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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
AQA English Language Paper 1 materials. TWENTY hours worth! A collection of well differentiated lessons and revision materials to prepare GCSE students for AQA English Language Paper 1: Explorations In Creative Reading And Writing, prepared by an Outstanding-rated English specialist and Lead Practitioner.
Lessons included:
AQA English Language Paper 1 Introduction
Falcons (Language and Character analysis)
Birdsong (Language and Character analysis)
Reluctant Fundamentalist (Language and Structure analysis)
Spies (Language and Structure analysis)
The White Tiger (Character evaluation)
Structure lesson (I’m the King of the Castle)
Structure (Beginnings and Endings)
Section A Walkthrough (Mock exam paper, indicative answers, success criteria, exam tips)
Revision guide (All Section A questions and Section B tips)
Descriptive Writing Introduction
Descriptive Writing (Zooming In and Structure)
Punctuation lesson
Analysing descriptive writing examples (Jamaica Inn and Little Dorrit)
Language techniques recap
Section B assessment planning lesson
Escape room revision lesson
Jamaica Inn Mock Review (Based on specimen exam paper)
Paper 1 Section A Knowledge Organiser
Section A exam practice papers and answers
AQA English Language Paper 1 materials. TWENTY hours worth! A collection of well differentiated lessons and revision materials to prepare GCSE students for AQA English Language Paper 1: Explorations In Creative Reading And Writing, prepared by an Outstanding-rated English specialist and Lead Practitioner.
Lessons included:
AQA English Language Paper 1 Introduction
Falcons (Language and Character analysis)
Birdsong (Language and Character analysis)
Reluctant Fundamentalist (Language and Structure analysis)
Spies (Language and Structure analysis)
The White Tiger (Character evaluation)
Structure lesson (I’m the King of the Castle)
Structure (Beginnings and Endings)
Section A Walkthrough (Mock exam paper, indicative answers, success criteria, exam tips)
Revision pack (All Section A questions and Section B tips)
Descriptive Writing Introduction
Descriptive Writing (Zooming In and Structure)
AQA English Language Paper 1 escape room
Analysing descriptive writing examples (Jamaica Inn and Little Dorrit)
Language techniques recap
Section B assessment planning lesson
Paper 1 Section A and B Walkthrough
Jamaica Inn Mock Review (Based on specimen exam paper)
Paper 1 Section A Knowledge Organiser
Section A exam practice papers and answers
A collection of English resources related to the upcoming General Election in the UK on 12th December 2019. Perfect for improving reading skills, writing skills and spoken language skills (speaking and listening), as well as engaging students with politics.
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General Election speech lessons that explore language, structure, tone and comparing speeches (English Language Paper 2 Q4).
Includes lessons on Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn and Jo Swinson that integrate the General Election with English skills. Useful for creating cross-curricular links between Citizenship, English, Tutor Time 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
Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
Seven English homework packs that include six weeks of differentiated activities, worksheets and relevant examples. That’s 42 weeks of homework!
The packs cover a number of different topics, including:
Travel Writing - Paper 2 Language focus
Non-Fiction Reading - Paper 2 Section A
Non-Fiction Writing - Paper 2 Question 5
Poetry KS3 - Literature Paper 2
Myths and Legends - Language Paper 1
Cirque du Freak - Literature Paper 1
Non-Fiction Writing Year 9 - which includes Spoken Language activities
Othello homework pack - Literature Paper 1
Our Day Out pack - Literature Paper 2
English Language Paper 2 Homework
Creative Writing Homework
Much Ado About Nothing Homework
All are part of our new KS3 3 Year Complete Pack which can be purchased here:
3 Year English KS3 Complete Pack
Easy to use reading comprehension packs with three sections of differentiated questions each. It can be used in form time as part of literacy focus, or in an English lesson for KS3/4 GCSE comprehension training.
Crooked House -An overview of its history and its demise, plus how locals have reacted to its destruction
Black History Month - An overview of BHM and what people think about it
World Space Week - An overview of World Space Week and why it is important
National Poetry Day - An overview and why it is important
Halloween - An opinion piece on the UK and Halloween
Bonfire Night - An overview and comprehension tasks
Sycamore Gap Tree - Opinion piece and comprehension tasks
Diwali - An overview of the festival and tasks
Israel Palestine conflict overview with tasks
Day of the Dead overview with tasks
All of these articles are interesting for students and teachers! All are useful, very easy to use and a good way to combine Current Affairs and Citizenship with English.
