GCSE English language revision resources

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 ability students - therefore you might adapt how much you are expecting them to write in the exam if they are a lower set!

All resources included in PP or worksheet.

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. There are sixteen exam-style questions on a range of topics that can be given to students as extra revision, practice papers, during lessons, or as homework. These assessment questions can be used with KS4 for exam preparation or as non-fiction creative writing exercises for KS3. All tasks are designed for the 8700 AQA English Language Paper 2.

Another set of 16 exam practice questions for Paper Two Question Five can be found here: goo.gl/MgNGrk
A set of 16 practice questions for Paper One Question Five can be found here: goo.gl/ohwUD8

Please also take a look at my other resources.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

This bundle contains twelve full practice papers in the style of AQA’s English Language Paper Two (8700) in Microsoft Word format. Each paper contains two non-fiction extracts and questions 1-5 in the AQA style format. Each paper is condensed on to 3-4 pages and can be reduced to double sided A5 size to save on printing costs if needed.

There are a range of styles/genres and include:

*Paper 1: Bank Robberies
*Paper 2: Fires of London
*Paper 3: Mad Scientists
*Paper 4: Emmett Till and Racism
*Paper 5: Sexting
*Paper 6: Slavery
*Paper 7: Prisons
*Paper 8: Mental Health
*Paper 9: Gangs
*Paper 10: Death Row
*Paper 11: Thieves
*Paper 12: Employment

A pack of 12 Paper One practice exam papers can be found here: https://goo.gl/kdbLWw

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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 15 slide full lesson presentation to develop students’ nonfiction writing skills. The lesson references the new AQA English Language exam and includes a markscheme for Paper 2, Section B although the resource could very easily be adapted to suit all specifications.

The theme of the lesson is ‘reality TV’ to engage students with the task of non-fiction writing for a specific audience.

The lesson includes a number of engaging activities including: individual and collaborative work, assessment opportunities and intervention and extension opportunities.

This PowerPoint contains fifteen one-hour lessons (184 slides) that focus on AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1, Question 5 (creative writing). All tasks are written according to 9-1 GCSE grades and are designed for the New Specification AQA English Language Paper One (8700).

There are a wide range of tasks (listed below) that focus on building the skills needed for AO5 and AO6 - including practice questions, original model responses, extension tasks and text extracts. The PowerPoint includes a baseline assessment and end of unit assessment questions that are modelled on the AQA exam; additionally, there are also creative writing homework tasks. There are also five extra exam-based questions that could be used as cover work or as extra questions for revision.

Areas Covered:
Lesson 1: The Big Picture & Planning
Lesson 2: Baseline Assessment
Lesson 3: Sensory Description
Lesson 4: Figurative Language
Lesson 5: Differing Settings
Lesson 6: Show, Don’t Tell
Lesson 7: Descriptive Writing
Lesson 8: Focusing On The AOs
Lesson 9: Varying Punctuation
Lesson 10: Character Building
Lesson 11: Structuring Your Narrative
Lesson 12: Science Fiction
Lesson 13: Point Of View
Lesson 14: Creating Tone
Lesson 15: End Of Unit Assessment
Extra: Five additional exam questions

You can find my Paper One Section A scheme of work here: https://goo.gl/mNdMTQ

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This was created for learners doing GCSE English Language - the new Grade 9-1 Course. It can be used as a revision or even an introduction to language features. I’ve described how I did it with a set of learners but the simple PowerPoint slide could be used in any number of ways.

The general aim is to improve a story which starts ‘The student was late’ using the power of language features. The slides are created in such a way that it forces learners to find very straightforward explanations for the language feature that they have been given. Although this does not directly help with the exam question where they have to find, analyse and explain language features it serves as an introduction.

The resource also works towards paper 1 question 5 (AQA board at least!) when learners must incorporate language features in to their own creative writing, either descriptive or narrative.

You can find my structural features game here - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-english-language-9-1-structural-features-game-with-lesson-plan-11988220

This excellent resource gives you everything you need to teach students how to analyse writers’ use of language. The contents are:

1. A 70-slide Powerpoint presentation on Language Analysis – this presentation examines three literary extracts in detail, showing students exactly how to identify techniques, plan their answer and write a structured, comprehensive response to a Language Analysis question. It contains model answers for the first three extracts and also contains an additional three extracts for students to examine and create their own answers.

2. Student Extract Booklets – these three booklets are differentiated: Booklet 3 is for less able students and contains an annotated version of the extracts with hints as to what language features are used in each one. Booklet 2 is for more able students and each page contains hints on the language features. Booklet 1 is for the most able students and features the unannotated version of the extract without any helpful hints.

3. Teacher’s Master Copy – for your convenience, this is a more compact version of the student booklets, containing all six extracts and three model answers.

Also available is a version of this resource tailored specifically to AQA students, containing lots of helpful information about the Mark Scheme for the Language Analysis questions.

I hope these resources are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.

I will be adding lots more English Language revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!

This PowerPoint contains four one-hour lessons that focus on GCSE English Language Paper 2, Questions 1-4. All tasks are written according to new GCSE numbering system and are designed for the 9-1 AQA English Language: Paper Two (8700).

All four lessons center on two Sources (provided in Word format). Whilst AO1, 2 & 3 are covered, a particular focus is placed on ‘Sophisticated Subject Terminology’ needed for a Level 4 in AO2.

Some slides were used and adapted from resources available on TES from CarlaBrennan and fusbal (and others).

This resource is part of a 24 lesson scheme of work on Paper 2 - Section A that can be found here: https://goo.gl/43gTZy
My Paper Two, Question Five scheme of work can be found here: https://goo.gl/UdQTg2

All of my English Language Resources - the entire qualification - can also be found in this bundle: https://goo.gl/aHVUca

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