Fed up of paying for resources that weren't up to the standard that my students required (or resources that needed endless adapting), I decided to start making my own. All of the resources in this shop have been tried and tested by myself and my department - I don't believe in selling things that I wouldn't use myself! Any feedback you have on any of my resources would be greatly appreciated!
Fed up of paying for resources that weren't up to the standard that my students required (or resources that needed endless adapting), I decided to start making my own. All of the resources in this shop have been tried and tested by myself and my department - I don't believe in selling things that I wouldn't use myself! Any feedback you have on any of my resources would be greatly appreciated!
This pack focuses on the AQA 9-1 GCSE English Literature Paper 2, Section A: Modern Prose or Drama - An Inspector Calls. All tasks are designed for the 9-1 AQA GCSE English Literature: Paper Two (8702).
On the Word document, there are twelve exam-style questions that can be given to students as extra revision, practice papers, during lessons, for intervention, or as homework. There are a range of character, technique and theme questions. These assessment questions can be used with KS4 for exam preparation or as practice exercises for KS3.
The short PowerPoint contains twenty revision slides. There are a range of tips and writing frames, as well as a model answer on the PowerPoint to help your students out in their learning of, or revision of, the text.
Please also take a look at my other resources.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
This well-presented pack focuses on AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1, Questions 1-5 (8700). There are four one-hour lessons covering each area of the exam paper, helping students feel more prepared for the exam. The lessons were planned to teach the exam skills thoroughly, though they could be used for revision lessons. Each lesson requires minimal preparation and is designed with pupil engagement in mind.
With over sixty slides, this PowerPoint has a series of easy to follow activities with clear instructions and a variety of tasks. It focuses on assessment objectives and timings, aiming to give pupils a clear understanding of the exam and what is expected of them. The aim is to provide students with the skills and confidence needed to sit and conquer this exam paper on their own.
Included are: independent, pair & group work tasks, opportunities for self and peer assessment, extension tasks, writing frames, homework tasks and, in the event of emergencies, a cover lesson work sheet (though, hopefully it won’t be needed). There is also a model answer for each question to help students engage with the mark scheme.
Personally, I have found that, when using this series of papers and PowerPoints, students have grown in both confidence and ability on their way to achieving their target grades, commenting on the challenge that the lessons provide them with.
This particular pack focuses on an extract from Charlotte Bronte’s ‘Jane Eyre’ and is provided in the style of the AQA English Language Paper One exam. Additionally, this pack includes a copy of H.G. Wells’ ‘The Time Machine’ with exam questions as a homework task.
All resources are fully editable so that you can tailor to suit the needs of your class.
Lesson One – Questions 1 & 2
Lesson Two – Question 3
Lesson Three – Question 4
Lesson Four – Question 5 with a focus on sentence structures
To find more English Language Paper One resources in the same style, see the attached document ‘English Language Paper One - Available Lessons’. There is a free sample of the lessons here. And you can save money on a bundle here.
Many more high-quality resources can be found at my shop: PateResources
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
This well-presented pack focuses on AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1, Questions 1-5 (8700). There are four one-hour lessons covering each area of the exam paper, helping students feel more prepared for the exam. The lessons were planned to teach the exam skills thoroughly, though they could be used for revision lessons. Each lesson requires minimal preparation and is designed with pupil engagement in mind.
With over sixty slides, this PowerPoint has a series of easy to follow activities with clear instructions and a variety of tasks. It focuses on assessment objectives and timings, aiming to give pupils a clear understanding of the exam and what is expected of them. The aim is to provide students with the skills and confidence needed to sit and conquer this exam paper on their own.
Included are: independent, pair & group work tasks, opportunities for self and peer assessment, extension tasks, writing frames, homework tasks and, in the event of emergencies, a cover lesson work sheet (though, hopefully it won’t be needed). There is also a model answer for each question to help students engage with the mark scheme.
