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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.

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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.
Extract from The Prelude: Stealing a Boat by William Wordsworth (PowerPoint and Worksheets)
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Extract from The Prelude: Stealing a Boat by William Wordsworth (PowerPoint and Worksheets)

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Extract from The Prelude: Stealing a Boat by William Wordsworth has been made for the AQA 9-1 GCSE English Literature exam and contains a range of teaching activities. CONTENTS: - A brief introduction to William Wordsworth - A copy of the poem and tasks to consolidate understanding - Structure – analysing how Wordsworth uses structure in the poem - Imagery - Wordsworth’s use of imagery - Poetic Techniques - Language – activities that examine Wordsworth’s language choice - Themes - key themes of Stealing a Boat explored with notes - Video – a reading of the poem and discussion
Ozymandias (35 slide PowerPoint and 5 worksheets)
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Ozymandias (35 slide PowerPoint and 5 worksheets)

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Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley is a 35 slide PowerPoint presentation with 5 worksheets. This resource contains an assortment of teaching ideas and activities. The PowerPoint and worksheets cover: - An introduction to Shelley - A copy of the poem and tasks to consolidate understanding - Exploring how Shelley uses structure and form for effect - Study of the imagery used in Ozymandias - How and why Shelley uses poetic techniques in Ozymandias - Language analysis - The main themes of Ozymandias examined with notes - Video – an animated reading of the poem.
My Last Duchess (PowerPoint and worksheets)
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My Last Duchess (PowerPoint and worksheets)

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A 47 slide PowerPoint analysis of the poem My Last Duchess (Robert Browning) for KS4/GCSE with 7 worksheets. Contents include: A brief biography of Robert Browning. Analysing how Browning uses structure and imagery. Analysis of style and form and the use of poetic techniques. Exploration of language Themes discussed Links - Where to find further information about Robert Browning
Romeo and Juliet - Act Five
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Romeo and Juliet - Act Five

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Romeo and Juliet - Act Five This Romeo and Juliet teaching resource explores Act Five in detail. It covers the changing character of Romeo, the use of language in the final act and the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The resource includes a 19-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 3 accompanying worksheets and can be used at either KS3 or KS4. Preview the opening slides of 'Romeo and Juliet - Act Five’ by clicking on the preview images.
Romeo and Juliet - Act Three
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Romeo and Juliet - Act Three

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Romeo and Juliet - Act Three This Romeo and Juliet teaching resource explores Act Three in detail. It covers the fight scene, the relationship between Capulet and Juliet and the role of women in Elizabethan society. The resource includes a comprehensive 32-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 3 accompanying worksheets and can be used at either KS3 or KS4. You can preview the opening slides of 'Romeo and Juliet - Act Three’ by clicking on the preview images.
Romeo and Juliet - Act Four
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Romeo and Juliet - Act Four

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Romeo and Juliet - Act Four This Romeo and Juliet teaching resource explores Act Four in detail. It covers Act 4, Scene 1 in depth, provides a character analysis of Juliet and an exploration of the Friar’s plan. The resource includes a comprehensive 26-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 5 accompanying worksheets and can be used at either KS3 or KS4. You can preview the opening slides of 'Romeo and Juliet - Act Four’ by clicking on the preview images.
Macbeth - Unit of Work
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Macbeth - Unit of Work

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This excellent Macbeth teaching resources includes a 163 slide PowerPoint with 23 lesson plans, 20 worksheets and a unit of work overview. This resource can be used with the GCSE (9-1) English qualification as covered by the AQA, WJEC Eduqas, Edexcel and OCR exam boards. The context and acts have been divided into separate resources but the bundle also comes as one complete no-prep teaching unit with PowerPoint, worksheets, overview and lesson plans. These teaching resources are an excellent introduction to Macbeth for students. The resource comes complete with PowerPoint, worksheets and step by step lessons to help teach ‘the Scottish play’. Each of the 23 lessons has a detailed lesson plan which use the four part lesson structure - starter, introduction, development and plenary all of which are designed to develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the play. Our Macbeth teaching resources contain a varied mix of activities for pupils of different ages and abilities and include: a biography of Shakespeare’s life and the Elizabethan theatre activities to develop knowledge of the plot in-depth analysis of the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth exploration of the key themes (ambition, betrayal, evil, etc) the social and historical context of the play – witches, witchcraft and the play’s presentation of women developing awareness of the features of a drama text teaching the use of P.E.T.E.R. Point/Evidence/Technique/Explain/Reader Macbeth’s motivation and the role of Lady Macbeth, Banquo and the Witches cloze passages to consolidate understanding of the plot analysis of Shakespeare’s language and Macbeth’s key soliloquys Shakespeare’s use of tension and suspense hot-seating activities empathy writing tasks – diaries and letters sequencing activities video links to help the teaching and learning of key scenes developing inference and deduction skills
Macbeth - Context
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Macbeth - Context

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Macbeth – Context (An Introduction to Shakespeare, the Globe theatre and Jacobean England) This Macbeth – Context teaching resource introduces students to William Shakespeare, the theatre and Jacobean England. It is designed to be used before the study of the play begins. It provides information about the life and times of Shakespeare, the theatre of the early 17th Century and England under the rule of James I. The resource includes a 26-slide editable PowerPoint presentation which can be used at either upper KS3 or KS4. You can preview the first few slides of ‘Macbeth - Context’ by clicking on the preview images.
Macbeth – Act Two
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Macbeth – Act Two

