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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.
Unseen Crime Workshop: Booklet and PPT
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Unseen Crime Workshop: Booklet and PPT

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This booklet and powerpoint were created for a revision session for my Y13 class. There is a 16 page booklet (word document and PDF) and a 12 slide PPT (editable PPT and PDF). Note there are a range of fonts used so the editable ones may come up funny. The plan for the session is pasted below so you get an idea of what is included: The crime genre – a timeline (two articles and then students map timeline) Detectives and criminals (students watch three short clips to discuss archetypes of these characters) Criminal settings (students discuss settings, read an article, analyse some mini setting descriptions) Example extract – plan! Example paragraph - mark! Applying key phrases Extracts for discussion This booklet also contains three new unseen crime extracts.
English Enrichment: Myths of Midas and Icarus
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English Enrichment: Myths of Midas and Icarus

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This work has been created to teach students in school during the school lockdown. It is designed to build cultural capital and to not overlap with our curriculum which is still being set for all students. There are 3 sessions/lessons on Midas and then 3 sessions/lessons on Icarus. The sessions follow a similar pattern: 1 - Predict the story, read it, storyboard it 2- Answer comprehension/analyse quotations, learn relevant vocabulary, write an analysis vocabulary 3- Summarise the story, discuss the moral, apply to modern day life. Attached are a .pdf and .doc of the 8 page booklet needed for all 6 sessions, the powerpoint which teachers can use, and the stories themselves.
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
GCSE English Language Bundle - 5 Booklets + 2 Exam Papers
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GCSE English Language Bundle - 5 Booklets + 2 Exam Papers

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This bundle gives you a saving of 45% (£10.00) on a bundle of all of my KS4 booklets. The booklets included are: Introducing 19th’s century non-fiction: looking at the skills needed for AQA paper 2, and teaching student strategies to access the harder texts in the paper. An English Language revision booklet for AQA Paper 1 and 2 with 23 practice questions An AQA Paper 1, Question 5 booklet, taking students through the mark scheme, how to plan, and how to write a response A booklet with focuses on paper 2, question 4, providing students with 9 practice questions with mini extracts, targeting this particularly difficult question. A language analysis booklet which again provides 9 practice questions for students to focus on the language analysis skill. This bundle also includes two full exam papers with indicative content.
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
Introducing 19th Century Non-Fiction: Booklet AND Lessons (KS4)
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Introducing 19th Century Non-Fiction: Booklet AND Lessons (KS4)

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This resource has been produced to be aimed at students studying AQA English Language. It contains a booklet (pdf and editable word .doc) of 8 pages, along with a (minimum) 5 lesson PowerPoint of 36 slides. The booklet includes: A front page with strategies for accessing 19th century non-fiction and an exam overview Two sources (19th century and modern) with letters on the topic of marriage. The 19th century source has 5 tasks which develop the skills needed for the exam. The modern source has exam style questions. Two sources (19th century and modern) on the topic of Charles Dickens. Again the first text has tasks and there are a range of exam style questions for both sources. Two sources (19th century and modern) on the topic of London fog. This has a full section A set of questions. A back page with space for a common 19th century vocabulary glossary. There are some common terms already there, and students are encouraged to add words as they work through the booklet. The lessons include: 5 retrieval questions to start each lesson. They are linked to ‘A Christmas Carol’ and the ‘Power and Conflict’ cluster, but are fully editable so can be changed to suit your texts. The first lesson begins with explaining the strategies and then getting students to read the text and respond to the tasks. The second lesson looks at the differences between Q2 and Q4 and then plan an answer to each. The third lesson gets students responding to these questions, offering model answers and clear success criteria The next lesson encourages students to read the texts and respond to questions quicker, with in built timers used to manage students’ time. The final lesson gets students to attempt part of all the questions, with timers encouraging speed.
AQA Revision Booklet: Paper 2, Question 4 (NINE Practice Questions)
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AQA Revision Booklet: Paper 2, Question 4 (NINE Practice Questions)

