A lesson that teaches students how to evaluate for question 4 on the new English Language Paper 1 (AQA 2017) exam. The lesson looks at an extract from Jaws and gets students to think about how the writer achieves effects in relation to the statement and how effective they are.
A lesson analysing structural features in the opening of 1984. Lesson includes the extract, sentence starters, model paragraph and pupil speak mark scheme. It works well if students are in groups or if teacher led for the annotating part and then students complete the question independently.
Lessons for preparing students for the Spoken Language Endorsement for the AQA exam. Lessons and resources include guidance on how the spoken language can be taught alongside Paper 2 section B writing from a viewpoint. Pupil speak mark scheme s for the spoken language and AO5 and AO6 included. Lessons on identifying the GAP, identifying effective speeches and arguments. lessons also include the rhetoric of persuasion and guidance on the spoken language.
A lesson that looks at how to answer Q3 on Paper 1 English Language new specification. It includes an extract to look at, a list of structural features and guided questions that students can use to help them when answering the question.
A lesson that looks at how to address the comparison question on Paper 2 Question 4. I have included the AQA text that is actually used with the Year 7 texts; however, it is suitable for KS4 to practise the skills.
A lesson on the new specification 2017 AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 2. The lesson looks at an extract and how answer the question, exploding quotations and including a model answer.
A lesson looking at how to answer a question in the exam. I have included quite a long extract and focused on the theme of guilt, but the extract can be changed. The lesson is more of a revision lesson and encourages students to work together to construct a response to the question.
Lesson on analysing the role of the narrator in the play. Lesson includes model paragraph, quote grid for lower ability and the new literature 1-6 marking grid in pupil speak. A range of activities are included and the lesson could cover two lessons.
A series of lessons that looks at each stave and key points. Lessons include focus on language and structural features, model answers and includes pupil speak literature marking grid for 2017 exams onward (AQA). 11 lessons included.
Lesson on Language and Class. Lesson focuses on how language is used to present character. It includes several activities and links to YouTube clips, enabling students to identify language features.
The attached mnemonic helps students focus on the question and remember that the writer constructed the text and to include the methods and writer's intentions. This has really helped my Year 11 groups focus on the question. I get them to write it on exam questions and use it as a plan.
A number of lessons I created for a war poetry scheme of work, including film, comparison assessment and differentiated resources. Suitable for KS3 and some resources can be adapted and used for the comparative literature essay at KS4.
A number of lessons that looks at Question 1-4 on the new AQA 2017 English Language Paper 1 section A, using the opening of chapter 5 of Frankenstein as a stimulus
Five lessons attached on how to create a descriptive piece of writing, practising the skills and providing students the opportunity to improve their work.
<p>A lesson on English Language Paper 1, Question 5, that looks at using Greek gods as extended metaphors in a description. It gets students to ‘think outside of the box’ and look beyond the literal when writing to describe. It also includes a help sheet with sentences starters and vocabulary for LA students.</p>