AQA English Language Paper 1 Q5/creative writing/Section B/narrative writing lesson that explores developing a short description of character in order to build tone and atmosphere and understanding of character. We look at an exam task about a human meeting an animal and use this stimulus to aid students in creating their own short descriptions of characters from their story. We explore how we can use adjectives, metaphors, similes, personification, alliteration and adverbs to improve our character descriptions and then peer assess our character descriptions. Have any queries or questions? Get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk.

AQA English Language Paper 1 Q5/creative writing/Section B/narrative writing lesson that explores developing a short description of setting in order to build tone and atmosphere. We look at an exam task about a human meeting an animal and use this stimulus to aid students in creating their own short descriptions of setting from their story. We explore how we can use the five senses to establish setting, zoom in on smaller details and evaluate the effectiveness of our own settings using peer assessment and success criteria. Have any queries or questions? Get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk.

AQA English Language Paper 1 Q5/creative writing/Section B/narrative writing lesson that explores using upgrading vocabulary through the use of adjectives, nouns, verbs and adverbs. We look at an exam task about a human meeting an animal and use this stimulus to aid students in making improvements to their draft stories from previous lessons. We explore short examples of narrative extracts and how the writers employ vocabulary for effect, including the use of adverbs, nouns, verbs and adjectives. Students are given detailed vocabulary banks to use for their writing. Have any queries or questions? Get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk.

AQA English Language Paper 1 Q5/creative writing/Section B/narrative writing lesson that explores using sentences for effect, including short sentences, sentence placement and pacing/pace. We look at an exam task about a human meeting an animal and use this stimulus to aid students in writing out their draft stories - building on the learning from the previous lessons. We explore short examples of narrative extracts and how the writers employ different sentences for effect, including the use of pace to build mood. This lesson will then lead on to an exploration of using vocabulary for effect. Have any queries or questions? Get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk.

AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A walkthrough pack for the November 2024 paper. Includes: Model answers for Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4. Analysis and breakdown of all questions and answers provided Success criteria Exam walkthrough tasks Timings Exam tips and advice **Please note that the extracts from the paper and the paper itself are NOT not included in the pack due to copyright restrictions, but will be available to download via the secure e-AQA website or through other sources. **We cannot provide copies of these extracts or the exam papers on request due to copyright restrictions. If you are having access issues to the resources then please don’t leave a review, it’s not the author’s fault! Just email us at info@englishgcse.co.uk and we can help :)

AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A walkthrough pack for the November 2024 paper. Includes: Model answers for Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4. Analysis and breakdown of all tasks and answers provided Success criteria Exam walkthrough tasks Timings Exam tips and advice PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS RESOURCE DOES NOT CONTAIN THE EXAM PAPER or THE EXTRACT. The 2024 paper is a secure material that can only be accessed via the AQA website and therefore it is NOT included in this teaching aid.

AQA English Language Paper 1 Q5/creative writing/Section B/narrative writing lesson that explores sentence openers, sentence types and how we can use sentences for effect. We look at an exam task about a human meeting an animal and use this stimulus to aid students in writing out a paragraph for from their story plan (created in previous lessons), before we peer assess our answers based on using a variety of sentence openers. We explore an example narrative and how the writer employs sentence types for effect. This lesson will then lead on to an exploration of using sentences for impact and effect. Have any queries or questions? Get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk.

AQA English Language Paper 1 Q5/creative writing/Section B/narrative writing lesson that explores basic planning of plot, writing effective endings, planning out the middle of a narrative and the effects of different endings. We look at an exam task about a human meeting an animal and use this stimulus to aid students in planning a basic structure for a story, and then using that plan to create an effective ending for out stories. This lesson will then lead on to an exploration of sentence structures. Have any queries or questions? Get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk.

AQA English Language Paper 1 Q5/creative writing/Section B/narrative writing introduction lesson that explores basic planning of plot, writing effective beginnings, using narrative hooks and show not tell. We look at an exam task about a human meeting an animal and use this stimulus to aid students in planning a basic structure for a story, and then using that plan to create an effective opening using a narrative hook. This lesson will then lead on to an exploration of types of ending, before we create a more detailed plan that includes a coherent structure. Have any queries or questions? Get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk.

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AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A mock lesson for the new 2026 exam papers which have some changes from the old pre-2025 papers. We explore Q2, Q3 and Q4, completing answers to questions on the theme of London life from two sources (an article from 2018 and a Victorian magazine extract). Students are given key skill reminders, exam tips and success criteria to build on their learning from previous lessons to answer Q2, Q3 and Q4 style questions according to the 2026 paper tasks. This lesson is part of a new unit that covers the whole of Paper 2 Section A. Please get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries.

AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A introduction lesson for the new 2026 exam papers which have some changes from the old pre-2025 papers. We explore the key skills needed to master Q1 and Q2 in the exam, analysing two sources that focus on life in London. We explore Q1 and look at how to find the right information, before moving on to Q2 and exploring the different perspectives of the two texts, as well as looking at the key skills required to write a concise summary. This lesson will lead into further lessons about writing effective summaries as part of a new unit of work/scheme of work that is being developed. Please get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries.

AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A introduction lesson for the new 2026 exam papers which have some changes from the old pre-2025 papers. We explore the key skills needed to master Q4 in the exam, analysing two extracts on the theme of prisons. We explore Q4 and both sources, focusing on the use of contrast connectives, writers’ methods and cherry-picking evidence to best support our comparisons. Students have an opportunity to make changes to their Q4 answers before redrafting them based on success criteria and key skills. This lesson will lead into further lessons about writing effective comparisons as part of a new unit of work/scheme of work that is being developed. Have any queries or questions? Don’t hesitate to get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk

AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A introduction lesson for the new 2026 exam papers which have some changes from the old pre-2025 papers. We explore the key skills needed to master Q4 in the exam, analysing two extracts on the theme of prison. We explore Q4 and both sources, recapping the use of tone in both texts before using this as a springboard to analysing a student answer, focusing in on making comparisons, before students are given an opportunity to write out a draft answer. This lesson will lead into further lessons about writing effective comparisons as part of a new unit of work/scheme of work that is being developed. Have any queries or questions? Don’t hesitate to get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk

AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A introduction lesson for the new 2026 exam papers which have some changes from the old pre-2025 papers. We explore the key skills needed to master Q4 in the exam, analysing an extract from two sources on prison and prisoners (a diary entry and a letter to a newspaper editor). We explore Q4 and both sources, establishing the purpose, audience and type/format of both texts, before moving on to comparing the tone and mood in each text. We continue by analysing the language and techniques used in both sources, before breaking down the Q4 task into key elements and parts. This lesson will lead into further lessons about writing effective comparisons as part of a new unit of work/scheme of work that is being developed. Have any queries or questions? Don’t hesitate to get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk

AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A introduction lesson for the new 2026 exam papers which have some changes from the old pre-2025 papers. We explore the key skills needed to master Q3 in the exam, analysing an extract from a diary entry by a journalist visiting life-time prisoners inside. We explore Q3 and the specific extract from text, looking at how the writer uses language to describe the rehabilitation programmes. We look at short student answers to see how they can improve and good student answers which includes said improvements, which in turn allows students to re-draft their Q3 answers and then peer assess them based on success criteria. This lesson will lead into further lessons about writing effective language analysis as part of a new unit of work/scheme of work that is being developed. Have any queries or questions? Don’t hesitate to get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk

AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A introduction lesson for the new 2026 exam papers which have some changes from the old pre-2025 papers. We explore the key skills needed to master Q3 in the exam, analysing an extract on prisons and the treatment of prisoners. We explore Q3 and the specific extract from text, looking at how the writer uses language to describe the rehabilitation programmes. The lesson includes detailed language analysis of the extract, tips on how to improve answers, a good model answer and opportunities for students to reflect on their skills and their learning needed to answer Q3 effectively. This lesson will lead into further lessons about writing effective language analysis as part of a new unit of work/scheme of work that is being developed.

AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A introduction lesson for the new 2026 exam papers which have some changes from the old pre-2025 papers. We explore the key skills needed to master Q2 in the exam, analysing an extract from a specimen paper. We explore Q2 and look at how to find the right information to build an effective summary on the differences between the two trains, analysing students’ answers and comparing them to the requirements of the mark scheme and AO1 (assessment objective). Exploring these answers provide opportunities to reflect on the summary they wrote in the previous lesson and to make improvements to their answer based on success criteria. This lesson will lead into further lessons about writing effective summaries as part of a new unit of work/scheme of work that is being developed.

AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A introduction lesson for the new 2026 exam papers which have some changes from the old pre-2025 papers. We explore the key skills needed to master Q2 in the exam, analysing two extracts with a focus on prisons and the conditions of prisons. We explore Q2 and look at how to find the right information to build an effective summary on the differences between the two prisons, creating notes that will support students in writing their own summaries, as well as looking at the key skills required to write a concise summary. This lesson will lead into further lessons about writing effective summaries as part of a new unit of work/scheme of work that is being developed.