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Five star rated and 'TES Recommended' authors, we are two Heads of English who are passionate about using and developing quality, engaging resources. We recognise the need for resources that are 'ready to go' and that don't require a huge amount of 'polishing' before they can be used. Every resource that we publish is quality assured and, most importantly, has been tried and tested by us in the classroom! We hope you find our resources useful and we welcome any feedback.
A 59 slide presentation comprised of 5 lessons analysing 'Propping Up the Line'.
The extract used is available to download for free on e-AQA Secure Materials, KS3 Test Packs - Year 9 Pack 2.
The lessons cover the skills needed to approach questions 1-3 on the new AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1, Section A exam.
The lessons have been designed with a lower ability Key Stage Four group in mind and clearly spell out the different steps for success needed for the first three questions. These lessons would also be suitable to use at Key Stage Three or as a transition/revision resource.
Each lesson is fully resourced with clear learning objectives, a range of activities and opportunities for self and peer assessment.
Clear links are made to the exam assessment objectives and mark scheme throughout.
Model answers provided.
If you are looking for a more challenging set of resources for middle to upper ability students please see our five star rated Paper 1, Section A resources in our shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/RojoResources
A free taster lesson analysing an extract from 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' to prepare students for GCSE AQA English Language, Paper 1 Section A.
This 16 slide lesson takes students through an approach to reading and analysing an extract building up to answer a 4 mark question 1 from the exam paper.
Clear learning objectives and links made to the exam paper. A range of independent and collaborative activities that can be adapted to suit the needs of your students.
If you like this lesson please take a look at the full set of resources for this extract here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/aqa-gcse-english-language-paper-1-section-a-lessons-11700071
A 62 slide presentation comprised of 5 lessons analysing 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'.
The lessons cover the skills needed to approach questions 1-3 on the new AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1, Section A exam.
The lessons have been designed with a lower ability Key Stage Four group in mind and clearly spell out the different steps for success needed for the first three questions. These lessons would also be suitable to use at Key Stage Three or as a transition/revision resource.
Each lesson is fully resourced with clear learning objectives, a range of activities and opportunities for self and peer assessment.
Clear links are made to the exam assessment objectives and mark scheme throughout.
Model answers provided.
If you are looking for a more challenging set of resources for middle to upper ability students please see our five star rated Paper 1, Section A resources in our shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/RojoResources
A 27 slide lesson presentation taking students through a sample paper for the GCSE AQA English Language, Paper 2, Section A exam.
The lesson uses a non-fiction text by Dickens and a recent Guardian article.
The presentation includes clear learning objectives, a number of learning activities and opportunities for self and peer assessment.
Clear guidance is given for each question and model answers are also provided. Differentiation to extend and support students is also incorporated into the lesson presentation.
Clear links are made to the markscheme and assessment objectives throughout.
Could be used to walk students through the paper or as a follow up and feedback lesson once students have completed the paper.
Sample exam paper and extracts included.
Three full lesson presentations, plus exam papers and a lesson plan walking students through the Paper 2, Section A exam for AQA: "Writers' Viewpoints and Perspectives".
Each presentation contains: clear learning objectives, learning start and review activities, model answers, activities and support sheets for each question.
Planning slides also included for teachers to use and adapt for their own texts.
A 31 slide lesson presentation taking students through a sample paper for the GCSE AQA English Language, Paper 2, Section A exam.
The presentation includes clear learning objectives, a starter and review activity and opportunities for self and peer assessment.
Clear guidance is given for each question and model answers are also provided. Differentiation to extend and support students is also incorporated into the lesson presentation.
Clear links are made to the markscheme and assessment objectives throughout.
Could be used to walk students through the paper or as a follow up and feedback lesson once students have completed the paper.
Lesson plan included.
Sample exam paper also included.
A 26 slide lesson presentation taking students through a sample paper for the GCSE AQA English Language, Paper 2, Section A exam.
The presentation includes clear learning objectives, a starter and review activity and opportunities for self and peer assessment.
Clear guidance is given for each question and model answers are also provided. Differentiation to extend and support students is also incorporated into the lesson presentation.
Clear links are made to the markscheme and assessment objectives throughout.
Could be used to walk students through the paper or as a follow up and feedback lesson once students have completed the paper.
Sample exam paper also included.
A 20 slide presentation guiding students through the process of responding to question 4 in Paper 1, Section A of the new AQA GCSE English Language exam.
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This bundle really does contain everything that you need to fully resource the new AQA English Language specification (first exams in 2017).
Including some of our best selling, five star resources:
A two year long term plan mapping out both the Lang and Lit courses,
An Excel tracking spreadsheet to monitor students' progress and convert raw AQA marks into a 1-9 grade,
Assessment and marking sheets for each section of the exam,
Planning and overview slides for each section of the exam which could also be printed out and displayed as posters.
This bundle also includes comprehensive PowerPoint lesson presentations for each section of the exam with over 400 slides of high quality, engaging material to use with students. Lesson by lesson schemes of work also included for Paper 1 Section A and Paper 2 Section A.
Each lesson is ready to go and fully resourced to save planning time.
Feedback is gratefully appreciated!
Question 4 resources now included and also available to download for free here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/aqa-english-language-paper-1-section-a-question-4-revision-11504003
Everything that you need to successfully prepare students for the new AQA English Language, Paper 1 Section A exam.
