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.
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.
GCSE Writing to Persuade (91-slide PowerPoint and 8 worksheets)
GCSE Writing to Persuade contains a series of lessons designed to help students learn how to write a piece of effective persuasive writing. The resource includes a variety of activities suitable for 9-1 GCSE students of all abilities.
‘Writing to Persuade’ contents include
Defining writing to persuade
Understanding the form and purpose of a text
How audience affects the composition of a text
How to plan, structure and organise a piece of persuasive writing
How to use fact and opinion, emotive language and flattery to persuade
Developing understanding of rhetorical techniques (rhetorical questions, the rule of 3, etc)
How to produce a piece of persuasive writing under exam conditions
KS2/3 PERSUASIVE WRITING (73-slide PowerPoint and 6 worksheets)
Upper KS2/Lower KS3 English
This ‘Persuasive Writing’ teaching resource is made up of an editable PowerPoint presentation and six worksheets. The PowerPoint contains a series of progressive lessons designed to teach pupils how to produce a piece of effective persuasive writing. The resource includes a variety of activities suitable for upper KS2 / lower KS3 pupils - take a look at the preview images and description for more information.
‘Persuasive Writing’ is a detailed and ready-to-teach resource which covers the following:
What is persuasive writing?
Discussing the purpose and form of a text
How audience affects a piece of writing
How to plan, structure and organise a piece of persuasive writing
How to use fact and opinion, emotive language and flattery to persuade the reader
Developing understanding of rhetorical techniques
How to write an extended response to a persuasive writing task
Skellig Teaching Resources (204 slide editable PowerPoint, 23 individual lesson plans, a scheme of work overview and 11 accompanying worksheets)
Skellig is an extensive teaching resource which includes a range of classroom activities for pupils of all abilities.
Contents include:
research tasks - William Blake and Angels
predictions about the text using the cover, author and blurb
analysis of Michael, Mina and Skellig
exploration of themes
developing awareness of novel features – hooks, tension, setting
using P.E.E.
Almond’s message
cloze and sequencing activities
analysis of David Almond’s use of language in key scenes
hot seating
empathy question preparation - Diary writing
Links to a range of Skellig games, websites and more
Exploring the use of pathetic fallacy
This War Horse teaching resources for the novel by Michael Morpurgo is made up of a 14-lesson unit of work with a 138-slide PowerPoint presentation and 7 worksheets.
War Horse by Michael Morpurgo contains a range of activities designed to develop knowledge and understanding of the context, plot, characters, language and themes of the novel. Resources include:
A unit overview with fourteen 4-part lessons
Analysis of the main characters - Joey, Albert, Father, Captain Nicholls and others
Extension tasks
Historical context – WW1 research activity
Developing deduction skills
Empathetic writing - Joey’s diary
Hotseating activity
Analysing Michael Morpurgo’s use of language and structure
Writing a newspaper story
This teaching resource for An Inspector Calls contains a 177 slide PowerPoint presentation and 28 worksheets. Lessons are structured using the four-part format: starter , introduction, development and plenary. All slides can be tweaked, personalised and differentiated to enable you to make the resource fit your teaching needs exactly.
An Inspector Calls includes a wide range of activities for pupils of all abilities:
* a brief biography of Priestley and the context the play
* activities to develop knowledge of the plot
* analysis of the characters of Arthur, Sybil, Sheila, Gerald, Eric, and Inspector Goole
* exploration of the key themes (socialism, capitalism, social responsibility)
* teaching the use of P.E.T.E.R. to write about An Inspector Calls
* Priestley’s political message
* analysis of Priestley’s language in key scenes
* Priestley’s creation of tension and suspense
* hot seating tasks
* empathy question preparation - Diary and letter writing
* video links to help the teaching and learning of key scenes
This Holes by Louis Sachar teaching resource bundle is made up of 7 individual Holes teaching resources. The bundle in total includes 161 editable PowerPoint slides, 20 worksheets, 23 detailed lesson plans and a unit overview
It covers a range of activities for pupils of different abilities, including:
The social and historical context of Holes
Plot and key themes - crime and punishment, friendship, redemption
Character analysis (Stanley, Mr Sir, Mr Pendanski, The Warden, Kate Barlow, Sam and Zero)
Key features of a novel – narrative hooks, building tension, setting the scene
Using Point/Evidence/Explain
Language study
Empathy writing
And more!
This Holes KS3 English teaching resource explores the final chapters of the novel. It includes a 38-slide editable PowerPoint, 5 detailed lesson plans, a teaching overview and 3 worksheets.
Teaching objectives:
To learn how Sachar explores the theme of crime and punishment in Holes
To consolidate understanding of character and plot through hotseating
To learn how Louis Sachar links the main plot with the sub-plot in Holes
To analyse the links between the narratives up to the end of Chapter 40
To develop knowledge and understanding of the character of Zero and his importance to the novel’s plot and themes
To develop understanding of how Sachar builds tension
To understand how Sachar uses the motif of the onion in Holes
To develop knowledge and understanding of how character and theme are developed through Stanley Yelnats
You can preview the first few slides of Holes – The Final Chapters by clicking on the preview image.
Holes – Sam, Kate and Zero (PowerPoint, lesson plans & worksheets)
This Holes KS3 English teaching resource explores the characters of Sam, Kate and Zero. It includes a 22-slide editable PowerPoint, 3 detailed lesson plans, a teaching overview and 3 worksheets.
Teaching objectives:
To develop knowledge and understanding of racial segregation in nineteenth century America
To learn how Sachar presents the relationship between Sam and Kate to the reader
To learn how Sachar uses description, dialogue and action to convey the character of Zero
You can preview the first few slides of Holes – Sam, Kate and Zero 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 Holes KS3 English teaching resource explores chapters 9 to 14 of the Louis Sachar novel. It includes a 26-slide editable PowerPoint, 3 detailed lesson plans, a teaching overview and 1 worksheet.
Contents cover:
How the author develops the character of Stanley in chapters 9 to 14
Understanding the concept of theme and how the writer conveys a point of view to the reader
How to deduce information from a text
Examining how the author introduces the character of the Warden
You can preview the first few slides of Holes – Chapters 9 to 14 by clicking on the preview image.
This Holes KS3 English teaching resource explores chapters 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Louis Sachar novel. It includes a 20-slide editable PowerPoint, 3 detailed lesson plans, a teaching overview and 3 worksheets.
Contents cover:
How to use P.E.E. when writing about the book
Consolidating knowledge and understanding of the sub-plot
To learn how Louis Sachar uses description to create images in the reader’s imagination
To develop knowledge and understanding of the plot by writing Stanley’s ‘alternative’ letter home
You can preview the first few slides of Holes – Part 3 by clicking on the preview image.
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.
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 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
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.
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.
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.
