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I am a Key Stage 5 co-ordinator, soon to be Head of Department, specialising in English literature at all levels. Team Leader for AQA Literature B Political and Social Protest.
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I am a Key Stage 5 co-ordinator, soon to be Head of Department, specialising in English literature at all levels. Team Leader for AQA Literature B Political and Social Protest.
English
Purple Hibiscus Workbook of Key Passages
Suitable for upper KS3 or CIE iGCSE preparation. A booklet of key passages from the novel with vocabulary and analysis questions for students to work through. Designed to be used in a flipped learning style as preparation for discussion in lessons, but could be used as revision homeworks or class activities too.
Journey's End- Full Play, Questions and Reading Booklet
A copy of the text for students to annotate, with simple retrieval tasks and questions as well as a few relevant articles about historical and cultural context. Designed for Cambridge IGCSE Literature drama unit.
Dystopian Fiction Introduction: Fun Starter
Fun starter for introduction dystopian fiction. Fact or fiction worksheet. Students must guess which are real news stories and which are dystopian fiction.
GCSE Narrative Writing: Dystopian Example Story Trump Inspired
A Trump inspired short dystopian story. Useful example for preparing students for narrative writing in controlled time frames. Estimated grade 8.
Independent Reading Questions: The Hobbit
A set of independent reading questions for The Hobbit. Ideal for KS3 students as weekly homework alongside study of the novel.
Much Ado About Nothing Text and Workbook
A booklet of the whole play interspersed with reading about context and theory as well as quick retrieval tasks and key questions.
Designed for A level, but would be useful to stretch GCSE students too.
Descriptive Writing Exemplars
Example controlled descriptive pieces. Aimed at WJEC/Eduqas GCSE, but would work for other specifications.
Example Narrative Writing GCSE
Simple, controlled narratives as examples for GCSE narrative writing. Aimed at WJEC/Eduqas, but could be used for any GCSE specification narrative tasks.
Formal Letters Example
A good grade 5 example formal letter, with a focus on clearly organised paragraphs. Useful at GCSE for transactional writing preparation.
Greek Myth Allusion Posters
A set of seven posters introducing common allusions made to famous figures from Greek myth: Achilles, Icarus, Midas, The Muses, Hercules, Prometheus, Narcissus. Designed for English classrooms or libraries to help students familiarise themselves with this crucial background knowledge.
Response to an article coursework helpsheets
Success criteria, examples and explanations to aid students in preparing for their response to an article coursework for IGCSE English language 0500.
CIE IGCSE First Language English Mock Reading Paper with Mark Scheme
A mocked up exam paper for the new 2020 specification, based on CIE’s specimen. Useful as a mock exam or to work through in class.
Grammar Errors at GCSE Correction Exercises
Sheets explaining comma splicing and fragmented sentences, with exercises to fix these common GCSE errors.
Gothic Cinema Enquiry
An independent enquiry into the history of the gothic genre on film. Aimed at A Level literature students, but would work well with able GCSE students as preparation for 19th century gothic texts. Films can all be found on Youtube- links in the ppt.
Brief overview of Harvard Referencing for NEA A Level Literature
A short presentation talking students through how to reference in their NEA.
A Christmas Carol Extract Questions Example Responses
A bundle of ‘A Christmas Carol’ example responses and extract questions. Designed for WJEC/Eduqas exam, but useful for teaching key passages of the novel.
How to approach unseen poetry flashcards. WJEC Eduqas
A simple breakdown of questions to ask in an unseen poetry exam, as a handy flashcard. Aimed at WJEC Eduqas, but easily transferable.
Of Mice and Men Reading Response tasks
A selection of writing tasks related to the novel with prompts. Eg) Write a boxing commentary of Lennie and Curley’s fight, using the boxing vocabulary listed below. Can be used as a homework booklet or as lesson resources.
Unconscious Bias Reading Paper 0500 CIE IGCSE English Language
A mocked up exam paper using articles about unconscious bias.
Emily Dickinson Anthology for CIE A Level
An anthology of the set poems for CIE A level literature for 2021.
Just the texts for students to read/annotate in the booklet.