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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.
Context of Macbeth- setting.
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Context of Macbeth- setting.

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A lesson looking at the setting of Macbeth and why the places are important. Map created with important locations labeled. All success criteria, learning objectives, real world link and resources are included in the powerpoint. A fun lesson for students to understand where Macbeth is set.
Harry Potter Bloomsbury Publishers competition lesson
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Harry Potter Bloomsbury Publishers competition lesson

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Bloomsbury Publishers have released a competition to design your own Hogwarts Professor for school children from the age of 7. I have created a lesson with all Learning Objectives, Success Criteria, resources, tasks and powerpoints for this competition to create a fun, engaging and educational lesson.
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!
Feminist theory and Cozy Apologia - Eduqas poetry English Literature GCSE
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Feminist theory and Cozy Apologia - Eduqas poetry English Literature GCSE

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A stretch and challenge lesson looking at the basics of feminist criticism and how to apply it to the study of the Eduqas Anthology. All resources, learning objectives, success criteria are included . This lesson talks through what literary criticism is and the poem in secure detail, ensuring students understand the question. Students are given opportunities to expand understanding and knowledge and create more sophisticated analysis of the poem to reach the top grades. There are lots of discussion based tasks to apply the criticism they have been taught, looking at examples of art as well as poetry. Students are then given an exam style question and expected to answer it using literary criticism. This can be used as a complete lesson, but it can equally be used as a revision aide for students either in or outside of the classroom.
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 :)
Eduqas English Lit Component 2-A Christmas Carol, Blood Brothers, Unseen Poetry-Walking Talking Mock
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Eduqas English Lit Component 2-A Christmas Carol, Blood Brothers, Unseen Poetry-Walking Talking Mock

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A complete, two hour, 'walking talking' mock where the teacher guides students through example questions and how to achieve top marks. Students are given a created exam paper with a 'A Christmas Carol' extract and essay question, a 'Blood Brothers' extract and essay question as well as two unseen poems and the exam questions. The powerpoint then talks the students through timings and how to answer each question. A fantastic revision aide and great training for the exam. All resources are included with this purchase.
Macbeth Homework Menu
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Macbeth 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 above and assists teaching of Macbeth by William Shakespeare. 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.
Merchant of  Venice homework task menu
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Merchant of Venice homework task menu

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To tackle the lack of enthusiasm about homework in my school I created a Nando's menu of homework tasks. This one targets key stage 4 and above and assists teaching of The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. 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
EDUQAS English Language Component 1 exam style paper - Toni Morisson Beloved
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EDUQAS English Language Component 1 exam style paper - Toni Morisson Beloved

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To assist students with exam practice, exam writing style and 20th Century fiction I have created an exam style paper for Eduqas English Language Component 1 using Toni Morisson's Beloved. Component 1 consists of: Section A (20%) – Reading Understanding of one prose extract (about 60-100 lines) of literature from the 20th century assessed through a range of structured questions Section B (20%) – Prose Writing One creative writing task selected from a choice of four titles.
Eduqas Unseen Poetry Exam Paper Bundle
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Eduqas Unseen Poetry Exam Paper Bundle

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A collection of five exam style paper comparing unseen poems. The selection includes: Emily Dickenson, Sylvia Plath, William Ernest Henley, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Christina Rossetti, Dylan Thomas, Roger McGough and more! Included in each resource is: the exam question; two unseen poems; teacher notes including assessment objectives and mark scheme; student notes (including a key terminology tick list and a breakdown of what is needed to get maximum marks when answering the question). A great revision tool and an excellent way of helping the students get to grips with expectations in the exam.
GCSE English: Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol Teaching Bundle
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GCSE English: Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol Teaching Bundle

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Normally costing £47 when all bought separately, I am releasing an 'A Christmas Carol' teaching bundle that includes: literature exam preparation, analysis lessons and a wide variety of resources including a homework menu with 25 varied tasks including essays, contextual research, creative tasks and more. Also included is a fun pairs game to match up key quotes in a Christmas carol and a full revision booklet with abridged versions of each stave, essay questions, quick quiz questions and more! All resources are tried and tested and very successful, helping students engage in the text and make rapid progress.
Blackout analysis - Hope is the thing with feathers Emily Dickinson
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Blackout analysis - Hope is the thing with feathers Emily Dickinson

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A creative, engaging and interesting lesson looking at an Emily Dickenson poem and analyzing language. Students are given a range of tasks to help 'zoom in' on word choice and meaning. Students are asked to create a 'blackout' picture, keeping only the five most important words to them. Used with a top set year 7 class, but easily adapted for key stage 4.
A Level English Bridging the Gap booklet
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A Level English Bridging the Gap booklet

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A resource used for student to work through during the summer holidays in order to prepare themselves for the course in September. This booklet has a range of 19 tasks for English Literature and English Language at A Level. In addition, there are useful web links provided for students, and a guide to different ways of doing some preparation. I have also included a recommended reading list for both Literature and Language - this can be easily amended.