3 Example Commentaries for Edexcel English IGCSE Commentary with a student checklist for the reading coursework using ‘Disabled’, ‘Out, Out’, ‘Bright Lights of Sarajevo’, ‘Night’, and ‘Still I rise’

Encourages students to mention Subject, Structure, Language, Imagery, offer personal interpretations and explore the tones of texts. Meant for use with Benjamin Zephaniah's Young, Gifted and Dyslexic...you've got it going on. and a text by Don Mullan also on Dyslexia but can be adapted. Could also be used with poetry comparison.

Aimed at Edexcel A-Level Students but could also be used for IB students.

Could be used for teacher moderation or for giving to students to peer assess and generate class discussion. Typed so no handwriting issues. 24/30 for Section B on Donne.

Guidance on general advice for intro, main body paragraphs and conlclusion giving sentence starters to encouage better style and a more evaluative approach to the report exploring sources and analysing their integrity.

IGCSE Edexcel Disabled and Out, Out Coursework Examplar essays and Writing Frame for the new sow. Also has some examples using The Bright Lights of Sarajevo and Still I Rise and The Necklace

IGCSE Edexcel Reading cw example + writing frame on resilience in Still I Rise, The Bright Lights of Sarajevo and The Necklace and example of freedom in Disabled, Still I rise and The Story of an Hour and hope in ‘Disabled’, ‘The Bright Lights of Sarajevo’ and ‘The Story of an Hour’

Learning Objective: Identify creative writing techniques and develop the ability to use them in own writing. Explore connotations of words and how to create setting and character

Includes contextual information and revision notes

For A-Level Edexcel students studying prose exam.

37/40 on The Handmaid’s Tale and Frankenstein mock exam Edexcel A-Level English Literature written on the use of location in the novels.

37/40 on The Handmaid’s Tale and Frankenstein mock exam Edexcel A-Level English Literature written on the sense of threat

Table for students to make notes on already identified Key Quotes from Frankenstein with gaps for them to add in themes, analysis, context and comparison.

Aimed at students of Edexcel syllabus but could be adapted for others too. Has ideas on author, characters, themes, writing techniques, context and examplar esssay titles.

Handwriting is a little difficult to read but can spark interesting debate as a result. Achieved 16/30 in Section B of Paper 3 of Edexcel English Literature A-Level.

For use with Edexcel IGCSE English Language exam

The Handmaid’s Tale context notes on a document for students to revise and a quiz with answers to check understanding

English Literature Exemplar Exam on Purple Shoes, Hide and Seek and Half Past Two and To Kill a Mockingbird. Acieved 75/90 on IGCSE English Literature 2018 Paper

Useful for students studying the novel particularly those doing Edexcel syllabus.

Table for students to make notes on already identified Key Quotes from the Handmaid’s Tale with gaps for them to add in themes, analysis, context and comparison.