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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
Lord of the Flies
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Lord of the Flies

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Lord of the Flies by William Golding pack containing the following lessons so far: Introduction to the text The Conch Chapter 2 character analysis and key quotes lesson Chapter 3 language analysis and creating analytical paragraphs Jack character analysis in Chapter 3 Simon, Roger, Jack analysis Conflicts in Chapter 4 Beast from Water Chapter 5 lesson Chapter 6 lesson Chapter 6 and 7 lesson Chapter 7 and 8 lesson Chapter 8 and 9 lesson Chapter 9 and 10 lesson Chapter 10 and 11 lesson Ending of the novel Escape room for revision Context lesson Exam prep lesson for May 2019 answer Six week homework pack - differentiated Differentiated scheme of work document More to come!
Edexcel Belonging
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Edexcel Belonging

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Edexcel Belongong poetry scheme. A complete pack of lessons and resources for teaching all fifteen poems and comparing them, for all of the exam requirements for the GCSE English Literature paper. Includes lessons on: To My Sister - Williams Wordsworth Sunday Dip - John Clare Mild the Mist Upon the Hill - Emily Bronte Captain Cook (To My Brother) - Letitia Elizabeth Landon Island Man - Grace Nichols The Emigree - Carol Rumens Clear and Gentle Stream - Robert Bridges I Remember, I Remember - Thomas Hood Peckham Rye Lane - Amy Blakemore We Refugees - Benjamin Zephaniah Us - Zaffar Kunial In Wales, Wanting to be Italian - Imtiaz Dharker Kumukanda - Kayo Chingonyi Jamaican British - Raymond Antrobus My Mother’s Kitchen - Chomas Hardi Comparing Poems Scheme of Work Document
Edexcel Poetry Conflict
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Edexcel Poetry Conflict

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Edexcel collection of poetry resources for Conflict - a complete scheme of work for all of the anthology poems. Includes resources for: The Man He Killed - Thomas Hardy Exposure - Wilfred Owen The Charge of the Light Brigade - Alfred, Lord Tennyson Poppies - Jane Weir Extract from the Prelude - William Wordsworth A Poison Tree - William Blake The Destruction of Sennacherib - Lord Byron Cousin Kate - Christina Rossetti Half-caste - John Agard Catrin - Gillian Clarke War Photographer - Carole Satyamurti Belfast Confetti - Ciaran Carson The Class Game - Mary Casey No Problem - Benjamin Zephaniah What Were They Like? - Denise Levertov Comparing poems Scheme of work document
Shakespeare Introduction
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Shakespeare Introduction

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Shakespeare introduction unit for KS3. It covers extracts from multiple plays including Henry V, Othello, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Tempest. It includes: Shakespeare introduction lesson Globe Theatre and context Henry V ‘once more unto the breach’ speech lesson Henry V, Richard III and Shakespearean heroes Richard III Act 1 Scene 1 language analysis and paragraph lesson Richard III Act 1 Scene 2 character analysis Othello - Iago as a villain. Language analysis Othello - Act 1 Scene 1 ending. Marriage in Elizabethan times (patriarchal context) Othello - Othello as hero, Iago as villain Introduction to A Midsummer Night’s Dream A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Structure A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Helena (analytical paragraphs) A Midsummer Night’s Dream assessment preparation lesson The Tempest introduction The Tempest Prospero lesson (character analysis) The Tempest Caliban (character/language analysis) Shakespeare assessment review The Tempest Ferdinand lesson (asides, structure analysis) Full SOW document
Frankenstein
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Frankenstein

