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I am a second in department currently responsible for Key Stage 3. As a result of this I have been creating in depth booklets which provide detailed units of work for my teachers. These booklets provide all the extracts/worksheets a teacher needs for a unit of work. I offer these at £3 a booklet and then have created bundles at 30% off with 3 booklets costing only £6.30. I also have a lot of GCSE AQA revision materials, most of which are offered freely.

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I am a second in department currently responsible for Key Stage 3. As a result of this I have been creating in depth booklets which provide detailed units of work for my teachers. These booklets provide all the extracts/worksheets a teacher needs for a unit of work. I offer these at £3 a booklet and then have created bundles at 30% off with 3 booklets costing only £6.30. I also have a lot of GCSE AQA revision materials, most of which are offered freely.
5 Paper 2 Mini Mocks - SET 2
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5 Paper 2 Mini Mocks - SET 2

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This is the second set of mini mocks for paper 2. 5 paper 2 and 7 paper 1 are already available free in my shop. There are 5 mini exam papers in the style of AQA paper 2 in this download. The themes are: Tower Bridge Winter in America Riots Packed Lunches Children in Poverty Each paper has two short extracts followed by all four questions the GCSE would have. Each paper is reduced to one sheet of A4. Both .pdf and word files available as fancy fonts are used. Please leave a review if you use/download.
'A Christmas Carol' Summer Study Pack
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'A Christmas Carol' Summer Study Pack

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I’ve put this together for a low ability year 10 group. They have done an overview of ACC and whilst most teachers get students to read it over the summer, I have decided to adapt an abridged version, and then get students to complete checkpoint activities after each reduced chapter.
AQA Language Paper 1, Question 5: Creative Writing Booklet
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AQA Language Paper 1, Question 5: Creative Writing Booklet

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You are purchasing a 16 page booklet which takes students through the skills and structure of the P1Q5 task. You will recieve the .pdf and .doc files (please note because of the fonts used the word document may change from the pdf.) This was used for a 3 hour revision writing workshop. The PowerPoint for the workshop is included. The booklet has the following structure: Front page with key information Page explaining a planning structure: Drop, Shift, Zoom in, Zoom out Space with 2 practice questions to apply the structure (with linked ambitious vocabulary) 3 descriptions of snow and 3 rural descriptions where students can extract new vocabulary and phrasing Example AQA question (storm image) and an example response Reduced mark scheme on one page Another example response for students to mark A band 3 answer for students to move the response into band 4 A space with slow writing prompts for students to write an opening paragraph A space for them to continue their response 4 x practice questions with linked ambitious vocabulary A ‘stolen vocabulary’ page for students to add vocabulary as they work through the booklet
WEEK FOUR: Interleaved AQA Lang and Lit Revision Quizzes
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WEEK FOUR: Interleaved AQA Lang and Lit Revision Quizzes

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For the fourth week of quizzes I have written questions where each set of answers are all a particular word class (verbs, adverbs, nouns and adjectives There are 2 lots of 4/3 quizzes with different text combinations (Macbeth, Jekyll and Hyde, An Inspector Calls, Conflict Poetry AND Romeo and Juliet, A Christmas Carol, An Inspector Calls, Conflict Poetry) and the answers on the following slide. All questions are interleaved and each quiz is worth 10 marks - I use them simply as quick starters in the run up to the exams, which are immediately peer-assessed so students know where the gaps are in their knowledge. Please note there are other quizzes available for three more weeks in my other resources.
AQA Moon on the Tides: Relationships. 7 Lessons
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AQA Moon on the Tides: Relationships. 7 Lessons

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NB: TEACHES Nettles, Praise Song, Brothers and Sister Maude This poetry overview focuses on the AQA English Literature Unit 2: Poetry Across Time. It introduces the students to the general ideas in the poems and allows the teacher to assess the pupil’s general skills in a formative way. The series focuses on the skill of comparing poems needed in the exam. The lessons teach the poems Nettles, Praise Song For My Mother, Brothers and Sister Maude and pupils begin to compare the poems
Colour Synonyms Lesson
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Colour Synonyms Lesson

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A lesson which aids students in building their ambitious vocabulary with a specific focus on describing colour. Includes an image to match 3 colour thesaurus palettes, and a Powerpoint which models how to improve colour description with some more vocabulary to build description.
AQA English Lang Paper 1: 7 Mini Mocks
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AQA English Lang Paper 1: 7 Mini Mocks

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7 mini mock exam papers in the style of AQA English Language GCSE Paper 1 - section A. The sources are from a range of time periods, lots of 19th century to help students familiarise themselves with the langauge needed for paper 2, some 20th and some 21st century sources too. Hopefully useful - please leave a review if you download and use.
AQA English Lang Paper 2: 5 Mini Mocks
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AQA English Lang Paper 2: 5 Mini Mocks

