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
2018 Love and Relationships model answer on how Singh Song! presents romantic love, as well as Love’s Philosophy by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
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 Daljit Nagra and Shelley present their poems in relation to romantic love.
2021 Love and Relationships model answer on how The Farmer’s Bride presents strong feelings in romantic relationships, as well as Neutral Tones by Thomas Hardy.
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 Charlotte Mew and Thomas Hardy present their poems in relation to strong feelings in romantic relationships.
AQA English Language Paper 1 lesson that looks at a famous speech from Barack Obama and helps students to see how they can adapt language devices for their own speeches. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson to help KS3 and KS4 students prepare for Section B of AQA English Language Paper 2. Students analyse a speech for language and structure before being guided to write their own.
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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
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A fully differentiated and resourced An Inspector Calls lesson that focuses on Gerald and Sheila’s conversation before he is interviewed by the Inspector and how he perceives Sheila when she is speaking to him and after when the Inspector comes back at the end of Act 1 and the beginning of Act 2. Ideal preparation for KS3 and KS4 students preparing for their AQA GCSE English Literature exams.
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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
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AQA English Language Paper 1 revision pack that covers both Section A and Section B (Question 5). Includes example questions and answers, plus step-by-step advice on how to answer each question. This resource was recently revamped and has been transferred from a Word document to a PowerPoint one which can still be printed if a hard copy is needed for students. A printable PDF file is also included. A fully differentiated revision guide for KS4 students to prepare for Language Paper 1 - Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing - of the new specification AQA English Language specification, which includes differentiated activities and resources to support students.
A fully differentiated 1 hour lesson on Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde that covers character, plot, themes and historical context in preparation for AQA English Literature Paper 1. Ideal for intervention and revision sessions.
AQA English Language Paper 1 lesson that looks at the use of narrators and structure in an extract from The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Recently revamped and now with even more detail.
KS4 GCSE AQA English Language Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing
1hr PP with differentiated tasks throughout
All tasks differentiated according to new GCSE numbering system
Complete 1 hour, well differentiated lesson
Suitable for KS4 GCSE
Different level tasks for MA,LA or Core
Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for’ Good’ or above
Source for lesson: http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/AQA-87001-RSB.PDF
The lesson is based around the opening chapter to ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ by Mohsin Hamid, one of the texts from the AQA GCSE English Language reading resource booklet.
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We look at persuasive articles and how a modelled example uses DAFOREST techniques to engage its readers, plus how you can begin a persuasive article in order to engage a reader. We look at the theme of travel writing through different holiday destinations and how we can persuade readers to want to visit these places. Ideal for KS3 and KS4 students preparing for AQA English Language Paper 2 Section B or Question 5. Fully differentiated throughout.
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.
AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 lesson that looks at endings to narratives, including analysing three famous endings to novels and supporting students in writing their own. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that helps students to analyse different types of endings to narratives and tie them in to specific genres and tones. Ideal preparation for both KS3 and KS4 students for descriptive writing, narrative writing and general creative writing.
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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 supports students as they look at an extract from Sebastian Faulks’ Birdsong which comes from the AQA reading resource collection: https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/AQA-87001-RSB.PDF
Students analyse key quotes and
1hr PP with differentiated tasks throughout
All tasks differentiated according to new GCSE numbering system
Complete 1 hour, well differentiated lesson
Suitable for KS4 GCSE or can be amended for KS3
Different level tasks for MA,LA or Core
Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for’ Good’ or above
Suitable for AQA English Language Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing
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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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Lady Macbeth - A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that focusses on Lady Macbeth in Act 5 Scene 1 and how she has changed from the beginning of the play. Students analyse the language of Act 5 Scene 1 and how Lady Macbeth gets across her fear and sense of guilt in front of the doctor and gentlewoman. Ideal preparation for KS4 students moving towards AQA English Literature Paper 1 or easily adaptable for KS3 students studying Macbeth.
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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 1 Section A lesson that uses an extract from AQA’s Paper 1 reading resource (available here: https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/AQA-87001-RSB.PDF) from Hilary Mantel’s Bring Up The Bodies to help students look at how new characters and themes are introduced to the reader, and make inferences about those characters through the ways they are introduced. A fully resourced lesson based on the ‘Falcons’ chapter of Bring Up The Bodies by Hilary Mantel, which can be found in the AQA Reading Resource booklet for Paper 1: Explorations In Creative Reading and Writing.
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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
AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A lesson that explores an extract and helps students to analyse narrator, character, theme and language. An engaging lesson to get students thinking independently about an extract. A well differentiated full lesson that prepares GCSE students for AQA English Language Paper 1 questions by analysing an extract from ‘The White Tiger’ by Aravind Adiga, one of the texts available in the AQA Paper 1 Reading Resource.
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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
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Animal Farm lesson that focuses on Chapter 6, historical context and creating analytical paragraphs. Fully differentiated and resourced lesson for KS3 and KS4 students studying Animal Farm by George Orwell. This lesson focuses on Chapter Six and supports students in analysing how the pigs manipulate the other animals.
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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
This unseen poetry lesson helps students to analyse Composed upon Westminster Bridge by William Wordsworth in terms of perspective and language. We look at how Wordsworth is able to use language features to build up a positive perspective on London and then make comparison to William Blake’s London to see how writers are able to build up contrasting perspectives on the same place or topic. Ideal preparation for AQA English Literature Paper 2 or just for poetry in general. Fully differentiated throughout.
AQA English Language Paper 1 lesson that looks at revising and recapping key language features in a science fiction extract. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson for KS3 students studying science fiction or KS4 students preparing for their GCSE English Language exam. The lesson uses Roog by Philip K Dick as a way in to analysing the use of language techniques before students write their own short pieces.
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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
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Romeo and Juliet lesson on The Prologue.
A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that explores how Shakespeare’s plays were performed at The Globe but also looks at The Prologue to Romeo and Juliet and at how the playwright used contrast and adjectives to get across the tension established at the very beginning of the play. A brilliant lesson for both KS3 and KS4 students analysing William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
Unseen Poetry lesson for AQA English Literature Paper 2 but can be used for any exam board and also adaptable for KS3.
Complete, well differentiated, one hour lesson suitable for KS3/4 - easily amendable.
Includes language and technique analysis tasks as well as a peer assessment task.
NOTE: Out of the Blue is a poem about the Twin Towers and 9/11 - this is a sensitive subject area.
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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
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AQA English Language Paper 1 - Question 5 - This lesson focuses on using colour in description and descriptive writing to help build up tone and avoid using basic vocabulary when describing colour as well. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that supports students in developing their use of colours in descriptive writing. Ideal preparation for both KS3 students and those KS4 students preparing for GCSE examinations - including AQA English Language Paper 1 Section B or Question 5.
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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
Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources