A complete support guide for AQA GCSE English language. Designed to scaffold students in a highly structured and formulaic way, to a Grade 4 or 5 pass at GCSE. It demystifies questions, provides techniques, writing templates and model answers. Invaluable for lower ability, EAL or re-sit students. Or for those that struggle with written responses in general.

AQA GCSE English Literature Macbeth Model Essays covering all of the past paper questions ranging from 2017-2020. Top grade responses for each question ranging from grades 7-9 Marked responses with grade and score provided A perfect source of revision for upcoming exams Understand what the examiners are looking for in your work 18 pages

This detailed resource looks at how to answer ALL SIX Language Paper 2’s from AQA since 2017, focussing on the READING Section. The Powerpoint runs to 189 slides and goes through Questions 1 – 4 on: November 2019: Shooting an Elephant/Wild Animals in captivity Summer 2019: The Crossing/Idle Days in Patagonia November 2018: All Cyclists Fear Bad Drivers/Victorian Cycling paper Summer 2018: Morning Glass and the Hawaiian Archipelago November 2017: The Other side of the Dale/The Ragged School Summer 2017: How can my son be one year-old already/Boy Lost I have put forward model answers for questions 1-4. I have been teaching for 20 years and I have been an examiner for 10 years, including some of these papers, so I have a lot of experience in terms of how to approach them. You might be using these as mocks, so might find this useful to feed back AFTER the students have attempted the exams. I have not included the inserts or exam papers due to copyright, but they are freely available on the AQA site. The Presentation is purely my ideas on how to answer these questions and general tips on how to deal with Summary of Differences, Comparison, Language etc as per the specification of the paper.

Lessons guiding students through how to write and present their SLE component of the AQA English GCSE.

Equip your students with the skills they need to ‘win the exam race’ with this 25 page revision guide. Written by a current lead practitioner in the classroom and an experienced AQA examiner, this engaging and interactive workbook not only offers both students and teachers a unique insight into both of the language exams, but fully explains how to develop the key skills required for each and every question. Ideal for last minute exam preparation. Content and features include: Full ‘question by question’ breakdown of GCSE English Language paper 1 and 2 Suggested tasks and activities to improve and perfect required skills for each question Full and detailed explanation of key ‘pitfalls’ associated with each question (based on both my experience as an examiner and the most recent examiners’ report) ‘Top Tips’ for every question Modelled examples of good and bad responses Detailed guidance on how to approach the exam in terms of exam technique and mindset Range of tasks for students to hone their skills as part of their revision *Sample paper 1 and paper 2 for students to complete as part of their revision. This is a crucial guide for any teacher who is looking to improve the attainment of their students and to better understand precisely what it is that examiners are looking for. This booklet is designed to allow your students to achieve their potential and in doing so, improve outcomes. Buy in confidence from a TES recommended author! PDF is provided for preview purposes; fully editable word version is also included!

A set of condensed AQA GCSE Language Paper 2 mock exams. Topics include the environment, sport (running) and the morality of war. Includes question 5. Suggested timings for each question also included.

This AQA English Language Speaking and Listening resource contains 5 lessons along with resources and assessment criteria. The lessons all include interesting and inspirational speeches as well as tips and tricks for presentation. I have tried to make it quite humorous to engage those tricky students and provide plenty of opportunity for discussion, group work and independent work. Updated- New added hyperlinks document for those who can’t view embedded videos.

A detailed walk-through of both language papers with tasks and model answers. The focus is on what each question wants and how to do it. Lots of scaffolding and model answers. Look at the previews to get an idea.

Slides detailing each Assessment Objective in student friendly language. Could be used as classroom display or dropped into lesson powerpoints.

This assessment tracker uses the 2024 grade boundaries for AQA 8702 Paper 1 and 2 (English Literature). It will generate a grade for individual sections, each paper and the overall course. Please email me using the address on my store front if you would like any adjustments made to your tracker, e.g. additional columns. Please do not send any pupil data when requesting adjustments.

Covers section a questions and writing to describe and a writing to persuade exam response. Easy to adapt to suit your revision purposes. Could cover three lessons. Aimed at C/D borderline students.

A simple overview of what to do for each question

Materials: Original text and exam PPTs for each question—covering roughly 7 or more lessons depending on your approach. Guided/scaffolded approach Model answers for each question Differentiation and support sheet Student tips and guide sheet Teacher tips and guide sheet

Based on the sample GCSE 9-1 assessment materials, these 15 extracts and questions are of a similar style to provide relevant exam practice and revision.

An engaging quiz to check for students’ understanding, whilst having a lot of fun! There are ten questions for each: Macbeth A Christmas Carol An Inspector Calls Power & Conflict Poetry Anthology

A set of condensed practise papers for AQA English Language Paper 1. Extracts by authors including John Steinbeck, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and Neil Gaiman. Suggested timings for each question included.

A resource with a revision booklet that covers AQA GCSE English Paper 1 Section B: Writing to Argue, Persuade, Advise

Macbeth GCSE AQA notes.

Small intervention booklet to be printed - encouraging close analysis and making links. Simple and might be handy for struggling pupils. Range of extracts.