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Resources produced by an English Literature and Language teacher of eleven years from North West England. All resources have been produced by myself. These resources include revision tasks and engaging activities for both Key Stage 3 and GCSE classes. After prominently teaching and marking the AQA exam board most of my resources comply with this curriculum. Hopefully you find these resources helpful, interesting and they help ease the pressure of planning!

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Resources produced by an English Literature and Language teacher of eleven years from North West England. All resources have been produced by myself. These resources include revision tasks and engaging activities for both Key Stage 3 and GCSE classes. After prominently teaching and marking the AQA exam board most of my resources comply with this curriculum. Hopefully you find these resources helpful, interesting and they help ease the pressure of planning!
Theme Park speaking and listening, design and creative project.
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Theme Park speaking and listening, design and creative project.

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Project (group) task usually used at the end of term. Students must design their own theme park, using ideas from research tasks and class discussion to inform their ideas. They produce a map, one key ride design, address a letter of complaint, write a point of view poem about their theme park and deliver a presentation to the group. There are also various extension tasks within the lessons (safety leaflets etc.) Could tie in well with homework too. 'Theme Park Project worksheet document is a workbook which could be used to store ideas and notes down any changes. Includes speaking and listening reflection. Lessons can be changed and order is not necessarily chronological.
Social Media - argumentative writing
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Social Media - argumentative writing

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A debate heavy, thoroughly structured approach to the AQA English Language Paper 2 Section B question (Q5). Asks students to discuss the topic of social media and whether this use of the internet is safe. Includes resources from 2018 to encourage students to use facts, statistics and anecdote to support their own ideas. Also includes a model of argumentative writing and a structured framework approach to exploring this topic. Suitable for most non-ficiton English Language GCSE specifications.
An Inspector Calls - Eric
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An Inspector Calls - Eric

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Assessment style question around how Priestley presents the character of Eric in the play. Class must have read play to complete task. Uses PEELECMT (point, evidence, explain, language, empathy, context, multiple interpretations, theme) structure and offers framework/paragraph starters for students to organise their ideas about the character throughout the whole play. Could be adapted to suit another character(s).
Poetic language in song lyrics
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Poetic language in song lyrics

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Students use an example from 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' to explore how poetic language is used in songs. Students have three areas to explore: theme and ideas; language devices and context. Could be used with any song and students can have a choice beforehand. (Uses Katy Perry's 'Roar' as a starter activity to discuss metaphors and similes).
Frankenstein pen portrait
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Frankenstein pen portrait

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A creative task which can be used after reading or analysing an extract of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Students select key quotes for the two characters - Dr Frankenstein and his creation. They must use textual evidence to shape and form two contrasting images: one the 'mad' doctor and one the terrifying creation. Quotes and examples provided.
Mother, Any Distance exploration
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Mother, Any Distance exploration

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Lesson which allows students to explore stanzas of Armitage’s poem ‘Mother, Any Distance’ starting with the title. Includes a model answer and framework.
Peter Kay mini scheme
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Peter Kay mini scheme

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Short scheme using an extract from chapters 1 & 3 of Peter Kay’s 2006 autobiography ‘The Sound of Laughter’. Used with a lower ability group to encourage exploring tone, humour and non-fiction writing. Includes: Extract from chapter 1 with pictures Extract from chapter 3 Lesson by lesson mini-scheme Assessment around an extract from chapter 3 Mark scheme for assessment
Goosebumps review and adaptation
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Goosebumps review and adaptation

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Collection of 7 lessons which focus on reading a Goosebumps short story. Includes starter activities, review template and tasks around movie adaptations. Aimed at lower ability students. Full copy RL Stine’s ‘Stay Out Of The Basement’ can be found on Google. All images from Google.
'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' full text revision escape room
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'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' full text revision escape room

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An ‘escape room’ series of revision tasks for ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’. Includes quotations, key themes, setting and chapter titles tasks. Also includes a PDF document which includes the tasks so students can complete them independently or in groups.
Shakespeare 'Romeo and Juliet' invite/sonnet writing
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Shakespeare 'Romeo and Juliet' invite/sonnet writing

