A fantastic revision sheet for the paper 2 reading exam. Exam paper link included.

The students love this! Could be used as a starter or plenary on social media / being a teen etc. There are 15 questions and answers included. Some example questions are below. WHICH CELEBRITY HAS UPLOADED THE MOST SELFIES? WHAT % OF ALL INTERNET USERS HAVE AN IG ACCOUNT? WHAT % OF IG USERS ARE FEMALES? THE MOST ‘LIKED’ PHOTO ON IG GAINED 11 MILLION ‘LIKES’. WHAT WAS THE PHOTO?

A great lesson with reading, writing and S&L activities on the theme of Instagram. The following is included: Proofreading activity with answers Instagram trivia quiz 3 writing tasks (forum, article & narrative piece) 2 reading activities with extracts included (PEEs and comprehension) Discussion activities

Over 13 lessons. Writing, reading and S&L activities. All resources included. BEING A TEEN IN 2019 RESOURCES ** INSTAGRAM – 2 LESSONS • INSTAGRAM QUIZ STARTER • ONLINE CLASS DISCUSSION QUESTIONS • BEING SAFE ONLINE QUIZ • PROOF READING EXERCISE • SCARLETT LONDON WRITING TASK • HONEYMOON HELL READING TASK • CHOICE OF FICTION / NON-FICTION WRITING TASKS JAMEELIA JAMIL & BODY IMAGE – 3 LESSONS LESSON 1: • TEACHER-LED INTRO TO JAMEELIA JAMIL • VIDEO • INDIVIDUAL I:WEIGH ACTIVITY • CLASS DISCUSSION • PROOF READING LESSON 2: • HOMOPHONE JOKES STARTER • RECAP ON SUBJECT • ARTICLE WRITING TASK LESSON 3: • SUPERLATIVE STARTER • RECAP ON SUBJECT • READING EXAM TASKS ON JAMEELIA JAMIL BLACK MIRROR – 3 LESSONS LESSON 1: • NOMOPHOBIA QUIZ • INTRO TO SUBJECT • WATCH ‘NOSEDIVE’ LESSON 2: • PRINT OFF EACH POWERPOINT SLIDE • SET UP STATIONS AROUND THE ROOM. PUT EACH SLIDE ON A SEPARATE STATIONS • THE STUDENTS HAVE 4/5 MIN PER STATION TO ANSWER QUESTIONS / DISCUSS / TAKE NOTES. THESE WILL BE USED IN LESSON 3. LESSON 3: • MEMORY TEST STARTER • COMPLETE ‘NOSEDIVE’ ESSAY, COVER & IMAGE ANALYSIS • EMAIL TO TUTOR PHOTOGRAPHY – 3 LESSONS LESSON 1: • PHOTO DISCUSSION • INTRO TO PHOTO ANALYSIS • PRINT OFF EACH PHOTO WITH DISCUSSIONS AND SET UP STATIONS I.E. LESSON 2 BLACK MIRROR • STUDENTS MUST PICK 3 OR 4 PHOTOS AND ANSWER ANALYSUS WORKSHEET. LESSON 2: • IDIOM CATCHPHRASE STARTER • CREATIVE PHOTO SHOOT. STUDENTS MUST TAKE PHOTOS OF SCENARIOS ON PP AND RECREATE 3 PHOTOS FROM LESSON 1. • THEY MUST BE EMAILED TO TUTOR AND PRESENTAED AT THE END OF THE LESSON. LESSON 3: • MOVIE ANAGRAM STARTER • PHOTOGRAPHY ESSAY LADY BIRD – 2 LESSONS LESSON 1: • COMING OF AGE INTRO • INTRODUCE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS • WATCH ‘LADY BIRD’ LESSON 2: • BEING A TEEN STARTER • CLIQUES DISCUSSION • COMING OF AGE SOUNDTRACK TASK • LADY BIRD QUESTIONS TASK • EXT: MOVIE REVIEW

Two separate PowerPoints on how to get 100% on Q5 of the GCSE English Language exam based on the June 2019 reading exam paper. I have also included a PowerPoint looking at a previous exam on the EDUQAS website about prisons. The resource includes the following: Model answers Answer structure Language analysis Group activities Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.

