This worksheet is great for middle to low ability KS4 and can be used with any speech that will engage your group. I have used this with speeches from Obama, James Cordon and Matt Damon in preparation for the spoken language task on the EDUQAS specification. This worksheet gets pupils to break down the purpose of the speech and how it has been achieved. It can be used whilst watching the speech, or could be completed retrospectively.

This resources provides a sample exam question and extract for Jekyll and Hyde in the style of the EDUQAS GCSE specification. This is a theme based question on the ideas of good and evil. It has not been taken from the specimen materials, so is ideal if you are looking for last minute practice questions that you have not already covered. I have also included the appropriate mark scheme for the task to enable pupils to self or peer assess their work. These tasks could be used within a lesson, set as cover work or revision.

This resources provides a sample exam question and extract for Jekyll and Hyde in the style of the EDUQAS GCSE specification. It has not been taken from the specimen materials, so is ideal if you are looking for last minute practice questions that you have not already covered. I have also included the appropriate mark scheme for the task to enable pupils to self or peer assess their work. These tasks could be used within a lesson, set as cover work or revision.

This resources provides a convention guide for formal letter writing and an exam style question with writing guide based on the EDUQAS GCSE specification. These tasks could be used within a lesson, set as cover work, or homework. The sheet includes the mark scheme for band 5 to enable pupils to self assess their answers.

This resources provides a sample exam question and extract for Jekyll and Hyde in the style of the EDUQAS GCSE specification. This is a tension question which requires pupils to comment on the literary techniques used in the extract and how they reflect the conventions of Gothic literature. It has not been taken from the specimen materials, so is ideal if you are looking for last minute practice questions that you have not already covered. I have also included the appropriate mark scheme for the task to enable pupils to self or peer assess their work. These tasks could be used within a lesson, set as cover work or revision.

This resources provides a sample exam question and extract for Jekyll and Hyde from the EDUQAS GCSE specification. It has not been taken from the specimen materials, so is ideal if you are looking for last minute practice questions that you have not already covered. I have also included the appropriate mark schemes for the task and a selection of revision activities. These tasks could be used within a lesson, set as cover work, or revision homework.

This resources provides a sample exam question and extract for Jekyll and Hyde in the style of the EDUQAS GCSE specification. This is a character question which requires pupils to comment on the presentation of Utterson. It has not been taken from the specimen materials, so is ideal if you are looking for last minute practice questions that you have not already covered. I have also included the appropriate mark scheme for the task to enable pupils to self or peer assess their work. These tasks could be used within a lesson, set as cover work or revision.

This stand alone lesson is ideal for a KS3 class of any ability. It guides pupils to analyse the poem Talking Turkeys by Benjamin Zephaniah. It includes a range of activities that could be worked on independently, or collaboratively. Very little preparation is required for delivery, just a printed copy for the poem for pupils to work from. This is a really nice 'end of year' lesson, that still has educational value.

This is a selection of tasks for revision of Lord of The Flies in preparation for Component 2A of the EDUQAS GCSE specification. These tasks could be used within a lesson, or could be set as cover work, or homework. The sheet includes the mark scheme for bands 3, 4 and 5 to enable pupils to self assess their answers.

This lesson (or two lessons) is suitable for KS4 classes in preparation for the prose writing task in the GCSE language exam. This activity guides pupils to write a simple plot, but from an interesting perspective, such as a family pet. If pupils do not have an animal in the house, the account can be written form the perspective of an inanimate object. After writing their account, pupils are guided through proof reading, which is led by the requirements of AO6.

This resources provides a sample exam questions and poems for the unseen poetry component of the EDUQAS GCSE specification. It has not been taken from the specimen materials, so is ideal if you are looking for last minute practice questions that you have not already covered. I have also included the appropriate mark schemes for the task and a selection of revision activities. These tasks could be used within a lesson, set as cover work, or revision homework.

This is a whole lesson which guides pupils to write their own poem on light, using the outline and focus technique. This is ideal for KS3 pupils of all abilities, as it can be differentiated by adding a word bank or sentence starters. The success criteria encourage pupils to craft and improve their writing, to build resilience.

This worksheet is ideal for spoken language activities with KS3 classes. It outlines the characteristics of a successful speaker and gets pupils to identify positive features in the work of others, in addition to their own. Using this sheet ensures full engagement during presentations as all pupils have something to do and facilitates good peer feedback. This could also be used with a KS4 class in preparation for the GCSE spoken language assessment.

This is a stand alone lesson, ideal for a high ability KS3 group. There are no additional resources required and the lesson requires very little preparation. Pupils are guided through a range of different form of the English language are encouraged to think about why our language has changed. Pupils work to translate a short extract from The Canterbury Tales. This lesson could be used as an introduction to Chaucer, or Shakespeare.

This resources provides a sample exam questions for both the extract and essay sections from the EDUQAS GCSE specification. They have not been taken from the specimen materials, so are ideal if you are looking for last minute practice questions that you have not already covered. I have also included the appropriate mark schemes for each task and a selection of revision activities. These tasks could be used within a lesson, set as cover work, or revision homework.

This resources provides a sample exam questions for both the extract and essay sections from the EDUQAS GCSE specification. They have not been taken from the specimen materials, so are ideal if you are looking for last minute practice questions that you have not already covered. I have also included the appropriate mark schemes for each task and a selection of revision activities. These tasks could be used within a lesson, set as cover work, or revision homework.

This resources provides a sample exam question and extract for Jekyll and Hyde in the style of the EDUQAS GCSE specification. This is a character question encouraging pupils to write about the presentation of Hyde. It has not been taken from the specimen materials, so is ideal if you are looking for last minute practice questions that you have not already covered. I have also included the appropriate mark scheme for the task to enable pupils to self or peer assess their work. These tasks could be used within a lesson, set as cover work or revision.