This document was compiled in preparation for the AQA A Level Examination for English Language and goes into detail about how to answer Section A (Meanings and Representations/Textual Variations) appropriately and to a high level. It goes in depth into lexis, semantics, phonology, grammar, pragmatics, discourse and graphology- perfect for achieving a Band 5 level answer for your exams. Hope this helps!

A full lesson which is used as part of a series of lessons (more to follow) designed to prepare students for an assessment for Textual Meanings and Representations on Paper 1 (AQA). This lesson focuses on the first question. I will be uploading a lesson for the second question and for the comparison question too. The focus is exam strategy and practising skills. Includes a part model answer and a text.

A sample exam paper created using two texts previously used as Language Change for the old specification. Each text has a part model response and was used in feedback with students after an assessment.

Full SOW for Grammar and Meanings and Representations. 5 lessons covering phrases, active and passive voice, SVOCA and sentence functions & types. Include full explanations, practice questions, application activities and answers. Detailed ppts and detailed handouts in the booklet that match the lessons. Knowledge Organisers for Meanings and Representations: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12438221 Lexis SOW: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12615625 Semantics SOW: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12615631

A full SOW for AQA English Language A-Level, Paper 1 Section A.

A lesson to introduce how a text producer creates meaning and representation. The focus is on analysis of noun, noun phrases, denotation, connotation and contexts. Ideal for Y12 as they begin their study of AQA AS/A Level English Language.

Here are a couple of articles with questions to make Year 12 think about Meanings and Representations. This was sent as independent learning and then discussed in lesson before having a go at answering Q1/Q2 on Paper 1 of the A Level Language paper.

Semantics booklet covering 5 lessons including key terms, practice questions and application tasks. Knowledge organisers for Meanings and Representations: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12438221 Lexis Scheme of Work: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12615625

A full lesson leading on from the previous which focuses on approaching and writing the comparison question on Paper 1. Includes a model response.

A full lesson that follows on from a previous upload using an article about Prince Harry and Megan Markle. This lesson is Text B in a mock Paper 1 Section A (AQA) exam paper - the older text from 1946 focused on Princess Elizabeth and Philip. The lesson leads students through the approach to this question in the exam with strategies for approaching the older text contextually. A lesson will be uploaded later to use the two texts for the comparison question.

A series of lessons and resources ideal for introducing the meanings and reps part of the English Language A Level course.

A full lesson that leads on from the previous textual analysis lessons and encourages peer and self evaluation of work. Focus is on improving writing and understanding the mark scheme.

A lesson designed to encourage students to think more specifically about meanings and representations in texts - preparation for Paper 1 Section A. The lesson is centred on the song Sunscreen.

A lesson for the study of the A Level paper Paper 1 Language, The Individual and Society, Section A- Textual Variations and Representations. New Specification 2017 Aimed at Year 12 students but could be adapted for other year groups. Using Jamie Oliver as a stimulus, students begin to consider how they investigate a text. This lesson is aimed to develop their word class/semantic field analysis skills. Brief overview of topics covered in this double (12 slides): Jamie Oliver Fifteen Website blurb for students to analyse Semantic fields Word Classes activity with prompt sheet Idiom activity 'How to analyse a text' guided model Discussion of how context affects meanings and representations. Additional guidance for some of the activities has been written in the notes sections of the PPT slides. More lessons on each of the language levels will be available.

One or two lessons looking at AQA AS/A Level Paper 1, Section A (Meanings and Representations). The two texts are taken from Obama and Trump's speeches on immigration.

This is a practice paper for Section A Meanings and Representations comparing a blog on the People’s Vote March in 2019 and a Suffrage march in Washington in 1913.

AQA English Language A-Level - infographic to Paper 1, Section A - Meaning and Representation - How to approach Questions 1, 2 and 3 in order to hit band 5 Short summary for an easy, simplified guide to answering questions 1, 2 and 3.

A range of 10+ lessons for AQA A level Language revision covering all topics for Paper 1 and 2; Child language acquisition, meaning and representations, language change, opinion articles, comparison questions… the lot! Lots of example texts, sentence starters, model responses and lessons to practise annotating extracts, analysing, focusing on the mark scheme and developing interpretations.

Introductory lessons looking at how to put together an A Level answer. Uses 2008 example texts found in the Edexcel data pack on the Edexcel website https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-a-levels/english-language-2015.coursematerials.html#filterQuery=category:Pearson-UK:Category%2FSpecification-and-sample-assessments. Looks at how identity is shown in a teenage magazine article vs political speech. Includes template for researching theory. Could easily be adapted for AQA meanings and representations. Includes potential sentence openers/ structures.

A ‘pre-flight checklist’ style resource for A Level students learning how to write an language analysis response looking at how authors create meaning and representation. Halloween theme, sort of - skeleton metaphor throughout.