Two attempts at responding to a question about the effects of Scrooge’s loneliness and isolation from society. I anticipate that these would achieve grade 8/9 depending on the leniency of the grade boundaries in any particular year. The 2 responses are structured differently so they are useful to help students see different ways of trying to meet the assessment objectives.

A grade 9 response exploring how Scrooge’s fears are presented in the novella.

This 11 page booklet contains detailed model answers for questions 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the summer 2022 AQA Paper 1 English language exam which featured an extract from The Pearl by John Steinbeck. I go through each question in detail providing a range of possible ways of approaching the question to meet the marking criteria. For question 5 there are 4 different high level responses based on a life-saving rescue to compare.

A detailed lesson and revision resource asking students to explore multiple interpretations of the main characters and themes in the play. Students explore and examine 3 symbolic interpretations of each character or theme and discuss which is the most valid interpretation of the text. Exploring multiple interpretations is a method for enabling students to reach Bands 5 and 6 on the markscheme. Ideal as a final revision lesson in the run up to the exam.

A 6 week reading intervention module focused on building reading fluency and comprehension aimed at supporting students in Year 6 and Year 7 whose reading age is slightly below their chronological age. The theme of the booklet is superheroes. In each session, students read a 500 word text about a superhero and complete fluency activities before ending the session with comprehension questions. Full details are included on how the sessions can be delivered. Also contains an answer booklet for the comprehension questions. The superheroes covered are Iron Man, Superman, Hulk, Captain Marvel, Captain America and Spiderman. At the start and end of the unit, I recommend assessing students against Rasinski’s fluency rubric.

High Level Model Answers for questions 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the AQA Language Paper 2 June 2024 paper which involved two non-fiction texts on the topic of medical care. For each answer I have included two advanced model responses. Students read each response and make notes at the bottom of each sheet explaining what they notice about the differences between the responses and debate which would achieve higher marks. I have not included the extracts or the questions themselves for copyright reasons. To obtain these you would need to go on the AQA website.

Model answers for questions 1-5 of the English Language Paper 1 June 2024 paper when the extract was from The Grass is Singing by Doris Lessing. The resource contains both a mid-level answer and a high-level model for questions 2-5 designed to meet the criteria for the top band of the markscheme for each question. There are model responses for both the description and the narrative for question 5. Please note: This pack only contains model answers. I have not included the extract from The Grass is Singing or the questions themselves because I don’t have copyright permission to share either of these. The insert and question paper are available to download from the AQA website.

An exam walk-through/walking-talking mock of the June 2023 Language Paper 2 on trains. It includes highly detailed tips for each question. There are high level responses for all of the questions provided along with scaffolding to help students generate a high level response for each question. Over 80 slides in total.

Here are my model answers to questions 1 to 5 of the AQA Language Paper 1 exam where the exam was based on an extract from Life of Pi. They may be useful for students who want to know how they could have improved on their mock. The extract and questions are available on the AQA website. Each answer has been written to try and aim for the top band of the mark scheme. For Q5, I chose to do the story rather than the description. For model responses to the November 2022 paper on The Old Man and the Sea use this link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12934137 Model responses for June 2022 on The Pearl can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13031986

The drop, shift, zoom, leave method is an increasingly popular method for approaching Paper 1 Question 5 because it allows a student to show the examiner they can effectively structure a narrative deliberately for effect. This resource contains several 500 word stories written in the drop, shift, zoom, leave style. Students should read the examples. They then attempt to plan and write a drop, shift, zoom, leave narrative of their own.

An exam walkthrough suitable for a walking talking mock style lesson that systematically goes through how to answer every question on the AQA Language Paper 1 2023 exam where the featured extract was from Life of Pi. Also includes some sample model answers.

A lesson that revises 3 key big ideas related to power and/or conflict in each poem from the anthology. Students then move to analyse how these big ideas are explored in 2 key quotations from each poem. Suggested answers for both tasks are included. My most comprehensive resource on Power and Conflict poetry is available here with revision posters on every poem: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-sheets-12884928

Perhaps due to the recent coronation, many experts are predicted kingship would be the theme for the exam in 2023. They were wrong. Maybe 2024 will be the year for this key theme to be on the exam. Therefore I have created a 20 slide PowerPoint that guides students through how to plan and respond to a question on kingship in Macbeth. Students go on to write their own response and then compare it to the model response. I believe the model response is full marks and would easily achieve grade 9; however, there will always be some teachers who claim nothing short of postgraduate level writing will receive the much coveted 9 so I am reluctant to make the claim that it would definitely achieve a 9.

A booklet aimed at helping Year 6 and Year 7 students with developing their reading fluency over 7/8 weeks. Begin the course by assessing students against the fluency rubric. Re-assess again after the 7 week course and measure the improvement. Each session involves students gaining fluency by re-reading an extract several times to build confidence and fluency. Exact guidance for how to run the sessions are provided to help students build up their skills.

10 high grade Power and Conflict model responses covering a wide range of poems from the collection. New: Includes a response to the May 2024 question when Kamikaze was the named poem. My most comprehensive resource on Power and Conflict poetry is available here with revision posters on every poem: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-sheets-12884928

A collection of 6 A/A* A Streetcar Named Desire model responses to various AQA-style exam questions.

A collection of 5 grade 9 model responses to AQA questions. Relationships between adults and children Juliet’s feelings for Romeo (2 versions) Romeo’s feelings for Juliet. Romeo and Juliet’s relationship