Personally, I have found that, when using this series of papers and PowerPoints, students have grown in both confidence and ability on their way to achieving their target grades, commenting on the challenge that the lessons provide them with.
This particular pack focuses on an extract from H.G. Wells’ ‘The Red Room’ and is provided in the style of the AQA English Language Paper One exam. Additionally, this pack includes a copy of H.G. Wells’ ‘The Time Machine’ with exam questions as a homework task.
All resources are fully editable so that you can tailor to suit the needs of your class.
Lesson One – Questions 1 & 2
Lesson Two – Question 3
Lesson Three – Question 4
Lesson Four – Question 5 with a focus on figurative language
To find more English Language Paper One resources in the same style, see the attached document ‘English Language Paper One - Available Lessons’. There is a free sample of the lessons here. And you can save money on a bundle here.
Many more high-quality resources can be found at my shop: PateResources
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
This well-presented pack focuses on AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1, Questions 1-5 (8700). There are four one-hour lessons covering each area of the exam paper, helping students feel more prepared for the exam. The lessons were planned to teach the exam skills thoroughly, though they could be used for revision lessons. Each lesson requires minimal preparation and is designed with pupil engagement in mind.
With over sixty slides, this PowerPoint has a series of easy to follow activities with clear instructions and a variety of tasks. It focuses on assessment objectives and timings, aiming to give pupils a clear understanding of the exam and what is expected of them. The aim is to provide students with the skills and confidence needed to sit and conquer this exam paper on their own.
Included are: independent, pair & group work tasks, opportunities for self and peer assessment, extension tasks, writing frames, homework tasks and, in the event of emergencies, a cover lesson work sheet (though, hopefully it won’t be needed). There is also a model answer for each question to help students engage with the mark scheme.
Personally, I have found that, when using this series of papers and PowerPoints, students have grown in both confidence and ability on their way to achieving their target grades, commenting on the challenge that the lessons provide them with.
This particular pack focuses on an extract from Charles Dickens’ ‘Great Expectations’ and is provided in the style of the AQA English Language Paper One exam. Additionally, this pack includes a copy of L. Frank Baum’s ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ with exam questions as a homework task.
All resources are fully editable so that you can tailor to suit the needs of your class.
Lesson One – Questions 1 & 2
Lesson Two – Question 3
Lesson Three – Question 4
Lesson Four – Question 5 with a focus on designing characters
To find more English Language Paper One resources in the same style, see the attached document ‘English Language Paper One - Available Lessons’. There is a free sample of the lessons here. And you can save money on a bundle here.
Many more high-quality resources can be found at my shop: PateResources
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
This well-presented pack focuses on AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1, Questions 1-5 (8700). There are four one-hour lessons covering each area of the exam paper, helping students feel more prepared for the exam. The lessons were planned to teach the exam skills thoroughly, though they could be used for revision lessons. Each lesson requires minimal preparation and is designed with pupil engagement in mind.
With over sixty slides, this PowerPoint has a series of easy to follow activities with clear instructions and a variety of tasks. It focuses on assessment objectives and timings, aiming to give pupils a clear understanding of the exam and what is expected of them. The aim is to provide students with the skills and confidence needed to sit and conquer this exam paper on their own.
Included are: independent, pair & group work tasks, opportunities for self and peer assessment, extension tasks, writing frames, homework tasks and, in the event of emergencies, a cover lesson work sheet (though, hopefully it won’t be needed). There is also a model answer for each question to help students engage with the mark scheme.
Personally, I have found that, when using this series of papers and PowerPoints, students have grown in both confidence and ability on their way to achieving their target grades, commenting on the challenge that the lessons provide them with.
This particular pack focuses on an extract from Robert E. Howard’s ‘The Tower Of The Elephant’ (Conan the Barbarian series) and is provided in the style of the AQA English Language Paper One exam. Additionally, this pack includes a copy of L. Frank Baum’s ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ with exam questions as a homework task.
