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 full day of activities for students working in groups on a newspaper project for their school. Includes worksheets and resources for students to look at agony aunt columns, sports journalism, school news, interviews, reviews and opinion pieces. 6 hours worth of materials that enable students to improve their writing skills and create a coherent newspaper by the end of the day. Includes success criteria, models, scaffolds, sentence starters and more.
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Macbeth whole scheme package
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A fun lesson for all students about reflecting what studying English is all about and the key skills and knowledge we will develop during our time at secondary school. Includes icebreakers and differentiated activites - perfect to foster the right attitude during the start of the school year. 1 hour PowerPoint, well-differentiated worksheets, questions and group activities.
These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last one hour each.
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A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that focuses on the Inspector’s last speech in An Inspector Calls and how the Birlings initially react to his leaving the play. We analyse the use of language in the Inspector’s speech and explore the emotions and thoughts of the different characters one Goole leaves. An ideal lesson for KS4 students prepare for English Literature exams and easily adaptable for KS3. Worth a download!
Love and Relationships lesson. A fully differentiated lesson on Walking Away by Cecil Day-Lewis, that analyses how the narrator remembers seeing his son leave him and start to become more independent. Includes key words, key quotes, differentiated activities and visually engaging and interesting resources for students preparing for AQA English Literature Paper 2 at KS4, but can also be easily adapted for KS3 students as well.
A fully differentiated and resourced lesson based around the characters of Eriic Birling and Eva Smith from the beginning of Act 3 onwards. We look at how Eric is connected to Eva, how his relationships with his father and mother change, and how Priestley shows the Birling family breaking apart as the truth is revealed to all the characters. An excellent lesson for AQA English Literature Paper 2 students, but easily adaptable for other exam boards and for KS3 classes.
A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that focuses on the character of Eric Birling in JB Priestley’s An Inspector Calls throughout Acts 1 and 2 before we find out how he is connected to Eva Smith’s death in Act 3. The lesson allows students to work in groups to analyse key quotes from and about Eric in the first two acts and to build up a knowledge bank on the character. An excellent lesson for KS4 students preparing for AQA English Literature Paper 2 and easily adaptable for KS3 students.
A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that introduce students to the context surrounding Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. We look at ideas about the American Dream, and how the Great Depression impacted on American society after the Roaring Twenties. Additionally, we look at how Steinbeck introduces setting and character at the start of the novel and how these are linked to the idea of the American Dream. Designed for Literature students but easily adaptable for younger ages.
Love and Relationships lesson. A fully differentiated lesson on The Farmer’s Bride by Charlotte Mew, that analyses how the farmer is portrayed and how his relationship with his wife is presented by the writer. Includes key words, key quotes, differentiated activities and visually engaging and interesting resources for students preparing for AQA English Literature Paper 2 at KS4, but can also be easily adapted for KS3 students as well.
Love and Relationships lesson. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that analyses the use of language within Maura Dooley’s classic poem Letters From Yorkshire. Throughout the lesson we look at how the narrator uses language and structure to build a sense of romance, including analysing key quotes and language techniques. A brilliant lesson for KS4 students preparing for AQA English Literature Paper 2 and easily adaptable for younger KS3 or KS4 students
Love and Relationships lesson. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that analyses the use of language within Thomas Hardy’s classic poem Neutral Tones. Throughout the lesson we look at how the narrator uses language and structure to build a sense of loss, bitterness and anger, including analysing key quotes and language techniques. A brilliant lesson for KS4 students preparing for AQA English Literature Paper 2 and easily adaptable for younger KS3 or KS4 students
Love and Relationships lesson. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that analyses the use of language within Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s classic poem Sonnet 29. Throughout the lesson we look at how the narrator uses language and structure to build a sense of obsession and frustration, including analysing key quotes and language techniques. A brilliant lesson for KS4 students preparing for AQA English Literature Paper 2 and easily adaptable for younger KS3 or KS4 students
AQA Literature New Spec Poetry Paper 2 GCSE COMPLETE bundle (16x 1 hour lessons, with differentiated tasks throughout using the new GCSE numbering system).
