I put together this A3 sheet to help my students plan and write question five of paper 2 Writer’s viewpoints and Perspectives. I have tried to break it down to make planning easy, and included a punctuation task to help improve in this area. If you liked this resources, then please check out my shop for more.

This is a fully differentiated lesson on helping students to understand colloquial phrases and the different dialects of the British language. The lesson has been planned with the new functional skills reform in mind and is a short sample of the kind of activities I use in my other lessons. Each of my lessons have been tried and tested, with more resources added on a weekly basis.

This is a resource created for learners studying the English functional skills qualification. The resource looks at some of the issues facing people during lock-down and allows learners to assess their reading and writing skills. If you liked this resource then please check out my shop which is updated each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the poem Medusa for the AQA poetry anthology. This is lesson one of two looking at the contextual factors surrounding the poem and looks at how the poet has used language, structure, and form. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at key quotations and themes within the novel, The Lord of the Flies. The lesson looks through some of the key quotations and helps learners to understand how to approach an exam-style question. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our bundle on the same novel. Additionally, if you’d like more free lessons and resources, please check out our YouTube Channel for a wide range of topics for GCSE and Functional Skills English. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6RbcdJ7t7F2EfxutCy4bg

This is the sixth lesson in a sixteen-week series looking at Level One and Two of Functional Skills English. The lesson goes through some of the key skills needed to help plan and prepare for both the individual presentation and the group discussion. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is the seventh lesson in a sixteen-week course looking at level one and level two for Functional Skills English. The lesson goes through some key details on the individual presentation including some tips to help impress the examiner and some ideas to help choose the focus of learner’s presentations. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This lesson has been designed using both Maths and English skills to help learners understand mobile phone contracts. The lesson helps learners to understand how to apply English and Maths to everyday situations and understand the value of the key subjects. The lesson has been fully differentiated as has been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson focusing on question four for paper one of the AQA exam paper: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing. The lesson uses the text, The Tiredness of Rosabel to focus on how the writer has used language and structure to create a sense of sympathy for the character. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week. Additionally, free video lessons can be found on our YouTube channel: Write-On-Resources.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the importance of the setting in the novel Great Expectations. The lesson looks at a key extract within the novel and helps learners to evaluate the location in which the novel was set. The lesson includes many opportunities for AFL and also has a model response to an exam-style question. This lesson may be taught either remotely or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the character of Bentley Drummle in the novel Great Expectations. The lesson looks at a key extract within the novel and helps learners to evaluate the perception of the character. The lesson includes many opportunities for AFL and also has a model response to an exam-style question. This lesson may be taught either remotely or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at question four for the English language paper one explorations in creative reading and writing. The lesson helps learners understand how to approach the question and how to answer it effectively. The other half of the lesson focuses on creative writing and includes a model response. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own students and has been designed for both online and face-to-face delivery. If you liked this resource, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at paper one explorations in creative reading and writing. The lesson largely focuses on helping learners understand how to respond to Q2 and includes a model response. Additionally, the lesson has a creative writing challenge as well as a teacher example to help learners improve their response to question five. The lesson has been designed to be taught either online or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own learners. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at developing and improving creative writing for the English language paper one exam. The lesson looks at a key extract from the book, “Boy” by Roald Dahl and helps learners to analyse the extract in relation to question two. The lesson also includes helpful advice on how to develop their creative writing and to embed key language techniques. There is a 200-word writing challenge that also has a model response to help learners get started. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at improving learners’ ability at creative writing using the theme of stealing as a stimulus. The lesson helps learners understand the importance of structure in creative writing and how to use this in their writing. The lesson uses a matching up activity and a model response to help learners understand how important structure is. Additionally, the lesson helps to consolidate their understanding of advanced punctuation. This lesson works well as a standalone lesson for creative writing or in teaching English language paper one. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the character of Pumblechook in the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. The lesson looks at key character information as well as quotations to help learners plan and write an exam response. This lesson can be taught both remotely or face-to-face. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own learners; if you liked this lesson then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the theme of pride and Revenge in the novel, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. The lesson looks at the characters like Magwitch and Compeyson and their relevance to the story. Additionally, the lesson progresses to focus on the development of the relationship between Pip and Magwitch. The lesson includes many opportunities for AFL and may be taught both remotely or face-to-face. All of my lessons have been tried and tested; if you liked this lesson then please check out the bundle for more.