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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 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.
Speaking and Listening activities
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Speaking and Listening activities

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A selection of great speaking and listening activities with a structure given for each. Celebrity Dinner Party? My Rant? Helps pupils decide what to include for a really effective presentation. Suitable for GCSE or KS3.
Non-fiction views of teenagers Sharon Osbourne versus Malala Yousafzai
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Non-fiction views of teenagers Sharon Osbourne versus Malala Yousafzai

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GCSE English Language, non-fiction, Edexcel Paper 2 Non-fiction and Transactional Writing. Two contrasting non-fiction texts give opinions about teenagers. The PowerPoint guides you through several lessons dealing with each article, comparing them and the producing a piece of their own transactional writing at the end.
Romeo and Juliet Revision Essentials
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Romeo and Juliet Revision Essentials

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Several lessons worth of activities here. Includes key quotations with space to annotate as well as a handy fill in the blanks PowerPoint test for after pupils have learnt them. Also includes key context for them to learn for the exam. An effective activity is for them to link a relevant piece of context to each quotation.
Greek Myth Week 1: Introduction to the Greek Gods
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Greek Myth Week 1: Introduction to the Greek Gods

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Colourful and engaging PowerPoints lead you through one week’s worth of lessons based around the Greek Gods. Includes fun Grammar Time, spellings, creative activities, non-fiction writing task and builds up to a Speaking and Listening activity where each student is interviewed as a Greek god of their choice.
Writing a Newspaper Article
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Writing a Newspaper Article

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Detailed slides leading pupils through format, structure and language needed for creating a newspaper article. Includes an example article as a model.
Greek Myth: Odysseus 4
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Greek Myth: Odysseus 4

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Full lesson including do now, grammar time, spellings, oral drill. Main lesson leads pupils towards writing their own monologue as a character of their choice from Greek Myth. Detailed help with structure provided.
Greek Myth: Theseus and the Minotaur
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Greek Myth: Theseus and the Minotaur

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Five detailed 1 hour lessons on engaging PowerPoints around the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. Includes grammar time, spellings and oral drill for each lesson as well as story structuring, newspaper article writing and paired speaking and listening activity.
Edexcel GCSE English Language Paper 1 'War of the Worlds' Extract
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Edexcel GCSE English Language Paper 1 'War of the Worlds' Extract

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This extract is from 'War of the Worlds' and describes the Martian's appearance. Designed in the style of the Edexcel GCSE English Language Paper 1 Fiction and Imaginative Writing but useful for any 19th century language practice. Tasks provided for both Reading Section A and Writing Section B.
The Great Gatsby: Coursework Guidance
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The Great Gatsby: Coursework Guidance

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Designed to support students completing their English Literature A Level coursework on The Great Gatsby and a second text of their choice. Includes more than 20 possible coursework questions as well as a reading list of over 25 texts. Also includes a rough schedule which you can doctor or delete!
The Great Gatsby: context presentation list
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The Great Gatsby: context presentation list

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A list of 11 topics for students to research individually, in pairs or groups then present their findings to the class. Very useful to help pupils independently gain sound knowledge of the context of the novel. Speaking and Listening opportunity.