Fed up of paying for resources that weren't up to the standard that my students required (or resources that needed endless adapting), I decided to start making my own. All of the resources in this shop have been tried and tested by myself and my department - I don't believe in selling things that I wouldn't use myself! Any feedback you have on any of my resources would be greatly appreciated!
Fed up of paying for resources that weren't up to the standard that my students required (or resources that needed endless adapting), I decided to start making my own. All of the resources in this shop have been tried and tested by myself and my department - I don't believe in selling things that I wouldn't use myself! Any feedback you have on any of my resources would be greatly appreciated!
Each slide in this PowerPoint focuses on a different grammatical element. There is a section explaining the rules of the grammatical element to the student and another section with a task that allows the student to practise the usage. These slides can be slotted in to any PowerPoint as a starter task, used as an extension task, used as targeted feedback when marking or as extra revision for students. Or, they could be printed out and given to students as a SPaG booklet to work through. The aim being to improve students’ AO2, AO5 and AO6 skills.
Elements covered:
Adjectives
Adverbials
Apostrophes
Clauses
Colons
Commas
Complex Sentences
Compound Sentences
Coordinating Conjunctions
Discourse Markers
Modal Verbs
Nouns
Parenthesis
Past Tense
Perfect Tense
Prepositions
Present Tense
Pronouns
Relative Clauses
Semi Colons
Sentence Starters
Simple Sentences
Speech Marks
Subject Verb Object
Subordinate Clauses
Subordinating Conjunctions
Verbs
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This mini revision guide pack looks at each question in the AQA GCSE English Language qualification (both paper 1 and paper 2) and gives students tips on what they need to do in the exam.
There is an exemplar question for each slide, a table showing the grade boundaries for that particular question and general guidance with how to structure their answer and how long to spend on each question.
The final slide is a break down of the grade boundaries based on the AQA English Language grade boundaries from the summer examination series.
I have also included a mock Paper One exam and a mock Paper Two exam.
This should provide you with everything you need to help your students revise for the English Language exam.
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Each slide in this PowerPoint focuses on different elements of English Language subject terminology (both language and structure). There is a section explaining the definition of the terminology to the student and another section with examples of the terminology in use. These slides can be slotted in to any PowerPoint as an example, printed as a revision guide, printed as terminology posters for around your class room or just emailed to students for extra revision material. In total there are 70 different slides that each cover a different technique that may have been used by the writer.
My students requested this resource as a way to develop their AO2 skills (Explain, comment on and analyse how writers use language and structure to achieve effects and influence readers, using relevant subject terminology to support their views) to assist them in AQA’s English Language Paper One Q2, 3 & 4 and Paper Two Q3 & 4, in order to get the ‘sophisticated subject terminology’ element of the mark scheme.
70 Subject Terminology phrases covered from ‘Abstract Nouns’ to ‘Zoomorphism’.
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This mark book is based on the new specification AQA GCSE English Literature (8702) qualification with the 2019 grade boundaries. In it, I have broken the qualification down so that there is a column for each question for you to input the marks to. The mark book will then automatically generate a fine grade for each section of the paper and a separate grade for each paper overall. The mark book will then generate an overall total and fine grade for the qualification as a whole (paper one and paper two).
In case you are unfamiliar with the term, a fine grade splits each grade (9-1) into three:
5a - The top end of a grade 5, almost working at a grade 6
5b - A secure grade 5
5c - The bottom end of a grade 5, almost slipping the grade 4 boundaries
The grade boundaries were calculated based on the August 2019 results from the 2019 GCSE exam series.
I have also included a row that works out the class average which is useful for comparing sets within the department, or for working out which question/section needs more work, or just to give the students a reference point for how well they did.
This can be used as an individual mark book or for the whole department, simply copy the ‘English Literature Mark Book’ tab to replicate the mark book and all of its formulas for each class in thee year group.
You can find a copy of my GCSE English Language mark book here: goo.gl/L98vmk
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This mark book is based on the new specification AQA GCSE English Language (8700) qualification with grade boundaries from the 2023 exam series. In it, I have broken the qualification down so that there is a column for each question for you to input the marks to. The mark book will then automatically generate a fine grade for each section of the paper and a separate grade for each paper overall. The mark book will then generate an overall total and fine grade for the qualification as a whole (paper one and paper two).
In case you are unfamiliar with the term, a fine grade splits each grade (9-1) into three:
5a - The top end of a grade 5, almost working at a grade 6
5b - A secure grade 5
5c - The bottom end of a grade 5, almost slipping the grade 4 boundaries
The grade boundaries were calculated based on the August 2023 results from the 2023 GCSE exam series.
I have also included a row that works out the class average which is useful for comparing sets within the department, or for working out which question/section needs more work, or just to give the students a reference point for how well they did.
This can be used as an individual mark book or for the whole department, simply copy the ‘English Language Mark Book’ tab to replicate the mark book and all of its formulas for each class in the cohort.
You can find a copy of my English Literature mark book here: goo.gl/N5cKC1
Please also take a look at my other resources.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
This is a selection of posters to hang up in an English or a Literacy classroom. This is perfect for someone moving in to a new classroom or even someone wanting to spruce up their current room (primary or secondary).
There are:
Ten posters on synonyms of the most boring words that students use (good, bad, happy, sad, big, small, went, looked, said and nice) - these are leveled according to ability.
Four posters on discourse markers (connectives) in the following categories: concluding arguments, sequencing arguments, furthering arguments and countering arguments.
Three posters on persuasive techniques/devices using an acronym, along with student-friendly definitions of each term.
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This pack focuses on the AQA 9-1 GCSE English Literature Paper 2, Section A: Modern Prose or Drama - An Inspector Calls. All tasks are designed for the 9-1 AQA GCSE English Literature: Paper Two (8702).
On the Word document, there are twelve exam-style questions that can be given to students as extra revision, practice papers, during lessons, for intervention, or as homework. There are a range of character, technique and theme questions. These assessment questions can be used with KS4 for exam preparation or as practice exercises for KS3.
The short PowerPoint contains twenty revision slides. There are a range of tips and writing frames, as well as a model answer on the PowerPoint to help your students out in their learning of, or revision of, the text.
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This PowerPoint contains 39 quiz slides (one for each week of the academic year). I have tried it out with my form in our weekly quiz round, and they have found some quiz questions quite challenging, but had fun completing the quiz each Friday. This could also be used as one giant end of year/term quiz too.
The majority of slides consist of ten questions on a particular subject (mainly general knowledge) with the answers in the slide notes for teachers to read out in their weekly form quiz.
There are a range of topics, as each week focuses on something different. Topics include:
Maths
Flags
Rivers
People
Disney
Grammar
Film Posters
Capital Cities
Halloween
General Sport
History
TV Shows
The British
Christmas
Technology
Religion
Myths & Legends
Food & Drink
Brand Logos
Mountains
Royal Family
Books
Music
World Records
Science
Movies
Anagrams
Animals
Harry Potter
Lakes
Celebrity Zoom
Airport Codes
Directors
Football
Politics
Art
Languages
Homophones
Human Body
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This pack focuses on revising the AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 1, Section B: 19th Century novel - The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde.
A Word document is included with twelve exam-style questions that can be given to students: as extra revision, as practice papers, during lessons, for intervention, or as homework. There are a range of character and theme questions and I have made sure that there is at least one from each chapter of the novel. These assessment questions can be used with KS4 for exam preparation or as practice exercises for KS3. All tasks are written according to the new GCSE numbering system and are designed for the New Specification AQA English Literature: Paper One (exams from 2017 onward).
I have tried to pick questions that aren’t so obvious, in order to test my students’ knowledge and understanding of the text more thoroughly. The twelve exam-style questions focus on:
• Reputation of Victorian gentlemen
• How setting reflects character
• The relationship between characters
• Life in Victorian London
• Lies
• Fear
• Secrecy
• Loyalty
• Sympathy
• Good vs. evil
• Drama & Tension
• Conflicting views on science
There is also a sixteen-slide revision PowerPoint that focuses on exploring the second bullet point in a question about Hyde’s brutality. There are a range of activities, tips, writing frames, a homework task, extension tasks and a model answer on the PowerPoint to help your students in their learning of, or revision of, the text.
My engaging and differentiated 24 lesson scheme of work on Jekyll and Hyde can be found here.
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This bundle contains twelve full practice papers in the style of AQA’s English Language Paper Two (8700) in Microsoft Word format. Each paper contains two non-fiction extracts and questions 1-5 in the AQA style format. Each paper is condensed on to 3-4 pages and can be reduced to double sided A5 size to save on printing costs if needed.
There are a range of styles/genres and include:
Paper 1: Bank Robberies
Paper 2: Fires of London
Paper 3: Mad Scientists
Paper 4: Emmett Till and Racism
Paper 5: Sexting
Paper 6: Slavery
Paper 7: Prisons
Paper 8: Mental Health
Paper 9: Gangs
Paper 10: Death Row
Paper 11: Thieves
Paper 12: Employment
A pack of 12 Paper One practice exam papers can be found here: https://goo.gl/kdbLWw
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This is a selection of posters to hang up in an English or a Literacy classroom. This is perfect for someone moving in to a new classroom (or even someone wanting to spruce up their current room).
There are:
Subject terminology posters
Discourse marker posters
Punctuation posters
An Inspector Calls Posters with Key Quotations Display
Jekyll and Hyde Posters with Key Quotations Display
Shakespeare Posters with Interesting Facts Display
English Language Questions Display
And a more!
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In this bumper pack of practice questions, there are over ninety creative writing questions in the style of AQA’s GCSE English Language Paper One Question Five (Q5), as well as two revision lessons.
The practice exam questions - on a range of topics - can be given to students as extra revision, practice papers, during lessons, or as homework. These assessment questions can be used with KS4 for exam preparation or as creative writing exercises for KS3.
There are also two one-hour revision lessons (each lesson consists of 20 PowerPoint slides). One lesson focuses on answering the narrative question, the other focuses on the description question. Both lessons have their own model answers, as well as a range of activities to help students develop their writing skills.
All resources are available in PPT/DOC and PDF formats.
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This well-presented pack focuses on AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1, Questions 1-5 (8700). There are four one-hour lessons covering each area of the exam paper, helping students feel more prepared for the exam. The lessons were planned to teach the exam skills thoroughly, though they could be used for revision lessons. Each lesson requires minimal preparation and is designed with pupil engagement in mind.
With over sixty slides, this PowerPoint has a series of easy to follow activities with clear instructions and a variety of tasks. It focuses on assessment objectives and timings, aiming to give pupils a clear understanding of the exam and what is expected of them. The aim is to provide students with the skills and confidence needed to sit and conquer this exam paper on their own.
Included are: independent, pair & group work tasks, opportunities for self and peer assessment, extension tasks, writing frames, homework tasks and, in the event of emergencies, a cover lesson work sheet (though, hopefully it won’t be needed). There is also a model answer for each question to help students engage with the mark scheme.
Personally, I have found that, when using this series of papers and PowerPoints, students have grown in both confidence and ability on their way to achieving their target grades, commenting on the challenge that the lessons provide them with.
This particular pack focuses on an extract from Charlotte Bronte’s ‘Jane Eyre’ and is provided in the style of the AQA English Language Paper One exam. Additionally, this pack includes a copy of H.G. Wells’ ‘The Time Machine’ with exam questions as a homework task.
All resources are fully editable so that you can tailor to suit the needs of your class.
Lesson One – Questions 1 & 2
Lesson Two – Question 3
Lesson Three – Question 4
Lesson Four – Question 5 with a focus on sentence structures
To find more English Language Paper One resources in the same style, see the attached document ‘English Language Paper One - Available Lessons’. There is a free sample of the lessons here. And you can save money on a bundle here.
Many more high-quality resources can be found at my shop: PateResources
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
This well-presented pack focuses on AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1, Questions 1-5 (8700). There are four one-hour lessons covering each area of the exam paper, helping students feel more prepared for the exam. The lessons were planned to teach the exam skills thoroughly, though they could be used for revision lessons. Each lesson requires minimal preparation and is designed with pupil engagement in mind.
With over sixty slides, this PowerPoint has a series of easy to follow activities with clear instructions and a variety of tasks. It focuses on assessment objectives and timings, aiming to give pupils a clear understanding of the exam and what is expected of them. The aim is to provide students with the skills and confidence needed to sit and conquer this exam paper on their own.
Included are: independent, pair & group work tasks, opportunities for self and peer assessment, extension tasks, writing frames, homework tasks and, in the event of emergencies, a cover lesson work sheet (though, hopefully it won’t be needed). There is also a model answer for each question to help students engage with the mark scheme.
Personally, I have found that, when using this series of papers and PowerPoints, students have grown in both confidence and ability on their way to achieving their target grades, commenting on the challenge that the lessons provide them with.
This particular pack focuses on an extract from Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ and is provided in the style of the AQA English Language Paper One exam. Additionally, this pack includes a copy of L. Frank Baum’s ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ with exam questions as a homework task.
All resources are fully editable so that you can tailor to suit the needs of your class.
Lesson One – Questions 1 & 2
Lesson Two – Question 3
Lesson Three – Question 4
Lesson Four – Question 5 with a focus on how to plan a perfect response
To find more English Language Paper One resources in the same style, see the attached document ‘English Language Paper One - Available Lessons’. There is a free sample of the lessons here. And you can save money on a bundle here.
Many more high-quality resources can be found at my shop: PateResources
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
This pack contains a full twenty-slide lesson that focuses on the AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2, Section A: Modern Prose or Drama - Animal Farm. There are a range of activities, tips, writing frames and model answers on the PowerPoint to help your students out in their learning of, or revision of, the text.
A Word document is included with twelve exam-style questions that can be given to students as extra revision, practice papers, during lessons, for intervention, or as homework. There are a range of character, technique and theme questions. These assessment questions can be used with KS4 for exam preparation or as practice exercises for KS3. All tasks are written according to the new GCSE numbering system and are designed for the New Specification AQA English Literature: Paper 2 (8702).
Please also take a look at my other resources.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
This well-presented pack focuses on AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1, Questions 1-5 (8700). There are four one-hour lessons covering each area of the exam paper, helping students feel more prepared for the exam. The lessons were planned to teach the exam skills thoroughly, though they could be used for revision lessons. Each lesson requires minimal preparation and is designed with pupil engagement in mind.
With over sixty slides, this PowerPoint has a series of easy to follow activities with clear instructions and a variety of tasks. It focuses on assessment objectives and timings, aiming to give pupils a clear understanding of the exam and what is expected of them. The aim is to provide students with the skills and confidence needed to sit and conquer this exam paper on their own.
Included are: independent, pair & group work tasks, opportunities for self and peer assessment, extension tasks, writing frames, homework tasks and, in the event of emergencies, a cover lesson work sheet (though, hopefully it won’t be needed). There is also a model answer for each question to help students engage with the mark scheme.
Personally, I have found that, when using this series of papers and PowerPoints, students have grown in both confidence and ability on their way to achieving their target grades, commenting on the challenge that the lessons provide them with.
This particular pack focuses on an extract from Charles Dickens’ ‘Great Expectations’ and is provided in the style of the AQA English Language Paper One exam. Additionally, this pack includes a copy of L. Frank Baum’s ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ with exam questions as a homework task.
All resources are fully editable so that you can tailor to suit the needs of your class.
Lesson One – Questions 1 & 2
Lesson Two – Question 3
Lesson Three – Question 4
Lesson Four – Question 5 with a focus on designing characters
To find more English Language Paper One resources in the same style, see the attached document ‘English Language Paper One - Available Lessons’. There is a free sample of the lessons here. And you can save money on a bundle here.
Many more high-quality resources can be found at my shop: PateResources
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
This bundle contains twelve full practice papers in the style of AQA’s English Language Paper One (8700) in Microsoft Word format. Each paper contains an extract and questions 1-5 in the AQA style format. Each paper is condensed on to 3-4 pages and can be reduced to A5 size to save on printing costs if needed.
There are a range of styles/genres and include:
Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘A Study In Scarlet’
Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’
Charles Dickens’ ‘Great Expectations’
H.G. Wells’ ‘War of the Worlds’
Charlotte Bronte’s ‘Jane Eyre’
Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’
Joseph Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness’
Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’
H.G. Wells’ ‘The Time Machine’
Susan Hill’s ‘The Woman In Black’
L. Frank Baum’s ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’
Robert E. Howard’s ‘Tower of the Elephant’
A pack of 12 Paper Two practice exam papers can be found here: https://goo.gl/8HaCRs
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This PowerPoint, when printed (or emailed) as a booklet, can be used as English Literature intervention or revision.
