There are a variety of active learning slides that can be used here - also adaptable for other specification. The examples are written for the Jekyll & Hyde Edexcel English Literature course. Slide 1. Structure strips to indicate how students should produce their PEETER paragraphs. The aim is to align the section of the paragraph approximately to the structure strip / writing frame. Slide 2. Connectagons - Students populate the hexagons with key words / character names / themes (edit for your topic) and then complete a piece of writing which attempts to justify as many linking hexagons as possible This is an amazing activity that supports retrieval also. Slide 3 & 4. A pre-populated example of a ‘explode the quote’ hexagon. This can be completed as group work if you provide each group with a different quote form the extract. Can then produce a ‘whole class model essay’ Slide 5. Blank template Slide 6. Same activity as above but using an exam question. Students read an extract and then write their select quotes/analysis them in details in the segments before writing it up. Slide 7. An example of some activities to get students reflecting upon their independent answers. See if they can note where they did well or missed something key!

For the new Edexcel 2.0 GCSE English Language: Here are sentence structures for Section A (Reading) which may support students to manage their time and produce well-structured paragraphs for Q2, Q4 & Q6 that hit the mark scheme. Q1 & 3 do not require ‘planning’ a response. Each slide can be printed as needed as a starting template.

A template to assist summarising or condensing any piece of text or extract. Would be suitable for a range of theory/content heavy subjects. For each paragraph/section students write down two trigger words and expand upon their significance in the box beside it. Once completed they join with a learning partner and fold their worksheet so that only the two trigger words are visible. Students must then verbalise their learning to one another and then feedback what they have be taught by their partner.