AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 Question 5 workbook for Year 10 and Year 11 (KS4): descriptive and narrative writing practice for the 2026 task formats.
This workbook builds Paper 1 Section B writing step by step, from five-minute planning through viewpoint, detail, verbs, sentence forms and whole-piece structure. Students study original model passages and then write a full timed response, while the teacher section provides suggested answers, model responses and a formative marking guide.
What’s included (33 pages)
- Teacher guide, a page on what Question 5 rewards (40 marks: AO5 24, AO6 16) and a five-minute planning page
- Five craft-skill pages: viewpoint and distance, concrete detail, verbs, sentence forms, and structure across the whole piece
- Two original model passages (The Platform and The Empty Pool) and an openings workshop
- Descriptive writing page with an original illustration for the optional picture prompt
- Full timed practice with a choice of descriptive or narrative task, plus three lined continuation pages
- Editing page, a three-level model comparison, student self-assessment and a guided writing scaffold
- Teacher notes, suggested answers for the student pages, two teacher model responses, a formative marking guide and a feedback record
How to use it
Use the craft-skill pages as starters or short main activities, one skill per lesson, with the openings workshop as homework. Set the full timed task under 45-minute conditions, then use the marking guide and feedback record for whole-class feedback and intervention.
Key features
- Aligned to the AQA GCSE English Language specification (8700), Paper 1 Section B, updated for the 2026 Question 5 formats
- Untiered, with a guided writing scaffold for students who need more support
- Lined answer pages for a complete extended response
- Print-ready A4 with no preparation needed
- Original passages, picture and guidance; no past-paper questions or published mark schemes
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