AQA 2017 Reading Paper 1 - Structured worksheet for the 8 mark question based on a short extract from 'Tender is the Night'. Includes writing frame. Ideal for helping lower ability students to respond to fiction texts.

A sample 8 mark question from the AQA Paper 1 2017 exam. It includes a writing frame for answering the question. The extract is taken from 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.

A structured resource to support students with the 8 mark question on the AQA 2017 Reading Paper 1 exam. There is a warm up activity identiying language features in the extract followed by a writing frame to support students with their analytical writing. The question is based on a short extract from 'Of Mice and Men'.

To Kill a Mockingbird: multiple choice questions

Use this test if you want to find out if your students have read the whole of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ instead of just watching the movie. All the questions test students on incidents that occur in the book but not in the film.

Whole lesson PowerPoint and resources on ‘The seven ages of man’.

Comprehension questions to complete on a first reading of Stone Cold by Robert Swindells. Includes at least one question on every chapter. Useful for developing scanning skills to retrieve information from the text. The page numbers are the same in the various versions of the book I have taught from over the years.

AQA 2017 Paper 1. Structured planning sheet for descriptive writing based on an image.

To Kill a Mockingbird: detailed writing frame for essay responses

A great resource to help students plan essay responses to 5 different themes in the novel.

Room 101 speaking and listening lesson and resources

An effective lesson on subordinate clauses with learning objectives and 3 accompanying worksheets.

Writing frame for a podcast

Useful when teaching sentences within a wider Romeo and Juliet SOW. The worksheet looks at how to use embedded clauses, subordinate clauses, semi colons and colons.

25 sentence types: differentiated worksheets

21 ways to write interesting sentences guide sheet.

Great Expectations Chapter 1. Questions to explore

An ideal differentiated end of term activity after a series of lessons on writing interesting sentences or at the start of a term to test how much students know about sentences. There is a test on the second page. It covers the following: What is a sentence Varying the subject of a sentence Long and short sentences Subordinate clauses 4 sentence types Varying sentence starts Active and passive voice

Worksheets on prefixes and suffixes.