In amongst the madness that is modern-day teaching, I still find time (somehow) and enjoy creating my own resources, from Key Stage 3 worksheets and PowerPoint presentations to Key Stage 5 model A-Level French & German essays, and everything in between. PLEASE leave an honest review if you purchase any of my resources! Thanks, Paul
In amongst the madness that is modern-day teaching, I still find time (somehow) and enjoy creating my own resources, from Key Stage 3 worksheets and PowerPoint presentations to Key Stage 5 model A-Level French & German essays, and everything in between. PLEASE leave an honest review if you purchase any of my resources! Thanks, Paul
A 783-word model written response to the new AQA A-level French 7652 Paper 2 question "Faïza Guène présente Kiffe kiffe demain comme un journal. Comment est-ce que cela affecte la façon dont l’histoire est présentée ?"
The response is followed by a comprehensive vocabulary list which will enable pupils of all levels to access the model response.
Pupils can use the model response to identify point, evidence and personal evaluation in each main paragraph, as well as to draw out useful generic essay language which they can in turn use in their own work.
PowerPoint presentation and supporting resource which introduces the main themes of La Haine. By this stage, pupils will already have built up a knowledge of the plot/storyline. Activities include a short translation starter, a match-up task which can be done in small groups, diamond 9 speaking task, a reading comprehension match-up task requiring students to match examples of specific events in film to specific themes, a synonym finder task, a short writing task to pen own examples from film and matching them to specific themes covered and a speaking task plenary to get pupils thinking about the importance and representation of the themes, as well as the director’s intentions.
An 850-word model essay based on the AQA AS French specimen set paper 2 question “Examinez la représentation de la police dans le film La Haine”. The essay includes 4 follow-up tasks; a gap-fill task, a synonym finder task, a French > English translation task and an idiom match-up task. All tasks are based on the content of the essay and come complete with teacher’s answers, including a 20-mark translation. This would comfortably form the basis of a whole lesson. The essay also follows the Point-Evidence-Evaluation model which I preach to my students and has reaped success in exams!
A PowerPoint presentation I recently used for a lesson observation which received glowing feedback. Prior to the lesson, print the slides 17-29 and attach to wall around the classroom. Graded and differentiated tasks and resources throughout will help impress, in a lesson that incorporates all 4 language skill areas. I have also included a writing framework task for the follow-up lesson, where pupils have to sequence a model writing answer and then adapt the language.
A 675-word model answer to the question 2018 AQA A-level French Paper 2 question 13.1 “Analysez la représentation de la banlieue et des banlieusards dans ce film et combine cette représentation est réaliste”
The model answer includes an introduction, 3 clear main paragraphs with point, evidence and evaluation, as well as a conclusion.
The language used also ties into the La Haine writing framework resource available in my shop.
This includes a full lesson PowerPoint presentation and accompanying worksheet which I created and used recently for appraisal. The lesson I delivered using these resources received very positive feedback.
The PowerPoint includes a differentiated gap-fill starter on the verbs gehen and spielen and then introduces the gern, nicht gern and am liebsten concepts. This is then consolidated through pairs verbal tasks, a clearly differentiated reading task, a speaking and listening dice game, a writing task and plenary task.
1) A-LEVEL FRENCH La Haine French Model Essay - Main themes of film director and reaction
My response to the A-level essay question Analysez les principaux thèmes ou les principales idées du metteur en scène que vous avez étudié. Comment avez-vous réagi à ces thèmes ou à ces idées ? which is relevant for either the legacy or the new-style A-level courses. This is a great model resource to discuss the importance of structure and to access for vocabulary and essay-writing phrases. We discuss the importance of the PEE model (Point-Evidence-Evaluation) and sometimes get pupils to do group work whereby each group evaluates a paragraph and explains PEE in each to other groups. ***NOW INCLUDES ASSOCIATED EXERCISES FOR PUPILS, INCLUDING PHRASE-FINDER AND TRANSLATION OF EXPRESSIONS WITHIN ESSAY***
"I think this essay will be helpful to any students struggling to get to grips with the demands of the challenge of writing a target language essay on a cultural topic. It would serve as a sound model for how to structure a sufficiently well-argued response, and demonstrates effectively how details should be adduced to explain and justify the points raised."
2) A2 FRENCH La Haine A2 Model Essay - Points positifs et aspects qu'on pourrait critiquer + exercises
A model essay on La Haine for the A2 French cultural studies essay writing question "Quels aspects de l’œuvre du metteur en scène que vous avez etudié est-ce que vous trouvez plutôt positifs ? Est-ce qu’il y a des aspects de l’œuvre que vous critiqueriez ? Expliquez pourquoi."
