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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Bit of a random offering, but all yours if you want it. A review of Huberman’s new book Protocols www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/non-fic... Designed simply to be read and discussed as a bit of a break from the norm when studying English Language P2 📰

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A couple of one-page articles that serve as an introduction to gothic and dystopian literature. The former is geared towards The Woman in Black, but should be general enough to be relevant www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/introdu... 📚

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I like this bit I’ve just read midway through The Things We Never Say. The main character, a teacher, reflects that he’s taught long enough to know that ‘the collection of personalities in the classroom always results in a kind of final personality for the class as a whole’

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I like this bit I’ve just read midway through The Things We Never say. The main character, a teacher, reflects that he’s taught long enough to know that ‘the collection of personalities in the classroom always results in a kind of final personality for the class as a whole’

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

‘She didn’t encourage familiarity. She wore gloves too. I don’t think I ever saw Mrs Flowers laugh, but she smiled often’ 8 x developing characters worksheets www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/develop... 📝

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

10 x non-fiction articles to use as the basis for wider reading and discussion www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/non-fic... 📖

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

A similar resource to the one I posted yesterday, but this time on Q1-Q5 for English Language Paper 2 www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/notes-o... 📰

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Notes on approaching Q1-Q5 of GCSE English Language Paper 1 (AQA) www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/notes-o... 📝

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

General targets for GCSE English Language P1 on a sticky label (one of those big ones where you get 2 x labels per page). Ready to be stuck into books for all eternity when next year comes around

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

This is an excerpt from an interview with Kazuo Ishiguro in The Times about his BFI Station to Station curation. Love it. The right setting expands possibilities. Note to self: remember for English Language Q5 prep

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

A bank of words and definitions to help students write about literary texts www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/key-wor... ✍️

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Four more mini mock papers for GCSE English Language Paper 2 www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/more-en... Example below ⤵️

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Writing frames and guidance for GCSE English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/english... ✍️

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

6 x exam tasks for An Inspector Calls www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/6-exam-... 🔍

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

A one-pager with bits that I want students to remember for the GCSE English Literature exams. It’s obviously stuff that needs to be expanded upon, but it should hopefully be useful as the basis for a final lesson or two before it all begins www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/literat... 🖊️

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

All the AQA Power and Conflict poems on an editable Word document www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/aqa-pow... 🖊️

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

A set of improvement tasks for students studying Macbeth www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/improve... 👑

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

I’ve spent *ages* over the years trying to get the whole feedback sheet thing right for English Language, so here’s my latest iteration for P2... www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/english... The link to the paper it’s based on is also included 📰

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

A couple of bits that might be helpful for English Language exam prep: 10 x Paper 1⃣ Q5 tasks 10 x Paper 2⃣ Q5 tasks www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/10-x-en... 📖 www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/10-engl... 📰

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

The second volume of a booklet of short non-fiction articles to use as the basis for wider reading and discussion www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/non-fic... 📚

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

A booklet of short non-fiction articles to use as the basis for wider reading and discussion www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/non-fic... 📙

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

7 x punctuation worksheets to use and adapt www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/7-punct... 📝

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Simple marksheet for GCSE English Language Paper 1 www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/simple-... 📝

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Simple marksheet for GCSE English Language Paper 2 www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/simple-... 📝

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Notes on the AQA Power and Conflict poems www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/aqa-pow... 💥

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Review tasks for four of the GCSE English Literature texts www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/english... 📝

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Six exam tasks for An Inspector Calls (AQA) and guidance on the sorts of points to put forward www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/6-exam-... 🔍

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

A short guide for students on the unseen poetry element of the English Literature exam www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/unseen-... 🖋️

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

A summary of general advice from Chief Examiner reports on GCSE English Literature www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/chief-e... 📄

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

A summary of advice from Chief Examiner reports on GCSE English Language www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/chief-e... 📄

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

10 x GCSE English Language Paper 2 Q5 tasks www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/10-engl... 🖋️

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

A list of techniques that students can use in their transactional writing. Designed to be stuck into books for reference www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/transac... 📝

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

A simple slide deck with a series of quotations from An Inspector Calls www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/quotati... 🔍

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

A feedback sheet on the presentation of the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/feedbac... 👑

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

A simple slide deck with a series of quotations from the AQA Power and Conflict poems. Words are missing from each, so the idea is that students identify them and then discuss the significance of the quotations themselves www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/quotati... 💥

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

A document with popular idioms (grouped according to sport, colour, theatre and the weather) to help students add style to their writing, plus some simple test slides www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/idioms-... 🖋️

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Four short dystopian fiction extracts with tasks to help students explore them www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/four-dy... 🏙️

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

A worksheet to support students make connections in A Christmas Carol www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/making-... ❄️

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

A worksheet to support students make connections in Macbeth www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/making-... 👑

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

10 x gothic paintings to help the study of gothic literature www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/gothic-... 👻

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

A fill-in the gaps slide deck for Macbeth www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/quotati... 👑

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

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... ❄️

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

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

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

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... 👑

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Quick test on A Christmas Carol www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/quick-t... ❄️

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

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 ✍️

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

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... 📚

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Crafting sentences on Macbeth www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/craftin... ⚔️

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Douglas Wise @dowise.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

A set of tasks to help students craft single sentences on A Christmas Carol www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/craftin... ❄️

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