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English GCSE and English KS3 resources by a lead practitioner. Everything I upload is tried and tested by both myself and my English Department. I always appreciate feedback, so please do leave a review if you get chance. Leave a review and choose any other single resource for free! Just get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk

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English GCSE and English KS3 resources by a lead practitioner. Everything I upload is tried and tested by both myself and my English Department. I always appreciate feedback, so please do leave a review if you get chance. Leave a review and choose any other single resource for free! Just get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk
A Christmas Carol
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A Christmas Carol

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A Christmas Carol - AWARD NOMINATED: EVERY LESSON for Charles Dickens' text. 20x fully differentiated and resourced lessons to prepare KS3 and KS4 students for AQA GCSE English Literature questions on Charles Dickens' classic novella. All created by a Tes Bev Evans Award nominated author 2017. Includes the following lessons: 1) Introduction to the text 2) Historical context 3) Stave one language analysis 4) Fred and Scrooge character analysis (Stave One) 5) Marley's Ghost - language analysis (Stave One) 6) Marley's message (Stave One) 7) The Ghost of Christmas Past (Stave Two) 8) Fezziwig (Stave Two) 9) Fan and Belle (Stave Two) 10) The Ghost of Christmas Present (Stave Three) 11) The Cratchits (Stave Three) 12) The Next Visits (Stave Three) 13) Stave Four - Part One 14) Tiny Tim and Scrooge - Stave Four 15) Stave Five - The End 16) SCHEME OF WORK - NEW! 17) Exam practice pack (10 questions) 18) Exam question review 19) Key quotes 20) Knowledge organiser for revision Please note: When downloading a bundle each resource must be downloaded separately. If you have any issues downloading the resources please email me at info@englishgcse.co.uk and I will help you.
AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5
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AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5

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A collection of TWENTY English Language Paper 2 Question 5 lessons (17 x1 hour and 3x 2 hour) that cover writing to argue, writing to advise, writing to persuade, letter writing and essay writing. A great collection of differentiated activities, modelled examples, scaffolded sentences and guided peer and self reflection that enables students to learn from others and improve their non-fiction writing in preparation for AQA English Language Paper 2 Section B or Question 5. The suggested order of lessons is as follows (although this is by no means obligatory): AQA Paper 2 Section B Speech Writing Speech Openers Churchill Speech Writing Lincoln Speech Writing Speech Structure Newspaper Writing Magazine Article Writing Writing to Persuade - Football Greta Thunberg Speech Writing Black History Month - Essay Writing Writing to Advise Letter Writing - Writing A Formal Letter Writing to Persuade - Letters of Complaint AQA English Language Exam Prep/Mock prep lesson Pack also contains: Assessment planning for writing to argue - could be used as a separate writing to argue lesson Assessment planning for letter writing - could be used as a separate letter writing lesson Paper 2 Question 5 revision pack Knowledge organiser for revision June 2018 AQA exam review lesson if you use this paper as a mock/prep Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package AQA English Language Paper 1 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package AQA English Language and English Literature revision package An Inspector Calls whole scheme package An Inspector Calls revision package Macbeth whole scheme package Macbeth revision package A Christmas Carol whole scheme package A Christmas Carol revision package Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package Jekyll and Hyde revision package Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package Unseen Poetry whole scheme package
Jekyll and Hyde
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Jekyll and Hyde

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20 fully differentiated lessons and revision guides to help prepare GCSE students analysing the text for new spec GCSEs. Ideal preparation for those studying The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde for AQA English Literature Paper 1. Includes Jekyll and Hyde Escape Room too. Revamped recently and all resources are now twice as detailed. Don't forget to leave a review! :)
An Inspector Calls Quotes
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An Inspector Calls Quotes

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An Inspector Calls top 10 quote posters Sheila Birling - top 10 quotations plus analysis Arthur Birling - top 10 quotes plus analysis The Inspector - top 10 quotes plus analysis Sybil Birling - top 10 quotations plus analysis Eric Birling - top 10 quotations plus analysis Gerald Croft - top 10 quotations plus analysis Great for displays, intervention, homework, home learning, tutoring, tutor time, revision and more. Please leave a review if you are able to. All artwork is copyright EnglishGCSEcouk. Leave a review and we’ll send you another single resource for free. Just email us at info@englishgcse.co.uk once you’ve left your review. FREE An Inspector Calls resources: Quote posters Scheme of work document Context resources Generation gap lesson Revision guide
Macbeth GCSE 9-1 Exam Practice / Revision
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Macbeth GCSE 9-1 Exam Practice / Revision

