This resources provides a sample exam questions for the theme of war and relationships EDUQAS GCSE anthology. They have not been taken from the specimen materials, so are ideal if you are looking for last minute practice questions that you have not already covered. I have also included the appropriate mark schemes for each task and a selection of revision activities. These tasks could be used within a lesson, set as cover work, or revision homework.

This resources provides a convention guide for formal letter writing and an exam style question with writing guide based on the EDUQAS GCSE specification. These tasks could be used within a lesson, set as cover work, or homework. The sheet includes the mark scheme for band 5 to enable pupils to self assess their answers.

This resources provides a sample exam question and extract for Jekyll and Hyde in the style of the EDUQAS GCSE specification. This is a tension question which requires pupils to comment on the literary techniques used in the extract and how they reflect the conventions of Gothic literature. It has not been taken from the specimen materials, so is ideal if you are looking for last minute practice questions that you have not already covered. I have also included the appropriate mark scheme for the task to enable pupils to self or peer assess their work. These tasks could be used within a lesson, set as cover work or revision.

This resources provides a sample exam question and extract for Jekyll and Hyde from the EDUQAS GCSE specification. It has not been taken from the specimen materials, so is ideal if you are looking for last minute practice questions that you have not already covered. I have also included the appropriate mark schemes for the task and a selection of revision activities. These tasks could be used within a lesson, set as cover work, or revision homework.

This resources provides a sample exam question and extract for Lord of The Flies from the EDUQAS GCSE specification. It has not been taken from the specimen materials, so is ideal if you are looking for last minute practice questions that you have not already covered. I have also included the appropriate mark schemes for the task and a selection of revision activities. These tasks could be used within a lesson, set as cover work, or revision homework.

This lesson, covers the conventions of speech writing and includes a speech writing task. This is ideal for middle to high ability KS4, but could be easily differentiated to suit your group. The lesson is ready to use and requires no additional resources. The peer and self assessment tasks are based on the requirements of Component 2B of the EDUQAS Language exam, but could be tweaked to suit your exam board.

This resources provides a sample exam question and extract for Jekyll and Hyde in the style of the EDUQAS GCSE specification. This is a character question which requires pupils to comment on the presentation of Utterson. It has not been taken from the specimen materials, so is ideal if you are looking for last minute practice questions that you have not already covered. I have also included the appropriate mark scheme for the task to enable pupils to self or peer assess their work. These tasks could be used within a lesson, set as cover work or revision.

This resources provides a convention guide for report writing and an exam style question with writing guide based on the EDUQAS GCSE specification. These tasks could be used within a lesson, set as cover work, or homework. The sheet includes the mark scheme for band 5 to enable pupils to self assess their answers.

This resources provides a sample exam question and extract for Anita the EDUQAS GCSE specification. This has not been taken from the specimen materials, so is ideal if you are looking for last minute practice questions that you have not already covered. I have also included the appropriate mark schemes for the task and a selection of revision activities. These tasks could be used within a lesson; set as cover work, or revision homework.

This is a lesson to develop formal letter writing skills, using a clip from the TV show 'Holidays From Hell' as a starting point. This is ideal for a low ability KS4 class, or could be used with KS3. The powerpoint guides pupils through each stage of writing the letter, but could be easily differentiated for your group. Slides are plainly presented, so can be adapted to suit your usual style.

This is a whole lesson that sets pupils up to write a persuasive speech based on the premise of Room 101. It introduces the theme, includes a link to a video clip and gets them to plan their ideas. This lesson would be ideal for a KS3 class of middle to high ability.

This quick quiz is ideal as an introduction to the study of Shakespeare and is suitable for KS3 or KS4. Pupils are encouraged to guess whether words were invented by Shakespeare, or if they are modern 'fakespeare'. I have selected words that are still widely used to demonstrate how the study of Shakespeare is still relevant.

This is a stand alone lesson, ideal for a high ability KS3 group. There are no additional resources required and the lesson requires very little preparation. Pupils are guided through a range of different form of the English language are encouraged to think about why our language has changed. Pupils work to translate a short extract from The Canterbury Tales. This lesson could be used as an introduction to Chaucer, or Shakespeare.

This lesson is ideal for a high ability KS3 class and requires no additional resources or preparation. Pupils are introduced to the concept of riddles through a video clip from Lord of The Rings. Pupils work in groups to identify the solution to a section of riddles and discuss the techniques that have been used. They then proceed to write their own riddles, using the devices they have learnt. This works as a stand alone lesson, or could be used as an introduction to a poetry unit.

This lesson is aimed at KS4 students, to encourage character development in prose writing. This activity guides pupils through the process of creating a detailed character profile that could then be used in a piece of prose writing. No additional resources or preparation is required before teaching.