Two sample essays for the new ReVision 2017+ Specification for English Literature. Here by R.S. Thomas and Belfast Confetti by Ciaran Carson Kid by Simon Armitage and Piano by D H Lawrence Potential Task: Colour code the poem analysing and labelling how well the ‘candidate’ met the assessment objectives. One Essay Plan on Invictus and Kid on the theme of Self-Determination. Three student created essay plans on: -Sensory Memory -Disappointment -Loneliness and the impact on identity

A collection of sample questions you may want to use with your GCSE students for the CCEA GCSE English Language: Writing for Purpose and Audience Unit. Some of these are old Functional Writing questions, from the new SAM and some of my own ideas. Hopefully you find this useful.

A Tension Graph activity and summary of KEY tension points in An Inspector Calls

A collection of notes and worksheets for A Level teaching of King Lear

CCEA GCSE English Literature Poetry Anthology: Identity. Teacher notes for analysis of Shakespeare's Sonnet 29. Hope this helps!

To be used in conjunction with CCEA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: Reading To Access Non-Fiction Texts. This is a sample Jeremy Clarkson activity in the style of the new exam and could be used as a mock. Hope this is useful for you.

A compilation of all of the 'identity' anthology poems, with space provided for students to research and add their own contextual information. There are also sample questions, a compare/contrast essay grid, a mark scheme from the CCEA SAM and some useful poetic terms.

Sample response to May/Jun 2019 series of new 2017+ GCSE Lit specification.

CCEA GCSE English Literature: Poetry Anthology: Identity Teaching Notes

A resource designed for the CCEA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE exam for Paper 1 Section B: Reading to Access Media Texts. This activity focuses on students analysing the presentational devices used on the poster for Fortnite with the aim to preparing them to answer Task 5. Used with a low ability group.

Task 1: Students identify the type of non-fiction text / where it would be likely to be found, the purpose and audience Task 2: Students identify the Purpose of each text Task 3: Students come up with one more example of a type of non-fiction text that achieves the given purpose. Hopefully you find this useful in your teaching of Non Fiction texts.

Used with a low ability Year 9 Class in conjunction with a Fantasy Landscapes Unit. Asks the student to identify verbs, adjectives and adverbs and explain what impact they have.

CCEA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: Unit 1 - Paper 1 Section B - Book Cover. This is a sample question created for the new gcse specification. I usually introduce the things they should look out for in book covers: GENRE, AUDIENCE, PURPOSE (G.A.P.) sell the book cover/ persuade the reader to purchase create enigma or intrigue hints at the narrative structure / plot endears the reader to the main protagonist setting narrative P.O.V. (Is it first person to create a confiding tone?) and tense (present for a sense of immediacy?) sentence structuring and punctuation for various effects language devices tone Then I use the assessment matrix to mark it. I’ll take a good essay, scan it in, share it with the class and give them a matrix, letting the students ‘be the examiner’ and annotate the sample essay explaining why it is good and what they could do to improve. Hope this helps.

A ‘cheat sheet’ of things that GCSE candidates should hunt for / aim to do in paper 2: section B. Students should be made aware that this is purely to help students hunt for certain things to speed up their analysis time. It does not mean that these things will come up!

Some posters made using Canva which might be nice displayed in the girls’ locker area or perhaps girls’ bathrooms. The posters have quotes from strong female figures.

CCEA GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE: POETRY ANTHOLOGY: IDENTITY

CCEA GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE POETRY ANTHOLOGY: Identity. Dover Beach Analysis. Hope this helps!

This is a compilation of a few KS3 resources I have made to help students tackle the presentational aspect of media texts. It has been made with a view to preparing KS3 students for the new CCEA GCSE: Reading to access media texts. It focuses on Camera Angles, Shot Types and Camera Movements. It could be used for a Media class, reading film, Film Studies or indeed for the GCSE CCEA spec. Hopefully you find this useful! :)

This a self-assessment form for students to fill in, based on The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. However, it can easily be adapted to suit other written tasks. It is for KS3 students and the aim is that they read the feedback comments / annotation on their work and tick accordingly. They then review how many Yes/No ticks they have and set themselves a target based on what they have identified as their weaknesses.

A sample response for Bourne and Casino Royale DVD covers for the CCEA GCSE Paper 1 Section B Past Paper Question