A resource bundle on 'writing a review' includes: 51 slide PowerPoint, video clips, grade 9 exemplar work and exemplar work annotated with language techniques.
The lesson theme is Louis Theroux's documentary, 'Drinking to Oblivion' and creates a great discussion. The students find it really interesting and more interactive than a 'typical' film/book review!
The doc is available on Netflix or just follow this link: https://123moviesonline.io/movie/louis-theroux-drinking-to-oblivion/?watching=OlqSlDYmfT
Two informative, interactive and fun lessons on Q1 & Q3 of the non-fiction reading exam. This lesson looks at the bicycling themed exam. I have included a lecturer podcast on the questions. The lessons examines the 19th & 21st century texts and includes the following:
Examiner tips
Three group activities
Cultural history of the extract and author
Model answers
Extract
Fun and interesting images
Exam paper & MS link
Four separate fantastic revision workbooks on each part of the exam. The following are included:
Pack 1 - reading exam paper 1:
Paper 1 overview
Narrative structure (with modern movie examples)
Individual tasks and activities
Teacher tips
Real EDUQAS exam questions
Openings
Endings
How to impress the examiner
Dialogue
Grade 9 example
FInal tips
Revision PowerPoint
** Pack 2 - reading exam paper 2:**
Paper 1 overview
Reading tips and strategies
Real EDUQAS sample exam
Each question (1-5) has its own section
Exemplar work
Sample paragraphs
Sample extracts / exams
Student tasks
Final exam tips
** Pack 3 - writing exam paper 1:**
Paper 1 overview
Narrative structure (with modern movie examples)
Individual tasks and activities
Teacher tips
Real EDUQAS exam questions
Openings
Endings
How to impress the examiner
Dialogue
Grade 9 example
FInal tips
Revision PowerPoint
** Pack 4 - writing exam paper 2:**
Paper 2 overview
Letters
Leaflets
Reports
Reviews
Speeches
Articles
Individual tasks and activities
Teacher tips
Real EDUQAS exam questions
Figurative language
Sentence starters
How to impress the examiner
Grade 9 examples of each format
FInal tips
Revision PowerPoint
An ‘outstanding’ lesson on the language question in paper 1. This fantastic lesson uses the exam question,‘How does the writer try to show the cruelty of the dog owner?’
The resource includes the following:
Model answer
Language analysis
Examiner insight
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.
Connotation advice
Answer structure
An ‘outstanding’ lesson on the language question in paper 1. This fantastic lesson uses the exam question, ‘How does the writer make the lines tense and dramatic?’
The resource includes the following:
Model answer
Language analysis
Examiner insight
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.
Connotation advice
Answer structure
A comprehensive revision PowerPoint on every question in the paper 2 exam. I have also included grade 9 examples of all the tasks (reading & writing) on separate Microsoft Word pages. The following topics are covered:
Every reading question
Letters
Reviews
Articles
Reports
Leaflets
Speeches
Sentence Starters
SPAG
Writing devices
Layout
Tone
A comprehensive revision PowerPoint on every question in both exams. I have also included grade 9 examples of all the tasks on separate Microsoft Word pages. The following topics are covered:
Every reading question on both exams
Narrative writing
Letters
Reviews
Articles
Reports
Leaflets
Speeches
Sentence Starters
SPAG
Writing devices
Layout
Tone
A 39 slide PowerPoint on the paper 2 writing exam. The lesson looks at the following:
Paper 2 overview
DAFOREST writing devices
Alliteration
Direct Address
Rule of 3
There / Their / They’re
Sentence starters
Writing the perfect intro
Writing exam revision quiz
Revision quiz for the paper 2 writing exam available in PowerPoint and video formats. Students must look at 11 separate (and real) exam questions and answer the following questions:
Letter? Article? Review? Leaflet? Report? Speech?
Formal or informal
Which of the DAFOREST can I use?
What do I DEFINITELY need to include?
This is a fun and beneficial exam revision task to make sure the students are able to identify each type of question in the writing exam.
WRITING QUIZ:
Revision quiz for the paper 2 writing exam available in PowerPoint and video formats. Students must look at 11 separate (and real) exam question and answer the following questions:
Letter? Article? Review? Leaflet? Report? Speech?
Formal or informal
Which of the DAFOREST can I use?
What do I DEFINITELY need to include?
READING QUIZ:
Revision quiz for both reading exams available in PowerPoint and video formats. Students must look at 15 separate (and real) exam question and answer the following questions:
What type of question is it and what question number would it be?
Information
Think and feel
Impressions
HOW
Compare
Easy compare
Evaluation
How would you answer it?
Bullet points
Simple sentences
PEE
PEE and compare
Both quizzes are a fun and beneficial exam revision task to make sure the students are able to identify each type of question in both exams.
Revision quiz for both reading exams (papers 1 &2) in PowerPoint and video formats. Students must look at 15 separate (and real) exam question and answer the following questions:
What type of question is it and what question number would it be?
Information
Think and feel
Impressions
HOW
Compare
Easy compare
Evaluation
How would you answer it?
Bullet points
Simple sentences
PEE
PEE and compare
This is a fun and beneficial exam revision task to make sure the students are able to identify each type of question in the reading exams
A great revision sheet for exam prep and the real exam. This looks at the Autumn 2016 exam and gives students focused tips for each of the 5 reading exam questions.
Exam paper and mark scheme included.
A great revision PowerPoint and worksheet for exam prep. This looks at the Autumn 2016 exam and gives students focused tips for each of the 5 reading exam questions. It also gives an overview, lecturer tips and terminology explanation.
Exam paper, mark scheme and worksheet included.
A fantastic PowerPoint looking at all the tasks in the writing exam e.g. letters, speeches, reviews etc.
Each text type has a structure, teacher tips and a sample paragraph.
The following topics are also covered in the resource:
Proofreading
Capital letters
How to write a great intro
Apostrophes
Colons
Writing devices
DAFOREST
Sentence starters
Spellings
Homophones
Final exam tips
A collection of resources focusing on terminology needed for the exam. The following is included:
Verbs, adjectives, nouns and adverbs
Metaphors and similes
Figurative language
Quizzes
PowerPoints
Worksheets
Three fantastic, in-depth PowerPoints looking at the paper 2 writing exam. The following are included:
Text types
Past exam questions
Examiner advice
Intros
Structure
SPAG
Sentence starters
DAFOREST
Revision quizzes
Three different PowerPoint lessons focusing on the impressions question in paper 1. These are all looking at real exam questions. The following are included:
Extract
Lecturer tipd
Answer structure
A grade 9 exemplar answer
Things to avoid
Group activities
Fun anagram starter. The students are given a list of 15 celebrities. All of the letters have been jumbled up. They have an allotted time to unscramble all 15. Activity and cut-out cards included.