AQA GCSE English Language 2017 Paper 1 Labyrinth Kate Mosse Q1-5 Grade 9 responses

This is a full lesson looking at each question in depth from the November 2017 GCSE English Language Paper 1 looking at Kate Mosse’s Labyrinth text. 47 slides which includes do now task on the seasons symbolism, a starter activity on sentence starter variations, plenaries and assessment tasks for each of the questions 1 to 5, with a grade 9 model response.

Model answers are given for each question, looking at how students can achieve a grade 9, but also build up activities to build up ideas in preparation for them to answer the questions in depth. This lesson is heavily based around analysis and inference in the reading section, looking at higher order thinking skills and includes a grade 9 piece of writing for the Q5 task.

The lesson generates discussion, looks at developing ideas and looking deeper into the extract’s symbolism and foreshadowing, moral decisions and cliff-hangers.

AQA Examiner tips for achiving a grade 9.

Lesson objectives include:

-Consider the symbolism of the different seasons
-Create sentences considering a variety sentence starts.
-Analyse the beginning section from Kate Mosse’s Labyrinth for Paper 1
-Identify and discuss the difference between language and structural techniques
-Focus specifically on questions 2 to 4 in terms of developing detail and inference
-Explode and develop interpretations for Q2 language analysis
-Construct a flow chart for Q3 structure
-Develop and explain interpretation and impressions in Q4
-Review grade 9 model answers for Q1-4 looking at exploding inference using PEE
-Create a word bank and plan in preparation for the Q5 writing task
-Read and discuss, justifying your opinion on a grade 9 written response to Q5.
-Complete the Q5 writing task applying AFORESTRIP and punctuation variety
-Review your writing task, highlighting techniques
-Draw on 3 structural devices on a plot graph.