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KS3 Cover Lesson Worksheet: Gothic Literature
This KS3 Gothic Literature worksheet is designed to keep KS3 pupils engaged for at least an hour.
It contains four activities:
Research
Vocabulary building
Analysis
4.Creative Writing
I have provided an answer sheet.
GCSE Non-fiction Writing Bundle: Practice Papers and Model Answers
This bundle consists of three new examples of EDUQAS GCSE English Language Component 2, Section B question papers (6 writing tasks in total). For each of the 6 tasks, a model answer is provided. You will get 6 questions and 6 model answers in total, split into 3 practice exam papers.
The mark shemes for these tasks may be found on the Eduqas website (EDUQAS, past papers, Summer 2022, GCSE English Language, component 2, section B).
I am both an examiner for this paper and a teacher of GCSE English Language with over twenty years of experience.
Summer Quiz 2023
This is a fun quiz of the school year, 2022-3 which is suitable for Years 7-11.
A visually appealling end-of-year final lesson quiz that you can use with each of your classes. Can also be split into rounds to fill a whole week for form times.
There are 60 questions in total (plus a tie-breaker), a printable answer sheet, and of course all the answers. You will get both a PDF version and adaptable PowerPoint version of this quiz.
Tried and tested on my own classes, this quiz takes 50-55 minutes for teams to complete the quiz and mark each others’ answers.
Round 1: In the News (multiple choice; current affairs events from each month of the last school year)
Round 2: Song Lyrics (identify the song and artist; all 2022-3 UK chart toppers)
Round 3: Films and Television (identify the film from its poster; identify the television show from its cast)
Round 4: Social Media (multiple choice; trends, platforms and celebrities)
Round 5: Sport (multiple choice; full range of sports from the last year)
Round 6: Brands (guess the brand from the ‘zoomed in’ image)
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Command Word Classroom Display
Help your students to understand key concepts and exam questions with this classroom display of printable command word.
Each poster contains a flat icon and simple definition. The image backs up verb’s meaning and makes it much easier for students to engage with their meaning.
I have these up at the front of my room as a permanent display, using them in both KS3 and KS4 lessons. I also have a set laminated and stick one up at the top of my whiteboard when I want to explicitly teach one skill or type of exam question.
Features the command words used on all exam boards for GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature.
Supports both UK and US spellings of key terms.
The pack contains posters explaining the following terms:
Advise
Analyse (you’ll find it spelled ‘Analyze’ in an additional poster)
Argue
Comment
Compare
Describe
Evaluate
Explain
Explore
Identify
Infer
Inform
Link
List
Persuade
Predict
Quote
Review
Summarise (spelled ‘Summarize’ in an additional poster)
Support
If you require words that are featured on this list and would like them adding, please do let me know.
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EDUQAS GCSE Non-fiction Writing Frames (2022)
Differentiated writing frames for 2022 EDUQAS English Language component 2, questions 21 and 22.
3 levels of differentiated support/planning for each exam question.
I am an experienced examiner for this unit and created this resource straight after marking the 2022 exam, based on the type of content and skills that leads students to achieve their best possible grades. These have been successfully tried out on my own classes.
Differentiated as follows:
Sheet 1 - For students who are working towards grades 3/4/5 or for those wanting more support. Full support including a vocabulary bank, with space to add personal spellings.
Sheet 2 - For students who are working towards grades 6+, more ambitious techniques/punctuation. Halfway between a writing frame and planning sheet.
Sheet 3 - A guided planning sheet for more confident pupils
All sheets are in Arial, size 12 font.
Mark schemes are available on the EDUQAS website (English Language, Past papers/mark schemes/2022/Component 2 mark scheme).
Poetry Terms Colour by Number
Suitable for KS3 or KS4, this colour by number sheet asks pupils to read the definition and select the correct poetry term. Great end-of-term or revision exercise.
Answer sheet provided.
Boys Don't Cry Colour by Numbers Revision
A fun way to revise Boy’s Don’t Cry for GCSE English Literature.
There are two colour by numbers sheets. Sheet 1 asks students to match the quotation to the speaker. Sheet 2 asks students to match the definition to the t echnical device. Answer sheets are provided.
Suitable for both EDUQAS and Edexcel GCSE revision.
'A Christmas Carol' GCSE Eduqas practice papers
4 x Eduqas GCSE English Literature practice papers for ‘A Christmas Carol’.
'Lord of the Flies' Eduqas GCSE Practice Papers - Bundle 2
6 x ‘Lord of the Flies’ practice papers for Eduqas GCSE English Literature.
Bundle 2 contains questions about: Nature, Civilisation, Loss of Innocence, Violence, Order and Discipline, and Jack.
'Lord of the Flies' Eduqas GCSE Practice Papers - Bundle 1
6 x ‘Lord of the Flies’ practice papers for Eduqas GCSE English Literature component 2.
Bundle 1. Question topics are: Ralph, Piggy, Evil, Fear, Responsibility and Leadership.
6 x 'Boys Don't Cry' GCSE practice papers, plus extras
Six GCSE ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ practice papers for EDQUAS, each with a table to scaffold response writing and an indicative content list for marking.
Questions in this set explore the themes of parenting, friendship and family, and the characters of Adam, Tyler and Dante.
Some extra resources are also included:
One practice paper also includes examples of how to annotate the exam paper, and an example IEEL paragraph.
Two practice papers also include a teacher feedback sheet.
One practice paper also includes an annotated ‘what a good one looks like’ response (WAGOLL)
For marking, use the EDUQAS GCSE English Literature post-1914 literature mark scheme.
Please have a look at my TES shop for other Boys Don’t Cry and English resources, including a complete unit of work.
Eduqas GCSE Component 2 Writing Targets
Targets for different GCSE writing grades (component 2).
Use these as posters or to stick into exercise books.
Boys Don't Cry ch 5 and 6 worksheets
Worksheets to accompany reading chapters 5 and 6 of Boys Don’t Cry.
Chapter 5 covers the seven types of plot and a ‘role on the wall’ for Dante’s character.
Chapter 6 covers similes, character attitudes, annotation of a question, annotation of an extract, how to structure a literature response IEEL paragraph.
Boys Don't Cry Chapters 2, 3 & 4 Worksheet
Worksheet to accompany chapters 2, 3 and 4 of Boys Don’t Cry by Malorie Blackman.
Suitable to be used in a teacher-led lesson, homework, cover lesson or independent learning.
Covers: metaphors, literal meanings, minor sentences, simple sentences
Part of a complete scheme of work for teaching ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ for GCSE English Literature, all of which is available in my TES shop.
Boys Don't Cry Chapter 1 Worksheet
Boys Don’t Cry - worksheet for chapter 1.
Covers: idioms, facts, adjectives, register
Lord of the Flies Vocabulary
All the tricky vocabulary from Lord of the Flies in one PowerPoint.
Support all levels of reader with these clear vocabulary slides featuring photographs and flat icons to aid understanding. These can be displayed on a board or on pupil devices as your read together in lessons, or used for pupils reading the novel at home. Can be used for pupils to annotate unfamiliar words in their copy of the novel as a pre-reading activity.
An absolute game-changer if you find yourself stopping to explain words as you read aloud to the class.
I’ve used a dyslexia-friendly font and background on these slides.
70 slides in total.