GCSE/IGCSE English language

This pack contains a full twenty-slide revision lesson (including a model answer) that focuses on the AQA 9-1 GCSE English Language Paper 2, Question 5. Accompanying this lesson are thirty two exam-style questions on a range of topics that can be given to students as extra revision, practice paper...

Five AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A exam-style papers with Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 style questions included, plus ANSWERS for every single question! The best way to get ready for your exams is to practise, practise, practise! This exam practice pack includes questions, extracts AND answers to help...

Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWmFHB8knZ8 The text is challenging (on purpose!) but is also one which we hope you will find enjoyable. This extract is from the opening of The Hole in the Wall, a novel by Arthur Morrison. Set in the East End of London, it was published in 19...

Using Watership Down as the extract. I have created a series of lessons revising section A of paper 1 and looking at question 1-4. This is after students have studied the exam, therefore already know what is expected and is simply being used for revision. I am aiming this towards the higher abilit...

An extended selection of Q5 tasks to get students writing to argue and/or persuade. Very useful for class debates, developing essay writing skills and exam prep.

GCSE Language, Edexel. This is a model Paper 1 Fiction and Imaginative Writing exam paper for students to practice. Extract from 'Dracula' with exam style questions, plus creative writing tasks for Section B.

The attached resource contains a selection of 5 creative writing tasks, and they have been especially designed to suit the style of the GCSE Language papers. You may use this as an assessment tool for your students or you can do this as guided practice with the whole class. It is recommended that ...

These strips are a great companion to my TEACH paragraph writing checklist. While the latter is an expanded version suitable for all ability levels, this resource is a bright, colourful and concise version that can be laminated and used as a bookmark or guide alongside work. The PowerPoint version...

This bundle contains twelve full practice papers in the style of AQA's English Language Paper One (8700) in Microsoft Word format. Each paper contains an extract and questions 1-5 in the AQA style format. Each paper is condensed on to 3-4 pages and can be reduced to A5 size to save on printing costs...

An activity to encourage GCSE English Language students to focus on close analysis at word level. Also a good revision of key grammatical terminology.

An A* example for each GCSE writing style (besides leaflets - I used a professional example here). Useful for annotation and revision.

A step by step guide / plan for creative writing task to help students write using a prompt. This will help with the GCSE section B of Language Paper 1 task or for the independent school creative exam revision.

This is a revision material for GCSE students studying the new AQA English Language course (first examination Jun 2017). It gives a brief overview of what is expected in both Paper 1 and Paper 2 of the Language course and gives a breakdown of how to tackle each question. It does focus on use of...

Useful for Y5/6

19 persuasive language features listed in a grid. Students have to write on the right hand side of the grid and explain what they think the effectiveness is for each feature. Ideal exam revision. Could equally be used with younger students. Get them to come up with the 20th feature themselves!

Revision tool based around language techniques for paper 1 creative writing looking at filling in a table with the definition and creating a sentence using that technique based around a picture of a stormy sea setting. Then students will use some of the techniques from the table to create an engagin...

A simple but effective game which revises different parts of grammar and punctuation. Pupils play in teams. They choose an area (eg verbs) from the game board. The PowerPoint will throw up a question about the chosen area and reveal the answer when clicked. This activity can easily last a ...

A set of 26 flashcards that cover the main literary devices needed in the GCSE exams. Printed two per page, these are a perfect revision tool for students in your class or as an intervention resource to aid students.