Pupil friendly self/ peer assessment grade descriptor grid for Edexcel GCSE English

Geared towards Edexcel, but can be adapted for AQA by merging parts a and b of the question, this revision guide covers AOs, characters, themes, 8 sample questions and bullet point planning, 8 colour coded planning sheets which follow “Where? How? Why? Context?,” model answers with marker commentary and writing frameworks.

Nandos menu style differentiated homework to accompany teaching of the Edexcel Conflict Poetry cluster.

Edexcel English Language Evaluating Ideas Scaffold focusing on Where an ‘attempt’ has been made, how and why the attempt works well.

Pupil friendly self/ peer assessment grade descriptor grid for Edexcel GCSE English

Geared towards Edexcel, but can be adapted for AQA by merging parts a and b of the question, this revision guide covers AOs, characters, themes, 8 sample questions and bullet point planning, 8 colour coded planning sheets which follow “Where? How? Why? Context?” and writing frameworks.

8 Peer and Self assessment Marking Grids for AQA English Literature and Language with space for reflecting on strength and target.

Great Expectations Full lesson complete with resources and scaffolds for introducing analysing structural features within a an extract includes: Literacy starter Notes on structure Gap fill for knowledge consolidation short extract of sentence types and questions Extract and notes scaffold for writing an analysis of structural features in Great Expectations

Heavily scaffolded for low ability, EAL class, however, appropriate for introducing Socratic Circle debate to class too. Comes with an article for motivation, peer feedback forms for coaching each other and the lesson pp which is heavily scaffolded. This was the last observation of my ITT year and I received Outstanding for it!

Language analysis Framework focuses on Top Band Answers For Edexcel English GCSE AO2. I mark for Edexcel and top mark answers focus closely on language, analyse the interrelationship of language and structure and give multiple interpretations- this framework scaffolds for that.

Edexcel English Literature: Evaluating Themes, Ideas and Characters Planning Resource Follows formlula of Where is the theme/event/ character relevant, how is it presented, why has the author done this and does it have contextual links.

Resource used to get pupils learning quotations that are relevant to themes and cross referencing themes.

A 12 page reading booklet with challenges to engage students with reading for over the Summer Holidays, I am currently using this with year 7 and incoming Year so so as to set the expectation of a reading culture before our new pupils arrive. Ideal for sending out to incoming Year 7 to welcome them to the school too!

Mythical Creatures Creative Writing Week-long Lesson with vocabulary development, peer assessment.

Edexcel Revision flashcards for Conflict Cluster. There is a card per poem with 4 important language quotations, the technique and an inference as well as structural features and inferences. The other side has a summary of the poem’s ideas and context. Also comes with tips for answering the question and planning guidance. I made these for my department and I have been flooded with requests to print more for Year 11 for the last two years so hopefully they will be valuable on a wider level! The cards are ordered on PowerPoint so that when they are printed they will be back to back. The ycan be laminated or printed on card.

Three lessons addressing how to answer Edexcel English Language Paper 2, Questions 7a and 7b.

Differentiated lesson planning an answer to the thematic AIC question, including step by step guide, writing framework to support struggling pupils and planning sheet which uses ‘where? how? why? context?’ model to answer the question. Includes planning resource which can be used on its own once pupils are comfortable, printed as A3. The lesson can be used over and over again by changing the essay question as this is formulaic. Also included homework Nandos menu which can be printed out. I taught using this style to 11ab1, however, writing framework and step by step guide makes accessible for lower ability pupils too.

Oliver Twist SOW

Edexcel non Fiction pack of extracts and questions