English GCSE and English KS3 resources by a lead practitioner. Everything I upload is tried and tested by both myself and my English Department. I always appreciate feedback, so please do leave a review if you get chance.
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English GCSE and English KS3 resources by a lead practitioner. Everything I upload is tried and tested by both myself and my English Department. I always appreciate feedback, so please do leave a review if you get chance.
Leave a review and choose any other single resource for free! Just get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk
Edexcel English Language Paper 1 lesson that focuses on Q1, Q2 and Q3 by analysing an extract. A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that helps students to analyse a text in order to answer Q1, Q2 and Q3-style questions. The lesson, ideal for both KS3 and KS4 students preparing for Edexcel English Language Paper 1 Section A, uses an extract as a stimulus to help support students to analyse the use of language.
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AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers
AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package
AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package
AQA English Language Paper 1 package
AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package
AQA English Language and English Literature revision package
An Inspector Calls whole scheme package
An Inspector Calls revision package
Macbeth whole scheme package
Macbeth revision package
A Christmas Carol whole scheme package
A Christmas Carol revision package
Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package
Jekyll and Hyde revision package
Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package
Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package
Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package
Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package
Unseen Poetry whole scheme package
Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
This fully differentiated lesson on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream helps students to explore the different relationships established between the protagonists at the beginning of the play. Students put themselves in Hermia’s shoes before using story mountains and character maps to assess and evaluate the different relationships between the characters. Useful for both younger and older students and ideal Literature exam preparation.
Creative writing vocabulary lesson that explores how to use vocabulary to introduce new characters. Includes a model example, detailed teacher and student notes, engaging tasks, differentiated materials, and a huge range of adjectives for students to adapt and adopt into their own creative writing.
A useful lesson for both KS3 and GCSE English Literature and English Language students.
Includes differentiated activities, source materials, engaging tasks and extensive student and teacher notes.
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AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers
AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package
AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package
AQA English Language Paper 1 package
AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package
AQA English Language and English Literature revision package
An Inspector Calls whole scheme package
An Inspector Calls revision package
Macbeth whole scheme package
Macbeth revision package
A Christmas Carol whole scheme package
A Christmas Carol revision package
Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package
Jekyll and Hyde revision package
Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package
Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package
Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package
Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package
Unseen Poetry whole scheme package
Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
Love and Relationships lesson. A fully differentiated lesson on Before You Were Mine by Carol Ann Duffy that analyses how the narrator sees her relationship with her mother, and how she feels her mother may have changed since she was born and the mother became ‘mine’. Includes key words, key quotes, differentiated activities and visually engaging and interesting resources for students preparing for AQA English Literature Paper 2 at KS4, but can also be easily adapted for KS3 students as well.
An easy to use reading comprehension pack with three sections of differentiated questions. This activity focuses on plastic pollution: what it is, what are its causes and its effects and more. It can be used in form time as part of literacy focus, or in an English lesson for KS3/4 GCSE comprehension training.
It is interesting, useful, very easy to use and good way to combine Citizenship, PSHE and English.
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AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers
AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package
AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package
AQA English Language Paper 1 package
AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package
AQA English Language and English Literature revision package
An Inspector Calls whole scheme package
An Inspector Calls revision package
Macbeth whole scheme package
Macbeth revision package
A Christmas Carol whole scheme package
A Christmas Carol revision package
Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package
Jekyll and Hyde revision package
Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package
Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package
Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package
Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package
Unseen Poetry whole scheme package
Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
NEW AQA English Language Paper 2 Sections A and B SOW that works in conjunction with this pack of resources.
Includes differentiated activities and resource ideas throughout, as well as links to all relevant resources, PowerPoints and further student and teacher notes and guidance.
Covers non-fiction writing (speeches, magazine articles, newspaper articles and more) and non-fiction analysis of language, summary writing, summaries, comparisons and more).
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AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers
AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package
AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package
AQA English Language Paper 1 package
AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package
AQA English Language and English Literature revision package
An Inspector Calls whole scheme package
An Inspector Calls revision package
Macbeth whole scheme package
Macbeth revision package
A Christmas Carol whole scheme package
A Christmas Carol revision package
Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package
Jekyll and Hyde revision package
Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package
Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package
Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package
Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package
Unseen Poetry whole scheme package
Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
An easy to use reading comprehension pack with three sections of differentiated questions. This comprehension focuses on fracking, what it is, what all the fuss is about and the potential damaging consequences. It can be used in form time as part of literacy focus, or in an English lesson for KS3/4 GCSE comprehension training.
It is interesting, useful, very easy to use and certainly relevant to recent current affairs. It includes an editable word version and a PDF version.
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George Orwell’s Animal Farm is introduced to students through analysing all the major characters introduced in Chapter One and some clues about context and deeper symbolic meaning. Students evaluate how each character is introduced, including Mr Jones, Boxer, Clover, Old Major and more. A very useful pathway into studying Animal Farm for AQA English Literature Paper 2.
