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For years I have been producing high quality PowerPoints to use with my English classes. I have always shared them around my department and now am offering them to you. For a very small fee, you can access these resources to hopefully help you plan or to inspire new lessons. I hope you and your students enjoy them.

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For years I have been producing high quality PowerPoints to use with my English classes. I have always shared them around my department and now am offering them to you. For a very small fee, you can access these resources to hopefully help you plan or to inspire new lessons. I hope you and your students enjoy them.
National Reading Test - Spiders - Room 101 - Answers Included - WJEC English Language Preparation
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National Reading Test - Spiders - Room 101 - Answers Included - WJEC English Language Preparation

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This is a National Reading Test designed to prepare Year 8 students. It is a challenging text about an article on spiders by Charlie Brooker. The text is very challenge so helps readers deal with tricky vocabulary. I have used it in my 'Room 101' KS3 unit of work. The NRT is direct preparation for WJEC English Language GCSE with 'words in context', 'sequencing' and 'access, search and retrieve'. An answer sheet is included to make peer assessment an effective option that will help reduce workload for the teacher.
National Reading Test - First Day of High School - Answers Included - Preparation for WJEC English
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National Reading Test - First Day of High School - Answers Included - Preparation for WJEC English

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This is a National Reading Test designed to prepare Year 9 students. It is based on a narrative text about a first day of high school. I wrote it to mimic what students will need to write a narrative in Unit 2 Section B of the WJEC English Language examination. The NRT is direct preparation for WJEC English Language GCSE with 'words in context', 'sequencing' and 'access, search and retrieve'. An answer sheet is included to make peer assessment an effective option that will help reduce workload for the teacher.
Mean Time - 6 Annotated Poems - Carol Ann Duffy
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Mean Time - 6 Annotated Poems - Carol Ann Duffy

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6 poems from Mean Time by Carol Ann Duffy have been annotated comprehensively on A3 sheets. They are perfect to help facilitate the teaching of the anthology. Considering the number of poems required to be taught for the WJEC AS English Literature examinations, this helps save time and gives students very high quality revision materials. The poems included are: Brothers Crush Drunk First Love Pluto Small Female Skull
National Reading Test - KS3 - Poetry Practice Paper - The Highwayman
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National Reading Test - KS3 - Poetry Practice Paper - The Highwayman

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A practice National Reading Test for KS3 students to prepare for their NRTs. The paper has been designed to also develop key WJEC GCSE English Language skills including 'Words in Context' questions, 'Access, Search and Retrieve', 'Sequencing' and 'Multiple Choice' comprehension questions. This test uses a short extract from The Highwayman to help students practise comprehension using poetry. An answer sheet is included.
As Bad As a Mile - Philip Larkin - A3 Annotated copy of the poem
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As Bad As a Mile - Philip Larkin - A3 Annotated copy of the poem

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An A3 annotated copy of 'As Bad as a Mile' by Philip Larkin. It covers all comments on the writer's techniques and comments as well as a comprehensive overview of the poem. This is very useful to help cover all poems in the anthologies without taking too much time, revision materials or to help students catch up with poems missed in class.
Tracking the Text - Unit 1 English Lanaguge Comprehension Questions Blind Bill Paper
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Tracking the Text - Unit 1 English Lanaguge Comprehension Questions Blind Bill Paper

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A PowerPoint designed to teach exam technique for the comprehension questions of the WJEC English Language Unit 1 exam. It covers how to answer 'What' questions and 'How' questions. It shows how to answer the questions, a past paper (Blind Bill) in sections so each can be done with the students, an example answer for each question, a breakdown of acceptable answers and the mark scheme. It is a high quality resource and designed to engage students. Excellent for C/D borderline English students.
Exposition Essay Writing - War Unit of Work - KS3 - Preparation for new WJEC English Language GCSE
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Exposition Essay Writing - War Unit of Work - KS3 - Preparation for new WJEC English Language GCSE

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Unit of work teaching how to write a war exposition essay and how to complete a task 2 WJEC GCSE oracy discussion on the theme of war. A 51 slide PPT teaching how to write exposition essays with examples of good and bad introductions and main points, how to plan, how to structure paragraphs with sophistication and how to extend vocabulary. Two writing frames to help write the exposition essay on the theme of war and a success criteria. A full oracy discussion task stimulus material sheet in line with the new GCSE is also included, along with 5 verbal reasoning questions.
National Reading Tests Pratice Papers - KS3 - Preparation for new WJEC English Language GCSE
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National Reading Tests Pratice Papers - KS3 - Preparation for new WJEC English Language GCSE

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8 National Reading Test practice papers for KS3 students. Each test helps prepare students for the new WJEC English Language GCSE by testing a rane of CSE comprehension questions such as access, search and retrieve, words in context, sequencing, verbal reasoning and PISA text definitions. Topics include battery farming, a letter from Hogwarts, a first hand account of the Hillsborough Disaster, Battery Farming, War, Term Time Holidays, Travel, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, The Worst Inventor in the World and a review of Despicable Me. Perfect preparation for KS3 pupils.
WJEC English Literature Welsh Writing in Wales-John Ormond 'In September' and Gillian Clarke 'My Box
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WJEC English Literature Welsh Writing in Wales-John Ormond 'In September' and Gillian Clarke 'My Box

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A 44 slide PowerPoint presentation guiding Year 10/11 students through the Welsh Writing in Wales unit for WJEC English Literature controlled assessment. It is a full unit of work taking them from considering the titles of 'My Box' by Gillian Clarke and 'In September' by John Ormond. Tasks include title analysis and predictions, mind maps on different ideas, annotation of stanzas, research of poetic techniques, proofreading activities and teaching how to structure essays using the PEE method with an example.