Eduqas GCSE English Language Paper 2 Section A - Exam preparation This unit is made up of a 91-slide PowerPoint presentation with 13 accompanying worksheets. It has been designed to help students prepare for Section A of the Eduqas GCSE English Language Paper 2 exam. The resource includes: • An detailed breakdown of the exam paper. • Example texts using a C19th text from the American Civil War and a 2002 speech from Barack Obama. • Example exam paper - 2 texts, 6 questions and marks. • A breakdown of each question and advice and activities to help pupils answer each one effectively. • Model answers to all six questions. And much more.

Sentence Dictation 3 - Year 6 This English spelling and punctuation teaching resource has been designed to assess spelling of the Year 5 and 6 statutory spellings and punctuation taught so far. Children are given simple sentences dictated by the teacher and are awarded points for correct spelling of key words and for correct punctuation. Content includes: PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this objective 2 accompanying worksheets ‘Sentence Dictation 3 - Year 6’ is fully editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.

An Inspector Calls - Arthur Birling GCSE English Literature – Post 1914 Drama ‘An Inspector Calls’ This resource teaches learners about the character of Arthur Birling in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils, it explores the character in depth and explains how to construct an essay in exam conditions. It is made up of a 20-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and an accompanying worksheet. The resource contains the following: Exploring first impressions of Birling using the play’s opening stage directions and early dialogue. Creating an Arthur Birling character profile. Studying key quotes that reveal Birling’s character traits and his role in An Inspector Calls. Comprehension questions to assess understanding, with example answers provided. Exam essay writing activity with example essay included. To preview ‘An Inspector Calls – Arthur Birling’, please click on the images.

Developing Vocabulary Skills - Year 6 In this English word reading teaching resource, pupils apply their existing knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes to understand the meaning of new words as per the curriculum objective of the Year 5 and 6 English programme of study (Reading - word reading). Contents include: How suffixes can help us understand new words. How to create and use a vocabulary map. Analysing vocabulary using extracts from The Lost World and The Secret Garden. Keeping a vocabulary journal. Using clues to deduce the meaning of new words. Answering ‘short answer’ reading questions. ‘Developing Vocabulary Skills - Year 6’ is fully editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource, if needed, to suit all their teaching requirements.

Verbs English Grammar Teaching Resource ‘Verbs’ teaches pupils how to use verbs effectively to develop vocabulary and improve written work. Content includes: An animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the learning of these objectives with an accompanying worksheet 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Verbs’ is fully editable so teachers are able to adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar resources: Modal Verbs Subject - Verb Agreement Parts of Speech - Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs The Verb ‘to be’ Action Words Verb Tenses

Using the Apostrophe English SPaG Teaching PowerPoint Resource with worksheets ‘Using the Apostrophe’ is a handy English punctuation PowerPoint presentation focusing on how to use the apostrophe for omission or to show possession. Content includes: Apostrophe for possession - definitions and examples. Apostrophe for possession activity with an accompanying worksheet Apostrophe for omission - definitions and examples. Apostrophe for omission activity with an accompanying worksheet. 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Using the Apostrophe’ is fully editable so teachers are able to adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar resources: Possessive Apostrophes - Year 2 Apostrophes to Mark Plural Possession - Year 3/4

A Christmas Carol - The Royal Exchange (17-slide PowerPoint teaching resource with 7 worksheets) This GCSE lesson enables learners to explore Dickens’ presentation of the businessmen discussing Scrooge’s death in Stave Four. It begins with a differentiated retrieval task as a ‘Do Now’ activity. Learners will then read from ‘They scarcely seemed to enter the city’, down to, ‘It made him shudder, and feel very cold’. During their reading, learners are asked to reflect on: What we learn about Scrooge’s death How the men feel about Scrooge’s death What their dialogue suggests about Scrooge. Following on from this, learners will complete a worksheet that enables them to explore the passage in greater depth. The lesson concludes with a brief learning review in which learners answer five retrieval questions relating to the passage. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 4 and Stave 5 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come A Christmas Carol - The Death of Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Caroline’s Family A Christmas Carol - Old Joe’s A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Grave A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Death A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Repents A Christmas Carol - Scrooge is Redeemed A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Makes Amends

A Christmas Carol for GCSE - Stave Four: Scrooge Repents Editable PowerPoint-based lesson with worksheets This differentiated lesson enables GCSE students to explore Dickens’ presentation of the events at the end of Stave Four of A Christmas Carol. It begins with a differentiated quiz in which pupils must answer as many question about the Three Spirits as they can in five minutes. Students then read from, ‘The Spirit stood among the graves’ down to the end of Stave Four. After reading the passage, learners will undertake activities that encourage them to think about different aspects of the scene. Suggested answers are provided for all activities. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 4 and Stave 5 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come A Christmas Carol - The Death of Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Caroline’s Family A Christmas Carol - Old Joe’s A Christmas Carol - The Royal Exchange A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Grave A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Death A Christmas Carol - Scrooge is Redeemed A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Makes Amends

