I hope you find these useful and they are easy to mark with any existing AQA mark scheme for Paper 1 however if you would like me to write you a bespoke mark scheme (perhaps if teaching for first time) or even some model answers at specific grades please feel free to email me at lsirr1986@gmail.com I am also happy to make resources and model answers on request on any A Level Language, Literature or Lit/Lang combined module as I teach all three and examine also. I would like to be able to support other teachers to deliver high quality materials at this challenging time.

Attached is an example answer for your students to show how to respond to a real question for the “A Christmas Carol” extract question and then a full mark answer to analyse with the students. I videoed my process of annotating and then turning these into an answer - the process was: summary of whole extract, words and word groups, literary devices, sentence types and punctuation, summary of whole extract. (This task only requires AO2- language and structure). If you would like an example writing for Section B I would also be happy to add one or make a new resource.

AQA English Language A Level (Meanings and Representations) Section A Mock Exam; I have created this as a full Section A mock, I have also written a full mark example answer to Q1 and Q2 that you could use with students following this assessment.

Resource which shows firstly how to model annotation and then an example answer which covers how to structure an answer to Q3. This is on the Zola Budd/Mary Decker Edexcel Paper 2 for English Language, June 2020 (Edxecel) You could use this in a number of ways, cut and mix up the sentences to show how to build up paragraphs, as sentence starters or simply as a model answer to stick in books after the students have had a go.

Very useful for A Level or undergraduate literature. I hope you enjoy using this. You could potentially use it as a short project, assign a different literary genre and students make their own (good transition from A Level to HE)

I sat a full timed paper (I am a lead examiner) for the specimen paper for Edexcel which I attach here - it was done in timed conditions, unseen. You could use this as example answers once the students have sat a paper or cut them up for students to analyse more closely. I hope it is useful for you! If you would like any more like this creating for any paper of your choice please don’t hesitate to pop a request in the comments. Can do lit, lang or combined up to A Level. :-)

A short presentation with links to useful sites and videos with a full mark exemplar to an AQA Paper 1, Part A question which shows how to discuss Seneca. Good for high ability students or as flipped learning. Any queries, please don’t hesitate to ask, or if there is something you would like making bespoke for you, please let me know.

Four rounds of general knowledge with no link to Christmas and no religious imagery. Includes answer sheet and team sheets. Rounds include - Films of 2021 News of 2021 Name that celebrity Hit songs of 2021 - no internet required as the music is embedded as a sound file. Enjoy!

Written in real time - the question is useful for AQA Specification A (Love) or B (tragedy). Spend some time planning with the template provided, then you could use this as guided writing or guided marking. The question is: “All women in “Othello” are tragic, innocent victims who evoke pity”. How far do you agree? It has been written by an experienced teacher and examiner (me) in the style of an A Level student so it is challenging but realistic.

Comprehensive resource for reading a range of texts as well as the skills for English Language AO1, AO2, AO4 Includes PPTs and walkthrough answers. This is a great booklet for setting cover, long term absence work or revision/mocks as each has a full set of exam questions. It is geared towards Edexcel but is adaptable for teaching comprehension and has generally accessible texts.