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I have been teaching English for 16 years in the state and independent sectors in the UK and internationally. I am also an Examiner so specialise in producing high level, tactical resources with excellent knowledge content for students, especially at GCSE and A Level.

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I have been teaching English for 16 years in the state and independent sectors in the UK and internationally. I am also an Examiner so specialise in producing high level, tactical resources with excellent knowledge content for students, especially at GCSE and A Level.
The Great Gatsby Essentials
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The Great Gatsby Essentials

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Includes important extracts from each chapter, key quotations from the whole novel, and a list of context presentations for students to research. Also includes a ā€˜coursework guidance’ sheet if comparing Gatsby with another text for coursework (includes over 20 possible essay questions and partner texts).
Jane Eyre Essentials
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Jane Eyre Essentials

5 Resources
Everything you need to teach the novel: detailed and thorough context, critical views, key quotations, symbols and themes and a suggested approach to the exam to help students structure their answers effectively.
AQA English Language Paper 1 Mock Paper
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AQA English Language Paper 1 Mock Paper

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AQA GCSE Language Paper 1 - includes an extract from Morrison’s ā€˜The Bluest Eye’. All questions in the style of the exam. Includes 4 questions for Section A modelled on the specimen paper and a choice of two writing tasks for Section B.
AQA GCSE Paper 2 'Mountain Climbing'
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AQA GCSE Paper 2 'Mountain Climbing'

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AQA GCSE Language Paper 2 - includes a 21st century account of an ascent to Everest (from ā€˜The Everest Disaster’) combined with a 19th century account by Isabella Bird of her ascent of Long’s Peak in the Rocky Mountains. All questions in the style of the exam. Includes 4 language analysis questions for Section A modelled on the specimen paper and a leaflet writing task for Section B.
John Donne Essentials for A Level
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John Donne Essentials for A Level

4 Resources
Detailed essay plans, key poetic techniques, context and critical readings for John Donne’s poetry. Essential knowledge for the exam, concisely put together as bullet pointed crib sheets.
The Handmaid's Tale Essentials
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The Handmaid's Tale Essentials

5 Resources
Everything your students need to know for the exam. Detailed key context (3 sides), key quotations for them to learn, as well as a suggested essay structure for how to approach the exam. Also includes 20 practice exam questions as well as essay plans to give students a starting point/spark ideas off for class discussion. Includes comparison to 'Frankenstein' but also useful if teaching 'Handmaid' with a different text or on its own.
'Jane Eyre' Key Context
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'Jane Eyre' Key Context

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Detailed context for the novel including Victorian legislation, Chartism, Reform Acts and critical views on the novel including Rigby's review. Everything students need to know for context.
Hamlet Essay Plans
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Hamlet Essay Plans

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Detailed essay plans including quotations, context and critics as well as introductions and conclusions for the following four questions on ā€˜Hamlet’: Explore Shakespeare’s treatment of moral responsibility in Hamlet. Examine the dramatic importance of Gertrude and Ophelia in Hamlet. ā€œIn his presentation of royalty in Hamlet, Shakespeare could be accused of undermining the political and social values of his time.ā€ Explore this view of Hamlet ā€œFrom first to last, there is an overwhelming air of decay.ā€ Examine Shakespeare’s presentation of the theme of decay in Hamlet
Greek Myth: Hercules
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Greek Myth: Hercules

5 Resources
Five detailed lessons on engaging PowerPoints around the myth of Hercules and his Labours. Includes grammar time, spellings and oral drill for each lesson as well as writing an information leaflet guidance and a character in role speaking and listening activity.
English Language Paper 2 OCR
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English Language Paper 2 OCR

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English Language Paper 2 Exploring Effects and Impact. OCR practice exam paper. Extracts from 'The Bluest Eye' by Toni Morrison and 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Bronte. Complete set of Section A questions (including a strategic approach for how to answer them) as well as two imaginative tasks for Section B.
The Jaguar Ted Hughes full lesson
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The Jaguar Ted Hughes full lesson

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Full lesson on The Jaguar including: Do Now Creative starter activity Guided analysis of the poem focusing on identifying techniques and exploring their effects Plenary
Relic Ted Hughes full lesson
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Relic Ted Hughes full lesson

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Full lesson on the poem Relic including: Do Now Guided analysis of the poem focusing on identifying techniques and exploring their effect Plenary
The Horses Ted Hughes full lesson
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The Horses Ted Hughes full lesson

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Full lesson on The Horses by Ted Hughes. Includes: Do Now Creative writing mini practice Guided analysis of the poem focusing on identifying techniques and analysing their effects Plenary
The Handmaid's Tale Key Context
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The Handmaid's Tale Key Context

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Everything your students need to know about the context for the novel. Split into sections: religious fundamentalism, feminism and the New Right, literature influences and Atwood's own words. A Level Literature essential.
Hamlet critics
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Hamlet critics

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A-Level English Literature, Shakespeare. Concise sheet of all the critics useful to 'Hamlet' - all in one place.