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English Language Skills

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Lead Practitioner of English currently working in Yorkshire area. Most resources concentrate on the teaching of AQA English Language GCSE and Edexcel English Language IGCSE.

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Lead Practitioner of English currently working in Yorkshire area. Most resources concentrate on the teaching of AQA English Language GCSE and Edexcel English Language IGCSE.
Non-Fiction Writing
MatthewKnoxMatthewKnox

Non-Fiction Writing

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A series of 11 lessons that look at the different styles of writing associated with non-fiction. All leesons are based around the topic of 'Junk Food in Britain'. Lessons include exemplar responses, stimulus materials to annotate and scaffolding for weaker students.
Creative Writing
MatthewKnoxMatthewKnox

Creative Writing

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A series of 16 lessons (over 220 PPT slides) looking at writing creatively based upon image stimulus. Lots of literacy work inculded looking at syntax and word types.
Writing to Persuade
MatthewKnoxMatthewKnox

Writing to Persuade

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A mixture of over 10 lessons looking at how to persuade. Lessons look at debating, structuring of paragraphs and whole texts and analysing rhetoric.
Our Day Out
MatthewKnoxMatthewKnox

Our Day Out

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10 lessons with scope to insert intervention lessons and lessons that cover the final scenes of the play. Lessons cover character and language analysis, social context, perspectives and writing to advise. Includes power points as well as a detailed medium-term plan.
Sherlock Holmes - The Speckled Band
MatthewKnoxMatthewKnox

Sherlock Holmes - The Speckled Band

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A series of 20 lessons with over 260 slides introducing students to Sherlock Holmes and the Victorian Period before moving on to the study of 'The Speckled Band', Conan Doyle's most loved story. Lots of different reading and writing activities with built-in success criteria for students to assess their progress. Outline of each lesson is included. Comes with a MTP and differentiated versions of the text.
Stone Cold - Unit of Work
MatthewKnoxMatthewKnox

Stone Cold - Unit of Work

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A unit of work consisting of 17 lessons which look at character, themes, language and structure with writing activities built in also. Lessons build up to an assessment based upon how tension is created in the final scenes of the book.
Private Peaceful Full SOW
MatthewKnoxMatthewKnox

Private Peaceful Full SOW

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A series of 14 lessons covering the first 60 pages of Private Peaceful. Mixture of reading, writing and Speaking and Listening activities using the text as a stimulus. Comes with differentiated success criteria, exemplar responses to tasks and links to supporting media.
Language and Structure lessons
MatthewKnoxMatthewKnox

Language and Structure lessons

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A series of over 10 lessons which concentrate on commenting on the word choices in extracts and commenting on the overall structure of extracts. Questions are based on the AQA English Language Paper 1 exam.
AQA Language Paper 1 Questions 1 to 4
MatthewKnoxMatthewKnox

AQA Language Paper 1 Questions 1 to 4

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257 slides looking at the different question types found on the paper. The SOW includes six texts and has exemplar student responses in each of the lessons with pupil friendly success criteria. Over 18 lessons in this SOW!
AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5
MatthewKnoxMatthewKnox

AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5

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129 slides (over 10 lessons) looking at different types of non-fiction writing and the structure and langauge features of different forms of writing. Lessons include exemplar responses and success criteria. A review would be greatly appreciated!
Macbeth Revision Lessons
MatthewKnoxMatthewKnox

Macbeth Revision Lessons

5 Resources
A series of revison lessons which includes differentiated tasks, home learning and exemplar student responses.
AQA English Language Bundle
MatthewKnoxMatthewKnox

AQA English Language Bundle

6 Resources
A mixture of lessons covering both sections of the AQA English Lanaguage Paper 1. Over 50 lessons included if copies are not taken into account. Mixture of resources; includes exemplar responses, student friendly success criteria and mini assessments. Save 49%!
Non-Fiction Reading and Writing
MatthewKnoxMatthewKnox

Non-Fiction Reading and Writing

2 Resources
A mixture of lessons based upon non-fiction texts. Bundle includes over 20 lessons which has exemplar responses, pupil-speak success criteria and assessments.
An Inspector Calls SOW
MatthewKnoxMatthewKnox

An Inspector Calls SOW

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A series of 14 lessons with an extra seven revision lessons attached covering all aspects of character, theme, langauge and sturcture in the play. Each lesson contains differentiated questions linked to the AQA English Literature Assessment Objectives and there are exemplar student responses included too. Some tasks are related to the new English Language AQA Paper 1 questions also.