All our Paper 1, Section A resources in one place including:
Detailed lesson PowerPoints looking at each question - over 200 high quality slides and accompanying resources.
Model answers to all the different questions.
Peer and self assessment template slides.
Marking and assessment cover sheets for students or teacher to use.
Template slides for each question to drop into any lesson PowerPoint on Paper 1, Section A.
A homework booklet to support students in their independent reading.
I have used a wide range of extracts to engage all learners including extracts from: '1984', 'The Great Gatsby', 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist', 'Fahrenheit 451' and 'From Russia With Love' and more.
This bundle really will save you hours of planning time!
Any feedback greatly appreciated.
20 slides that can be dropped into any lesson presentation for Paper 2, Section A of the AQA English Language course.
Presentation includes:
An overview slide explaining the requirements of the exam.
A slide for each question explaining the key aspects and requirements for each question.
Peer/self assessment slides for each question.
'First Responses' template to use when tackling an unseen extract.
An assessment sheet to be used when marking Paper 2, Section A responses - either by student or teacher.
A slide detailing the requirements of each Assessment Objective.
10 fully resourced lessons to prepare students for the AQA English Language Paper 2, Section A exam: 'Writer's Viewpoints and Perspectives'.
This resource bundle includes:
Two powerpoint presentations totalling 142 slides.
A full lesson by lesson scheme of work including clear learning objectives and outlining assessment opportunities.
Eight different extracts to use with students from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.
Each lesson is clearly structured with learning objectives, learning start activities, learning review activities and opportunities for students to demonstrate and assess their learning in a number of ways.
The lessons aim to develop a common approach for tackling each question to build students' confidence. There are a number of opportunities for students to tackle the different question types and the presentations provide clear steps and guidance to support students during the assessment process.
Model answers and assessment sheets also included.
Extracts included:
'American Sniper', Chris Kyle
'The Charge of the Light Brigade', William Howard Russell
'Letter to My Mother', Wilfred Owen
'A Beautiful Job', Gunner William Towers (WW1)
'The Death of Lord Nelson', William Beatty
'We Shall Fight Them on the Beaches', Winston Churchill
'Surrender Speech', Chief Joseph (taken from the AQA Reading Support Booklet)
'The Gettysburg Address', Abraham Lincoln
In addition to this, the presentations also include some optional Paper 2, Section B questions that link to the extracts and aim to develop students' nonfiction writing skills.
The lessons and extracts are focused around the theme of war so they can be linked with the 'Power and Conflict' AQA poetry anthology to develop students' contextual understanding for the English Literature exam.
Any feedback on the resource would be greatly appreciated!
A planning grid to use with students to develop the skills needed to analyse unseen non-fiction extracts for Paper 2, Section A of the English Language exam.
AQA state that students should be taught to read and analyse the whole text independently to prepare them for the exam. I found that using a similar planning grid for Paper 1, Section A really helped to give students a route into the text.
Inspired by the brilliant MITSL poetry analysis grid I found on the internet a few years ago.
More Paper 2, Section A resources to follow soon!
16 slides that can be dropped into any lesson presentation on Paper 1, Section A: approaches to unseen fiction.
Presentation includes:
A slide for each question explaining the key aspects and requirements for each question.
Peer/self assessment slides for each question.
Paper 1, Section A glossary.
'First Responses' template to use when tackling an unseen extract.
Two slides looking in more detail at how to approach structure for question 3.
A double sided A3 revision sheet to help prepare students for the final exam.
A selection of resources to consolidate students' basic literacy skills focusing in particular on apostrophes and the key homophones of: 'their/there/they're', 'too/two/to' and 'where/we're/were'.
The bundle includes:
A 13 slide presentation with slides that can be dropped into any lesson presentation to use as lesson starters or as distinct activities within the lesson.
Worksheets recapping key homophones and apostrophes.
A 30 slide presentation with commonly misspellings which could be used for digital signage around the school or as lesson starter slides.
A 20 slide lesson designed to consolidate students' understanding of how to approach and analyse an unseen poem. The lesson focuses on the poem 'Children in Wartime' and contains a number of engaging activities to stimulate students' responses to the text. There is also a clear focus on how the writer uses structure to convey meaning. The lesson can be used with any GCSE Specification.
A two week scheme of work designed to introduce and consolidate students' understanding of descriptive writing techniques. The focus of the scheme of work is on describing a theme park during the day and during the night.
A 63 slide presentation comprised of six lessons designed to prepare students for Paper 1, Section B of the new AQA English Language GCSE exam although the resource could easily be adapted to suit other specifications by simply removing references to the AQA assessment objectives. Each lesson is fully resourced and includes a number of opportunities for individual and collaborative work.
Lessons focus on:
Varying vocabulary for effect
Applying a variety of sentence structures
Figurative language techniques
Organisation and structure of writing
A detailed scheme of work accompanies the powerpoint presentation.
A 15 slide presentation that I used to deliver an assembly linked to National Poetry Day in 2014. I've also uploaded the videos I used during the assembly.
A short video to introduce the story of 'An Inspector Calls' could be used to introduce or recap the play.
Video contains key quotations and images that link to the play.
An extension task could be for students to consider the relevance of the song used.
