A Walking talking mock that uses the AQA examiner feedback from the summer exams to guide students through a process of planning and then writing answers to English language paper 2. Power point (86 slides) and student work booklet included. This resource focuses on helping students to: plan their responses to the questions structure shorter but more effective responses consider the order in which to answer the questions explore methods and their effect concisely improve responses through model answers develop their transactional writing plan and sgtructure effective persuasive writing explore rhetoric and what makes it effective Source material: extracts are on the topic of train travel as used in the summer 23 exams Model answers included.

A series of lessons attached that explore ‘Simon Lee: The Old Hunstman.’ Lessons include: inference skills comparing perspectives with model answers do now activities exploration of moral and links to the corona virus pandemic and random acts of kindness article writing

This is a complete 6 week unit on Non Fiction Writing using topical issues. Students work through a booklet which contains all extracts and activities. There is also an accompanying power point presentation. Students will explore the following speeches, letters and articles: Boris Johnson - Lockdown Marcus Rashford - free school meals Greta Thunberg - climate change David Attenborough - climate change Lilly Allen - Refugee crisis Bukayo Saka - Racism in football Martin Luther King - Racism Emma Watson - gender equality Malala - 16th birthday speech Hands not hate article in response to homophobic attacks As students progress through the unit they will explore rhetoric and how effective non fiction writing is structured and work on building their own piece of writing. The unit culminates with speaking and listening. The booklet also contains scaffolds for students who may need support in accessing the unit.

Resources to support the revision of 'An Inspector Calls' for new specification GCSE Includes: - sample responses - step by step guide to structuring an analytical paragraph - sample exam question - carousel opportunity to expose students to a range of possible questions for them to discuss and annotate - general revision of plot, character and context

Resource to support the revision of Jekyll and Hyde and how to form exam responses to an extract from the novel and make links to the novel as a whole. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability These resources provide opportunities for carousel activities whereby students read 4 extracts from the novel and make notes to form an exam response. Students will consider other parts of the text as part of their answer. Opportinities to: - revise plot and significant characters and themes - revise context - revise extract to whole - form exam responses linked to mark scheme - explore sample answers - practice timed writing - learn quotations using image stimuli 4 extracts included

3 lessons to support the revision of the reading section of the new specification English language paper 1 for AQA. Perfect to use in class as a walking talking mock - whereby you guide students thorough each question and allow them the suggested time to complete each task. Using a sample paper (included) the resources: - guide students through how to tackle each question - provide suggested timings - provide sample answers - provide tips and strategies for planning a response - show the questions annotated to ensure students stick to the focus of the task - provide opportunities to self/peer assess against the mark scheme criteria Extract taken from: Glass, bricks and dust

10 key quotations from Jekyll and Hyde, each with an accompanying image to help stduents remember them. Perfect as a starter where students use the given quote and image to write an interpretation.

A booklet created to encourage students to plan their TV game show effectively ahead of the examination.

Ideal for year 7 or year 8. Two lessons to develop the AQA new specification paper 2 skills for question 4 using the AQA KS3 papers. (Comparison of writer perspectives) Also ideal for low ability KS4 Resources provide opportunity to: - explore non fiction texts - select and retrieve explicit and implicit information - identify example of a writer's language - explain the effect of writer's language - compare the perspectives of the writer - use writing frames to structure a response Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Texts included: - Article about meeting the Grime artist 'Stormzy' - Article about meeting Sir Paul McCartney

With very few sample assessment materials provided by the exam boards I have created my own. They have been made to look exactly like the assessments that students will sit in the real 9-1 examinations and are phrased in the same ways too. The student responses can then be marked using the relevant mark scheme for literature. The extract in this assessment is taken from chapter 8.

Differentiated resources to support the teaching of chapter 4 of 'Of Mice and Men.' Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources provide opportunities to: - write to argue (200 word challenge) - explore context of segregation - explore the characterisation of Crooks - Analyse writer's methods - work as a group and give presentations on contextual information - read actively

Differentiated resources to support the teaching of chapter 5 and chapter 6 of 'Of Mice and Men.' Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources provide opportunities to: - develop synthesis skills for language paper 2 - explore character and theme - write analytically

Differentiated resources to support the teaching of Animal Farm chapter 4. Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher These resources provide opportunities to: - explore context - the domino effect - write to argue - use structure strips to structure an effective argument - debate - explore characterisation - explore theme - analyse writer's methods - write a newspaper report on the battle of the cowshed - study an example argument (band 4 on mark scheme for writing)

2 pages of quiz cards for the power and conflict poetry to use as part of revision with answers. Each question has a quotation and requires students to: 1. identify the poem 2. identify a technique used by the poet 3. Answer a deeper question relating to the effect of the technique When printed off and photocopied back to back each card will have the answer on the reverse. I use these in folders (as shown in the image attached) and students spend the first 5-10 mins of certain lessons revising silently. Every correctly answered question moves a step back in the folder. Any question answered incorrectly moves back to the front. This is known as the Leitner method for retaining knowledge as part of regular testing. The Leitner method dictates which sections of the folder should be revised. The rota for his is also attached.

3 pages of quiz cards for An Inspector Calls to use as part of revision with answers. Each question has a quotation and requires students to: 1. identify who said it 2. identify a technique used by Priestley 3. Answer a deeper question relating to the effect of the technique When printed off and photocopied back to back each card will have the answer on the reverse. I use these in folders (as shown in the image attached) and students spend the first 5-10 mins of certain lessons revising silently. Every correctly answered question moves a step back in the folder. Any question answered incorrectly moves back to the front. This is known as the Leitner method for retaining knowledge as part of regular testing. The Leitner method dictates which sections of the folder should be revised. The rota for his is also attached.

3 pages of quiz cards for Jekyll and Hyde to use as part of revision with answers. Each question has a quotation and requires students to: 1. identify who said it 2. identify a technique used by Stevenson 3. Answer a deeper question relating to the effect of the technique When printed off and photocopied back to back each card will have the answer on the reverse. I use these in folders (as shown in the image attached) and students spend the first 5-10 mins of certain lessons revising silently. Every correctly answered question moves a step back in the folder. Any question answered incorrectly moves back to the front. This is known as the Leitner method for retaining knowledge as part of regular testing. The Leitner method dictates which sections of the folder should be revised. The rota for his is also attached.

2 lessons to support the teaching of the context of Macbeth before reading the play Includes: - Shakespeare facts activity - imaginative writing - group work carousel opportunity

A medium term plan (scheme of work) for Of Mice and Men to be taught at KS3. This medium term plan signposts opportunities to embed skills for the new specification GCSE 9-1 skills. The scheme lasts 7 weeks and within each week is an assessment. Each week's assessment is either a literature or language paper based assessment.

With very few sample assessment materials provided by the exam boards I have created my own. They have been made to look exactly like the assessments that students will sit in the real 9-1 examinations and are phrased in the same ways too. The student responses can then be marked using the relevant mark scheme for literature. The extract in this assessment is taken from stave 1.