Four separate revision sheets for the transactional writing exam e.g. letter and article. The following is included:
Key tips
Exam questions
Model answers
Model structure
Intro advice
Stylistic features
SPAG
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.
Revision pack for paper 1 & 22 reading fiction exams. The pack for paper 1 includes extracts from Normal People, Jurassic Park and other exam extracts. The revision pack for paper 2 reading non-fiction exam includes extracts from An Idiot Abroad, Free Solo and other exam extracts.
106-slide PowerPoint on the paper 1 reading fiction exam. All questions are covered in detail with model answers. I have included extracts from Normal People, Jurassic Park and other old exam extracts.
Fun starter with two different rounds. Round 1: the students must decide on the five most common letters used in the English alphabet (E, A, R, I, O). Round 2: Give the students the worksheet included in this resource which has key letters removed from ten movies. After a few minutes you give them the E, then the A and so on. They love it! Modern images with movies from 2022 included e.g. The Batman, Dune etc.
A creative writing activity based on the infamous Will Smith slap at the Oscars. The lesson covers advice for the narrative exam e.g. strong verbs, tenses, planning, sensory language, figurative language etc.
Task:
WRITE A DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH BASED ON THE VIDEO CLIP.
WRITE IN THE 1ST PERSON (WS, JPS, CR, AUDIENCE)
INTERESTING OPENING LINE
INTERESTING FINAL LINE
USE THE SENSES
USE SOME FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
‘SHOW NOT TELL’ THE FEELINGS OF THE CHARACTERS
USE STRONG VERBS
USE DIRECT SPEECH
A 34-slide PowerPoint on how to write a story filled with tension. For GCSE English Language. The model story has been included. The story’s plot is an assassin / intruder coming to a remote house (based on the opening of No Time to Die). The following is covered:
**Planning
Show not tell
Direct speech
Sensory anguage
Figurative language
Example exam question
Example exam answer
‘Strong’ verbs
Tenses**
A fun starter for Drama / Media / English students or tutor time. Based on the fabulous podcast where students have to answer ten questions about films. Will get a great debate going!
Fantastic 87-slide PowerPoint on writing a grade 4-9 email. Based on the topic of festivals. My students loved this lesson. The resource looks at the following:
GRADE 9 example paragraphs
Sentence starters
Structure examples
SPEECH form
SPEECH conventions
DAFOREST
Stylistic devices
Lecturer tips
Common mistakes
SPAG
Fantastic 87-slide PowerPoint on writing a L2 email. Based on the topic of festivals. My students loved this lesson. The resource looks at the following:
GRADE 9 example paragraphs
Sentence starters
Structure examples
SPEECH form
SPEECH conventions
DAFOREST
Stylistic devices
Lecturer tips
Common mistakes
SPAG
Fantastic PowerPoint on writing a LEVEL 2 PASS LETTER. The resource looks at the following:
Letter form
Example paragraphs
Topic sentences
Closing sentence
Planning
Sentence starters
Letter form
Letter conventions
DAFOREST
Stylistic devices
Lecturer tips
Common mistakes
SPAG
Fantastic PowerPoint on writing a GRADE 9 LETTER. The resource looks at the following:
Letter form
Example paragraphs
Topic sentences
Closing sentence
Planning
Sentence starters
Letter form
Letter conventions
DAFOREST
Stylistic devices
Lecturer tips
Common mistakes
SPAG
Two fun starters and PowerPoints (1 male & 1 female). The students have to name a different FIRST NAME for each letter of the alphabet. 6 of them have to be 6 letters+. The PowerPoint has a lot of fun images, answers and gifs. The students love this!
Fun starter. The students have to name a different BRAND NAME / SHOP / COMPANY for each letter of the alphabet. 6 of them have to be 6 letters+. The PowerPoint has a lot of fun images, answers and gifs. The students love this!