Wonder Walk! Preparing to write ... Orwell Youth Prize
Get your GCSE students out and about - and starting to think about writing about their own lives and area.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: Eduqas
Year 9 Poetry SOW - War
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Level: Key Stage 3
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Poetry
Exam/Board: AQA
Year 8 Poetry SOW - Love and Loss
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Level: Key Stage 3
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Poetry
Exam/Board: AQA
Year 7 Poetry SOW - Growing Pains
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Level: Key Stage 3
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Poetry
Exam/Board: AQA
AQA English Lit and Lang Exam Spec KO
KO containing a brief overview of the exam spec for AQA Lit and Lang for both papers.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Paper 1
Exam/Board: AQA
Exit Tickets
Printable exit tickets that can be used for student reflection on learning.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Whole School Literacy
Exam/Board: Eduqas
Creative Writing and reading
This is a 5-hour session designed for year 9 students who will be remote learning for the first week back after Christmas holiday. At my school we do the Readathon (reading for good charity sponsored read) so this lesson ties in with that, however you could delete the references to that and have it...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Paper 1
Exam/Board: AQA
'A Christmas Carol' literature essay practice
This is a 5-hour session created for year 10 students who will be at home for the first week back after Christmas break. They are about to complete their assessment on 'A Christmas Carol' and this lesson is revision/understanding how to write a literature essay/practising writing a literature essay....} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: 19th Century Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
Christmas Carol Homework or Remote Learning booklets Higher and Lower Ability
Two HW or remote learning booklets on Christmas Carol. One for higher ability (HA) and one for lower ability (LA) Each HW has a different focus - Scrooge, Bob, The Ghosts , Minor Characters, Structure and Symbolism. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: 19th Century Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
A Christmas Carol Bingo - Muppets
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Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Schemes of Work
Exam/Board: AQA
A Christmas Carol Bingo - Disney
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Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: 19th Century Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
Baby It's Cold Outside (Meanings and Reps; gender)
Powerpoint and handout to accompany a Year 12/13 lesson on gender representations. All texts are contemporary, so suitable for AS (and won't harm A Level either!). Includes powerpoint and handouts. Works best when they've done some explicit study of gender representations, but still good fun ot...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 5
Course: A level lang
Unit: Paper 1: Language, the individual and society
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Textual variations
Carols through time (diachronic change)
This is my 'go to' Christmas lesson for Y13 English Language. Please note, it does require some understanding of the key features of Middle and Early Modern English (more so the latter) but could probably be taught without the explicit knowledge with some support. Handout, answer sheet and teac...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 5
Course: A level lang
Unit: Paper 2: Language diversity and change
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Language diversity and change
Revision Workbook for GCSE English Language
This is a revision pack originally designed to support students in isolation - either internally or externally. Some ideas and resources have been taken and adapted from contributing teachers on the site (sorry I can't recall you all but many thanks). This pack takes students through both paper...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Assessment Materials
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Language diversity and change
Revision work books for GCSE Lit and Lang AQA
These are revision/ work packs created for students in isolation (internally or externally) for GCSE English Language and Literature for AQA. Some resources have been taken from contributing teachers on the site (sorry I can't remember exactly who - but many thanks for sharing your resources). ...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Assessment Materials
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Language diversity and change
KS3 Marking Grid Using GCSE 1-9 Marking Grades
I used the National Curriculum grids to create this so that we can mark KS3 using the grades 1-9. It is certainly not an exact science but as always in English, it is about best fit. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Language diversity and change
Literature of the 1800s homework booklet
Homework booklet of extracts and tasks to prepare students to study a C19th text. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: 19th Century Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Language diversity and change
KS3 Christmas HW
Reading Lists for Years 7, 8 and 9Films to watch to build cultural capital.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Speaking and Listening
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Language diversity and change
Lit Codes for Self-assessment or Marking
A list of codes matching AOs. Can be used for coded feedback and self-assessment.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Assessment Materials
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Language diversity and change
Mortal Engines worksheets
A number of worksheets on the characters in Mortal Engines and the traction cities within the novel. Used with mixed ability Y9s} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Novels
Exam/Board: Eduqas
Topics: Language diversity and change