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
A Century Later by Imtiaz Dharker poem lesson. Worlds and Lives poetry anthology lesson. A fully differentiated and resourced ‘ready to go’ lesson on the poem, one of the poems in the new AQA poem collection, with the lesson ideally suited for both KS3 and KS4 students. We cover meaning, caesuras and their impact and explore how the use of caesuras and enjambment in another poem we have previously studied.
Includes differentiated activities, worksheets and more.
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The Jewellery Maker by Louisa Adjoa Parker poem lesson. Worlds and Lives poetry anthology lesson. A fully differentiated and resourced ‘ready to go’ lesson on the poem, one of the poems in the new AQA poem collection, with the lesson ideally suited for both KS3 and KS4 students. We cover meaning, language and the use of caesuraa in this poem.
Includes differentiated activities, worksheets and more.
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AQA Worlds and Lives comparing poems lesson that explores ways of making comparisons between two similar or two different poems from the anthology. Students analyse Homing by Liz Berry before making comparisons with another poem of their choice. Includes differentiated activities and is useful for students preparing for GCSE English Literature Paper 2 or for KS3 students developing their essay skills.
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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
Animal Farm model answer (2017) on how Orwell presents the ending as shocking and unexpected. 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 early 20th century Europe, the Russian Revolution, the establishment of Communism, how and why George Orwell presents the rebellion and its failure as he does.
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Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 2 Section B lesson for, where students focus on improving their descriptions of setting through differentiated activities and success criteria. The lesson enables students to reflect on their uses of language techniques, as well as considering what kind of structure to give to their writing. Additionally, it helps them to use zooming in as a way of effectively planning a detailed setting for Section B.
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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
Animal Farm model answer (2021) on how Orwell presents Boxer as a sympathetic character. 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 early 20th century Europe, the Russian Revolution, the establishment of Communism, how and why George Orwell presents the rebellion and its failure as he does.
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My Mother’s Kitchen by Choman Hardi poem lesson for the new Edexcel Belonging poetry anthology. Includes differentiated activities, worksheets and more. Students analyse key sections of the poem and use student notes to improve their annotations. Perfect for KS4 GCSE and KS3 classes.
Edexcel Belonging comparing poems lesson that explores ways of making comparisons between two similar or two different poems from the anthology. Students analyse I Remember I Remember by Thomas Hood before making comparisons with another poem of their choice. Includes differentiated activities and is useful for students preparing for GCSE English Literature Paper 2 or for KS3 students developing their essay skills.
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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 Wales, wanting to be Italian Imtiaz Dharker poem lesson for the new Edexcel Belonging poetry anthology. Includes differentiated activities, worksheets and more. Students analyse key sections of the poem and use student notes to improve their annotations. Includes an activity to help students explore caesuras in one other poem from the anthology. Perfect for KS4 GCSE and KS3 classes.
La Belle Dame Sans Merci by John Keats. Edexcel Relationships poetry anthology lesson. A fully differentiated and resourced ‘ready to go’ lesson on the poem, one of the poems in the Edexcel poem collection, with the lesson ideally suited for both KS3 and KS4 students. We cover meaning, language, write analytical paragraphs and peer assess them using class success criteria.
Includes differentiated activities, worksheets, a copy of the poem with glossary, support sheets and more.
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A Child to his Sick Grandfather Joanna Baillie lesson. Edexcel Relationships poetry anthology lesson. A fully differentiated and resourced ‘ready to go’ lesson on the poem, one of the poems in the Edexcel poem collection, with the lesson ideally suited for both KS3 and KS4 students. We cover meaning, language, and begin to compare the structure of this poem with La Belle Dame Sans Merci by John Keats.
Includes differentiated activities, worksheets, a copy of the poem with glossary, support sheets and more.
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A Complaint by William Wordsworth poem lesson for the Edexcel Relationships 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 A Child to his Sick Grandfather. Perfect for KS4 GCSE and KS3 classes.
World Space Week reading comprehension pack. A detailed 2 page article that provides an overview of World Space Week and includes differentiated comprehension questions that focus on reading skills and language and structure analysis.
It can be used in form time as part of literacy focus, or in an English lesson for KS3/4 GCSE comprehension training. It is interesting, useful, very easy to use and good way to combine Citizenship and English.
Black History Month reading comprehension pack. A detailed 2 page article that provides an overview of BHM and includes differentiated comprehension questions that focus on reading skills and language and structure analysis.
It can be used in form time as part of literacy focus, or in an English lesson for KS3/4 GCSE comprehension training. It is interesting, useful, very easy to use and good way to combine Citizenship and English.
The Tempest William Shakespeare Caliban and Ariel lesson that explores the next part of Act 1 Scene 2 as we explore character, setting, plot and theme. We are introduced to Caliban, as well as Ariel, and we evaluate the characters so far. We create analytical paragraphs and evaluate them using success criteria. A very useful way to begin the play for both KS3 and KS4 students preparing GCSE English Literature. Fully differentiated throughout.
The Tempest William Shakespeare Act 3 Scene 3 lesson that at the power of Act 3 Scene 3 and how Caliban is portrayed in the play so far. We explore how Caliban can be both poetical and also violent and how he is portrayed as a complicated character, plus we explore how he might be viewed through a postcolonial filter. Finally, we look at how Alonso, Antonio and Sebastian react to the spirits in Act 3 Scene 3.
A very useful way to study the play for both KS3 and KS4 students preparing for GCSE English Literature. Fully differentiated throughout.
The Tempest William Shakespeare Act 5 Scene 1 lesson that explores Prospero’s thoughts and feelings throughout the early sections of the scene before the very ending. We also look at how Prospero perceives the other characters as the play builds towards its conclusion.
A very useful way to study the play for both KS3 and KS4 students preparing for GCSE English Literature. Fully differentiated throughout.
The Tempest William Shakespeare Act 4 Scene 1 lesson that explores marriage in the Jacobean era and how Prospero tells Ferdinand he can marry Miranda. We also look at how Prospero uses his language to reflect on life and death, as well as how the plot advances in this part of the play.
A very useful way to study the play for both KS3 and KS4 students preparing for GCSE English Literature. Fully differentiated throughout.
Frankenstein lesson for KS3 and KS4 students that looks at the third and fourth letters of the novel that are written by Robert Walton, through a range of engaging activities and by analysing the third and fourth letters from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Includes 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
Frankenstein lesson for KS3 and KS4 students that looks at the whole of Chapter 24 through a range of engaging activities that explore how the novel ends and what kind of ending Shelley employed for her story.
Includes differentiated activities, adaptive learning techniques, visual stimuli, and a slightly different approach to helping students gain an overview of settings, characters, plot devices, tone and more. A really useful lesson on Frankenstein for GCSE English Literature students.
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