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Lesson which explore Capulet’s invite to his ball (Act 1 Scene 2) and Sonnet 18, then asks students to then write their own version of one of the pieces. Includes starter activities, original text and translation, key questions for understanding the language and frameworks for both tasks. All images from Google.
'Blood Brothers' full text revision escape room
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'Blood Brothers' full text revision escape room

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An ‘escape room’ series of revision tasks for Willy Russell’s ‘Blood Brothers’. Includes quotations, key themes, lyrics and song organisation tasks. Also includes a PDF document which includes the tasks so students can complete them independently or in groups.
'Macbeth' full text revision escape room
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'Macbeth' full text revision escape room

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An ‘escape room’ series of revision tasks for William Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’. Includes quotations, key themes, setting and plot organisation tasks. Also includes a PDF document which includes the tasks so students can complete them independently or in groups.
Easter egg design project
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Easter egg design project

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Series of lessons which allows students to design their own chocolate egg, packaging, produce a piece of sensory description and deliver a persuasive speech. Project uses persuasive language exploration and real life examples to explore how to embed language devices into a piece of writing. Encourages creativity through writing and design of new chocolate egg product. Includes Power Point and Word document with separate tasks. Power Point includes: Logo guessing game Descriptive language model Descriptive writing framework Slogan game Persuasive language devices Riddles and word play task Box design task Persuasive speech model Persuasive speech framework All images from Google. All videos from You Tube.
Non-fiction,  persuasive and transactional writing scheme
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Non-fiction, persuasive and transactional writing scheme

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THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES ELEMENTS OF ANOTHER RESOURCE I’VE SHARED - ‘NEGATIVE REVIEW WRITING’. Non-fiction, transactional and persuasive writing scheme which includes tasks exploring persuasive writing, using persuasive writing in own work and writing for multiple purposes and audiences. Includes tasks, model answers, frameworks and engaging articles. Glossaries are provided for each article. Topics of articles include reality TV (Love Island, Geordie Shore, Keeping up with the Kardashians) and three reviews. Ultimately students are encouraged to write their own persuasive letter for or against school uniforms. All images from Google
Literature 'Escape Room' Revision Bundle
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Literature 'Escape Room' Revision Bundle

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3 revision activities for the price of 2! A collection of three ‘escape room’ tasks which can be used as revision activities or to support learning of GCSE texts. The escape rooms focus on three Literature texts: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Macbeth Blood Brothers The activities include revision of quotations, plot, themes and context. Activities take the form of crosswords, anagrams, sequencing, ‘Dingbats’ (say what you see) and code breakers. Power Points (with answers) and PDF worksheets of activities are included separately for all three texts.
Jeremy Kyle persuasive writing
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Jeremy Kyle persuasive writing

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A debate heavy, thoroughly structured approach to the AQA English Language Paper 2 Section B question (Q5). Asks students to discuss the topic of Jeremy Kyle and whether this type of television programme is appropriate. Includes resources from 2019 to encourage students to use facts, statistics and anecdote to support their own ideas. Also includes a model of argumentative writing and a structured framework approach to exploring this topic. Suitable for most non-ficiton English Language GCSE specifications.
Room 101 Speaking and Listening project
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Room 101 Speaking and Listening project

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A speaking and listening project task that asks students to place an item into ‘Room 101’. Booklet can be used alongside Power Point to record work. Begins as an indvidual task looking at persuasive writing features and moves into a group presentation task. Includes several links to speeches and videos for students to watch.
Animal Farm - Unit of Work
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Animal Farm - Unit of Work

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Updated unit of work. Includes social and historical context, author background, character summary, chapter summaries and key quotes from each chapter. Works alongside classroom study as a detailed resource to dip into alongside study of full novel. Can be used as revision guide. Includes reading and writing tasks using PEELECMT (point, evidence, explain, language, empathy, multiple interpretation, theme) structure. Writing tasks also included to consolidate knowledge of novella and enhance Language writing skills for multiple purposes (including persuasive and informative writing). Good to dip into during study and includes every chapter fully summarised. Extensive social and historical context information.