<p>Ideal for both KS3 and KS4 students, this fully resourced and differentiated lessons looks at the way Dickens presents Scrooge as an outsider and supports students in writing notes on the whole novella around a central theme. A great lesson for Y7 right the way through to Y11 and easily adaptable. Recently revamped and includes both models and scaffolds for writing analytical paragraphs around A Christmas Carol.</p>

<p>A great learning mat with a step by step guide for writing an effective paragraph that can apply to most Language style questions and Literature exam questions.<br /> This learning mat breaks down each component of the paragraph and offers a variety of sentence openers and academic language that students can use.</p> <p>A brilliant resource for differentiation of to give to students as a self-help sheet. I have these out on the tables almost every lesson!</p> <p>Review and follow :-)</p>

<p>Document to help students with the structure and the language.<br /> First page focuses on what needs to be there (in terms of the structure), and the second one focuses on the language with very simple questions (match up and fill in the gaps).</p>

<p>‘An Inspector Calls’ lesson on how to structure an essay. 37 slides and works out to about three lessons. Quiz is also embedded into lesson as well as a film break.</p> <p>This resource breaks down the process of writing an essay, focusing on character analysis. It shows students how to reach the success criteria with PETAL examples.</p> <p>This lesson is very detailed and can be tailored to suit a range if abilities. It is broken down into</p> <p>DO NOW<br /> STARTER<br /> I DO<br /> WE DO<br /> YOU DO</p> <p>This ensures a that lessons follow a ’ gradual release of responsibility approach’, scaffholding students before they embark on independent tasks.</p> <p>Enjoy !</p>

<p>CPD I delivered to develop academic essay writing at GCSE style, covering an umbrella plan, a thesis introduction and paragraph structuring.</p> <p>Has typed examples linked to Macbeth but can be applied to any text.</p> <p>It also introduces the writing formula I use with both my high and low ability Year 11s.</p> <p>I hope it can help!<br /> If you have questions, please let me know.</p>

Useful guideline to A level Coursework with useful Vocabulary, Expressions and a suggested structure for Writing Skills. Good for Writing about Opinions and developing Arguments. Useful for Exams skills and Revision.

A comprehensive guide to essay writing. The toolkit contains over 50 activities to help students improve their essays, as well as a wealth of other information, ideas and links. All aspects of essay writing are covered and the material is suitable for use across Key Stages 3,4 and 5.

<p>A power point on how to write an effective thesis or introduction, broken down into 3 easy steps.</p> <p>Includes:</p> <ul> <li>what examiners say about the importance of a thesis</li> <li>an easy 3-step guide to writing an effective thesis or introduction to a Literature essay</li> <li>examples from An Inspector Calls and Macbeth.</li> </ul>

Handy resources that include clear instructions for how students should shape and structure their paragraphs when writing an A-Level essay to ensure that they meet all of the AO criteria.

<p>These documents are designed to help A level students structure and write their essays (specifically designed for Part B AQA)</p> <ul> <li>RS A Level Essay Structure- a help sheet that explains clearly how students should structure their essay.</li> <li>RS Essay writing Frame- students can use the writing frame to write out or plan their essay</li> </ul>

<p>Develop your KS3 and KS4 students’ formal writing skills with our ‘toolkit’ of creative classroom activities, genuine student exemplar essays and exclusive teaching resources.</p> <p>This pack features activities to help students write well-planned, well-structured and sophisticated essays in readiness for GCSE English Literature and for the longer essay-style questions in GCSE English Language.</p> <p>Essential for teaching all aspects of essay writing for your class novel, play text or reading unit.</p> <p><strong>What’s included?</strong></p> <ul> <li>sections include: getting students started, planning and structuring essays, introductions and conclusions, using quotations, inference and deduction, formal essay vocabulary and drafting and redrafting</li> <li>real student essays from year 9 students in a range of comprehensive schools.</li> </ul> <p><strong>What’s inside?<br /> Introduction (pages 3-5)<br /> Getting students started (pages 6-15)</strong><br /> <strong>Planning and structuring essays (pages 16-25)</strong><br /> <strong>Introductions and conclusions (pages 26-34)</strong><br /> <strong>Using quotations (pages 35-48)</strong><br /> <strong>Inference and deduction (pages 49-60)</strong><br /> <strong>Formal essay vocabulary (pages 61-67)</strong><br /> <strong>Drafting and redrafting (pages 68-75)</strong></p>

A step by step guide to effective essay writing. Uses practical examples as well as providing students with activities to practice essay writing skills. Ideal resource for A/AS level students. Will benefit any subjects requiring answers which require logical structure and argument.