All resources are fully editable so that you can tailor to suit the needs of your class.
Lesson One – Questions 1 & 2
Lesson Two – Question 3
Lesson Three – Question 4
Lesson Four – Question 5 with a focus on sophisticated punctuation
To find more English Language Paper One resources in the same style, see the attached document ‘English Language Paper One - Available Lessons’. There is a free sample of the lessons here. And you can save money on a bundle here.
Many more high-quality resources can be found at my shop: PateResources
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
This well-presented pack focuses on AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1, Questions 1-5 (8700). There are four one-hour lessons covering each area of the exam paper, helping students feel more prepared for the exam. The lessons were planned to teach the exam skills thoroughly, though they could be used for revision lessons. Each lesson requires minimal preparation and is designed with pupil engagement in mind.
With over sixty slides, this PowerPoint has a series of easy to follow activities with clear instructions and a variety of tasks. It focuses on assessment objectives and timings, aiming to give pupils a clear understanding of the exam and what is expected of them. The aim is to provide students with the skills and confidence needed to sit and conquer this exam paper on their own.
Included are: independent, pair & group work tasks, opportunities for self and peer assessment, extension tasks, writing frames, homework tasks and, in the event of emergencies, a cover lesson work sheet (though, hopefully it won’t be needed). There is also a model answer for each question to help students engage with the mark scheme.
Personally, I have found that, when using this series of papers and PowerPoints, students have grown in both confidence and ability on their way to achieving their target grades, commenting on the challenge that the lessons provide them with.
This particular pack focuses on an extract from Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ and is provided in the style of the AQA English Language Paper One exam. Additionally, this pack includes a copy of L. Frank Baum’s ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ with exam questions as a homework task.
All resources are fully editable so that you can tailor to suit the needs of your class.
Lesson One – Questions 1 & 2
Lesson Two – Question 3
Lesson Three – Question 4
Lesson Four – Question 5 with a focus on how to plan a perfect response
To find more English Language Paper One resources in the same style, see the attached document ‘English Language Paper One - Available Lessons’. There is a free sample of the lessons here. And you can save money on a bundle here.
Many more high-quality resources can be found at my shop: PateResources
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
This is a collection of PowerPoints that accompany a YouTube video playlist which can be found by searching ‘Pate Resources Jekyll Hyde’ on YouTube.
The PowerPoints look at revising the key quotations, themes, and context points of Jekyll and Hyde in preparation for the GCSE English Literature exam. These slides are for all of the YouTube videos. I will add to this collection as I create more videos.
The videos are aimed at students who are revising, home learning, or who have missed some lessons and need to catch up on the play. They cover the slides in much more depth.
Please note, these are not lessons. They are a collection of slides (and some short activities) with notes to help in the revision of characters, chapters, themes and context points, with some exam-style questions.
I have included the PowerPoints in PDF format, as well as PPTX.
A link to my fully resourced 24-lesson Jekyll and Hyde scheme of work can be found here.
Other resources can be found in my shop.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
This well-presented pack focuses on AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1, Questions 1-5 (8700). There are four one-hour lessons covering each area of the exam paper, helping students feel more prepared for the exam. The lessons were planned to teach the exam skills thoroughly, though they could be used for revision lessons. Each lesson requires minimal preparation and is designed with pupil engagement in mind.
With over sixty slides, this PowerPoint has a series of easy to follow activities with clear instructions and a variety of tasks. It focuses on assessment objectives and timings, aiming to give pupils a clear understanding of the exam and what is expected of them. The aim is to provide students with the skills and confidence needed to sit and conquer this exam paper on their own.
Included are: independent, pair & group work tasks, opportunities for self and peer assessment, extension tasks, writing frames, homework tasks and, in the event of emergencies, a cover lesson work sheet (though, hopefully it won’t be needed). There is also a model answer for each question to help students engage with the mark scheme.
