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A simple and effective guide to marking for literacy. Can be used for any subject and helps to ensure timely and consistent feedback for staff and students.
A 32 slide, two lesson presentation covering the poem 'London' in detail. The lessons are linked to the new assessment criteria for the 2015 AQA English Literature GCSE. Annotations for the entire poem as well as example analytical paragraphs.
A 29 slide, two lesson presentation covering the poem 'Poppies' in detail. Annotations for the entire poem as well as example analytical paragraphs. The lessons feature a range of individual and collaborative tasks to develop students' understanding of the poem.
A 26 slide, two lesson presentation covering the poem 'Bayonet Charge' in detail. Annotations for the entire poem as well as example analytical paragraphs. The lessons feature a range of individual and collaborative tasks to develop students' understanding of the poem.
A 26 slide, two lesson presentation covering the poem 'Exposure' in detail. Annotations for the poem as well as example analytical paragraphs. The lessons feature a range of individual and collaborative tasks to develop students' understanding of the poem.
A 29 slide, two lesson presentation covering the poem 'Ozymandias' in detail. Annotations for the entire poem as well as example analytical paragraphs. The lessons feature a range of individual and collaborative tasks to develop students' understanding of the poem.
*Regarding caromike's review, the video is actually embedded into slide 4 and will play during the slideshow on PowerPoint. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMySF1nkN8o
A two week (8 lesson) scheme of work introducing students to Paper 1, Section A (Explorations in Creative Reading) of the new AQA English Language GCSE. The aim is to introduce students to the format of the exam and teach them the skills needed to analyse unseen prose extracts to be able to answer questions 1-3.
The scheme of work focuses on extracts from the opening of 'Fahrenheit 451', 'From Russia With Love' and 'The Night Circus' - I have not been able to upload these due to copyright restrictions but they are available online. The James Bond extract can be found here: http://thrillers4u.com/20_ian-fleming-from-russia-with-love-dr-no-and-goldfinger_extract.html and the 'The Night Circus' extract is from the opening page of the novel.
A full scheme of work is included with detailed guidance and notes to outline the structure of each lesson.
In addition to this, each lesson is fully planned and resourced as a PowerPoint presentation - over 100 slides for the two week unit.
See part two resources here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/2017-exam-2015-aqa-english-language-paper-1-section-a-resources-part-2-11145473
A 33 slide, two lesson presentation covering the poem 'Poppies' in detail. The lessons are linked to the new assessment criteria for the 2015 AQA English Literature GCSE. Annotations for key stanzas of the poem as well as example analytical paragraphs.
A 30 slide, two lesson presentation covering the poem 'Bayonet Charge' in detail. The lessons are linked to the new assessment criteria for the 2015 AQA English Literature GCSE. Annotations for key stanzas of the poem as well as example analytical paragraphs.
An anthology of 'unseen poems' to use for revision. The booklet is geared towards students sitting the AQA Certificate in English Literature but could easily be adapted. Teaches students to use the 'MITSL' approach to analyse poems.
A 30 slide, two lesson presentation covering the poem 'Exposure' in detail. The lessons are linked to the new assessment criteria for the 2015 AQA English Literature GCSE. Annotations for key stanzas of the poem as well as example analytical paragraphs.
A planning grid to use with students to develop the skills needed to analyse unseen prose extracts for Paper 1, Section A of the English Language exam. Could also be used to plan ideas Paper 1, Section B - descriptive and narrative writing. Inspired by the brilliant MITSL poetry analysis grid I found on the internet a few years ago.
Colour coded slides detailing each Assessment Objective and breaking them down into student friendly language. Could be used as classroom displays or dropped into lesson presentations.
