<p>This 100 page Word document resource is aimed at pupils following Edexcel International GCSE English Language specification A. It focuses on preparation for question 4 of the Paper 1 examination on the ten non-fiction Anthology texts: The Danger of a Single Story; A Passage to Africa; The Explorer’s Daughter; Explorers or Boys Messing About; Between a Rock and a Hard Place; Young and Dyslexic; A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat; Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan; H is for Hawk; Chinese Cinderella.</p> <p>FOR A DETAILED PREVIEW, SEE THE FREE RESOURCE ‘THE DANGER OF A SINGLE STORY: WORKBOOK WITH ANSWERS’ WHICH IS THE FIRST CHAPTER OF THIS BOOKLET</p> <p>The booklet can be used as a basis for teacher-led lessons, as a revision pack, or as self-study materials for pupils who have missed the teaching of the Anthology due to absence or starting courses late.</p> <p>The study of each anthology text is divided into the following sections:</p> <ol> <li>Background and context: Brief details about the writer and the topic of the extract</li> <li>Summary of the text: Summary of the main issues covered in the extract</li> <li>Get started: Pre-reading activity to lead pupils into the text</li> <li>Read the text: Instruction to read the whole text in the Anthology before starting the activities</li> <li>Key vocabulary: List of vocabulary to aid understanding of the text</li> <li>Analyse the language and structure of the text: Questions and activities to encourage analysis</li> <li>Consolidate your understanding: Activity to highlight key points about language or structure</li> <li>Answer a practice examination question: An exam-style question 4 with ten sentence starters</li> </ol> <p>Detailed suggested answers are given for sections 1-7 plus a simplified mark scheme for pupils to self-assess their Section 8 practice essays if working independently.</p> <p>A glossary of ‘Language Features: Technical Terms’ is included at the end of the booklet and words in the booklet marked * are explained in this list with examples from the Anthology extracts.</p> <p>The non-fiction extracts are NOT included in this booklet. Pupils should have their own copies of the EdExcel IGCSE English Anthology which is issued by the examination board.</p>

<p>A blank chart for pupils to complete after studying the poems** If** and** Poem at Thirty-Nine** from the <strong>Edexcel IGCSE Poetry Anthology for English Literature</strong>. Good preparation for tackling a comparative essay.</p> <p>The eight questions to compare the poems are:</p> <ol> <li>What is happening in the poem?</li> <li>How would you describe the tone of the poem?</li> <li>How much wealth and power do you think the father has in society?</li> <li>What impression is conveyed of the father’s personality and his approach to being a parent?</li> <li>What is the relationship between father and child and how is this conveyed?</li> <li>What evidence is there of the influence of the father on the child?</li> <li>What comparisons can you make between the endings of the two poems?</li> <li>What comparisons can you make between the language, form and structure of the two poems?</li> </ol> <p>This is a Word document of 5 pages. The preview shows the start of the Teacher’s Notes - blank chart for pupils is on pages 4-5.</p>

<p>This Word document contains 12 questions on Tony Harrison’s poem<br /> <strong>The Bright Lights of Sarajevo</strong> plus 3 pages of detailed suggested answers to analyse the poem’s content and style.</p> <p>It was written for pupils preparing for <em>Edexcel IGCSE English Language Paper 2 Poetry and Prose</em> but could be used with any class studying the poem.<br /> Questions could be given to pupils to discuss in pairs or groups or used as a basis for a teacher-led lesson.</p> <p>For a more detailed preview, see the FREE resource <em>Still I Rise, Maya Angelou: 14 questions with answers</em> which follows the same format.</p>

<p>This Word document contains 10 questions on Kate Chopin’s <strong>The Story of an Hour</strong> which appears in the Edexcel anthology for IGCSE English.</p> <p>It was written for pupils preparing for <em>Edexcel IGCSE English Language Paper 2, Poetry and Prose</em> but could be used with any class studying the story.</p> <p>Questions could be given to pupils to discuss in pairs or groups or used as a basis for a teacher-led lesson.</p> <p>3 pages of Teacher’s Notes with suggested answers are included.</p>

