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Resources for KS3, KS4 and KS5 English. Specialising in IGCSE, IB English A and ESL. I also make great quizzes.

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Resources for KS3, KS4 and KS5 English. Specialising in IGCSE, IB English A and ESL. I also make great quizzes.
Booklet for AQA Paper 2, Section B (Non-Fiction, LGBT Themed)
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Booklet for AQA Paper 2, Section B (Non-Fiction, LGBT Themed)

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This 17 page booklet contains: - Modern Source A: article from the Mail on Sunday, upbeat tone, on the Queen's cousin coming out as gay and his new relationship - Pre-1914 Source B: three short letters by Oscar Wilde to his lover, accessible and full of language techniques - Both sources are annotated with talking points - Scaffolded tasks and guidance for Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 - Exam style questions - An additional exam booklet with these texts in should you choose to use this as an assessment - PDF and editable Word Docs of both booklets
Booklet for AQA Paper 2, Section B (Non-Fiction, Feminism and Black Civil Rights Themed)
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Booklet for AQA Paper 2, Section B (Non-Fiction, Feminism and Black Civil Rights Themed)

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This 17 page booklet contains: - Pre-1914 Source A: "Ain't I a Woman?" by Sojourner Truth - speech about black women's rights in America - Modern Source B: "Supermodel Turned Spokesperson" on Tyra Banks. A humourous article packed full of language devices and interesting language on Tyra Banks deciding to 'speak up' for women's rights. - Both sources are annotated with talking points - Scaffolded tasks and guidance for Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 - Exam style questions - An additional exam booklet with these texts in should you choose to use this as an assessment - PDF and editable Word Docs of both booklets
Informal Letter Writing (IGCSE English as a Second Language)
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Informal Letter Writing (IGCSE English as a Second Language)

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Three lessons on the topic of informal letter writing. This was intended for CIE IGCSE English as a Second Language question 6, but could be used also with KS3. 1. Generating ideas - four different routes into coming up with ideas for letter writing (PPT) 2. Formal/informal language with a variety of activities and model answers (PPT) 3. Peer assessment (PPT) This also comes with a success criteria based on the CIE mark scheme.
The Hunger Games: Unit of Work for CIE English as a First Language
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The Hunger Games: Unit of Work for CIE English as a First Language

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This is a unit of work aimed at the CIE English as a First Language GCSE spec. It could be adapted for other specifications, especially for creative writing. Simply remove the CIE question and insert your own prompt, using my stimulus text too if you choose. This unit took me around five weeks to teach. Each powerpoint took around 3.5 hours on average to cover in class (including discussion time, time to write and give feedback, etc). Differentiated for ESL/EAL learners with key vocabulary, word of the day and prereading homeworks. It covers letter writing, interview writing and diary writing for question 1. Mock CIE style assessments are also included to support this, along with annotated inserts. It also has a lesson for writing a dystopian story for the coursework unit. The scheme also covers using language devices in creative writing and analysis of film, looking at the opening scenes of The Hunger Games film. Included are: one full unit plan, seven ppts, two homework tasks, three mock Q1s based on the novel, and an example planning sheet.
0500 First Language English IGCSE: Whole Course 30+ PowerPoints, Worksheets, Online Quizzes and more
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0500 First Language English IGCSE: Whole Course 30+ PowerPoints, Worksheets, Online Quizzes and more

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This is my whole year’s worth of lessons that I used to teach CIE 0500 First Language English IGCSE to Chinese EAL students. I organised the files by topic, so it’s not chronological, as you can dip in to whichever section your class most needs. I also included my Forms quizzes, starter booklet with short answer practices and revision materials, including a link to my one hour video lesson for question 3. All the folders, files, worksheets etc, in the preview video are included. I put each folder into a zip file so that everything would stay organised. Included: Question 1 - Summaries: lessons going over paraphrasing techniques with a model answer and tips Question 2 - Language analysis: many lessons on this, including one on the song Blowin’ in the Wind and many from past exams. I also made a PowerPoint in which I go over common effects that I found when going over past papers (in the revision folder). Question 3 - Extended response: lessons for the major text types, speeches, newspaper, magazine, interview, diary and letter. Exam tips for approaching this question. Includes engaging material such as Harvey Milk and JFK speeches. Narrative writing - tips and tricks, going over plot structure and climax, looking at engaging openings. Descriptive writing - tips and tricks, exemplar, lesson on extended metaphors and developing a range of imagery. Evaluative response - PPT and resources to give a rebuttal to an article about school uniforms with a plan included. Six Forms quizzes (mostly self marking) which offer short answer question practice Starter booklet for short answer questions My video lesson for Q3 is included as a link in the revision folder Student friendly overview of the course **Please note that I planned this for the coursework element, but both coursework and Paper 2 need the same text types being taught with near-identical mark schemes: narrative writing, descriptive writing and the response to text. **Therefore I think that this resources is equally as valuable to everyone doing both assessed and coursework routes - but with exam route, of course you’d also want to give students some exam practices after teaching the skills in my lessons.
Academic Writing & Research Skills KS4/KS5: Whole Course 30+ PowerPoints, Worksheets, Online Quizzes
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Academic Writing & Research Skills KS4/KS5: Whole Course 30+ PowerPoints, Worksheets, Online Quizzes

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Six units, which took me about 6 months to teach, for academic writing for KS4/KS5 students on researching, gathering data and writing up a research report. Over 30 PowerPoints are including, as well as worksheets, readings and self-marking Forms quizzes. Students will undertake a research project centered around their school on a topic of their choice. Eg. To what extent does the mobile phone policy at X School improve student learning? To what extent are students at X School satisfied with the school uniform policy? Please see my preview video on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Jp61qsTsRH4. Everything you see in those files is included. I organised the folders into zipped files to maintain the organisation system. I taught this course to second-language Y13 learners. It would be appropriate for KS5 and KS4 students. This 6 unit scheme of work takes students through the basics of academic writing, creating a research question, gathering data and writing up their own academic research report. Most units also contain a seminar and a lecture lesson to help prepare students for university. Unit 1: The Basics. How to reference, using academic language, quoting and summarising from an academic source, structuring an academic paragraph, lecture lesson and a seminar lesson on vaping, culminating in a quiz to check understanding Unit 2: Writing Introductions. Creating a research question, writing context and rationale sections, seminar and lecture on gender identity. Quiz is included also. Unit 3: Writing literature reviews. How to find relevant studies using Questia/JSTOR, how to structure a literature review, seminar and lecture on parental control. Unit 4: Methology and Data Collection. Designing a research instrument, ethics of research, creating a poster to get people to take their surveys, finishing with a group seminar to give feedback on each other’s data tools. Exemplar included. Unit 5: Data Analysis. Creating data visuals, how to analyse their results, writing data analysis section with exemplar and worksheet, seminar to get feedback on their writing so far. Unit 6: Writing Conclusions, Abstracts and Redrafting. Guidance on writing abstracts with a worksheet, guidance on conclusions with an exemplar and peer feedback session to give students advice on how to redraft and improve their final essay. Also included is a final summative quiz, mostly self-marking. Quizzes, rubrics and whole year overview are included.