I am an English teacher who specialises in the teaching of English Language. I currently teach KS3, KS4 and KS5, though spend most of my time teaching KS5. My resources are printer friendly work sheets and graphic organisers that can be used alongside the teaching of key examination topics and themes.
I am an English teacher who specialises in the teaching of English Language. I currently teach KS3, KS4 and KS5, though spend most of my time teaching KS5. My resources are printer friendly work sheets and graphic organisers that can be used alongside the teaching of key examination topics and themes.
A comprehensive set of 65 revision questions and answers to help students prepare for the child language acquisition component of their A Level English Language exam. The questions and answers have also been included in a 'cue card' style format so that the resource can be laminated for students to test each other in a quiz or board game style.
This is an extract from chapter 8 of the novel 'Great Expectations' in which Pip first encounters Miss Havisham. The extract includes comprehensive annotations along with additional spaces so that students can include their own interpretation to aid deeper analysis. A list of key evaluative and analytical vocabulary has also been added to support this. You could use this resource to work on close analysis language skills or close analysis perspective skill. It is aimed at top set students in KS4, though could be used to push the more able to achieve a grade 9 response through the use of the analytical and evaluative vocabulary on the resource.
This is an extract from the novel 'Stone Cold' which focuses on the character Shelter and his own personal perspective on homeless people. The extract includes comprehensive annotations along with additional spaces so that students can include their own interpretation to aid deeper analysis. You could use this resource to work on close analysis language skills or close analysis perspective skill. It is aimed at top set students in KS3, though could be used with lower ability students in KS4 to help them with their close analysis skills for GCSE English Language.
A list of key terms and their definitions linked to gender bias in written texts. Each definition has a short application task attached in order to check student understanding.
A fully comprehensive annotated analysis of the poem 'Bayonet Charge'. Each annotation has an additional space for students to create their own interpretation for the same quotation which will help them to achieve a deeper analysis. This could be used for the AQA GCSE Literature Poetry (Power and Conflict) exam, or could be used as an unseen poetry resource.
This is an extract from chapter 3 of the novel 'Great Expectations' in which Pip has his second encounter with the convict Magwitch. The extract includes comprehensive annotations along with additional spaces so that students can include their own interpretation to aid deeper analysis. A list of key evaluative and analytical vocabulary has also been added to support this. You could use this resource to work on close analysis language skills or close analysis perspective skill. It is aimed at top set students in KS4, though could be used to push the more able to achieve a grade 9 response through the use of the analytical and evaluative vocabulary on the resource.
A peer assessment grid to be used for the new AQA GCSE English Language paper 1 section B (descriptive writing task). Students peer assess their work and then respond to feedback.
A set of opening model paragraphs that closely analyse key elements of 'A Christmas Carol'. Each paragraph needs to be matched up with a relevant statement about context in order to help students improve their comments in this area. A set of teacher answers has also been supplied. This has been designed for the new AQA GCSE English Literature exam.
A graphic organiser that helps students to generate ideas in order to plan the writing of a climax for a narrative. This has been designed for the new AQA GCSE English Language paper 1 section B exam.
A peer assessment grid to be used with the new GCSE AQA English Language paper 1 question 2 (language question). Students peer assess their work and then respond to feedback.
A step by step guide that helps students to structure the writing of a climax for a short narrative. Model examples and sentence starts are included. This has been designed for the new AQA GCSE English Language paper 1 section B question.
A step by step guide that helps students to structure the writing of a climax for a short narrative. Model examples and sentence starts are included. This has been designed for the new AQA GCSE English Language paper 1 section B question.
A worksheet which enables students to gather descriptive writing ideas at sentence level. The lesson is also included so that you can see how the worksheet works in context and deconstruct the model descriptive writing response. This has been designed for the new AQA GCSE English Language paper 1 section B task
A set of 2 annotated extracts from the novel 'Rani and Suk'. The annotations have a close language analysis focus. Students are encouraged to become active readers as they need to match the annotations to the correct quotations
This is an extract from the novel 'The Pearl' by John Steinbeck which focuses on the character Kino and how he is becoming more paranoid and obsessive. The extract includes comprehensive annotations along with additional spaces so that students can include their own interpretation to aid deeper analysis. A list of key evaluative and analytical vocabulary has also been added to support this. You could use this resource to work on close analysis language skills or close analysis perspective skill. It is aimed at top set students in KS4, though could be used to push the more able to achieve a grade 9 response through the use of the analytical and evaluative vocabulary on the resource.
A list of key terms linked to the context of reception and production. A printable card sort version has also been included. An activity grid has also been included so that students can apply their understanding of the key terms to a series of texts/extracts selected by the teacher. This has been designed for A Level English Language students who need to be reminded about the importance of linking ideas and analysis to the notion of context.
A differentiated worksheet with scaffolded tasks which helps students to analyse an extract at language and word level. This has been designed for the language question for the new AQA GCSE English Language paper 1.