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Macbeth – Act Two (27 slide PowerPoint and 6 worksheets) This Macbeth – Act Two teaching resource explores Act Two of the play. It covers plot, characters, language and themes. There is a focus on Macbeth’s soliloquy in Act 2, Scene 1; the use of dramatic irony and the creation of tension and the relationships between Macbeth and Baquo and Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. You can preview the first few slides of ‘Macbeth – Act Two by clicking on the preview images above.
Macbeth - Act 3
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Macbeth - Act 3

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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.
Macbeth - Act One
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Macbeth - Act One

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Macbeth – Act One (48 slide PowerPoint and 4 worksheets) This Macbeth – Act One teaching resource explores Act One of Shakespeare’s Scottish play. It covers plot, characters, language and themes with a focus on Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and Banquo. The resource includes a comprehensive 48-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 4 accompanying worksheets. It can be used at either upper KS3 or KS4. You can preview the first few slides of ‘Macbeth – Act One’ by clicking on the preview images.
Macbeth Act 4 and Act 5
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Macbeth Act 4 and Act 5

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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.
An Introduction to 9-1 AQA GCSE English Language
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An Introduction to 9-1 AQA GCSE English Language

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An Introduction to 9-1 AQA GCSE English Language is an editable PowerPoint presentation which explains how the 9-1 GCSE AQA English Language course works. It includes a breakdown of the exam papers and the skills students need to do well. Useful at the start of Year 10 when outlining the demands of 9-1 GCSE English to students. Click on the image to preview the first nine slide of the resource.
Romeo and Juliet - The Prologue and Act One
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Romeo and Juliet - The Prologue and Act One

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Romeo and Juliet - The Prologue and Act One This Romeo and Juliet teaching resource explores The Prologue and Act One. It explores plot, characters, language and themes with focus on Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt and The Prince. The resource includes a comprehensive 92-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 18 accompanying worksheets. It can be used at either KS3 or KS4. You can preview the opening slides of 'Romeo and Juliet - The Prologue and Act One’ by clicking on the preview images.
Romeo and Juliet - Unit of work
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Romeo and Juliet - Unit of work

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This Romeo and Juliet teaching unit can be used at either upper KS3 or KS4 and includes a huge no prep 230 slide PowerPoint presentation, 49 worksheets and a 32 lesson plans. Romeo and Juliet covers the following: Shakespeare and the Elizabethan theatre activities to develop knowledge of the plot analysis of the characters of Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, Tybalt, Friar Lawrence, Capulet and the Nurse exploration of the themes love, hate and fate analysis of Shakespeare’s language the use of tension and suspense hot-seating and empathy writing activities sequencing activities Preview the opening slides of 'Romeo and Juliet - Act Five’ by clicking on the preview images.
Romeo and Juliet - An Introduction to Shakespeare
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Romeo and Juliet - An Introduction to Shakespeare

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Romeo and Juliet - An Introduction to Shakespeare This Romeo and Juliet teaching resource introduces students to William Shakespeare. It is designed to be used before the study of the play begins. It provides information about the life and times of Shakespeare and focuses on research, note making and writing skills. The resource includes a 19-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 1 accompanying worksheet. It can be used at either KS3 or KS4. You can preview the first few slides of ‘Romeo and Juliet - An Introduction to Shakespeare’ by clicking on the preview images.
Romeo and Juliet Bundle
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Romeo and Juliet Bundle

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This Romeo and Juliet bundle can be used at either upper KS3 or KS4 and includes a huge no prep 230 slide PowerPoint presentation, 49 worksheets and a 32 lesson plans. Our Romeo and Juliet bundle covers the following: Shakespeare and the Elizabethan theatre activities to develop knowledge of the plot analysis of the characters of Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, Tybalt, Friar Lawrence, Capulet and the Nurse exploration of the themes love, hate and fate analysis of Shakespeare’s language the use of tension and suspense hot-seating empathy writing activities sequencing activities. The introduction and each act have been split into separate sections but also combined into one large teaching unit with PowerPoint, worksheets and lesson plans.
Romeo and Juliet - Act Two
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Romeo and Juliet - Act Two

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Romeo and Juliet - Act Two This Romeo and Juliet teaching resource explores Act Two in detail. It covers the balcony scene, Friar Lawrence, the Nurse and the marriage of Romeo and Juliet. The resource includes a comprehensive 41-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 7 accompanying worksheets and can be used at either KS3 or KS4. You can preview the opening slides of 'Romeo and Juliet - Act Two’ by clicking on the preview images.
Writing to Describe (PowerPoint and worksheets)
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Writing to Describe (PowerPoint and worksheets)

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Writing to Describe is a 42 slide PowerPoint presentation with a 15 page booklet of worksheets. The PowerPoint contains stage by stage lessons specifically designed to teach descriptive writing. The resource contains a number of activities which can be tweaked, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs. Descriptive Writing uses colour and imagery to create a vibrant and stimulating learning experience and is a comprehensive and detailed resource. The lessons include a range of activities for pupils of all abilities and cover: The key features of descriptive writing Using adjectives effectively to create descriptive imagery How to use powerful verb in descriptive writing Planning, structuring and organising writing Using similes to bring writing to life on the page Developing a wider vocabulary How to draft and redraft effectively
The Manhunt - Simon Armitage
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The Manhunt - Simon Armitage

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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.