AQA GCSE Paper 1 Language Skills using 'Of Mice and Men'

This unit is a great way to teach language, structure and evaluation skills at KS4. It is focused on AQA English Language GCSE Paper 1. It prepares students for Q2 writer’s use of language, Q3 writer’s use of structure, Q4 statement evaluation and Q5 descriptive writing. It includes 20 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson powerpoints, exemplar material, IWB interactive resources, quizzes, extracts and opportunities for online research. Page numbers refer to the Faber and Faber edition.

Lesson 1: The American Dream
Lesson 2: How does Steinbeck use language to set the scene?
Lesson 3: Creative Writing and marking
Lesson 4: How Steinbeck creates characters
Lesson 5: Structure in Chapter 1
Lesson 6: How to use semi colons
Lesson 7: Writer’s use of language
Lesson 8: Creative Writing
Lesson 9: Using flashbacks and past tenses
Lesson 10: The structure of Chapter 3
Lesson 11: Evaluating George and Lennie’s dream
Lesson 12: Writing a Q4 answer
Lesson 13: Structure in the fight scene
Lesson 14: Using language to describe Crooks’ room
Lesson 15: Evaluating Curley’s Wife’s character
Lesson 16: Mood and atmosphere
Lesson 17: Appearance and reality
Lesson 18: Building tension at the end
Lesson 19: Planning your creative writing
Lesson 20: Writing a G9 answer