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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

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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
English Language Paper 1 - Q2 Resources
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English Language Paper 1 - Q2 Resources

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5x 1 hour differentiated lessons that analyse extracts from a variety of 20th and 21st century texts. Fantastic preparation for KS4 students preparing for AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A Q2 and easily adaptable and accessible for KS3 students.
English Language Paper 1 - Q2 Resources
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English Language Paper 1 - Q2 Resources

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3x 1 hour differentiated lessons that analyse extracts from ‘Birdsong’, ‘Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha’ and ‘The Graveyard Book’. Fantastic preparation for KS4 students preparing for AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A Q2 and easily adaptable for KS3 students.
English Language Paper 1 - Q4 Resources
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English Language Paper 1 - Q4 Resources

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3x 1 hour differentiated lessons that use extracts from Rebecca and 1984 to support students as they evaluate texts and look at different ways of interpreting and approaching texts. Ideal preparation for KS4 students and teachers preparing for AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A Q4 and easily adaptable and accessible for KS3 students, too.
Charge of the Light Brigade
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Charge of the Light Brigade

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Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Lord Tennyson is a fantastic piece that conveys ideas of patriotism, bravery and heroism. This fully differentiated and resourced ‘ready to go’ lesson on Tennyson’s Charge of the Light Brigade, one of the poems in the AQA Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology, with the lesson ideally suited for both KS3 and KS4 students, includes activities to help students engage with the themes and perspectives in the poem, but also allows students to start making comparisons between this poem and Ted Hughes’ Bayonet Charge. 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
Comedy of Manners - Pygmalion - Much Ado
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Comedy of Manners - Pygmalion - Much Ado

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Full 1 hour lesson with PP, differentiated worksheets and tasks throughout and clip links. Comedy of manners is a sub genre of comedy, so this lesson is designed for teaching Section C of AQA Literature B Paper 1B (Aspects of Comedy). The lesson is designed to improve students’ overall awareness of the genre, in line with AO3, AO4 and AO5 and encourage them to read other texts independently beyond the core text of ‘The Importance Of Being Earnest’. However, it could be useful for any teacher focussing on ‘comedy of manners’. 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
Lady Macbeth
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Lady Macbeth

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Macbeth introduction to the other protagonist. In this fully differentiated and resourced lesson we explore how Lady Macbeth is introduced and how she reacts to the letter received from Macbeth about the witches and their news. We look at key quotes from her soliloquy and decide how she would respond to her husband when he arrives back from battle. 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
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Great Chain of Being
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A Midsummer Night's Dream - Great Chain of Being

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A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that introduces KS3 students to ‘The Great Chain of Being’ and allows them to evaluate how this alters our perceptions of the main characters in William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Easily adaptable for KS4 classes as well.
Jekyll and Hyde Utterson
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Jekyll and Hyde Utterson

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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde resource that analyses Utterson and how he is introduced to us in Chapters 1 and 2 (Story of the Door and Search for Mr Hyde). A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that focusses on Chapter 1 and 2 on The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and looks at how Utterson is introduced, how Hyde is introduced and what happens between Hyde and the young girl at the start. Ideal preparation for KS4 students getting ready for AQA English Literature Paper 1 and also 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 Or check out some Citizenship, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
Macbeth Macduff
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Macbeth Macduff

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Macbeth and Macduff. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that focuses on Macbeth’s decision to revisit the witches in Act 4 Scene 1, his changing attitude and his treatment of Macduff and his family in the latter stages of the scene. Ideal preparation for students getting ready for AQA English Literature Paper 1 and easily adaptable for KS3 students, too. 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
The Sign of Four - Chapter Four
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The Sign of Four - Chapter Four

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Sign of Four - We take a look at Chapter Four of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic Victorian detective story The Sign of Four and explore the character of Thaddeus Sholto, as well as the appearance of his unusual apartment. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that prepares students for AQA English Literature Paper 1, but is 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 Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
The Sign of Four - Chapters Five and Six
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The Sign of Four - Chapters Five and Six