<p>Edexcel IGCSE English Language Paper 1, question 4.<br /> Analysis of language in a non-fiction text from the Edexcel Anthology:<br /> <em>Young and Dyslexic? You’ve Got it Going On</em> by Benjamin Zephaniah<br /> This workbook leads pupils to understand and analyse the use of language in the text in preparation for question 4 of Paper 1. The workbook can be used as a basis for teacher-led lessons, as a revision tool, or as a self-study booklet for pupils who have missed lessons on the text through absence or a late start to the course.<br /> This 12 page Word document resource contains the following sections:</p> <ol> <li>Background and Context: information on author and genre of the writing</li> <li>Summary of the text: an outline of the main content of the text</li> <li>Get Started: a brief pre-reading activity</li> <li>Read the text: instructions for pupils studying independently</li> <li>Understand key vocabulary: glossary, particularly for EAL pupils</li> <li>Analyse the language and structure of the text: questions on language/ meaning</li> <li>Consolidate your understanding: activity on language/ structure</li> <li>Answer a practice exam question: title with ten sentence starters provided</li> <li>Suggested answers: detailed answers for sections 1-7</li> <li>Simplifed mark scheme for pupils working independently to self-assess their response to section 8<br /> For a more detailed preview of this resource, see the FREE resource on The Danger of a Single Story which is in identical format.</li> </ol>

<p>A chart for pupils to complete after studying the poems** Hide and Seek** and <strong>Half Past Two</strong> from the <strong>Edexcel IGCSE Poetry Anthology for English Literature</strong>. Good preparation for tackling a comparative essay.</p> <p>The twelve questions to compare the poems are:</p> <ol> <li>What does the poem describe and how far can the reader relate to the topic?</li> <li>Where is the boy and what is he doing?</li> <li>How is the boy feeling in lines 1-9?</li> <li>How does each poet use language to convey the boy’s feelings in lines 1-9?</li> <li>How does each poet use references to the senses to convey atmosphere?</li> <li>How does each poet convey the boy’s innocence?</li> <li>How is the boy feeling in the middle of the poem?</li> <li>How does the tone of the poem change towards the end?</li> <li>What happens to the boy at the end of the poem?</li> <li>Do you see the final three lines of the poem as positive or negative?</li> <li>Does the ending of the poem make you reconsider the meaning of the poem as a whole?</li> <li>What can you say about the form and structure of the poem?</li> </ol> <p><strong>Teacher’s notes with suggested answers provided.</strong></p>

<p>Five tasks for <strong>KS3</strong> pupils to work on Act 4, Scene 1 of <strong>Much Ado About Nothing</strong>, the wedding of Hero and Claudio. Shortened script of the main part of the scene (2 pages) provided.</p> <p>Five tasks:</p> <ol> <li>Read or act out the scene from the original text or the shortened version provided</li> <li>Match each character to their thoughts</li> <li>Role play a journalist’s interview with a wedding guest</li> <li>Consider conventions of newspaper names, headlines and structure of articles</li> <li>Write a news article about the wedding on template provided</li> </ol> <p>This is a 6 page Word document</p>

<p>This six page Word document contains 12 questions on Carol Ann Duffy’s poem, <em>Medusa</em>, from the collection <strong>The World’s Wife</strong>. The resource has been used to help students prepare for coursework in the OCR A level specification but could be useful for any A level study of the poem for examination or coursework.<br /> The questions could be used as material for discussion or as the basis for a teacher-led lesson.<br /> Detailed suggested answers to the questions are provided.</p>

