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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

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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
Love and Relationships Before You Were Mine
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Love and Relationships Before You Were Mine

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Love and Relationships lesson. A fully differentiated lesson on Before You Were Mine by Carol Ann Duffy that analyses how the narrator sees her relationship with her mother, and how she feels her mother may have changed since she was born and the mother became ‘mine’. 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 Follower
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Love and Relationships Follower

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Love and Relationships lesson. A fully differentiated lesson on Follower by Seamus Heaney that analyses how the narrator sees his relationship with his father, as his father works as a farmer and he is the awkward nuisance as a child that follows him around. 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 - Eden Rock
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Love and Relationships - Eden Rock

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Love and Relationships lesson. A fully differentiated lesson on Eden Rock by Charles Causley that analyses how the narrator thinks of his parents and the imaginary or heavenly place and situation he describes within the poem 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.
AQA English Language Paper 1 Mock Review - Jamaica Inn
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AQA English Language Paper 1 Mock Review - Jamaica Inn

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AQA English Language Paper 1. A fully differentiated lesson that looks at Language Paper 1-style AQA English Language questions (around an extract from Daphne du Maurier’s Jamaica Inn), providing students with suggested ideas on the use of language and structure in the extract and how to approach Q4. It also covers Section B - narrative/descriptive writing. Easily adaptable for other exam questions and for other exam boards. I’m really proud of this one!
Unseen Poetry - Mock Exam Review
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Unseen Poetry - Mock Exam Review

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A fully differentiated lesson that looks at a Paper 2-style AQA English Literature unseen poetry questions (on Autumn by Alan Bold and Today by Billy Collins and reviews the presentation of Autumn and Spring in both poems and the use of language and structure in the poems before students review their own answers and then self-assess each other’s work. Easily adaptable for other exam questions and for other exam boards. I’m really proud of this one!
A Christmas Carol - Mock Exam Review
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A Christmas Carol - Mock Exam Review

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A fully differentiated lesson that looks at a Paper 1-style AQA English Literature question (extract and question included) on A Christmas Carol and reviews the presentation of Scrooge as unsympathetic, the use of language in the extract and how the extract can be linked to historical context before students review their own answers and then self-assess each other’s work. Easily adaptable for other exam questions and for other exam boards. I’m really proud of this one!
Activities Week - Journalism
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Activities Week - Journalism

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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. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources 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
Back To School - Back To School English Introduction Lesson
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Back To School - Back To School English Introduction Lesson

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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. You can find many more inexpensive and free English resources at my shop: Lead_practitioner Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
An Inspector Calls - The Inspector Leaves
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An Inspector Calls - The Inspector Leaves

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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 Walking Away
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Love and Relationships Walking Away

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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.
An Inspector Calls - Eric and Eva
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An Inspector Calls - Eric and Eva

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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.
An Inspector Calls - Eric Birling
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An Inspector Calls - Eric Birling

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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.
Of Mice and Men - Introduction and Context
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Of Mice and Men - Introduction and Context

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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 The Farmer's Bride
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Love and Relationships The Farmer's Bride

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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 Letters From Yorkshire
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Love and Relationships Letters From Yorkshire

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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 Neutral Tones
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Love and Relationships Neutral Tones

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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 Sonnet 29
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Love and Relationships Sonnet 29

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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
Love and Relationships
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Love and Relationships

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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 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 Or check out some Citizenship, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
Love and Relationships Porphyria's Lover
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Love and Relationships Porphyria's Lover

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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 Love's Philosophy
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Love and Relationships Love's Philosophy

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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.