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Frankenstein complete unit of work that includes: Introduction - dismissing myths Walton’s letters (1-2) Walton’s letters (3-4) Chapter 1 and 2 - meeting Frankenstein and his family Chapter 2 and 3 - foreshadowing Chapters 4 and 5 - setting and character Chapters 5 and 6 - language Chapters 7 and 8 - setting Chapters 9 and 10 - character Chapters 10 and 11 - the monster Chapters 12 and 13 - appearances Chapters 14 and 15 - character Chapters 16 and 17 - evaluation of character Chapters 17 and 18 - the monster’s companion Chapters 19 and 20 - Victor’s thoughts and feelings Chapters 21 and 22 - Language devices and symbols Chapter 22 - Victor’s thoughts and feelings Chapter 23 - Analytical paragraphs Chapter 24 - Ending and structure Scheme of work document
Myths and Legends
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Myths and Legends

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Myths and Legends English KS3 complete lessons pack that includes 19+ resource packs, all with differentiated activities, worksheets, video clips, engaging approaches to language, structure, organisation, vocabulary, characters, genre, language analysis, settings and many more aspects of narrative writing and descriptive writing and language analysis. Includes: Myths and Legends introduction lesson that looks at characters Robin Hood extract language analysis lesson Monsters and descriptive writing Boudica lesson on legend key themes Minotaur lesson looking at improving vocabulary for descriptive writing Icarus and Daedalus lesson on language analysis Settings lesson that explores building description for atmosphere and tone Odysseus and Cyclops lesson on using evidence in analytical paragraphs Structure lesson exploring the 12 steps of the Hero’s Journey Aborigine stories and Dreamtime language analysis lesson Hindu story, empathy and sympathy lesson Commas and punctuation recap lesson Knowledge organiser Six weeks’ worth of homework activities Beginning and ending narratives Assessment planning Spoken Language lesson Assessment review lesson Escape room for recapping and revision Scheme of work document Includes differentiated activities, engaging activities, worksheets, scaffolds, models and examples, perfect for KS3 English and those students approaching English Language Paper 1.
The Tempest
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The Tempest

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The Tempest complete scheme of work pack 1 - Shakespeare introduction 2 - Globe Theatre and context 3 - The Tempest Act 1 Scene 1 and context (Native Americans, Caribbean, colonies) 4 - Prospero and Miranda (Act 1 Scene 2) 5 - Caliban 6 - Ferdinand and Prospero’s asides 7 - Antonio and Sebastian 8 - Genre 9 - Caliban and Language (Miranda and Ferdinand) 10 - Act 3 Scene 3 - postcolonialism 11 - Act 4 Scene 1 - marriage, patriarchal society, language 12 - Act 5 Scene 1 lesson on Prospero and his changing thoughts 13 - The ending of The Tempest 14 - Escape Room 15 - Writing your own Shakespeare comedy 16 - Six week homework pack 17 - Scheme of work document
Science Fiction
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Science Fiction

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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
Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 1
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Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 1

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Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 1 Section A pack with 18 resource packs included. Covers Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4(a), Q4(b), Q5 and Q6, includes pairs of 19th century non-fiction texts with common themes, modelled answers, differentiated activities, exam timings, advice, teacher and student notes and more! Non-fiction introduction Analysing language (Q3) Evaluating Text 1 (Q2) Q1, Q4 (a) and (b), Q5 (evaluation) Q5 and Q6 evaluation lesson Q6 model answer lesson Q1 and Q3 language lesson Language analysis Q3 Q2 evaluation of an extract Q4 and Q5 evaluation Q6 Text 2 whole evaluation Writing Q6 Text 2 answers (evaluating) Improving Q6 answers and exploring Q3 Improving Q3 answers (using specific examples) Q1, Q2 and Q3 recap Q4 and Q5 recap Q6 recap Revision quiz Scheme of work document
Cirque du Freak
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Cirque du Freak

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Cirque du Freak English lessons on Darren Shan’s novel - a complete scheme of work. A collection of Cirque du Freak lessons that aid KS3 students in developing their understanding of plot, character, language and structure through studying Darren Shan’s text. Includes: Chapter One analysis Narrative Hooks Chapter Two Chapters Four and Five Chapter Six and Seven lesson on narrative perspectives and tone Chapter Eight Chapter Nine and Tension Chapters Ten and Eleven and language techniques Chapter Twelve and Vampires (Context) Analysing Structure (Chapters Fourteen and Fifteen) Chapters Seventeen to Twenty (Madam Octa) Structure in Chapters 21 to 23 Structure of the whole text lesson Lesson on anti-climax in Chapters 27 to 29 Lesson on the end and endings Punctuation Workshop Assessment lesson and assessment task with notes Six weeks of homework with differentiated tasks Scheme of work document - differentiated
Poetry KS3
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Poetry KS3

