Middle school English language arts resources

A lesson that breaks down questions 2 and 4 in Language Paper 2 and goes through the differences for students.

A walking, talking mock exam to walk students through the process of sitting their Paper 1 exam for AQA GCSE English Literature.

A walking, talking mock exam to walk students through the process of sitting their Paper 2 exam for AQA GCSE English Literature.

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This is the last guided reading lesson for the novel No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe. There are guided reading questions, a plot summary, questions regarding the cyclical structure of the novel and a silent debate on who is to blame for the crimes committed as the final activity. Plenary and learning objectives, dates, etc are all included as usual. There is also a starter which asks students to design a new book cover, but this could become a homework task. Look out for the revision resources to support students’ reflection on the novel.

This lesson uses Margaret Postgate Cole’s “The Falling Leaves”. The lesson was originally planned as cover. There is a short powerpoint (only 9 slides and one of those slides is a printable) accompanied by a worksheet which has a copy of the poem together with six questions, two of which are on the poem’s structure and its effect; the others focus on Cole’s use of simile and its effect. The main focus of the lesson is on the use of simile. Once the analysis of the poem is done, the pupils are then asked to create their own similes to go alongside an image of a WW1 soldier in a trench. Having done this, they are asked to use their similes along with four of Cole’s words to produce a piece of creative writing, either in poetry or in prose.

Differentiated sheets on writing/matching personification sentences for everyday objects.

AQA Literature Paper 1 (2017) question dealing with the presentation of Lady Macbeth as a powerful woman. Full, detailed Point Evidence Analysis and Development chains, colour-coded with AOs.

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Revision resource, homework or easily set cover work for KS4 classes. Activity will give students an understanding of Priestley’s choice of names and will give them something to write about for any exam question they might come across.

An accessible lesson which prepares students for Language paper 1 focusing on a series of images with a model response. Created with year 11 in mind, but suitable for all year groups.

A recap revision lesson to be delivered before the English Language Paper 2 exam. Contains a placemat which the students fill in as the lesson is delivered. This then acts as a revision aid. Has model answers and references to the mark scheme throughout.

A poster for your classroom wall with key character descriptions and quotations for Don Pedro from Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado about Nothing’. Could also be printed A4 for students to glue into books. Might also be useful to upload onto school intranet for revision purposes. Especially useful with lower ability students, and also those who find revising and note-making difficult for GCSE English Literature

This is a lesson on how to answer AQA Literature Paper 1 Section B (A Christmas Carol). It is aimed at lower-attaining students and contains the Assessment Objectives written in a more accessible way. It also includes sentence starters to help students write a paragraph. The question is ‘Starting with this extract, how does Dickens present Scrooge as an outsider to society?’ This question was taken from the AQA Specimen paper from 2014.

This resource includes 15 separate revision guides for each of the Edexcel Relationship Poetry Poems. Each guide covers context, language, form, structure, the poet’s message and key quotations.

A poster for your classroom wall with key character descriptions and quotations for Beatrice from Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado about Nothing’. Could also be printed A4 for students to glue into books. Might also be useful to upload onto school intranet for revision purposes. Especially useful with lower ability students, and also those who find revising and note-making difficult for GCSE English Literature

This is a full 2 hr lesson based on the Edexcel Literature Paper 1 GCSE exam. It uses past papers and has strategies to tackle each section of the paper with the mark scheme, a video and exemplar responses.

This is a series of slides covering what Standard English is as an introduction, moving on to defining the Active Voice and Passive Voice. There are also some activities included in the slides. It is intended as a workshop for staff, however you will easily be able to adapt this for Year 5 or Year 6 children. Please let me know if it’s useful - I will shortly be uploading a Grammar Guide for Parents!

Scheme of work for year 10s or 11s preparing for the AQA GCSE Literature Paper 1.

This lesson begins with a team quotation quiz to recap on chapters 9 - 17. (1 - 8 were on lesson 14). Answers are included, of course. The lesson has a focus on analysing language in quotations. After the guided reading of chapter 18 with questions which guide students towards the end of lesson assessment. The assessment is on the presentation of death and bereavement in No Longer at Ease. As always, there are mark schemes and peer assessment opportunities in the plenary. There is also a sentence analysis activity for students to work on in groups, pairs or individually. Enjoy!