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Get your Macbeth students ultra-ready with this collection of Shakespeare revision materials that include: key quote packs, model answers, approaches to answering the exam question, modelled analytical paragraphs, activities on approaching AO3 (historical and social context) and more! Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package AQA English Language Paper 1 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package AQA English Language and English Literature revision package An Inspector Calls whole scheme package An Inspector Calls revision package Macbeth whole scheme package Macbeth revision package A Christmas Carol whole scheme package A Christmas Carol revision package Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package Jekyll and Hyde revision package Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package Unseen Poetry whole scheme package Or check out some Citizenship, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
AQA English Language Paper 2
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AQA English Language Paper 2

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AQA English Language Paper 2 bundle that has recently been revamped and updated. Every lesson took around 7-10 hours to make and include modelled answers, scaffolds, differentiated activities, sources, engaging activities to open up challenging Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 and Q5 (Non-fiction writing) tasks to all students. The bundle contains 20 resources that cover both Section A (Nonfiction reading) and Section B (Nonfiction writing) so you know you'll be looking at the whole exam. The lessons contained are: 1) Introduction lesson that looks at travel writing (Q1, Q2, Q4) - Armitage and Dickens 2) Lesson on Donald Trump article that covers Q1 and Q3 3) Lesson on travel writing (Rory Stewart, Dorothy Wordsworth) that covers Q1, Q2 and Q3. 4) Summary writing lesson that looks at Dickens and a Unicef speech 5) Crime and Punishment lesson on Q1 and Q2 6) Crime and Punishment lesson on Q2 7) Crime and Punishment lesson on Q3 8) Crime and Punishment lesson on Q4 9) Paper 2 walking, talking mock that uses the theme of crime and punishment 10) Section B opening and ending articles 11) Newspaper article writing / writing to explain 12) Magazine article writing / writing to argue 13) Speech writing (Winston Churchill) 14) Speech writing (Barack Obama) 15) Paper 2 exam preparation lesson 16) Paper 2 revision lesson 17) Escape room revision lesson 18) Paper 2 Section A knowledge organiser 19) Paper 2 Section A exam practice pack 20) Florence Nightingale themed Q1-Q4 lessons Bundle (20x 1hr PP, differentiated tasks throughout using new GCSE numbering system) All tasks differentiated according to new GCSE numbering system, this bundle is designed for the New Spec AQA Language Paper 2. Complete 1 hour, well differentiated lessons, with worksheets where applicable. Suitable for KS4 or adaptable for KS3 Different level tasks for MA,LA or Core Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for' Good' or above. Many more inexpensive, high quality English resources are available at my shop: Lead Practitioner's Shop
AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5
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AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5

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TWENTY fully resourced hour long lessons to prepare students for Section B or Question 5 of the AQA English Language Paper 1 exam, but easily adaptable for other specifications. The lessons provide students with modelled examples, mark scheme analysis, visual stimuli, sentence starters and differentiated activities to prepare them for writing their own pieces in exam conditions. Descriptive Writing Introduction Descriptive Writing - Zooming in Sentence Types Building Tone Using Colour Dashes, Semicolons and Colons Past and Present Tenses Language Techniques Sentence Openers Sentence Openers (Lower ability) The Middle of Narratives (Structure) Descriptive Writing Examples and Analysis Descriptive Writing Practice Improving Descriptive Writing Review Understanding Genre Understanding Character Through Description Narrative Writing - Narrators and Perspectives Endings to Narratives and Descriptions Exam Practice Pack FULL scheme of work Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package AQA English Language Paper 1 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package AQA English Language and English Literature revision package An Inspector Calls whole scheme package An Inspector Calls revision package Macbeth whole scheme package Macbeth revision package A Christmas Carol whole scheme package A Christmas Carol revision package Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package Jekyll and Hyde revision package Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package Unseen Poetry whole scheme package Or check out some Citizenship, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
AQA English Language Paper 1
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AQA English Language Paper 1

