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Five star rated and 'TES Recommended' authors, we are two Heads of English who are passionate about using and developing quality, engaging resources. We recognise the need for resources that are 'ready to go' and that don't require a huge amount of 'polishing' before they can be used. Every resource that we publish is quality assured and, most importantly, has been tried and tested by us in the classroom! We hope you find our resources useful and we welcome any feedback.
A planning grid to use with students to develop the skills needed to analyse unseen prose extracts for Paper 1, Section A of the English Language exam. Could also be used to plan ideas Paper 1, Section B - descriptive and narrative writing. Inspired by the brilliant MITSL poetry analysis grid I found on the internet a few years ago.
A quick and easy GCSE writing skills revision lesson which prompts students to describe a forest.
The lesson focuses on students revising how to apply different sentence structures and ambitious vocabulary whilst also focusing on a developing a clear structure which they could apply to any exam prompt.
10 fully resourced lessons to prepare students for the AQA English Language Paper 2, Section A exam: 'Writer's Viewpoints and Perspectives'.
This resource bundle includes:
Two powerpoint presentations totalling 142 slides.
A full lesson by lesson scheme of work including clear learning objectives and outlining assessment opportunities.
Eight different extracts to use with students from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.
Each lesson is clearly structured with learning objectives, learning start activities, learning review activities and opportunities for students to demonstrate and assess their learning in a number of ways.
The lessons aim to develop a common approach for tackling each question to build students' confidence. There are a number of opportunities for students to tackle the different question types and the presentations provide clear steps and guidance to support students during the assessment process.
Model answers and assessment sheets also included.
Extracts included:
'American Sniper', Chris Kyle
'The Charge of the Light Brigade', William Howard Russell
'Letter to My Mother', Wilfred Owen
'A Beautiful Job', Gunner William Towers (WW1)
'The Death of Lord Nelson', William Beatty
'We Shall Fight Them on the Beaches', Winston Churchill
'Surrender Speech', Chief Joseph (taken from the AQA Reading Support Booklet)
'The Gettysburg Address', Abraham Lincoln
In addition to this, the presentations also include some optional Paper 2, Section B questions that link to the extracts and aim to develop students' nonfiction writing skills.
The lessons and extracts are focused around the theme of war so they can be linked with the 'Power and Conflict' AQA poetry anthology to develop students' contextual understanding for the English Literature exam.
Any feedback on the resource would be greatly appreciated!
Everything that you need to successfully prepare students for the new AQA English Language, Paper 1 Section A exam.
All our Paper 1, Section A resources in one place including:
Detailed lesson PowerPoints looking at each question - over 200 high quality slides and accompanying resources.
Model answers to all the different questions.
Peer and self assessment template slides.
Marking and assessment cover sheets for students or teacher to use.
Template slides for each question to drop into any lesson PowerPoint on Paper 1, Section A.
A homework booklet to support students in their independent reading.
I have used a wide range of extracts to engage all learners including extracts from: '1984', 'The Great Gatsby', 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist', 'Fahrenheit 451' and 'From Russia With Love' and more.
This bundle really will save you hours of planning time!
Any feedback greatly appreciated.
A 50 slide presentation of 4 lessons designed to introduce and consolidate approaches to the unseen poetry section of the English Literature exam. The lessons link to the new AQA specification but could easily be adapted to suit other specifications. Each lesson contains a wide variety of activities including individual and group work, assessment opportunities and model answers.
Lesson 1 - introduction to unseen poetry working through an analysis of 'Hard Frost' by Andrew John Young.
Lesson 2 - unseen analysis of 'Nettles' by Vernon Scannell.
Lesson 3 - unseen analysis of 'In the Orchard After Midnight' by Brian Patten focusing on mood and tone.
Lesson 4 - introduction to comparing unseen poems for the final question on Paper 2 of the English Literature exam.
Lessons 3 and 4 can be used in conjunction with the AQA unseen poetry resource booklet which can be found on the AQA website.
I have only included the first stanza of each poem due to copyright reasons but have included clear links as to where you can access the rest of the poem within the presentation.
My students have struggled to get to grips with the structure question (question 3) on the new Paper 1, Section A exam for AQA. I recently attended an AQA support meeting and planned this lesson to incorporate some of the exam board's messages with regards to teaching the structure question. My students produced mucher better responses to question 3 after I went through this lesson with them.
The lesson is focused on the opening of '1984' and includes 15 slides plus a copy of the extract to use with students.
Includes:
Sample 8 mark answer
Planning grid for students
Clear and explicit links to the AQA markscheme
Key terminology and suggested phrases
Hope it helps!
15 slides to revise the AQA Power and Conflict poetry anthology. Each slide asks students to consider the how the title of the poem links to the last line. Great for a quick 5 minute burst of poetry revision at the beginning or end of the lesson.
Included in this bundle are lesson presentations on: ‘Bayonet Charge’, ‘Exposure’, ‘London’, ‘Ozymandias’ and ‘Poppies’. Each poem is covered over two lessons with a range of collaborative and independent tasks. Each presentation is approximately 30 slides. The lessons are linked to the new assessment criteria for the 2015 AQA English Literature GCSE. Annotations for key stanzas of the poem as well as example analytical paragraphs and contextual information. Each lesson follows a similar format in order to embed an understanding of the skills required and Assessment Objectives of the exam.
A 23 slide lesson presentation covering the poem 'The Prelude' in detail.
The lesson is linked to the new assessment criteria for the 2015 AQA English Literature GCSE and clearly references the new assessment objectives throughout.