This is the 20th lesson in the scheme of work, focusing on a guided reading of chapter 17. The starter is a paired activity on colonialisation and the effects of it. The questions following guide students towards an end of lesson assessment on rising tension across the novel. There is a mark scheme and a whole-class self-assessment plenary.

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Thematic revision resource

A revision resource to support planning for thematic questions

Extract analysis with planning structure for two thematic questions

A KS2 literacy resource on changing plural nouns to singular nouns. This worksheet was created by Primary Leap

A poster for your classroom wall with key character descriptions and quotations for Benedick from Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado about Nothing’. Could also be printed A4 for students to glue into books. Might also be useful to upload onto school intranet for revision purposes. Especially useful with lower ability students, and also those who find revising and note-making difficult for GCSE English Literature

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Originally planned for Cambridge A-level students but could easily be adapted for other syllabuses and age ranges. Lesson includes PowerPoint with teacher notes, worksheets, extracts and drama reading activities. The lesson considers the start of the play, including a study of dramatic technique, presentation of key characters, critical opinions, image clusters and key speeches.

I created this simple informative chart for students to help them remember what the Assessment Objectives are. I hope this is also useful for some people. I have an A3 sheet of this in my classroom and it’s easy for me to reference it.

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A lesson which looks at The Explorer’s Daughter non-fiction extract. It was made for the Edexcel IGCSE with both reading and writing components. Would stretch over two lessons.

This is a GCSE revision bundle focusing on key themes explore in the Power and Conflict poems. It includes a range of activities from: comparison tables, model texts to annotate and planning support to write GCSE-style responses. This is easily adaptable for any KS4 class of any ability.

This is a GCSE lesson revision focusing on the power of nature that the AQA Power and Conflict poetry explores. The lesson features a range of activities that you can pick and chose from to suit your class. They range from pupils completing a comparison table to identify what poems link in terms of the power of nature; to a model text to analyse to support pupils in writing a response to a GCSE question. This is easily adaptable for a KS4 class of any ability.

This is a GCSE lesson revision different types of pride in Ozymandias and My Last Duchess from the AQA Power and Conflict poetry cluster. The lesson features a range of activities that you can pick and chose from to suit your class. They range from pupils completing a table (included) to compare the two poems and the methods used by the poets to present pride; to a run through of each poem linking to the theme to then support pupils in writing a response to a GCSE question. This is easily adaptable for a KS4 class of any ability.

This is a GCSE lesson revision focusing on memory and the AQA Power and Conflict poetry that explores this. The lesson features a range of activities that you can pick and chose from to suit your class. They range from a model text for pupils to annotate and identify the AOs in; to a planning sheet to support them in structuring a comparison essay. This is easily adaptable for a KS4 class of any ability. Planning sheet and model text copies are included.

This is a GCSE lesson revision on different types of individual experience that the AQA Power and Conflict poetry cluster explores. The lesson features a range of activities that you can pick and chose from to suit your class. They range from pupils completing a table to identify what poems link to different types of individual experience; to a run through of each poem linking to the theme to then support pupils in writing a response to a GCSE question. This is easily adaptable for a KS4 class of any ability.

This has been designed so students can work together during a pre-exam breakfast session in preparation for the AQA English Literature Paper 2 exam on Friday 25th May 2018, but it’s useful for any exam board or any year group revising the Power and Conflict poetry. The activities are engaging and differentiated, and they cover making comparisons, key themes and key contextual information. Definitely worth a download before the big exam.

This is a lesson planned for a middle ability Year 8 class. It introduces pupils to fantasy worlds but initial discussing the worlds they know and based on this, what they think they key features of a fantasy world should be. There is then a brief example of an opening description of a fantasy world for them to discuss before they then have a extended writing task of writing their own opening. There are sentence starters to support pupils with their writing and level descriptions to aid them in their writing and the self-assessment task. This lesson can be easily adapted for a KS3 class of any ability.

This is a complete revision bundle for functional skills maths level 1 and level 2 includes both my revision guides and answers. Plus the fact sheets and the revision bingo.

There are 5 sets of matching poems with a particular focus, such as Falling in love School Teachers War Texting The sheet provided gives a space for students to plan their answers for both questions. Editable word documents included if you just want the poems!

This document consists of a high grade exam answer from one of my students with examiner comments and attached mark scheme. My student achieved a grade 8 in her GCSE English Literature exams. This example can be used in class for students to go through, seeing where the marks can be awarded, essay and paragraph structure, discussions about the use of quotes, themes and terminology effectively within an exam answer.