3 Grade 9 responses to the 2023 Language Paper 2 Question 5 question which involved writing a speech in which students had to give their opinion on a statement related to cars. Speech 1: Written in the powerful and emotional style with environmental concerns at the forefront Speech 2 Written in a slightly humorous/satirical style Speech 3: Begins and ends with an anecdote. All 3 speeches should achieve grade 9 due to the sustained use of ambitious vocabulary, a full range of punctuation and sentence structures used for effect alongside the use of cohesive devices to assist whole text structure and organisation.

High level model answers for questions 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the 2023 AQA Language Paper 2 paper on trains which was, by all accounts, a challenging pair of extracts. Also includes some notes for helping to answer the reading questions.

Here are my model answers to questions 1 to 5 of the AQA Language Paper 1 exam where the exam was based on an extract from Life of Pi. They may be useful for students who want to know how they could have improved on their mock. The extract and questions are available on the AQA website. Each answer has been written to try and aim for the top band of the mark scheme. For Q5, I chose to do the story rather than the description. For model responses to the November 2022 paper on The Old Man and the Sea use this link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12934137 Model responses for June 2022 on The Pearl can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13031986

Model answers for questions 1-5 of the English Language Paper 1 June 2024 paper when the extract was from The Grass is Singing by Doris Lessing. The resource contains both a mid-level answer and a high-level model for questions 2-5 designed to meet the criteria for the top band of the markscheme for each question. There are model responses for both the description and the narrative for question 5. Please note: This pack only contains model answers. I have not included the extract from The Grass is Singing or the questions themselves because I don’t have copyright permission to share either of these. The insert and question paper are available to download from the AQA website.

The drop, shift, zoom, leave method is an increasingly popular method for approaching Paper 1 Question 5 because it allows a student to show the examiner they can effectively structure a narrative deliberately for effect. This resource contains several 500 word stories written in the drop, shift, zoom, leave style. Students should read the examples. They then attempt to plan and write a drop, shift, zoom, leave narrative of their own.

High Level Model Answers for questions 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the AQA Language Paper 2 June 2024 paper which involved two non-fiction texts on the topic of medical care. For each answer I have included two advanced model responses. Students read each response and make notes at the bottom of each sheet explaining what they notice about the differences between the responses and debate which would achieve higher marks. I have not included the extracts or the questions themselves for copyright reasons. To obtain these you would need to go on the AQA website.

Perhaps due to the recent coronation, many experts are predicted kingship would be the theme for the exam in 2023. They were wrong. Maybe 2024 will be the year for this key theme to be on the exam. Therefore I have created a 20 slide PowerPoint that guides students through how to plan and respond to a question on kingship in Macbeth. Students go on to write their own response and then compare it to the model response. I believe the model response is full marks and would easily achieve grade 9; however, there will always be some teachers who claim nothing short of postgraduate level writing will receive the much coveted 9 so I am reluctant to make the claim that it would definitely achieve a 9.

A bank of 200 ambitious adjectives to support students with creative writing on one printable sheet.

A timeline revision activity for A Christmas Carol that asks students to offer 3 layers of analysis for 13 key Scrooge quotations to help track his transformation in the novel from a solitary miser to a redeemed philanthropist. A01: What is the meaning of the quotation? A02: What is the impact of words/methods? A03: What is Dickens’ message in this quotation? Comprehensive answer sheet is included. I give this out at the end of the lesson so students can compare their answers to it. Ideal revision activity in the run up to the May examinations. Also contains a similar timeline focused on the life lessons Scrooge learns across the novel to support the AQA May 2024 style question.

High level model answers to both questions from the Unseen section of the June 2024 AQA Literature Paper 2. The 24 mark question was about a poem called ‘The washing never gets done’ by Estonian poet Jaan Kaplinski. The 8 mark question involved comparing ‘The washing never gets done’ with ‘A day in autumn’ by the Welsh poet R.S. Thomas. In both answers I have put all references to authorial methods in bold because A02 is an vital aspect of the mark scheme in both questions. Please note that this only contains model answers. For the poems themselves and the specific questions, use the AQA website.

A context sheet for Macbeth. It explores the contextual knowledge relevant to the study of Macbeth at GCSE. It covers James I, witchcraft, divine right of kings, chain of being, gunpowder plot and the role of women in the Jacobean era.

A knowledge organiser containing a brief overview of the main ideas, key quotations, structure and context for the 15 poems from the AQA Worlds and Lives new poetry anthology. Useful for anyone, like me, who is trying to prepare to teach these largely unfamiliar poems for the first time.

Model answers for questions 2-5 of the AQA November 2024 Paper 2 exam when the 2 non-fiction texts were about Egypt. I have included 2 answers of slightly different quality for each question so students can compare them both and adjudge the quality against the marking criteria. Note the extract and exact wording of the questions are not included and would need to be obtained from elsewhere such as the AQA website.

Punctuation worksheet with 3 parts. Section 1: Students add the missing semi colon to 20 sentences. Section 2: Students add the missing colon to 20 sentences. Section 3: Students add the misses single or pair of dashes to 20 sentences. Answers on page 2.

This 227 slide (full day inset) PowerPoint covers the following areas in depth: • The SEND Code of conduct and the implications for teachers • The 5 recommendations from the EEF SEND review • The emphasis on high quality teaching as a first step in support • Guidance on scaffolding, flexible groupings, collaboration, metacognition • Advice of identifying and supporting students with dyslexia • Advice on supporting SEND students with reading • Advice on practical differentiation and adaptive teaching within lessons • Opportunities for teachings to put the ideas into practice. Suitable for trainee teachers or experienced practitioners.

5 context information sheets to help students to understand factors that influenced The Handmaid’s Tale. Margaret Atwood 4 waves of feminism The New Conservative Right Literary Influences What The Handmaid’s Tale teaches us about the human condition Also includes a 10 question knowledge quiz with detailed answer sheet. How I teach it: Flipped learning: Get students to research the context to the novel. Test the quality of the research through the knowledge test. Go over the answer sheet and get students to highlight points they missed.

A free student workbook version of my 15 page power and conflict revision booklet. There are spaces underneath all of the key quotations from each poem so that students can write down their ideas about each quotation. The full resource with detailed analysis of key quotations from each poem is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12886246

A 20 question multiple choice quiz on Othello with answers. Ideal as a spaced learning revision task.