Personally, I have found that, when using this series of papers and PowerPoints, students have grown in both confidence and ability on their way to achieving their target grades, commenting on the challenge that the lessons provide them with.
This particular pack focuses on an extract from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘A Study In Scarlet’ and is provided in the style of the AQA English Language Paper One exam. Additionally, this pack includes a copy of Joseph Conrad’s ‘Heart Of Darkness’ with exam questions as a homework task.
All resources are fully editable so that you can tailor to suit the needs of your class.
Lesson One – Questions 1 & 2
Lesson Two – Question 3
Lesson Three – Question 4
Lesson Four – Question 5 with a focus detailed descriptions
To see the YouTube video walk through, click here.
To find more English Language Paper One resources in the same style, see the attached document ‘English Language Paper One - Available Lessons’. You can save money on a bundle here.
Many more high-quality resources can be found at my shop: PateResources
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
This PowerPoint, when printed (or emailed) as a booklet, can be used as English Literature intervention or revision.
There are 32 slides in total. Personally, I have given it as revision to my students. They plan the answers with me in an after school drop-in session and then they work through the booklet in their own time and use what they have learned to answer the exam-style questions - which I then mark and give feedback on. However, it could be used for isolation/exclusion work, extra revision, class work, home work, for intervention groups, or for GCSE re-sit students. The tasks are aimed at students aiming for a Grade 4 or 5, though it could be easily adapted for any English Literature student. Each session is designed for students to be able to work through on their own, or in small groups.
There are revision activities and model answers (grade 4 and 5) in the booklet. Additionally, there are five practice questions - one from each section of the AQA 9-1 GCSE English Literature (8702) exam:
Paper One - Macbeth
Paper One - Jekyll & Hyde
Paper Two - An Inspector Calls
Paper Two - Power & Conflict Poetry
Paper Two - Unseen Poetry
Please check out my other resources.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
This bundle contains everything that you need in order to teach the GCSE English Language qualification (AQA, 9-1 GCSE). All ready to teach resources!
In total, there are over 1,100 high quality and thorough PowerPoint slides, totalling over 85 hours of quality lessons.
Included are:
Separate schemes of work for each of the four sections of the qualification. These PowerPoints are filled with visually appealing slides and a range of well-structured and sequenced tasks designed to build up the skills that students need to excel when they sit the exam. There are model answers, practice exam questions and extension tasks - all centered around engaging content.
There are 21 full practice papers written in an examination style and written with student engagement in mind.
A range of Paper One and Paper Two revision lessons. Along with a 140+ page intervention booklet for students to complete.
A Microsoft Excel mark book is included with automatic raw mark to fine grade conversion. This is written in accordance with the summer exam grade boundaries.
There is a mini revision guide, a SPaG booklet, a subject terminology revision booklet, over 40 Question 5 questions (across the two papers).
All lessons are easy to follow and ready to teach. The whole pack is designed to save you endless hours of planning time!
Please check out my other resources.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
This PowerPoint contains sixteen one-hour lessons (185 slides) that focus on AQA’s GCSE English Language Paper Two, Question Five (nonfiction writing). All tasks are written according to 9-1 GCSE numerical grades and are designed for the New Specification AQA English Language (8700) Paper Two Section B.
There are a wide range of tasks (lessons listed below) that focus on building the skills needed for AO5 and AO6 - including practice questions, original model responses, extension tasks and text extracts. The PowerPoint includes a baseline assessment and an end of unit assessment that are both modelled on the AQA exam; additionally, there are four nonfiction writing homework tasks (one for each week). There are also four extra exam-based questions that could be used as cover work or as extra questions for revision, intervention, homework etc. In total, there are 22 exam-style question on the scheme on a range of topics that were written with student engagement in mind.
