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The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare lesson that explores the next scenes of the play (Act 2 Scene 1 and Scene 2) as we analyse character, structure, plot and theme, looking at how Portia and Morocco interact (as well as racist stereotypes in Elizabethan England), the comic figures of Launcelot and Old Gobbo, and how the use of malapropisms helps entertain an Elizabethan audience. A very useful way to begin the play for both KS3 and KS4 students preparing GCSE English Literature. Fully differentiated throughout. Have a query or a question or are looking at bundles or discounts? Get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk

The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare lesson that explores the next scene of the play (Act 1 Scene 3) as we analyse character, structure, plot and theme, looking at Shylock Elizabethan context, including how Jews and Jewish people were treated in Europe at the time, and how stereotypes were prevalent in literature and society. A very useful way to begin the play for both KS3 and KS4 students preparing GCSE English Literature. Fully differentiated throughout. Have a query or a question or are looking at bundles or discounts? Get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk

The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare lesson that explores the next scene of the play (Act 1 Scene 2) as we analyse character, structure, plot and theme, looking at Portia and Elizabethan context, including how living in a patriarchal society may impact on Portia’s life and her choices. A very useful way to begin the play for both KS3 and KS4 students preparing GCSE English Literature. Fully differentiated throughout. Have a query or a question or are looking at bundles or discounts? Get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk

The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare introduction lesson that explores the very first scene of the play (Act 1 Scene 1) as we analyse character, structure, plot and theme. A very useful way to begin the play for both KS3 and KS4 students preparing GCSE English Literature. Fully differentiated throughout. Have a query or a question or are looking at bundles or discounts? Get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk

2025 A Christmas Carol answer on kindness, in both the extract from Stave 3 and the rest of then novel. This model essay is designed to hit the requirements for Grade 9 for AQA English Literature Paper 1. Includes an answer that weaves together language and structure analysis, context and detailed and perceptive insights into Victorian society, how and why Dickens presents kindness and how these perceptions may change throughout the novella, and how the characters and their abundance or lack of kindness could be perceived by a Victorian readership. **Please note that this resource does not contain the exam paper or the exam question. ** Leave a review and we’ll send you another resource for free! Just get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk once you’ve left your review.

2025 Dr Jekyll and My Hyde / Jekyll and Hyde model answer on hidden lives and secrets, in both the extract from The Incident of Dr Lanyon and the rest of then novel. This model essay is designed to hit the requirements for Grade 9 for AQA English Literature Paper 1. Includes an answer that weaves together language and structure analysis, context and detailed and perceptive insights into Victorian society, how and why Stevenson presents hidden lives and secrets and how these perceptions may change throughout the novella, and how the characters and their relationships could be perceived by a Victorian readership. **Please note that this resource does not contain the exam paper or the exam question. ** Leave a review and we’ll send you another resource for free! Just get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk once you’ve left your review.

2025 Romeo and Juliet model answer on the relationships between parents and children in Act 3 Scene 5 and elsewhere in the play. This model essay is designed to hit the requirements for Grade 9 for AQA English Literature Paper 1. Includes an answer that weaves together language and structure analysis, context and detailed and perceptive insights into Elizabethan society, how and why Shakespeare presents parents and children in the extract and how this perception may change throughout the play and how the characters and their relationships could be perceived by an Elizabethan audience. **Please note that this resource does not contain the exam paper or the exam question. ** Leave a review and we’ll send you another resource for free! Just get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk once you’ve left your review.

2025 Macbeth model answer on how Macbeth is seen as ambitious in Act 1 Scene 7 and throughout the rest of the play. This model essay is designed to hit the requirements for Grade 9 forAQA English Literature Paper 1. Includes an answer that weaves together language and structure analysis, context and detailed and perceptive insights into Jacobean society, how and why Shakespeare presents Macbeth as both ambitious and uncertain in the extract and how this perception may change throughout the play and how the character and his ambition could be perceived by a Jacobean audience. **Please note that this resource does not contain the exam paper or the exam question. ** Leave a review and we’ll send you another resource for free! Just get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk once you’ve left your review.

Eduqas 2025 (first exams 2027) anthology poetry scheme - incredibly detailed scheme of work document on reading skills (English Literature Paper 1/Component 1 - Poetry from 1789 to the present day) that includes activities and resources for over 18 lessons! Includes differentiated activities to three levels (core, support and more able) and more. What’s more, it’s completely FREE to download! Topics covered include language, structure, historical context, themes, genre and more. Perfect for students analysing the new Eduqas poetry collection, unseen poetry and poetry anthologies. To work in conjunction with this pack of resources: /teaching-resource/resource-13248505

Eduqas poetry new anthology revision flashcards / notes / exam prep mat for the new Eduqas poetry anthology. Currently includes: Poetry introduction and The Schoolboy by William Blake I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth Cousin Kate by Christina Rossetti Sonnet 29 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning Drummer Hodge by Thomas Hardy Disabled by Wilfred Owen I Shall Return by Claude McKay Decomposition by Zulfikar Ghose Catrin by Gillian Clarke Blackberry Picking by Seamus Heaney Kamikaze by Beatrice Garland War Photographer by Carol Ann Duffy Dusting the Phone by Jackie Kay Remains by Simon Armitage Origin Story by Eve L Ewing It contains detailed notes on every poem, covering structure and form, messages, imagery and language, emotions and context.

