Douglas Wise
@dowise.bsky.social
Teacher of English and Assistant Principal
A worksheet to support students make connections in A Christmas Carol www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/making-... ❄️
November 29, 2025 at 10:17 AM
A worksheet to support students make connections in A Christmas Carol www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/making-... ❄️
A worksheet to support students make connections in Macbeth www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/making-... 👑
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A worksheet to support students make connections in Macbeth www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/making-... 👑
A simple one: links to online versions of the popular GCSE English Literature texts www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/links-t... 📕📗📘
Links to Popular GCSE English Literature Texts | KS4 Teaching Resource
Online links to popular GCSE English Literature texts, including Shakespeare, Dickens, and modern classics. Check out the convenient downloadable document.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
A simple one: links to online versions of the popular GCSE English Literature texts www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/links-t... 📕📗📘
10 x gothic paintings to help the study of gothic literature www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/gothic-... 👻
November 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
10 x gothic paintings to help the study of gothic literature www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/gothic-... 👻
A fill-in the gaps slide deck for Macbeth www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/quotati... 👑
November 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A fill-in the gaps slide deck for Macbeth www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/quotati... 👑
A simple slide deck with a series of quotations on A Christmas Carol. One word is missing for each, so the idea is that students identify them and then discuss the significance of the quotation itself www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/quotati... ❄️
November 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A simple slide deck with a series of quotations on A Christmas Carol. One word is missing for each, so the idea is that students identify them and then discuss the significance of the quotation itself www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/quotati... ❄️
Women writers of WW1: three poets and four poems ⤵️
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Many Sisters to Many Brothers, by Rose Macaulay
Munition Wages, by Ida Bedford
The Shadow, by Rose Macaulay
The Sisters Buried at Lemnos, by Vera Brittain
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Many Sisters to Many Brothers, by Rose Macaulay
Munition Wages, by Ida Bedford
The Shadow, by Rose Macaulay
The Sisters Buried at Lemnos, by Vera Brittain
November 9, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Women writers of WW1: three poets and four poems ⤵️
www.douglaswise.co.uk/.../women-wr....
Many Sisters to Many Brothers, by Rose Macaulay
Munition Wages, by Ida Bedford
The Shadow, by Rose Macaulay
The Sisters Buried at Lemnos, by Vera Brittain
www.douglaswise.co.uk/.../women-wr....
Many Sisters to Many Brothers, by Rose Macaulay
Munition Wages, by Ida Bedford
The Shadow, by Rose Macaulay
The Sisters Buried at Lemnos, by Vera Brittain
10 x quotations from Macbeth explained using the What-How-Why model of analysis. Designed for students as the basis for revision or writing practice www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/macbeth... 👑
October 30, 2025 at 11:47 AM
10 x quotations from Macbeth explained using the What-How-Why model of analysis. Designed for students as the basis for revision or writing practice www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/macbeth... 👑
Quick test on A Christmas Carol www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/quick-t... ❄️
October 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Quick test on A Christmas Carol www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/quick-t... ❄️
Mock exam overview sheets for English Language P1 (below) and English Literature P1 www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/mock-ex... All they do is provide brief reminders of how to approach the questions plus a few other things to keep in mind ✍️
October 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Mock exam overview sheets for English Language P1 (below) and English Literature P1 www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/mock-ex... All they do is provide brief reminders of how to approach the questions plus a few other things to keep in mind ✍️
A booklet of short extracts and tasks that are designed to help students think about how characters are developed www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/develop... 📚
October 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A booklet of short extracts and tasks that are designed to help students think about how characters are developed www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/develop... 📚
Crafting sentences on Macbeth www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/craftin... ⚔️
October 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Crafting sentences on Macbeth www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/craftin... ⚔️
A set of tasks to help students craft single sentences on A Christmas Carol www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/craftin... ❄️
October 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
A set of tasks to help students craft single sentences on A Christmas Carol www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/craftin... ❄️
A second booklet of modern fiction extracts for students to explore www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/literar... 📚
October 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
A second booklet of modern fiction extracts for students to explore www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/literar... 📚
Small one: a set of notes on imagery in A Christmas Carol www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/notes-o... ❄️
October 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Small one: a set of notes on imagery in A Christmas Carol www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/notes-o... ❄️
Six short, modern fiction extracts for students to read, explore and enjoy www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/literar... The final task in each set is a creative writing challenge 📚
September 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Six short, modern fiction extracts for students to read, explore and enjoy www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/literar... The final task in each set is a creative writing challenge 📚
10 x Q5 tasks for GCSE English Language Paper 1 www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/10-x-en... 🖋️
September 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
10 x Q5 tasks for GCSE English Language Paper 1 www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/10-x-en... 🖋️
A list of scene-by-scene timings for the BBC Spotlight On version of Macbeth with David Tennant www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/david-t... ⚔️ 👑
David Tennant BBC Audio Version of Macbeth | KS4 Teaching Resource
A list of timings for the BBC Spotlight On audio version of Macbeth where David Tennant plays the lead role.
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August 28, 2025 at 7:13 AM
A list of scene-by-scene timings for the BBC Spotlight On version of Macbeth with David Tennant www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/david-t... ⚔️ 👑
Nothing flashy: a couple of reworked GCSE English Language papers (AQA) that include the 2026 changes www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/reworke... 🖋️
August 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Nothing flashy: a couple of reworked GCSE English Language papers (AQA) that include the 2026 changes www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/reworke... 🖋️
Great interview with Héctor Bellerín about the power of reading www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j... 📚
July 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Great interview with Héctor Bellerín about the power of reading www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j... 📚
Simple proofreading checklist www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/proofre... ✅
July 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Simple proofreading checklist www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/proofre... ✅
Careers poster for GCSE English www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/careers... ✒️
July 12, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Careers poster for GCSE English www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/careers... ✒️
Bit of niche one: all the AQA Power and Conflict poems typed onto an editable Word document www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/aqa-pow... 💥🪖
July 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Bit of niche one: all the AQA Power and Conflict poems typed onto an editable Word document www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/aqa-pow... 💥🪖
An editable month-by-month calendar for the 2025-26 academic year with events, celebrations and awareness days that are likely to be relevant to those with roles connected to PSHE and Personal Development www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/events-... 🗓️
June 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
An editable month-by-month calendar for the 2025-26 academic year with events, celebrations and awareness days that are likely to be relevant to those with roles connected to PSHE and Personal Development www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/events-... 🗓️
