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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.
Hamlet A Level Essentials
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Hamlet A Level Essentials

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Hamlet A Level exam revision essentials. Detailed essay plans, key themes with quotations matched to them from the play, key context and critics to illuminate their arguments. All they need for the exam in one place and presented as handy crib sheets.
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 ‘Hamlet’: Explore Shakespeare’s treatment of moral responsibility in Hamlet. Examine the dramatic importance of Gertrude and Ophelia in Hamlet. “In his presentation of royalty in Hamlet, Shakespeare could be accused of undermining the political and social values of his time.” Explore this view of Hamlet “From first to last, there is an overwhelming air of decay.” Examine Shakespeare’s presentation of the theme of decay in Hamlet
The Great Gatsby Extracts
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The Great Gatsby Extracts

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Extracts from each chapter of the novel, ready to print for students to focus on and draw out language analysis, themes, context etc. Big time saver!
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.
Logos and Slogans Advertising
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Logos and Slogans Advertising

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This PowerPoint takes pupils through logos and slogans used in advertising. Includes examples for them to analyse as well as creative tasks to produce their own.
Modernism key concepts and ideas
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Modernism key concepts and ideas

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A Level English Literature - a very useful and detailed introduction to Modernism as a movement. Outlines the key ideas, including important context and key quotations from influential Modernist writers/artists. Excellent to promote high level discussion in class. Made for Edexcel Poetry Exam but useful for any board studying modernist works.
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.
Make your own Magazine! Independent Learning Project
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Make your own Magazine! Independent Learning Project

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Independent creative project for KS3 (to be completed either by hand or on computers). Includes a list of tasks to complete for their magazine as well as a peer assessment grid at the end so they can mark each other's work and give a grade.
Punctuation Revision and Worksheets
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Punctuation Revision and Worksheets

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This 31 page booklet includes explanation and activities on: apostrophes, brackets, capital letters, colons, commas, dashes, exclamation marks, full stops, question marks, semi colons, hyphens and speech marks.
Dr Faustus Essay Plans
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Dr Faustus Essay Plans

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Detailed essay plans including ideas, introductions, conclusions and context on the following essay questions: Explore Marlowe’s presentation of Faustus as a character who gets what he deserves. Explore the ways in which Marlowe presents the relationship between Faustus and Mephastophilis.
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 ‘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.
English Language Analysis Practice
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English Language Analysis Practice

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Extract from 'The Bluest Eye' by Toni Morrison. Great way of getting students to analyse use of language and its impact. Designed for OCR Paper 2 but versatile - can be used for any analysis practice. Also appropriate for A Level. Strategic approach to answering the question included.
A View from the Bridge Key Quotations
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A View from the Bridge Key Quotations

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Key quotations from the play for each character, neatly presented on each slide. Use with the PowerPoint which has the 'fill in the blanks' activity to check pupils have learnt them!