THIS IS A MINI ASSESSMENT, LOOKING AT TWO EXTRACTS FROM THE DECLARATION. STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO EXPLAIN THE WRITER'S USE OF LANGUAGE AND STRUCTURE, AS PER Q2 & 3 STYLE QUESTIONS ON THE AQA ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1. ALSO INCLUDED IS A FEEDBACK PPT WITH EXAMPLE RESPONSES.

A continuation of part one of my scheme (already for sale in my shop), this set of lessons continues to work through the story and develop a range of skills from English Language Paper 1 and 2. Lesson 17 contains a step by step approach to the Paper 1 Q4 English Language style question requiring students to critically evaluate a statement. Please see my shop for other quality resources - thanks!

Aimed at middle to top ability, these two lessons look at the imagery in Island Man, idea of connotation and enjambment. Haiku is also used as a way of encouraging students to consider vocabulary choice more carefully and think about why poets choose their words precisely. Mix of analytical and creative tasks.

Aimed at a low to mid ability KS3 class, these two lessons involve a range of creative and analytical tasks that culminate in a supported analysis of the poet's techniques. Pupils use PETAL as a way of discussing the writer's use of simile, personification, interesting verbs, alliteration etc and gradually build up to writing one of their own.

This is a Crime and Horror themed assessment intended for the end of a scheme of work looking at this genre. There are two questions: one on the writer's language and one on the use of the writer's structure. There are two differentiated options: one for higher ability and one for lower ability students. This resource also comes with detailed indicative content for marking and the relevant sections of AQA's English Language Paper 1 mark scheme.

Two lessons worth of English Language Paper 2 style questions. Powerpoint presentation with step by step guidance for students for answering Q 1 2 & 3 of the exam. Students would be able to answer Q4 after completing the tasks in the PPT. Resource contains two extracts related by the theme of explorations - one in Antarctica and one in the Siberian Marshes. Answers for self assessment and peer assessment task included.

Aimed at low to middle ability KS3, this resource will provide 2 - 3 lessons of horror based tasks to improve students' reading and writing skills.

This resource comprises of an introductory personification task, followed by analysis of Daphne du Maurier's use of personification and pathetic fallacy in her novel Rebecca. Concludes with a creative task to continue the author's description using the same techniques.

This resource contains 4 x complete lessons using a variety of recent High Street Store Christmas adverts as stimulus. It also contains 3 x home learning tasks with corresponding 10 minute DIRT / follow-up class activities for peer marking. Merry Christmas!

1-2 LESSONS RE-CAPPING ONOMATOPOEIA, IDENTIFYING IT IN THE POEM 'NOISE', DESCRIBING A TSUNAMI WITH VISUAL STIMULUS USING ONOMATOPOEIA AND FINALLY LOOKING AT ITS USE IN A SHORT EXTRACT OF CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY.

This is an assessment comprising of one question on A Christmas Carol and one question on Jekyll and Hyde. Includes extracts for both and written in the style of AQA English Literature Paper 1. Also contains a Section B for English Language Paper 1. In this case two descriptive writing options, one with a stimulus.

The main resource here is the Powerpoint presentation exploring three different possible exam questions for Blood Brothers. This includes a cut out activity as preparation for one of the questions. Once preparation has been completed, students can complete the question in full as a class activity. Other resources include various worksheets looking at Mickey and Eddie's friendship, the characters of Mrs Johnstone and Mrs Lyons and some worksheets analysing characters & themes. These can be adapted for other characters too.

Three lessons with each one taking a different question of the English Language Paper 1 and using an extract from the novel Of Mice and Men to look at the required skills. 3 x PPT lessons and 3 x extracts provided.

USEFUL FOR BROADENING KNOWLEDGE AT A LEVEL. CAN BE PRINTED OFF FOR STUDENTS TO HAVE AS A REFERENCE GUIDE.

This lesson starts with an introduction to stock characters and a wide range of other descriptive writing techniques using a written description of a scene in a doctor's waiting room. Students answer a set of questions which ask them to identify the writer's techniques and explain the effects. Next, students plan their own descriptive writing using given planning sheets, a range of prompts and some images of a fairground.

This two lesson resource gives students an example of a story, for which they can discuss what the candidate has done well and what could be improved. Following this they can use the mark scheme included (from the new spec AQA) to award a level / mark. Using this knowledge of what makes a good narrative, the remaining slides give some prompts and advice about how to go about planning and writing a narrative. Planning sheet and suggested titles is included for students to plan according to what they have learned. The actual story could be written by way of extension.

Three articles, article-based questions and tasks on the topic of gun crime. Suitable for KS3 or 4. Might engage boys.

Seven lessons (the first three of which look at the context for the story) covering up to the end of Stave 1. Aimed at MA but contains tasks for all abilities. Easily differentiated.

3 lessons covering Stave 2 - Ghost of Christmas Past.

Six lessons focussing on Stave 3, The Ghost of Christmas Present. Includes a step by step approach to analysing an exam question - How does Dickens present the importance of family? Relevant extract included.