Packed with differentiated resources, visuals, model essays, extracts and comprehension questions, this pack will provide everything you need to teach A Christmas Carol and help students of all abilities achieve exam success!
Resources to understand every Stave are included which will reinforce recall of the main events.
Students will learn about the major themes of the novella in an engaging and effective way. They will also learn how to structure successful essays.
The unit is particularly useful for students with additional needs with key vocabulary, phrases and paragraphs provided.
This bundle of GCSE, English Language, Practice Papers offers a comprehensive resource for teachers following the AQA curriculum, providing valuable exam preparation materials for both Paper 1 (Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing) and Paper 2 (Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives).
Key Features:
AQA Paper 1 (Creative Reading and Writing):
Practice Paper: Focuses on students’ ability to analyze a fiction text, with questions designed to assess reading comprehension, language analysis, and structure.
Writing Task: Creative response to a city scene and a short story prompt.
Model Answers and Mark Scheme: Detailed model responses and a mark scheme to guide teachers in assessing students’ performance according to AQA criteria.
Literary Devices Checklist: A helpful tool for students to identify and apply key literary techniques in their writing.
AQA Paper 2 (Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives):
Practice Paper: Features two non-fiction texts on seaside holidays from the 1970s and 1875, with exam-style questions to compare viewpoints, summarize, and analyze language.
Writing Task: Requires students to write a travel blog article, helping them practice persuasive and argumentative writing.
Mark Scheme and Model Answers: Includes a mark scheme and sample answers to illustrate how to meet AQA’s assessment objectives and standards.
Benefits for Teachers:
This bundle offers a complete set of resources to strengthen students’ exam readiness. It supports both creative and non-fiction reading and writing skills, while the addition of a literary devices checklist and non-fiction writing plans ensure students are well-prepared to engage with texts effectively.