Ice-Candy-Man KS3 Differentiated Bundle

Three differentiated tiers — Foundation, Support & Extension — covering Bapsi Sidhwa’s The Ice-Candy-Man across all ability levels, with no extra preparation needed. Includes a GCSE-style 40-mark assessment with full mark scheme.
WHAT IS INCLUDED — 8 files (Word + PDF)

FOUNDATION — Core class resource

• Reading passage with attribution
• 5 graded comprehension questions progressing from retrieval to analysis
• Full model answer key
• Teacher’s guide: learning objectives, key themes, discussion points per question, vocabulary teaching notes, extension activities
• Grammar Quotient: spot and label 6 techniques, writer’s choice analysis, transformation task, imitation writing, quick-reference glossary
• Essay task: planning framework, annotated model paragraph using Point, Evidence, Analysis, Link structure, full writing space, conclusion starter, self-assessment checklist

SUPPORT — SEN / EAL / Lower ability

• Same reading passage
• Word bank: key vocabulary, useful phrases, analytical phrases, word meanings table
• 5 scaffolded questions — each with a simpler version and a sentence starter
• Grammar Quotient: find-the-technique table, guided multiple-choice writer’s choice, copy-the-structure imitation tasks, quick glossary
• Essay task: planning framework, model paragraph, sentence starter for every paragraph, self-assessment checklist

EXTENSION — G&T / Higher ability (no sentence starters provided)

• Same reading passage
• 4 language and structure analysis questions with focusing notes
• Unseen comparison passage with analytical tasks and a 12-mark comparative essay question
• Critical evaluation and personal response questions with peer and self-assessment criteria grid
• Grammar Quotient: writer’s craft analysis, comparative grammar task using both passages, extended analytical paragraph
• Independent essay: planning framework, full writing space, peer and self-assessment grid

ASSESSMENT — GCSE-style 40-mark paper

• Exam paper with instructions and mark allocation
• Section A — Retrieval — 6 marks
• Section B — Inference — 8 marks
• Section C — Language Analysis — 10 marks
• Section D — Extended Response — 16 marks
• Full mark scheme with level descriptors
• Grade boundaries table
• Teacher feedback sheet with strengths, target, next steps and student reflection

**THEMES **

• Community
• Innocence
• Storytelling
• Observation
• Lahore
• Pre-Partition

SUITABLE FOR

• KS3 English Year 8–9
• Mixed-ability
• SEN & EAL G&T
• GCSE preparation
• World literature
• Postcolonial studies

FILES

• 4 documents in Word (.docx) and PDF.
• Fully editable.
• Print-ready.

**PLEASE NOTE **

The reading passage is an original text for teaching purposes, inspired by Bapsi Sidhwa’s novel. It is not an extract from the published book. All questions and materials are entirely original.