Two walking talking mocks for AQA English language. One booklet and power point for paper 1 and one for paper 2 Includes a student booklets containing model answers which encourage students to achieve thoughtful responses, exam tips and opportunity for students to practice annotation and structuring answers to the questions. These resources uses the November 18 AQA English language inserts. A power point is included to guide students through the mocks including mark schemes.

100+ slides that guide students through how to tackle language paper 1 question by question. Includes: tips and guidance for each question model answers that achieve marks across the mark scheme Do now activities Activities to help students with descriptive and narrative writing These resources use the 2017 paper where the extract is taken from Labyrinth by Kate Mosse.

9 pages of revision activities that would be useful for preparation for assessments, as homework activities or as in class intervention. Revision activities included: knowledge matching activity word class practice using an extract figurative language matching activity & practice using language rhetorical language matching activity & practice using language Ethos, logos, pathos revision (Aristotelian triad) Understanding - practice using short extracts to elicit information Three language analysis revision activities that begin scaffolded Grammar revision with focus on 'there, their. they’re and apostrophes

This presentation was used at conferences to explore the concept of work scrutiny in schools. The presentation: explores the what, how and why of work scrutiny addresses the problems with work scrutiny provides examples and non examples is rooted in relevant research explores how work scrutiny can become much more impactful in schools / departments takes Ofsted into account and their implementation of work scrutiny as part of a deep dive compares work scrutiny with a book look provides potential templates that could be used to make the process of work scrutiny much more impactful

A Walking talking mock that uses the AQA examiner feedback from summer 2023 to guide students through a process of planning and then writing answers/essays to the Unseen poetry questions. Power point and student work booklet included. This resource focuses on helping students to: understand the unseen poems quickly plan their response create thesis statements Exam questions used in this resource: Autumn poem Model answers included.

This is a complete 6 week unit on Non Fiction Writing using topical issues. Students work through a booklet which contains all extracts and activities. There is also an accompanying power point presentation. Students will explore the following speeches, letters and articles: Boris Johnson - Lockdown Marcus Rashford - free school meals Greta Thunberg - climate change David Attenborough - climate change Lilly Allen - Refugee crisis Bukayo Saka - Racism in football Martin Luther King - Racism Emma Watson - gender equality Malala - 16th birthday speech Hands not hate article in response to homophobic attacks As students progress through the unit they will explore rhetoric and how effective non fiction writing is structured and work on building their own piece of writing. The unit culminates with speaking and listening. The booklet also contains scaffolds for students who may need support in accessing the unit.

Resource to support the revision of Jekyll and Hyde and how to form exam responses to an extract from the novel and make links to the novel as a whole. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability These resources provide opportunities for carousel activities whereby students read 4 extracts from the novel and make notes to form an exam response. Students will consider other parts of the text as part of their answer. Opportinities to: - revise plot and significant characters and themes - revise context - revise extract to whole - form exam responses linked to mark scheme - explore sample answers - practice timed writing - learn quotations using image stimuli 4 extracts included

3 lessons to support the revision of the reading section of the new specification English language paper 1 for AQA. Perfect to use in class as a walking talking mock - whereby you guide students thorough each question and allow them the suggested time to complete each task. Using a sample paper (included) the resources: - guide students through how to tackle each question - provide suggested timings - provide sample answers - provide tips and strategies for planning a response - show the questions annotated to ensure students stick to the focus of the task - provide opportunities to self/peer assess against the mark scheme criteria Extract taken from: Glass, bricks and dust

With very few sample assessment materials provided by the exam boards I have created my own. They have been made to look exactly like the assessments that students will sit in the real 9-1 examinations and are phrased in the same ways too. The student responses can then be marked using the relevant mark scheme for literature. The extract in this assessment is taken from chapter 8.

Differentiated resources to support the teaching of chapter 4 of 'Of Mice and Men.' Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources provide opportunities to: - write to argue (200 word challenge) - explore context of segregation - explore the characterisation of Crooks - Analyse writer's methods - work as a group and give presentations on contextual information - read actively

Differentiated resources to support the teaching of chapter 5 and chapter 6 of 'Of Mice and Men.' Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources provide opportunities to: - develop synthesis skills for language paper 2 - explore character and theme - write analytically

Over 16 lessons that are ideal for KS3/KS2 students to develop grammar skills through creating an autobiography Topics covered: - Sentence structure - Paragraphing - Tenses - Word classes - punctuation