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Poetry lessons for KS3 English students that explore poems by writers from a range of backgrounds and contexts. A complete scheme of work exploring poetry. It includes: Poetry introduction lesson Grace Nichols Island Man language lesson Island Man lesson on structure Imtiaz Dharker language lesson Blessing lesson on structure Search For My Tongue Sujata Bhatt - metaphors and voice Tatamkhulu Afrika Nothing’s Changed - imagery, sounds and vocabulary Nothing’s Changed structure, caesuras and enjambment lesson Presents From My Aunts In Pakistan lesson on key themes Presents From My Aunts In Pakistan structure There Came A Wind Like A Bugle SMILE lesson Types of rhyme lesson on full rhyme, half, assonance, consonance Not My Business lesson exploring tyranny and its effects Limbo poem lesson, connotations and denotations Two Scavengers essay preparation lesson Poetry assessment and lesson Six week poetry homework plan Poetry escape room SIX week poetry scheme of work document Contains differentiated activities, engaging resources, models, scaffolds and extensive teacher and student notes.
Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 2
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Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 2

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Edexcel English Language 2.0 pack with lessons covering the whole of Section A for Paper 2. Includes: Introduction to Paper 2 Q4-5 in detail Q6 introduction Q5 continued Q6 comparisons Q6 continued Language analysis Q2 Language analysis Q3 and Q4 - nature theme Q4 model answer and analysis Summary skills Q6 comparing Q6 comparing Recapping language techniques Football World Cup themed lesson Using analytical verbs Summaries Comparing texts Paper 2 escape room - revision Scheme of work document Email info@englishgcse.co.uk to find out more.
Non-Fiction Writing
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Non-Fiction Writing

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Non-Fiction Writing English pack designed for Year 9 but easily adaptable for Year 7, Year 8 and GCSE English Language classes. This pack will grow into a full scheme of work over the next few weeks. Currently includes: Non-Fiction Writing Introduction - Purpose, audience, text types Vocabulary and Tone lesson - How combining registers and styles can impact a reader Paragraphing for Effect lesson Beginnings and endings for non-fiction texts lesson Article writing lesson including straplines and headlines Writing to persuade article lesson Writing to explain lesson on Feminism Fake news leaflet lesson with a writing to advise focus Spoken Language presentation skills lesson Spoken Language planning resource Spoken Language questions and answers lesson Letter writing with a focus on tone, structure and language Punctuation workshop on commas, full stops, capital letters, hyphens, dashes and apostrophes. Writing to argue article lesson on plastic surgery. Assessment and preparation lesson Assessment review lesson Homework pack - six weeks of differentiated activities including Spoken Language tasks Non-fiction writing escape room Six week FREE scheme of work document
Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 2 Section B
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Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 2 Section B

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Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 2 Section B scheme of work with differentiated activities, modelled answers, knowledge organiser, exam practice pack and more. Includes: Imaginative Writing Introduction Exploring Setting and Description Using Sentence Types Tone Using colours Dashes, semicolons and colons Tenses Language techniques for describing characters Sentence openers Structure and narratives Imaginative writing examples Imaginitive writing practice resource Improving creative writing Narrative perspectives Endings Knowledge organiser for Section B Exam practice pack with modelled answers Scheme of work document
English KS3 Non-Fiction Writing
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English KS3 Non-Fiction Writing

