Christmas descriptive writing using descriptive devices. Looks at a famous feasting scene in Harry Potter with film clip. Differentiated for stretch and challenge. Peer marking and clear objectives.

A 4 part lesson (Connect-Activate-Demonstrate-Consolidate) that takes student’s through the planning process using the 4 Ws. Would suit KS3 or lower ability GCSE students. Exam style question Worksheet Model paragraph Success criteria Stretch and challenge

Quiz and group work - Low ability GCSE Fully differentiated or all learners with writing frame and booklet. 3 hours worth of learning- PALL/Language and structure for A03 Modeled examples and exam style question. SAS who dares wins theme- popular with learners. Clip from youtube too!

Exam practice for AO4- Evaluate Based on an extract from Tom Sawyer Great for KS3 or lower ability GCSE students. Great to use as a stand alone lesson/revision. Extension task based on a writing question for Edexcel Video clip and visual aids Please note - A worksheet used for planning will need to be addedd- I have lost the sheet but it is on a PPT slide, can easily be made and addedd.

A handy resource for your students. I have used this for lower ability learners at KS4 and KS3. I use this to help them plan a well structured story. Learners can sometimes struggle with the classic ‘narrative arc’ structure. This helped them remember how to plan. You can edit this (Word Doc) to suit your preferred style.

Designed for learners who need lots of support to think creatively . Lots of modeling and scaffolding.

Designed for students who need support and their confidence building with English. Heavily guided but room for challenge

Used for Eduqas GCSE English Language practice but can be adapted to suit other exam boards ‘evaluate’ question. Origonal source of Oscar Wilde text- Origonal source- https://www.alderbrookschool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Crime-and-Punishment.pdf Includes worksheet for exploration of article focusing on evaluate question- again helps to guide and build confidence. ncludes a model answer for Eduqas- gets learners to focus on putting it in the correct order rather than a static task. Good for lower level learners.

An A3 resource sheet to guide your class through the exam question. Designed for learners who need a lot of support and guidance. Broken down for learners and modeled example using SQI

2 worksheets designed for lower ability to learners to be guided and to answer Q1 and Q2 of the past paper above. Works well as it is short and snappy but enough to help build confidence.

An A3 designed for learners who need a lot of support. Pre teaching needed of connotatinon/ annotations/ synonyms for answering the language question. This is good to get learners to become more confident with answering the exam style questions. Modeled example and heavy guidance/ exploration.

Great task that gets students to think creatively.