AQA Language Paper 2 style question paper using resources from The Guardian (2025 editiorial) and ‘A Letter to My Fellow Boomers’. Due to copyright laws, the extracts cannot be uploaded. However, links to the websites are provided within the resource with the questions so that they can be accessed but they will not contain line numbers. Contains: Set of questions for Language Paper 2 (1 to 5 covering reading and writing) Links to the relevant resources Model examples for Q2, Q3 and Q4 PPTs for lessons on Q2, Q4, and Q5 (consider adapting for needs of students) Suitable for timed tasks, revision with Year 11 or introducing Year 10 to Language Paper 2.

Three lessons on AQA Unseen Poetry section using ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ by John Cooper Clarke and ‘Valentine’ by Carol Ann Duffy Includes: Powerpoint for ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ with outline of requirements for Section C of AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2. This Powerpoint also contains a second lesson for writing a response and comparison to ‘Valentine’ (Lessons 1 and 2) Powerpoint for closing the gap allowing students to reflect on their work and make improvements (Lesson 3) Worked example response to be used with ‘I Wanna Be Yours’. Tasks allow for engagement from students and for use under a visualiser *Note: these lessons are designed to be used with the poems ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ by Cooper Clarke and ‘Valentine’ by Duffy. Due to copyright laws, the poems are not included in this bundle. Users should obtain copies of the poems through legitimate published sources."

This resource is designed to support language and structural analysis and to support teachers encouraging a reading strategy for students. It uses an extract from ‘The Lost Hearts’ by M R James (1895) and contains comprehension questions which can be used for discussion as teachers guide their students through the extract. Useful for KS3 and KS4 students when developing their approach to reading unseen texts. It also contains a language analysis and a structural analysis question in the style of AQA English Language Paper 1 so can be used for a revision lesson or a timed task. These also have a success criteria attached and stem sentences to support writing and teacher modelling. A worked example is also attached for language analysis to support teaching!

Six creative writing tasks that could be used for a writing lesson, timed task, set for cover work, exam practice or literacy revision. Three descriptive, three narrative. All with accompanying pictures as a springboard for writing. Each task is written in style of AQA Language Paper 1 and has a success criteria attached but these could be adapted.

Resources to support teaching of language and structural analysis using ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Includes: Extract with comprehension or discussion questions (great for oracy) Language analysis question with stem sentences Structural analysis question with stem sentences Could be used for revision or standalone lessons focused on the above skills.

A collection of 15 exam extracts for ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens. The bundle also includes some other revision materials. Content: Stave 1: actions have consequences (Marley’s Ghost) Stave 1: Scrooge as unsympathetic (charity gentlemen) Stave 1: Supernatural (door knocker extract) Stave 2: importance of family relationships (Little Fan) Stave 2: joy and celebration (Fezziwig’s party) Stave 2: Scrooge’s journey to change (Ghost of Christmas Past) Stave 3: attitudes to poverty (Ignorance and Want) Stave 3: family life (Fred’s Christmas) Stave 3: kindness and generosity (Ghost of Christmas Present) Stave 4: Ghosts used for change (Introduction of Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come) Stave 4: Scrooge’s emotional and moral change (Scrooge is shown his gravestone, says he will change) Stave 4: Fear (Scrooge is taken to the graveyard, ends with revelation of gravestone) Stave 5: Changed attitude to Christmas (realisation it’s Christmas day, talks to the boy) Stave 5: ideas about redemption (waking up a changed man) Stave 5: Scrooge as a reformed man  (raising Bob’s salary and the end) Also includes: a cloze activity for plot, key quotes document, a methods mind-map

A bank of exam questions and some PPTs for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2: Modern Texts. Focus: ‘Princess and the Hustler’- Modern Text (exams from 2025) Includes: Bank of various essay questions and a success criteria PPTs that can be used for lessons and/or revision for some of these questions A PPT on structure and form of ‘Princess and the Hustler’ PPTs for: Social issues, racism, effects of prejudice and discrimination, Mavis as a strong female character, dreams and family. Additional PPT on structure and form.

