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She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron
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She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron

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A complete resource exploring this EDUQAS / edexcel GCSE text in which the famous poet drools over the beauty of a woman he’s just seen. Beginning with a discussion on what love is and how song lyrics can show love/ beauty, this resource moves on to Byron’s background and a full annotation of the poem. By the end, your students will be able to explain that the woman is beautiful in soul as well as in appearance- they’ll just never know if Byron got her number!
America in the 20th Century
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America in the 20th Century

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A mixture of resources exploring America in the 20th Century (other than its involvement in the world wars/ Vietnam). Each lesson is fully resourced with a mixture of written sources, documentary links and role play scenarios to help your pupils understand the changing face of America. Lessons explore the following topics: Intro and the 1920’s, prohibition and the mafia, the Wall Street Crash, the moon landing, the assassination of JFK and the Cuban missile crisis.
The Emigree by Carol Rumens
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The Emigree by Carol Rumens

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A full analysis of Carol Rumen's poem about a woman who has fled her homeland but can only remember the positives of growing up there. This resource has everything you need to prepare your students for their AQA exam including a full annotation and a guided marketplace lesson exploring structure, meaning, imagery, language and the effect on the reader.
Private Peaceful
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Private Peaceful

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A fully resourced scheme of learning to support Private Peaceful as a class reader. 15 hour long lessons are included tracking the action of Michael Morpurgo’s WWI novel. The lessons explore the themes and characters with a variety of reading, writing and discussion tasks. The scheme builds up to a reading question: Did Charlie deserve to be killed for cowardice?
Poetry about Love, Loss and Longing. KS3 unit of work
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Poetry about Love, Loss and Longing. KS3 unit of work

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A complete scheme of work exploring a selection of poems dealing with themes of love, loss and longing. Designed for Year 8, this unit includes 10 poems and all the resources needed to deliver them. Containing a mixture of the humour of Agard and the heartbreak of WH Auden, this unit includes a comparative essay as a reading assessment. A complete half-term of lessons ready to go!
To Autumn by John Keats
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To Autumn by John Keats

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The EDUQAS/ edexcel GCSE poem “To Autumn” is one of the finest poems by Romantic poet John Keats. This resource explore all areas of his ode to autumn covering its language, themes and structure. A full annotation of the poem is included. Everything you need to prepare yourself, and your students, for an exam question on this poem!
As Imperceptibly as Grief by Emily Dickinson
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As Imperceptibly as Grief by Emily Dickinson

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I don’t think I can make this poem fun or exciting, Dickinson’s poem is probably the most depressing on the syllabus, but this resource has everything you need to bring out the emo in your pupils. Beginning with conceptual questions to get your pupils thinking about the passage of time, this resource includes contextual information about the reclusive writer and a full annotation with plenty of structural and language analysis. Everything you need to teach this EDUQAS poem is included- you may need to provide your own tissues…
Persuasive Writing - Dragons' Den
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Persuasive Writing - Dragons' Den

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A fun KS3 unit exploring persuasive writing skills through Dragons’ Den style pitches, topical issues speeches and chocolate bar designs. Incorporating A FOREST FIRE techniques, this pack includes 14 full lessons, a selection of starter activities and pupil support material as well as links to Karl Pilkington video clips about inventions and persusaive techniques used by auctioneers in Storage Hunters. An end of unit assessment is also included.
Dulce et Decorum Est
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Dulce et Decorum Est

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A comprehensive KS4 resource exploring meaning behind Wilfred Owen’s famous anti-war poem. This resource begins with background to Wilfred Owen’s military career and the propaganda posters that were used in the era. The resource moves on to explore Owen’s use of imagery and how he uses language for effect. A full annotation of the poem is also included as is a true or false revision activity. Everything you need to prepare your students for this EDUQAS poem in one resource.
Physics revision mats
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Physics revision mats

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A bundle of 19 physics revision mats for your pupils to complete. An ideal weekly homework for GCSE students to consolidate their knowledge and discover their knowledge gaps. Each mat contains a number of focused prompts/ questions for the pupils to complete as well as providing important equations. Once completed, either in class or at home, the mats function as effective revision tools. Topics covered include: energy, circuits, particles, atoms, forces, waves, magnets and space.
World War II
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World War II

