GCSE, AQA, Paper One (Reflections in the Deep): Practice Paper, Model Answers

This comprehensive guide is designed to help GCSE students excel in both the reading and writing sections of the AQA Paper One exam.
A practice paper is provided based on a psychological story extract that focuses on the experiences of a young adult, Ewan who is struggling with his past.
It provides clear, practical strategies for approaching each type of question, with step-by-step advice and model responses tailored to exam requirements. The guide focuses on key areas such as language analysis, mood shifts, thoughts and feelings, and evaluation and has notes on how the responses meet the assessment objectives.
The unit also offers a picture prompt and a narrative writing prompts along with model responses. These can be shared with students to discuss successful features of the writing.
An additional resource is provided to explain the PEEL paragraph by using the analogy of a pizza!
This resource gives students the tools and confidence they need to succeed in both the reading comprehension and writing sections.