This resource includes a 732-word model essay with a variety of points, vocabulary and grammatical structures and also 3 exercises for pupils to complete, including a vocabulary finder task, a reading comprehension and target language response task, and a third task which invites pupils to think of further positives and criticisms of La Haine.
3) La Haine A2 FRENCH Model Essay - Le facteur le plus important pour le succès du film
Another model essay in response to an A2 essay writing question from the AQA FREN3 June 2013 Q14b. This can be accessed in a variety of ways in order to help pupils make progress with their essay writing.
4) La Haine A2 Model Essay - How does the film's director seek to provoke strong emotions among viewers
A model A2 French essay on the film La Haine and on how Kassovitz seeks to provoke strong emotions among viewers.
5) La Haine A2 Model Essay - Influences of director
An exemplar model A2 French essay I wrote on the film La Haine about the influences of the film's director Mathieu Kassovitz. It has a few comprehension exercises thereafter.
5* "Thank you very much for this essay. I really like the exercises at the end too." Mlle Pierre
5* "Excellent - very useful resource. I am not teaching La Haine but it has still provided some valuable inspiration to help support my students on the film we are studying" afyvvmc
6) La Haine A2 Model Essay - To what extent does originality play a role in the film's success
A model A2 French essay on the film La Haine. Pupils could be asked to pick out key vocabulary, identify structures used, adapt ideas or even pick out key points made, evidence presented or evaluation made.
Extent originality contributes to success
Some of the essays have accompanying exercises. Bundle price 18% cheaper than buying essays individually.
I have used these writing and speaking support frameworks with the new AQA GCSE specification to help pupils produce more accurate and varied written ideas, and to support with answering target language questions spontaneously with greater confidence.
The foundation framework includes key verbs in past, imperfect, present, near future tenses as well as key time markers, adverbs and conjunctions.
The higher framework includes a wider range of both regular and irregular verbs in past, imperfect, present, near future tenses, future and conditional tenses as well as a range of time markers, adverbs and conjunctions. They also have reflexive verbs in the tenses listed above, as well as complex structures, including passive voice, subjunctive mood, perfect subjunctive, perfect infinitives, present participles, the conditional perfect and si clauses.
These are very popular with the pupils, and can be laminated on A3 or used as A4 inserts in exercise books.
A concise yet comprehensive & colourful resource for French students between KS3 to KS4 which can easily be made into a personalised booklet which summarises all of the key French tenses, including Pluperfect, Perfect, Imperfect, Present (Regular & Irregular), Near Future, Future, Conditional & Conditional Perfect. My pupils find the tense summaries really useful and they have also been enlarged and put onto A3 and laminated by other staff to use as classroom wall display support.
Two useful insert for pupils to keep at the back of their books and/or to laminate on A3 for pupils to use when responding to 40, 90, and 150-word GCSE writing tasks.
The foundation sheet has key verbs in past, present and near future, as well as some common connectives and time phrases. This can be used by pupils to create simple and accurate responses to 40- and 90-word writing tasks in conjunction cognates and near-cognates and foundation level topic-specific vocabulary. I have even used this for my able KS3 Y8 classes.
The higher sheet is double-sided and alongside a wider range of categorised verbs in past, present, future, near future and conditional, it also includes examples of generic complex structures which could be incorporated into written responses to 90- and 150-word tasks.
Feedback from pupils has been wholly positive, and these have also been useful in encouraging greater verbal responses from pupils in speaking tasks.
A 618-word response to Q8.2 in the AQA’s recently published November 2020 A-Level French Paper 2 resource based on the novel Kiffe kiffe demain.
« Ce qui rend la vie supportable pour les personnages dans ce roman, c’est la qualité des rapports qui existent entre eux. » Dans quelle mesure êtes-vous d’accord avec ce jugement ?
The essay contains 3 main paragraphs, as well as an intro and conclusion. Each paragraph contains a clear point linked to the title itself, as well as specific evidence and then developed evaluation.
This model can be explored in a variety of ways to look at essay structure, in particular the weighting of point-evidence-evaluation within paragraphs, grammatical structures or vocabulary.
A 522-word model essay responding to the 2022 A-level Paper 2 question on La Haine entitled “Analysez les moyens par lesquels Kassovitz présente le thème du conflit dans le film. Comment jugez-vous son traitement de ce thème ?”. The piece includes a wide range of vocabulary and structures to exploit as a model, and sticks loyally to the point, evidence, evalutaion/analysis model.
This makes for a useful model essay resource in preparing A-level pupils for the Paper 2 exam.