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A full unit of work exploring the events of WWII. Designed for Year 9 (but easily adapted for KS4), this unit covers all the areas your pupils will need to understand. Each lesson is fully resourced with a variety of challenges to push your students to achieving the highest grades and prepare them for the GCSE syllabus. A complete scheme in one bundle! Lesson 1: Blitzkrieg Lesson 2: Dunkirk Lesson 3: Battle of Britain Lesson 4: Stalingrad Lesson 5: Pearl Harbour Lesson 6: D-Day (optional extra lesson linking to Saving Private Ryan movie- movie clips not included) Lesson 7: Atomic Bomb Lesson 8: End of unit revision session Lesson 9: Assessment
Your Dad did what? by Sophie Hannah
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Your Dad did what? by Sophie Hannah

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A full lesson analysing how meaning is created in poetry. Looking for better value for money? This resource is just one of the poems featured in the poetry about poverty pack priced at just £6
Blood Brothers character revision notes
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Blood Brothers character revision notes

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Everything your GCSE students need to know on handy sheets. Full details of key events and quotes for the following characters: Mrs Lyons Mrs Johnstone Edward Mickey The narrator An excellent revision resource for pupils to prepare with.
Spoken Language Endorsement planning
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Spoken Language Endorsement planning

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Want to give your KS4 students a meaningful home study task? This simple power point and planning sheet allows pupils to prepare their EDUQAS Spoken Language Endorsement speech at home during lockdown. No teaching or other input required. Links to examplar material are included. It might be pointless but they have to pass it. this resource makes it simples!
Buddy
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Buddy

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A classic of high schools across Britain, Buddy tells the story of a teenage boy struggling with parents, school and anxiety. This scheme of work, designed for KS3 classes, follows the novel with a selection of close reading and creative writing tasks such as character diaries, letters and concluding with a book review. Everything you need to accompany this novel in one place!
The British Empire
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The British Empire

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A full KS3 unit exploring in detail the origins, reach and success/failures of the British Empire. A range of activities are included for each lesson as well as an end of unit assessment. A whole half-term’s work in one bundle! Lesson 1: Origins of the British Empire Lesson 2: America Lesson 3: Trafalgar and Waterloo (could be taught as two separate lessons) Lesson 4: The Indian takeover Lesson 5: The Indian Mutiny Lesson 6: Scramble for Africa Lesson 7: The Boer War Lesson 8: Empire- good or bad? Lesson 9: Assessment prep/ revision Lesson 10: Assessment
Romeo and Juliet SOW x2
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Romeo and Juliet SOW x2

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Two schemes of work on this Shakespeare classic: one for KS3 and one for GCSE . The KS3 scheme comprises 14 lessons tracking key themes and characters before concluding with assessments on how either Tybalt or Romeo’s characters are presented. The GCSE SOW is aimed at EDUQAS but can easily be tweaked for other exam boards. It has plenty of language analysis as pupils are guided in their reading/ analysis of key scenes throughout the play.
Gothic Horror creative writing SOW KS3
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Gothic Horror creative writing SOW KS3

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A complete unit of work exploring Gothic Horror. Beginning with extracts from classic texts such as Frankenstein and Dracula, this unit covers a range of Gothic poetry and Gothic fiction. Modern texts such as Twilight are included and the pupils are provided with a variety of stimuli for creating their own Gothic stories. Designed for a high-flying Year 9 class, a complete unit of work with all supporting resources and an assessment is included in this pack.
A Midsummer Night's Dream KS3
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A Midsummer Night's Dream KS3

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14 lessons making a full scheme of learning around key scenes from Shakespeare’s comedy. Designed for Year 7 mixed ability classes, but easily adapted for years 6 or 8, this unit tracks key scenes in the relationship between Hermia and Lysander. An assessment, writing a letter in character from Hermia to Lysander’s aunt, is included as are all of the extracts which also contain translations of key phrases. A complete scheme of work in one place!
Unseen poetry
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Unseen poetry

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A full scheme of work for KS4 pupils studying unseen poetry approaches. Mixing popular modern poetry and pop songs, each resource features steps to successfully breaking down poetry and answering the AQA Literature questions with main poems and comparison pieces included. A range of starter activities also give you discussion points on themes and poetic techniques. These resources can easily adapted for other exam boards.