Online Distance / Home Learning - "Response Sheets" for GCSE English Paper 1

These response sheets have been designed to be sent out to learners via email (or placed on a VLE or Google Classroom – etc!). It is assumed that the they have already been exposed to all the Assessment Objectives associated with GCSE English Paper 1 Question 5 (AQA).

It suits a ‘distance’ mode of learning where students can respond to input about each question and these can be evidenced. The four response sheets build up in to a full “Paper 1 Picture” which, while it does not have the rigour of a mock exam, could give you an overview of the skills your learners have acquired in terms of the quality of their responses.

Once completed by learners they can be emailed back or submitted on your VLE (or any other method of your choosing!).

There are four response sheets in total which can be sent out separately. They cover:

• Paper 1 Question 1 and 2
• Paper 1 Question 3
• Paper 1 Question 4
• Paper 1 Question 5

Although the sheets are as generic as possible you may have to slightly adapt them for your purposes.

The extract is from the beginning of “Sons and Lovers” by DH Lawrence published in 1913. It is the late 1880s and Mrs Morel, the heavily pregnant wife of a miner, awaits the return of her husband from the pub. Her two children are in bed and she reflects on her life. In many ways it is about isolation – fairly appropriate for these times, perhaps.

There is an extensive mark scheme included in this pack for Questions 1-4. There is a complete mark scheme plus three files if you wish to send them out to students one by one, after they have finished each associated task.

There is no mark scheme for Question 5 – please refer to any standard mark scheme AQA releases for this question.

There is also a tracking sheet included in this pack. The mark scheme is based on November 18. Once you put the marks in for each students the spreadsheet will automatically generate a grade for you.