There are 32 slides in total. Personally, I have given it as revision to my students. They plan the answers with me in an after school drop-in session and then they work through the booklet in their own time and use what they have learned to answer the exam-style questions - which I then mark and give feedback on. However, it could be used for isolation/exclusion work, extra revision, class work, home work, for intervention groups, or for GCSE re-sit students. The tasks are aimed at students aiming for a Grade 4 or 5, though it could be easily adapted for any English Literature student. Each session is designed for students to be able to work through on their own, or in small groups.
There are revision activities and model answers (grade 4 and 5) in the booklet. Additionally, there are five practice questions - one from each section of the AQA 9-1 GCSE English Literature (8702) exam:
Paper One - Macbeth
Paper One - Jekyll & Hyde
Paper Two - An Inspector Calls
Paper Two - Power & Conflict Poetry
Paper Two - Unseen Poetry
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Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
This well-presented pack focuses on AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1, Questions 1-5 (8700). There are four one-hour lessons covering each area of the exam paper, helping students feel more prepared for the exam. The lessons were planned to teach the exam skills thoroughly, though they could be used for revision lessons. Each lesson requires minimal preparation and is designed with pupil engagement in mind.
With over sixty slides, this PowerPoint has a series of easy to follow activities with clear instructions and a variety of tasks. It focuses on assessment objectives and timings, aiming to give pupils a clear understanding of the exam and what is expected of them. The aim is to provide students with the skills and confidence needed to sit and conquer this exam paper on their own.
Included are: independent, pair & group work tasks, opportunities for self and peer assessment, extension tasks, writing frames, homework tasks and, in the event of emergencies, a cover lesson work sheet (though, hopefully it won’t be needed). There is also a model answer for each question to help students engage with the mark scheme.
Personally, I have found that, when using this series of papers and PowerPoints, students have grown in both confidence and ability on their way to achieving their target grades, commenting on the challenge that the lessons provide them with.
This particular pack focuses on an extract from H.G. Wells’ ‘The Red Room’ and is provided in the style of the AQA English Language Paper One exam. Additionally, this pack includes a copy of H.G. Wells’ ‘The Time Machine’ with exam questions as a homework task.
All resources are fully editable so that you can tailor to suit the needs of your class.
Lesson One – Questions 1 & 2
Lesson Two – Question 3
Lesson Three – Question 4
Lesson Four – Question 5 with a focus on figurative language
To find more English Language Paper One resources in the same style, see the attached document ‘English Language Paper One - Available Lessons’. There is a free sample of the lessons here. And you can save money on a bundle here.
Many more high-quality resources can be found at my shop: PateResources
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
This well-presented pack focuses on AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1, Questions 1-5 (8700). There are four one-hour lessons covering each area of the exam paper, helping students feel more prepared for the exam. The lessons were planned to teach the exam skills thoroughly, though they could be used for revision lessons. Each lesson requires minimal preparation and is designed with pupil engagement in mind.
With sixty slides, this PowerPoint has a series of easy to follow activities with clear instructions and a variety of tasks. It focuses on assessment objectives and timings, aiming to give pupils a clear understanding of the exam and what is expected of them. The aim is to provide students with the skills and confidence needed to sit and conquer this exam paper on their own.
Included are: independent, pair & group work tasks, opportunities for self and peer assessment, extension tasks, writing frames, homework tasks and, in the event of emergencies, a cover lesson work sheet (though, hopefully it won’t be needed). There is also a model answer for each question to help students engage with the mark scheme.
Personally, I have found that, when using this series of papers and PowerPoints, students have grown in both confidence and ability on their way to achieving their target grades, commenting on the challenge that the lessons provide them with.
This particular pack focuses on an extract from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s’ ‘The Great Gatsby’ and is provided in the style of the AQA English Language Paper One exam. Additionally, this pack includes a copy of H.G. Wells’ ‘The Time Machine’ with exam questions as a homework task.
All resources are fully editable so that you can tailor to suit the needs of your class.
Lesson One – Questions 1 & 2
Lesson Two – Question 3
Lesson Three – Question 4
Lesson Four – Question 5 with a focus on structural features
To find more English Language Paper One resources in the same style, see the attached document ‘English Language Paper One - Available Lessons’. There is a free sample of the lessons here. And you can save money on a bundle here.
Many more high-quality resources can be found at my shop: PateResources
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.