A lesson (& examiner podcast) on Q5 in paper 2. This lesson uses the exam question, ‘According to these two writers, how do the cells in these prisons add to the prisoners?’ It’s based on the Summer 2017 exam which looked at two articles on prisons. The resource includes the following:
Model answer
Group activities
Examiner insight
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.
Answer structure
Exam paper and mark scheme link
A lesson (& examiner podcast) on the opinion question in paper 2. This fantastic lesson uses the exam question, ‘What do you think and feel about Dickens’ views about solitary confinement as a punishment and the way he expresses these views? ’? It’s based on the Summer 2017 exam which looked at two articles on prisons. The resource includes the following:
Model answer
Language analysis
Group activities
Examiner insight
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.
Connotation advice
Answer structure
Exemplar work
Exam paper and mark scheme link
A lesson (& examiner podcast) looking at Q1 & Q3 on paper 2 reading. It’s based on the Summer 2017 exam which looked at two articles on prisons. The resource includes the following:
Model answer
Group activities
Examiner insight
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.
Answer structure
Exam paper and mark scheme link
An ‘outstanding’ lesson on the language question (& examiner podcast) in paper 2. This fantastic lesson uses the exam question, ‘How does Mark Binelli’s article try to show that prisoners in Florence live in extremely ‘harsh conditions’? It’s based on the Summer 2017 exam which looked at two articles on prisons. The resource includes the following:
Model answer
Language analysis
Group activities
Examiner insight
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.
Connotation advice
Answer structure
Exemplar work
Exam paper and mark scheme link
A 66 slide PowerPoint (& examiner podcast) on how to get a grade 9 on the GCSE English Language based on the summer 2017 reading exam paper. The resource also includes specific slides focusing on grade 9 examples on Q1-Q6 as well as all extracts. PowerPoint as a whole as well as 5 specific PPs for each question.
My lessons teaching narrative writing. I have included 14 of my PowerPoints and all other documents. All resources are modern and interactive. The following topics are covered:
Planning
Structure
Themes
Examples of student work (bad, good, great)
Language techniques
Dialogue
Famous opening lines
Famous opening paragraphs
How to write a successful ending
Sensory Language
Show, not tell
An 'outstanding' lesson on the compare question between a 21st and 19th century non-fiction text in paper 2. This fantastic lesson uses the exam question, 'Explain what we learn about the food Scott and Fogle took with them on their expeditions to the South Pole.' Comes with a lecturer podcast about the question.
The resource includes the following:
- Model answer
- Lecturer exam paper annotations and comments
- Grade 9 answer separate Microsoft Word document
- Answer structure
- Language analysis
- Group activities
- Captain Scott bio
- Examiner insight
- Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.
- Connotation advice
- Exemplar work
The exam paper the lesson is based on the EDUQAS Ben Fogle / Robert Scott paper available at: https://susansenglish.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/5-component-2-additional-assessment-materials.pdf
A PowerPoint and resources on how to get grade 5-7 on the second question in the exam. This is modern, informative and interactive lesson which the students really enjoy. Exemplar material and model answer included.
The question is, 'How does the writer show the character of Emma in these lines? You should write about: what Emma does in these lines and how the writer’s use of language shows her character.
My lessons teaching narrative writing. I have included 14 of my PowerPoints and all other documents. All resources are modern and interactive. The following topics are covered:
Planning
Structure
Themes
Examples of student work (bad, good, great)
Language techniques
Dialogue
Famous opening lines
Famous opening paragraphs
How to write a successful ending
Sensory Language
Show, not tell
A PowerPoint and resources on how to get grade 5-7 on Q2 in the exam. This is based on the NOV 2016 exam paper. This is modern, informative and interactive lesson which the students really enjoy. Exemplar material and model answer included. I have included pdf version of grade 5-6 marked work. Exam paper & MS available at: https://susansenglish.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/3-component-1-additional-assessment-materials.pdf
A fun, informative and interactive lesson on phobias. I use when interesting language questions focused on tension, drama, scariness, dramatic etc. However, could be used as a fun starter on anything. I have included the top ten phobias on the PowerPoint and a separate Word document. I have also included class discussion questions and a fun personality starter named ‘What Scares You The Most.’ The students love it.
A 69-slide PP on the paper 2 reading (non-fiction exam). Each question has 2-6 exam examples with quotes an model answers. This really helped my students!
Fun starter with two different rounds. Round 1: the students must decide on the five most common letters used in the English alphabet (E, A, R, I, O). Round 2: Give the students the worksheet included in this resource which has key letters removed from ten movies. After a few minutes you give them the E, then the A and so on. They love it! Modern images with movies from 2022 included e.g. The Batman, Dune etc.
Three fantastic resources for the writing part of the GCSE English Language exam. For EDUQAS. The following topics are covered:
SPAG
QUIZZES
LETTERS
ARTICLES
SPEECHES
REPORTS
REVIEWS
SPEECHES
COLONS
INTROS
STRUCTURE
SENTENCE STARTERS
STYLISTIC DEVICES
Four Powerpoints for revision for the GCSE Nov exam. I teach EDUQAS but could be used for any board. The PowerPoints are on the following:
**PAPER 1 READING
PAPER 1 WRITING (SHORT STORY)
PAPER 2 READING
PAPER 2 WRITING**
Fantastic PowerPoint on writing a LEVEL 2 PASS LETTER. The resource looks at the following:
Letter form
Example paragraphs
Topic sentences
Closing sentence
Planning
Sentence starters
Letter form
Letter conventions
DAFOREST
Stylistic devices
Lecturer tips
Common mistakes
SPAG