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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
The Tempest William Shakespeare Antonio and Sebastian lesson that explores the next part of Act 2 Scene 1 and Act 2 Scene 2 as we explore character, setting, plot and theme. We explore the characters of Antonio, Sebastian, Trinculo, Stephano and Caliban further. We explore how comic relief is introduced by the playwright to keep the audience invested in the play. A very useful way to begin the play for both KS3 and KS4 students preparing GCSE English Literature. Fully differentiated throughout.
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
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 3 through a range of engaging activities that look at how foreshadowing is used in this part of the novel. Students evaluate how different types of foreshadowing are used to engage readers with the text.
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.
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
Frankenstein lesson for KS3 and KS4 students that looks at the whole of Chapter 12 and sums up Chapter 13 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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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
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 7 and sums up Chapter 8 through a range of engaging activities that look at how the setting in this part of the text builds an understanding of character and mindset.
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.
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
2023 A Christmas Carol model answer on the effects of greed - this model essay or answer is designed to hit the requirements for Grade 9 for AQA English Literature Paper 1/1N. Includes an answer that weaves together language and structure analysis, context and detailed and perceptive insights into Victorian society, how the effects of greed are presented, and Scrooge’s growing awareness of social injustice is in turn used by Dickens to communicate messages on social transformation.
Frankenstein lesson for KS3 and KS4 students that looks at the whole of Chapter 19 and Chapter 20 through a range of engaging activities that look at how Victor’s thoughts and feelings about creating a companion for the monster change as he travels to London and then Scotland. We explore how the use of language helps us understand Frankenstein’s inner mind.
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.
Frankenstein lesson for KS3 and KS4 students that looks at the whole of Chapter 21 and some of Chapter 22 through a range of engaging activities that look at how Shelley employs language to convey to readers how Victor thinks and feels in these chapters, as well as how the use of symbols affects readers’ interpretations.
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 lesson on Frankenstein for GCSE English Literature students.
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Traitors English on An Inspector Calls inspired by the BBC TV series. This is a fully resourced lesson so it includes differentiated activities on JB Priestley’s play that cover characters, plot, themes, form and structure.
The pack includes a PowerPoint with fully editable slides, traitor cards, faithful cards and detailed teacher notes setting out how the game works.
Students work together in groups to complete Literature activity worksheets (included this pack and with detailed suggested answers for students to review and improve their revision), and earn points for the successful completion of their sheets. However, the traitors are trying to stop them winning!
English football manager lesson for descriptive writing. Revise AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 or Section B with this fun and engaging revision and exam practice pack!
This uses football or soccer as a stimulus for engaging students in their writing and making improvements.
Contains:
Resources that could be used for revision lessons for teachers
Modelled examples sentences and planning ideas for descriptive writing
Self-reflection club or school shields for students to reflect on their own writing
The perfect exam practice questions and revision pack for AQA English Language Question 5, but easily adaptable for other exam boards such as Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, Eduqas and so on.
Traitors English inspired by the BBC TV series. This is a template lesson so teachers can create their own activities based around the game and help students to learn around a central focus or topic.
The pack includes a PowerPoint with fully editable slides, traitor cards, faithful cards and detailed teacher notes setting out how the game works.
Students work together in groups to complete Language or Literature activity worksheets (blank in this pack for the teacher to edit themselves), and earn points for the successful completion of their sheets. However, the traitors are trying to stop them winning!
Henry V and Richard III William Shakespeare lesson that explores the characters of Henry and Richard as kings and heroes or villains for KS3 students. We explore how Richard may be seen by his audiences as a villain and why he is the protagonist of Richard III despite not being a hero. We explore kingly qualities in the Elizabethan era as well.
Part of a new Shakespeare overview unit for Year 7 that is currently in development.
A very useful way to study the play for both KS3 and KS4 students preparing for GCSE English Literature. Fully differentiated throughout.
2024 A Christmas Carol model answer on the lessons Scrooge learns about life - this model essay or answer 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 Victorian society, how the lessons Scrooge learns are presented, and Scrooge’s growing awareness of social injustice is in turn used by Dickens to communicate messages on social transformation.
2024 Jekyll and Hyde model answer on Stevenson building an atmosphere of fear and danger. This model essay or answer is designed to hit the requirements for Grade 9 for AQA English Literature. Includes an answer that weaves together language and structure analysis, context and detailed and perceptive insights into Victorian society, how atmospheres or moods are created and used by Stevenson to communicate messages on morality and humanity.
2024 Unseen Poetry model answer for BOTH questions on The washing is never done by Jaan Kaplinski and A Day in Autumn by R S Thomas.
This model essay is designed to hit the requirements for Grade 9 for AQA English Literature Paper 2. Includes two answers that weaves together language and structure analysis, relevant comparisons how and why the two writers present their poems in relation to daily lives and connecting to the natural world.
Please note that due to copyright restrictions, the actual poems are not included in this resource, but are available from the AQA website or online.
2024 Macbeth model answer on how far Lady Macbeth is presented as a strong female character in Act 1 Scene 7 and how she can be perceived throughout the rest of the play. This model essay is designed to hit the requirements for Grade 9 forAQA English Literature Paper 1. Includes an answer that weaves together language and structure analysis, context and detailed and perceptive insights into Jacobean society, how and why Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth as a strong female character in the extract and how this perception may change throughout the play and how these changes could be perceived by a Jacobean audience.
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2024 Romeo and Juliet model answer on how Shakespeare presents Juliet’s difficulties, both in Act 2 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 Juliet’s difficulties as he does throughout the play and how the character 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.
2024 Love and Relationships model answer on how Neutral Tones by Thomas Hardy presents powerful feelings about love , as well as Winter Swans by Owen Sheers.
This model essay is designed to hit the requirements for Grade 9 for AQA English Literature Paper 2. It includes an answer that weaves together language and structure analysis, context and detailed and perceptive insights into relevant contexts, how and why Hardy and Sheers present their poems in relation to powerful feelings about love.
AQA English Language Paper 1 Section B walkthrough pack for the May 2024 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
Full model answers for BOTH the descriptive AND narrative tasks (very hot place description AND disagreement story).
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