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
Our Day Out by Willy Russell lesson. Covers character, plot, types of character (protagonists, antagonists, confidantes, stock characters, comic relief) and students learn about why the writer introduces the major characters as he does at the start of the play.
Designed for KS3 English students, this lesson supports those working towards GCSE English Literature exams. Differentiated throughout and includes engaging worksheets and tasks.
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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
AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A walkthrough pack for the June 2021 paper.
Includes:
Model answers for Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4.
Analysis and breakdown of all questions and answers provided
Success criteria
Exam walkthrough tasks
Timings
Exam tips and advice
Please note that the extract from Clive James’ Unreliable Memoirs is not included in the pack due to copyright restrictions, but is available to download via the AQA website.
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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
Thirteen by Caleb Femi poem lesson. Worlds and Lives poetry anthology lesson. A fully differentiated and resourced ‘ready to go’ lesson on the poem, one of the poems in the new AQA poem collection, with the lesson ideally suited for both KS3 and KS4 students. We cover meaning, language and structure, and write out analytical paragraphs about the poem, before using peer assessment and success criteria to reflect on the paragraphs.
Includes differentiated activities, worksheets and more.
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Unseen Poetry 2025 revision for English Literature Paper 2 revision lesson on language and how the writer and speaker convey their ideas within the poem us via devices/techniques. We explore all four stanzas and the language used in each to help us understand the key themes/messages of the poem and we explain how language helps readers to develop interpretations, helping students to prepare for the exam in the 2025 summer.
We also explore a second unseen poem in preparation for the second unseen poetry question.
The lesson includes worksheets (printer symbol), differentiated and adaptive learning approaches, detailed theme notes and more.
A really useful way of revising poetry in time for the Paper 2 exam in May 2025.
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A General Election lesson looking at Spoken Language and speaking and listening skills. Students work in groups to prepare for a political TV debate as individual UK parties before coming together to have a proper general election style debate. Includes differentiated activities and worksheets throughout.
Includes information sheets on all major parties: Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems (Liberal Democrats), Greens, SNP (Scottish National Party), Reform (Brexit Party).
Notes on Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer, Ed Davey, John Swinney, Richard Tice, Green co-leaders and more.
Escape Jekyll’s house! We’ve put together this detailed English lesson that introduces or re-introduces language, structure, writer’s craft and genre.
Students work in groups to escape the home of Jekyll and have to solve numerous puzzles and activities in order to get out.
Using an adventure story theme, this is a brilliant introduction lesson for studying Robert Louis Stevenson or first lesson back for all English students whether KS3 or KS4. It is also perfect for the end of term or end of year.
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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
Worlds and Lives knowledge organiser / revision mat for the new AQA poetry anthology. Currently includes:
Lines Written in Early Spring - William Wordsworth
England in 1819 - Percy Bysshe Shelley
Shall earth no more inspire thee - Emily Bronte
In a London Drawingroom - George Eliot
On an Afternoon Train from Purley to Victoria, 1955 - James Berry
Name Journeys by Raman Mundair
pot by Shamshad Khan
A Wider View - Seni Seneviratne
Homing - Liz Berry
A Century Later - Imtiaz Dharker
The Jewellery Maker Louisa Adjoa Parker
With Birds You’re Never Lonely - Raymond Antrobus
A Portable Paradise - Roger Robinson
Like an Heiress - Grace Nichols
Thirteen - Caleb Femi
It contains detailed notes on every poem, covering structure and form, messages, imagery and language, emotions and context.
Carole Satyamurti War Photographer lesson that focuses on the use of enjambment in the poem to convey key messages and emotions. It includes differentiated activities that are perfect for adaptive learning approaches. We explore the use of cenjambment in the poem before comparing it to The Man He Killed by Thomas Hardy.
Designed for the Edexcel Conflict poetry anthology, the lesson includes worksheets (white sheets on the PowerPoint), detailed student and teacher notes and visually engaging slides to make the poem relevant and interesting for KS4 GCSE English Literature students.
