To be used in conjunction with the 2017+ CCEA Specification for GCSE English Language. Unit 4: Comparing Literary Texts Resource 1: Use the extract from I am Number Four to encourage students to think about writers’ craft and language techniques; sentence structuring and punctuation. Resource 2: Comparative Sample Question which could be used as a class tracker to prepare students for their Paper 2 Exam. Stimulus used: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Resource 3: Annotated extract from I am Number Four for either teachers or for students who require more scaffolding. Resource 4: Annotated The Lie Tree extract which should be compared with I am Number Four Resource 5: Sample comparison essay of ‘The Lie Tree’ and ‘I am Number Four’ Please feel free to adapt and amend to suit the needs of your students.

Mock papers I have created for Task 4 and 5 of the new CCEA GCSE Specification - Paper 1 Section B: Reading to Access Non-Fiction and Media. Hopefully you find these useful.

The ReVision GCSE: Paper 1: Tasks 2 and 3: Reading to Access Non-Fiction Three mock papers focusing on tasks 2 and 3 of the new CCEA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE specification ‘The ReVision’. These are to be used for paper 1 for the non-fiction section. I have used these as trackers / mocks for students, but they could easily be used as a class activity where the students have to present their findings, or perhaps ‘be the examiner’ and create a mark scheme after being shown the kinds of things said for the SAM markscheme and Bryson stimulus. Hope you find this useful.

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.

Resources to assist with the CCEA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Paper 1 Section A: Writing for Purpose and Audience. Hope you find this useful.

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.

For use with the CCEA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: PAPER 1 SECTION B: READING TO ACCESS NON FICTION TEXTS unit. Students would read through the articles and pick up on why certain techniques are being used to engage.

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.

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.

CCEA GCSE English Literature: Poetry Anthology: Identity Teaching Notes

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.

I don't own this resource but thought it would be of use to a few people if I uploaded it!

1// A fake past paper question and student response for the new GCSE English Literature paper from CCEA. Hopefully this is of use to you! I do a lot of ‘be the examiner’ exercises where the students have to decide which mark they would give it and why. 2// Response to The Red Room by H G Wells - extract found in the fabulous free pack by Shimna Integrated.

Some very basic/rudimentary tasks for students to complete to practise for the new CCEA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE paper: Paper 1: Section A: Writing for Purpose and Audience.

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!

Year 9 Travel Writing Extracts and Comprehension Questions Bill Bryson A Walk in the Woods Paul Archer and Johno Ellis It’s On the Meter Paul Archer and Johno Ellis It’s On the Meter Joe Simpson Touching the Void Paul Archer and Johno Ellis It’s On the Meter

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

Hi all! These are a mixture of reworked PPQs from the old specification and articles I have sourced myself from some careful scouring of the internet. I intend to use them as mocks or tracker tests to chart my students' progress through the unit 'Reading to access non-fiction and media texts'. They are to be used in conjunction with the new CCEA GCSE English Language paper. Hopefully you find them useful.

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

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.