This resource comprises two parts and is tailored towards the AS Level/A Level in English Language & Literature (AQA new specification). The first part is a straightforward piece of independent study which students could do on Hemingway to give them some broad context for reading from the Anthology. The second resource is a booklet containing a range of activities to boost understanding and analytical skills. It has an AO1 focus but encourages students to forge links between language levels and meanings, which is something which my first year students have found tricky this year. The PETE paragraph structure mentioned refers to ‘point, evidence, technical terms, explain’ but could easily be tweaked to reflect any writing models you may use. It is bite-sized so that work can be reviewed as students go along, or for more able students, it could be used as homework. The development activity at the end of the booklet is more suited to the AS specification exams, but could be used as a way of engaging students with the Hemingway texts.

Another set of activities, in a booklet, to help students get to grips with one of the more challenging texts in the Anthology - 'Water, Water Everywhere - But You Can't Have Any' from The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World’s Most Glorious and Perplexing City – David Lebovitz (p. 148 of the Anthology). It has a combination of language analysis activities, work to help students focus in on author intention, dictionary work, summarising, highlighting tasks and a longer task on how Paris is represented in the extract. It could be a class activity or a homework extension.

This activity pack is intended to be used with AQA’s new specification English Language & Literature course - developing understanding of one of the texts in the Paris Anthology, Understanding Chic by Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni. The workpack includes a discussion of the key term ‘chic’, work on language techniques such as sensory language, more focused work on language techniques (such as how a sense of the dramatic is created in the text), mind-mapping, written extension tasks, and a recast activity which links in with other texts in the anthology.

A resource intended for students of A Level English Language to work through after completing their work on UK accent & dialect as part of their ‘language diversity and change’ content. This resource has been put together with AQA’s new specification in mind, but could potentially be adapted. The pack recaps diversity within the UK, so with some tweaking to the final task could suit the AS specification. The pack asks students to self-reflect on their current levels of knowledge before undertaking a range of revision activities: simple recall, table-filling, mind-mapping, discussion, evaluating key ideas and recapping key theorists. The theorists and key ideas here can be found in the Cambridge English Language A/AS Level for AQA textbook (Giovanelli et al), so this would be a good support for students who have used this book. The development activities at the end of the pack are based on Paper 2 exam tasks and students could do some or all of these.

This revision pack is intended for the new AQA LangLit specification. It's for the Dramatic Encounters: Exploring Conflict element of the second paper for those centres doing Arthur Miller's 'All My Sons'. It contains: - Clear information about the format of the exam - An easy-to-understand explanation of the Assessment Objectives covered - Elements which could be written about for AO1 - A list of some of the possible areas of 'conflict' which could appear in the exam question - Detailed information on AO3 (context) - Some of the broader considerations of the play, such as moral responsibility - Some of my own 'made up' exam questions, which are in line with the sample material currently available.

This is a selection of activities based on a selection of spoken language and transcript texts from the AQA English Language and Literature Paris Anthology. Please note that these resources also appear in a complete bundle of activities based on the whole anthology. This is a range of activities based on: Lonely Planet - Fine French Food Lonely Planet - Visiting Paris Memories of Places in Paris - Isabelle and Sophia Eating in Paris - Mike, Isabelle and Sophia Visiting Paris - Mike and Sophia Personal narratives - Zara and Anna Stories are Waiting in Paris There is a range of teacher-led and student-led activities with scope for independent learning and/or homework.

A one-stop resource to support weaker learners with identifying word types.

A revision resource targeted towards AQA’s English Literature B A Level (7717). This tests understanding of the Aspects of Tragedy Keats poem ‘Lamia’, with a blend of independent learning tasks, discussion points, contextual info and some sample written activities, with a ‘to what extent?’ question to begin building towards essay-writing skills/exam skills.

This is a range of activities intended to support: **AQA English Language and Literature - Paris Anthology ** There is a range of different activities on each of the texts, taking a number of different approaches. There are specific language focuses throughout, to encourage students to get to grips with the ‘language levels’ AQA encourages. The activities range from planning grids, to sample assessment questions, to presentations (many of which are interactive and could be used for independent study) and structured booklets. I have also included some introductory grammar resources, which will help students to work with the texts. I make mention of two acronyms during the resources - PETE paragraphs (point, evidence, technical term, explain/elaborate) and GAPS - discussing a text’s genre, audience, purpose and structure. These could easily be modified to fit in with your centre’s usual methods. There is an abundance of material here which I hope you will find helpful.