Unseen fiction

Unseen fiction is a step-by-step introduction to the unseen element of the GCSE English Language exam, developing students’ analytical skills and confidence.

The perfect foundation for KS4 students, this pack addresses AO1, AO2 and AO4 and will help your students develop their skills and confidence in approaching unseen fiction.

With eight detailed lesson plans for each text, the pack includes starter activities, main lesson activities, plenary ideas and extension activities, as well as worksheets and classroom resources.

Featured text extracts:
Kerfol by Edith Wharton
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
My Ántonia by Willa Cather
‘The Christmas Present’ by Richmal Crompton
Mort by Terry Pratchett
‘Printer’s Devil Court’ by Susan Hill
‘Down to a Sunless Sea’ by Neil Gaiman
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

What’s included?
Eight text extracts
Exam-style questions
Exam-style practice papers with suggested ‘answers’ for the final extract for AQA, Edexcel and WJEC Eduqas.

What’s inside?
Introduction (page 3)
Specification summaries (pages 4-6)
Top tips (pages 7-8)
Text 1: Kerfol (pages 9-17)
Resource 1 - finding information
Resource 2 - the black greyhound
Text 2: The War of the Worlds (pages 18-28)
Resource 3 - the storm
Text 3: My Ántonia (pages 29-37)
Resource 4 - guess what is being described
Resource 5 - character descriptions
Resource 6 - author’s use of language
Text 4: ‘The Christmas Present’ (pages 38-50)
Resource 7 - structural terminology
Resource 8 - the beginning
Resource 9 - developing the story
Text 5: Mort (pages 51-59)
Resource 10 - venn diagram
Resource 11 - close analysis of Mort
Text 6: ‘Printer’s Devil Court’ (pages 60-68)
Resource 12 - evaluating writing
Resource 13 - exam-style questions
Text 7: ‘Down to a Sunless Sea’ (pages 69-84)
Resource 14 - narrative voice in the story
Resource 15 - imagery
Resource 16 - planning grid
Text 8: A Thousand Splendid Suns (pages 85-107)
Resource 17 - exam style questions