2017 examinations revision booklet for Paper 2 Reading only. Activities to assist students in preparing for Questions 1 - 4 in the paper 2 reading section.

A worksheet to guide students through the demands of AQA paper 2 question 4.

This is an examination paper to help test the progress of Year 7 in Reading and writing. It is produced in a template to help give students an authentic experience of assessment.

The worksheet helps students understand the poem but also guides them to understand how a reader can interpret texts in different ways.

This is a scheme of work that focuses on teaching a novel. The tasks are generic and can be applied to any novel. The aim of the scheme is to teach students how to be an expert reader of a novel, to critically appreciate the intended impact of the writer. Although the unit was initially written for Year 8 classes, the approaches in the scheme can be applied through the key stages.

This unit focuses on reading short stories and writing a comparative essay. The unit focuses on the guided reading of the literature and then how to build towards an extended essay. The unit works best if there is a theme such as gothic literature, women's voice or the creation of suspense. Stories are suggested in the unit but any stories can be used, adapting for the class you are working with.

This scheme of work is based on one of the activities completed on the TV programme, which is to sell a particular product or brand. The students are encouraged to either writer a letter to Lord Sugar or to produce a speaking a listening pitch. The focus of the unit is on effective persuasive writing and speaking and can be a lot of fun if you allow students to make up nonsense products to sell.

This document was produced for all staff in the school, to help them understand the reading demands on the examination paper in their subject. This is a useful guide to the issues teachers should cover in the lead up to final examinations.

This unit is focused on thinking skills. The unit is written in a style that promotes workshop followed by student group work. Teachers can also set up master classes and doctor's surgeries to help mediate the group work and the research and production skills. The unit begins with the central concept of "What if" and students are encouraged to make up their own "What if" questions, research the possibilities and then find a creative way to present the outcomes. This broadens students minds about the world around them and promotes philosophical thinking.

These are a series of powerpoint lessons on An Inspector Calls, preparing students to analyse extracts of the play. The lessons are not numbered in any particular sequence but cover different issues such as context, stage directions and dialogue. These resources will help students with a first reading and with preparation towards an examination, if adapted appropriately for your examination board.

This worksheet helps students to understand the cultural differences and the perspectives in this poem.

This worksheet helps the student to understand the emotions in this poem. It takes them through some of the images in the poem and encourages them to come up with an interpretation.

This lesson PowerPoint supports the interview lesson plan. It is a 30-minute lesson focused on making vocabulary choices with the reader in mind. This ppt includes an image and examples to guide students through the tasks. It also provides clear task insructions.

This worksheet supports the interview lesson plan and powerpoint for making effective vocabulary choices. This worksheet offers a basic structure for the lesson that the students can follow as you take them through the different activities.

This lesson will be perfect for engaging students in an interview setting, as it asks them to use language creatively. Students are asked to sell a broken down car in a way that doesn't lie but encourages someone to buy it anyway. The lesson plan encourages differentiation and shows how this 30-minute lesson could be turned into a 60-minute lesson.

This worksheet encourages students to explore different interpretations of this complex poem. Some interpretations are suggested to the students and they are asked to explore these using quotations from the poem.

This worksheet takes the students through the ideas, themes and language of the poem Storm on the Island.

This worksheet guides students through an understanding of the main ideas in the poem and the way that the poet has used language to make a potentially political point.