A 40 slide PowerPoint giving an overview of the writing part of paper 2. The following are included: Key facts Exemplar work Texts included in exam - letter, speech, review etc. SPAG Impressing your examiner Example questions Language techniques - with a modern song Sentence starters Homophones Writing tasks

A PowerPoint and resources on how to get 100% on the second question in the exam. This is the IMPRESSIONS question. This is based on the June 2017 exam paper on Ruby and the fire. This is modern, informative and interactive lesson which the students really enjoy.

A PowerPoint and resources on how to get 5/5 on the first question in the exam. This is based on the June 2017 exam paper on Ruby and the fire. This is modern, informative and interactive lesson which the students really enjoy.

A fun, informative and interactive lesson on analysing photographs. The student at 8-12 influential, historial and powerful photos and answer and /or discuss a number of sessions. Some examples are the following: • What is the subject matter? • What are the colours like? Do any colours dominate? • What is your eye drawn to first? • What were your feelings when you first looked at the photograph? • How did your reaction to the image change after looking at it for a while? • What message was the photographer trying to communicate? • Why did you choose this particular photograph? • What events (social/economic/political/cultural) were occurring at the time the photograph was taken? Was the photograph a reaction to any of these events? • How is the photograph a reflection of the time in which it was taken? I have included a number of video links and a poem related to the 9/11 photograph: ‘The Falling Man’. There is also a group task where the students can recreate the famous photos or make their own powerful photos.

A fun lesson with definitions, group tasks, individual work and interactive images. I have included a starter based on the TV show Catchphrase (metaphor themed).

FUN IDIOM QUIZ. THE STUDENTS ENJOY THIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ.

Fun quiz activity.

A fun quiz for ESL students using a ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ format. The questions are on British culture.

A 42-slide PowerPoint with an explanation and examples of famous and rarely used idioms.

Test your students’ knowledge of emailing for business in English with this 15 question quiz. Included are useful phrases, grammar and vocabulary, thinking about formal and informal style, your reader and your purpose. Answers included.

An excellent, fun and interative literary. The following rounds are included: fictional characters, film adaptions, British/American English, prefix/suffix, Vocabograms, connections, and rapid fire. The students love this lesson!

A PowerPoint lesson looking at the theme of narrative writing. The following points are covered: Personal Narrative Fictional Narrative Point of View Character Setting Conflict (Man vs…self / man / nature / society / technology / supernatural) Plot - using Disney’s Mulan as an example. Theme

The students take part in the contest in which participants are asked to spell words in a round-robin format. There are three different rounds of increasing difficulty. The students love it!

An essential resource for anyone teaching EDUQAS GCSE English Language. The 2018 exam is analysed with every single question being focused on and split into the following areas: things the students did well, struggled on, tips for the future, time management, language, reading and writing. The resource is available as a PowerPoint, PDF and a video clip.

A lesson on Q4 in paper 2. It’s based on the Summer 2017 exam which looked at two articles on volcanoes. The resource includes the following: Model answer Language analysis Group activities Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text. Connotation advice Answer structure Exemplar work Exam paper and mark scheme link

A lesson looking how to plan a successful story. Common student mistakes kill the chance of a successful grade. This lesson examines those errors e.g. TOO BRIEF, NO PLANNING, STRUGGLES WITH BASIC ACCURACY (TENSES), ‘REALISTIC’ STORIES ARE WILL GET YOU A HIGHER GRADE etc. There a number of activites and exemplars to show the importance and simplicity of planning. This really helps the students! I have also included a worksheet, example story and a fun Catchphrase starter the students love.

An ‘outstanding’ lesson on the question 5 in paper 2. This lesson uses the exam question, ‘Using information from both texts, explain briefly in your own words, how the spectators reacted to Blondin and Wallenda.’ There is a also an excellent examiner podcast that really benefits the students. Exam paper link included. The resource includes the following: Model answer Answer structure Language analysis Group activities Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.

A fun quiz the students love! Works well as an individual or class activity. Modern images and resources used.

The best opening lines from Haruki Murakami’s novels and short stories. Great for narrative and descriptive writing lessons. Available as PowerPoint, Word document and video.

A great PowerPoint on the best (and most famous) opening paragraphs in fiction. Each book has its example with interesting images. Great for teaching creative writing.