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AQA English Language Paper 1 materials. TWENTY hours worth! A collection of well differentiated lessons and revision materials to prepare GCSE students for AQA English Language Paper 1: Explorations In Creative Reading And Writing, prepared by an Outstanding-rated English specialist and Lead Practitioner. Lessons included: 1) AQA English Language Paper 1 Introduction 2) Falcons (Language and Character analysis) 3) Birdsong (Language and Character analysis) 4) Reluctant Fundamentalist (Language and Structure analysis) 5) Spies (Language and Structure analysis) 6) The White Tiger (Character evaluation) 7) Structure lesson (I'm the King of the Castle) 8) Structure (Beginnings and Endings) 9) Section A Walkthrough (Mock exam paper, indicative answers, success criteria, exam tips) 10) Full SOW document 11) Descriptive Writing Introduction 12) Descriptive Writing (Zooming In and Structure) 13) AQA English Language Paper 1 escape room 14) Analysing descriptive writing examples (Jamaica Inn and Little Dorrit) 15) Language techniques recap 16) Section B assessment planning lesson 17) Revision guide which covers both Section A and B 18) Jamaica Inn Mock Review (Based on specimen exam paper) 19) Paper 1 Section A Knowledge Organiser 20) Section A exam practice papers and answers
AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A
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AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A

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TWENTY fully differentiated lessons AND a differentiated revision guide that helps both KS3 and KS4 students prepare for the rigours of AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A. Includes opportunities for students to develop their own styles of writing as well as analysing a plethora of extracts in preparation for their terminal examination. Includes resources on: Selecting key quotes/facts Understanding sentence forms Language features Openings Register and Tone Creating Tension Structure and structural techniques Critical evaluation Analyzing Structure *Update*: Now includes a very detailed scheme of work for a six week block! Lessons: 1) Character and Structure 2) Character and Language) 3) Creating Drama and Tone 4) Structure 5) Language Analysis 6) Sentence Structures 7) 1984 (Structure) 8) 1984 (Critical Evaluation) 9) Genre 10) Symbols 11) Remarkable Creatures (Structure) 12) The Monkey's Paw (Endings) 13) Rebecca (Q1 and Q2) 14) Rebecca (Q4) 15) Rebecca (Q3 and Q4) 16) Structure and Structural Techniques 17) Mock Exam Review - Jamaica Inn 18) Paper 1 Section A Knowledge Organiser 19) Paper 1 Section A Exam Practice Pack 20) Scheme of Work All lessons were revamped, updated and expanded in the last two weeks!
Eduqas English Language Component 2
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Eduqas English Language Component 2

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Eduqas English Language Component 2 pack - includes modelled examples, differentiated activities, worksheets, annotated notes for teachers and students and more. A complete scheme of work pack for Paper 2 Section A. Includes: Introduction to Paper 2 Q1, Q2 Introduction to Paper 2 Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6 Bias and Perspectives for Q1, Q2 Exploring Q1, Q2 and summary skills (Q5) Exploring Q4, Q5, Q6 - critical evaluation skills Synthesising and summary skills Summary skills Synthesising Q2 - language and structure analysis lesson Q6 lesson - comparing texts Section A walkthrough, including scaffolds, exam questions, texts and more Recapping language techniques Bias and perspectives in two non-fiction texts (Florence Nightingale theme) Upgrading language analysis Escape room revision lesson Exam practice pack with ANSWERS Differentiated homework pack (six weeks!) Paper 2 Section A knowledge organiser
AQA English Literature A Level
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AQA English Literature A Level

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This collection of 20 fully resourced and differentiated lessons (including accompanying worksheets) is ideal preparation for A Level students working towards the Aspects of Comedy paper, with resources for Shakespeare’s The Taming of The Shrew, Wilde’s The Importance Of Being Earnest, the AQA Poetry Anthology and Austen’s Emma.
Edexcel English Language Paper 1
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Edexcel English Language Paper 1

