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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
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Our Day Out

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Our Day Out by Willy Russell complete scheme of work for KS3 English students that focuses on English Literature reading skills and literary analysis, useful in preparing students for GCSE English Literature exams, including on the modern text and modern drama. Currently includes: Our Day Out introduction lesson Language analysis - Mrs Kay Our Day Out context resources Perspectives and attitudes lesson Comparing characters, stage directions Briggs changes and the zoo Briggs language analysis and conversation with Mrs Kay Mrs Kay lesson on the students’ futures and context Tension lesson around Scene 35 (Carol and the cliff) Ending lesson that explores different ways of ending a play Structure across the play lesson Themes revision lesson 13 and 14) Model essay and assessment preparation Homework pack for six weeks with differentiated activities Escape room for revision Creative writing resources Scheme of work document
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
Othello
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Othello

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Othello complete scheme of work that includes 15 lesson packs, a six week homework pack with differentiated activities, an escape room for revision and an assessment and planning resource. Perfect for KS3 English study but easily adaptable for other age groups. Includes differentiated activities, engaging resources and extensive teacher and student notes. Shakespeare Introduction (Comedy, History, Tragedy) Othello Introduction (Act 1 Scene 1) Brabantio, Iago and Roderigo language and context Desdemona lesson on first meeting her Language analysis and analytical paragraphs Iago’s soliloquy analysis and context Dramatic irony lesson Iago’s soliloquies and plans Act 3 lesson exploring language Act 3 Scene 3 lesson looking at how Othello is manipulated Act 4 lesson exploring character Desdemona lesson on Act 4 Scene 3 Act 4 and 5 lesson exploring foreshadowing and imagery Ending lesson focusing on the end of the play and tragedy as a genre Writing your own Shakespearean tragedy lesson Six week homework pack Assessment and planning resource Escape room for recapping plot, characters, context and themes Scheme of work document
Richard III
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Richard III

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Richard III complete scheme of work which includes differentiated and resourced lessons to aid students as they analyse and interpret the fascinating William Shakespeare history play that is Richard III. Order of lessons: Shakespeare Intro Globe Context Richard Introduction Act 1 Scene 1 Act 1 Scene 2 Act 1 Scene 4 Act 2 Scene 4 (Machiavelli) Act 3 Scene 1 Act 3 Scene 3 Act 3 Scene 4 Act 3 Scene 5 Act 3 Scene 5 (Deceiving The Mayor) Act 3 Scene 7 Act 4 Scene 1 and Act 4 Scene 2 (Language Techniques) Act 4 Scene 3 (Buckingham) Act 4 Scene 4 (Queen Elizabeth) Act 5 Scenes 1, 2, 3 (The End) Act 5 Scenes 4, 5 (Final Scenes) Assessment lesson Full and free SOW document 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
War Poetry
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War Poetry

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War poetry English scheme of work that includes fully differentiated lessons, PowerPoints, worksheets and activities. Includes the following lessons: War Poetry Introduction - For The Fallen Remembrance Day Descriptive Writing The Soldier by Rupert Brooke Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen The Manhunt by Simon Armitage The Man He Killed by Thomas Hardy In Flanders Fields by John McCrae At The Bomb Testing Site by William Stafford (Focus on structure) The Hero by Siegfried Sassoon War Girls by Jessie Pope Base Details by Siegfried Sassoon Language techniques - To His Love Model Essay lesson Sorrow of Sarajevo language lesson Full scheme of work document for six weeks 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 GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
Lord of the Flies
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Lord of the Flies

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Lord of the Flies by William Golding pack containing the following lessons so far: Introduction to the text The Conch Chapter 2 character analysis and key quotes lesson Chapter 3 language analysis and creating analytical paragraphs Jack character analysis in Chapter 3 Simon, Roger, Jack analysis Conflicts in Chapter 4 Beast from Water Chapter 5 lesson Chapter 6 lesson Chapter 6 and 7 lesson Chapter 7 and 8 lesson Chapter 8 and 9 lesson Chapter 9 and 10 lesson Chapter 10 and 11 lesson Ending of the novel Escape room for revision Context lesson Exam prep lesson for May 2019 answer Six week homework pack - differentiated Differentiated scheme of work document More to come!
Frankenstein
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Frankenstein

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Frankenstein complete unit of work that includes: Introduction - dismissing myths Walton’s letters (1-2) Walton’s letters (3-4) Chapter 1 and 2 - meeting Frankenstein and his family Chapter 2 and 3 - foreshadowing Chapters 4 and 5 - setting and character Chapters 5 and 6 - language Chapters 7 and 8 - setting Chapters 9 and 10 - character Chapters 10 and 11 - the monster Chapters 12 and 13 - appearances Chapters 14 and 15 - character Chapters 16 and 17 - evaluation of character Chapters 17 and 18 - the monster’s companion Chapters 19 and 20 - Victor’s thoughts and feelings Chapters 21 and 22 - Language devices and symbols Chapter 22 - Victor’s thoughts and feelings Chapter 23 - Analytical paragraphs Chapter 24 - Ending and structure Scheme of work document
Shakespeare Introduction
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Shakespeare Introduction

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Shakespeare introduction unit for KS3. It covers extracts from multiple plays including Henry V, Othello, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Tempest. It includes: Shakespeare introduction lesson Globe Theatre and context Henry V ‘once more unto the breach’ speech lesson Henry V, Richard III and Shakespearean heroes Richard III Act 1 Scene 1 language analysis and paragraph lesson Richard III Act 1 Scene 2 character analysis Othello - Iago as a villain. Language analysis Othello - Act 1 Scene 1 ending. Marriage in Elizabethan times (patriarchal context) Othello - Othello as hero, Iago as villain Introduction to A Midsummer Night’s Dream A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Structure A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Helena (analytical paragraphs) A Midsummer Night’s Dream assessment preparation lesson The Tempest introduction The Tempest Prospero lesson (character analysis) The Tempest Caliban (character/language analysis) Shakespeare assessment review The Tempest Ferdinand lesson (asides, structure analysis) Full SOW document
Myths and Legends
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Myths and Legends

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Myths and Legends English KS3 complete lessons pack that includes 19+ resource packs, all with differentiated activities, worksheets, video clips, engaging approaches to language, structure, organisation, vocabulary, characters, genre, language analysis, settings and many more aspects of narrative writing and descriptive writing and language analysis. Includes: Myths and Legends introduction lesson that looks at characters Robin Hood extract language analysis lesson Monsters and descriptive writing Boudica lesson on legend key themes Minotaur lesson looking at improving vocabulary for descriptive writing Icarus and Daedalus lesson on language analysis Settings lesson that explores building description for atmosphere and tone Odysseus and Cyclops lesson on using evidence in analytical paragraphs Structure lesson exploring the 12 steps of the Hero’s Journey Aborigine stories and Dreamtime language analysis lesson Hindu story, empathy and sympathy lesson Commas and punctuation recap lesson Knowledge organiser Six weeks’ worth of homework activities Beginning and ending narratives Assessment planning Spoken Language lesson Assessment review lesson Escape room for recapping and revision Scheme of work document Includes differentiated activities, engaging activities, worksheets, scaffolds, models and examples, perfect for KS3 English and those students approaching English Language Paper 1.
The Tempest
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The Tempest

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The Tempest complete scheme of work pack 1 - Shakespeare introduction 2 - Globe Theatre and context 3 - The Tempest Act 1 Scene 1 and context (Native Americans, Caribbean, colonies) 4 - Prospero and Miranda (Act 1 Scene 2) 5 - Caliban 6 - Ferdinand and Prospero’s asides 7 - Antonio and Sebastian 8 - Genre 9 - Caliban and Language (Miranda and Ferdinand) 10 - Act 3 Scene 3 - postcolonialism 11 - Act 4 Scene 1 - marriage, patriarchal society, language 12 - Act 5 Scene 1 lesson on Prospero and his changing thoughts 13 - The ending of The Tempest 14 - Escape Room 15 - Writing your own Shakespeare comedy 16 - Six week homework pack 17 - Scheme of work document
Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 1
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Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 1

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Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 1 Section A pack with 18 resource packs included. Covers Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4(a), Q4(b), Q5 and Q6, includes pairs of 19th century non-fiction texts with common themes, modelled answers, differentiated activities, exam timings, advice, teacher and student notes and more! Non-fiction introduction Analysing language (Q3) Evaluating Text 1 (Q2) Q1, Q4 (a) and (b), Q5 (evaluation) Q5 and Q6 evaluation lesson Q6 model answer lesson Q1 and Q3 language lesson Language analysis Q3 Q2 evaluation of an extract Q4 and Q5 evaluation Q6 Text 2 whole evaluation Writing Q6 Text 2 answers (evaluating) Improving Q6 answers and exploring Q3 Improving Q3 answers (using specific examples) Q1, Q2 and Q3 recap Q4 and Q5 recap Q6 recap Revision quiz Scheme of work document
Science Fiction
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Science Fiction

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TWENTY fully differentiated and resourced lessons that prepare KS3 students for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 by looking at a range of science fiction extracts. Includes differentiated lessons on both reading and writing skills, including descriptive and narrative writing. All lessons recently revamped and expanded. Includes: Science Fiction Dystopia Introduction Creating Empathy Figurative Language The War of the Worlds and Foreboding Recapping Language Techniques The War of the Worlds Language Analysis Science Fiction Characters Creating Settings Openings to Texts Narrative Perspectives - Frankenstein Time Travel and Descriptive Writing Speech Punctuation Science Fiction Endings Structure Critical Evaluation (Q4) Vocabulary Punctuation and Grammar Assessment prep Escape room Six week scheme of work document
Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 2
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Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 2

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Edexcel English Language 2.0 pack with lessons covering the whole of Section A for Paper 2. Includes: Introduction to Paper 2 Q4-5 in detail Q6 introduction Q5 continued Q6 comparisons Q6 continued Language analysis Q2 Language analysis Q3 and Q4 - nature theme Q4 model answer and analysis Summary skills Q6 comparing Q6 comparing Recapping language techniques Football World Cup themed lesson Using analytical verbs Summaries Comparing texts Paper 2 escape room - revision Scheme of work document Email info@englishgcse.co.uk to find out more.
Cirque du Freak
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Cirque du Freak

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Cirque du Freak English lessons on Darren Shan’s novel - a complete scheme of work. A collection of Cirque du Freak lessons that aid KS3 students in developing their understanding of plot, character, language and structure through studying Darren Shan’s text. Includes: Chapter One analysis Narrative Hooks Chapter Two Chapters Four and Five Chapter Six and Seven lesson on narrative perspectives and tone Chapter Eight Chapter Nine and Tension Chapters Ten and Eleven and language techniques Chapter Twelve and Vampires (Context) Analysing Structure (Chapters Fourteen and Fifteen) Chapters Seventeen to Twenty (Madam Octa) Structure in Chapters 21 to 23 Structure of the whole text lesson Lesson on anti-climax in Chapters 27 to 29 Lesson on the end and endings Punctuation Workshop Assessment lesson and assessment task with notes Six weeks of homework with differentiated tasks Scheme of work document - differentiated
Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 2 Section B
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Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 2 Section B

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Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 2 Section B scheme of work with differentiated activities, modelled answers, knowledge organiser, exam practice pack and more. Includes: Imaginative Writing Introduction Exploring Setting and Description Using Sentence Types Tone Using colours Dashes, semicolons and colons Tenses Language techniques for describing characters Sentence openers Structure and narratives Imaginative writing examples Imaginitive writing practice resource Improving creative writing Narrative perspectives Endings Knowledge organiser for Section B Exam practice pack with modelled answers Scheme of work document
Poetry KS3
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Poetry KS3

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Poetry lessons for KS3 English students that explore poems by writers from a range of backgrounds and contexts. A complete scheme of work exploring poetry. It includes: Poetry introduction lesson Grace Nichols Island Man language lesson Island Man lesson on structure Imtiaz Dharker language lesson Blessing lesson on structure Search For My Tongue Sujata Bhatt - metaphors and voice Tatamkhulu Afrika Nothing’s Changed - imagery, sounds and vocabulary Nothing’s Changed structure, caesuras and enjambment lesson Presents From My Aunts In Pakistan lesson on key themes Presents From My Aunts In Pakistan structure There Came A Wind Like A Bugle SMILE lesson Types of rhyme lesson on full rhyme, half, assonance, consonance Not My Business lesson exploring tyranny and its effects Limbo poem lesson, connotations and denotations Two Scavengers essay preparation lesson Poetry assessment and lesson Six week poetry homework plan Poetry escape room SIX week poetry scheme of work document Contains differentiated activities, engaging resources, models, scaffolds and extensive teacher and student notes.
Non-Fiction Writing
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Non-Fiction Writing

