MCG Resources has been selling top quality English lessons for over ten years to teachers in the UK and across the world.
Specialising in English from KS1 to KS4, my store has hundreds of resources in the form of editable PowerPoints and worksheets.
To find out more, browse through the titles.
MCG Resources has been selling top quality English lessons for over ten years to teachers in the UK and across the world.
Specialising in English from KS1 to KS4, my store has hundreds of resources in the form of editable PowerPoints and worksheets.
To find out more, browse through the titles.
Nouns - Year 2
This teaching resource can be used to teach pupils all about nouns and practise recognising nouns in reading. It includes an animated 22 slide PowerPoint presentation, interactive quiz and one accompanying worksheet to consolidate understanding.
Dictionary Skills is a 13 slide PowerPoint presentation with 3 worksheets which focuses on how to use a dictionary to advance reading and writing skills. The resource explains how the use of dictionary can help to develop word, sentence and text level skills in reading and writing.
Contents
Dictionary definitions
Finding unfamiliar words against the clock
Q&A task to enable peer assessment.
Online dictionaries and using the dictionary in Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
Abbreviations and word origins
Colons and semi-colons explains how to use colons and semi-colons accurately when constructing a sentence. This 10 slide PowerPoint teaching resource explores how to use colons and semi-colons in a sentence and how to use colons and semi-colons in extended written work.
‘Were, We’re and Where’ is a 12 slide PowerPoint teaching resource which focuses on spelling skills and homophones.
The resource explains the difference between were, we’re and where and teaches pupils how to use the words in the correct context.
Contents include:
Were, where and we’re definitions and examples.
Consolidation of understanding activity.
Peer assessment task.
‘Were, We’re and Where’ is ideal for KS2 or lower KS3
The Drafting Process is a 12 slide PowerPoint teaching resource with 3 accompanying worksheets designed to help teach pupils how to draft and redraft effectively to develop writing skills. Perfect for upper KS2 and lower KS3.
Contents:
Developing pupil vocabulary
Using synonyms to improve writing
Redrafting – key skills
Example redrafted written work
Using the Apostrophe is a 10 slide PowerPoint presentation (with 2 accompanying worksheets) focusing on punctuation skills. It explains how to use the apostrophe for omission or to show possession. Perfect for KS2 or lower KS3.
Contents include:
Apostrophe for possession - definitions and examples.
Apostrophe for omission - definitions and examples.
Assessment task (with peer assessment opportunities)
The Subordinate Clause is a 10-slide editable PowerPoint teaching resource with three accompanying worksheets. It focuses on developing key reading and writing skills and explores how to identify the subordinate clause in a sentence and how to use the subordinate clause with confidence in sentence construction.
The Manhunt is a GCSE teaching resource made up of a 27-slide PowerPoint presentation. It contains an assortment of teaching ideas and activities for students of all abilities.
Contents:
A brief biography of Simon Armitage.
An introduction to the poem.
Analysing language and imagery.
Exploring how Armitage uses structure and form.
Examining how Armitage uses poetic techniques such as metaphor and repetition.
Discussing the key themes of ‘The Manhunt’.
To preview ‘The Manhunt - Simon Armitage’ please click on the images.
Macbeth – Act 3 (25 slide PowerPoint and 6 worksheets)
This Macbeth – Act 3 teaching resource explores Act 3 of the play. It covers plot, characters, language and themes. There is a focus on Macbeth’s soliloquy in Act 3, Scene 1 and the banquet scene; the changing relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth; a hotseating activity and comprehension and extension tasks.
You can preview the first few slides of ‘Macbeth – Act 3 by clicking on the preview images above.
Holes Chapter 4 - Mr. Sir and Mr. Pendanski (PowerPoint, lesson plans & worksheets)
This Holes KS3 English teaching resource explores part two of the Louis Sachar novel. It includes a 26-slide editable PowerPoint, 3 detailed lesson plans, a teaching overview and 2 worksheets.
Contents cover:
How Louis Sachar builds tension in Chapter 4
How the writer uses description, dialogue and action to create characters
Analysis of Mr. Sir
To understand the meaning of contrast in writing and to learn how Louis Sachar uses contrast to present the characters of Mr. Sir and Mr. Pendanski
You can preview the first few slides by clicking on the preview image.
Macbeth – Act Four and Act Five (32 slide PowerPoint and 4 worksheets)
This Macbeth – Act Four and Act Five teaching resource explores Acts Four and Five of the play. It covers plot, characters, language and themes. There is a focus on Macduff; the changing character of Lady Macbeth; the motif of sleep; Macbeth’s famous ‘A tale told by an idiot’ soliloquy plus comprehension and extension activities.
You can preview the first few slides of ‘Macbeth –Act Four and Act Five’ by clicking on the preview images above.
