FIVE writing activities for AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5. I’ve used the thought provoking work of artist Al Margen to act as a visual aid and help students write more creatively. I have also included questions for classroom discussions.
Lesson looking at The Red Room. Students focus on the use of first-person narration in the story.
The lesson includes:
-multiple choice comprehension questions
-Activities focusing on evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of using first-person narration in the text.
-Differentiated writing activities
A lesson exploring the character Sheila Birling. The lesson includes:
questions about Sheila Birling
character tracking activity.
class discussion question and sentence starters
Detailed lesson for IGCSE looking at how to write a review. The lesson includes:
-spelling test
-compound adjectives activities
summary and true and false exam style questions
written task (review)
A series of three lessons requiring students to use their skills in collaboration, critical thinking, communication and creativity. Using the idea of Dragons’ Den, students will work together to create their own theme park. As the teacher, you will only act as a facilitator. They will have to assign roles within their group, work out costings (budget sheets included), write a pitch (questions included to help) and pitch their idea to the ‘dragons’.
Lesson looking at how Priestley introduces the Inspector to the play. Students will unpick key quotations and analyse the methods Priestley uses to present Inspector Goole. Questions are given to help students ‘Explode the Quote’ and an exam style question is provided.
An AQA Q5 writing task starter has also been included for revision.
Students will work collaboratively to analyse lines at word level from Romeo’s speech in Act 1, Scene 5. To help pupils think critically , key questions are given to guide them through. AO focused questions are also given for students to answer as well.
A lesson focusing on character development.
Students explore key techniques used by writers to shape convincing characters. Through analysis of a short animated film (GiveInToGiving) , students will construct a character profile for the protagonist and craft a descriptive piece of writing to bring the character to life.
The lesson also offers a writing model and success criteria to support students with their writing.
In this lesson, students will think like a writer and learn to adapt their language to align with various intentions.
Lesson includes:
*Do Now Activity: Students work in pairs to analyse the intentions of writers in various articles related to a TikTok ban.
Understanding Writer’s Intention: Explanation of the concept of writer’s intention.
Question 5 Task on AI: Students engage with a Question 5 task related to artificial intelligence.
Class Planning: Collaborative planning session for a writing task.
Writing Tasks: Students practice identifying intentions in sample paragraphs and adapt model sentences to suit different intentions.
14 lessons covering Chapter 1-10 of 'The Sign of Four'.
Each lesson covers a particular chapter or theme in detail. Throughout the course of the unit, students will have opportunities to practise exam style questions, peer and self assess, whilst familiarizing themselves on the Assessment Objectives and marking criteria in order to be successful in the exam.
In addition, each lesson has either a spelling test, idiom or punctuation task to complete as a settler.
A homework booklet with 7 weeks worth of exam questions for 'The Sign of Four' have also been included, with mid-week homework tasks revising 'Macbeth' and English Language Paper questions.
An introduction lesson for the new International GCSE: English as a Second Language.
Lesson includes:
- Breakdown of the paper
-Breakdown of each part of each paper
-Quiz
- Test
An introductory lesson into A-level English. The lesson breaks down the Assessment Objectives into language that students understand. Furthermore, an 'audit' form for students to track each AO skill is included.
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Marking Tip:
Get students to identify their weakest A0 and use the student success criteria to guide their response and make improvement in this area. This is a good way to get students to take more ownership of their learning.
Series of detailed lessons for Passage to Africa.
Persuasive writing and context lessons:
Students will act as 'Save the Children' and research into the issues affecting the lives of those in Somalia due to the war (research pack provided). They will then write a persuasive speech to the Prime Minister using the research that they have learnt. This can be taught over a series of lessons.
Activities led to really interesting and insightful discussions, and students developed a more insightful understanding of the issues that affect their world :o)
Nice idea to extend learning outside the classroom:
- letters could be sent to the MP
-speaking and listening activities
-assembly presentations
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Descriptive Writing Lesson:
- Quiz testing students understanding of language techniques
- Stimulus (focusing on famine in Somalia) for creative writing with step-by-step success criteria
- Example answer to help students write a successful response
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Analysis Lesson:
-Lessons unpicking the language and structure of the text. Students will work together to identify key techniques and the effect of these.
-Exam style question provided with step by step instructions on how to approach the question. Student example also given to help student write a more successful answer.
English Language Paper 1 exam paper and feedback lessons, using the Inspector from 'An Inspector Calls'. Lesson breaks down each question and offers example paragraphs to help students' understanding. Mark schemes are also included for students to peer/self-assess.
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Questions for each act of 'An Inspector Calls', with an exam question for act 3.
To stretch pupils, most questions require them to make their own interpretations of characters and the language they use. In addition, questions focused on Priestley's use of dramatic irony and foreshadowing.
A series of questions for students to complete exploring the social, historical context of the novel. The workbook has website links to help students and extended writing tasks to complete.
The workbook looks at the following areas:
- Crime and policing
-Jack the Ripper
-Class
-British Empire (importing and exporting)
-Women
-Drugs
A set of homework tasks for ‘Macbeth’. This includes:
- literature exam style questions
-other exams questions using ‘Macbeth’ as a stimulus, e.g. using a scene from Macbeth to look at how structure interests a reader (Question 3 of the English Language Paper 1)