A starter my students love. A 40-slide PowerPoint full of fun questions and discussions points for students. Some are personal and some are general knowledge. Examples below: ‘What’s your most overused word?’ ‘What is the only word that begins and ends with the letters “und”?’ ‘Which three words best describe you?’ ‘What is the shortest two-word sentence in the English language?’

Revision pack for paper 2 reading non-fiction exam. I have included extracts from An Idiot Abroad, Free Solo and other exam extracts.

A 66-slide PowerPoint on planning a successful story. This really helped my students be creative (esp. the ones who normally struggle with narratives. The following is covered: Planning Mindmaps Type of story 1st / 3rd person narrative Tenses Mark scheme Setting

The language question on the paper 1 reading exam. This is for the 10 mark question. Aimed at getting a grade 5-6. Based on the first chapter of the novel JAWS by Peter Benchley. I have included all resources which include extract, model answers, exemplar answers and a fun phobia starter activity. Video clip of the scene in the film is on YouTube.

A 72-slide PowerPoint on the recent June 2024 paper 2 reading exam. The following is included: Model answers Questions Answer structures Examiner tips

All points explained thoroughly with interesting tasks. The following is included: Context Images The Great Depression The American Dreams Power on the Ranch Plot points Characters The original title explained

Two videos are available. A* writing examples video podcast: https://youtu.be/8P5fldJvmfo A tutorial examining A* (and lower band) student examples of all of the writing tasks on the GCSE English language exam. Letters, reviews, reports, articles and speeches are covered. A* writing examples - with music (no podcast): https://youtu.be/RXqTQyDZj8k Different graded examples from the WJEC writing exam. Following formats included: Letters Speeches Reports Articles Reviews

A PowerPoint walking through each question from a L2 reading paper. The topic of this exam was the practical driving test.

Four separate revision sheets for the transactional writing exam e.g. letter and article. The following is included: Key tips Exam questions Model answers Model structure Intro advice Stylistic features SPAG

Four separate revision sheets for the transactional writing exam e.g. letter and article. The following is included: Key tips Exam questions Model answers Model structure Intro advice Stylistic features SPAG Revision pack for paper 2 reading non-fiction exam. I have included extracts from An Idiot Abroad, Free Solo and other exam extracts.

Over 40 PowerPoints on the WJEC GCSE English Language exam (Unit 1). All PowerPoints have amazing images, exemplar materials and 10/10 answers. All PowerPoints come with a lecturer podcast on the topic (Over 40!) The following topics are covered: Information Retrieval The ‘HOW’ question The ‘IMRESSIONS’ question The ‘THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS’ question. Q4 Compare The ‘RANDOM question’ 40/40 answers General revision

An interactive and fun lesson on TATTOOs. The students love it. Lesson plan: tattoos proofreading tattoo facts design your own tattoo tattoo class discussion tattoo letter writing

Three separate revision PowerPoints on the IMPRESSIONS question on the paper 1 reading exam. I have included the PowerPoint, the extract, grade 5-8 model answers and the extract annotated. Very helpful for students. The following extracts are looked at: Starter for Ten - David Nicholls The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold Jamaica Inn - Daphne Du Maurier

A revision PowerPoint on the IMPRESSIONS question on the paper 1 reading exam. I have included the PowerPoint, the extract, grade 5-8 model answers and the extract annotated. Very helpful for students.

The students love this activity based on the TV game show ‘Catchphrase.’ The students have to guess the TV catchphrases / puzzles. They have 12 to complete! I have included the PowerPoint and the cut-out sheet.

A fun activity for information retrieval revision. Students must watch/listen to the clip and answer the ten questions based on the song ‘A Mutual Friend’ by The Divine Comedy. Link and answers included. This gives them revision for paying attention and being quick!

An ‘outstanding’ lesson on the language question (HOW…) in paper 2. This lesson uses the exam question, ‘How does the writer of the article try to show that Jameelia Jamil is a positive role model?’ There is a also revision for Q1. The article is about Kim K promoting a diet sweet that is bad for teenager’s health. The resource includes the following: Article extract Model answer Language analysis Group activities Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text. Answer structure Exemplar work

A worksheet I made with four separate activites all one handy page. Comes with answers as a Word page of PDF. The following are covered: -Capital letters Apostrophes There / Their / They’re Your / You’re

A fun writing, reading and S&L on photography. The students have to look at famous photography (with all info, dates etc. included) and answer questions on them from a worksheet. There also discussion points on most photos. They then have to do their photo shoot! They have to take photos in a certain way e.g. reflections, giants & monsters as well as recreate some of the famous photographs. They then have to write an essay based on both of the tasks. All photos and worksheets included. The students love this!

A lesson on how to write a speech for the FS writing exam. The lesson is looking at the following question: ‘You have to give a talk to your class with the title ‘Mobile phones : a blessing or a curse? Write what you would say.’