22 fully differentiated lessons (by colour) that enable students to explore a wide variety of poetic forms. Opportunities to create poems of a variety of forms. These lessons are meticulously planned and are ready to go. Lessons are numbered for ease of use. Assessment opportunities and homework tasks also included. Poetic forms explored: - Villanelle - shape - ballad - Elegy - love poetry - war poetry - free verse - limerick - haiku - dramatic monologue - song and rap - blank verse - dialect poetry - simile poems - culture poems Featured poems/poets: - Carol Ann Duffy - John Agard - Half Caste - The Chimney sweep - This is this six o'clock news - Alone - Daffodils - London - Declaration of need - William Blake - Robert Graves - Blessing Resources provide opportunities for students to: - analyse language, structure and form - create their own anthology of poetry - explore context - explore the relevance of poetry Differentiation: purple = low ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability red = most able

14 lessons that are meticulously planned, fully differentiated and numbered for ease of use with activities included. Homework tasks included. Download and teach right away. These are ready to go. Power point resources to support the teaching of the following poems from the new specification AQA power and conflict poetry collection: 1. Remains 2. Kamikaze 3. Tissue 4. Emigree 5. Charge of the light brigade This pack also includes a comparison assessment which has been created in line with AQA format. All resources are fully differentiated by colour. (Purple = low ability, blue = mid ability, yellow = higher ability) All lessons are numbered for ease of use. There are 2 other packs available to support the teaching of the remaining 10 poems. There are 2 to 3 power point presentations per poem which cover context, language, form and structure and contain assessment opportunities in line with new specification.

24 fully differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of Animal Farm. All chapters covered. Lessons develop skills to access the 9-1 GCSE English literature paper. Lessons are meticulously planned - can be downloaded and taught straight away. They are ready to go. Lessons are numbered for ease of use. Enjoyable lessons for GCSE or KS3. Differentiation: purple = low ability Blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability These resources provide opportunities to: - Analyse character and theme - Explore context - Write persuasively - explore allegory - explore propaganda - Analyse language

These resources cover act 2 and act 3 of An Inspector Calls and meet the requirements of the new GCSE 9-1 specification. 16 meticulously planned and fully differentiated lessons that are numbered for ease of use with activities included. Homework tasks and assessment opportunities included. Download and teach right away. These lessons are ready to go. All lessons are fully differentiated by colour: Purple = lower ability Blue = middle ability Yellow = higher ability Red = most able These resources cover the following areas of act 2 and 3 - Context - socialism and capitalism, men and women, trade unions, Priestley's moral message, welfare state - Exploration of the theme of responsibility - character analysis - theme analysis - Assessments in line with 9-1 success criteria - homework tasks - opportunities for debate and persuasive writing (prep for lang exam) - opportunities for imaginative writing (prep for lang exam) - development of tension - Analysis of Priestley's structure

These fully differentiated resources aim to build skills in descriptive writing for KS3 in preparation for the new GCSE specification 9-1. These resources are ready to go with extracts provided. Simply download and teach. Differentiation by colour: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability These resource use extracts from 'The road' 'Noughts and crosses' 'Frankenstein' and 'Jurassic Park' as a stimulus for descriptive writing. These resources provide opportunities to: - Identify descriptive writing in extracts - develop first person narratives - develop mysterious characters - use the 5 senses - identify and then use pathetic fallacy - show not tell

9 fully differentiated lessons that help students develop skills for analysing and comparing non fiction and literary non-fiction texts in preparation for 9-1 GCSE. Writing and speaking and listening opportunities also included including speech writing using the 6 part structure. Ideal for year 7,8 or 9 ahead of new GCSE. These resources are ready to go. The following texts are explored and included in this bundle: - Martin Luther King I have a dream speech - Rudolf Holsse - concentration camp German perspective -Anne Frank's diary - Teenage lottery winner article Differentiation by colour: purple = low ability blue = middle ability yellow = high ability Resources provide opportunities to: - analyse language and perspective - compare non fiction texts -synthesise information -create non fiction texts -plan effective speeches using the 6 part structure -debate - speaking and listening

Resources to support the teaching of Edgar Allan Poe short stories. (Gothic literature) Lessons are numbered for ease of use. Short stories resourced: - Masque of the red death - The pit and the pendulum - The tell tale heart Resources provide opportunities for students to: - write imaginatively - analyse language - develop speaking and listening skills - explore context - black death - explore structure

13 differentiated lessons to support the teaching of ballads at KS3 for lower/middle ability students. Differentiation: Blue = low ability Green = middle ability Red = higher ability Ballads covered: 1. Lefty and Ned 2. Homeless Jack 3. The ballad of Hillsborough 4. Frankie and Johnny 5. Charlotte Dymond Opportunities for speaking and listening and homework also included