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There are 5 mini exam papers in the style of AQA paper 2. The themes are: Gender Disease Prison life Bars Crime Each paper has two short extracts followed by all four questions the GCSE would have. Each paper is reduced to one sheet of A4. Both .pdf and word files available as fancy fonts are used. Please leave a review if you use/download.
AQA English Language Mini Mocks - Paper 1 - Set 2
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AQA English Language Mini Mocks - Paper 1 - Set 2

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The idea behind a mini mock is that students are exposed to a full section A of the exam paper quickly. They are able to quickly practice key skills and develop their responses by reading a shorter than normal extract. The whole paper is printed on one side of A4. These are perfect for intervention sessions, and for one off lessons to develop the skills needed for the exams. If you download them and find them useful, please leave a review below! Please note I have made lots of other mini mocks which are also free, linked below: 7 Paper 1 Mini Mocks 5 Paper 2 Mini Mocks 3 Paper 2 Mini Mocks (Q2-5) 5 Paper 2 Mini Mocks
APP Bunting - All AFs.
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APP Bunting - All AFs.

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NB: The Publisher file will NOT show the fonts, so if you don't want to adapt download the pdf. A colourful way of displaying the AFs assessed in some schools at Key Stage 3 - bunting with bright colours and fonts. PDF format as publisher when opened will not show the correct fonts.
WEEK ONE:8 Interleaved AQA Lang + Lit Revision Quizzes (Different text combinations)
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WEEK ONE:8 Interleaved AQA Lang + Lit Revision Quizzes (Different text combinations)

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There are 2 lots of 4 quizzes with different text combinations (Macbeth, Jekyll and Hyde, An Inspector Calls, Conflict Poetry AND Romeo and Juliet, A Christmas Carol, An Inspector Calls, Conflict Poetry) and the answers on the following slide. All questions are interleaved and each quiz is worth 20 marks - I plan to use them simply as quick starters in the run up to the exams, which are immediately peer-assessed so students know where the gaps are in their knowledge.
AQA English Language Paper 1 & 2 Section B Display - Planning Paragraphs
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AQA English Language Paper 1 & 2 Section B Display - Planning Paragraphs

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Included are suggested paragraph planning structures for Q5 on both papers. Paper 1: drop, shift, zoom in, zoom out Paper 2: anecdote, research, counter-argument, rhetorical challenge Each one has three tips to include and example sentences. These are accompanied with an example exam with an example plan in the display - not included as I hand wrote this. I printed them A3 as this is ideal display size. These were made to accompany a display already uploaded, an section A breakdown for 1-4: On Tes Here Editable word document included, but relevant fonts will be needed. Pdf better for easy printing.
Graveyard of Deceased Vocabulary Display
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Graveyard of Deceased Vocabulary Display

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A display which includes A sign for the graveyard 6 grave stones, each with 6 accompanying bats with synonyms for the “dead words”. The words are: happy sad cold hot small big The editable version is included, but as I have used certain fonts, it might not work. I’ve also included the .pdf version.
WEEK TWO: Interleaved AQA Lang and Lit Revision Quizzes
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WEEK TWO: Interleaved AQA Lang and Lit Revision Quizzes

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For the second week of quizzes I have written questions by themes, linking across all aspects of the exams (relationships, death, power and anger). There are 2 lots of 4 quizzes with different text combinations (Macbeth, Jekyll and Hyde, An Inspector Calls, Conflict Poetry AND Romeo and Juliet, A Christmas Carol, An Inspector Calls, Conflict Poetry) and the answers on the following slide. All questions are interleaved and each quiz is worth 10 marks - I plan to use them simply as quick starters in the run up to the exams, which are immediately peer-assessed so students know where the gaps are in their knowledge. Please note there are four other quizzes available for week one in my other resources.
AQA GCSE English Literature: Quotation Planning Tests
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AQA GCSE English Literature: Quotation Planning Tests

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A 15-20 minute activity getting students to plan an answer to section A and B of both Literature papers. For paper 1, students are given a guide of where the extract is from and a quotation they could use. For the poetry section, students are given a question and 5 suggested linking poems. They must include quotations and points to create a plan for each answer. Three exams given here as a Word document which can be edited. The texts given are Macbeth, A Christmas Carol, Never Let Me Go and Power and Conflict poetry. Test 1: Macbeth powerful / Scrooge responsibility / Tommy or Creativity / Charge of the Light Brigade. Test 2: Lady Macbeth manipulative / Theme: morality / Guardians or Love / Checking Out Me History Test 3: Theme: death / Theme: Isolation and loneliness / Ruth or Science / War Photographer EDIT: I've now also added the sheet I will use to get students to record their totals each week.