The students love this activity based on the TV game show ‘Catchphrase.’ The students have to guess the movie catchphrases / puzzles. They have 12 to complete! I have included the PowerPoint and the cut-out sheet.
A lesson on the language question in paper 2. This lesson uses the exam question, ‘How does the writer make the extract tense and frightening?’
The resource includes the following:
Model answer
Answer structure
Language analysis
Group activities
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.
Fantastic PowerPoint lesson and L2 pass example on writing a REVIEW. Also comes with a podcast from an examiner. The resource looks at the following:
GRADE 9 example
Sentence starters
LEAFLET form
LEAFLET conventions
DAFOREST
Stylistic devices
Lecturer tips
Common mistakes
SPAG
A 115-slide PowerPoint on every question in the paper 1 exam inc. the short story. All questions have at least two model answers. Tips, structures, answers and extracts all included.
A fun, informative and interactive lesson on writing an ARTICLE for the writing exam. The following resources are included:
Fun starter
53 slide PowerPoint
L2 Pass exemplar work
Language techniques
Sentence starters
Structure
A 70-slide PowerPoint on how to get a grade 5-9 on the GCSE English Language based on the June 2019 reading exam paper. The resource also includes specific slides focusing on grade 5-9 examples on Q1-Q6 . The resource includes the following:
Model answers
Answer structure
Language analysis
Group activities
Examiner insight
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.
Two separate PowerPoints on how to get a grade 5-9 on Q6 of the GCSE English Language exam based on the June 2019 reading exam paper. I have also included a PowerPoint looking at an extract from Free Solo for Q6 (both extracts included). The resource includes the following:
Model answers
Answer structure
Language analysis
Group activities
Examiner insight
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.
A revision PowerPoint on the IMPRESSIONS question on the paper 1 reading exam. I have included the PowerPoint, the extract, grade 5-8 model answers and the extract annotated. Very helpful for students. Based on The Silence of the Lambs.
A 79-slide PowerPoint on the GCSE English Language paper 1 exam. Excellent for exam practise. The resource is split into 5 parts for each specific question. Each question (e.g. bullet point, impressions, HOW etc) has 5-8 practise questions and model answers. Worked very well with my students. I have used the following extracts:
THREE PAST ‘REAL’ EDUQAS EXAM EXTRACTS
JAWS
JURASSIC PARK
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
THE LOVELY BONES
ALAN PARTRIDGE: NOMAD
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
NO.1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY
A revision paper on Q5 (the evaluation question) on the paper 1 reading exam. It is for the EDUQAS exam board but could be used for any. It is based on an extract from the Sally Rooney novel, Normal People. My students enjoyed it. Aimed at grade 4-6 students. The following are included:
PowerPoint
Extract
Highlighted quotes
Examiner tips for this specific question
Model answers
The question the lesson is based on is: ‘Rachel is portrayed as a jealous character in this part of the story.’ To what extent do you agree with this view? You should write about: your own impressions of Rachel as she is presented in the passage.
I have made an eight-week set of resources on the book/series, Normal People. I trialled it this year and it worked very well. The 8-week SoL is teaching the fiction reading exam and the creative writing unit. The following are included:
**16 separate lessons
Mock exam with mark scheme
All extracts
Teacher annotations on the text
Teacher notes
Chapter summaries
Language analysis
Model answers
Show not tell
SPAG
Sensory Language
Direct Speech
Figurative language
Opening & closing a story
Language techniques**
My whole SOW and resources on Of Mice and Men. The following are included:
All my lesson PowerPoints focused one each chapter
Lecturer annotations on the chapters involving Curley's wife.
Worksheets
A collection of GCSE English resources using Charlie Brooker as its main theme.
The following topics are covered:
writing techniques
figurative language
proof reading
sentence starters
room 101 activity
fun starter activity
reading comprehension
An outstanding PowerPoint resource on common grammar mistakes. The 32 slide PowerPoint looks at three main errors: wrong-word errors, punctuation errors and usage errors.
A comprehensive revision PowerPoint on every question in the paper 1 exam. I have also included grade 9 examples of all the tasks (reading & writing( on separate Microsoft Word pages. The following topics are covered:
Every reading question
Creative writing
Narrative writing
Paper 1 overview
Exam marks and timings
Exemplar material
Examiner tips
Sentence Starters
SPAG
Writing devices
Layout
A great 100-slide PowerPoint on every reading question in paper 1. There are a huge number of real exam questions, with key quotes and model answers. This really helped my students.
A collection of resources on planning a short story. The resources include:
40 slide PowerPoint
1st / 3rd person debate
Tenses
Features of narrative writing
Grade 9 exemplar
Worksheets
Writing techniques
Lecturer tips
A PowerPoint lesson introducing non-fiction texts and Touching the Void. Interactive lesson which introduces the book and the key characters. Comprehension activities, language task and extracts included.