Model answers for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 from November 2018 (A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury). Three model answers each for questions 2, 3 and 4 for the purpose of showing what a good answer at each level looks like, roughly equivalent to a level 9, 7 and 5. Notes are included to show where and how the different bands of the mark scheme were met. Intended to be used for teachers and students to see how to improve. For example, a level 5 answer will be useful for a student currently working at level 3 or level 4. Please provide feedback on how you’ve used the resource and anything that could be added to make it more useful.

This is a set of model answers for questions 1-4 of specimen assessment material one for AQA English Language GCSE Paper 2 (Jay Rayner and Henry’s letter) with tips and advice relating to how to meet the mark scheme requirements.

Clearly presents a way to tackle the difficulties of evaluation question on the English Language GCSE paper for all exam boards (both 1 & 2/fiction & non-fiction). Goes through ‘what is evaluation?’, what to write about and how to structure a response. Overall, designed to increase understanding and confidence for teachers and students. Contains an exemplar but no activities or texts to practise on, but rather to support other work.

Model answers for Edexcel GCSE English Language Paper 1 from November 2018 (The Time Machine by HG Wells). Model answers for questions 3 and 4 for the purpose of showing what a good answer at each level looks like, roughly equivalent to a level 9, 7 and 5. Notes are included to show where and how the different bands of the mark scheme were met. Intended to be used for teachers and students to see how to improve. For example, a level 5 answer will be useful for a student currently working at level 3 or level 4. Please provide feedback on how you’ve used the resource and anything that could be added to make it more useful.

A full OCR English Language Paper 1 exam, questions 1-6, featuring texts from Emma Watson and Florence Nightingale on the theme of feminism.

Model answers for OCR GCSE English Language Paper 2 from June 2017 (Cider With Rosie by Laurie Lee and A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas). Three model answers each for questions 2, 3 and 4 for the purpose of showing what a full mark answers looks like as well as one and two levels below, roughly equivalent to a level 9, 7 and 5. Written to meet the mark scheme as well as examiner’s report for that year. Notes are included to show where and how requirements are met. Intended as an adaptable teacher’s tool to aid demonstration of models for the Language fiction exam. Please provide feedback on how you’ve used resource and anything that could be added to make more useful.

Introductory lesson to how fact and opinion is used to persuade or argue in non-fiction or transactional writing. Activities include debate and analysis of news article. Adapt as you need.

Mock AQA English Language Paper 1 for exam practise and revision. Based on an edited extract from H.G. Wells' The Island of Doctor Moreau and featuring all questions from 1 to 5. To be used in conjunction with AQA mark scheme.

Relevant and succinct context information on the Victorian era including: Education, the Industrial Revolution, religion, morality, the Victorian Gentleman, duality, the Gothic and the London setting. All covered in 9 slides! Includes a few activities to encourage connections to be made with context and plot in order to increase engagement, interest and understanding in the novel. No spoilers! Can be used prior to or during reading.

Full practise paper for AQA English Language Paper 2 (Writers' viewpoints and perspectives). Questions 1-5 featuring a letter from a former racist and an edited speech by Frederick Douglass.

A review/revision source for Edexcel English Language Paper 1 going through requirements for each question with tips and advice.

Model answers for OCR GCSE English Language Paper 2 November 2017 with tips and notes, based on the examiner’s report, providing knowledge of how students can consistently meet the mark scheme at a high level when dealing with an unseen text. Questions 1-4 only for the extracts from ‘Trafalgar: An Eyewitness History’ and ‘Band of Sisters’ by Kirsten Holmstedt

Model answers for Edexcel GCSE English Language Paper 2 June 2018 with tips and notes, based on the examiner’s report, providing knowledge of how students can consistently meet the mark scheme at a high level when dealing with an unseen texts. Questions 1-7 only for extracts from the obituary of Little Milton and ‘Really the Blues’

This a full scheme for ‘A Christmas Carol’ that is designed for higher set or high ability engagement and development. There are a variety of tasks to do and a good amount of knowledge. I have also included an annotated copy of ‘A Christmas Carol’ to match up with the focus points in the PowerPoint.

Full 6-8 week scheme to support full reading of ‘Lord of the Flies’. Originally designed for high ability Year 8. Includes reading questions, understanding and analysis tasks as well as many group activities to build independent responses to the novel.

Mock Edexcel English Language GCSE Paper 2 on the subject of private schools, for revision or practise. All questions. Text 2 is subject to copyright so I include a link only. You will require chapter 3, Prison of Privilege, and can edit as you require.

Context presentation on An Inspector Calls including historical events, social change, the writer's own life and genre and literary influences, as well as how to use context and why it is important.

Lesson on what context is, context for Macbeth covering politics, religion, other works and the monarchy, as well as why context is important.

Lesson on John Agard's Flag. Includes link to the poet reading the poem, models close analysis and includes worksheets for groups to do the same on each stanza. Also models a PEE response paragraph with challenges.