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Edexcel English Language Paper 1 materials. A collection of well differentiated lessons and revision materials to prepare GCSE students for Edexcel English Language Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing, prepared by an Outstanding-rated English specialist and Lead Practitioner. Resources included: Edexcel English Language Paper 1 Introduction Falcons (Language and Character analysis) Birdsong (Language and Character analysis) Reluctant Fundamentalist (Language and structure analysis) Spies (Structure and language analysis) Evaluation and language lesson Structure Q3 lesson Beginnings and endings - structure Paper 1 Section A Walkthrough Descriptive writing introduction Zooming in for description Imaginative writing examples - analysis Punctuation workshop Language techniques Q5 and Q6 (Section B) planning lesson Knowledge organiser for Section A Mock review lesson Exam practice pack with ANSWERS Paper 1 escape room revision pack Paper 1 revision guide Note: Some resources use 20th century extracts, but these are skills-based lessons that focus on the requirements of Edexcel Paper 1.
AQA English Language Paper 2
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AQA English Language Paper 2

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AQA English Language Paper 2 bundle that has recently been revamped and updated. Every lesson took around 7-10 hours to make and includes modelled answers, scaffolds, differentiated activities, sources, engaging activities to open up challenging Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 and Q5 (Non-fiction writing) tasks to all students. The bundle contains 20+ resources that cover both Section A (Nonfiction reading) and Section B (Nonfiction writing) so you know you’ll be looking at the whole exam. The lessons contained are: Introduction lesson that looks at travel writing (Q1, Q2, Q4) - Armitage and Dickens Lesson on Donald Trump article that covers Q1 and Q3 Lesson on travel writing (Rory Stewart, Dorothy Wordsworth) that covers Q1, Q2 and Q3. Summary writing lesson that looks at Dickens and a Unicef speech Crime and Punishment lesson on Q1 and Q2 Crime and Punishment lesson on Q2 Crime and Punishment lesson on Q3 Crime and Punishment lesson on Q4 Paper 2 walking, talking mock that uses the theme of crime and punishment Section B opening and ending articles Newspaper article writing / writing to explain Magazine article writing / writing to argue Speech writing (Winston Churchill) Speech writing (Barack Obama) Paper 2 exam preparation lesson Paper 2 revision lesson (Florence Nightingale) Escape room revision lesson Paper 2 Section A knowledge organiser Paper 2 Section A exam practice pack Florence Nightingale themed Q1-Q4 lessons Bundle (20x 1hr PP, differentiated tasks throughout using new GCSE numbering system) All tasks differentiated according to new GCSE numbering system, this bundle is designed for the New Spec AQA Language Paper 2. Complete 1 hour, well differentiated lessons, with worksheets where applicable. Suitable for KS4 or adaptable for KS3 Different level tasks for MA,LA or Core Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for’ Good’ or above.
English Revision
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English Revision

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Model answers for both English Language papers for June 2019 and both English Literature papers for May 2019 (An Inspector Calls x2, A Christmas Carol, Macbeth, Power and Conflict, Unseen Poetry)
AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5
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AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5

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TWENTY fully resourced hour long lessons to prepare students for Section B or Question 5 of the AQA English Language Paper 1 exam, but easily adaptable for other specifications. The lessons provide students with modelled examples, mark scheme analysis, visual stimuli, sentence starters and differentiated activities to prepare them for writing their own pieces in exam conditions. Descriptive Writing Introduction Descriptive Writing - Zooming in Sentence Types Building Tone Using Colour Dashes, Semicolons and Colons Past and Present Tenses Language Techniques Sentence Openers Sentence Openers (Lower ability) The Middle of Narratives (Structure) Descriptive Writing Examples and Analysis Descriptive Writing Practice Improving Descriptive Writing Review Understanding Genre Understanding Character Through Description Narrative Writing - Narrators and Perspectives Endings to Narratives and Descriptions Exam Practice Pack Knowledge Organiser
GCSE English Model Answers
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GCSE English Model Answers

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GCSE English Literature answers: A Christmas Carol - May 2017, May 2018, May 2019 Power and Conflict - May 2017 An Inspector Calls - May 2017 (x2), May 2018 (x2), May 2019 (x2) A Christmas Carol - May 2017, May 2018, May 2019
Animal Farm Model Essays
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Animal Farm Model Essays

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Animal Farm model answers for the AQA English Literature papers. Currently includes: 2017 - Snowball and leadership 2017 - Ending as shocking and unexpected 2018 - Squealer 2018 - Revolution 2019 - Moses and Benjamin 2019 - Failure of rebellion 2021 - Boxer as a sympathetic character 2021 - Old Major’s speech 2022 - Pigs and language 2022 - Snowball as a hero 2023 - Seven commandments 2023 - Snowball’s defeat
Edexcel English Language Paper 2
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Edexcel English Language Paper 2

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Edexcel English Language Paper 2 pack that includes modelled examples, differentiated activities, worksheets, annotated notes for teachers and students and more. A complete scheme of work pack for Paper 2 Section A. Introduction to Paper 2 Q1, Q2, Q3 Introduction to Paper 2 Q4, Q5, Q6, Q7 Bias and Perspectives for Q1, Q2, Q3 Exploring Q1, Q2 and Q7 (a) - summary skills Exploring Q4, Q5, Q6 - critical evaluation skills Synthesising and summary skills for Q7a Summary skills - similarities. Q7a and some language analysis for Q3. Synthesising and similarities Q3 - language and structure analysis lesson Q7b lesson - comparing texts Section A walkthrough, including scaffolds, exam questions, texts and more Recapping language techniques Bias and perspectives in two non-fiction texts (Florence Nightingale theme) Upgrading language analysis Exam practice pack with ANSWERS Escape room revision lesson Paper 2 Section A knowledge organiser Differentiated homework pack (six weeks!) Please note that this pack covers 19th, 20th and 21st century texts.
Edexcel English Language Paper 1 Section A
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Edexcel English Language Paper 1 Section A

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Edexcel English Language Paper 1 Section A scheme of work with differentiated lessons, knowledge organiser AND exam practice pack that helps both KS3 and KS4 students prepare for the rigours of EDEXCEL English Language Paper 1 Section A. Includes opportunities for students to develop their own styles of writing as well as analysing a plethora of extracts in preparation for their terminal examination. Includes resources on: Selecting key quotes/facts Understanding sentence forms Language features Openings Register and Tone Creating Tension Structure and structural techniques Critical evaluation Analysing Structure Lessons: Character and Structure Character and Language) Creating Drama and Tone Structure Language Analysis Sentence Structures 1984 (Structure) 1984 (Critical Evaluation) Genre Symbols Remarkable Creatures (Structure) The Monkey’s Paw (Endings) Rebecca (Q1, Q2, Q3) Rebecca (Q4) Rebecca Q4 Model Answer (Q3 covered too) Structure Techniques Section A revision knowledge organiser Mock and mock review lesson with indicative content Exam practice pack with five exam papers and ANSWERS
AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5
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AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5

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A collection of TWENTY TWO English Language Paper 2 Question 5 lessons (22x 1 hour) that cover writing to argue, writing to advise, writing to persuade, letter writing and essay writing. A great collection of differentiated activities, modelled examples, scaffolded sentences and guided peer and self reflection that enables students to learn from others and improve their non-fiction writing in preparation for AQA English Language Paper 2 Section B or Question 5. Keep checking your downloads as I will keep adding more and more to this bundle. The suggested order of lessons is as follows (although this is by no means obligatory): AQA Paper 2 Section B Speech Writing Speech Openers Churchill Speech Writing Lincoln Speech Writing Speech Structure Newspaper Writing Magazine Article Writing Writing to Persuade - Football Royal Wedding Writing to Argue Greta Thunberg Climate Change speech lesson Black History Month - Writing to Explain Fox Hunting - Essay Writing Writing to Advise Letter Writing - Writing A Formal Letter Writing to Persuade - Letters of Complaint AQA English Language Exam Prep/Mock prep lesson Language Paper 2 Section B Reflection (To be tied into an assessment - this will be revamped shortly) Pack also contains: Assessment planning for writing to argue - could be used as a separate writing to argue lesson Assessment planning for letter writing - could be used as a separate letter writing lesson Paper 2 Question 5 revision pack Knowledge organiser for revision June 2018 AQA exam review lesson if you use this paper as a mock/prep. Available for single teacher licence or unlimited teacher licence so you can share with all your colleagues.