A full AQA Language Paper 2 style practice paper on natural environments (Cambodian and Australian Caves) Please note that Source A could not be reproduced due to copyright laws. The link to the article (featured in ‘The Guardian’ in March 2026 and written by Pablo Sinovas) is available with the extract resource. This could be used for: Targeted intervention Exam practice Lessons

A full AQA Language Paper 1 style paper to be used in conjunction with an extract from ‘The Ocean at the End of the Lane’ by Neil Gaiman. Please note: the passage for Q2 has been deleted due to copyright. I have uploaded the full extract separately.

A revision pack for AQA Modern Text ‘Princess and the Hustler’ by Chinonyerem Odimba. Contains: Themes knowledge clock Exam style questions Methods map Quotation explosion activity Characterisation table This can be used in class as part of a series of lessons or put into a revision pack for Year 10 or Year 11 students.

A full paper created in the new style of AQA Language Paper 1 using ‘Kala’ by Colin Walsh (2023) as the extract. Extract cannot be included due to copyright reasons. The extract has been taken from the opening two pages of the novel. Includes: Q1 to 5 of Language Paper 1 worded to reflect the 2026 question changes Specific line references to support teachers in finding the extract from the novel should they choose to use it Could be used for revision or for assessment purposes ‘Kala’ follows three friends reunited in a small town in Ireland years after the mysterious disappearance of their friend, Kala.

Model and question for AQA Language Paper 1 Q4 using ‘Kala’ by Colin Walsh for extract. Includes: Question Model example All quotations belong to Colin Walsh (2023) and are used in this example for educational purposes only

Model answer for Q2 of Language Paper 1 using an extract from ‘Kala’ by Colin Walsh. Includes: Question Model response All quotations belong to original author (Colin Walsh) and have been used in this example for educational purposes only.

Exam paper designed for AQA GCSE Language Paper 1 Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing reflecting the exam updates from AQA that are in effect from June 2026. Including: Reading Section Q1 to Q4 reflecting AQA changes for 2026 exams Writing Section- reflecting AQA changes for 2026 exams Worked example for Q2 Optional planning sheet for Q3 and Q4 NOT INCLUDED: *Extract from ‘Starling House’ (due to copyright laws this extract cannot be uploaded as part of the resources, see page numbers below to source the extract independently) ‘Starling House’ was published in 2023 (suitable 21st Century fiction text for the exam) and is a Southern Gothic novel. This exam paper is designed to be used with the novel ‘Starling House’ by Alix E. Harrow p. 13 to 15 (the extract cannot be uploaded due to copyright)

A full paper designed for AQA GCSE Language Paper 1 Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing reflecting the exam updates from AQA that are in effect from June 2026. Including: Reading Section Q1 to Q4 reflecting AQA changes for 2026 exams Writing Section- reflecting AQA changes for 2026 exams ‘Jurassic Park’ is a science fiction novel by Michael Crichton (1990) This exam paper is designed to be used with the first chapter of the novel- where Dr Bobbie Carter is treatng an injured boy (the extract cannot be uploaded due to copyright)

A revision grid for students use for Power and Conflict Poetry Designed to be used with AQA GCSE English Literature Columns for key quotes, context, and techniques Ideally print on A3

A list of revision strategies that could be set for homework at KS4. Alternatively, the tasks can be adapted for KS3. References to modern text are for ‘Princess and the Hustler’ but this can be adapted for any modern text on the syllabus Same with Macbeth, Christmas Carol and Power and Conflict Poetry

A resource to use with KS4 students preparing for AQA Language Paper 1 using an extract from ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Includes: Questions 1 to 4- in line with the questions for 2026 exams onwards Question 5- in line with 2026 style question Extract from ‘The Great Gatsby’ This resource could be used for: A lesson Revision session (independent or teacher led) Mock exam practice

A complete resource to support KS4 students sitting AQA 2026 exams onwards for Language Paper 1. Includes: Extract- The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1911) Question Paper- reflects changes for 2026 exams (Questions 1 to 5) This could be used for: A lesson Revision Exam practice

This resource is designed to be used alongside another resource which I have uploaded (this is for Language Paper 2 and focuses on Cambodian and Australian Caves) Included on the document: Question (2026 wording) Model answer Task for students (reflective)