A PowerPoint and accompanying VIDEO that looks at all the question in the paper 1 exam (reading & writing). it gives advice, typical questions and model answers for all questions. Very good for a last min revision lesson. I also loop it on a screen for the morning of the real exam.
A PowerPoint based on extracts from the book / series Normal People by Sally Rooney. I have included revision on two Q1 (bullet points) and two IMPRESSIONS questions. I have also included:
discusson questions**
quote analysis
model answer
grade 4 - grade 8 examples
the extracts**
Two separate PowerPoints on the best (and most famous) opening paragraphs & opening lines in fiction. Each book has its example with interesting images. Great for teaching creative writing.
A fantastic PowerPoint on the EDUQAS paper 1 reading section. It based on an extract from Sally Rooney’s Normal People. The following is included:
Mock exam
Mark scheme
Examiner video
Mock exam PowerPoint
Mock exam feedback PowerPoint
Extract
Mock paper
Model Answers
Examiner advice
Highlighted quotes
Teacher tips
A 104-slide PowerPoint on acing the reading exam. All resources, model answers, tips and exemplar material included. Exam paper and MS available online.
An in-depth PowerPoint on the ‘HOW’ question, Q5 & Q6 of the reading exam. This is a 5 or 10 mark question. Model answers included. Aimed at students looking for a grade 4-6.
A great lesson with reading, writing and S&L activities on the theme of Instagram. The following is included:
Proofreading activity with answers
Instagram trivia quiz
3 writing tasks (forum, article & narrative piece)
2 reading activities with extracts included (PEEs and comprehension)
Discussion activities
A lesson on writing a review for the GCSE English qualification. I have based my lesson on the 2019 movie, Queen and Slim. It’s a very relevant movie to talk about in 2020. I have included the following:
75 slide PowerPoint
Microsoft Word page with the movie review
Word page with highlighted stylistic features
Word page with highlighted sentence starters
Word page with highlighted short sentences
Link to video clips from the movie
Class dicussion
Movie Catchphrase starter**
Synopsis:
Slim and Queen’s first date takes an unexpected turn when a policeman pulls them over for a minor traffic violation. When the situation escalates, Slim takes the officer’s gun and shoots him in self-defence. Now labelled cop killers in the media, Slim and Queen feel that they have no choice but to go on the run and evade the law. When a video of the incident goes viral, the unwitting outlaws soon become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people all across the country.
A revision PowerPoint looking at the paper 1 reading exam. These lessons are based on an extract from the Alan Partridge novel, Nomad. I have included the PowerPoint, model answers, examiner tips and the extract. This is for grade 4-7 learners and looks at the following questions:
*List five ways Alan gets ready for his swim each morning.
What impressions do you get of Alan Partridge in this part of the extract?
‘The writer has created an enjoyable short story with a satisfying ending.’ How far do you agree with this statement?
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DRESS persuasive Techniques. The students love this lesson. Lots of individual and group tasks including music videos, annotating examplar work. All resources and video links included.
WRITING QUIZ:
Revision quiz for the paper 2 writing exam available in PowerPoint and video formats. Students must look at 11 separate (and real) exam question and answer the following questions:
Letter? Article? Review? Leaflet? Report? Speech?
Formal or informal
Which of the DAFOREST can I use?
What do I DEFINITELY need to include?
READING QUIZ:
Revision quiz for both reading exams available in PowerPoint and video formats. Students must look at 15 separate (and real) exam question and answer the following questions:
What type of question is it and what question number would it be?
Information
Think and feel
Impressions
HOW
Compare
Easy compare
Evaluation
How would you answer it?
Bullet points
Simple sentences
PEE
PEE and compare
Both quizzes are a fun and beneficial exam revision task to make sure the students are able to identify each type of question in both exams.
THREE SEPARATE Fun anagram starters. The students are given a list of celebrities / foods/ countries/ movies/ animals. All of the letters have been jumbled up. They have an allotted time to unscramble all the words. Activity and cut-out cards included.
PAPER 1:
A really great collection of starters (55 slides). Each starter has a selection of quotes from a real EDUQAS exam. The students need to use the quotes to write an exam answer (PEE or simple answer). Sometimes a starter sentence will be included for weaker students. I give each class three mins to complete the starters against the clock. The following starters are included:
Q1 information retrieval
Q2, Q3 & Q4 language analysis & PEE
Q4 Impressions question, language analyis & PEE
Q5 - Evaluation question
exam terminology starter on verbs, adjectives, adverbs & nouns (two worksheets included)
top 8 incorrect spellings starter
PAPER 2:
A really great collection of starters (78 slides). Each starter has a selection of quotes from a real EDUQAS exam. The students need to use the quotes to write an exam answer (PEE or simple answer). Sometimes a starter sentence will be included for weaker students. I give each class three mins to complete the starters against the clock. The following starters are included:
Q1 & Q3 information retrieval
Q2 language analysis & PEE
Q4 evaluation question, language analyis & PEE
Q5 - first compare question
Q6 - second, more complex compare question
exam terminology starter on verbs, adjectives, adverbs & nouns (two worksheets included)
top 8 incorrect spellings starter
Three lessons on crafting a piece of creative writing which is suspenseful and full of tension. I have based the lessons on the recent Bond movie. No Time to Die. The final task is a short story question writing in the first person as James Bond. My students loved. I have also included tasks on Indiana Jones and No Country for Old Men. All links included.
**Three separate PowerPoints
WordWheel starter
Movie anagram starter
Reading exam activity on The Sniper
Model answers
6 methods of writing effectively. **
Two informative, interactive and fun lessons on Q1 & Q3 of the non-fiction reading exam. This lesson looks at the bicycling themed exam. I have included a lecturer podcast on the questions. The lessons examines the 19th & 21st century texts and includes the following:
Examiner tips
Three group activities
Cultural history of the extract and author
Model answers
Extract
Fun and interesting images
Exam paper & MS link
Revision pack for paper 1 & 22 reading fiction exams. The pack for paper 1 includes extracts from Normal People, Jurassic Park and other exam extracts. The revision pack for paper 2 reading non-fiction exam includes extracts from An Idiot Abroad, Free Solo and other exam extracts.