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AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers
AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package
AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package
AQA English Language Paper 1 package
AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package
AQA English Language and English Literature revision package
An Inspector Calls whole scheme package
An Inspector Calls revision package
Macbeth whole scheme package
Macbeth revision package
A Christmas Carol whole scheme package
A Christmas Carol revision package
Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package
Jekyll and Hyde revision package
Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package
Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package
Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package
Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package
Unseen Poetry whole scheme package
Poetry KS3 - incredibly detailed scheme of work on reading skills (AO1, AO2, AO3, AO4 English Literature) that includes activities and resources for over 18 lessons! Includes differentiated activities to three levels (core, support and more able), homework activities and more. What’s more, it’s completely FREE to download! Topics covered include language, structure, analytical paragraphs, tone, pace, context, themes and more.
To work in conjunction with our Poetry KS3 pack:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/poetry-from-other-cultures-12358496
Quiz - Christmas Quiz: A fun and accessible English Christmas Quiz with over 20 questions and hidden YouTube surprises. Works on PowerPoint. Questions focus on lessons students have been using to prepare for GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature.
Using the classical Greek myth of Prometheus, students work together to create their own poems on Prometheus in the style of Carol Ann Duffy’s Medusa. Includes differentiated activities, planning sheets and more. A really useful lesson for KS3 students and helpful for students preparing for KS4 Literature exams as well.
War poetry lesson that supports students to analyse In Flanders Fields by John McCrae. Students develop an understanding of the poppy as a symbol before transferring this to an analysis of the poem. We look at language and structure in detail, including how the poet adapts the form of a rondeau. A very useful lesson for Remembrance Day, as well as for both KS3 and KS4 students preparing for English Literature exams or unseen poetry.
A collection of 22 Macbeth key quote posters that I designed for my YouTube videos.
They are all quotes from Macbeth the character or about Macbeth throughout the whole play. These could be useful for student revision or for display purposes in the classroom.
Gothic characters lesson that looks at heroes, villains, protagonists and antagonists. What makes a hero a hero? How are Gothic protagonists different to other types? We look at Victor Frankenstein and decide whether he is a hero or a villain and how he compares to the monster. A brilliant lesson for both KS3 and KS4 students analysing Gothic texts and characters.
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AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers
AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package
AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package
AQA English Language Paper 1 package
AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package
AQA English Language and English Literature revision package
An Inspector Calls whole scheme package
An Inspector Calls revision package
Macbeth whole scheme package
Macbeth revision package
A Christmas Carol whole scheme package
A Christmas Carol revision package
Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package
Jekyll and Hyde revision package
Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package
Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package
Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package
Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package
Unseen Poetry whole scheme package
Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
An easy to use reading comprehension pack with three sections of differentiated questions. This activity focuses on Trump and all the crazy/interesting recent events of his presidency. It can be used in form time as part of a literacy focus, or in an English lesson for KS3 / KS4 GCSE comprehension training.
An easy to use reading comprehension pack with three sections of differentiated questions. This activity focuses on the rights and wrongs of the Sugar Tax. It can be used in form time as part of literacy focus, or in an English lesson for KS3/4 GCSE comprehension training.
NEW AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 SOW that works in conjunction with this pack of resources.
Includes differentiated activities and resource ideas throughout, as well as links to all relevant resources, PowerPoints and further student and teacher notes and guidance.
Covers non-fiction writing (speeches, magazine articles, newspaper articles, letters, essays and more).
Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources.
AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers
AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package
AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package
AQA English Language Paper 1 package
AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package
AQA English Language and English Literature revision package
An Inspector Calls whole scheme package
An Inspector Calls revision package
Macbeth whole scheme package
Macbeth revision package
A Christmas Carol whole scheme package
A Christmas Carol revision package
Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package
Jekyll and Hyde revision package
Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package
Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package
Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package
Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package
Unseen Poetry whole scheme package
Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
31 An Inspector Calls quotes for displays or student revision from across the play. Each poster also includes a QR code that will send students to a FREE An Inspector Calls revision guide. Each quotation has a relevant picture to go with the quote that implies specific themes or ideas.
Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources.
AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers
AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package
AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package
AQA English Language Paper 1 package
AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package
AQA English Language and English Literature revision package
An Inspector Calls whole scheme package
An Inspector Calls revision package
Macbeth whole scheme package
Macbeth revision package
A Christmas Carol whole scheme package
A Christmas Carol revision package
Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package
Jekyll and Hyde revision package
Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package
Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package
Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package
Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package
Unseen Poetry whole scheme package
In order to help students write writing to argue articles , this planning lessons helps students to think about their ideas, their structure, their vocabulary and other key factors in order to prepare them to write their articles. Students write a writing to argue piece on a topic of their choice. The planning resources in this lesson can easily be adapted to suit other topics and subject areas. Fully differentiated throughout.