Areas Covered:
Lesson 1: The Big Picture & Planning
Lesson 2: Baseline Assessment
Lesson 3: Argue vs. Persuade
Lesson 4: Writing to Inform/Advise
Lesson 5: Using Persuasive Techniques
Lesson 6: Baseline Review and Self-Editing
Lesson 7: Newspaper Article Writing
Lesson 8: Varying Punctuation
Lesson 9: Speech Writing
Lesson 10: How To Plan
Lesson 11: Structuring Your Answer
Lesson 12: Letter Writing
Lesson 13: Sentence Structures
Lesson 14: Practice Response Writing
Lesson 15: Sophisticated Vocabulary
Lesson 16: End Of Unit Assessment
Extra: Four additional exam questions
My Paper Two: Section A scheme of work can be found here: https://goo.gl/43gTZy
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In this bundle, there are a range of created and amalgamated posters for an English Classroom including:
Synonyms
Discourse Markers
Question Stems
Subject Terminology
Persuasive Devices
Key Quotations
Literature Terminology
Punctuation Matters
New Specification Assessment Objectives
Please also take a look at my other resources.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
This is a collection of PowerPoints and resources that accompany a series of YouTube videos. The aim is to help students revise the poems in AQA’s ‘Power and Conflict Poetry’ cluster. I will add to this collection as I create more videos.
The YouTube videos can be found by searching ‘Pate Resources Poetry’
The videos explore the slides in much more depth and are useful for students who are revising, home learning, or who have missed lessons and need to catch up.
Please note, these PowerPoints are not lessons. They are a collection of slides with notes to help in the revision of the poems. There are also a couple of small revision activities in them.
I have included the PowerPoints in PDF format, as well as PPTX.
Many more high-quality resources can be found at my shop: PateResources
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
I know the feeling when you have to rush around in the morning getting yourself sorted, only to find that somebody has called in sick and you need to set some emergency cover work for their classes.
Similarly, I can’t tell you the amount of times I have witnessed teachers in my department struggling through the day with various illnesses because “it’s just easier to come in than to set cover work”.
As an antidote to this, I made these resources for my department to take away the stress of setting cover. A range of tasks, activities and exam questions are included - all English specific. The KS4 tasks are all exam focused and there are activities to cover every aspect of the Language and Literature exams. The KS3 tasks are all based on building the skills needed to study Language and Literature at GCSE.
All you need to do is print out the slide that you want the students to complete - all instructions are on the sheet.
Hopefully, this will alleviate the strain of cover for you and your department too!
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Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
This pack contains a full twenty-slide lesson that focuses on the AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2, Section A: Modern Prose or Drama - Animal Farm. There are a range of activities, tips, writing frames and model answers on the PowerPoint to help your students out in their learning of, or revision of, the text.
A Word document is included with twelve exam-style questions that can be given to students as extra revision, practice papers, during lessons, for intervention, or as homework. There are a range of character, technique and theme questions. These assessment questions can be used with KS4 for exam preparation or as practice exercises for KS3. All tasks are written according to the new GCSE numbering system and are designed for the New Specification AQA English Literature: Paper 2 (8702).
Please also take a look at my other resources.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
All the resources you need to ensure your students have plenty of exam practice.
This bundle contains a collection of twenty four GCSE English Language practice PPE papers in the AQA style. There are twelve Paper One papers and twelve Paper Two papers - all on a range of diverse (and engaging) topics and texts.
These could be used for revision, home work, class work, intervention or school assessments.
Also included are a short revision guide (in PowerPoint format) and an Excel mark book that automatically calculates grades when raw marks are entered.
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Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
This comprehensive PowerPoint, when printed (or emailed) as a booklet, can be used as an English Language intervention and also makes an ideal revision aid. It is modelled on the AQA 9-1 GCSE English Language new specification and includes eight sessions covering both paper one and paper two helping pupils to feel more prepared for their exams.
With over 140 slides, this booklet has a series of easy to follow activities, exam questions and model answers for each of the ten questions of the GCSE. Each session is designed for students to be able to work through independently, or in small groups.