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A 20 page booklet containing 9 practice questions for Paper 2, Question 4. In the style of the mini mock papers, these practice questions focus on short extracts which provide detailed viewpoints on a topic, followed by a Q4 style question. As per the exam papers so far, students are provided with a 19th century non-fiction text and a 21st century non-fiction text. Students are provided with a small planning grid and then a page to practice an answer, making this an easily printed booklet to provide students with 9 weeks of independent study. A wide range of topics are provided to interest a wide range of students: burglary and crime halloween football/ spectator sport Leicester Square going to the theatre train travel/ safety thunderstorms teachers/ teacher training x rays/ science advancement Both the .doc and .pdf format are purchased, but please note with varied fonts being used, the .doc formatting may be skewed.
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.
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.
Identify the crimes: 6 Short Unseen Extracts (KS5)
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Identify the crimes: 6 Short Unseen Extracts (KS5)

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This resource contains 6 short extracts which can be categorised as ‘Crime Writing’, They offer a range of crimes from murder and theft, stalking and thoughtcrime as well as crime from the state. This is designed for the AQA A Level English Literature B, Paper 2 task on crime writing. The idea is that students must try and identify the crime within the extract, and then pick out any other aspects of crime they might identify, The 6 extracts are at times 1 or 2 paragraphs, and all 6 fit on one A4 page.
Language Analysis: 20 Page Revision Booklet
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Language Analysis: 20 Page Revision Booklet

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This booklet contains 9 practice questions in the style of AQA English Language paper 1, question 2. For each practice question there is: The extract (a short one, the length it would be in the exam) The question, with phrasing taken from the question paper Space for students to plan their response, with a space for point/quotation, terminology and effect. A page for students to write their response. The front page contains contents and a key word glossary, and the back contains an empty glossary for students to add definitions of terminology. This booklet is entirely self contained so is ideal for homeworks, or tutoring sessions. Both the .pdf and the .doc word document file are included, but the formatting may shift on the word document because non standard fonts are used.
Autobiography Booklet: Me Myself and I (KS3)
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Autobiography Booklet: Me Myself and I (KS3)

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An 8 page booklet which guides students through four autobiographies and encourages comparison and inference. The word document and .pdf are both included in the purchase. This was originally created for Y7 but would be suitable across KS3. The booklet includes: Front page looking at the root of auto, bio and graph. A page with word clouds of each extract to encourage inference A space for students to enter prior knowledge of each celebrity An extract from autobiographies of Cathy Freeman, Anne Frank, Victoria Beckham and Roald Dahl. Some pages include spaces for students to record words from each word class. A comparison grids for students to pick out similarities and differences from all four extracts.
Non-fiction booklet: Travel Through Time (KS3)
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Non-fiction booklet: Travel Through Time (KS3)

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An 8 page booklet which goes through history and across the world offering varying non-fiction travel texts. The following texts are included: Gloucester, 1724 - Daniel Defoe Gloucester, 1821 - William Cobbett London, 1863 - C.L.E USA, 1892-1913 - Rudyard Kipling Japan, 1892-1913 - Rudyard Kipling Egypt, 1892-1913 - Rudyard Kipling (Abu Sumbel and Valley of Kings) London, 1995 - Bill Bryson Everest, Nepal, 1996 - Sir Edmund Hilary (interview) China, 2002 - Ma Jian Antartica, 2016 - Joanna Symons Peru, modern blog Both the microsoft word .doc and .pdf are included.
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.
Quotation Display - A Christmas Carol, An Inspector Calls and Macbeth.
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Quotation Display - A Christmas Carol, An Inspector Calls and Macbeth.

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There are a range of key quotations from each text typed up in various fonts, then backed with an analytical paragraph where terminology is in red. For A Chrismtas Carol there are 8 quotations in the shape of baubles. For Macbeth there are 3 dagger quotations, 3 light quotations, and 6 blood quotations, so 12 Macbeth quotations. For ‘An Inspector Calls’ there are 7 quotations, one for each character. Please note only the .pdf version has been uploaded. An example picture of each display is included. The character images in each display are also available in another upload.
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.