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After achieving an A* in 2017, I am sharing my quality revision notes, essays, templates and tactics to help ambitious students reach their goals. These resources have proven a hit across the globe with students and teachers alike - download yourself to see why!
Chat with me on twitter @astarlevels or just drop me an email... happy revising!
Test yourself to remember the key theories by filling in the gaps. Once complete, then look at the essay you have filled in to see how the AO2 fits in an essay.
This is a great resource to learn theory because it tests memory… and a great resource for exam technique because it is a model essay answer.
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Data analysis combined with theory application to prepare for A Level English Language, in particular the Year 1 exam. Includes three tasks all based around consolidating theory learning and data analysis skills across the topics of accent/ dialect, language and gender and language and occupation. 9 activities in total so should take a while to work through!
Each activity pack contains three activities, which can be generally summarised as.
Some kind of card sort/ match up activity which can be referred back to as a bedrock of theories
Transcript or data based, students apply the theories they just sorted to real life data or conversations
Pulling everything together to plan or write an essay
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Data analysis combined with theory application to prepare for A Level English Language, in particular the Year 1 exam. Includes three tasks all based around consolidating theory learning and data analysis skills.
Task 1: glossary of 8 studies/ theorists to match up with what they did. Great revision activity, and once complete, bedrock of studies for students to learn for the exam.
Task 2: an extract from a school newsletter attempting to ‘ban’ regional dialect, where students are required to think about the message this sends across, what theories relate to this, and then to plan/ write an essay using the data.
Task 3: I have selected what I found to be four versatile studies and asked three thought provoking questions about them that open up discussion, encouraging students to say something meaningful about the theory, rather than just repeating what is in every textbook.
The poster included complements the activities pack. It is a straightforward resource giving a bedrock of theories, can be used for reference, revision or to support class/ home work.
14 practice essay questions organised in a workbook format for A Level English Language. Includes an essay template for each question to guide students to structure an answer.
Questions are written in ‘evaluate’ style i.e.* ‘evaluate the idea that some accents and dialects are viewed more favourably than others’*
Why it works:
Covers every topic: gender, accent & dialect, sociolect, world English, language change
Template helps structure answers
Practice recalling AO2 and arranging it with other theories to build an argument
Model essays for all topics in A Level English Language
Complete revision notes including a range of exciting studies, concepts and theories. I achieved an A* in 2017 using these notes alongside practice questions
Why they work:
Easy to learn, concise, bullet point revision notes
Show different lines of arguments that can be used to ‘evaluate’ an idea which is crucial to enter the top bands
Omitted endless details on methodology and results
Replaced these with meaningful comments on each study to form the basis of your argument in the exam (crucial to enter top bands!)
It includes information on:
Early writing
Stages of writing development
Spelling
Types of spelling mistake
Overcoming these challenges
The effects of accent and dialect on spelling
Hand writing development
Socio economic issues surrounding child language development
The ways parents can support children
Scaffolding
The influence of technology
Phonics
Genre
Practice essay questions
Notes on Spoken CLA
Model essay for CLA
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Example coursework for both tasks in A Level English Language. Includes two full pieces of coursework & the data used to produce them.
This language investigation & directed writing with commentary was submitted to AQA in summer 2017 and awarded an A*. This makes it the perfect example to show students what is required of them in the NEA.
Why it works:
Shows how to use current A Level study as a toolkit to study language
Demonstrates how to organise & structure the write-up
Example of the level of analysis & interpretation needed for highest grades
Can be reworked as a template for your future (brilliant!) NEA
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Complete revision for accent & dialect. This resource includes the revision NOTES so you can revise the theory and then an example student ESSAY so you can see how to tackle the exam. Produced by a student who achieved an A* in 2017.
Why they work:
Easy to learn, concise, bullet point revision notes
Essays show how to structure a top band response
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3 student written model answer for A Level English Language Paper 1 section A. The answer includes examiner commentary. Includes both sources/ texts that the answers are based on so it can be set as a mock too.
This essay demonstrates how to apply linguistic methods & terminology to texts in order to explore how language is used to create meaning. Students of all abilities will benefit from an example of effective essay writing which they can emulate in their own work.
Why it works:
Shows how to select and analyse a range of language features, as well as how to demonstrate awareness of context and how meaning was created
Includes text A & B so can be set as a practice paper
Produced by a student who achieved an A* in 2017
Can be reworked as a template for your future (brilliant!) essays
