Courage + Achievement: 8 Reading Comprehension + Speech Writing Resources

Reading comprehension and speech-writing bundle for ages 11–16 on Polar Preet Chandi, Christina Koch, Sally Ride, Lady in Blue and the 9/11 boat evacuation, Austin Tice the missing journalist, Emma Finucane, Olympic Cycling Champion and Dwayne Fields Antarctic exploration

The collection explores courage, achievement and representation .

Included:

• 9/11: The Day the Boats Came
• Sally Ride: Aboard NASA Challenger (1983)
• Christina Koch: NASA Artemis II
• Polar Preet Chandi: Record-Breaking Journey to Antarctica
• Lady in Blue: Trafalgar Square
• Dwayne Fields: From Jamaica to the Arctic
• Emma Finucane: 2024 Olympic Cycling Champion
• Austin Tice: The Journalist Who Never Came Home
• reading comprehension and speech-writing tasks
• planning support
• complete teacher answers
• model speeches
• 9/11 PowerPoint for explaining the historical context, post-reading consolidation and discussion

Suitable for students aged 11–16, English reading and speech-writing practice, intervention, mixed-ability teaching, Women’s History Month, International Women’s Day and cross-curricular work on exploration, sport, representation, journalism, humanitarian action and global issues.

Other Resources:

GCSE Paper 2 Question 5 Resources:

* Question 5 : AQA 2026 English Language Paper 2 | Skills

* Eleven Question 5: AQA 2026 English Language Paper 2 | Speech, Article + Formal Letter

Related GCSE English Language Paper 1 Resources:

* One AQA 2026 English Language Paper 1 - Resit Intervention (Gil-i)

* Seven Question 5 - AQA 2026 GCSE English Language Paper 1 | Differentiated Question 5 Support

* Six AQA 2026 GCSE English Language Paper 1 Mocks | Q5 TASKS

* Four AQA 2026 English Language Paper 1 Mocks | Annotated

Related GCSE English Language Paper 2 Resources:

* Three AQA 2026 English Language Paper 2 Mock Walkthroughs: Classroom PowerPoints NEW September 2026

* Enhanced AQA 2026 Paper 2 Foundation Skills Workbook: Extreme Weather

* One AQA 2026 English Language Paper 2 Mock | Q5 TASKS - (Spa)

Related GCSE English Language Papers 1 + 2 Resources:

* AQA 2026 GCSE English Language Paper 1 + Paper 2 Complete Support Bundle

* Four AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 + 2 Mocks | Q4 Differentiated Support

* Q4 PLAN - 16 Mock Exam Papers 1 & 2

* AO GRIDS - 16 Mock Exam Papers 1 & 2

GCSE English Literature Resources:

* Blood Brothers: Plot Summary, Narrator, Family + Class Activities

* An Inspector Calls: Plot Summary and Tasks

* J. B. Priestley - An Inspector Calls: Context Bundle

* Lord of the Flies: Plot Summary and Tasks

AS/A Level Resources:

* AQA A LEVEL NEA | WORKBOOK+ PLAN | LIT B

* KEATS: LAMIA, ISABELLA, EVE OF ST AGNES + LA BELLE DAME AS/A LEVEL STUDY PACK

* COLERIDGE: ANCIENT MARINER | AO2 Annotated Elements of Crime | AQA LIT B

* WILDE: BALLAD OF READING GAOL AO2 Annotated | Elements of Crime | LIT B

* CHAUCER: THE WIFE OF BATH’S PROLOGUE | Biblical Allusions | Edexcel

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