Personally, I have given it as revision to my students, where they work through the booklet in their own time and use what they have learned on the homework tasks - which I then mark and give feedback on and my pupils have enjoyed the challenges and gained confidence in their exam technique. It could be used for isolation and exclusion tasks, extra revision, class work, homework, for intervention groups, or for GCSE re-sit students.
The tasks are aimed at enabling pupils to obtain a grade 5 or above.
Skills from all six AQA Assessment Objectives of the English Language course are included, along with extracts from the mark scheme and starter tasks centered around improving the AO6 and grammar skills of the students.
There are four GCSE practice papers included:
Paper One - Dracula
Paper One - The Red Room
Paper Two - Bank Robberies
Paper Two - Prisons
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This bundle contains twelve full practice papers in the style of AQA’s English Language Paper Two (8700) in Microsoft Word format. Each paper contains two non-fiction extracts and questions 1-5 in the AQA style format. Each paper is condensed on to 3-4 pages and can be reduced to double sided A5 size to save on printing costs if needed.
There are a range of styles/genres and include:
Paper 1: Bank Robberies
Paper 2: Fires of London
Paper 3: Mad Scientists
Paper 4: Emmett Till and Racism
Paper 5: Sexting
Paper 6: Slavery
Paper 7: Prisons
Paper 8: Mental Health
Paper 9: Gangs
Paper 10: Death Row
Paper 11: Thieves
Paper 12: Employment
A pack of 12 Paper One practice exam papers can be found here: https://goo.gl/kdbLWw
Check out my other resources for more English resources that are ready to teach.
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This PowerPoint contains twenty four one-hour well-structured lessons (over 300 slides) that focus on AQA GCSE English Language Paper Two: Section A - Questions 1-4 (reading non-fiction; writers’ viewpoints and perspectives). All tasks are written according to the 9-1 GCSE numerical grades and are designed for AQA English Language Paper 2 qualification (8700).
There are a wide range of tasks that focus on building the skills needed for AO1, AO2 and AO3 - including practice questions, original model responses, extension tasks and text extracts. The PowerPoint includes a baseline assessment and end of unit assessment questions that are modelled on the AQA exam; additionally, there are weekly 30 minute homework tasks for students to complete. There are also four extra exam-based questions that could be used as cover work or as extra questions for revision.
Each lesson follows a set structure including starter activities, lesson outcomes and objectives, model answers, self and peer assessment activities and plenaries.
I made the papers about topics that I know my students are interested in. Many of the topics lend themselves to key PSHE issues that make for interesting debates in the classroom should you want to improve their oracy skills or base the ‘Spoken Language’ endorsement around these topics. All extracts are from the 19th, 20th and 21st century.
Paper 1: Bank Robberies
Paper 2: Fires of London
Paper 3: Mad Scientists
Paper 4: Emmett Till and Racism
Paper 5: Sexting
Paper 6: Slavery
Paper 7: Prisons
Paper 8: Mental Health
Paper 9: Gangs
Paper 10: Death Row
Paper 11: Thieves
Additional tasks include Immigration, Donald Trump and Poisoned Sweets.
A free sample of this scheme can be found here: https://goo.gl/R73CXM
My Paper Two, Question Five scheme of work can be found here: https://goo.gl/UdQTg2
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This is a selection of posters to hang up in an English or a Literacy classroom. This is perfect for someone moving in to a new classroom or even someone wanting to spruce up their current room (primary or secondary).
There are:
Ten posters on synonyms of the most boring words that students use (good, bad, happy, sad, big, small, went, looked, said and nice) - these are leveled according to ability.
Four posters on discourse markers (connectives) in the following categories: concluding arguments, sequencing arguments, furthering arguments and countering arguments.
Three posters on persuasive techniques/devices using an acronym, along with student-friendly definitions of each term.
Please also take a look at my other resources.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.