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I have been a Teacher of English since 2014 and am currently a Lead Practitioner and examiner. I currently teach English Language and English Literature GCSE and IB. I am starting to develop resources for IB's MYP.

I have been a Teacher of English since 2014 and am currently a Lead Practitioner and examiner. I currently teach English Language and English Literature GCSE and IB. I am starting to develop resources for IB's MYP.
AQA Language Paper 1 2023
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AQA Language Paper 1 2023

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This 20th Century Source will assist in the preparation for the AQA 2023 Examination series. It can be used by candidates independently, tutors, parents and teachers to provide revision opportunities for the paper. Teachers may find this useful to set for cover or assessment for learning opportunities.
AQA Language Paper 1: Source A, Questions and Question 5 2023
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AQA Language Paper 1: Source A, Questions and Question 5 2023

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This 20th Century Source will assist in the preparation for the AQA 2023/24 Examination series. It can be used by candidates independently, tutors, parents and teachers to provide revision opportunities for the paper. Teachers may find this useful to set for cover or assessment for learning opportunities.
Introduction to The Map Woman Lesson
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Introduction to The Map Woman Lesson

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This lesson is for mixed ability AS Level. It begins to examine Duffy’s The Map Woman, with tasks considering emerging theme, employment of poetic techniques and language analysis. The lesson encourages co-operative learning and group discussion. I also used a roll of wallpaper, with a silhouette of ‘the map woman’ for students to label.
AQA English Literature A Christmas Carol: Extracts and Essay Plans
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AQA English Literature A Christmas Carol: Extracts and Essay Plans

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This resource provides a collection of exemplar essay extracts and titles. This is suitable for students of all prior achievement and can be used by teachers as revision resources or form the basis of assessment in class. Tutors, parents and individual candidates may wish to use this resource to support revision in the run-up to the GCSE examinations.
MYP The Odyssey Language and Literatre
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MYP The Odyssey Language and Literatre

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This bundle of MYP Year 2 lessons comes with Knowledge Organiser, Unit Plan (with detailed explanations of Global and Related concepts, Statement of Inquiry,and addresses the Key concept of Identity) Milestone Assessment (for criteria BCD, with task specific clarification) and aspirational GRASP task. The unit is aspirational and looks at The Odyssey through the themes of Xenia and Homeric Heroism. The elements of analysis of Homer’s Odyssey lead students to produce imaginative writing and permit students with a deficit of cultural capital to engage with Classical literature and ideals in an accessible, yet aspirational way. Lessons are supported with non verbal cues to Learner Profile Attributes connected to the featured task. The unit consists of 36 hours of lessons, based on a 4 lesson a week and revises the AP sentence types to assist in building SPaG for non fiction and fiction writing. Despite being classically and contextually challenging, the lessons support students in learning habits that grow their hinterland knowledge and include references to three texts (translated Homer, Robin Lister and Gillian Cross) so that all students may access the story without compromising their enjoyment. I love this module and enjoy the reactions of students to Ancient Greek ideas of society, morality and customs in comparison to their modern world.
Cross Curricular Art Evaluation and WW1 Conflict Poetry- Perspectives of Then and Now
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Cross Curricular Art Evaluation and WW1 Conflict Poetry- Perspectives of Then and Now

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Suitable for MYP Years 1 and 2, this cross curricular module introduces students to lesser-known WWI poets and uses their work to build students’ understanding of Interpretivism and encourages them to begin using the ATL criticality. The milestone assessment has been contrived to assess criteria A,B,C and D. All lessons come with adapted resources for PLA students. The material remains aspirational and relies heavily on the contextual knowledge and skills built across the module. This resource is designed to address the class attainment gap and equip all new students to MYP with the potential to succeed academically. Students are guided through the development of hinterland knowledge of propaganda, trench life and to explore the motivations of different poets with a reading of their contextual life events and contemporary social constructs. They ask how far the poet’s presentation can be trusted as they analyse their work and begin to write extended essays, sharing their view in response to different poems/ As the module progresses, students are guided through an introduction of the modern art genre, Augmentism and inspect how the Augmentists, Scarlett Raven and Marc Marot use multimodal approaches (including a reliance on performed WW1 poems) to reflect on life for soldiers in WWI. Students who are surprised by the Augmented Reality aspect of their milestone often speak of it fondly in MYP Y3 graduation and enjoy the blending of art evaluation and critical analysis of the poems they study. Many teachers comment that this brings new life and a new perspective to WWI poetry and promotes interest in generations who do not access to living history, ‘Lest We Forget’.
Unseen Poetry Lesson
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Unseen Poetry Lesson

