A starter my students love. A 40-slide PowerPoint full of fun questions and discussions points for students. Some are personal and some are general knowledge. Examples below:
‘What’s your most overused word?’
‘What is the only word that begins and ends with the letters “und”?’
‘Which three words best describe you?’
‘What is the shortest two-word sentence in the English language?’
The language question on the paper 1 reading exam. This is for the 5 mark question. Aimed at getting a grade 5-6. Based on the first chapter of the novel JAWS by Peter Benchley. I have included all resources which include extract, model answers, exemplar answers and a fun phobia starter activity.
Video clip of the scene in the film is on YouTube.
This lesson looks at writing a successful film review. I have based my lesson on the 2022 Oscar winning movie, CODA. The resource includes the following:
Review structure
Definition
Example paragraphs
Example intro
Writing features
Planning
The themes of the movie.
A lesson on the language question in paper 2. This lesson uses the exam question, ‘How does the writer make the extract tense and frightening?’
The resource includes the following:
Model answer
Answer structure
Language analysis
Group activities
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.
The students love this activity based on the TV game show ‘Catchphrase.’ The students have to guess the TV catchphrases / puzzles. They have 12 to complete! I have included the PowerPoint and the cut-out sheet.
A lesson on writing a magazine article. I have based on the lesson on the importance of positive role models. The lesson focuses on Jameelia Jamil (positive) and Kim Kardashians’s views on weight in the media. It’s a really interesting topic which my students enjoyed. All four video links provided. I have copied a link to the subject below:
Google link: Jameelia Jamil Washington Post
The lesson also includes the tools to write a successful article.The resource looks at the following:
GRADE 9 example
Sentence starters
ARTICLE form
ARTICLE conventions
DAFOREST
Stylistic devices
Lecturer tips
Common mistakes
SPAG
A worksheet I made with four separate activites all one handy page. Comes with answers as a Word page of PDF. The following are covered:
-Capital letters
Apostrophes
There / Their / They’re
Your / You’re
Two separate PowerPoints on how to get 100% Q1 & Q3 on the GCSE English Language exam based on the June 2019 reading exam paper. I have also included a PowerPoint looking at an extract from The Lovely Bones for Q1 & Q3 . The resource includes the following:
Model answers
Answer structure
Language analysis
Group activities
Examiner insight
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.
The final question on the paper 1 reading exam. This a 10 mark question. Aimed at getting a grade 5-6. Based on The Silence of the Lambs. This is the EVALUATION question. PowerPoint, extract, annotation and model answer included.
A revision PowerPoint looking at Q1 & Q2 on the fiction reading exam. My students loved this lesson. I have included: the PowerPoint, extract, synopsis fun images and model answers.
I have created a revision packs for the IMPRESSIONS question in the reading fiction exam. I have included the extracts and the answers. I have used the following extracts:
THREE PAST ‘REAL’ EDUQAS EXAM EXTRACTS
THE LOVELY BONES
ALAN PARTRIDGE: NOMAD
NO.1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY
I have created revision packs for the two ‘HOW’ questions in the reading fiction exam. I have used the following extracts:
THREE PAST ‘REAL’ EDUQAS EXAM EXTRACTS
JAWS
JURASSIC PARK
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
NO.1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY
A revision paper on Q5 (the evaluation question) on the paper 1 reading exam. It is for the EDUQAS exam board but could be used for any. It is based on an extract from the Sally Rooney novel, Normal People. My students enjoyed it. Aimed at grade 4-6 students. The following are included:
PowerPoint
Extract
Highlighted quotes
Examiner tips for this specific question
Model answers
The question the lesson is based on is: ‘Rachel is portrayed as a jealous character in this part of the story.’ To what extent do you agree with this view? You should write about: your own impressions of Rachel as she is presented in the passage.
An in-depth and fun lesson on the inkblot personality test. This can be used as a lesson or as a starter. All inkblots and explanations are provided. The students love it!
I have included the inkblots on sheet to be cut out.
My whole SOW and resources on Of Mice and Men. The following are included:
All my lesson PowerPoints focused one each chapter
Lecturer annotations on the chapters involving Curley's wife.
Worksheets
Over 18 fun and interactive starter activities I have used. All are on separate Powerpoints and the students love them all!
The resource bundle includes the following:
WORD ASSOCIATION
FUNNY YEAR BOOK QUOTES
FUN PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
WOULD YOU RATHER
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE WITH A TWIST
RIDDLES
CATCHPHRASE
THE CUBE
CELEBS AS KIDS
CATCHPHRASE
PROOF READING
ONLY CONNECT
DINGBATS
RIDDLES
TABOO
TONGUE TWISTERS
WORDWHEELS
56 slide PowerPoint on how to structure a grade 9 description for a narrative or descriptive work. Also includes a lecturer podcast.
The following topics are covered:
Zooming in and out
360 degree video experience
Sensory Language
Figurative Language
Grade 9 answer
Exemplar work ranking activity