A teacher made example paper for the new CIE 0500 First Language English Reading Paper 2020. Uses three articles on video games and their consequences. Questions and text choices closely based on the CIE specimen. Would be useful as a mock exam or practice paper for students. Includes a student friendly mark scheme for self-assessment for Q3.

Mocked Up exam paper poetry and prose- Songs and Stories of Ourselves 0475

A collection of 5 different example essays written on Carter’s The Bloody Chamber.

Worksheets to aid narrative planning for section B of the exam. Tasks focus students on the characteristics of successful answers by asking them to ‘upgrade’ poor plans and to continue exemplar openings. Works well as a class or as independent homework tasks. Includes poster with key reminders which is a useful revision tool.

Sheets explaining comma splicing and fragmented sentences, with exercises to fix these common GCSE errors.

A good grade 5 example formal letter, with a focus on clearly organised paragraphs. Useful at GCSE for transactional writing preparation.

A band 5 passage based response on Act 1 Scene 1 of ‘Twelfth Night’, written by an examiner. Students can annotate with assessment objectives or use as a model for their own responses.

Exemplar essay on dark undercurrents in ‘Small Island’. Great for students to annotate with successes or against assessment objectives. Useful preparation for Paper 1b.

An anthology of the set poems for CIE A level literature for 2021. Just the texts for students to read/annotate in the booklet.

A detailed revision booklet for AQA Literature B. Detailed suggestions for our texts: ‘Twelfth Night’, ‘Earnest’ and comic poetry. Easily adapted to other texts and genres.

An example paper using three articles about reality TV, based closely on the CIE specimen. Works well as a mock exam or practice paper for revision, especially given that there is only one specimen paper so far from CIE.

Useful example essays to stretch more able students. Clear overview ppts for lessons on the genre of comedy and on the performance history of the play.

A simple breakdown of questions to ask in an unseen poetry exam, as a handy flashcard. Aimed at WJEC Eduqas, but easily transferable.

A selection of writing tasks related to the novel with prompts. Eg) Write a boxing commentary of Lennie and Curley’s fight, using the boxing vocabulary listed below. Can be used as a homework booklet or as lesson resources.

A copy of the full play of Twelfth Night for students to annotate, Includes short readings on relevant themes and each scene begins with a set of interleaved quick retrieval tasks and ends with key questions directing students to key images and techniques used by Shakespeare.

An exam paper in the style of CIE A Level Literature with an exemplar answer drawing attention to the key requirements of the question for students to compare to their own responses.

A collection of pre-reading homework tasks for Key Stage 3 students based on short key passages from the novel. Each worksheet has a summary task, a vocabulary task and a more challenging question on Boyne’s techniques. Useful to set as pre-reading to be marked/ discussed in lesson time.

Key vocabulary and technique questions focused around 10 key extracts from the novel. Great as a homework task to encourage discussion in lessons. To differentiate teachers can allow students a choice of key questions.

An example paper using three articles about foxes, based closely on the CIE specimen. Works well as a mock exam or practice paper for revision. No specific mark scheme yet, just the general one for extended responses is attached.

A set of useful critical quotations on Emily Dickinson for A level students (especially for Cambridge A level Lit- AO5)