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Non-Fiction Writing English pack designed for Year 9 but easily adaptable for Year 7, Year 8 and GCSE English Language classes. This pack will grow into a full scheme of work over the next few weeks. Currently includes: Non-Fiction Writing Introduction - Purpose, audience, text types Vocabulary and Tone lesson - How combining registers and styles can impact a reader Paragraphing for Effect lesson Beginnings and endings for non-fiction texts lesson Article writing lesson including straplines and headlines Writing to persuade article lesson Writing to explain lesson on Feminism Fake news leaflet lesson with a writing to advise focus Spoken Language presentation skills lesson Spoken Language planning resource Spoken Language questions and answers lesson Letter writing with a focus on tone, structure and language Punctuation workshop on commas, full stops, capital letters, hyphens, dashes and apostrophes. Writing to argue article lesson on plastic surgery. Assessment and preparation lesson Assessment review lesson Homework pack - six weeks of differentiated activities including Spoken Language tasks Non-fiction writing escape room Six week FREE scheme of work document
Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 1 Section B
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Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 1 Section B

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Edexcel English Language 2.0 Paper 1 Section B pack that is in development. Currently includes: Speech writing Speech openers Winston Churchill speech lesson Abraham Lincoln speech lesson Structure of a speech lesson Newspaper articles Article writing (space exploration theme) Persuasive writing (football theme) Writing to review Black History Month essay writing lesson Royal wedding (writing to argue) Writing to advise Letter writing Letters of complaint - writing to persuade Greta Thunberg climate change speech writing Assessment planning - writing to argue Assessment planning - formal letter writing Paper 1 Section B knowledge organiser Paper 1 Section B walkthrough and practise pack
English KS3 Non-Fiction Writing
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English KS3 Non-Fiction Writing

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A non-fiction writing pack for English KS3 students and adaptable for KS4. This complete scheme includes differentiated activities, modelled examples, scaffolds, student-friendly mark schemes, a revision escape room, six weeks of homework and so much more. Useful for AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 exam preparation. Includes: Non-fiction writing introduction (text types, purpose, audience) Creating and writing reviews (purposes, audiences, structure) Improving vocabulary (prefixes, suffixes) Interview article writing (Organisation and structure) * Writing to argue lesson (George Floyd and rioting - perspectives) Writing to advise lesson with model example Paragraphing lesson on how to use paragraphs effectively Writing to explain lesson on statues and protests Speech writing lesson on the NHS and writing to persuade Sentence openers lesson for improving non-fiction writing Essay writing lesson on censorship Tone and language lesson to impact on audiences Letter writing lesson - writing to persuade Leaflet writing on a contemporary topic Punctuation workshop with differianted worksheets. Commas, semicolons, dashes, colons and more. Writing to argue assessment planning lesson Non-fiction escape room Assessment review lesson including student-friendly mark scheme and peer assessment review sheets Six weeks of English homework - all differentiated! Six week scheme of work document
Macbeth GCSE
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Macbeth GCSE

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Everything you need to teach Macbeth! TWENTY+ HOURS’ WORTH! Includes a 2 hour Macbeth overview (or revision /recap session), a complete GCSE revision guide, and NINETEEN lessons: Macbeth Introduction Introducing Macbeth and Banquo Analysing The Witches Introducing Lady Macbeth Act 1 Scene 7 Act 2 Scene 1 - The Dagger Scene Act 2 Scene 2 Act 3 Scene 1 Murdering Banquo The Banquet Scene Macduff Malcolm Lady Macbeth’s Sleepwalking The End NEW - FULL SCHEME OF WORK Knowledge Organiser Exam Practice Pack With more to come! Keep checking your downloads as more lessons will be added shortly.