<p><strong>12 SAMPLE ESSAY QUESTIONS FOR GCSE MUSIC</strong></p> <p>To support students with their long answer questions in the GCSE Music exam, here are 12 Practice Questions.</p> <p>The PPT is self-contained, and can be sent to students who are revising, or working remotely.</p> <p>All four Areas of Study from the Eduqas specification are covered, three times - 12 Questions in total - with a wide variety of music, and mood/emotions for students to link them to.</p> <ul> <li>Q1–4: four 4-mark essays, to be used to get students’ brains warmed up!</li> <li>Q5–8: four 8-mark essays, to be used when they’re nearly ready for the full answer.</li> <li>Q9–12: four 10-mark essays, to be used to practise for the real exam.</li> </ul> <p>The questions include music from the likes of Michael Giacchino, Led Zeppelin, Dusty Springfield, Britten and Sondheim.</p> <p>The bundle includes:</p> <ul> <li>22-slide PowerPoint, with all 12 questions written out, plus reflections on all previous exam essay questions from 2018–2023.</li> <li>PDF of Questions and Mark Scheme together</li> <li>PDF of the Questions (each one being two sheets of A4, perfect for printing on double-sided A3 sheets)</li> <li>PDF of the full and detailed Mark Scheme</li> <li>Access to free audio</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NPTJ">Please have a look at my other GCSE Music resources. </a></p> <p>Thank you!</p>

<p>Writing frames and essay plans designed to help lower ability GCSE students write about the whole of the text not just the given extract.</p> <p>There are 7 writing frames in total using two different styles. Some with an introduction and conclusion and some without.</p> <p>For each question I have identified 5 points with 5 quotations. Students must then develop each point by adding language analysis, inferences zoom in to language and zoom out to context.</p> <p>2023 update: Extra 4 essay plans added.</p> <p>Also includes some advice on thesis statements with an easy to follow 3 sentence formula.</p> <p>Also includes advice on how to create a thesis-style introduction.<br /> ‘A thesis-style introduction that demonstrates your understanding of the question can be a really helpful way of starting your answer. It shows that you are ‘in charge’ of your essay and that you know what you think. It can provide a strong foundation for the rest of the essay. Keep referring back to the introduction to create a coherent response.’ AQA examiner’s report 2022</p> <p>Creating a thesis-style introduction is a challenge for many students but is essential in helping students to reach levels 4-6 in the mark scheme. I have produced a simple 3 point structure to help students quickly generate a thesis statement in timed exam conditions. There is an example of the 3 point structure being used and then students attempt to imitate the structure for 4 other exam-style questions.</p>

<p>Teaching ANALYSIS and Evaluation in business context using boston matrix example</p>

<p>A level essays can be hard !!</p> <p>Essay writing presentation is equipped many activities to help A-level students in biology start writing essays. This lesson focuses on the “importance… style of essay questions” Includes various activities for students to complete to help in writing a synoptic essay. Focuses on the PEEL paragraph structure and also includes an essay question for students practice essay writing</p>

<p>A simple visual guide to adding details to your student essays. Designed for lower ability or SEN to explain the ideas to add to their paragraphs but could be used for challenge with KS3 or as a challenging/ model paragraph/ guide to use.</p>

<p>The academic jump between GCSE and A level is significant. Often there isn’t a transition program or materials in place, and some students struggle. I have created an ever-growing set of materials to compensate for this skill’s gap and students have found these materials incredibly helpful.</p> <p>I have used these materials after students have completed their GCSEs and indicated that they are planning to move onto ‘A’ level, as homework assignments and even as tools of revision. All have worked well for the students.</p> <p>This power point lesson focuses on the skills required to write a basic ‘A’ level essay. Through a series of structured exercises: the students learn how to create structured paragraphs, seek simple ways to write an introduction, and think carefully on how dynamic their conclusions should read. This is a complete resource. Enjoy.</p>

<p>This include a breakdown of how to approach the questions for AIC. It includes highlight key things in the question, how to plan and what to include in an answer. It also includes a model paragraph and help sheet for students.</p>

<p>A two-page guide to writing a discursive essay. The topics covered are:</p> <ol> <li>The purpose and content of the introduction</li> <li>The role of topic sentences</li> <li>Different forms of evidence</li> <li>Concluding sentences</li> <li>The use of counterargument</li> <li>The content and purpose of the conclusion</li> </ol> <p>This revision sheet is suitable for upper-ability learners at GCSE.</p>

<p>A two-page help sheet for A level students needing to write essays for their exams.</p> <p>Focuses on the development of the structure of the essays and contains:</p> <ul> <li>Sentence starters for introductions, plus key words</li> <li>Sentence starters for main paragraphs, plus key words</li> <li>Sentence starters for the conclusion, plus key words</li> <li>Advice on verbal constructions (based on mistakes I have seen in students’ essays)</li> <li>Key vocab</li> </ul>