A huge selection of resources on the writing task in the EDUQAS GCSE English language qualification. The following topics are covered:
• Revision
• Letters
• Speeches
• Reviews
• Leaflets
• Reports
• Articles
• The short story
• Writing devices
• Sentence starters
• Show not tell
• Quizzes
• Examiner tips
Resoures for L1 and L2 Functional Skills. The following is included:
Separate PowerPoints for each of the writing exam texts e.g. letter, report, article etc.
Separate Powerpoints on how to get 100% on the reading exam (L1 & L2)
10 separate starter activities e.g. FS Family Fortunes, Memory Tests, Idiom Catchphrase etc.
Two revision packs on the writing exam
Themed lessons on Black Mirror and Derren Brown.
Revision videos
SPAG PowerPoints and worksheets
Letter writing quiz
Derren Brown theme - lessons and adapted exam on Derren Brown (the students love this).
Speaking & Listening resources
A set of resources for 3-4 weeks on the Stephen King novella, The Body. The book was made into the film classic, Stand By Me. The resource include the following:
Three large PowerPoints
Link to extract of the whole novella
Starter activities
Group Activities
Study Guides for the students
Teacher study guide with answers
Images from the film
Individual activites
The Body - key quotes worksheet
Character table worksheet
Over 40 resources on the GCSE English Language reading and writing exam (paper 1). All PowerPoints have amazing images, exemplar materials and 10/10 answers. All nine PowerPoints focus on specific questions and come with a lecturer podcast on the topic. All PPs cover a model answer, stylistic features and sentence starters. These resources come from an Eduqas examiner.
A 220 slide PowerPoint on how to get a grade 9 on the GCSE English Language looking at the offical EDUQAS paper on cycling. This resource also includes a Word document giving grade 9 examples on Q1-Q6 and examiner podcast. I have included my 7 separate PowerPoints which focus on each specific question. The following are included:
Model answers
7 separate powerpoints
Lecturer tips
Teacher annotations
Exemplar work
PEE structure sheet
Language analysis
Fact sheet on Captain Scott
Connotation advice
Group activities
Examiner insight
Exam paper and Mark Scheme link
A 235 slide PowerPoint on how to get a grade 9 on the GCSE English Language looking at the Autumn 2016 exam paper (Ben Fogle / Captain Scott). This resource also includes a Word document giving grade 9 examples on Q1-Q6 and a video podcast. I have included my six separate PowerPoints which focus on each specific question. The following are included:
- Model answers
- Lecturer tips
- Podcasts
- Teacher annotations
- Exemplar work
- PEE structure sheet
- Language analysis
- Fact sheet on Captain Scott
- Connotation advice
- Group activities
- Examiner insight
The exam paper the lesson is based on the EDUQAS Ben Fogle / Robert Scott paper available at: https://susansenglish.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/5-component-2-additional-assessment-materials.pdf
All my resources GCSE English Language writing exam (Unit 2). All PowerPoints have amazing images, exemplar materials and model answers. For each PowerPoint lesson there are 3-5 versions of the grade 9 answer highlighted with different specific focus e.g. language devices, sentence starters etc.
The following topics are covered:
Letters
Reports
Reviews
Speeches
Articles
Leaflets
Over 13 lessons. Writing, reading and S&L activities. All resources included.
BEING A TEEN IN 2019 RESOURCES
**
INSTAGRAM – 2 LESSONS
• INSTAGRAM QUIZ STARTER
• ONLINE CLASS DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
• BEING SAFE ONLINE QUIZ
• PROOF READING EXERCISE
• SCARLETT LONDON WRITING TASK
• HONEYMOON HELL READING TASK
• CHOICE OF FICTION / NON-FICTION WRITING TASKS
JAMEELIA JAMIL & BODY IMAGE – 3 LESSONS
LESSON 1:
• TEACHER-LED INTRO TO JAMEELIA JAMIL
• VIDEO
• INDIVIDUAL I:WEIGH ACTIVITY
• CLASS DISCUSSION
• PROOF READING
LESSON 2:
• HOMOPHONE JOKES STARTER
• RECAP ON SUBJECT
• ARTICLE WRITING TASK
LESSON 3:
• SUPERLATIVE STARTER
• RECAP ON SUBJECT
• READING EXAM TASKS ON JAMEELIA JAMIL
BLACK MIRROR – 3 LESSONS
LESSON 1:
• NOMOPHOBIA QUIZ
• INTRO TO SUBJECT
• WATCH ‘NOSEDIVE’
LESSON 2:
• PRINT OFF EACH POWERPOINT SLIDE
• SET UP STATIONS AROUND THE ROOM. PUT EACH SLIDE ON A SEPARATE STATIONS
• THE STUDENTS HAVE 4/5 MIN PER STATION TO ANSWER QUESTIONS / DISCUSS / TAKE NOTES. THESE WILL BE USED IN LESSON 3.
LESSON 3:
• MEMORY TEST STARTER
• COMPLETE ‘NOSEDIVE’ ESSAY, COVER & IMAGE ANALYSIS
• EMAIL TO TUTOR
PHOTOGRAPHY – 3 LESSONS
LESSON 1:
• PHOTO DISCUSSION
• INTRO TO PHOTO ANALYSIS
• PRINT OFF EACH PHOTO WITH DISCUSSIONS AND SET UP STATIONS I.E. LESSON 2 BLACK MIRROR
• STUDENTS MUST PICK 3 OR 4 PHOTOS AND ANSWER ANALYSUS WORKSHEET.
