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.
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.
12 non fiction resources matched into categories, ready to compare for the 19th/21st century element of the GCSE exam. Would be suitable for any exam board as questions could easily be adapted to suit. All resources could be accessible to any age with glossaries provided. Each extract is a page long so typical of exam source material.
A full hour lesson as part of a creative writing scheme, focusing on atmosphere, word choice and developing an effective mood within a piece of writing.
A full hour lesson addressing show don’t tell; developing descriptions to create imagery and make writing more interesting and engaging. Suitable for KS3 or KS4.
Engaging activity best used as a starter or plenary. Enough resources for a class of 30 where they play dominoes as a recap of all descriptive devices. Works well with KS3 or KS4.
Two full hour lessons based on a range of skills when writing creatively; using the iconic film ‘The Impossible’ as a stimulus. Range of engaging activities with resources that are fully differentiated to suit all learners.
A Christmas themed lesson that could suit either KS3-4. Pupils will be asked to focus on a new brand of advent calendar, like the many toy alternatives that are out there now compared with the traditional chocolate one. Pupils could work in groups or pairs but will watch adverts to consider slogans, logos, products etc from a range of famous brands. They will then spend time working on adverts, slogans, product name and look.
Pupils will move on to analysing persuasive speeches- watching good and bad examples before creating their own. There is a modelled example that they will analyse before creating (this could be tailored to trasactional writing for GCSE if required).
Pupils will then have time to present all of their information to vote for winners at the end.
2/3 lessons (30+ slides) addressing all elements of the GCSE, focusing on the EDUQAS specification with extracts to analyse with questions ready to use and suited to mark scheme, followed by creative writing practise using image, video and title stimulus to suit any learner. Could be used from Year 9 upwards as GCSE preparation. Could also be adapted to suit any exam board.
A full 2-3 lessons (24 slides) addressing GCSE Language paper 1. Questions are tailored to suit the EDUQAS specification however could be easily adapted to suit any other. Includes a range of tasks to address each question individually including the creative writing task on section B. Modelled examples and mark scheme guidance given to scaffold carefully.
Grade 9 example essay addressing the theme of the supernatural within Macbeth. Beginning by analysing the extract after Macbeth and Banquo have met the Witches and later analysing key events in the play as a whole.
Grade 9 example essay comparing the AQA unseen poetry bundle from the summer 2018 exam addressing the 24 mark individual analysis and the 8 mark comparison.
A fantastic bundle of example essays pitched for Grade 9 standard addressing Macbeth, An Inspector Calls, Blood Brothers, A Christmas Carol. Perfect for a walking talking mock or exam preparation/feedback
Full SOL focusing on 12 lessons (could be extended to more) focusing on transactional writing and all elements needed to write a report, letter, article, speech etc.
Lots of links to Youtube clips and debates to develop understanding further as well as key speeches and ideas to build cultural capital to develop their responses! Including a full range of topics to ensure that students are fully prepared, developing their opinions on worldly topics focusing on a prescribed approach that students can use again and again to build confidence in their writing especially under the time pressures!
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.
A great Christmas topic using 21st and 19th century texts around homeless people at Christmas. The slides work through each question on Language Paper 2 Section A meaning it could be a 1-2 lesson WTM or could be a week’s worth of teaching working through each question.
Models, examples and extracts all provided.
A lesson that could be divided in to two or used again and again focusing on small details that build amazingly vivid character descriptions. Building on images and show dont tell. A range of character examples given and sentences starters used including a modelled example for students to build on. Suitable for GCSE Paper 1 creative writing or as a KS3 guide on how to make character descriptions perfect from the first go!
A full homework booklet detailing over 30 activities that could last the full year. Activities include extract analysis, descriptive writing task, plot analysis and contextual research.
Range of 10+ lessons focusing on comparing non fiction texts in preparation for Paper 2 of the GCSE. This would work for any exam board as the focus is on analytical writing, writer’s viewpoint, comparison techniques and many more.
