Another NEW EDUQAS GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPONENT 2 PRACTICE EXAMINATION PAPER (NON-FICTION and TRANSACTIONAL TEXTS). Section A focuses on the THEME of ‘Famine’ and includes a 19th CENTURY NEWS REPORT based on The Irish Famine in 1847 and a 21st CENTURY SPEECH based on famine and world hunger delivered to the Humanitarian Studies Conference, 27 August 2018. Section B focuses on the same THEMES and students are expected to write both an Informal Letter and a Guide accordingly. Both sections meet the required Assessment Objectives according to the current Eduqas Examination Criteria.

Detailed resources and a SOW based on a NEWS ARTICLE about a mother who desperately tries to save her baby from drowning. Particular focus on the theme ‘A Call to Action’ and the question ‘How does the writer create a sense of danger in the news article?’ Includes the actual NEWS ARTICLE together with COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS, various activities identifying LANGUAGE TECHNIQUES, using NEW VOCABULARY, a MODEL PEELE paragraph, DIFFERENTIATED resources and a final PEER ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY in which student set each other TARGETS to improve. Suitable for all KS3 students and can be adapted to suit all abilities.

A user-friendly resource outlining the main FUNCTIONS of COLONS and SEMI-COLONS. Includes tasks based on clear model examples of when to use these forms of punctuation correctly. Great for SPAG at KS3 Level.

An easy-to-follow Power Point guiding and preparing KS3 students towards a FINAL NON-FICTION WRITING ASSESSMENT TASK based on creating a NEWS REPORT. Includes TYPICAL FEATURES of NEWS WRITING together with EXAMPLES of HEADLINES, an INTRODUCTION, a PHOTO, a CAPTION and the MAIN BODY of a NEWS REPORT. Students focus on Colin’s quest to save his brother, Luke, in the novel, ‘Two Weeks with the Queen’.

14 various EXTRACTS which cover a range of scenes across the entire novella (Staves 1-5). Includes COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS for each one based on VOCABULARY, LANGUAGE TECHNIQUES, CHARACTERS, SETTING, ACTION, THEMES and overall ANALYSIS of each scene. A great REVISION AID in preparation for any GCSE English Literature Examination.

A useful resource for students when responding to any Literature text (Fiction and Non-Fiction) in preparation for any Reading/Writing Assessment Task. This will help to develop students’ explanations in a more structured, sophisticated and insightful way.

Section A focuses on the THEME of ‘THE EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN’ and includes an ONLINE ARTICLE written by a Children’s Charity called ‘ChildHope’ which highlights their quest to tackle child labour in India and an AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL EXTRACT by Charles Shaw from his book ‘When I was a Child’, published in 1897, which recounts his time as a child at a union workhouse called ‘Wolstanton & Burslem’ in Chell. Section B focuses on the same THEME and students are expected to write both an Informal Letter and a Guide accordingly. Both sections meet the required Assessment Objectives according to the current Eduqas Examination Criteria.

A series of COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS based on the poem ‘Hawk Roosting’ by Ted Hughes. Useful to check students’ understanding after annotating the poem in class. Includes relevant questions based on MEANING, THEMES, POETIC LANGUAGE, STRUCTURAL TECHNIQUES and the EFFECTS on the reader.

A useful handout with a selection of historical, social and contextual detail based on the novel. Handy for background detail for Literature Essays.

A useful aid for students focusing on the EFFECT of particular language devices (both persuasive and descriptive) in given texts. This includes DAFOREST and other common language techniques.

Focuses on ways to Argue/Counter-Argue with reference to an article AGAINST the Death Penalty. Includes a Power Point which focuses on Arguments FOR the Death Penalty, Persuasive Devices, Useful Connectives and Paragraph and Sentence starters plus a possible Essay Structure in response to the article. Can be adapted to suit any controversial/debatable topic/course.

A handy resource based on the themes of Honour and Betrayal in ‘A View From a Bridge’ by Arthur Miller. Includes a focus on creating effectve PEELE Paragraphs and a bank of useful vocabulary in response to any Literature Assignment task.

A handy resource focusing on Phil's step-by-step plan to cover up the murder of Adam in the play ‘DNA’ by Dennis Kelly. This helps students to have a clearer understanding of the EVENTS leading up to the framing of the postman.

A user-friendly resource outlining the main FUNCTIONS of COLONS and SEMI-COLONS. Includes tasks based on clear model examples of when to use these forms of punctuation correctly.

A handy resource on creating an advertisement based on the novel. This includes examples of products, the features of advertising, persuasive devices and a template which students could use.

A user-friendly tutorial based on Commonly Misused Words. Includes a table containing pairs of words which are often confused in meaning, model examples of sentences to show their meanings correctly and tasks to test students’ understanding.

Suitable for Formal Speaking and Listening Tasks and Reading and Writing Assessment Tasks. This resource will help students to present their Opinions/Counter-Arguments in a more thoughtful, believable and sophisticated way and at the same time enable them to create interesting Complex Sentences and well-structured Paragraphs in their writing.

A user-friendly tutorial based on identifying Prepositions of Place and Time. Includes model sentences, students’ tasks and tables giving examples of both Prepositions of Place and Time.

An easy to use, step-by-step tutorial/introduction for students on how to produce an effective response to a text using PEE Paragraphs in preparation for any Literature Reading Assessment Task. Particular focus on selected extracts from the novel ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar (students do not need to be studying the novel itself). Includes Useful Vocabulary to Explain students’ responses and a sample PEE Paragraph.

A Writing or Speaking and Listening Assessment Task based on Argue, Persuade and Discuss. Includes an article which argues FOR Corporal Punishment in Schools, a Power Point tutorial which focuses on Arguments FOR/AGAINST Corporal Punishment in Schools, Alternative Forms of Punishment, Examples of Model Paragraphs to show Agreement and Counter-Argument using Persuasive Devices, Useful Connectives and Paragraph and Sentence Starters plus how to structure a convincing letter in response to the article. A great resource in preparation for tasks which focus on a response to informational reading based on Arguing, Persuading and Discussing points of view.