A great lesson to build on students’ prior knowledge of Paper 1 Question 4. Contains 6-slide powerpoint, full double-sided extract and scaffolded sheet for LA pupils (.pdf and .doc) L.O: Provide a critical evaluation of a statement about the text Lesson: Do Now: ‘what question are we focussing on?’ Exam-style instructions with prompts to guide students Timed writing task (20 mins) Example structure for students to follow A3 Scaffold sheet contains quotes, writer methods and statement ‘breakdown’ advice with table-based framework. Peer assessment (example paragraph included for modelling) Plenary This is a famous scene so students enjoy this extract! As always, please rate and review to let me know what worked for you. Thanks, Adam

A Level English Language lesson split into three parts: Activity 1: Define the key terms/features (sentence types etc.) Activity 2: Annotate a Nando’s advert and identify its purpose, audience etc. Activity 3: Analysis of features used (extension task) This engaging lesson always goes down well with A Level students; it prompts some interesting discussions but will result in rumbling stomachs if taught before lunch! Please rate and review - let me know how it goes. Thanks, Adam

One professional-quality word document containing Ten practice/example questions for GCSE English Language Paper 1 Question 5 (Section B - Writing). Each question has a prompt image with two creative writing options (usually a description and a story). An excellent resource for: teaching the key skills required for planning a response to P1 Q5; embedding writer methods in descriptive writing; using as practice tests for students; preparing students for the layout and wording used in AQA exam papers. The images have been selected so that they reflect the compositional variety of the new AQA spec. E.g. landscapes, facial close-ups, items on shelves and candid scenes of people. They’re all inspiring in their own way, and some will be more challenging than others. The wording is also varied for each question so that they reflect the variety of different questions posed in all AQA papers from June 2017 to present. Please note: file 05 contains two story-writing tasks so that teachers can prepare students for this eventuality (see AQA Nov 2017 paper). Please rate, leave a review and let me know if I could make any improvements! Thanks, Adam

A 3-part lesson for A Level English Language students: Writing task Comparison activity: the differences between two texts Plenary check This pack contains: 3-slide powerpoint presentation containing clear instructions; 1 text comparison table; 1 sheet of ‘comparison structure’ slips to guide students in structuring their answers. Please rate and leave feedback! Thank you Adam

English Language lesson for LA students to learn and practise the steps required for answering P1 Q1-3 easy-to-follow steps guide students through each question, embedding critical skills entertaining, accessible extract Powerpoint to accompany the activity

A unit of AS Level English Language work (approx. 6 lessons) within a 24-page booklet (print one per student). An excellent resource, building up from bite-sized tasks to full practice questions. Use for revision or throughout the year. This booklet contains: 6-page table containing 66 key terms. A full bank of text features in which students write a definition and example for each (colour-coded); Tips for annotating texts and answering the exam questions; Text A (UCAS student money tips) and Text B (US wartime sugar rations); Space for recording each text’s genre, purpose, audience etc.; Tasks examining the use of specific features for each text; ‘Teacher’s advice’ in yellow to encourage deeper thinking; Exam-style analysis questions (25 marks) for each text, and A/B comparison question (20 marks) with space to write answers; Model answer for comparison question (page 21) with highlighting task to spot where AO1, AO2 and AO4 have been met. Please rate and review - let me know how the booklet goes down in your lessons! Thanks, Adam

L.O: To produce an advanced response to a ‘summary’ question (P2 Q2) This package contains: Do Now/Starter: Vocab Boost Step-by-step guides for approaching and answering the question Plenary - with colour-coded example answer 1x Powerpoint presentation (4 slides) 2x Sources (from 19th and 21st Centuries) about travel through Europe and China Please review and leave feedback :) Thanks, Adam

This is a very good lesson. 8-slide Powerpoint included + scaffolded sheet to assist LA students. L.O: Can we analyse how Shakespeare uses religious language? Lesson contains: Do Now/starter: define key vocab from the scene A section on sonnets Guided annotation task after reading the scene Analysis task (with prompts on board) + challenge LA worksheet for analysis task Plenary with specific questioning around audience reaction (+ hint and challenge) Overall, a fun and engaging lesson that will challenge students of all abilities. My students were delighted when this scene came up in the 2019 GCSE exam, as they were armed with a deep understanding of the features and quotations. Enjoy this lesson and please rate/leave feedback! Thanks, Adam

1 x double-sided A4 Sherlock Holmes extract (source) 1 x double-sided A3 planning/scaffolding sheet (PDF to preserve formatting. Word doc included so you can edit) This sheet was designed to help Year 11 students write more confidently and analytically. It contains: a selection of quotes from the extract (leave out for highers); advice on how to evaluate the statement; lists of writer methods for prompts; a table-based planning tool to encourage students to explain and analyse the effects of writer methods in depth and a structured order. The sheet can be adapted for differentiation depending on the needs of your students. Please leave feedback and let me know how you found it!

Pack contains: Scanned A3 planning sheet to help students identify multiple writer methods within a quote and link each one back to the question. It encourages evaluative and analitical thinking. The first row has been filled out as an example (handwritten) and the second quote has been selected. Great for discussing how connotations affect tone/atmosphere (structure technique) War Horse extract (either use the whole source, or just the first/second paragraph, as they are both full of writer methods. Colour-coded model paragraph to clearly demonstrate how one should be structured. Please rate, review and share any modifications you make! Thanks Adam

How do you answer Q3? This simple, free resource breaks it down and can be used as scaffolding when students are answering a practice question. These tips can also be adapted into your lessons. Students are often confused by structure, so I try and keep it simple: What to include in each paragraph (What, Where, Why - a welcome change from the PEE-based acronyms my students normally have to memorise) Beginning, middle, end - again, nice and simple List of structure techniques for students to refer to while annotating. Let me know if this was useful and please suggest any ideas that have been helpful in your classroom!

I made this info sheet for Year 11s to use as a revision tool, but this stuff is just as useful for teachers and younger students. Get your students used to spotting metaphor, simile, hyperbole, emotive, sensory and juxtaposition. The sheet contains definitions and examples for these, plus some tips on how to analyse them in the exam. This is not an exhaustive list of language methods, but does define some of the more common and ‘juicy’ methods found in texts.