<p>Edexcel IGCSE English Language Paper 1, question 4.<br /> Analysis of language in a non-fiction text from the Edexcel Anthology:<br /> H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald<br /> This workbook leads pupils to understand and analyse the use of language in the text in preparation for question 4 of Paper 1. The workbook can be used as a basis for teacher-led lessons, as a revision tool, or as a self-study booklet for pupils who have missed lessons on the text through absence or a late start to the course.<br /> This 12 page Word document resource contains the following sections:</p> <ol> <li>Background and Context: information on author and genre of the writing</li> <li>Summary of the text: an outline of the main content of the text</li> <li>Get Started: a brief pre-reading activity</li> <li>Read the text: instructions for pupils studying independently</li> <li>Understand key vocabulary: glossary, particularly for EAL pupils</li> <li>Analyse the language and structure of the text: questions on language/ meaning</li> <li>Consolidate your understanding: activity on language/ structure</li> <li>Answer a practice exam question: title with ten sentence starters provided</li> <li>Suggested answers: detailed answers for sections 1-7</li> <li>Simplified mark scheme for pupils working independently to self-assess their response to section 8<br /> For a more detailed preview of this resource, see the FREE resource on The Danger of a Single Story which is in identical format.</li> </ol>

<p>Edexcel IGCSE English Language Paper 1, question 4.<br /> Analysis of language in a non-fiction text from the Edexcel Anthology:<br /> <em>A Passage to Africa</em> by George Alagiah.<br /> This workbook leads pupils to understand and analyse the use of language in the text in preparation for question 4 of Paper 1. The workbook can be used as a basis for teacher-led lessons, as a revision tool, or as a self-study booklet for pupils who have missed lessons on the text through absence or a late start to the course.<br /> This 12 page Word document resource contains the following sections:</p> <ol> <li>Background and Context: information on author and genre of the writing</li> <li>Summary of the text: an outline of the main content of the text</li> <li>Get Started: a brief pre-reading activity</li> <li>Read the text: instructions for pupils studying independently</li> <li>Understand key vocabulary: glossary, particularly for EAL pupils</li> <li>Analyse the language and structure of the text: questions on language/ meaning</li> <li>Consolidate your understanding: activity on language/ structure</li> <li>Answer a practice exam question: title with ten sentence starters provided</li> <li>Suggested answers: detailed answers for sections 1-7</li> <li>Simplifed mark scheme for pupils working independently to self-assess their response to section 8<br /> For a more detailed preview of this resource, see the FREE resource on The Danger of a Single Story which is in identical format.</li> </ol>

<p>This six page Word document contains 12 questions on Carol Ann Duffy’s poem, <em>Penelope</em>, from the collection <strong>The World’s Wife</strong>. The resource has been used to help students prepare for coursework in the OCR A level specification but could be useful for any A level study of the poem for examination or coursework.<br /> The questions could be used as material for discussion or as the basis for a teacher-led lesson.<br /> Detailed suggested answers to the questions are provided.</p>

<p>Edexcel IGCSE English Language Paper 1, question 4.<br /> Analysis of language in a non-fiction text from the Edexcel Anthology:<br /> Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah<br /> This workbook leads pupils to understand and analyse the use of language in the text in preparation for question 4 of Paper 1. The workbook can be used as a basis for teacher-led lessons, as a revision tool, or as a self-study booklet for pupils who have missed lessons on the text through absence or a late start to the course.<br /> This 12 page Word document resource contains the following sections:</p> <ol> <li>Background and Context: information on author and genre of the writing</li> <li>Summary of the text: an outline of the main content of the text</li> <li>Get Started: a brief pre-reading activity</li> <li>Read the text: instructions for pupils studying independently</li> <li>Understand key vocabulary: glossary, particularly for EAL pupils</li> <li>Analyse the language and structure of the text: questions on language/ meaning</li> <li>Consolidate your understanding: activity on language/ structure</li> <li>Answer a practice exam question: title with ten sentence starters provided</li> <li>Suggested answers: detailed answers for sections 1-7</li> <li>Simplified mark scheme for pupils working independently to self-assess their response to section 8<br /> For a more detailed preview of this resource, see the FREE resource on The Danger of a Single Story which is in identical format.</li> </ol>

<p>Lesson activities on Chapter 8 of <strong>The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas</strong></p> <p>Close Reading Exercise 1: Statements about Grandmother to assess as True or False<br /> Close Reading Exercise 2: A chart to compare the reactions of Bruno, his mother and his grandfather to Bruno’s father’s promotion</p> <p>Group or Paired Discussion: Analyse what Grandmother says about Bruno’s father at the Christmas party</p> <p>Writing Task: Write the letter from Bruno to Grandmother with writing frame provided</p> <p>Extension Task: Write Grandmother’s reply</p> <p>Teacher’s notes provided with answers to Exercises 1-3</p> <p>A 6-page Word document</p>