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A non-fiction writing pack for English KS3 students and adaptable for KS4. This complete scheme includes differentiated activities, modelled examples, scaffolds, student-friendly mark schemes, a revision escape room, six weeks of homework and so much more. Useful for AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 exam preparation. Includes: Non-fiction writing introduction (text types, purpose, audience) Creating and writing reviews (purposes, audiences, structure) Improving vocabulary (prefixes, suffixes) Interview article writing (Organisation and structure) * Writing to argue lesson (George Floyd and rioting - perspectives) Writing to advise lesson with model example Paragraphing lesson on how to use paragraphs effectively Writing to explain lesson on statues and protests Speech writing lesson on the NHS and writing to persuade Sentence openers lesson for improving non-fiction writing Essay writing lesson on censorship Tone and language lesson to impact on audiences Letter writing lesson - writing to persuade Leaflet writing on a contemporary topic Punctuation workshop with differianted worksheets. Commas, semicolons, dashes, colons and more. Writing to argue assessment planning lesson Non-fiction escape room Assessment review lesson including student-friendly mark scheme and peer assessment review sheets Six weeks of English homework - all differentiated! Six week scheme of work document
Macbeth GCSE
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Macbeth GCSE

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Everything you need to teach Macbeth! TWENTY+ HOURS’ WORTH! Includes a 2 hour Macbeth overview (or revision /recap session), a complete GCSE revision guide, and NINETEEN lessons: Macbeth Introduction Introducing Macbeth and Banquo Analysing The Witches Introducing Lady Macbeth Act 1 Scene 7 Act 2 Scene 1 - The Dagger Scene Act 2 Scene 2 Act 3 Scene 1 Murdering Banquo The Banquet Scene Macduff Malcolm Lady Macbeth’s Sleepwalking The End NEW - FULL SCHEME OF WORK Knowledge Organiser Exam Practice Pack With more to come! Keep checking your downloads as more lessons will be added shortly.
Unseen Poetry GCSE
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Unseen Poetry GCSE

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SEVENTEEN UNSEEN POETRY RESOURCES. fully differentiated and resourced lessons from a TES Award nominated author that help to prepare students studying AQA English Literature to prepare for the ‘Unseen Poetry’ sections in AQA English Literature Paper 2. All lessons are also easily adaptable for KS3 students, too. NEW - includes a very detailed knowledge organiser! Perfect for revision.
Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 1 Section B
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Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 1 Section B

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Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 1 Section B pack that is in development. Currently includes: Speech writing Speech openers Winston Churchill speech lesson Abraham Lincoln speech lesson Structure of a speech lesson Newspaper articles Article writing (space exploration theme) Persuasive writing (football theme) Writing to review Black History Month essay writing lesson Royal wedding (writing to argue) Writing to advise Letter writing Letters of complaint - writing to persuade Greta Thunberg climate change speech writing Assessment planning - writing to argue Assessment planning - formal letter writing Paper 1 Section B knowledge organiser Paper 1 Section B walkthrough and practise pack
English Homework
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English Homework

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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
A Midsummer Night's Dream Scheme of Work
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A Midsummer Night's Dream Scheme of Work

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TWENTY lessons AND a detailed scheme of work. A complete A Midsummer Night’s Dream bundle that includes everything you need to teach the text at KS3, including an assessment task, homework tasks, differentiated lessons, models, scaffolds, key quotes and more. Accessible, differentiated and detailed. Introduction to Shakespeare (Genre and Context) The Globe Theatre (Context) The Great Chain of Being (Context) Act 1 Scene 1 Relationships Act 1 Scene 1 and Helena Assessment Preparation The Mechanicals and Bottom The Fairies (Act 2 Scene 1) Titania and Oberon (Act 2 Scene 1) Oberon, Helena and Demetrius (Act 2 Scene 1) Puck’s Mischief (Act 2 Scene 2) Titania and Bottom (Act 3 Scene 1) Act 3 Scene 2 Hermia, Act 3 Scene 2 and Structure Act 4 Scene 1 The Theme of Dreams Writing Your Own Shakespeare Comedy Scheme of Work document Available for single teacher licence or unlimited teacher licence so you can share with all your colleagues.