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Sharing Resources to develop understanding of the new AQA Language and Literature Spec. Some differentiated resources to assist Lower Ability Pupils. Homework booklets to consolidate understanding of exam papers. Self and Peer Assessment strategies to engage students in their own learning.

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Sharing Resources to develop understanding of the new AQA Language and Literature Spec. Some differentiated resources to assist Lower Ability Pupils. Homework booklets to consolidate understanding of exam papers. Self and Peer Assessment strategies to engage students in their own learning.
AQA Lit - Paper 2 - Exposure - Wilfred Owen
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AQA Lit - Paper 2 - Exposure - Wilfred Owen

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A lesson plan for low ability group with differentiated copy of the opening of the poem which focuses on AO3 (in this case with 'Storm on the Island' which we did in the previous lesson. Opportunity to write a model paragraph interactively with students to model comparative structure
AQA Lit - The Prelude - William Wordsworth
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AQA Lit - The Prelude - William Wordsworth

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A lesson focused on teaching the content of The Prelude in the Power and Conflict Cluster of AQA Lit Anthology and comparing with other poems from the cluster Opportunity for students to; - Discuss feelings and emotions of nature - Annotate a differentiated copy of the poem with leading questions - Identify Key Quotes in a differentiated task - Student Led learning and speaking and listening through feedback - Scaffold comparison activity to draw upon understanding of other poems in the cluster - Attempt an exam style question - Section B Paper 2 AQA Lit Perfect opportunity for a teacher marked and feed forward activity to be completed
AQA Lit - Unseen Poetry Self/Peer Assessment
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AQA Lit - Unseen Poetry Self/Peer Assessment

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The clear Success Criteria and visual learning stimulus of the activity mean students can identify strengths and create targets before up leveling responses to the difficult task of Unseen Poetry. These visual successes allow students to build confidence whilst taking part in student led activities and relieving the pressures of marking
GCSE English Homework Book - Revision techniques
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GCSE English Homework Book - Revision techniques

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Supports understanding of Sherlock Holmes - A sign of Four Focuses on AQA Paper 1 skills: - Information retrieval - Language Analysis - Analysing structure - Descriptive Writing Students can be given these over holidays, or as weekly tasks following a classroom focus
Creating Writing - Story openings
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Creating Writing - Story openings

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A range of resources prompting students to create effective story openings, looking at a range of ways to engage the reader -Directly targeting the reader -Describing something strange -Immediate Action -Pathetic Fallacy Group work can be adapted to work individually and writing on tables can be adapted to create a range of story openings in books. Includes Peer Assessment strategies
Holes - Full Scheme of Learning & Revision Tasks
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Holes - Full Scheme of Learning & Revision Tasks

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A full scheme of learning on Holes by Louis Sachar - tasks include: Information retrieval Guided reading Open response Descriptive/creating writing Non-fiction writing Self/Peer Assessment Re-drafting
Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Lesson 1-3
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Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Lesson 1-3

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A selection of lessons from the BITSP scheme of learning with opportunities for: - Guided reading - Extended writing - Self/Peer Assessment - Information Retrieval - Quote Analysis - Creative Writing
Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Lessons 27-29
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Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Lessons 27-29

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A selection of lessons from the BITSP scheme of learning with opportunities for: - Guided reading - Extended writing - Self/Peer Assessment - Information Retrieval - Quote Analysis - Creative Writing
Literature Poetry Anthology - AQA
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Literature Poetry Anthology - AQA

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A series of lessons including the following poems: - Porphyria's Lover - Follower - Storm on the Island - Climbing my Grandfather - Walking Away - Mother Any Distance - Exposure - Neutral Tones - Bayonet Charge - Winter Swans - Singh Song - The Farmer's Bride - London - Remains - Ozymandias with various extended writing tasks, success criteria, self/peer assessment, differentiated poems Comparison (AO3) for Paper 2, Section B focusing on Walking Away (and a model paragraph which includes Follower)
AQA Lit - Poetry Anthology - Porphyria's Lover
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AQA Lit - Poetry Anthology - Porphyria's Lover

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Lessons concentrate on the poem Porphyria's Lover, for a low ability group, with a focus on the question How does Browning present the relationship between Porphyria and her Lover? Includes: - Opportunity to annotate the anthology as a class (visualiser)/independently depending on ability - Building of Success Critiera - Model Paragraph - Tasks on Lexical Field & Structural features
AQA Lit - Poetry Anthology-  Follower - Seamus Heaney
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AQA Lit - Poetry Anthology- Follower - Seamus Heaney

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2 lesson plans which allow students to annotate and understand the imagery in the poem prior to creating an extended response in relation to the poem Copy of the poem is differentiated with prompting questions and has a model paragraph which can be adapted to suit ability Following lesson includes a self/peer assessment task to engage students in understanding of how to implement Success Criteria
Comparing poems - Introduction
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Comparing poems - Introduction

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A lesson aimed at low ability students to introduce Comparing poetry - uses the poems Kamikaze and Charge of the Light Brigade Has sentence stems and model paragraph
AQA Lit - Singh Song - Daljit Nagra
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AQA Lit - Singh Song - Daljit Nagra

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Lesson plan which focuses on the Anthology poem 'Singh Song' Lesson is structured to allow students to explore understanding of the language prior to annotating their anthology, includes annotated copy of the poem which prompts students to think about the meaning of language, the use of language devices and the message of the poem. Students then have the opportunity to answer an 'unseen poem' exam style question - How does the poet present the relationship with his wife in the poem 'Singh Song'?
Descriptive writing - varying sentence structure for effect
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Descriptive writing - varying sentence structure for effect

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The lesson focuses on describing an image to create mood - involves varying sentence structures and including a range of appropriate adjectives Peer Assessment task works brilliantly with students once they are coached - always make students write their name along with strength and target so they can be held accountable for good and bad feedback
Self-Assessment template
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Self-Assessment template

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An activity which can be adapted to suit the task, allowing students to identify and comment on strengths and weaknesses within a written piece Success criteria can be given, or built as a class in order to engage students in the content of their work.
12 Questions - Plenary
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12 Questions - Plenary

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A plenary which engages students through varied, differentiated questions Students can be given the freedom to choose or directed towards particular questions depending on ability