A mock exam for AQA English Language GCSE - Paper 1. It is to the exact specification of the full paper. Included in the purchase is: The extract (with line numbers, on one page) A shortened version of the questions - all five on one page (see image). A full, AQA style, exam booklet. This contains all of the questions with the correct layout (as per the AQA exam) and the correct number of pages. A detailed 3 page document which provides indicative content, offering example answers for each level of a response for questions 1-4 The extract is taken from a book published in 2003, ‘Trading Up’.

You are purchasing a 16 page booket (both the .pdf and editable word document) as well as a page of teacher’s notes and the resources needed for the timeline activity. This booklet was created for year 8, to resource an entire unit looking at the historical context of Victorian England/ the Industrial Revolution and the key contextual factors contributing to the novel ‘Oliver Twist’. The booklet therefore also contains an abridges version of ‘Oliver Twist’, the lenth of approximately 6 A4 pages. Although this unit was intended for year 8, it would be suitabe for the whole of key stage 3 (or, perhaps as an introduction to Dickens for KS4 before studying ‘A Christmas Carol’ or ‘Great Expectations’). The booklet includes: A double page spread for a carousel activity where students look at key aspects of the victorian era (such as Queen Victoria, health and sanitation, the British Empire etc.) and then record key dates on an A3 timeline for the period. A look at the lives of children in the Victorian era, considering the jobs they did, and Lord Shaftsbury’s Ragged Schools. A page to record notes on the impact of the Industrial Revolution, linked to an online video. Some consideration of crime and punishment in the Victorian era. A look at the class system and the different hobbies, work and education of each class. An opportunity to create a fact file of Charles Dickens’ life An abridged version of ‘Oliver Twist’ including a series of key extracts, with a large margin to record new vocabulary. key plot points. An ‘Oliver Twist’ summary page with 6 original ilustations for students to explain.

You are purchasing a 20 page booklet with a range of short practice questions. There are examples of every single question on both papers, with four P1Q5 and four P2Q5. There are two examples for each of the Q4 from each paper. For the paper 2 sample questions, two short extracts are provided on a common theme - these extracts are not full length but provide plenty of comparison and ancourage students to hone their skills on shorter extracts. The booklet is structured to move through the questions but the questions are interleaved. There is a clear contents table and instructions on the front with a notes page on the back. Both the .pdf document and the editable word version are included, but please note the editable version uses a range of fonts and so will be formatted differently. The answers to P2Q1 are BCDH for the first question and BDEH for the second question.

There are 5 sets of matching poems with a particular focus, such as Falling in love School Teachers War Texting The sheet provided gives a space for students to plan their answers for both questions. Editable word documents included if you just want the poems!

You are purchasing a series of lessons which will guide students to prepare for their speaking and listening assessments. This unit focuses on ‘What’s wrong with education’ however the editable version of the booklet is included so this can be changed if needed. The PowerPoint guides the students through the unit, using the booklet as a key resource for students to record their ideas. Students will Mind-map their ideas about the topic Watch four varied speeches and take ideas from them Go through the use of persuasive devices in the speeches watched Plan an overview of their speeches Plan each paragraph “stealing” ideas from the original discussion and the devices discussed Write each paragraph then reduce each paragraph on to cue-cards Thev 18 slide PowerPoint is included along with the 8 page booklet. I used this unit with my year 10 in term 5 and it worked well in preparing them for their speeches quickly and allowing them to record their ideas in one place.

You are purchasing a booklet which includes homework tasks/ self-learning activites for 9 weeks. On the back of the booklet once printed is a ‘Shakespeare’s World’ knowledge organiser. For alternate weeks students must self quiz different sections of the knowledge organiser building to learning the whole knowledge organiser by the end of the 9 weeks. For the other alternate weeks students must read various extracts, learning to apply 10 ambitious words taken from the first extract. Students will read across the 9 weeks: A non-fiction modern article about Shakespeare in the classroom A Victorian non-fiction piece about the theatre. Short extracts from Sherlock Holmes (Victorian fiction) An extract from ‘Young Sherlock’ for a piece of modern fiction. The aims of this booklet are: To ensure students are embedding knowledge learnt in the classroom by self-quizzing at home on different sections of the knowledge organiser. This will also teach them the skills of revision. To enable students to read around the topic studied in lessons. They are directed towards a range of extracts which build on the learning in the classroom. To build students’ vocabulary. These complex words are taken from the first article then students must apply them in a range of scenarios in order to embed the new vocabulary. You are purchasing the .pdf booklet and an editable word .doc (please note that this will not be formatted as seen due to the varied fonts used. This booklet is intended to be completed at home alongside a unit on Shakespeare’s World (booklet also available separately) and was originally intended for year 7, but could be useful across KS3.

For the fourth week of quizzes I have written questions where each set of answers are all a particular word class (verbs, adverbs, nouns and adjectives There are 2 lots of 4/3 quizzes with different text combinations (Macbeth, Jekyll and Hyde, An Inspector Calls, Conflict Poetry AND Romeo and Juliet, A Christmas Carol, An Inspector Calls, Conflict Poetry) and the answers on the following slide. All questions are interleaved and each quiz is worth 10 marks - I use them simply as quick starters in the run up to the exams, which are immediately peer-assessed so students know where the gaps are in their knowledge. Please note there are other quizzes available for three more weeks in my other resources.

For the third week of quizzes I have written questions where all of the answers begin with the same letter, predominantly quotation based, linking across all aspects of the exams. There are 2 lots of 4 quizzes with different text combinations (Macbeth, Jekyll and Hyde, An Inspector Calls, Conflict Poetry AND Romeo and Juliet, A Christmas Carol, An Inspector Calls, Conflict Poetry) and the answers on the following slide. All questions are interleaved and each quiz is worth 10 marks - I use them simply as quick starters in the run up to the exams, which are immediately peer-assessed so students know where the gaps are in their knowledge. Please note there are four other quizzes available for week one in my other resources.

A mock exam for AQA English Language GCSE - Paper 2. It is to the exact specification of the full paper. Included in the purchase is: The two sources (with line numbers, on one page) A shortened version of the questions - all five on one page (see image). A full, AQA style, exam booklet. This contains all of the questions with the correct layout (as per the AQA exam) and the correct number of pages. The extracts are: An 1835 article from The Evening Chronicle by Charles Dickens. The opening extract from Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson (1995).

A mock exam for AQA English Language GCSE - Paper 2. It is to the exact specification of the full paper. Included in the purchase is: The two sources (with line numbers, on two pages) A shortened version of the questions - all five on one page (see image). A full, AQA style, exam booklet. This contains all of the questions with the correct layout (as per the AQA exam) and the correct number of pages. The extracts are: The article ‘Dome, Sweet Dome’ from The Guardian. (2002) The extract from Londonby Day and Night. (1852)

A mock exam for AQA English Language GCSE - Paper 2. It is to the exact specification of the full paper. Included in the purchase is: The two sources (with line numbers, on one page) A shortened version of the questions - all five on one page (see image). A full, AQA style, exam booklet. This contains all of the questions with the correct layout (as per the AQA exam) and the correct number of pages. The extract s are: The article ‘It isn’t about punishment from The Guardian. (2008) The extract from Social Investigation/ Journalism- How the Poor Live. (1883)

For the second week of quizzes I have written questions by themes, linking across all aspects of the exams (relationships, death, power and anger). There are 2 lots of 4 quizzes with different text combinations (Macbeth, Jekyll and Hyde, An Inspector Calls, Conflict Poetry AND Romeo and Juliet, A Christmas Carol, An Inspector Calls, Conflict Poetry) and the answers on the following slide. All questions are interleaved and each quiz is worth 10 marks - I plan to use them simply as quick starters in the run up to the exams, which are immediately peer-assessed so students know where the gaps are in their knowledge. Please note there are four other quizzes available for week one in my other resources.

There are 2 lots of 4 quizzes with different text combinations (Macbeth, Jekyll and Hyde, An Inspector Calls, Conflict Poetry AND Romeo and Juliet, A Christmas Carol, An Inspector Calls, Conflict Poetry) and the answers on the following slide. All questions are interleaved and each quiz is worth 20 marks - I plan to use them simply as quick starters in the run up to the exams, which are immediately peer-assessed so students know where the gaps are in their knowledge.

Please note this mock paper is now available with indicative content for £3.50 here: Eagle Strike + Markscheme A mock exam for AQA English Language GCSE - Paper 1. It is to the exact specification of the full paper. Included in the purchase is: The extract (with line numbers, on one page) A shortened version of the questions - all five on one page (see image). A full, AQA style, exam booklet. This contains all of the questions with the correct layout (as per the AQA exam) and the correct number of pages. The extract is taken from a book published in 2003, ‘Eagle Strike’. Please note: this paper is also available as part of a bundle with 2 other papers with a discount.

There are three extracts here from the opening of the first three Alex Rider novels (Stormbreaker, Point Blanc and Skeleton Key). This is followed by four reading tasks and three writing tasks. This was originally set as cover work and can be completed independently, and is at least three lessons of work. It was created for year 8 but is appropriate across Key Stage 3. Furthermore, students would not have needed to study creative writing in order to complete this work. Both the .pdf and word document are included in the download. The tasks are: Simple list four things tasks (information retrieval) A grid asking getting students to consider the start, middle and end of the extract (structure analysis) Students are asked to explain the mood/atmosphere in each source and identify quotations as evidence (quotation retrieval) An opinion task which gives students statements on each source which they have to explain whether they agree or not (evaluation). The writing tasks are varied between writing the opening of the own spy novel, rewriting an extract from a new perspective or continuing one of the extracts. A simple and easy stand-alone resource. The sheet is a back to back sheet of A4 which can be folded into a mini A5 booklet for students to store in exercise books