any distance by Simon Armitage from the Love and Relationships cluster that analyses how the narrator sees his relationship with his mother, and how he reflects on his relationship as he prepares to leave home. 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.
TWENTY fully differentiated and resourced lessons that prepare KS3 students for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 by looking at a range of science fiction extracts. Includes differentiated lessons on both reading and writing skills, including descriptive and narrative writing.
All lessons recently revamped and expanded.
Includes:
Science Fiction Dystopia Introduction
Creating Empathy
Figurative Language
The War of the Worlds and Foreboding
Recapping Language Techniques
The War of the Worlds Language Analysis
Science Fiction Characters
Creating Settings
Openings to Texts
Narrative Perspectives - Frankenstein
Time Travel and Descriptive Writing
Speech Punctuation
Science Fiction Endings
Structure
Critical Evaluation (Q4)
Vocabulary
Punctuation and Grammar
Assessment prep
Escape room
Six week scheme of work document