A GCSE Macbeth revision guide for KS4 students to prepare for Section A of the new specification Edexcel English Literature Paper 1, which includes differentiated activities and resources to support students as they revise for William Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
Includes:
Plot summary
Key quotes
Theme analysis
Revision activities
Contextual info
Model paragraphs
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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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2 x easy to use reading comprehension packs with three sections of differentiated questions. These activities focus what exactly county lines is, the attractions of joining a gang compared to what the reality is like, where teens can get help and why gang crime is on the increase.
It can be used in form time as part of literacy focus, or in an English lesson for KS3/4 GCSE comprehension training.
It is interesting, useful, very easy to use and includes an editable word version and a PDF version.
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Romeo and Juliet Balcony Scene lesson, fully differentiated and resourced lesson that focuses on Shakespeare’s play and in particular the famous balcony scene (Act 2 Scene 2). We explore in detail the use of language from both Romeo and Juliet as they present themselves to each other. We look at how Romeo takes on the role of a romantic hero whilst Juliet attempts to be more cautious. A fantastic lesson for KS4 students preparing for exams and easily adaptable for KS3 students.
As we study A Midsummer Night’s Dream we look at Act 3 Scene 2 and how Puck’s mistake causes chaos and confusion between Hermia, Helena, Demetrius and Lysander. We analyse key quotes and create analytical paragraphs about how Shakespeare is able to build up tension within the scene. Includes video clips, differentiated activities, models, scaffolds, key quotes, sentence starters and more. Fully differentiated throughout.
A fully resourced lesson that helps students to revise AQA English Language Paper 2 by asking them to develop board games to help other students revise for Section A. Students are given opportunities to reflect on the requirements of each question of Section A and think about how they can guide other students to be successful.
(Poetry A-level 1 hr differentiated PP with tasks)
Complete 1 hour lesson with differentiated tasks
Suitable for Key stage 5 / A-level/ KS4 adaptable
Different level tasks for LA/Core/MA
Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for’ Good’ or above
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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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This collection of nine fully resourced and differentiated lessons (jncluding accompanying worksheets) is ideal preparation for A Level students studying the Poetry Anthology for their Literature exam.
The bundle is focused on the ‘Aspects of Comedy’ exam for AQA Literature B students.
Includes lessons on:
Not My Best Side
Tam O’Shanter
My Rival’s House
Satirical Elegy on the Death of a Late Famous General
Sunny Prestatyn
Mrs Sisyphus
The Flea
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A fully differentiated 1 hour lesson (with all relevant worksheets) that focuses on the key concept of aestheticism in Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, an art and philosophical movement that heavily influenced Wilde’s play.
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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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I Started Early Took My Dog by Emily Dickinson - a one hour lesson designed for KS4 students preparing for Edexcel Time and Place poetry anthology questions or for unseen poetry exam questions for any of the exam boards like AQA, Eduqas, OCR and WJEC. The lesson explores key themes and analyses and evaluates the use of imagery in detail, as well as covering structure and making comparisons between poems.
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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
Jekyll and Hyde revision session. Looks at key quotes, key themes, key characters are more, Includes a modelled analytical paragraph, an exam question and notes on key characters. A fully differentiated 1 hour revision lesson to prepare students for AQA English Literature Paper 1. Includes a mock exam question and a model analytical paragraph to help supports before their first English exam.
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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
Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
AQA English Language Paper 1 lesson that focuses on structure - how to start a text, how to finish a text and how to shift between different foci throughout. We look at an extract and how the writer builds a coherent structure, thinking about the impact of changing the focus on the reader. A fully differentiated lesson for KS4 students that focuses on answering Q3 in AQA English Language Paper 1: structure. The lesson is built around the ‘I’m The King of the Castle’ chapter from Susan Hill’s novel that forms part of the AQA reading resource pack for Paper 1. This can be found here: http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/AQA-87001-RSB.PDF
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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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AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A lesson that explores how a writer builds tension through establishing character and structure in the first chapter of the text. Students learn about antagonists, cliffhangers, juxtaposition and more as they analyse how tension is maintained throughout the chapter. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that focuses on the first chapter of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code and explores how the writer builds tension throughout. Ideal preparation for KS3 and KS4 students for AQA English Language Paper 1.
Note: Due to copyright reasons, chapter one of The Da Vinci Code is not included.
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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
Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources