Level 6 exemplar response for AQA Literature Paper 2 considering how mothers are presented in the play (grade 8/9 overall)

An exemplar response for AQA P2 Q5. ‘Gender inequality is everyone’s problem’. Write a letter to the Government arguing for or against this statement. Used for higher ability students to help them reach 7-9.

A grade 8/9 descriptive writing response to an image. Uses highly ambitious vocabulary, sentence structure and punctuation. Uses a wide range of complex linguistic features successfully. Description of an image of a car graveyard (image attached to response)

A set of structure strips/ bookmarks to help lower ability students in structuring their narratives for Q5. Uses the 5 s’s (setting, show character, senses, show off, sentences) to aid students in producing a 5 paragraph narrative. Can be stuck in books and written alongside of, or laminated and kept in books.

A vocabulary sheet for improving non-fiction writing. Contains connectives, modal and imperative verbs, words and idioms to express a range of feelings, and intensifiers.

A comparison essay comparing ‘Remains’ and ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ and how both poets present the effect of conflict. Meets all AOs for the Literature mark scheme. Roughly grade 7+ comparison.

27 lesson Oliver Twist SOW covering the whole novel. Incorporates a combination of Reading and Writing Learning Objectives. Non-fiction sources provided to study alongside reading of novel. Chapter summary sheet provided. Victorian poverty resources included- I printed these on coloured paper, laminated them and kept on 'enable table' throughout this unit for pupils to refer to for context.

A two-sided revision sheet for students to use prior to their mock/ summer exam for AQA Literature Paper 1. This sheet is focused on A Christmas Carol and Macbeth. Includes example thesis statements, key quotations and context, and four practice questions for each text.

27 fully resourced lessons for teaching Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. All lessons ready to teach immediately. Covers a range of Learning Objectives for both Reading and Writing. Lots of context embedded within the lessons and uses plenty of non-fiction to engage students with the novel. Lessons follow text in chronological order and allows them to experience the whole text, but due to time frame some chapter summaries are used throughout.

An exemplar Grade 8 response for AQA Paper 1 Q5 using cyclical structure. Written in response to an image of a train platform. This is my own interpretation of the level 4 mark scheme and how I believe that a student can achieve the higher marks on this question. Please note that this is my own writing and is for use in the classroom. It should not be shared or published online without permission.

Two AQA paper 1 Q4 practices One based on ‘Go Set a Watchman’ and the other based on the new Bond novel, ‘Carte Blanche’.

Colour coded structure strips designed to help students when first learning how to structure GCSE poetry comparison essays. Easily printed, cut up and laminated to be used again and again.

Full 42 lesson SOW Reading and Writing objectives Several lesson options for each LO. Non fiction texts and video resources included

A non fiction task 13 page booklet using 3 war and conflict themed extracts: Statement against war by Siegfried Sassoon Happy to see a heater: at Al Jaleel camp, Syria by Amy Christian ‘The British Army is your Army’ From the British Army website. Contains comprehension and analysis questions for each extract. Provides ‘I do’ model for each extract and room for ‘We do’ and ‘You do’. Ideal for use alongside war/conflict themed novel or poetry study or for use as a cover work booklet.

A grade 9 narrative writing example following use of a sea image prompt.

A homework task using the AQA Paper 1 Q5 from November 2018. Describe a time 200 years in the future. Includes a grade 9 example for students to use as a guide.

A PowerPoint to use with Y11 as revision for Literature Paper 1, ACC and Macbeth. Contains key questions for both exams and speed planning templates. Can be completed together with classes which need more support, or as independent revision tasks with those that are more able.

An extract from 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell and an accompanying Language Paper 1 Q4.