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The Edusites Guide to ‘R. C. Sherriff’s Journey’s End’. »

Richard Gent | Saturday January 13, 2024

Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, AQA GCSE English Literature 2015, Paper 2: Modern Texts and Poetry , AQA GCSE Pre-2015 Resources, AQA English Literature, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Literature, Cambridge iGCSE, Cambridge iGCSE English Literature, English Literature 0486, 9-1 IGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE English Literature, IGCSE English Literature CIE 0477, IGCSE English Literature Edexcel, OCR GCSE, OCR GCSE English Literature 2015, Drama, R. C. Sherriff’s Journey’s End

“Here is my journey’s end, here is my butt, And very sea- mark of my utmost sail.” Othello Synopsis and Overview: some of the big ideas in the play. On the evening of Monday March 18th, 1918, we meet the officers of a company of infantry (C company) as they take over a section of the line at St. Quentin in northern France for their regular six-day duty in the reserve line, that is immediately behind the front line, to which they would deploy in battle. We are given three… [ read full article ] »


‘R. C. Sherriff’s Journey’s End’. - Mock exams »

Richard Gent | Friday January 17, 2020

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Remember that you are being tested on your knowledge and understanding of the whole text from which you are expected to make relevant and judicious selections of detail to frame your answer. Mock Exam Question 1 New PDF Mock Exam Question 2 New PDF Question 1 Either (a) “Hero” A person admired for great or brave actions: one who shows fine qualities, one who shows great courage and or nobility of character One who is a role model or ideal to others An illustrious warrior. Remember… [ read full article ] »


‘R. C. Sherriff’s Journey’s End’. - Lesson 2 »

Richard Gent | Thursday January 16, 2020

Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, AQA GCSE English Literature 2015, Paper 2: Modern Texts and Poetry , EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, Edexcel GCSE Pre-2015 Resources, Edexcel English Literature, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Literature, Paper 1 Prose and Drama, Cambridge iGCSE, Cambridge iGCSE English Literature, English Literature 0486, 9-1 IGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE English Literature, IGCSE English Literature CIE 0477, IGCSE English Literature Edexcel

Lesson Plan Two Starter Activity Look again at Act One Scene One. Read it through in groups of three: one person should read and consider each of Hardy and Osborne and the third the Stage Directions, which are crucial here in setting the scene. Do not proceed until you are very confident about the tone and register of all that is said and, especially, where the scene gets to. Main Activity We have already established that the scene tells us about three critical issues: the imminence of the… [ read full article ] »


‘R. C. Sherriff’s Journey’s End’. - Lesson 1 »

Richard Gent | Thursday January 16, 2020

Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, AQA GCSE English Literature 2015, Paper 2: Modern Texts and Poetry , EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Literature, Paper 1 Prose and Drama, Cambridge iGCSE, Cambridge iGCSE English Literature, English Literature 0486, 9-1 IGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE English Literature, IGCSE English Literature CIE 0477, IGCSE English Literature Edexcel, Drama, R. C. Sherriff’s Journey’s End

Lesson Plan One Starter Activity Remind yourselves of the following exchanges between Raleigh and Stanhope at the end of Act Three Scene Two. Work in threes, reading each part and the stage directions. Comment and constructively criticise each other’s reading and interpretation. Before you go on you must be in agreement on exactly what each character means and exactly how they express themselves. Main Activity We are concerned here with the complexities of the dramatic diction in the… [ read full article ] »


Edexcel iGCSE English and English Literature Guide to Anthology Texts »

Steph Atkinson | Friday April 26, 2019

Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Language, Paper 1 Reading and Writing, Paper 2 Reading and Writing, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Literature, Paper 1 Prose and Drama, Paper 2 Poetry Unseen, Hot Entries, Media & Non-Fiction, Analysing Media & Non-Fiction, Poetry, Anthologies, Pre-2015 Anthologies, Edexcel iGCSE Anthology, Prose, Writing, Analytical Writing, Literary Analysis, Non-Fiction Analysis, Media Analysis, Poetry Analysis, Prose Analysis

click on image to enlarge Overview and Guide to Grids for the Edexcel Anthology Texts These teaching grids can be used with any GCSE syllabus for which the analysis of non-fiction, media, poetry or prose is required. Whilst initially intended for those pupils sitting the Edexcel English Language and English Literature iGCSE / Certificates, they have been created to work across all exam boards and to be multi-purpose, hopefully providing a worthwhile and timesaving resource. A free copy of the… [ read full article ] »


