This is a set of six practice papers for the AQA GCSE Language Paper 2 with questions 1 through to 5. They come complete with feedback lessons so that you can get students to self/peer assess their work.

A lesson based on using different sentences and language devices to produce a piece of creative writing from Juliet's p.o.v. The worksheet can be used as a starter or homework task, depending on group ability.

A series of extracts with question stems for creating practice papers. This activity can also be completed by students to create their own exam papers as revision.

Revision of the sentence types that leads into an AQA Language Paper 1 Q5 style task. Could be used at KS3 or KS4.

A set of 3 English Language Paper 1 practice papers and feedback lessons. Can be used as individual questions or mini mocks for students. Feedback lessons allow them to peer assess questions, or they can be used to respond to teacher marking.

A word search based on Romeo and Juliet. Handy as a starter or entrance activity.

A word search based on Great Expectations handy as a starter or entrance activity.

A lesson on using homophones.

A set of practice exam questions and lessons to revise the main themes and characters in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. These lessons cover about 6 hours of teaching time and can be differentiated for students of varying ability.

A comprehensive and engaging SOW for 15-20 lessons focusing on Gothic Literature. Works well at KS3 as a good intro unit before teaching Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and could also be used at KS4. Tasks focus on a mixture of developing reading skills, analysing writer’s methods and effects and producing effective creative writing within a specific genre. This also works really well for improving Language Paper 1 Q5 skills for AQA.