This teaching resource focuses on how the use of conjunctions can improve sentences and develop writing skills. The resource includes the following tasks and activities:
What is a conjunction? A definition and examples
Spotting conjunctions in a sentence
Using conjunctions to improve sentences
Consolidation activity
Interactive game link
‘Of and Off’ is a 10 slide PowerPoint presentation with an accompanying worksheet which focuses on spelling skills, grammar and homophones. The resource explains the difference between ‘of’ and ‘off’ and provides activities to help pupils understand how to use the words in the correct context
Writing Poetry - Summer Haiku (30 slide PowerPoint) is designed to help teach Year 6/7 children poetry writing. It includes a range of activities for pupils of all abilities. The PowerPoint uses bright color, large and attractive fonts, vibrant imagery and easy to follow, student-friendly language. The resource is fully editable so can be adapted and used for different seasons or themes.
It includes:
Talk for writing - what is a haiku?
Exploring and discussing haiku poetry - reading, listening to and talking about haiku poems.
Create a class haiku activity.
Individual, pair and group work opportunities.
Reflecting on learning through constructive criticism.
Writing an individual haiku.
Drafting writing - how and why we draft.
How to plan ideas for a poem.
Exemplar redrafted haiku.
Writing assessment opportunity - write a simple haiku poem.
This unit of work is designed to help pupils with the unseen poetry section of the WJEC GCSE English Literature Exam. WJEC Comparing Unseen Poetry is a complete lesson by lesson resource which includes detailed lessons and activities, a 45 slide PowerPoint and 8 accompanying worksheets.
WJEC Comparing Unseen Poetry includes a range of varied lessons and activities for pupils of all abilities such as:
An introduction to the unseen poetry question
Using the A HIT POEM mnemonic to approach the unseen poems
How to write about the poems’ content and context
How to discuss imagery, poetic techniques, structure, tone and theme
How to write a personal response
How to compare poems
A model/exemplar answer for annotation and discussion
45 slide PowerPoint
8 pages of worksheets
The Life and Times of Charles Dickens is a 56 slide PowerPoint resource with step by step lessons designed to teach key English reading and writing skills. The resource includes six lessons, each structured using the four part lesson plan (starter activity, introduction, development and plenary), and is designed to support the teaching of non fiction in English.
Activities include:
Writing for different audience and purposes
Research skills and information gathering
Skimming, scanning and highlighting
Notemaking - linear and diagrammatic notes
Using the internet to research
A cartoon film biography of the life of Charles Dickens
Writing up notes into prose.
Looking at layout and use of imagery
Self/peer assessment
This Holes KS3 English teaching resource explores chapters 1, 2 and 3 of the Louis Sachar novel. It includes a 23-slide editable PowerPoint, 3 detailed lesson plans, a teaching overview and one worksheet.
Contents cover:
Making predictions based on the cover and blurb
How Sachar uses language to establish setting at the start of the book
How the author hooks the reader at the beginning
Exploration of the theme of destiny
Analysis of Stanley Yelnats at the start of the novel
Extension questions
You can preview the first few slides of Holes – Part One by clicking on the preview image.
This Holes KS3 English teaching resource explores chapters 23 to 26 of the Louis Sachar novel. It includes a 19-slide editable PowerPoint, 3 detailed lesson plans, a teaching overview and 2 worksheets.
Contents cover:
How Sachar uses language to create imagery and mood
How Sachar presents the character of Kissin’ Kate Barlow
Analysis of the character of Sam
You can preview the first few slides of Holes – Chapters 23 to 26 by clicking on the preview image.
This unit of work is designed to help pupils with the Unseen Poetry section of the AQA GCSE Exam at KS4/GCSE.
AQA Unseen Poetry includes a 43 slide PowerPoint and 8 pages of worksheets. The resource is ideal for studying and teaching approaches to the unseen poetry question on the AQA GCSE English Literature exam. The resources can be tweaked, changed and edited to suit your teaching needs and could be incorporated into a wider scheme of work on poetry and/or examination preparation. The resource covers:
-An example question with poem
-A HIT POEM mnemonic. Designed to give students a structured approach to answering the unseen poetry question
-A guide to writing about unseen poetry using the example question and exemplar responses
How to write about content, context, imagery, poetic techniques, structure, mood and theme
How to write a personal response
Model answer
43 slide PPT
8 worksheets
World Cup Stars - Russia 2018 (73 slide editable PowerPoint and 3 worksheets)
World Cup Stars – Russia 2018 uses the World Cup to help students develop important English reading and writing skills. It includes a range of activities for students of all abilities such as:
An introduction to the task - write a brief biography about a footballer competing in the 2018 Russia World Cup
A research, note making and writing task - research the player, make notes and produce an article
Understanding the key features of biographical writing?
Writing in the third person and using personal pronouns effectively
Developing effective research skills
Skimming, scanning and highlighting
Selecting appropriate material and making relevant notes
Using linear and diagrammatic notes
Key research skills
How to transform notes into prose
How to use images and layout for effect
Writing frame to scaffold the article
73 slide PowerPoint
3 worksheets
Click on the preview image to view the first 9 slides of the 73 slide PowerPoint.