3 Example Commentaries for Edexcel English IGCSE Commentary with a student checklist for the reading coursework using ‘Disabled’, ‘Out, Out’, ‘Bright Lights of Sarajevo’, ‘Night’, and ‘Still I rise’

Aimed at Edexcel A-Level Students but could also be used for IB students.

Could be used for teacher moderation or for giving to students to peer assess and generate class discussion. Typed so no handwriting issues. 24/30 for Section B on Donne.

Encourages students to mention Subject, Structure, Language, Imagery, offer personal interpretations and explore the tones of texts. Meant for use with Benjamin Zephaniah's Young, Gifted and Dyslexic...you've got it going on. and a text by Don Mullan also on Dyslexia but can be adapted. Could also be used with poetry comparison. http://www.dyslexia.ie/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Living-with-Dyslexia.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/oct/02/young-dyslexic-children-creative

IGCSE Edexcel Disabled and Out, Out Coursework Examplar commentary and essay and Writing Frame for old sow

Includes contextual information and revision notes

For A-Level Edexcel students studying prose exam.

Guidance on general advice for intro, main body paragraphs and conlclusion giving sentence starters to encouage better style and a more evaluative approach to the report exploring sources and analysing their integrity.

The Handmaid’s Tale context notes on a document for students to revise and a quiz with answers to check understanding

English Literature Exemplar Exam on Purple Shoes, Hide and Seek and Half Past Two and To Kill a Mockingbird. Acieved 75/90 on IGCSE English Literature 2018 Paper

Exemplar Macbeth IGCSE English IGCSE coursework on Lady Macbeth including context and a key for students to use when looking at it.

37/40 on The Handmaid’s Tale and Frankenstein mock exam Edexcel A-Level English Literature written on the use of location in the novels.

37/40 on The Handmaid’s Tale and Frankenstein mock exam Edexcel A-Level English Literature written on the sense of threat

Vocabulary definitions to learn for a test on A Midsummer Night’s Dream including test and answers.

English Literature Exemplar Exam on Purple Shoes, Hide and Seek and War Photographer and Of Mice and Men. Achieved 66/90 on 2018 paper.

Advanced vocabulary with definitions for students to learn to enhance exam answers with quiz questions and answers on them.

Written quotations with accompanying themes that apply and explanations of why they do.

A booklet to help with both coursework writing and exam revision on R & J

Creative writing lesson using a clip of The Avengers. Learning Objective: Develop use of literary devices within creative writing. Plenty of opportunities for peer and self-assessment and removes the worry about not knowing what to write about. Just type in Hulk v Loki into youtube to find the relevant clip.

Notes on The Great Gatsby