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I am an experienced teacher and currently Head of English and Media in a large secondary school. I am also an examiner for EDUQAS English Language GCSE. I have a range of resources available on TES. Some of my resources are quite old, from when I first started out, and I am currently working in my spare time to update my resources. There are a range of resources from displays, schemes of work, revision booklets, mock exam papers and lessons available.

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I am an experienced teacher and currently Head of English and Media in a large secondary school. I am also an examiner for EDUQAS English Language GCSE. I have a range of resources available on TES. Some of my resources are quite old, from when I first started out, and I am currently working in my spare time to update my resources. There are a range of resources from displays, schemes of work, revision booklets, mock exam papers and lessons available.
Abomination Robert Swindells homework menu
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Abomination Robert Swindells homework menu

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A selection of 25 different, and differentiated homeworks to work around a Key Stage 3 scheme of work based on Robert Swindells Abomination. There is a selection of transactional writing, research tasks and short five minute tasks, as well as some comparative writing and analysis of short animations.
Blood Brothers Homework Menu
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Blood Brothers Homework Menu

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To tackle the lack of enthusiasm about homework in my school I created a menu of homework. This one targets key stage 4 and assists teaching of Blood Brothers by Willy Russell. There are 25 homeworks already planned, differentiated by 'spice'. Since using these menus, where the students pick for themselves, the amount and quality of homework has improved.
Persuasive language in Newspaper Headlines Key Stage 3
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Persuasive language in Newspaper Headlines Key Stage 3

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A fun, interactive and fast paced lesson complete with all resources, learning objectives and success criteria. Focus on ISAFOREST language techniques, identifying them and analyzing the effect. Use of whiteboard games, fast paced identification and then annotation of the headlines. A great lesson for year 7, 8 or 9 to assess and improve students' recognition, understanding and analysis of persuasive language.
A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens analysing the cratchits full lesson
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A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens analysing the cratchits full lesson

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A full lesson including powerpoint, learning objectives, success criteria and resources. A fun and engaging way of exploring the cratchits in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. The lesson starts with a 'Christmas Carol Crossword' where they need to identify and recall the family members' names, before moving on to extract analysis. The first extract is modelled already on the powerpoint, but this can easily be removed and embedded timers are on the slides already. Think, Pair, Share opportunities are in the lesson too, with students needing to match up the quote to the description of how Bob Cratchit feels (slide 6 and 7-this will need printing). I have taught this lesson to three different classes and all classes have showed rapid progress and a real engagement in the lesson.
Macbeth Revision book / workbooklet for GCSE and A Level
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Macbeth Revision book / workbooklet for GCSE and A Level

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A very detailed workbook or revision book for William Shakespeare's Macbeth. The workbook includes: all the key scenes broken down with key questions throughout, all key soliloquys with key questions, a range of essay questions, short language questions, analysis of theme, character and purpose. A wide range of activities to help students revise Macbeth and succeed in their exams. 36 pages of tasks and analysis opportunities. Students could use this in conjunction with the Macbeth and Lady Macbeth quote revision cards also available through my shop.
Lesson on The Manhunt poem by Simon Armitage
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Lesson on The Manhunt poem by Simon Armitage

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A fun and easily accessible lesson for students studying The Manhunt by Simon Armitage. Designed to be the introduction of the analysis of the poem, as well as the contextual information, this lesson works really well with lower ability students. Resources, Learning Objectives and Success Criteria are all included.
Literary Features Display
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Literary Features Display

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A 95 slide display covering a range of literary features used within English - useful for both analysis of text, poetry, language, media and creative writing. A lot of the slides use Harry Potter, Macbeth and popular films to demonstrate what the feature is, as well as a simple explanation of what each device is. A nice way to decorate your English classroom.
Eduqaas poetry anthology homework booklet
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Eduqaas poetry anthology homework booklet

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For Eduqaas GCSE years 10 and 11. A homework booklet that covers both contextual tasks, poetry analysis, revision help and tasks. All of the poems are there alongside an analysis and annotation box. Very useful when avoiding sending the anthology home with students.
Analysing themes in Hound of the Baskervilles
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Analysing themes in Hound of the Baskervilles

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Training students to select individual words and phrases and link them to analysis and personal opinion. This lesson allows students to consider a range of themes and match them to short/medium quotes. From this point, students start to select individual words and begin 'embedding quotes' into their analysis- taking them a step above PEE structure. Students can use this to practice skills needed for their Eduqas English Literature GCSE examination. All success criteria, learning objectives and resources are included in the lesson, as well as embedded timers and a 'real world' link to ensure the lesson is 'Ofsted ready'. Students engaged in this lesson and massively improved their understanding of how to answer using embedded quotes.
Snakes+Ladders Revision Game for Macbeth, A Christmas Carol or Blood Brothers - English Literature
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Snakes+Ladders Revision Game for Macbeth, A Christmas Carol or Blood Brothers - English Literature

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Snakes and Ladders Game template to help students revise for English Literature GCSE. Home made game template and question cards coming with instructions. A fun way for students to revise. All you need to do is print it out and set the students the question task. Students can differentiate learning for themselves. Fun tokens made and included in set to represent the key characters in each text.
Eduqas Anthology -the love poems - 4 way comparison grids
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Eduqas Anthology -the love poems - 4 way comparison grids

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A very useful revision resource for students studying the Eduqas or WJEC poetry anthology. Students have the opportunity to compare and contrast 4 poems linked by theme to recall key similarities and differences. An easy to use A3 grid that can then be used as a revision poster. Boxes included for key quotes and contextual information on each poem, as well as space for comparisons in other linked boxes. Poems to revise and compare: Cozy Apologia-Rita Dove, She Walks in Beauty- Lord Byron, As Imperceptibly as Grief- Emily Dickenson, Sonnet 43-Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Valentine- Carol Ann Duffy, The Manhunt-Simon Armitage, A Wife in London- Thomas Hardy
Eduqas Anthology- the war poems - 4 way comparison grid
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Eduqas Anthology- the war poems - 4 way comparison grid

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A very useful revision resource for students studying the Eduqas or WJEC poetry anthology. Students have the opportunity to compare and contrast 4 poems linked by theme to recall key similarities and differences. An easy to use A3 grid that can then be used as a revision poster. Boxes included for key quotes and contextual information on each poem, as well as space for comparisons in other linked boxes. Poems to revise and compare: Dulce Et Decorum Est - Wilfred Owen The Manhunt - Simon Armitage The Soldier - Rupert Brooke A Wife in London - Thomas Hardy Mametz Wood - Owen Sheers
fun lesson on Shakespeare's language, prefixes and suffixes
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fun lesson on Shakespeare's language, prefixes and suffixes

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An engaging, exciting and fast paced lesson looking at the change in language from Shakespearean to modern. Using Shakespearean insults, students play a dice game to create their own before learning how to translate them. Student study what prefixes and suffixes are and try and explain how language has changed. All learning objectives, success criteria and resources are included and timers are embedded into the powerpoint. Dice are needed for this game. Great to introduce Shakespeare!
The Key to a Perfect PEE
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The Key to a Perfect PEE

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A fun display, with useful miniature versions for students to stick in books, to help pupils understand how to write a perfect PEE, and what has to be included! Year 7 students love the tagline and have been saying it to one another. A very successful resource :)
Analysing and Creating DVD covers
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Analysing and Creating DVD covers

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A great worksheet analysing and designing your own DVD cover. Learning the key features and demonstrating understanding of presentational features. Great for both a one of lesson and any groups interested in media. Excellent as a summary task for the end of a class novel. Really easy to engage students. Would recommend for year 8, 9 and 10.