I have included three different exam papers for EDUQAS GCSE English Language paper 2 reading. For each one I have provided grade 9 answers for your students’ revision. Very clear and informative. Exam papers attached or available on the Eduqas website.
This means you have 15 different grade 9 answers. Really helped the students a lot.
A 23-slide PowerPoint on topic sentences. The resource includes the following:
explanation
good and bad exercises
student exercises
closing sentence explanation
A collection of resources on planning a short story. The resources include:
40 slide PowerPoint
1st / 3rd person debate
Tenses
Features of narrative writing
Grade 9 exemplar
Worksheets
Writing techniques
Lecturer tips
A 126-slide Paper 2 revision PowerPoint using extracts from An Idiot Abroad with Karl Pilkington. Extracts included. The resource also includes:
• Q1-Q6 all covered
• Wonders of the World starter
• Example questions
• Example answers
• Examiner advice
• Information retrieval
• Language analysis
A fantastic revision workbook on the writing exam (letters, speeches etc.) for paper 2. The following are included:
Paper 2 overview
Letters
Leaflets
Reports
Reviews
Speeches
Articles
Individual tasks and activities
Teacher tips
Real EDUQAS exam questions
Figurative language
Sentence starters
How to impress the examiner
Grade 9 examples of each format
FInal tips
Revision PowerPoint
A fantastic 22-page revision workbook on the reading exam on paper 1. The following is included:
Paper 1 overview
Reading tips and strategies
Real EDUQAS sample exam
Each question (1-5) has its own section
Exemplar work
Sample paragraphs
Sample extracts / exams
Student tasks
Final exam tips
This resource is fantastic for any student writing a short story in the EDUQAS paper 1 writing exam. I have attached a really fun grade 9 student example looking at a bad online date. The following are included:
Grade 9 narrative piece
Grade 9 narrative piece with figurative language highlighted
Grade 9 narrative piece with sensory language highlighted
Grade 9 narrative piece with ‘show not tell’ highlighted
Grade 9 narrative piece with sentence length highlighted
Grade 9 narrative piece with paragraph length highlighted
Grade 9 narrative piece with dialogue tags highlighted
Opening paragraph analysis
Figurative Language worksheet
Sentence starters
A set of resources for 3-4 weeks on the Stephen King novella, The Body. The book was made into the film classic, Stand By Me. The resource include the following:
Three large PowerPoints
Link to extract of the whole novella
Starter activities
Group Activities
Study Guides for the students
Teacher study guide with answers
Images from the film
Individual activites
The Body - key quotes worksheet
Character table worksheet
A PowerPoint lesson focusing on paper 2 question 2 of the non-fiction exam. This looks at the following question based on Touching the Void: ‘HOW DOES JOE SHOW SIMON’S EMOTIONS IN THE FINAL PART OF THE BOOK?’
Very typical of what you would get in the exam. Extract included as well as model paragraphs and examiner tips.
A fantastic PowerPoint on the EDUQAS paper 1 reading section. It based on an extract from Sally Rooney’s Normal People. The following is included:
Mock exam
Mark scheme
Examiner video
Mock exam PowerPoint
Mock exam feedback PowerPoint
Extract
Mock paper
Model Answers
Examiner advice
Highlighted quotes
Teacher tips
106-slide PowerPoint on the paper 1 reading fiction exam. All questions are covered in detail with model answers. I have included extracts from Normal People, Jurassic Park and other old exam extracts.
An outstanding PowerPoint resource on common grammar mistakes. The 32 slide PowerPoint looks at three main errors: wrong-word errors, punctuation errors and usage errors.
A great 100-slide PowerPoint on every reading question in paper 1. There are a huge number of real exam questions, with key quotes and model answers. This really helped my students.
The students take part in the contest in which participants are asked to spell words in a round-robin format. There are three different rounds of increasing difficulty. The students love it!
An in-depth Powerpoint for revision for the GCSE Nov exam. This for the paper 1 WRITING fiction exam. I teach EDUQAS but could be used for any board. The PowerPoints includes the following:
**exemplar marking
student work
top tips
real exam answers
interactive images**