GCSE English Literature Student’s Guide to An Inspector Calls »

Shirley Bierman | Thursday November 22, 2018

Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, AQA GCSE Pre-2015 Resources, AQA English Literature, Unit 1 Exploring Modern Texts, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE Pre-2015 Resources, Edexcel English Literature, Unit 3 Shakespeare and Contemporary Drama, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Language, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Literature, Paper 1 Prose and Drama, OCR GCSE, OCR GCSE Pre-2015 Resources, OCR GCSE English Literature, Unit A662, Drama, An Inspector Calls , Hot Entries, Writing, Analytical Writing, Drama Analysis, Essays

click on image to enlarge Focusing on the analysis of form, structure and language For any text you study for your GCSE English Literature coursework, controlled assessments or exam, to gain a high grade, the exam board’s mark scheme requires you to analyse and discuss effective aspects of form, structure and language. Many teachers call this “FSL?. In practice, most students cope well with analysing and discussing the useful effects created by language choices; but many struggle… [ read full article ] »


Allusions Booklet | Introduction to Macbeth »

Emily Prentice | Wednesday November 21, 2018

Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, AQA GCSE English Literature 2015, Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19th Century Novel, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature , EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Literature, Paper 1 Prose and Drama, 9-1 IGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE English Literature, IGCSE English Literature CIE 0477, IGCSE English Literature Edexcel, OCR GCSE, OCR GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 02: Exploring Poetry and Shakespeare, WJEC Eduqas GCSE, WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language 2015, WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 1: Shakespeare and Poetry, Shakespeare, Shakespeare’s Plays, Shakespeare - Other Activities and Resources

For resources described in this introduction please see the end of this page Do You Know What You Don’t Know, And Know Why You Need To Know It? It’s a family dinner. We’re talking about the new CCTV cameras that have been installed by the bus stop. ‘Remember, Big Brother is watching,’ warns my dad. My little sister gives him a stare. ‘I didn’t know you watched Big Brother dad?’ she asks. My sister isn’t one for reading. She has watched Big… [ read full article ] »


Cambridge IGCSE 9–1 English Literature 0477 »

Richard Gent | Saturday October 14, 2017

Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Literature

Edusites resources for the Cambridge IGCSE 9-1 English Literature 0477 are intended to compliment the CIE resources available from the CIE website. To help teach this specifications and for your students to make measurable progress Edusites has engaged some of the best writers and English experts to both write and moderate these materials ensuring that what we bring to you has a carefully constructed for your classroom practice. Below are links to the three main resources, please be aware that… [ read full article ] »


EDEXCEL IGCSE Guide to Paper 3 Poetry Coursework »

Paul Merrell | Thursday June 12, 2014

Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Literature, Paper 3 Poetry Coursework, Hot Entries, Writing, Poetry Analysis

Introduction I’m going to level with you, the Edexcel IGCSE English Literature examination paper makes me very nervous indeed. We’ve been preparing students to undertake this examination for several years now – using the full range of available texts to try to see if there are any patterns to achievement – and, as every member of my department would testify to, we still do not feel especially confident we can predict how individual students will do. As an example, our most recent cohort… [ read full article ] »


GCSE English Literature To Kill a Mockingbird | Set of Lessons »

Emma Radford | Friday November 29, 2013

Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, EDEXCEL GCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Literature, OCR GCSE, WJEC Eduqas GCSE, Hot Entries, Prose, To Kill A Mockingbird, Writing, Analytical Writing, Literary Analysis, Prose Analysis, AQA English Literature, Unit 1 Exploring Modern Texts, Edexcel English Literature, Unit 1 Understanding Prose, OCR GCSE English Literature, Unit A663, WJEC GCSE English Literature, Unit 1 Prose and Poetry

click on image to enlarge A set of lessons for teaching GCSE English Literature To Kill a Mockingbird with a particular focus on the WJEC examination board. Associated Resources 2012 Exam Question Teacher Exemplar.docx Exploring Themes.pptx Justice Feed Forward PowerPoint Teacher Notes.docx Justice Feed Forward.pptx P4C Philosophy for Children.pptx Preparing for a Theme Question.pptx Theme Question PowerPoint Teacher Notes.doc [ read full article ] »