English Language - Paper 1 Skills - Short Fiction Extracts (Vol. 1)
A collection of short fiction extracts (19th, 20th, and 21st century) designed to be used as either a quick starter task or a means of getting pupils to focus on language analysis. Generic support and challenge differentiation boxes are provided for each extract. Further differentiation could be pro...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Inference Starters
A series of 20 paragraphs / verses of poetry from varied sources (fiction and non-fiction, different points in time) each with an inference question. Intended originally to be used with mini-whiteboards to extend inference skills but could easily be used in a variety of ways. S...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Reading
Exam/Board: AQA
Starter - Using Unique Imagery - Fireworks
I used this as a starter in a descriptive writing lesson to encourage the pupils to try to create more unique and unusual imagery and to avoid cliche. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
A Christmas Carol Extract Analysis - Redemption
Extract is quite long but useful to go through with a class :-) } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Set Exam Texts (Novels)
Exam/Board: AQA
Language Paper Two Q3 (Language) Focus - Poverty Text with Scaffolding
Task and extract with scaffolding to help pupils extend their responses to Paper 2 Q3. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Reading
Exam/Board: AQA
Language Paper One Q2 (Language) Focus - Dracula Text with Scaffolding
I have used this with Year 9 and Year 10/11 as a way of getting them to extend their responses when writing about how the writer uses language. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Reading
Exam/Board: AQA
Descriptive and Narrative Examples (Higher Level / 7-9)
I used these with Year 11 to show how similar descriptive and narrative can be and also how narrative does not have to be a complete story but can end on a cliffhanger (trying to prevent those 16-page stories! :-0 )} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Year 7 Oliver Twist Text + Tasks Workbook
Abridged version of the text with tasks following each chapter. Please use/edit etc. Suitable for Year 7/8. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Reading
Exam/Board: AQA
Year 7 Poetry Scheme of Work Full Booklet
A complete SOW for Year 7 poetry, including poems, key terms and tasks. Use/edit however you want. If you add anything fantastic, please let me know so I can edit our version, too! Feedback would be appreciated :-) } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Poetry
Exam/Board: AQA
Paper 2 Question 5 Revision Statements and Questions
Extracted from the old spec and put into categories for students. Great to use in class, or to give to students for revision. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Paper 2
Exam/Board: AQA
Language Paper 2 revision booklet
A simplified generic revision guide for questions 2 - 5 made for my bottom set class} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Wall Displays
Exam/Board: AQA
Language Paper 1 revision booklet
A simplified generic revision guide for questions 2 - 5 made for my bottom set class, to assist independent revision.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Wall Displays
Exam/Board: AQA
P1 and P2 Q5 Short Film Stimuli and Tasks
A super simple resource of links to short films with accompanying narrative, descriptive and non-fiction writing tasks - mix of KS3 and KS4 appropriate films and tasks. Can be used as a decent cover lesson, or a low-intensity/ high impact last minute type of lesson.If you create full-blown les...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Paper 2
Exam/Board: AQA
AQA Eng Lang P1 Q5 Nov 2017 Full Mark Exemplar
Full mark exemplar for Lang Paper 1 Question 5 narrative based on photo of boy looking out towards lake.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Exemplar Material
Exam/Board: AQA
AQA Language Paper 2 PowerPoint
A resource for Paper 2 revision. It is not complete: MISSING QUESTION 4.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Paper 2
Exam/Board: AQA
The Shining - Paper One Reading Questions
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14d7fdOuR4Z11MFTmMerTfP7yPF1hBPc_U7WUczniivw/edit?usp=sharingLink to presentation with text extract and related activities. Developed for 16+ students aiming for a grade 4.ETA Powerpoint} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Reading
Exam/Board: AQA
The Girl With All The Gifts - Paper One Question Three
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rfAEe-DZ-EJKvLOLodUX8fODKeL21XZOF6EoiKKrKeI/edit?usp=sharingLink to presentation with text extract, film trailer and related activities. Developed for 16+ FE learners aiming for grade 4.ETA Powerpoint} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Vocabulary
Exam/Board: AQA
Ready Player One - Paper One Questions 1 and 2
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1T5yANLnB6E5l4xMUcTU3eowICFbB4CXNrM8Z1NOgmc0/edit?usp=sharingLink to presentation with three extracts from the novel, film trailer and linked activities. Aimed at 16+ FE learners aiming for grade 4.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Vocabulary
Exam/Board: AQA
AQA Literature Paper 2 Warm Up
A pre exam warm up session based on AIC, P&C poems and Unseen } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Unseen Poetry
Exam/Board: AQA
Macbeth, Birds of Prey Images
Images to accompany the Macbeth, Birds of Prey lecture with key quotations and indications of AOs. Can be shown on the board during the lecture, used as display posters or printed off for students to annotate with notes from the lecture.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Shakespeare
Exam/Board: AQA