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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 2 Section A language analysis lesson designed for KS3 English students but could also be used for GCSE English Language students as well. We explore analytical paragraphs, how to turn our interpretations into analyses through a modern writing to persuade text on the topic of workers’ rights. Includes a model paragraph, detailed student and teacher notes, differentiated and engaging activities, source materials that are useful for KS3 and preparing for Paper 2 Section A.
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**This lesson forms part of our KS3 Complete Pack. **
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
Creative writing short story speech punctuation lesson that explores Dickens’ The Signal-Man and is part a unit of work on short stories whilst looking at creative writing. Students explore the different types of character found in this example, create their own characters and learn about writing speech punctuation and varying vocabulary effectively to create dialogue.
A useful lesson for both KS3 and GCSE English Literature and English Language students.
Includes differentiated activities, source materials, engaging tasks and extensive student and teacher notes.
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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
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Of Mice And Men (Language P1 Section A)
Non-Fiction Writing (Language Paper 2 Question 5)
Our Day Out (Modern Drama - Literature Paper 2)
Non-Fiction Reading (Language Paper 2 Section A) and Spoken Language
Othello (Literature Paper 1)
Creative Writing and Short Stories - Narrative and Descriptive Writing (Language Paper 1 Question 5)
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Homework tasks for English GCSE, in preparation for Edexcel English Language Paper 2 Section A. Students are provided with six weeks’ worth of homework and given a choice of three differentiated task for each week. Topics included are: identifying similarities, language analysis, comparing non-fiction texts, terminology, structure analysis and more.
Students explore non-fiction texts and use their new knowledge to analyse specfic examples. Useful preparation for both Section A and Question 5 of GCSE English Language exams, but could be used KS3 students. Includes relevant sources as well.
Note that this pack covers 19th and 20th century texts.
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AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers
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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 Chapter One lesson that explores William Golding’s novel as Jack and the choir are first introduced. We learn about the conch and its significance as it affects how the children behave in Chapter 1 - The Sound of The Shell.
Students analyse the new characters, the significance of the conch and key quotations around both. An excellent way to introduce the text to both KS3 and KS4 classes.
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AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers
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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
Edexcel English Language Paper 2 lesson that looks at Q4, Q5 and Q6 (evaluation, language analysis, retrieving key information) through two travel writing texts. Recently revamped, this lesson is packed full of engaging activities, useful notes for teachers and students, and strategies for approaching difficult exam questions. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson to prepare KS4 students for Edexcel Language Paper 2 Section A.
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AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers
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AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package
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An Inspector Calls whole scheme package
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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 2021 Macbeth model answer on how Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s relationship is presented throughout Act 2 Scene 2 and the rest of the play. 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 Jacobean society, how and why Shakespeare presents Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s relationship and as he does throughout the play and how this relationship could be perceived by a Jacobean audience.
2022 Power and Conflict model answer on how London presents ideas of power and control, as well as The Emigree by Carol Rumens.
This model essay is designed to hit the requirements for Grade 9 for AQA English Literature Paper 2/P1. It includes an answer that weaves together language and structure analysis, context and detailed and perceptive insights into relevant contexts, how and why William Blake and Carol Rumens present their poems in relation to the ideas of power and control.
2018 Romeo and Juliet model answer on how relationships between adults and young people are presented in Romeo and Juliet, in both Act 3 Scene 5 and the rest of the play. This model essay is designed to hit the requirements for Grade 9 for AQA English Literature Paper 1. Includes an answer that weaves together language and structure analysis, context and detailed and perceptive insights into Elizabethan society, how and why Shakespeare presents relationships between young and old characters as he does throughout the play and how these relationships could be perceived by an Elizabethan audience.
Please note that due to copyright restrictions, the actual question is not included in this resource, but it is available from the AQA website.
Great Expectations lesson on Chapters 4, 5 and 6 from Charles Dickens’ Victorian novel. We explore how Mrs Joe treats Pip and Joe, how the convict shows kindness to Pip and how Mr Wopsle and Uncle Pumblechook are introduced. An ideal lesson for your KS3 or KS4 English Literature students. Fully differentiated throughout.
Great Expectations lesson on Chapters 10, 11 and 12 from Charles Dickens’ Victorian novel. We explore how Miss Havisham’s family are introduced, the fight with the young, pale boy and how Pip views himself throughout these chapters.
An ideal lesson for your KS3 or KS4 English Literature students. Fully differentiated throughout.
Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 2 Section A. Q4 and Q5 of Section A are explored in this introduction lesson as we look at a prose text with a travel theme and a Simon Armitage travel writing text. We recap Q1, Q2 and Q3 from the previous lessons, and then answer Q4, and Q5 style questions, learning about how to analyse and evaluate the Armitage text and then make a summary about both.
A perfect introduction lesson for Edexcel English Language 2.0 students, whether at GCSE or higher ability KS3. Includes pages of annotated notes, as well as differentiated activities.
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AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers
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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
Edexcel English Language Paper 1 Section A lesson for the NEW Edexcel 2.0 specification that explores 19th century non-fiction and helps students to evaluate two texts and then answer Q6 exam-style questions before making notes on evaluating an extract from Text 2 in preparation to answer Q6. Includes a full model answer for Q6 as well!
Additionally, the lesson is part of a series of resources that look at two 19th century non-fiction texts on the common theme of workers’ rights. Perfect for the new Edexcel 2.0 spec.
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AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers
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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
Edexcel English Language Paper 1 Section A lesson for the NEW Edexcel 2.0 specification that explores 19th century non-fiction and helps students to answer questions Q6 (whole text evaluation). This walkthrough covers the final question of the new Paper 1 Section A (Q6).
Additionally, the lesson is part of a series of resources that look at two 19th century non-fiction texts on the common theme of zoos and animal captivity. Perfect for the new Edexcel 2.0 spec.
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AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers
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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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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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Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 2 Question 7/8 Section B - Uses the game of ‘top cards’ to engage students with an extract from Frankenstein and helps to analyse how Shelley has used language to develop a description of the monster from the text. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson to prepare KS3 or KS4 students for analysing language techniques in descriptive writing. As part of the lesson students create their own game cards based on analysing language.
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AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers
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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
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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 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
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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
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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 1 and the beginning of Chapter 2, through a range of engaging activities that look at the new characters (Alphonse, Beaufort, Carolina, Elizabeth Laverna). Students create an analytical paragraph on the use of language to describe Victor’s mother.
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
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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 10 and sums up Chapter 11 through a range of engaging activities that look at how the monster is presented and how giving him his own perspective and narrative changes how we see him as readers.
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
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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