A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Makes Amends (Stave 5) (17-slide editable PowerPoint with 4 worksheets) This differentiated GCSE lesson enables learners to explore Dickens’ presentation of Scrooge in Stave Five. It assumes that learners have previously read the opening passage, from the beginning of Stave Five down to Scrooge’s delight in the ‘glorious’ bells and ‘heavenly sky’ of Christmas morning. The lesson begins with a differentiated Quick-Fire Quiz in which learners answer as many questions as they can on Staves One-Four in eight minutes. Learners will then read from ‘‘‘What’s today?’’ cried Scrooge’, down to the end of Stave Five. After reading the passage, learners will then undertake a double-sided worksheet in which they respond to questions that encourage them to consider Dickens’ presentation of Scrooge in this stave. The lesson concludes with a review in which learners chart Scrooge’s journey as a character through the novella. Suggested answers are provided for all tasks. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 4 and Stave 5 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come A Christmas Carol - The Death of Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Caroline’s Family A Christmas Carol - Old Joe’s A Christmas Carol - The Royal Exchange A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Grave A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Death A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Repents A Christmas Carol - Scrooge is Redeemed

A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 4 (17-slide editable PowerPoint and 2 worksheets) This GCSE lesson enables learners to continue to explore Dickens’ presentation of the Cratchit family in Stave 3 of ‘A Christmas Carol’. Please note that it focuses on the following passage: From: ‘At last the dinner was all done…’ Down to: ‘…on hearing his own name.’ The lesson begins with a differentiated ‘Do Now’ starter activity which encourages revision and retrieval of quotations from the novella so far. In preparation for their reading, learners will then consider how an image of a caterpillar eating a leaf might represent Scrooge. The image is intended to illustrate the idea of the ‘insect on the leaf’ metaphor contained within the passage. Learners will then read the passage indicated above and following on from this, they will respond to five passage-focused tasks on a worksheet. Suggested answers are included on the PowerPoint. The lesson concludes with a quick plenary that asks learners to think of points that either support or challenge a statement regarding the Cratchits’ function in Stave Three. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 1 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 5 A Christmas Carol - Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Fred’s Christmas A Christmas Carol - The Market Scene A Christmas Carol - The Miners and the Lighthouse A Christmas Carol - Ignorance and Want

A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits (Part 5) (17-slide editable PowerPoint teaching resource with 6 worksheets) This is the final lesson in the five part series that looks at Dickens’ presentation of the Cratchit family in Stave Three. Please note that it focuses on the following passage: From: ‘”Mr Scrooge!” said Bob. “I’ll give you the founder of the feast!”’ Down to: ‘…especially on Tiny Tim, until the last.’ The lesson begins with a differentiated Do Now activity which encourages revision and retrieval of ideas from the novella so far. Learners will then read the passage indicated above and transform the events of the passage into three images. Following on from this, learners will then analyse Dickens’ presentation of the Cratchits by responding to prompts on a passage-based worksheet. Suggested ideas are included on the PowerPoint. The lesson concludes with a quick review that asks learners to map their learning journey in relation to the Cratchits. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 1 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 4 A Christmas Carol - Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Fred’s Christmas A Christmas Carol - The Market Scene A Christmas Carol - The Miners and the Lighthouse A Christmas Carol - Ignorance and Want

A Christmas Carol - Ghost of Christmas Present (Part 3) (22-slide PowerPoint based lesson with 4 worksheets) This is the third in a trilogy of GCSE lessons on the Ghost of Christmas Present. Please note that it assumes that learners have read the following passage: From: ‘”Come in!” exclaimed the Ghost…’ down to: ‘“A tremendous family to provide for,” replied Scrooge’. The lesson starts with a differentiated (Bronze/silver/Gold) ‘Do Now’ starter activity/task which asks learners to read and understand a short passage which briefly explains Dickens’ inspiration for the character of the Ghost of Christmas Present. Following on from this, learners will recap some of the main ideas from the passage indicated above. Students will then analyse Dickens’ presentation of the Ghost using a worksheet and pre-set questions. Suggested answers are included within the PowerPoint. The lesson concludes with a brief learning review. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 1 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 4 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 5 A Christmas Carol - Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Fred’s Christmas A Christmas Carol - The Market Scene A Christmas Carol - The Miners and the Lighthouse A Christmas Carol - Ignorance and Want

This is the second of three GCSE lessons on the Ghost of Christmas Present from Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol. It focuses on the following passage: From: ‘”Come in!” exclaimed the Ghost…’ down to: ‘“A tremendous family to provide for,” replied Scrooge’. The lesson begins with a starter activity which asks learners to read and reflect on a short passage explaining the origins of the term Plenty’s horn. Following on from this, learners will read the above passage, focusing on: How Dickens presents Scrooge as he enters the room Why the Ghost has ‘more than eighteen hundred brothers’ The significance of Scrooge’s response to the Ghost at the end of the passage. Learners will then examine two images. One of these is the John Leech illustration of the Ghost of Christmas Present from 1843. The other is a drawing of Old Christmas from December 1842. Learners will consider the similarities and differences between the two images and suggest inferences that can be made about the Ghost based on the image of Old Christmas. The lesson concludes with a brief learning review. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 1 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 4 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 5 A Christmas Carol - Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Fred’s Christmas A Christmas Carol - The Market Scene A Christmas Carol - The Miners and the Lighthouse A Christmas Carol - Ignorance and Want