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This resource is perfect for interview lessons and uses a poem and poet that is easily linked to IB Learner Profiles. It is a stand alone lesson that could be used for cover work or in preparing for GCSE unseen questions, as well as for MYP Literature and Language. The lesson can be extended and introduces intertextuality that is accessible to students, as it revolves around references to children’s fiction. I completely enjoy teaching this lesson and look forward to it as a ‘treat’!
Submarine Travel! AQA Language Paper 2 Section A
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Submarine Travel! AQA Language Paper 2 Section A

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This resource uses source material relating to interesting non-fiction accounts of interesting experiences. This resource links with current events and is designed to be an accessible passage into examining approaches to AQA’s Language Paper 2 Section A. This resource is curated for disengaged students, who typically do not have the advantage of cultural capital to support their reading of unseen non-fiction texts.
Venice Market Visits: Language Paper 2, Section A Challenging
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Venice Market Visits: Language Paper 2, Section A Challenging

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This resource uses source material relating to interesting non-fiction accounts of interesting experiences. This resource links with current events and is designed to be an accessible passage into examining approaches to AQA’s Language Paper 2 Section A. This resource is curated for PHA students, who typically have the advantage of cultural capital to support their reading of unseen non-fiction texts but need challenging extracts. This is best suited to Y11 and PHA Y10 candidates.
Waterfalls!Summary Question 2, Language Paper 2, Section A AQA
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Waterfalls!Summary Question 2, Language Paper 2, Section A AQA

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This resource uses source material relating to interesting non-fiction accounts of interesting experiences. This resource links with tourism and exploration and is designed to be an accessible passage into examining approaches to AQA’s Language Paper 2 Section A. This resource is curated for disengaged students, who typically do not have the advantage of cultural capital to support their reading of unseen non-fiction texts.
Waterfalls! Questions 3 and 4, Language Paper 2, Section A AQA
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Waterfalls! Questions 3 and 4, Language Paper 2, Section A AQA

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This resource uses source material relating to interesting non-fiction accounts of interesting experiences. This resource links with current events and is designed to be an accessible passage into examining approaches to AQA’s Language Paper 2 Section A. This resource is curated for disengaged students, who typically do not have the advantage of cultural capital to support their reading of unseen non-fiction texts.
Language Paper 1 Section A: Extract and Questions 2022
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Language Paper 1 Section A: Extract and Questions 2022

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This 20th Century Source will assist in the preparation for the AQA 2022 Examination series. It can be used by candidates independently, tutors, parents and teachers to provide revision opportunities for the paper. Teachers may find this useful to set for cover or assessment for learning opportunities.
Language Paper 1, Section A for 2022
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Language Paper 1, Section A for 2022

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A resource that can be used for tuition, revision, cover work and to accompany lessons for the 2022 AQA Language Paper 1. Resource includes a 20th Century extract and Questions 1-4.
Revision Session 2: AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A Question 4
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Revision Session 2: AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A Question 4

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This resource has been designed to be used by the student to use independently while they revise. It is planned to be a one hour session and includes challenge for students aiming for grades 7-9. There are supporting videos and accessible video clips that model how to tackle the question. The source is included in the slides, as is the first paragraph WAGOLL to assist. The resource can also be used to support parents who wish to gain an understanding of the requirements of the AQA English Language GCSE. This could also be set as cover on a Google Classroom.