This bundle is designed for the New Spec AQA Literature Paper 2 Poetry.
Complete 1 hour, well differentiated lessons, with worksheets where applicable.
Suitable for KS4 or adapted for KS3
Different level tasks for MA,LA or Core
Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for’ Good’ or above.
Includes resources on:
Love’s Philosophy
Porphyria’s Lover
When We Two Parted
Winter Swans
Sonnet 29
Neutral Tones
Letters from Yorkshire
The Farmer’s Bride
Walking Away
Eden Rock
Follower
Mother any distance
Before You Were Mine
Singh Song
Climbing My Grandfather
Knowledge organiser
Comparing poems lesson
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AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers
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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
Love and Relationships Porphyria’s Lover lesson. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that analyses the use of language within Robert Browning’s classic poem Porphyria’s Lover. Throughout the lesson we look at how the narrator uses language and structure to build a sense of obsession and control over Porphyria, including analysing key quotes and language techniques. A brilliant lesson for KS4 students preparing for AQA English Literature Paper 2 and easily adaptable for younger KS3 or KS4 students
Love and Relationships lesson on Percy Shelley’s Love’s Philosophy. Fully differentiated and resourced lesson that analyses the use of language within Percy Shelley’s classic poem Love’s Philosophy. Throughout the lesson we look at how the narrator uses language and structure to create a sense of persuasion and manipulates ideas of nature and God to influence the person he is speaking to. A brilliant lesson for KS4 students preparing for AQA English Literature Paper 2 and easily adaptable for younger KS3 or KS4 students.
Love and Relationships lesson on When We Two Parted by Byron. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that analyses the use of language within Lord Byron’s classic poem When We Two Parted. Throughout the lesson we look at how the narrator uses language and structure to create a sense of loss, anger and regret. A brilliant lesson for KS4 students preparing for AQA English Literature Paper 2 and easily adaptable for younger KS3 or KS4 students.
A lesson that focuses on using comparatives and superlatives accurately, as well as looking at how to use ‘of’ and ‘have’ correctly and how to differentiate between ‘maybe’ and ‘may be’. Designed for KS3 students and including differentiated activities, this is a literacy lesson that ensures students of all abilities are engaged throughout.
An Inspector Calls lesson. Focussing on the character of Gerald from JB Priestley’s An Inspector Calls, we look at how he is portrayed in Act 2 and how he reveals his feelings for Daisy Renton or Eva Smith. Includes key quotes, differentiated activities and engaging activities that help to bring the play to life for both KS4 and KS3 students, particularly those preparing for AQA English Literature.
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More Popular English 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
Focussing on the character of the Nurse from Romeo and Juliet, we look at how she is presented to us as an audience, how she acts as both a plot device and comic relief, and we analyse her use of language as well. In Act 2 Scene 5 Shakespeare takes advantage of dramatic irony to make the audience laugh, and we explore his use of language in this scene as well. An excellent lesson for AQA English Literature students preparing for their exams, but easily adaptable for other exam boards and other year groups as well.
Focussing on the character of Mrs Birling from JB Priestley’s An Inspector Calls, we look at how she is portrayed in Act 2 and how she battles with the Inspector for control and power. Includes key quotes, scaffolded sentences, differentiated activities and engaging activities that help to bring the play to life for both KS4 and KS3 students, particularly those preparing for AQA English Literature.
Romeo and Juliet lesson with a focus on the character of Friar Laurence, this lesson supports students as they develop a clear understanding of the character of Friar Lawrence and analyse key quotes from him in Act 2 Scene 3 to explain and evaluate what kind of a character he is. Particularly useful for students preparing for English Literature exams but easily adaptable for KS3 classes.
