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!

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.

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

A 31 slide lesson presentation taking students through a sample paper for the GCSE AQA English Language, Paper 2, Section A exam. The presentation includes clear learning objectives, a starter and review activity and opportunities for self and peer assessment. Clear guidance is given for each question and model answers are also provided. Differentiation to extend and support students is also incorporated into the lesson presentation. Clear links are made to the markscheme and assessment objectives throughout. Could be used to walk students through the paper or as a follow up and feedback lesson once students have completed the paper. Lesson plan included. Sample exam paper also included.

AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A Revision - Detailed Focus on Question 4 A series of six revision ‘masterclass’ lessons designed to improve students’ responses to question 4 on Paper 1. Students often struggle with this part of the paper so I have created this resource specifically to build students’ confidence in tackling this question. Each lesson includes learning objectives, a starter and review activity, model answers and opportunities for students to self/peer assess and reflect upon their own progress. I have also created a full exam paper for each of the texts so that students can also practise completing questions 1 - 3. Included in the resource: 89 slide presentation 74 page student revision and workbook Question 4 knowledge organiser/revision mat Question 4 writing bookmark Markscheme and indicative content for the texts Texts included: ‘Of Mice and Men’, ‘A Monster Calls’, ‘The Graveyard Book’, ‘Rebecca’, ‘The Great Gatsby’, ‘The Goldfinch’ Feedback greatly appreciated - please leave a review!

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!

20 slides that can be dropped into any lesson presentation for Paper 2, Section A of the AQA English Language course. Presentation includes: An overview slide explaining the requirements of the exam. A slide for each question explaining the key aspects and requirements for each question. Peer/self assessment slides for each question. 'First Responses' template to use when tackling an unseen extract. An assessment sheet to be used when marking Paper 2, Section A responses - either by student or teacher. A slide detailing the requirements of each Assessment Objective.

Over 100 slides comprised of 8 lessons focusing on descriptive and narrative writing techniques to prepare students for Paper 1, Section B of the new AQA GCSE English Language exam. Each lesson is fully resourced with clear links made to the new exam criteria. High quality and visually engaging throughout, each lesson contains elements of independent and collaborative work. Extension and intervention support tasks also included. Lesson 1: Narrative conventions and structure Lesson 2: Effective openings Lesson 3: Setting Lesson 4: Dialogue Lesson 5: Character Lesson 6: Ambitious vocabulary and figurative language techniques Lesson 7: Structure Lesson 8: Structure

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.

A 26 slide lesson presentation taking students through a sample paper for the GCSE AQA English Language, Paper 2, Section A exam. The presentation includes clear learning objectives, a starter and review activity and opportunities for self and peer assessment. Clear guidance is given for each question and model answers are also provided. Differentiation to extend and support students is also incorporated into the lesson presentation. Clear links are made to the markscheme and assessment objectives throughout. Could be used to walk students through the paper or as a follow up and feedback lesson once students have completed the paper. Sample exam paper also included.

A 33 slide lesson presentation taking students through Paper 2 Section A of the June 2018 paper. The presentation walks students through each question on Section A and provides opportunity for self assessment and reflection. Model answers and a generic mark scheme for each question provided. I have not uploaded the sources due to copyright restrictions but they are available to download from the AQA GCSE English Language page under ‘assessment resources’. This would be an excellent resource to teach or revise the skills for Paper 2 Section A or to use after students have completed a mock using the 2018 paper to walk them through the strengths and weaknesses of their response.

Colour coded slides detailing each Assessment Objective and breaking them down into student friendly language. Could be used as classroom displays or dropped into lesson presentations.

A 20 slide presentation guiding students through the process of responding to question 4 in Paper 1, Section A of the new AQA GCSE English Language exam. IF YOU LIKE THIS RESOURCE THEN PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR BRAND NEW PAPER 1 QUESTION 4 ‘MASTERCLASS’ LESSONS CLICK THE LINK BELOW AND PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/aqa-english-language-paper-1-section-a-revision-12076357

16 slides that can be dropped into any lesson presentation on Paper 1, Section A: approaches to unseen fiction. Presentation includes: A slide for each question explaining the key aspects and requirements for each question. Peer/self assessment slides for each question. Paper 1, Section A glossary. 'First Responses' template to use when tackling an unseen extract. Two slides looking in more detail at how to approach structure for question 3. A double sided A3 revision sheet to help prepare students for the final exam.

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 27 slide lesson presentation taking students through a sample paper for the GCSE AQA English Language, Paper 2, Section A exam. The lesson uses a non-fiction text by Dickens and a recent Guardian article. The presentation includes clear learning objectives, a number of learning activities and opportunities for self and peer assessment. Clear guidance is given for each question and model answers are also provided. Differentiation to extend and support students is also incorporated into the lesson presentation. Clear links are made to the markscheme and assessment objectives throughout. Could be used to walk students through the paper or as a follow up and feedback lesson once students have completed the paper. Sample exam paper and extracts included.

A 35 slide 3 lesson presentation taking students through the November 2017 Paper 1, Section A exam paper. The exam paper is available on eAQA and the extract is taken from ‘Labyrinth’ by Kate Mosse. The presentation includes clear learning objectives for each lesson, a number of learning activities and opportunities for self and peer assessment. Clear guidance is given for each question and model answers are also provided. Differentiation to extend and support students is also incorporated into the lesson presentation. Clear links are made to the markscheme and assessment objectives throughout. Could be used to walk students through the paper as they complete it or as a follow up and feedback lesson once students have completed the paper.

A lesson based around the final chapter of 'All Quiet on the Western Front' to introduce and familiarise students with 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. 20 slides and with all of the question formats covered and exemplar responses included. Engaging tasks and activities including independent and group work. 20 slide PowerPoint included plus the extract from 'All Quiet on the Western Front'.

A detailed knowledge organiser/revision mat for AQA GCSE English Language, Paper 1, Question 4. This question is worth 20 marks and requires students to evaluate a statement in relation to a text. This resource can be used to support students as they write their answers or distributed as a revision resource.