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I am an English teacher, who currently teaches KS3-KS5. This shop reflects this, with lesson resources for classes across this age range.

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I am an English teacher, who currently teaches KS3-KS5. This shop reflects this, with lesson resources for classes across this age range.
King Lear context - paganism and James I
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King Lear context - paganism and James I

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Originally designed as an A level resource, this lesson includes contextual information about paganism and James I, which is useful when considering the portrayal of Gloucester in the first Act of the play.
The Future
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The Future

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A lesson prompting creative writing from students, based on ideas from Back to the Future.
The Explorer's Daughter
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The Explorer's Daughter

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Lesson(s) about the Explorer’s Daughter, designed for IGCSE English Language. This resource includes visual resources related to narwals, tasks designed to support analysis of language and structure within the resource and exam style questions for this text.
The Door Closed
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The Door Closed

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A creative writing lesson, designed for KS3. The students complete a range of planning tasks, ahead of writing an extended piece. I have often used this to assess the quality of writing students can produce at the start of the year.
Remember by Christina Rossetti
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Remember by Christina Rossetti

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This lesson helps students to explore key ideas about Remember by Christina Rossetti. It includes analytical tasks, annotation of the poem and key contextual details. It was designed for the Edexcel IGCSE English Literature specification, but could be delivered o students studying other GCSE syllabuses without the need to change the resource.
Free verse poetry
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Free verse poetry

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A lesson exploring what free verse poetry is, with examples and brief analytical tasks identifying free verse features. The lesson concludes with students writing their own free verse poems.
Descriptive Writing: Spoiling the "perfect"place
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Descriptive Writing: Spoiling the "perfect"place

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A sequence of 2 lessons, focusing on improving descriptive writing. The first part supports students planning and writing about a perfect situation where something goes wrong, exploring the importance of contrast in writing. The second part looks at redrafting the student’s work, focusing on how effectively they are using literary techniques.
If by Rudyard Kipling
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If by Rudyard Kipling

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A lesson which explores masculinity in both modern and 19th century contexts, before exploring the poem analytically and concluding with two options of exam style essay tasks.
Using metaphor and personification
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Using metaphor and personification

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A creative writing lesson, originally designed for a low ability year 10 group. The lesson revises what metaphor and personification are, including clear visual examples, before exploring methods students can use to create their own examples.
AQA mock paper - fate in Macbeth
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AQA mock paper - fate in Macbeth

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Practice exam paper on fate in Macbeth, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.
AQA mock exam - Macbeth and Banquo
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AQA mock exam - Macbeth and Banquo

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Practice exam paper on Macbeth and Banquo’s relationship, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.
AQA mock exam - heroism in Macbeth
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AQA mock exam - heroism in Macbeth

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Practice exam paper on heroism in Macbeth, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.
AQA mock paper: Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
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AQA mock paper: Macbeth and Lady Macbeth

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Practice exam paper on the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.
AQA mock exam - manipulation in Macbeth
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AQA mock exam - manipulation in Macbeth

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Practice exam paper on manipulation in Macbeth, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.
Descriptive writing - details
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Descriptive writing - details

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This lesson was originally designed for a lower set KS4 class. It would be suitable at both KS3 and KS4. This lesson begins with activities revising similes, before using visual prompts to support students to describe a scene in detail.
Poetry and Prose Model Essay
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Poetry and Prose Model Essay

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This resource is designed as a model for the Edexcel IGCSE English Language coursework task for Poetry and Prose. It consists of a clear introduction and conclusion, as well as analytical paragraphs about Still I Rise and The Necklace.
What is poetry for?
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What is poetry for?

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A lesson contemplating what poetry is and how we as readers should experience it. This lesson was originally designed as a starting point for studying The History Boys, but could be used in a range of contexts.
AQA mock paper - supernatural in Macbeth
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AQA mock paper - supernatural in Macbeth

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Practice exam paper on the power of the supernatural in Macbeth, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.