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Sign of Four - A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that explores the murder of Bartholomew Sholto, how Sherlock Holmes arrives at his theory of how he was murdered and the ways in which the police are portrayed by Doyle to his readers. Ideal preparation for KS4 students about to sit their AQA English Literature Paper 1 exam or 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 Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
Jekyll and Hyde - Sir Danvers Carew
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Jekyll and Hyde - Sir Danvers Carew

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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - As we continue to see Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, we discover the turning point of the novella: How Hyde murders respected gentleman Sir Danvers Carew. We look at how he is portrayed to the reader, how he contrasts with Hyde, and what Utterson will do next. Ideal preparation for KS4 students getting ready for AQA English Literature Paper 1, but adaptable for KS3 as well. 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
The Sign of Four Chapter One
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The Sign of Four Chapter One

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Sign of Four lesson on Chapter One. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that looks at the opening chapter of The Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The lesson supports students as they analyse the characters of Dr Watson and Sherlock Holmes in the opening chapter and how both characters represent romance and science. Ideal preparation for both KS3 and KS4 students preparing for new spec English Literature GCSEs. 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
The Sign of Four - Chapter Ten
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The Sign of Four - Chapter Ten

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Sign of Four - A fully differentiated lesson that focuses on Chapter Ten and helps students to consider the events of the river chase, how class and race are presented in this chapter and evaluate how the chapter finishes. A brilliant lesson for those students analysing The Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for AQA English Literature Paper 1 or for KS3 students, too. 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
The Sign of Four - Chapter Nine
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The Sign of Four - Chapter Nine

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Sign of Four - A fully differentiated lesson that focuses on Chapter Nine and helps students to consider Victorian detective fiction genre conventions, how Conan Doyle uses them to his advantage and how Sherlock Holmes is presented in the chapter. A brilliant lesson for those students analysing The Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for AQA English Literature Paper 1 or for KS3 students, too. 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
English Language Paper 1 - Section B Resources
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English Language Paper 1 - Section B Resources

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4x fully differentiated and resourced lessons that look at various aspects of Writing to Describe and Writing to Narrate in preparation for AQA English Language Paper 1 Section B. Students explore sentence structures, using language devices, metaphors, analysing examples and more! A must-download for you and your students.
English Language Paper 2 Section A Resources
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English Language Paper 2 Section A Resources

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EIGHTEEN lessons, most 1 hour but three 2 hours each (20 hours in total) that cover all four Section A questions and allow KS4 and KS3 students to pick out key information, summarise texts, analyse the use of language and make comparisons between non-fiction texts. Easily adaptable for KS3 students as well, these lessons will get your students ultra-ready for AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A. Includes escape room lessons for revision and a board game revision lesson, too! Now includes exam practice pack as well.
Writing to Advise - Language Paper 2
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Writing to Advise - Language Paper 2

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A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that explores how to approach writing to advise pieces and provides scaffolded sentences, a clear model and an opportunity for students to transfer and synthesize their own learning into their written pieces. Ideal preparation for KS3 students and KS4 students about to sit AQA English Language Paper 2 Section B.
Revision: Language / Literature Revision English GCSE
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Revision: Language / Literature Revision English GCSE

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Seventeen fully differentiated and resourced lessons to help both KS3 and KS4 students prepare for AQA English Language and English Literature exams. Resources include revision guides for all four papers and cover A Christmas Carol, Jekyll and Hyde, Macbeth, Power and Conflict, An Inspector Calls and a wide range of language texts.
Writing Speeches
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Writing Speeches

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SEVEN very detailed lessons on writing speeches, which include lessons on speech openers, structuring speeches and analysing famous speeches from Winston Churchill and Abraham Lincoln and more recent examples like Barack Obama and Greta Thunberg. 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