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I taught English for 35 years; ran three English departments;am an A level and GCSE examiner; wrote the teacher and student support materials for OCR English Literature A level and have had books published by OUP and CUP.

I taught English for 35 years; ran three English departments;am an A level and GCSE examiner; wrote the teacher and student support materials for OCR English Literature A level and have had books published by OUP and CUP.
British and American English Vocab & Spelling
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British and American English Vocab & Spelling

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Explains the main differences between British and American spelling and vocabulary. Useful for English Language A level, AS level, GCSE and TEFL students, especially those confused by the differences between American and British English! Successfully used with EAL Chinese students in Cambridge, who said they found it very useful, interesting and helpful.
Quick guide DESCRIPTIVE WRITING for GCSE/KS3
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Quick guide DESCRIPTIVE WRITING for GCSE/KS3

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A quick and easy diagram for how to do descriptive writing for GCSE: point of view, personification, atmosphere, microscopic focus, mood and emotion, sensuous imagery. Use this resource to discuss different ways of creative writing with your students and to remind them of how they might include different forms of creative writing for GCSE and KS3. Successfully used with over 1000 students!
THE TEMPEST - a diagram of the plot
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THE TEMPEST - a diagram of the plot

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A diagram of THE TEMPEST’s plot, to introduce students to the play before they start studying it. Teacher goes over the story with students; students could then write out the plot as a written exercise. Successfully used with over 100 students, who find it very helpful to have the basic story of the play explained to them before they study it.
COMMA SPLICING and how to avoid it: full stops and commas
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COMMA SPLICING and how to avoid it: full stops and commas

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Comma splicing - using a comma instead of a full stop - drives GCSE English examiners crazy. This resource explains how to avoid comma splicing, as well as the correct use of commas and full stops. It contains simple exercises for students. Successfully used in classrooms!
REVISION and CONTEXT for AN INSPECTOR CALLS
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REVISION and CONTEXT for AN INSPECTOR CALLS

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Everything your students will need to revise AN INSPECTOR CALLS for GCSE English Literature: how to write about context; family units; gender roles; the Conservative Party of the period; the Labour Party of the period; revision and exam technique; how to write about style (to answer the question, “How does Priestley do X Y and Z in the play?”). 8 pages, 2400 word resource.
Detailed notes GERALD, AN INSPECTOR CALLS
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Detailed notes GERALD, AN INSPECTOR CALLS

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This resource is both a sequence of lessons and detailed notes for your students. 5 pages, 1731 words. The notes go through Gerald’s every appearance in “An Inspector Calls”; characterisation, theme, context, Gerald’s relationships with other characters are all covered, as is essay technique on the play at GCSE. Page references are to the Heinemann edition.
Difference between VERSE and PROSE
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Difference between VERSE and PROSE

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This resource clearly explains, for A level and GCSE Literature students, the difference between verse and prose in Shakespeare: differences in form; why Shakespeare uses verse and prose at different times; iambic pentameter.
Detailed notes ERIC: AN INSPECTOR CALLS
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Detailed notes ERIC: AN INSPECTOR CALLS

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All the notes your students will need on the character of ERIC and his function in the play “An Inspector Calls”. 7 pages of notes, 2928 words take your students through Eric’s every scene in the play. Notes on characterisation, them, interaction with other characters, context, essay technique on the character and the play. This is a sequence of lessons as well as a resource: just go through the notes with your students. Page references are to the Heinemann edition.
Complete notes MR BIRLING/INSPECTOR CALLS
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Complete notes MR BIRLING/INSPECTOR CALLS

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Detailed and complete notes on Mr Birling in “An Inspector Calls”, from his first to his last appearance in the play. 6 pages, 2699 words. This is both a set of lesson plans and a set of notes for your students: use the notes to take your students through Birling’s appearance and role in the play. Covers: theme, context, relationship with other characters, how to answer an essay on Birling, key quotations. Everything your students need to know about Birling.
Detailed notes on THE INSPECTOR: AN INSPECTOR CALLS
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Detailed notes on THE INSPECTOR: AN INSPECTOR CALLS

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Detailed notes on The Inspector in “An Inspector Calls”. A lesson plan as well as a set of student notes. Useful revision. Covers: essay technique, theme, dramatic function of the Inspector, socialism/Christian socialism; is the Inspector human or supernatural? The ending of the play and its controversy.
How to punctuate quotations GCSE/A level
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How to punctuate quotations GCSE/A level

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Student guide to punctation of long quotations/short quotations/indenting from the margin/punctuating poetry quotations/embedded quotations. Most GCSE and A level students don’t punctuate quotations properly and it can irritate examiners. This guide shows students how to do it and therefore, how to impress the examiner!
How to get TOP MARKS in AQA Eng Lang GCSE
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How to get TOP MARKS in AQA Eng Lang GCSE

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This resource shows students how to maximise their marks in AQA Eng Lang GCSE. Comprehensive coverage of both papers by an experienced examiner and Head of English with 36 years’ teaching experience. Covers both papers; spelling, punctuation and grammar; techniques required to answer every type of question for Reading sections in both papers; how to write all types of essay - descriptive, story, non fiction; how to use your time and to maximise the marks available in the time for each question; how to write about style (“How does the author do X, Y or Z in the passage?”). As used by over 1000 students. 28 pages, 7000 words. This is both a resource for your students and a series of essay plans: take your students through the resource for a sequence of lessons. EXCELLENT for revision!
HAMLET a diagram of the plot
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HAMLET a diagram of the plot

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Introduce your students to the plot of the play with this diagram. Excellent for less able students: designed for teachers to explain the story of the play before students start to read and study it. Successfully used with over 100 A level students, including students for whom English is not their first language.
Context and revision LORD OF THE FLIES
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Context and revision LORD OF THE FLIES

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Student notes and lesson plans: exam technique; context (“Coral Island”, Golding a teacher); themes - original sin; WW2 background; Golding on themes and characters; human nature as theme; why are there no girls in the novel?; what Golding himself has said about the novel and the film adaptation; detailed study of individual chapters. This is both a set of notes for students and a series of lessons - take your students through these notes and use them as a basis of discussion. Excellent for revision and study of the context. 7 pages, 2368 words.
MACBETH the plot in diagram form
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MACBETH the plot in diagram form

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Presents the plot of MACBETH as a diagram, so students can understand the play before they start to read it. Go over it with your students and TEFL students to help them to understand the plot before they start to study the play. Successfully used with over 100 students, including Chinese nationals learning English.
Revise MACBETH for more able GCSE students: context, themes, extension
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Revise MACBETH for more able GCSE students: context, themes, extension

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Lesson plans and student notes on: exam technique; themes - regicide, the natural order, witches/the supernatural; tragedy, tragic hero, free will, fate, Fortune. This is both a set of notes for your students and a series of lesson plans: take them through the notes, use them as a basis for discussion. Excellent for context and extension work for higher ability students. 17 pages, 5926 words. Used by over 300 students.
14 qs on "Odour of Chrysanthemums" GCSE Lit text
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14 qs on "Odour of Chrysanthemums" GCSE Lit text

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Excellent for less able and TEFL students: 14 qs testing understanding and appreciation of “Odour…”. As used by students. Go over the answers with your students to create a lesson. Excellent writing and literature practice.
How to do the UNSEEN POETRY q AQAEng LitGCSE
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How to do the UNSEEN POETRY q AQAEng LitGCSE

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Written by an AQA examiner, this resource tells students how to approach the unseen poetry qs and how to maximised marks; what examiners look for; how to use the time in the exams; how to write about style; the difference between good poetry and bad poetry answers. As used by over 1000 students.