Origin Story Eve L Ewing lesson that covers messages, themes and emotions in the poem. It includes differentiated activities that are perfect for adaptive learning approaches. We explore the speaker’s thoughts and feelings about love and her reflections on how her parents met. We also make thesis statements in response to an exam-style question (b) task and evaluate these thesis statements through success criteria and peer assessment, making comparisons between this poem and Dusting the Phone by Jackie Kay. Designed for the Eduqas 2025 (first examined 2027) poetry anthology, the lesson includes worksheets (white sheets on the PowerPoint), detailed student and teacher notes and visually engaging slides to make the poem relevant and interesting for KS4 GCSE English Literature students. Have a query or question? Get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk

Dusting the Phone Jackie Lesson lesson that covers messages, themes and emotions in the poem. It includes differentiated activities that are perfect for adaptive learning approaches. We explore the speaker’s thoughts and feelings about her relationship and her anxiety over waiting for a phone call from her partner. We also make thesis statements in response to an exam-style question (a) task and evaluate these thesis statements through success criteria and peer assessment. Designed for the Eduqas 2025 (first examined 2027) poetry anthology, the lesson includes worksheets (white sheets on the PowerPoint), detailed student and teacher notes and visually engaging slides to make the poem relevant and interesting for KS4 GCSE English Literature students. Have a query or question? Get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk

Blackberry Picking Seamus Heaney lesson that covers messages, imagery, language and emotions in the poem. It includes differentiated activities that are perfect for adaptive learning approaches. We explore the use of caesuras and enjambment in the poem as well as looking at the poem’s context. Designed for the Eduqas 2025 (first examined 2027) poetry anthology, the lesson includes worksheets (white sheets on the PowerPoint), detailed student and teacher notes and visually engaging slides to make the poem relevant and interesting for KS4 GCSE English Literature students. Have a query or question? Get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk

Catrin Gillian Clarke lesson that covers messages, imagery, language and emotions in the poem. It includes differentiated activities that are perfect for adaptive learning approaches. We explore the use of caesuras and enjambment in the poem before comparing it to Cousin Kate by Christina Rossetti. Designed for the Eduqas 2025 (first examined 2027) poetry anthology, the lesson includes worksheets (white sheets on the PowerPoint), detailed student and teacher notes and visually engaging slides to make the poem relevant and interesting for KS4 GCSE English Literature students. Have a query or question? Get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk

Decomposition Zulfikar Ghose lesson that is part of the new Eduqas poetry anthology for 2025 onwards. We explore the key themes and messages of the poem, analysing how the speaker describes a homeless man in Mumbai (Bombay) before convey his messages about his photo and his guilt at having taken it for the wrong reasons. Students explore and make notes on the use of imagery within the poem and how the use of these images helps the writer and speaker to convey their messages and the key themes of the piece. We also explore the use of free verse and the structure of the poem. Look out for our new Eduqas 2025 poetry resources as they are developed. Have any queries or questions? Get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk

I Shall Return Claude McKay lesson that is part of the new Eduqas poetry anthology for 2025 onwards. We explore the key themes and messages of the poem, analysing how the speaker describes a longing for their home and the images that remind them of their past and their childhood. Students explore and make notes on the use of imagery within the poem and how the use of these images helps the writer and speaker to convey their messages and the key themes of the piece. We also make comparisons between the structure of this poem and Sonnet 29 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Look out for our new Eduqas 2025 poetry resources as they are developed. Have any queries or questions? Get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk

Disabled Wilfred Owen lesson that is part of the new Eduqas poetry anthology for 2025 onwards. We explore the key themes and messages of the poem, analysing how the speaker describes the life of a disabled soldier before and after the fighting resulted in the loss of the use of his legs. Students explore and make notes on the use of different perspectives and times within the poem and how the use of the past, present and future helps the writer and speaker to convey their messages and the key themes of the piece. We also make comparisons between the tone of this poem and one other we have previously studied in the term. Look out for our new Eduqas 2025 poetry resources as they are developed. Have any queries or questions? Get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk

Drummer Hodge by Thomas Hardy lesson that is part of the new Eduqas poetry anthology for 2025 onwards. We explore the key themes and messages of the poem, analysing how the speaker describes the death of a soldier during the Boer War in the late 19th century. Students explore and make notes on the use of language techniques or features within the poem and how the use of language helps the writer and speaker to convey their messages and the key themes of the piece. Look out for our new Eduqas 2025 poetry resources as they are developed. Have any queries or questions? Get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk