Full lesson and resources leading students to analysis of TV speech from ‘The Speaker’.

Language Paper One - Full mock exam paper Q1 - 5.

Resources based on ‘Lose Yourself’ by Eminem and ‘Shake It Out’ by Florence and the Machine. Questions, planning support and model response for GCSE unseen poetry exam.

A worksheet to support the approach to answering Language Paper One - Question 3.

Introductory resources and prompt questions for approaching the annotations of Heaney’s Poetry. Model of an appropriate essay intro/thesis statement is also included. Prompt questions provided for annotations of ‘Digging’, ‘Follower’, ‘Mid Term Break’, ‘Personal Helicon’.

A series of extracts to suit a range of abilities for the reading section of Language Paper 1. Questions 1-4 are provided for each extract. Extracts have been taken from the following novels: ‘Dracula’ - Bram Stoker ‘1984’ - George Orwell ‘Bleak House’ - Charles Dickens ‘Enduring Love’ - Ian McEwan ‘The Wasp Factory’ - Ian Banks ‘Northern Lights’ - Philip Pullman ‘Of Mice and Men’ - John Steinbeck ‘Rebecca’ - Daphne du Maurier ‘The Kite Runner’ - Khaled Hosseini

A lesson exploring the use of pathetic fallacy in a key extract from the text. Can be used for analysis or a creative writing response.

A lesson based around the use of pathetic fallacy and personfication in an extract from ‘Dracula’. Leads towards analysis or creative writing.

A lesson exploring different forms of symbolism within the text with a range of activities and opportunities for peer and self assessment.

A full scheme of work that introduces the AQA Combined Lang/Lit A Level and accompanies a reading of Atwood’s novel. Includes: Example analytical paragraphs Exploration of background and context Key terminology Various class discussion activities