Annotations for the entire poem are included as well as a number of engaging activities that can be completed either individually or in groups.
A high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of Fezziwig in Stave Two. The lesson follows a clear format and structure in order to embed new knowledge and consolidate student understanding.
Each lesson has a recall task, key vocabulary, analysis of the scene, opportunities for analytical writing, a model response and self assessment slide.
You can buy this lesson as part of a bundle of fourteen lessons here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-gcse-revision-pack-12415380
A high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of Scrooge and Bob’s relationship in Stave One. The lesson follows a clear format and structure in order to embed new knowledge and consolidate student understanding.
Each lesson has a recall task, key vocabulary, analysis of the scene, opportunities for analytical writing, a model response and self assessment slide.
You can buy this lesson as part of a bundle of fourteen lessons here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-gcse-revision-pack-12415380
A high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of the Ghost of Christmas Present in Stave Three. The lesson follows a clear format and structure in order to embed new knowledge and consolidate student understanding.
Each lesson has a recall task, key vocabulary, analysis of the scene, opportunities for analytical writing, a model response and self assessment slide.
You can buy this lesson as part of a bundle of fourteen lessons here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-gcse-revision-pack-12415380
A high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of the Ghost of Christmas Past in Stave Two. The lesson follows a clear format and structure in order to embed new knowledge and consolidate student understanding.
Each lesson has a recall task, key vocabulary, analysis of the scene, opportunities for analytical writing, a model response and self assessment slide.
You can buy this lesson as part of a bundle of thirteen lessons here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-gcse-revision-pack-12415380
10 lessons aimed at mid to low ability KS4 students covering the skills needed for questions 1-3 on the AQA Paper 1 exam. These lessons would also work well as a transition scheme for Year 9.
An additional revision lesson covering all 4 questions is also included in the bundle.
Each lesson is fully resourced with engaging, high quality materials.
Extracts used from 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' and 'Propping up the Line'.
If you liked this bundle please see our additional 5 star rated resources for Paper 1, Section A in our shop.
A two week scheme of work designed to introduce and consolidate students' understanding of descriptive writing techniques. The focus of the scheme of work is on describing a theme park during the day and during the night.
A 63 slide presentation comprised of six lessons designed to prepare students for Paper 1, Section B of the new AQA English Language GCSE exam although the resource could easily be adapted to suit other specifications by simply removing references to the AQA assessment objectives. Each lesson is fully resourced and includes a number of opportunities for individual and collaborative work.
Lessons focus on:
Varying vocabulary for effect
Applying a variety of sentence structures
Figurative language techniques
Organisation and structure of writing
A detailed scheme of work accompanies the powerpoint presentation.
A two week narrative writing scheme with 8 high quality and engaging lessons packed with a variety of interactive, stimulating activities. The scheme builds skills towards students producing their own narrative, suspense piece of writing. Lessons focus on structure, SPAG, figurative language, character development, setting, improving vocabulary and more. Links to the new GCSE Assessment Objectives for 2015 onwards. 83 slides.
A 59 slide presentation comprised of 5 lessons analysing 'Propping Up the Line'.
The extract used is available to download for free on e-AQA Secure Materials, KS3 Test Packs - Year 9 Pack 2.
The lessons cover the skills needed to approach questions 1-3 on the new AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1, Section A exam.
The lessons have been designed with a lower ability Key Stage Four group in mind and clearly spell out the different steps for success needed for the first three questions. These lessons would also be suitable to use at Key Stage Three or as a transition/revision resource.
Each lesson is fully resourced with clear learning objectives, a range of activities and opportunities for self and peer assessment.
Clear links are made to the exam assessment objectives and mark scheme throughout.
Model answers provided.
If you are looking for a more challenging set of resources for middle to upper ability students please see our five star rated Paper 1, Section A resources in our shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/RojoResources
A two week (8 lesson) scheme of work introducing students to Paper 1, Section A (Explorations in Creative Reading) of the new AQA English Language GCSE. The aim is to introduce students to the format of the exam and teach them the skills needed to analyse unseen prose extracts to be able to answer questions 1-3.
The scheme of work focuses on extracts from the opening of 'Fahrenheit 451', 'From Russia With Love' and 'The Night Circus' - I have not been able to upload these due to copyright restrictions but they are available online. The James Bond extract can be found here: http://thrillers4u.com/20_ian-fleming-from-russia-with-love-dr-no-and-goldfinger_extract.html and the 'The Night Circus' extract is from the opening page of the novel.
A full scheme of work is included with detailed guidance and notes to outline the structure of each lesson.
In addition to this, each lesson is fully planned and resourced as a PowerPoint presentation - over 100 slides for the two week unit.
See part two resources here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/2017-exam-2015-aqa-english-language-paper-1-section-a-resources-part-2-11145473
Five full lessons focused on the new 2015 AQA Paper, 1 Section A exam: 'Explorations in Creative Reading'.
The lessons focus on teaching students the skills needed to analyse an unseen prose extract. Lessons provide detailed guidance as to how to approach the four question types and include exemplar responses.
Lesson 1- 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' with a focus on question 3 and 4.
Lesson 2 - 'The Night' with a focus on question 4.
Lesson 3 - 'Of Mice and Men' with a focus on question 2.
Lesson 4 - 'The Great Gatsby' with a focus on question 1 and question 3.
Lesson 5 - feedback lesson on 'The Brighton Rock' specimen paper from AQA.
Each lesson has clear learning objectives, link to the AQA assessment objectives and markschemes and include a range of engaging independent and collaborative activities for students.
