A 23-slide PowerPoint on topic sentences. The resource includes the following:
explanation
good and bad exercises
student exercises
closing sentence explanation
Fantastic PowerPoint on writing a formal letter. Also comes with a separate letter writing quiz PowerPoint. The resource looks at the following:
Level 2 example paragraphs
Sentence starters
How to write an intro
Letter form
Letter conventions
Interview discussion points
Example structure
Stylistic devices
Lecturer tips
Common mistakes
SPAG
A really fun starter that my classes love. Students have 2 minutes to list the top ten of a topic e.g. 10 most used words in the English language, 10 most popular websites etc. Timer included which you can change for a longer/shorter time. I have included 13 questions for your classes to do (and the template is there for you to add more). It really gets the students engaged.
The students love this idiom activity based on the TV game show ‘Catchphrase.’ The students have to guess the idiom catchphrase and then explain what it means. They have 22 to complete! There is also a fun activity on ten international idioms where the students discuss what they mean.
Two lessons on how to write a successful review using a few Louis Theroux documentaries as a theme. I have included the following:
A grade 9 model review
Language features activity
A fun starter
Structure & planning
Sentence starters
Viewing worksheets
How to write a successful intro
Movie trailer activity
Discussion topics
A lesson looking at the figurative language used in the Adele song, ‘Rolling in The Deep.’ I have used the video from ‘An Audience with Adele.’ There is also another fig lang starter included.
Two lessons on how to write a successful review using a few Louis Theroux documentaries as a theme. I have included the following:
A grade 9 model review
Language features activity
A fun starter
Structure & planning
Sentence starters
Viewing worksheets
How to write a successful intro
Movie trailer activity
Discussion topics
An in-depth PowerPoint on the ‘HOW’ question of the reading exam. This is a 5 or 8 mark question. Extract and student answers included. Aimed at students looking for a grade 4-6.
Three lessons on crafting a piece of creative writing which is suspenseful and full of tension. I have based the lessons on the recent Bond movie. No Time to Die. The final task is a short story question writing in the first person as James Bond. My students loved. I have also included tasks on Indiana Jones and No Country for Old Men. All links included.
**Three separate PowerPoints
WordWheel starter
Movie anagram starter
Reading exam activity on The Sniper
Model answers
6 methods of writing effectively. **
A mock exam I have made using an extract from Normal People by Sally Rooney. Exam paper, mark scheme and PowerPoint provided. Also included is a video on the mock made by an examiner.
A fantastic PowerPoint on the EDUQAS paper 1 reading section. It based on an extract from Sally Rooney’s Normal People. The following is included:
Mock exam
Mark scheme
Examiner video
Mock exam PowerPoint
Mock exam feedback PowerPoint
Extract
Mock paper
Model Answers
Examiner advice
Highlighted quotes
Teacher tips
A 25-page revision pack with model exam questions and extracts from Normal People. Example answers included. For the GCSE English Language paper 1 reading fiction exam.
34-slide PowerPoint on how to get 100% on Q5 (looking at two texts) of the GCSE English Language exam based on an extract from An Idiot Abroad (extract included). The resource includes the following:
Model answers
Answer structure
Language analysis
SPAG starter
Examiner insight
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text
29-slide PowerPoint on how to get 100% on Q6 (looking at two texts = 10 marks) of the GCSE English Language exam based on an extract from An Idiot Abroad (extract included). The resource includes the following:
Model answers
Answer structure
Language analysis
Examiner insight
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text
40-slide PowerPoint on how to get 100% on Q4 (the HOW/language question) of the GCSE English Language exam based on an extract from An Idiot Abroad (extract included). The resource includes the following:
Model answers
Answer structure
Language analysis
SPAG starter
Examiner insight
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text