Stop your students from losing marks on “chatty” or informal writing. This complete, “ready-to-teach” lesson focuses entirely on Academic Register. It is designed to help A-Level and EPQ (Extended Project Qualification) students transition from GCSE-style writing to the objective, analytical tone required for high-scoring dissertations and essays. The lesson introduces the “Red List”—a clear checklist of 10 writing habits that lose marks (e.g., vague quantifiers, contractions, absolute claims, and emotive language)—and trains students to identify and fix them. This Resource Includes: 20-Slide PowerPoint: A visually engaging presentation that guides students through the “Academic Translator” process. The “Red Pen” Critique Task (Word): A “bad” academic draft on CRISPR technology where students must find 10 specific errors. Teacher Answer Key (Word): A detailed breakdown of the 10 errors in the critique task, explaining why they are wrong and providing the correct academic alternative. Comparison Starter (Word): Two paragraphs on VAR (football) to contrast descriptive vs. analytical writing styles. Lesson Flow: Starter: “The Academic Translator” – Transforming text-speak into formal prose. Concept: Introduction of the “Red List” (The 10 banned writing habits). Activity: “Red Pen Critique” – Students actively correct a flawed paragraph (CRISPR topic). Feedback: Detailed walkthrough of the answers. Writing Task: The “Golden Paragraph” – Students write their own paragraph using the new skills. Plenary: Hedging and Caution – How to use words like “suggests” and “indicates” instead of “proves.” Perfect for: EPQ Taught Skills (AQA, Edexcel, OCR). A-Level Essay Writing Workshops (Psychology, Sociology, History, English). University preparation sessions.

Just a document that I give to ALevel Literature/Language students on how to write academically. Students often struggle with adapting their critical writing style from GCSE to A Level. This guide gives them guidance.

A complete, visually engaging Year 8 English academic reading booklet designed to introduce students to key social issues and literary voices of the 19th century. The booklet combines contextual knowledge, challenging extracts and carefully scaffolded reading activities to develop students’ confidence with inference, evidence selection, analysis and extended writing. Across the sequence, students explore class division, crime and punishment, poverty, patriarchy, portrayals of women, childhood and education, considering how nineteenth-century writers used literature to expose inequality and challenge attitudes. Writers and texts include Charles Dickens, Henry Mayhew, Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper and Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre. The materials move students from contextual understanding and guided reading towards increasingly independent analytical responses. The Jane Eyre material, for example, asks students to infer what life at Lowood School was like from details such as its cold conditions, regimented routines and Brocklehurst’s strict treatment of the girls. A consistent Pre-Reading → During-Reading → Post-Reading approach encourages students to activate prior knowledge, engage closely with texts and then synthesise their understanding. Tasks include knowledge recall, vocabulary, inference, quotation selection, mind maps, discussion, topic sentences, contextual links, comparative thinking and extended analytical writing. The booklet also builds towards assessment, with structure strips, planning support, writing frames, success criteria, mark schemes and DIRT activities helping students understand how to improve their responses. Retrieval activities revisit concepts including patriarchy, feminist literature, subversion, iniquity and social reform, while requiring students to make connections between the different writers studied. Ideal for: Year 8 / KS3 English, 19th-century literature units, academic reading, cultural capital, reading intervention, cover lessons or a complete half-term teaching sequence. Key skills: inference • selecting evidence • vocabulary • language analysis • contextual understanding • comparison • topic sentences • analytical paragraphs • extended writing • self/peer assessment. Print-ready and designed as a cohesive student booklet, with Victorian-inspired graphics and clear scaffolding throughout.

A lesson to support students with academic writing and forming an argument Activities include: Spot the difference - two pieces of writing What makes good academic writing? Discussion Argument elements - matching task Argument mapping - card sort (Designed for OCR - Extended Project Qualification, H857. However, lessons and skills are transferrable to other exam boards such as AQA as part of the ‘taught skills’ element)

Students often find the more formal academic style of writing used in history difficult to use. These quilts aim to support these students and to encourage MA and HA to stretch and improve their writing styles. There are 3 versions included - two aimed at KS3, two aimed at GCSE students, and one all-in-one version. Easy to print and include in exercise books, or to laminate and use in class. Sections in the writing quilts include: Terms for how important/signficant How far do you agree terminology How important a cause is Language to use while discussing or debating e.g. how to disagree, how to ask questions Terminology for how much change/continuity Example PEEL paragraph support Terms for comparing, summarising, explaining, contrasting, etc. Terms to use for judging, while using evidence, categorising. How to quote from sources or texts 80 words to use other than ‘said’ How to use an interpretation An explanation of how sources are useful or limited

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An academic writing sheet for students who struggling writing analytically. This can be laminated or for use in books.

