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Poetry comparison structure strips
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Poetry comparison structure strips

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A set of three poetry comparison structure strips to help ensure students hit all aspects of the mark scheme in their response. Simply stick them in the margin and set students off on a question and encourage them to use the strip to remind them of the importance of covering all parts of the question in their response.
Persuasive writing structure strips (for the margin)
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Persuasive writing structure strips (for the margin)

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The students should glue these to the margin of their page and then use them for guidance when completing a persuasive writing task. They are designed to help students include more of the features of this specific style of writing as they should tick the bullet point as they include it.
AQA Language Paper 1 Question 2 structure strips.
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AQA Language Paper 1 Question 2 structure strips.

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This resource works in a similar way to a structure strip. It can be put in the margin of an exercise book when a student is completing AQA English Language question 2 and they are able to tick off content as they include it/ look at what they should be focusing on/ how they should be structuring their response for this particular question.
Writing to inform structure strips.
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Writing to inform structure strips.

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A resource for the margin of the page when students are writing to inform. The students can use it for guidance to remind them of the features of this style of writing. They can tick them off as they add them.
High Ability 'An Inspector Calls' knowledge test
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High Ability 'An Inspector Calls' knowledge test

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This resources enables students to revise high end key terminology, key quotations, high end terms to describe the characters. It will last 1-2 hours depending on the level of detail students include in their responses and should be enlarged to A3 to ensure students have enough space to respond to the tasks.
An Inspector Calls quotation flashcards
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An Inspector Calls quotation flashcards

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This resource contains flashcards for revision purposes using word by word analysis of key quotations from the play. They can be printed off and made into handy revision flashcards or shown to the class via a whiteboard or even displayed on a screen in a corridor in order to aid students with memorising quotations.
AQA literature structure strips
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AQA literature structure strips

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A way to structure literature responses in order to hit the AQA mark scheme, I developed this after marking the new literature exam in 2017 and feel it ensures students hit all the aspects of the mark scheme and encourages them to develop their answers.
High ability 'A Christmas Carol' test
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High ability 'A Christmas Carol' test

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A series of questions to develop students critical thinking in relation to ‘A Christmas Carol’. Students also have the opportunity to analyse quotations in finer detail and think about contextual factors in a more sophisticated manner.
Quotation retention Romeo and Juliet
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Quotation retention Romeo and Juliet

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A set of key quotation tables which increases the amount of blanks on each quotation so the sheets become progressively more difficult meaning students have to learn the key quotes. The last sheet is just pictures linked to the key quotes so students will then know them off by heart and be able to write the full quote in. Students can move up and down the level of challenge depending on how many they correctly remember. The sheets can also be used for quotation analysis.
'Dulce et decorum est' analysis
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'Dulce et decorum est' analysis

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This slideshow makes the concept of war relevant to students by looking at modern day warfare. It then goes on to encourage students to analyse 'Dulce et decorum est' using a structured grid.
A Christmas Carol slideshow
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A Christmas Carol slideshow

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This is a 48 page resource which covers context and takes you through the staves of the novella providing opportunity to complete activities and highlighting key quotations.
Self reflection task AQA Language Paper 2
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Self reflection task AQA Language Paper 2

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This task is meant to be completed after students have completed an AQA English Paper 2 mock examination. It is designed to help them to see where they could obtain extra marks and hoo they could improve their responses based on the teacher’s feedback.