Fun activity my students enjoyed. Students have to find the word classes and fig language (and explain the effects) in the song, Maneater. I have attached the classic version as well as the version in the recent film, No Hard Feelings with Jennifer Lawrence.
Fantastic 36-slide PowerPoint on writing an ARTICLE for the paper 2 transactional writing exam. The theme of the lesson is Dream Menu where students pick their meal of choice e.g. starter, main, side, dessert, drink, most hated food etc.
Example intro
Example paragraph
Sentence starters
ARTICLE form
ARTICLE conventions
Stylistic devices
Lecturer tips
Common mistakes
SPAG
Fantastic 36-slide PowerPoint on writing an ARTICLE for the paper 2 transactional writing exam. The theme of the lesson is the Off Menu podcast where students write about their dream menus.
Example intro
Example paragraph
Sentence starters
ARTICLE form
ARTICLE conventions
Stylistic devices
Lecturer tips
Common mistakes
SPAG
Students are given a list of 14 animals. All of the letters have been jumbled up. They have 5 minutes to unscramble all 14. PowerPoints & cards included.
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?’
A great resource on writing on the non-fiction writing exam. 79-slide PowerPoint, 22 minute video and model answers for all texts types included. Areas covered are written below.
Mark scheme
Model answers
SPAG
Run-on sentences
Sentence starters
Topic sentences
Stylistic devices
Planning sheets
Writing a good intro
Word Count
86-slide PowerPoint and 32 minute video on Q1-Q6 on the EDUQAS paper 2 reading exam. The resource is focused on the November 2022 GCSE exam. The following are included:
**Exam paper link
81-slide PowerPoint
32 minute video by an EDUQAS examiner
Starter activity
Exam advice
Model answers
All extracts
Hightlighted extracts
Connotation activites
Fun & modern images**
Nine planning sheets to help students write a short story. They are based on films (James Bond, Stand By Me, The Shallows, Indiana Jones etc.) and I have also included a blank one so you can use for a template.
A great resource on writing a short story. 95-slide PowerPoint, 30 minute video and grade 8 student story included. Areas covered are written below.
Mark scheme analysis
Model answer
SPAG
Run-on sentences
Writing a memorable opening sentence
Writing a memorable final sentence
‘Strong’ verbs
Figurative language
Sensory Language
Short sentences for effect
Show, not tell
Planning sheets
81-slide PowerPoint and 32 minute video on Q1-Q5 on the EDUQAS paper 1 reading exam. The resource is focused on a EDUQAS mock exam on an extract from the book, Normal People. The following are included:
**Mock exam paper
81-slide PowerPoint
32 minute video by an EDUQAS examiner
Starter activity
Exam advice
Model answers
All extracts
Hightlighted extracts
Connotation activites
Fun & modern images**
A really fun starter that my classes love. Students have 2 minutes to list the top ten of a topic e.g. 10 most used words in the English language, 10 most popular websites etc. Timer included which you can change for a longer/shorter time. I have included 13 questions for your classes to do (and the template is there for you to add more). It really gets the students engaged.
Fun starter. On each slide, students will see a set of words being revealed.
All of them will be linked by something. As soon as they know what it is, they shout out the word!
29-slide PowerPoint on how to get 100% on Q6 (looking at two texts = 10 marks) of the GCSE English Language exam based on an extract from An Idiot Abroad (extract included). The resource includes the following:
Model answers
Answer structure
Language analysis
Examiner insight
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text
34-slide PowerPoint on how to get 100% on Q5 (looking at two texts) of the GCSE English Language exam based on an extract from An Idiot Abroad (extract included). The resource includes the following:
Model answers
Answer structure
Language analysis
SPAG starter
Examiner insight
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text