AQA English Language Paper 1 – Black Phone Two-Lesson Complete GCSE resource

Perfect for: KS4 | AQA Language Paper 1 | Creative Writing | Evaluation | Structure | Language Analysis

This two-lesson resource pack provides a complete, ready-to-teach sequence built around a highly engaging extract adapted from The Black Phone by Joe Hill. The materials guide students through Questions 1–5 of AQA Language Paper 1 using a blend of retrieval, language analysis, structural analysis, evaluation, and narrative writing.

The pack includes a fully structured walk-through (ideal for “walk and talk mocks”), a student-friendly PDF booklet, model answers, scaffolded tasks, and creative writing planning.

What’s Included
Student PDF Booklet

Contains everything students need, including:

The full extract (cleanly formatted)

10 Multiple-Choice Questions for Question 1 practice

A fully scaffolded Question 2 (Language Analysis) cloze paragraph with 20 missing words

A Question 3 structure analysis task with colour-coding instructions (blue, green, orange, pink, yellow) and a complete structural summary

A Question 4 Dominoes task with four quotation-method-reaction-evaluation sets and a write-in grid

A full Narrative Question 5 planning sheet, using sensory prompts and stylistic devices (simile, metaphor, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration)

Large planning spaces for Paragraph 1–3 of Question 3

Models, sentence starters, and structured boxes ideal for scaffolding writing

This booklet is perfect for independent work, homework, revision, or classroom practice.

Lesson PowerPoint (Walk-and-Talk Mock)

(From Black phone – walk and talk mock.pptx

Black phone - walk and talk moc…)
A visually clear, teacher-led walkthrough covering all skills in AQA Paper 1:

Learning objectives for Q1–Q5 displayed at the start

Step-by-step modelling for each question

Highlighting and annotation tasks for Question 2

Clear structural breakdown for Question 3 using the extract:

Opening focus

3 focus shifts

Points where tension rises and falls

Final threatening focus

Full evaluation modelling for Question 4, including exemplar chains and a model paragraph

A fully differentiated approach: high-challenge prompts + supported scaffolding

Q5 Gothic narrative guidance, including character conventions and planning advice

Clear instructions for every task: perfect for whole-class modelling or exam preparation

Skills Covered (Fully Exam-Aligned)

Q1: Retrieval and comprehension

Q2: Language analysis – verbs, imagery, sensory detail, zoom-in

Q3: Structure analysis – focus, shifts, tension, pacing, ending

Q4: Evaluation – opinion, method, effect, reader reaction, writer’s intent

Q5: Creative writing – narrative control, structure, language devices, gothic conventions
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