A full introduction to GCSE English Language - covers the WJEC/EDUQAS exam specification. Can also be used as a refresher style session. Covers all skills required for the Language exam. Includes: 10 page PowerPoint core, extension and challenge skills start with why resource (eg) question ‘why does this topic matter?’ ‘why might this learning be important in my life?’ What is English task? Addressing skills required for exam spec: reading, writing, spoken language. Discussion task Classroom contract Main activity linking English with other subject areas and why it is important Mini plenary Recap task addressing: reading, writing and spoken language skills.

Employability diamond 9, to list keywords - a great motivational worksheet to use when considering skills that are the most and least important. Includes a list of key words Includes a diamond 9 template

Six effective dual coding marking and feedback grids to use for English Language and Literature - can also be used for peer assessment and self-assessment.

A 26 page practise booklet packed full of questions for both component 1 and component 2. Addresses all assessment objectives and skills required for success. Includes: both fiction and non-fiction articles and extracts a variety of transactional and creative writing questions. An amazing revision tool.

Formal letter template for English Language Functional Skills.

This lesson looks at how to write an effective review covering both L1/L2 Functional Skills English Language. Addresses: PAFL: purpose, audience,form and language. Highlights the structure and purpose of a review Includes a written assessment piece. Peer assessment activity Example written review for students to read and mark

KS4 EDUQAS English Language GCSE . A full and comprehensive 20 page PowerPoint that can easily span over two, one hour lessons. The lesson includes the following: Do now task A fabulous knowledge organiser for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 Recap and reflect activity on evaluation skills Core/Extension/Challenge task based on XFactor video clip Reflect and recap questions Paper 1 Q5 evaluation exam question Paper 1 Q5 evaluation answer Examples of both Component 1 and Component 2 evaluation questions. Source A non fiction reading piece Evaluation Success Criteria Component 2 Writing Homework Challenge Task Recap of PAFL

A very engaging and interesting lesson with resources- ideally suitable for KS4 English GCSE learners. Can be used for both AQA or EDUQAS as skills focused as opposed to question specific. Pack includes: FIRST PART: READING SKILLS A 20 page PowerPoint Reflection tasks on progress required for GCSE (language and inference) Spotlight activities on’Arthur ;‘The Joker.’ Inference activities on character and relationships. Two visual clips from ‘The Joker’ identifying positive and negative relationships between mother and son. ‘The Joker’ Script extract. Quotation explosion examples and grid resource. Key learning question ‘How does the writer use language to…?’ Accompanying example response. SECOND PART: WRITING SKILLS What is defamiliarization? Example of clown description - ‘The art of making strange.’ Describing objects using the defamiliarization technique with a teacher example response - very entertaining, great for creaive and descriptive writing. Mini peer assessment activity. Two David Attenborough clips with descriptions - making the familiar unfamiliar. Flash fiction 200 word challenge task - ‘The Joker’s’ Journal entry.

Can be used a s a great introduction to inference and deduction skills. A fun and informative package (equivalent of two 1 hr sessions) that aids with the understanding of inference and deduction skills - the lesson also focuses on the differences between explicit and implicit language and structure ideas and how they can be recognised and explored further. Package includes: A 20 page PowerPoint with a variety of tasks. Two reading extracts with both core, extension and challenge activities Information retrieval resource ’ What Can You Remember?’ Plenary Grid.

PowerPoint and resources aimed at ‘How to Write a Newspaper Article.’ Can be used for both GCSE and FS Level 1/2. Core - Extension - Challenge activities provided. Mix and match activities Video clip provided Summative writing task provided with Success Criteria and Self Assessment activity. Seperate resources included for mix and match activities.

This lesson can be used for both KS3 and KS4 students. It can also be used by students following all exam boards -it is none specific. Includes: Five page PowerPoint Activities on: hyperbole, imperative,alliteration and repetition. Includes agree and disagree statements Includes article ‘Let’s Put the Brakes on Teen Drivers.’ Exploration of rhetorical techniques and label tasks. Persuasive writing task.

A comprehensive guide with strategies on how to answer all five questions on Paper 2 - Non-Fiction.

A great introduction demonstrating how to recognise and use: tension, structure and suspense in writing. A full eight page PowerPoint with resources, using George Orwell’s 1984, Room 101 and Big Brother. Pack includes: eight page PowerPoint starter task with audio video from Big Brother and Room 101 part 3, chapter 5 from George Orwell’s 1984 part annotation of chapter 5 from George Orwell’s 1984 tension wall resource, explaining what tension is and the features used in writing to structure for effect. Apply your knowledge task, creating a narrative opening, using some of the tension features discussed on the PowerPoint. peer assessment plenary task.

I have created an extensive 24 page guide, appropriate for both Year 10 and Year 11 who are on the AQA English Language GCSE pathway. This booklet can be utilised in class to support teaching or at home to support extended learning. The pack includes: a 24 page in depth guide to each question three separate extracts: 19th Century/ 21st Century non-fiction. ‘The End of Innocence - Inside British Child Prisons.’ A letter to the Daily Chronicle Newspaper - Oscar Wilde ‘A Game of Thrones’ extract - George R.R Martin. Questions 1 - 4 on Paper 1 and 2 with self-assessment and reflection grids. Section B tasks What Went Well Grids and Next Step Grids for revision. AQA audit- post session reflection for each question in Section A and B on both papers.

A detailed exploration of comparison skills required when analysing poems. The lesson focuses on ‘Storm on The Island.’ and ‘Exposure.’ A great introduction for Year 10. Package includes four separate resources: a detailed six page PowerPoint. comparison starter task, using image comparative tips a ‘big question’ to try in class table/framework resource to aid with planning and writing an answer to the ‘big question.’ sentence starters resource power of nature PEE chart to utilise in class.

At times, students lose track of plot and character with Jekyll and Hyde but fear not, I have created a summary of all ten chapters that can be used alongside the novella to organise key quotes, helping to build whole text links and keep on top of the plot.

An informative five page PowerPoint introducing evaluative verbs - how to identify and apply them appropriately in a piece of writing. Suitable for 11 Plus or SATs focus. Includes: PowerPoint Resource Examples of a variety of evaluative verbs Hills Like White Elephants extract Three separate writing tasks.

A 17 page PowerPoint that addresses all key elements on the 11 plus English paper for 11 Plus. Lessons includes: opposites, e.g. celebrates - commemorates grammar: subject, noun, verb simple. compound and complex sentence types shuffles sentences (8 pages of tasks) synonym and antonym tasks Really informative and a great way to get started with revision tasks when studying for 11 Plus in English

A full lesson that explores the effective use of language techniques in transactional writing pieces. The lesson can be used for both GCSE or pre- GCSE. Key Elements: Discuss/debate the controversial statement in the lesson. Identify the differences between tabloid and broadsheet newspapers - create mind-maps, perhaps bring in own examples to demonstrate the differences. Address key language techniques. Address the effectiveness of presentational devices and why they are used to engage. Brainstorming and annotations of key statement. Final ‘Big Question,’ creating an article for a broadsheet newspaper.

This lesson could easily be stretched into two separate lessons. An action packed lesson that is perfect for end of term or just post SATs. The lesson addresses fundamental comprehension and word class identification and effect through using Roald Dahl’s extracts, notably:The Twits, The Witches, Matilda and Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. Pack includes: 5 separate resources. A 10 page PowerPoint Three extracts to annotate Golden Tickets for entrance into class A Charlie and The Chocolate Factory Comprehension task. ’ The Chocolate Room.’ Create your own chocolate bar task with template. Create a radio jingle/ advertisement for your bar. WAGOLL for chocolate bar description. ENJOY!