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Writing Engaging Openings. Imaginative / Creative Writing. Edexcel Paper 2 prep (A01/ A02 / A05).
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Writing Engaging Openings. Imaginative / Creative Writing. Edexcel Paper 2 prep (A01/ A02 / A05).

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A05: Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences Organise information and ideas, using structural and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts. Pupils investigate the techniques used in a series of openings to a piece of creative writing, using the worksheet provided. They then analyse this in pairs, before completing the first paragraph of an exam style question. Peer assessment using the attached mark scheme (also on ppt) can be done as a plenary.
Newspaper Articles: Investigating Format. Edexcel GCSE English Language Paper 1 prep. A05.
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Newspaper Articles: Investigating Format. Edexcel GCSE English Language Paper 1 prep. A05.

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A full lesson and marking criteria (suitable for students) with 1-9 scale. Lesson aimed at 3-7 range, but could very easily be adapted. The lesson introduces the features of a newspaper article and contains paired and group activities encouraging pupils to investigate structural and linguistic features of articles. There is then a creative writing activity and the grade boundaries for peer (or self) assessment. Designed to cover A05 :Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences. Organise information and ideas, using structural and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts.
Bundle!  8 Literacy Form Activities or Starters. Writing skills: Sentence Structures and Punctuation
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Bundle! 8 Literacy Form Activities or Starters. Writing skills: Sentence Structures and Punctuation

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A collection of 7 starters which can be used as form time literacy activities or as starters in a writing module. Each activity contains a PPT presentation for students, with all the required information provided for the activity. Ideally suited to KS3 or 4. Contains a range or individual, pair and group tasks encouraging independent learning. 1 lessons focuses on creating writing reader's find engaging. 3 activities focus on identifying and varying the use of sentence structures and functions. 3 lessons focus on punctuation and word classes.
Varying Sentence Structure for Effect. Edexcel. GCSE English Language Exam. A02 & A06
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Varying Sentence Structure for Effect. Edexcel. GCSE English Language Exam. A02 & A06

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Creative Writing. KS3 & KS4. Fits the Edexcel English Language Framework (can be used with all other exam board frameworks for creative writing). Preparation for both Paper 1 and 2. Objective 1 (AO2): To be able to identify a simple, compound and complex sentence and discuss their effect. Objective 2 (AO6): To be able to use a variety of sentence types to make your writing exciting to read. Objectives are the broken down into grade boundaries 2-6 from the GCSE 1-9 scale. Visit my shop for more useful resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/PhilippaBrooks
Analysing Persuasive Writing. GCSE English Language. Edexcel (Paper 2). A01, A02, A05
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Analysing Persuasive Writing. GCSE English Language. Edexcel (Paper 2). A01, A02, A05

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A full lesson detailing how to analyse persuasive writing. Ideal for English Language paper 1 Suitable for HA KS3 classes and KS4. An Ofsted Outstanding lesson (put into practise recently), with a lesson plan showing detailed differentiation. Edexcel English Language Specification (also attached) and grade boundaries from 3-6, which can be altered easily to accommodate HA or LA pupils. Objectives as below (fits some of AO2/AO4 criteria too). Objectives AO1: Grade 3: Identify a selection of persuasive language techniques. Grade 4: Make some comment on a persuasive language technique. Grade 5: Discuss the effect of a selection of persuasive language techniques. Grade 6: Discuss in detail the effect of a selection of persuasive language techniques on the reader and how this fits the purpose of the text. Visit my shop for more useful resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/PhilippaBrooks