<p>Edexcel IGCSE English Language Paper 1, question 4.<br /> Analysis of language in a non-fiction text from the Edexcel Anthology:<br /> <em>The Explorer’s Daughter</em> by Kari Herbert<br /> This workbook leads pupils to understand and analyse the use of language in the text in preparation for question 4 of Paper 1. The workbook can be used as a basis for teacher-led lessons, as a revision tool, or as a self-study booklet for pupils who have missed lessons on the text through absence or a late start to the course.<br /> This 12 page Word document resource contains the following sections:</p> <ol> <li>Background and Context: information on author and genre of the writing</li> <li>Summary of the text: an outline of the main content of the text</li> <li>Get Started: a brief pre-reading activity</li> <li>Read the text: instructions for pupils studying independently</li> <li>Understand key vocabulary: glossary, particularly for EAL pupils</li> <li>Analyse the language and structure of the text: questions on language/ meaning</li> <li>Consolidate your understanding: activity on language/ structure</li> <li>Answer a practice exam question: title with ten sentence starters provided</li> <li>Suggested answers: detailed answers for sections 1-7</li> <li>Simplifed mark scheme for pupils working independently to self-assess their response to section 8<br /> For a more detailed preview of this resource, see the FREE resource on<br /> The Danger of a Single Story which is in identical format.</li> </ol>

<p>Edexcel IGCSE English Language Paper 1, question 4.<br /> Analysis of language in a non-fiction text from the Edexcel Anthology:<br /> <em>Between a Rock and a Hard Place</em> by Aron Ralston<br /> This workbook leads pupils to understand and analyse the use of language in the text in preparation for question 4 of Paper 1. The workbook can be used as a basis for teacher-led lessons, as a revision tool, or as a self-study booklet for pupils who have missed lessons on the text through absence or a late start to the course.<br /> This 12 page Word document resource contains the following sections:</p> <ol> <li>Background and Context: information on author and genre of the writing</li> <li>Summary of the text: an outline of the main content of the text</li> <li>Get Started: a brief pre-reading activity</li> <li>Read the text: instructions for pupils studying independently</li> <li>Understand key vocabulary: glossary, particularly for EAL pupils</li> <li>Analyse the language and structure of the text: questions on language/ meaning</li> <li>Consolidate your understanding: activity on language/ structure</li> <li>Answer a practice exam question: title with ten sentence starters provided</li> <li>Suggested answers: detailed answers for sections 1-7</li> <li>Simplifed mark scheme for pupils working independently to self-assess their response to section 8<br /> For a more detailed preview of this resource, see the FREE resource on The Danger of a Single Story which is in identical format.</li> </ol>

<p>Edexcel IGCSE English Language Paper 1, question 4.<br /> Analysis of language in a non-fiction text from the Edexcel Anthology:<br /> Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan by Jamie Zappa<br /> This workbook leads pupils to understand and analyse the use of language in the text in preparation for question 4 of Paper 1. The workbook can be used as a basis for teacher-led lessons, as a revision tool, or as a self-study booklet for pupils who have missed lessons on the text through absence or a late start to the course.<br /> This 12 page Word document resource contains the following sections:</p> <ol> <li>Background and Context: information on author and genre of the writing</li> <li>Summary of the text: an outline of the main content of the text</li> <li>Get Started: a brief pre-reading activity</li> <li>Read the text: instructions for pupils studying independently</li> <li>Understand key vocabulary: glossary, particularly for EAL pupils</li> <li>Analyse the language and structure of the text: questions on language/ meaning</li> <li>Consolidate your understanding: activity on language/ structure</li> <li>Answer a practice exam question: title with ten sentence starters provided</li> <li>Suggested answers: detailed answers for sections 1-7</li> <li>Simplified mark scheme for pupils working independently to self-assess their response to section 8<br /> For a more detailed preview of this resource, see the FREE resource on The Danger of a Single Story which is in identical format.</li> </ol>