Two separate PowerPoints on how to get a grade 5-9 on Q4 of the GCSE English Language exam based on the June 2019 reading exam paper. I have also included a PowerPoint looking at an extract from Touching the Void for Q4. The resource includes the following: Model answers Answer structure Language analysis Group activities Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.

Two separate PowerPoints on how to get a grade 5-9 on Q6 of the GCSE English Language exam based on the June 2019 reading exam paper. I have also included a PowerPoint looking at an extract from Free Solo for Q6 (both extracts included). The resource includes the following: Model answers Answer structure Language analysis Group activities Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.

A 57-slide PowerPoint on the HOW question in the non-fiction reading exam. The question is ‘How does the writer try to show that Mike Perham’s voyage was really tough?’ The resource includes student exemplars, head examiner tips, model answers and group tasks. The article is an interesting piece on teenager who sailed around the world. I have also included a starter on animal anagrams. The students love it!

A PowerPoint and accompanying VIDEO that looks at all the question in the paper 1 exam (reading & writing). it gives advice, typical questions and model answers for all questions. Very good for a last min revision lesson. I also loop it on a screen for the morning of the real exam.

A great PowerPoint on the words of the year that Collins Dictionary have recognised. Works well as a starter or has a class discussion.

Two separate PowerPoints on how to get 100% Q1 & Q3 on the GCSE English Language exam based on the June 2019 reading exam paper. I have also included a PowerPoint looking at an extract from The Lovely Bones for Q1 & Q3 . The resource includes the following: Model answers Answer structure Language analysis Group activities Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.

I have created a L2 reading paper for the new Functional Skills qual. I have used the theme of rock climbing. My students really enjoyed it. Mark scheme included.

I made this PowerPoint based on an old pronunciation guide I found written by the BBC. It’s a guide to elements of pronunciation in the English Language that are the subject of debate. It was used by the BBC to teach newsreaders how to speak! It is very informative and will raise some laughs in the classroom. My students loved it.

Question 1 revision PowerPoint on the paper 1 reading exam. This is for the 5 mark question. Based on an Extract from The Silence of the Lambs.

PowerPoint and resources on how to get grade 5-7 on the ‘HOW’ questions. This is based on The Silence of the Lambs. This is modern, informative and interactive lesson which the students really enjoy. Model answers included. The questions are, ‘How does the writer make these lines exciting and dramatic?’ and ‘How does the writer increase the tension in this part of the extract?’

The final question on the paper 1 reading exam. This a 10 mark question. Aimed at getting a grade 5-6. Based on The Silence of the Lambs. This is the EVALUATION question. PowerPoint, extract, annotation and model answer included.

Fun starter for any lesson. Everyone sits in a circle. The first player, chosen randomly, says one word out loud. The next player, in clockwise order, has to quickly say a word that has some connection with the previous word. What counts a connection is down to the parliament of players to determine: if somebody doesn’t like a connection, they can challenge it, and everyone votes on whether or not to allow it. In the event of a tie, the word is allowed.

A revision PowerPoint looking at Q1 & Q2 on the fiction reading exam. My students loved this lesson. I have included: the PowerPoint, extract, synopsis fun images and model answers.

A lesson on writing a review for the GCSE English qualification. I have based my lesson on the 2019 movie, Queen and Slim. It’s a very relevant movie to talk about in 2020. I have included the following: 75 slide PowerPoint Microsoft Word page with the movie review Word page with highlighted stylistic features Word page with highlighted sentence starters Word page with highlighted short sentences Link to video clips from the movie Class dicussion Movie Catchphrase starter** Synopsis: Slim and Queen’s first date takes an unexpected turn when a policeman pulls them over for a minor traffic violation. When the situation escalates, Slim takes the officer’s gun and shoots him in self-defence. Now labelled cop killers in the media, Slim and Queen feel that they have no choice but to go on the run and evade the law. When a video of the incident goes viral, the unwitting outlaws soon become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people all across the country.

Really fun starter for any class / age.