LESSON 2:
• IDIOM CATCHPHRASE STARTER
• CREATIVE PHOTO SHOOT. STUDENTS MUST TAKE PHOTOS OF SCENARIOS ON PP AND RECREATE 3 PHOTOS FROM LESSON 1.
• THEY MUST BE EMAILED TO TUTOR AND PRESENTAED AT THE END OF THE LESSON.
LESSON 3:
• MOVIE ANAGRAM STARTER
• PHOTOGRAPHY ESSAY
LADY BIRD – 2 LESSONS
LESSON 1:
• COMING OF AGE INTRO
• INTRODUCE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
• WATCH ‘LADY BIRD’
LESSON 2:
• BEING A TEEN STARTER
• CLIQUES DISCUSSION
• COMING OF AGE SOUNDTRACK TASK
• LADY BIRD QUESTIONS TASK
• EXT: MOVIE REVIEW
Four separate fantastic revision workbooks on each part of the exam. The following are included:
Pack 1 - reading exam paper 1:
Paper 1 overview
Narrative structure (with modern movie examples)
Individual tasks and activities
Teacher tips
Real EDUQAS exam questions
Openings
Endings
How to impress the examiner
Dialogue
Grade 9 example
FInal tips
Revision PowerPoint
** Pack 2 - reading exam paper 2:**
Paper 1 overview
Reading tips and strategies
Real EDUQAS sample exam
Each question (1-5) has its own section
Exemplar work
Sample paragraphs
Sample extracts / exams
Student tasks
Final exam tips
** Pack 3 - writing exam paper 1:**
Paper 1 overview
Narrative structure (with modern movie examples)
Individual tasks and activities
Teacher tips
Real EDUQAS exam questions
Openings
Endings
How to impress the examiner
Dialogue
Grade 9 example
FInal tips
Revision PowerPoint
** Pack 4 - writing exam paper 2:**
Paper 2 overview
Letters
Leaflets
Reports
Reviews
Speeches
Articles
Individual tasks and activities
Teacher tips
Real EDUQAS exam questions
Figurative language
Sentence starters
How to impress the examiner
Grade 9 examples of each format
FInal tips
Revision PowerPoint
I have included all of my resources for the paper 2 non-fiction exam. This is aimed at grade 4-7 students. I have included separate Powerpoints, model answers, real exam questions, SPAG activities and examiner comments on the text types below. I have also included at least two separate Powerpoints on each of the tasks below.
LETTERS
LEAFLETS
REPORTS
REVIEWS
ARTICLES
SPEECHES
Over 60 documents (inc. 45 PowerPoints) covering the whole EDUQAS GCSE English Language exams. Component 1: creative writing and reading a creative text. Component 2: transactional writing and reading a non-fiction text from the 21st and 19th century. All PowerPoints have amazing images, exemplar materials and 10/10 answers. Most PowerPoints come with a lecturer podcast on the topic (link provided in resources). All writing types cover a model answer, stylistic features and sentence starters. All reading questions have a separate PowerPoint, model answer and specific tips. The following topics/lessons are included:
Model answers for EVERY question in both exams
Letters
Reports
Reviews
Speeches
Articles
Examiner podcasts
Creative Writing
All questions for the non-fiction reading exam
All questions for the fiction reading exam
How to write the perfect short story
Black Mirror
Famous photography
Exemplar materials (marked and annotated)
Sensory Language
Figurative Language
SPAG
Louis Theroux review
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**
A comprehensive revision PowerPoint on every question in both exams. I have also included grade 9 examples of all the tasks on separate Microsoft Word pages. The following topics are covered:
Every reading question on both exams
Narrative writing
Letters
Reviews
Articles
Reports
Leaflets
Speeches
Sentence Starters
SPAG
Writing devices
Layout
Tone
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 grade 4-7 students. I have also created revision packs for each question in the reading fiction exam. I have included the extracts and the answers for info retrieval, the ‘HOW’ questions, the ‘IMPRESSIONS’ question and the ‘EVALUATION’ question. I have included the packs as separate questions and all questions combined. 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
Over 60 documents (inc. 22 PowerPoints) covering the whole EDUQAS GCSE English Language exams. Component 1: creative writing and reading a creative text. Component 2: transactional writing and reading a non-fiction text from the 21st and 19th century.
All PowerPoints have amazing images, exemplar materials and 10/10 answers. Most PowerPoints come with a lecturer podcast on the topic (link provided in resources). All writing types cover a model answer, stylistic features and sentence starters. All reading questions have a separate PowerPoint, model answer and specific tips.
Reading fiction: A 66 slide PowerPoint on how to get a grade 9 on the GCSE English Language based on the summer 2017 exam paper. The resource also includes a Word document giving grade 9 examples on Q1-Q5 as well as all extracts. Also provided are extracts zooming in on each question.
The following topics are covered in the whole resource:
Model answers for EVERY question in both exams
Letters
Reports
Reviews
Speeches
Articles
Creative Writing
All questions for the non-fiction reading exam
All questions for the fiction reading exam
The exam paper for paper 2 reading is available at: https://susansenglish.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/5-component-2-additional-assessment-materials.pdf