This complete Academic Skills bundle combines Academic Writing Skills and Harvard Referencing into one fully planned, ready-to-teach package. Designed to support students in developing essential study skills, this resource helps learners improve the quality of their written work, understand how to use evidence effectively, and apply referencing correctly. Perfect for FE, KS4/KS5, resit learners, and university preparation, this bundle is ideal for study skills sessions, tutorials, and assignment preparation. What’s included: Academic Writing Skills ✔ Full lesson PowerPoint ✔ Extended writing workbook ✔ Formal vs informal language tasks ✔ PEEL paragraph structure activities ✔ Editing and improvement tasks ✔ Extended writing and mini essay opportunities Harvard Referencing ✔ Full lesson PowerPoint ✔ Hands-on referencing workbook ✔ In-text citation practice ✔ Book, website, and journal referencing tasks ✔ Paraphrasing and “fix the mistakes” activities In total, this bundle includes: ✔ 2 complete lesson PowerPoints (fully editable) ✔ 2 student workbooks (20+ pages combined) ✔ Structured writing and referencing tasks ✔ Extended writing opportunities ✔ Real academic-style practice Learning outcomes covered: Understand the features of academic writing Use formal language and structured paragraphs (PEEL) Develop ideas using evidence and explanation Understand and apply Harvard referencing Avoid plagiarism and demonstrate academic integrity Improve overall written communication and study skills Why teachers love this resource: ✔ Fully planned – no prep required ✔ Strong focus on real academic practice (not just theory) ✔ Helps students build independent writing skills ✔ Suitable for KS4–FE learners ✔ Ideal for assignment and coursework preparation How to use: Deliver as a complete academic skills programme Use lessons individually for writing or referencing sessions Ideal for tutorials, study skills, and exam preparation Can be used alongside coursework support Who is it for? FE tutors Secondary teachers (KS4/KS5) Apprenticeship trainers Study skills and support staff Format: PowerPoint (fully editable) Word/PDF (printable workbooks) Keywords: Academic writing, Harvard referencing, study skills, FE resources, essay writing, plagiarism, referencing, writing skills Please note: These resources are designed for educational use and can be adapted to suit your setting.

4 hours seminar - active lesson Suitable for non-native English speakers Introduction to Academic writing (Pre-Bachelors) Re-cap and test - what did we learn, what is academic writing Pop quiz - four types of writing Features & Styles of writing Paragraphs, Sentences, Titles etc Types of research sources (good and bad) Fake News test Peer review of Introduction

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CPD I delivered to develop academic essay writing at GCSE style, covering an umbrella plan, a thesis introduction and paragraph structuring. Has typed examples linked to Macbeth but can be applied to any text. It also introduces the writing formula I use with both my high and low ability Year 11s. I hope it can help! If you have questions, please let me know.

This is a writing lesson for adult ESL students focusing on sentence and paragraph structure. It is designed for students who are intermediate level and above who need to write academic essays for IELTS or other academic purposes. Although it focuses on the requirements of the IELTS exam the stratergies are applicable to any type of academic writing. The focus of this package is on 3 keys elements of the IELTS writing Task 1 The structure of the writing Language for describing trends in data – graphs, tables etc. Language for comparison This package contains: Lesson notes/an explanation of: Requirements of Writing Task 1 in IELTS Structure of paragraphs Extensive list of vocabulary to describe trends in data Language of comparison PLUS 5 Activities based on the above lessons ranging from guided to progressively open-ended.

Help learners build confidence in academic writing with this comprehensive Academic Writing Skills PPT.

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A guide to academic writing that I put together to help A level History and Politics students to understand how to write essay responses. The booklet gives general guidance on the features and format of academic writing and also gives model paragraph to show demonstrate academic writing in practice. The examples are aimed at the Edexcel courses for A level History and A level Politics. However, example could be adapted to fit with other specifications.

This worksheet provides a guide to paraphrasing for academic writing with examples and some exercises.

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This is the first 10 page of our Academic Writing Skills Workbook. The full 46 page version is available here. Also it is part of a 25 hour Academic Writing Skills course, which contains lesson plans and ppts along with the full 46 page workbook. That can be purchased here. This is just meant as a taster for the whole course. The workbook allows students to complete exercises practicing the following skills that they will need for university. Structuring essays, analyzing different types of questions, writing thesis statements, three different ways to take notes, how to research for information and cite it correctly in all four major styles (MLA, APA, CMS and Harvard). Students will also improving their writing skills, and how to draft and edit their work, and in addition how to avoid plagiarism by understanding the concept and paraphrase correctly.