A complete English Literature package that includes:
Macbeth - 21 lessons, escape room revision, revision guide, knowledge organiser, exam practice pack
A Christmas Carol - 21 lessons, escape room revision, knowledge organiser, exam practice pack
An Inspector Calls - 23 lessons, revision guide, escape room revision, exam practice pack, knowledge organiser.
Power and Conflict poetry - 25 lessons, revision guide, exam practice questions, knowledge organiser.
Unseen Poetry - 14 lessons, exam practice pack, knowledge organiser
That’s over 120 hours of lessons and revision materials. Together all these resources would cost £335 - but this bundle saves you over 80% when buying all the resources separately! An absolute bargain.
A Christmas Carol exam question model answer and lesson on writing effective introductions to essays. We explore a student’s model answer introduction and use it to create success criteria for writing a Grade 9 level introduction to the AQA June 2019 exam question task. Includes detailed student and teacher notes throughout.
A Christmas Carol exam preparation pack that explores essay writing skills.
Included so far:
Grade 9 model answer for the AQA June 2019 paper
Introduction writing
Essay writing skills lesson
Revise Macbeth with key quotes! A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that supports students in the run-up to the Edexcel English Literature Paper 1 exam by providing detailed and relevant revision activities. The lesson also includes a detailed pack of key quotes from across the play that is divided up into characters, but the lesson supports students to approach learning quotes from the viewpoint of different themes as well. Definitely worth a download as we fast approach the exam!
Update: I’ve added about 15 pages of quotes, activities, a PETAZL paragraph model and activities and more! Now includes a huge bank of quotes for students to analyse and make notes on.
A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that supports KS3 and KS4 students in preparing for an assessment on Act 1 Scene 7 of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Includes a model and scaffold to help support students make notes in preparation for an assessment. Planning skills are essential for all students as they move towards terminal GCSE exams and being able to take notes and prepare essays are integral to future success. Designed for Edexcel English Literature 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
English transition introduction lesson for Year 7 students that explores what the subject entails, as well as reflecting on what English means to each student. This lesson explores autobiographies and what an autobiography is, as part of a unit on the self and writing first person narratives. Ideal for new KS3 students starting at secondary school and can be used to build up to other units on writing and reading.
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
May 2019 An Inspector Calls model answer on Sheila and what she learns about herself and society - this model essay is designed to hit the requirements for Grade 9 for AQA English Literature Paper 2. Includes an answer that weaves together language and structure analysis, context and detailed and perceptive insights into Edwardian and post-war British society, how and why Priestley presents Sheila as he does throughout the play to convey his messages about politics in Britain after the conclusion of the Second World War.
Please note that due to copyright restrictions, the actual question is not included in this resource, but it is available from the AQA website.
May 2018 Power and Conflict model answer on how Ozymandias presents ideas of power as well as London by William Blake.
This model essay is designed to hit the requirements for Grade 9 for AQA English Literature Paper 2. Includes an answer that weaves together language and structure analysis, context and detailed and perceptive insights into relevant contexts, how and why Percy Shelley and William Blake present their poems in relation to ideas of power.
Please note that due to copyright restrictions, the actual question is not included in this resource, but it is available from the AQA website.
AQA English Language Paper 1 walkthroughs for:
June 2017 (The Tiredness of Rosabel by Katherine Mansfield)
June 2018 (Jigs and Reels by Joanne Harris)
June 2019 (The Mill by H E Bates)
Section B walkthrough (June 2017)
Section B walkthrough (June 2018)
Section B walkthrough (June 2019)
AQA English Language Paper 1 Section B/Question 5 walkthrough pack for the November 2018 paper.
Includes:
Activities for planning and writing BOTH descriptive AND narrative writing pieces
Advice and models for planning both descriptive and narrative writing tasks
Success criteria
Exam walkthrough tasks
Exam tips and advice
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
Lord of the Flies homework pack for six weeks based on William Golding’s novel. 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, Year 10 and Year 11 students, particularly the most able or gifted and talented.
Designed for KS3 and KS4 English students, this lesson supports those working towards GCSE English Literature exams. Differentiated throughout and includes engaging tasks, success criteria 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