An exemplary essay for CCEA GCSE The Study of Written Language, using Animal Farm . Notes for Ch10 of Animal Farm and PPQ list

For use with the CCEA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: PAPER 1 SECTION B: READING TO ACCESS NON FICTION TEXTS unit. Students would read through the articles and pick up on why certain techniques are being used to engage.

CCEA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE BOOK COVER ANALYSIS FOR PAPER 1 SECTION B: TASKS 4 AND 5. Something Nasty in the Woodshed and Thick as Thieves novels to analyse for Paper 1 Revision

Hi all! These are a mixture of reworked PPQs from the old specification and articles I have sourced myself from some careful scouring of the internet. I intend to use them as mocks or tracker tests to chart my students' progress through the unit 'Reading to access non-fiction and media texts'. They are to be used in conjunction with the new CCEA GCSE English Language paper. Hopefully you find them useful.

CCEA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: Unit 1 - Paper 1 Section B - Book Cover. This is a sample question created for the new gcse specification. I usually introduce the things they should look out for in book covers: GENRE, AUDIENCE, PURPOSE (G.A.P.) sell the book cover/ persuade the reader to purchase create enigma or intrigue hints at the narrative structure / plot endears the reader to the main protagonist setting narrative P.O.V. (Is it first person to create a confiding tone?) and tense (present for a sense of immediacy?) sentence structuring and punctuation for various effects language devices tone Then I use the assessment matrix to mark it. I’ll take a good essay, scan it in, share it with the class and give them a matrix, letting the students ‘be the examiner’ and annotate the sample essay explaining why it is good and what they could do to improve. Hope this helps.

CCEA GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE: The Study of Prose: Paper 1 Sections A and B. This resource contains two sample essays taken from the 2018 May/June Exam: Section A: A sample response on Lord of the Flies : Piggy as a victim Section B: Unseen prose sample response on Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer extract

CCEA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: Non-Fiction Texts To be used for Paper 2 Section B: Tasks 3 and 4. A re-purposed PPQ from the old specification - designed to be used as a new spec resource to help teach the non-fiction component of paper 2.

Two sample essay plans to help guide students towards the points they may wish to make if the following questions come up: Mitch as a Victim Stanley: more victim than villain?

Resources to assist with the CCEA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Paper 1 Section A: Writing for Purpose and Audience. Hope you find this useful.

A video that guides students through a sample Q on Titanic. The other resources are available on here to download and use.

Year 9 Travel Writing Extracts and Comprehension Questions Bill Bryson A Walk in the Woods Paul Archer and Johno Ellis It’s On the Meter Paul Archer and Johno Ellis It’s On the Meter Joe Simpson Touching the Void Paul Archer and Johno Ellis It’s On the Meter

The ReVision GCSE: Paper 1: Tasks 2 and 3: Reading to Access Non-Fiction Three mock papers focusing on tasks 2 and 3 of the new CCEA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE specification ‘The ReVision’. These are to be used for paper 1 for the non-fiction section. I have used these as trackers / mocks for students, but they could easily be used as a class activity where the students have to present their findings, or perhaps ‘be the examiner’ and create a mark scheme after being shown the kinds of things said for the SAM markscheme and Bryson stimulus. Hope you find this useful.

Mock papers I have created for Task 4 and 5 of the new CCEA GCSE Specification - Paper 1 Section B: Reading to Access Non-Fiction and Media. Hopefully you find these useful.

CCEA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1: TASKS 2 AND 3 Two repurposed legacy spec resources for the 2017+ Specification, The ReVision.

To be used in conjunction with the 2017+ CCEA Specification for GCSE English Language. Unit 4: Comparing Literary Texts Resource 1: Use the extract from I am Number Four to encourage students to think about writers’ craft and language techniques; sentence structuring and punctuation. Resource 2: Comparative Sample Question which could be used as a class tracker to prepare students for their Paper 2 Exam. Stimulus used: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Resource 3: Annotated extract from I am Number Four for either teachers or for students who require more scaffolding. Resource 4: Annotated The Lie Tree extract which should be compared with I am Number Four Resource 5: Sample comparison essay of ‘The Lie Tree’ and ‘I am Number Four’ Please feel free to adapt and amend to suit the needs of your students.

KS3 Letter Writing activity

Analysis of Edward Thomas's poem "Aspens" to be used with AS Level Students.

1// A fake past paper question and student response for the new GCSE English Literature paper from CCEA. Hopefully this is of use to you! I do a lot of ‘be the examiner’ exercises where the students have to decide which mark they would give it and why. 2// Response to The Red Room by H G Wells - extract found in the fabulous free pack by Shimna Integrated.

Comparisons Chart according to theme for poems on the CCEA GCE AS Study of Poetry 1900- Present: Frost and Heaney Specification.

A compilation of worksheets (some of which are taken from various sources on the internet, fellow TES users, workbooks etc.) and a guided PowerPoint with clear learning intentions. Two options for assessment at the end. I use this for middle/low ability Y9 classes