<p>This Word document prepares pupils for writing to analyse methods used in this extract from <strong>The Woman in Black</strong> which appears in the <em>Edexcel IGCSE Anthology.</em><br /> This resource was written for pupils preparing for <em>Edexcel IGCSE English Language Paper 2 Poetry and Prose</em> but could be used with any class studying <strong>The Woman in Black</strong>.<br /> Pupils are given 8 sentence starters on how Susan Hill creates tension in the extract, and they match these with 8 quotations from the text. They then continue the sentence starters to develop full paragraphs, using parts of the relevant quotations to support their point.<br /> The activity could be divided up within a class with a pupil or group producing one paragraph each.</p>

<p>Edexcel IGCSE English Language Paper 1, question 4.<br /> Analysis of language in a non-fiction text from the Edexcel Anthology:<br /> A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat by Emma Levine<br /> This workbook leads pupils to understand and analyse the use of language in the text in preparation for question 4 of Paper 1. The workbook can be used as a basis for teacher-led lessons, as a revision tool, or as a self-study booklet for pupils who have missed lessons on the text through absence or a late start to the course.<br /> This 8 page Word document resource contains the following sections:</p> <ol> <li>Background and Context: information on author and genre of the writing</li> <li>Summary of the text: an outline of the main content of the text</li> <li>Get Started: a brief pre-reading activity</li> <li>Read the text: instructions for pupils studying independently</li> <li>Understand key vocabulary: glossary, particularly for EAL pupils</li> <li>Analyse the language and structure of the text: questions on language/ meaning</li> <li>Consolidate your understanding: activity on language/ structure</li> <li>Answer a practice exam question: title with ten sentence starters provided</li> <li>Suggested answers: detailed answers for sections 1-7</li> <li>Simplified mark scheme for pupils working independently to self-assess their response to section 8<br /> For a more detailed preview of this resource, see the FREE resource on The Danger of a Single Story which is in identical format.</li> </ol>

<p>A booklet of 23 worksheets on Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation for pupils in Years 7-9. Single or double-sided worksheets on:</p> <p>Prefixes; Suffixes; Common and Proper Nouns; Collective Nouns; Abstract Nouns; Singular and Plural; Count and Non-count Nouns; Pronouns; Me, Myself, I; Adjectives; Verbs and tenses; Adverbs; Sentences and punctuation; Subject, verb, object; Commas; Colons; Semi-colons; Apostrophes: missing letters; Apostrophes: belonging; Apostrophes: practice; Speech marks; Words easily confused; Common mistakes</p> <p>Each worksheet contains a very brief explanation + three sections of activities: Get Started (the basics) , Build Your Skills (going further) and Stretch Yourself (extension). Pupils write on the worksheets. Suitable for homeworks of 20-30 minutes.<br /> A 57 page Word document with 32 pages of activities + 25 pages of full answers</p>

<p>A lesson activity to reflect on the actions of the Nurse and Friar Lawrence after reading <strong>Romeo and Juliet</strong>.</p> <p>Pupils imagine that, after the events of the play, the Nurse and the Friar are on trial, accused of being responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Five accusations are listed for each character and pupils devise responses that the Nurse and the Friar might give in their own defence.</p> <p>This activity could be developed further by the teacher into a role-play or hot-seating activity.</p> <p>This resource is a 2-page Word document.</p>

<p>These two lesson activities focus on the relationship between Beatrice and Benedick in <strong>Much Ado About Nothing</strong>, Act 1, Scene 1.</p> <p>Pupils are given seven quotations from Beatrice’s comments about Benedick and need to match these with the correct explanations.</p> <p>Then fill the gaps in a shortened version of Beatrice and Benedick’s first exchange of the play and read aloud with a partner.</p> <p>Two discussion tasks are given at the end of the worksheet for pupils to reflect on the relationship between Beatrice and Benedick in Act 1, Scene 1.</p> <p>This resource is a two-page Word document.</p>