English Language Paper 2 (Most Able - 9)

A fully resourced scheme of work for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2, aimed at the most able students (grades 7-9). I created this unit based on my experience as both a teacher and a Paper 2 examiner, focusing on those higher level skills required to achieve a level 9.

PPTs have additional guidance/notes in the ‘notes’ section of key slides for the teacher’s benefit.

The scheme includes:

Reading Section

• 1 x 82 slide PPT for the Reading section focusing on the Aberfan question paper (AQA specimen)
• 1 x download of the AQA specimen question paper, mark scheme and inserts referenced in the PPT.

Content includes:

• Grammar based starters (to link in to the writing section)
• Introduction to the unit, assessment objectives, and purpose/audience/form
• Question by question breakdown: how to tackle it, model responses, and opportunities to ‘mark’ lower quality responses to help them identify how to improve
• Explanation of what ‘perspective’ means and how perspective impacts writing
• Exploration of what ‘perceptive’ means in comparison to clear, and success criteria for how to achieve perceptive responses (based on my experience as an examiner for this paper)

Writing Section

• 1 x 155 slide PPT for the Writing section
• 1 x crafted handout for a lesson referenced in the PPT focusing on one of Malala’s UN speeches.

Content includes:

• Grammar based starters (to link in to the writing section: includes more advanced grammar for grade 9)
• Distinctions between the forms and purposes with examples
• Focus on how to craft and structure an argument using the analogy of a tree (the roots, leaf, branch, tree, sunlight)
• Discourse markers and how to connect ideas relevantly
• Encouragement to focus on unique ideas/larger concepts
• Focus on advanced, believable persuasive devices (beyond AFOREST)
• Practice/Revision lesson