3 lessons to support the revision of the reading section of the new specification English language paper 2 for AQA. Perfect for use as a walking talking mock in class whereby you guide students through how to tackle each question and then allow them the suggested time to complete a response. Using a sample paper provided by AQA the resources: - guide students through how to tackle each question - provide suggested timings - provide sample answers - provide tips and strategies for planning a response - show the questions annotated to ensure students stick to the focus of the task - provide opportunities to self/peer assess against the mark scheme criteria Extracts taken from: The village that lost its children and an extract from an essay written in 1967, one year after a devastating landslide in the Welsh village of Aberfan.

Fully differentiated resources to support the teaching of 'The Edge' by Alan Gibbons Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources provide opportunities to: - comprehend plot - analyse character - write agony aunt articles - explore racism - Analyse language - peer and self assess

A selection of structure strips that have been incredibly useful and rewarding. They have been used to help students to form better quality analytical paragraphs as well as improved transactional/non fiction writing. All of the strips can be edited and use the 'what, how, why' method as opposed to PEE which can be too restrictive Included in this bundle are structure strips for: - Romeo and Juliet - act 2 scene 2, act 1 scene 5, imagery - poetry comparison - non fiction writing - Animal Farm - theme of exploitation - AQA language paper 2 question 2 - AQA language paper 2 question 4 - AQA language paper 1 question 2 and paper 2 question 3 (language questions) - Of Mice and Men

A power point to guide students through what to expect in the paper 2 exam for the new 9-1 specification. Each question is explained with suggested timings and top tips.

10 key quotes from Macbeth with supporting images to aide recall.

An introductory resource for AQA new specification paper 2 The resource guides students through what to expect on paper 2 and also provides 2 texts on the theme of prison (one modern text and the other from 19th century) for students to start exploring non fiction. Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher

An introductory resource for AQA new specification paper 1 The resource guides students through what to expect on paper 1 and provides tasks and assessment opportunities for students to begin exploring the short story 'Lullaby' by Elizabeth Berridge. Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher

A power point to guide students through what to expect in the paper 1 exam for the new 9-1 specification. Each question is explained with suggested timings and top tips.

Resources to support the teaching of the skills needed for the new AQA paper 2 question 2. Opportunities provided for: - Exploring model answers - Exploring the mark scheme - Synthesising information from 2 texts - Using connectives effectively - Structuring a response to question 2 Texts on the themes of tattoos and prison (4 texts included) Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher

A handout to aid student revision of the new specification English language paper 1 and paper 2 for AQA. The resource: - bullet points the key things students need to do in each question - suggests timings - suggests acronyms to help students structure a response - provides tips on how to access the papers

2 differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of chapter 10 of Animal Farm for the new linear specification (9-1) Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources are planned around the new specification and provide opportunities to: - explore context - explore character presentations - discuss interpretations

6 differentiated resources to support the teaching of Stone Cold the play. Resources cover act 1 scene 1 to scene 5 Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow - higher Resources provide opportunities to: - explore the language of plays - explore stage directions - perform - explore the difference between plays and prose - explore flashbacks - analyse the effect on the reader - explore characters - explore the theme of homelessness in detail - write about viewpoints and perspectives - explore dual narratives

A card for each poem (15 in total) for all of the conflict poems for new specification Edexcel. Each card contains an image reminder, several key words taken from the poem and context links. Useful for students to revise the key messages for each poem and rather than learn quotes remember key words that should spark a memory about the poem's meaning and tone etc. Students can use the cards to arrange by themes or content as part of a revision lesson.

Resources to support the revision of Romeo and Juliet for new specification. Includes: - Carousel activities to expose students to 4 significant extracts - in each extract students will go through the process of accessing the extract step by step and then consider relating to the whole text - Pupil friendly mark scheme with sample responses - sample exam questions - opportunity for students to answer a timed question using the skills they have developed - opportunity for self/peer assessment against the mark scheme Carousel activities which allow students to revise the context of Elizabethan England and practice analysing extracts from the play as well as referring to the play as a whole. Differentiated to allow students to structure an exam response which culminates in an exam practice question. Extracts taken from: Act 1 scene 2 Act 3 scene 5 Act 4 scene 3 Act 5 scene 3 Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue - middle ability yellow = higher ability

2 differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of chapter 5 of Animal Farm for the new linear specification (9-1) Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources are planned around the new specification and provide opportunities to: - explore context- dictatorship - analyse writer's methods - language focus - explore character presentations - write imaginatively - develop skills for new specification language paper

A placemat designed for lower ability students to refer to on their desks throughout their study of the history of language. The placemat includes: - space for students to fill in their target and working at levels - key words - Geoffrey Chaucer's status updates - Brief contextual information relating to Chaucer - Brief summaries of a number of the Canterbury tales

A resource to support students in the comparison of Ozymandias to one other poem from the power and conflict collection Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resource provides opportunities for: - exploration of the mark scheme - identifying points of comparison between Ozymandias and other poems - self/peer assessment - guiding students through an effective analytical paragraph structure

With a limited number of sample assessment materials available - this exam question has been made to use as a mock examination. The exam is set out in the exact same way as the real examination. 1. Students read 2 unseen poems on a like theme 2. Students compare the 2 poems