Model answers for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 from November 2021 (Half a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie). 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.

Model answers for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 November 2020 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 1-4 only for extracts from ‘Touching the Void’ and ‘Climbing the Meije’.

Model answers for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 from November 2019 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. Questions 1-4 only for extracts from ‘Shooting an Elephant’ and ‘Wild Animals in Captivity’. Please provide feedback on how you’ve used the resource and anything that could be added to make it more useful.

Model answers for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 from June 2019 (Extract from The Crossing by James Cracknell and Ben Fogle and Idle Days in Patagonia by WH Hudson). Three model answers each for questions 2-4 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. Notes are included to show where and how the mark scheme was 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.

Model answers for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 from November 2020 (The Silk Factory by Judith Allnatt). 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.

Model answers for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 from November 2019 (Silent Land by Graham Joyce). 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.

Model answers for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 from June 2019 (The Mill by HE Bates). 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.

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.

Model answers for OCR GCSE English Language Paper 2 from November 2018 (Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier and The Woman in Black by Susan Hill). Two model answers each for Question 2 and three for Questions 3 and 4 for the purpose of showing what a full mark answer looks like, as well as one and two levels below, roughly equivalent to a level 9, 7 and 5. Notes are included to show where and how the mark scheme was 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.

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.

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.

A standalone lesson on the features and use of suspense in ‘The Speckled Band’. Designed for home learning and for post-reading of the story. Contains support for an analysis paragraph and creative writing homework.

Model answers for OCR GCSE English Language Paper 1 from November 2018 (A Living Wage for Factory Girls at Crewe by Ada Nield Chew and The Secret Life of a Fast-Food Worker). 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. Notes are included to show where and how the mark scheme was 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.

Model answers for Edexcel GCSE English Language Paper 2 from November 2018 (Letter from E.B, White and The Pregnancy Book by the Department of Health). Three model answers each for questions 3, 6 and 7(b) 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. Notes are included to show where and how the mark scheme was 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.

Model answers for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 from November 2018 (‘All cyclists fear bad drivers’ From The Guardian and ‘On a Bicycle in the Streets of London’ from a Victorian magazine). 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. Notes are included to show where and the mark scheme was 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 resource and anything that could be added to make more useful.

A series of lessons showing you how to prepare for the anthology poetry comparison (AQA Power and Conflict). All poems covered, real practice exam questions, challenge / extension opportunities. Learn how to prepare and write a level 7+ answer! This is a 15 lesson step by step guide to revising, comparing, planning, writing and improving.

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.

A model version of revision notes for ‘An Inpsector Calls’ to show how to build wide ranging as well as specific knowledge of how the characters are presented to meet the mark scheme’s requirements. A table for students to complete in the style of the model is also included.

A revision table for students to complete including a column to complete about how and why a writer would use it. This is intended for students to remember and prepare this part of their explanation to show understanding of the writer’s work, in particular for the language exams.

Model answers for OCR GCSE English Language Paper 1 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 text. Questions 1-4 only for the extracts from Henry David Thoreau’s ‘Walden, or Life in the Woods’ and ‘Journey to the Ants’ by Bert Holldobler and Edward O. Wilson