With few standardisation materials available to moderate in department time and to model to students - this sample response to a new specification paper 2 writing task is ideal for exploring as a department or class. The response fits comfortably inside the band 4 criteria.

2 differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of chapter 4 of Animal Farm for the new linear specification (9-1) Several new specification language paper skills are also embedded. Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources are planned around the new specification and provide opportunities to: - explore context - analyse writer's methods - language focus - explore character presentations - write imaginatively - develop skills for new specification language paper

Revision guide to support student revision and understanding of the novel. This resource could be ideal as an ongoing homework project as students read the novel in class.

4 fully differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of chapter 1 of Animal Farm for the new linear specification (9-1) Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources are planned around the new specification and provide opportunities to: - explore context - analyse writer's methods - language focus - explore character presentations - write persuasively - develop skills for new specification language paper - use mark schemes

5 lessons that support the teaching of act 2 of the Stone Cold play script. Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources provide opportunities for: - imaginative writing - Speaking and listening - comparing the novel and play - reading the play and novel - analysing the writer's use of language - comprehension

Fully differentiated lessons to support the teaching of 'Catrin.' 2 lessons that include pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover: - context of the poem - language analysis - form and structure exploration Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability

2 differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of chapter 8 of Animal Farm for the new linear specification (9-1) Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources are planned around the new specification and provide opportunities to: - analyse writer's methods - explore character presentations - write imaginatively in role of a character on the farm - practice extract to whole - discuss interpretations - Use the language paper mark scheme to structure an effective piece of writing - Write persuasively using the 6 part structure

Fully differentiated lessons to support the teaching of 'The Emigree' by Carol Rumens. 3 lessons that include pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover: - context of the poem - language analysis - form and structure exploration Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability

Fully differentiated lessons to support the teaching of 'Half Caste' by John Agard. 2 lessons that include pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover: - context of the poem - language analysis - form and structure exploration Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability

With very few sample assessment materials provided by the exam boards I have created my own. They have been made to look exactly like the assessments that students will sit n the real 9-1 examinations and are phrased in the same ways too. This paper uses an extract from act 2 scene 2. The student responses can then be marked using the relevant mark scheme for Shakespeare. Assessment requires extract analysis and then question b is based on the play as a whole.

Resource to allow students to get to grips with Shakespeare's insults. An insult dictionary is also included to allow students to create their own Shakespearian insults.

Resources to support the teaching of slang and dialect poetry using Half Caste and This is thi six oclock news Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Opportunity for students to: - explore the form - explore language - explore effects created - create their own slang and dialect poetry

Resources to support the introduction of poetic techniques Students will gain an understanding of a wide variety of poetic terms, study examples and create their own Students will analyse the use of personification The lessons culminates in students applying poetic techniques to their writing.

Fully differentiated lessons to support the teaching of 'Charge of the light brigade' by Alfred Lord Tennyson. 3 lessons that include pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover: - context of the poem - language analysis - form and structure exploration - interleaved content - obedience in the poem and in Romeo & Juliet and An Inspector Calls - imaginative writing and upgrading sentences Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability

Two fully differentiated (by colour) lessons that cover chapter 6 of Jekyll and Hyde and meet the requirements of the new GCSE 9-1 specification. All lessons are fully differentiated by colour Purple = lower ability Blue = middle ability Yellow = higher ability Red = most able Interleaving: secrecy and entrapment in the novella and in other texts

Fully differentiated lessons to support the teaching of 'Bayonet Charge' by Ted Hughes. 2 lessons that include pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover: - context of the poem - language analysis - form and structure exploration Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability

Fully differentiated lessons to support the teaching of 'Remains' by Simon Armitage 3 lessons that include pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover: - context of the poem - language analysis - form and structure exploration Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability

Each question on paper 2 annotated to guide students through what to do on each question. Useful for exam revision or to use when guiding students through a walking-talking mock. Annotations include: - planning tips - suggested timings - How to structure the response - using the bullet points SAMS2 is the paper I have used for this - the paper that uses the Glastonbury and Greenwich far sources.

Fully differentiated lessons to support the teaching of 'War photographer' by Carol Ann Duffy. 3 lessons that include pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover: - context of the poem - language analysis - form and structure exploration Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability

Resource to support students in the analysis of poetry The resource uses 'Blessing' as the example poem and students will work independently and in groups to analyse the poem in the following ways: - what it is about - what is repeated - tone - words used - alliteration - imagery - rhyme and rhythm - structure Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher