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With over 10 years experience working with a range of schools and Trusts across the UK, a range of resources are available to a very high standard. An examiner for 3 main exam boards, resources are updated yearly to incorporate new exam feedback and material.

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With over 10 years experience working with a range of schools and Trusts across the UK, a range of resources are available to a very high standard. An examiner for 3 main exam boards, resources are updated yearly to incorporate new exam feedback and material.
AQA Structure - Girl on the Train
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AQA Structure - Girl on the Train

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A lesson talking through the AQA Q3- structure. Works through each paragraph, how to answer focusing on the start, middle and end with key questions to address and modelled examples of each paragraph. Full extract from Girl on the Train given at the start to allow reading time and checking for understanding.
EDEXCEL Literature WTM
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EDEXCEL Literature WTM

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A guided approach to Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Prisetley’s, An Inspector Calls. Scaffolded response support, textual detail analysis, extract break down and revision support.
GCSE Creative writing - The Maze Runner - stimulus
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GCSE Creative writing - The Maze Runner - stimulus

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A unit of work, guiding students through a step-by-step approach to the story writing section of Language Paper 1. This would suit all exam boards but uses many images as stimulus, including film trailers so that students can build their own images, ready to describe.
An Inspector Calls - writer's intentions
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An Inspector Calls - writer's intentions

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A lesson focusing on key terminology linked to context, writer’s intentions and finishing with a detailed look at Mr Birling as a way of linking all elements together in an essay plan and response.
Macbeth - Walking Talking mock
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Macbeth - Walking Talking mock

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A fully resourced PowerPoint to run through a walking talking mock with students, preparing them for the GCSE exam focusing on extract analysis, textual choices, whole play understanding and essay structure including thesis statements and descriptive vocabulary.
Unseen poetry comprehension and analysis activities
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Unseen poetry comprehension and analysis activities

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A range of powerpoints focusing on different poems that could be used for the GCSE unseen poetry aspect of the exam. This resource would work with any of the exam specifications as it focuses on understanding formed from comprehension activities, analysis of language and structural features and developing layers of interpretations. This could also be used with KS3 if the questions were broken down or as an introduction in Year 9.
Creative writing - GCSE
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Creative writing - GCSE

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6 lessons focusing on an approach to developn a story line/description and introduce character effectively as well as building in a cyclical structure and imagery throughout. A range of images used as a stimulus to develop their thinking skills before considering character and plot in more detail.
AQA Language Paper 1 WTM
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AQA Language Paper 1 WTM

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4 lessons detailing the key questions for AQA’s Language Paper 1 Section A. Focusing on comprehension to understand the source as a beginning and following with detailed strategies to answer Q2, 3 and 4 with modelled examples, writing frames and annotated extracts and questions to consider.
AQA A level English Language Revision
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AQA A level English Language Revision

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A range of 10+ lessons for AQA A level Language revision covering all topics for Paper 1 and 2; Child language acquisition, meaning and representations, language change, opinion articles, comparison questions… the lot! Lots of example texts, sentence starters, model responses and lessons to practise annotating extracts, analysing, focusing on the mark scheme and developing interpretations.
EDUQAS Language creative writing; P1 Q5
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EDUQAS Language creative writing; P1 Q5

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A booklet specifically designed for EDUQAS Paper 1 Q5; creative writing. Example questions, guidance, student friendly mark scheme, punctuation guide and an in-depth step-by-step approach on how to respond to the story writing titles. Also included is a powerpoint stretching 3-5 lessons depending on how thorough you want to be, walking the students through each section of the approach with modelled examples to support.
Poetry analysis; Ed and Stormzy
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Poetry analysis; Ed and Stormzy

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Two engaging lessons - could be stretched to more than two- analysing poetry/unseen poetry using lots of contextual factors. Focuses on Ed Sheeran and Stormzy lyrics to focus on writer’s intent, context, word level analysis. Focused for GCSE but could also be adapted slightly to suit KS3.
Language and Power- A level
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Language and Power- A level

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A full scheme of lessons; resources, adverts, theoretical reading, assessment questions and modelled examples. Easily 5-10 lessons depending on homework tasks and lesson time dedicated to assessment etc. Suitable for any exam board.
CPD: Supporting struggling writers
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CPD: Supporting struggling writers

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An engaging and useful CPD session that has enough content to last 2-3 hours. Activities, discussion, mark scheme moderation, prescribed approaches for both language and literature AND for all ability groups, leaving teachers feeling much more confident about how to teach those students who struggle to start or struggle to write the amount needed in some of our detailed exam questions. Includes a teacher resource booklet, mark schemes, exam papers and resources for discussion.
CPD: How to teach the language and structure questions!
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CPD: How to teach the language and structure questions!

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An engaging 2-3 hour CPD session that could be spread over a few sessions addressing how important language and structure is, as well as how to teach this effectively. Many links made across Language and Literature to enable staff to feel more confident in their teaching. Using prescribed approaches, example answers, activities to try together as a team and many, many discussion points and references. Includes a range of exam papers and resources to use within your session.
CPD: How to teach poetry and prose effectively!
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CPD: How to teach poetry and prose effectively!

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This is a 2-3 hour CPD session discussing different theories to the poetry and prose questions at GCSE level. The discussion and resources would suit any exma board that you have chosen however, would also lead to interesting discussions about KS3 teaching and planning. Video links, exam responses, prescribed approaches and theory all resourced and active participation encouraged within the slides.
EDEXCEL Paper 2: Transactional writing
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EDEXCEL Paper 2: Transactional writing

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A 2-3 lesson guide on Language Paper 2: writing to present a viewpoint addressing key issues in society that students can write about. Using prescribed approaches to support students with their engaging opening and walking them through each section of their letter/speech/article etc. Non fiction resources used also to give students key information as support for their writing to build confidence.
EDUQAS Paper 2: Writing to present a viewpoint
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EDUQAS Paper 2: Writing to present a viewpoint

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A 2-3 lesson guide on Language Paper 2: writing to present a viewpoint addressing key issues in society that students can write about. Using prescribed approaches to support students with their engaging opening and walking them through each section of their letter/speech/article etc. Non fiction resources used also to give students key information as support for their writing to build confidence.
AQA Paper 2: Writing to present a viewpoint
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AQA Paper 2: Writing to present a viewpoint

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A 2-3 lesson guide on Language Paper 2: writing to present a viewpoint addressing key issues in society that students can write about. Using prescribed approaches to support students with their engaging opening and walking them through each section of their letter/speech/article etc. Non fiction resources used also to give students key information as support for their writing to build confidence.