A grade 5/6 exemplar article about snow for AQA Language P2 Q5. Useful to help students see what they need to do to secure a good pass.

5 exemplar responses for GCSE English Language descriptive writing. Each is written in response to a descriptive writing prompt. Used with top sets as examples of successful writing. mysterious situation peaceful setting abandoned setting inside of a house happiness

A sheet with ambitious vocabulary for students. Used to improve their vocabulary in creative writing. Categorised as follows: words for smells, tastes, feels, sounds, buildings, big, small, walk, weather.

A full grade 9 essay comparing conflict in Exposure and Bayonet. Thesis + 3 big idea paragraphs. Ideal for using as an example after teaching Power and Conflict cluster to students at KS4.

An exemplar response for AQA P2 Q5. ‘Climate change is the most important issue facing the planet. We must act reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions before it is too late’. Write a speech persuading people to change their lifestyles and help reduce emissions. Used for higher ability students to help them reach grades 7-9.

A two-sided revision sheet for students to use prior to their mock/ summer exam for AQA Literature Paper 1. This sheet is focused on A Christmas Carol and Macbeth. Includes example thesis statements, key quotations and context, and four practice questions for each text.

A comparison paragraph using The Emigree and Checking Out Me History. The paragraph explores how both poems present complex ideas about dual identities, and is perfect sample of part of a Band 6 essay at GCSE to use with higher attaining students.

Level 6 exemplar response for AQA Literature Paper 2 considering how mothers are presented in the play (grade 8/9 overall)

Two model paragraphs for the L+R poetry cluster One paragraph deals with obsession in 'Porphyria's Lover' and 'Sonnet 29'. The other deals with family relationships in 'Walking Away' and 'Mother, Any Distance' First paragraph of comparison for 'Climbing my Grandfather ' started- pupils could complete this is same style as two previous paragraphs.

A GCSE Literature example essay for the following question: How does Dickens use the spirits in A Christmas Carol? Full essay - thesis and three main body paragraphs covering Marley, the Ghost of Christmas Past and the Ghost of Christmas Present.

A PowerPoint of speed planning grids for a range of questions for the AQA Power and Conflict poetry anthology. Ideal for last minute exam revision, or can be printed and used as homework or in class worksheets.

A full marks response for AQA Language Paper 1 Q4 using an extract from Stave 1 of Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’. Response both agrees and disgarees with parts of the statement.

PowerPoint teaching the range of forms and purposes now expected from AQA in the new GCSE exams. Provides detailed introduction to topic using AOs and mark schemes and explores a variety of topics whilst writing essays, letters, articles, leaflets and speeches. Explores a range of language features including DAFOREST devices, modal and imperaitve vebrs, satire, allusion, idiom and plosives. Resources and models included. Knowledge test for end of unit included.

An exemplar response for AQA P2 Q5. ‘Gender inequality is everyone’s problem’. Write a letter to the Government arguing for or against this statement. Used for higher ability students to help them reach 7-9.

A model thesis and first paragraph for the question: How does Shakespeare present Macbeth’s ambition? Topic sentence for second and third paragraphs and room for writing a We Do model, followed by students’ independent paragraph. I Do We Do You Do structure applied to essay. Great for introducing essay writing or feedback after assessment.

Poetry knowledge organiser including subject terminology and definitions for Language, Structure and Form. Ideal to use at KS3 and KS4. Personally, I laminate them and place them on tables or print them and give to students to glue into front of anthologies for GCSE.

An complete essay comparing the ‘effects of war’ using Duffy’s War Photographer’ and Garland’s ‘Kamikaze’.

A modelled response answering the question How does Russell present the theme of childhood and growing up? Meets all level 6 criteria on mark scheme. Roughly level 8.

Help sheet for writing simple, compound and both types of complex sentences. Useful for printing and laminating for a classroom resource.

A worksheet on declarative, imperative, exclamatory and interrogative sentences. Students label each sentence type and then have a go at changing one sentence type to another.