A really fun activity the students love! They have to work out who the famous people are based on their childhood photos. Some of the people included are Sabrina Carpenter, Adele, Ed Sheeran and Ryan Reynolds. Gets a great debate going, and the students love it. Photos included on the PowerPoint and worksheet which gives some clues if needed. All answers included.
A fun, informative and interactive lesson on writing a letter on the topic of phobias. I have included the top ten phobias on the PowerPoint and a separate Word document. I have also included class discussion questions and a fun personality starter named ‘What Scares You The Most.’ The students love it. There is also lots of info on writing a great letter.
Fantastic PowerPoint on writing a GRADE 9 REPORT. Also comes with a podcast from an examiner. The resource looks at the following:
GRADE 9 example
Sentence starters
REPORT form
REPORT conventions
DAFOREST
Stylistic devices
Lecturer tips
Common mistakes
SPAG
Fantastic PowerPoint lesson and L2 pass example on writing a REPORT. Also comes with a podcast from an examiner. The resource looks at the following:
GRADE 9 example
Sentence starters
LEAFLET form
LEAFLET conventions
DAFOREST
Stylistic devices
Lecturer tips
Common mistakes
SPAG
102-slide PowerPoint on how to ace the short story in the EDUQAS GCSE English Language. The following is included:
PowerPoint
Video
Past student short stories
Model answers
Figurative Language
Sensory Language
SPAG
Run-on sentences
Memorable opening & closing sentences
Dialogue
‘Strong’ verbs
Examiner tips
102-slide PowerPoint on how to ace the short story in the GCSE English Language. Can be used for any exam board. The following is included:
PowerPoint
Video
Model answers
Figurative Language
Sensory Language
SPAG
Run-on sentences
Memorable opening & closing sentences
Dialogue
‘Strong’ verbs
Examiner tips
This resource is fantastic for any student writing a short story in the EDUQAS paper 1 writing exam. I have attached a really fun grade 9 student example looking at a bad online date. The following are included:
Grade 9 narrative piece
Grade 9 narrative piece with figurative language highlighted
Grade 9 narrative piece with sensory language highlighted
Grade 9 narrative piece with ‘show not tell’ highlighted
Grade 9 narrative piece with sentence length highlighted
Grade 9 narrative piece with paragraph length highlighted
Grade 9 narrative piece with dialogue tags highlighted
Opening paragraph analysis
Figurative Language worksheet
Sentence starters
Fun anagram starter. The students are given a list of 14 things to do with CHRISTMAS. All of the letters have been jumbled up. They have an allotted time to unscramble all 14. Activity and cut-out cards included. My students love it.
Students are given a list of items/things on the subject of Halloween. All of the letters have been jumbled up. They have 5 minutes to unscramble all the items. PowerPoint & card template included. Fun starter.
A 29-slide PowerPoint and video on the paper 2 non-fiction exam. I have made the lesson on two extracts that focus on two expeditions featuring Ben Fogle and James Cracknell. My students really enjoyed reading them. The resource includes the following:
PowerPoint
Video
Both extracts
Model answers
Annotations
EDUQAS examiner tips
A 26-slide PowerPoint and video using an extract from the book / classic movie Psycho. The question is: ‘WHAT IMPRESSIONS DO YOU HAVE OF NORMAN, AND THE BATES MOTEL? [10]’ Included in the resource are the following:
PowerPoint
10 minute video
intro to the IMPRESSIONS question
the extract
quote analysis
A full lesson on how to write a grade 9 letter of complaint. All resources provided. The main 111 slide PowerPoint has a fun starter activity and goes through the process step-by-step in a fun way.
Six different versions of the grade 9 letter are included which focus on the following:
language techniques
DAFOREST
emotive language
paragraphs
sentence structure
sentence starters
A 37-slide PowerPoint on the language analysis and evaluation questions in the paper 2 non-fiction reading exam. The following are included:
PowerPoint
Two extracts
Examiner tips
Model answers
Word classes activity
Fun ‘Touching the Void’ themed starter
Fantastic PowerPoint on writing a GRADE 9 LEAFLET. Also comes with a podcast from an examiner. The resource looks at the following:
GRADE 9 example
Sentence starters
LEAFLET form
LEAFLET conventions
DAFOREST
Stylistic devices
Lecturer tips
Common mistakes
SPAG
A great revision PowerPoint on all the writing tasks on the unit 2 non-fiction exam. Structures and grade 9 answers included on each one. The formats included are the following:
- Letters
- Speeches
- Reviews
- Reports
- Articles
- Leaflets
A great revision pack on all the writing tasks in the qual (inc. creative writing). There are two grade 9 examples of all tasks. The formats included are the following:
Letters
Speeches
Reviews
Reports
Articles
Leaflets
Narrative piece (short story)