Helpful hints on how to answer questions 1-4 of Language paper 2. Examples and model answers.

A lesson I planned for an online tutoring session. It has analysis of John Agard’s poem Checking out me History and a summary of the two poems The Emigree and Kamikaze. An analysis paragraph and advice on how to write your own.

Analysis of the two poems The Emigree and Kamikaze. Some sentences starters for writing a comparison and some deep thinking for analysis purposes.

The Adventure of the Speckled Band - Part 2 of the workbook. A resource I put together for students unable to do the online teams’ lessons. Work is from a SOL adapted from slides. Language analysis, , exploding quotes, comprehension activities, character analysis and an assessment prep question.

A home learning task I put together for a student. Focuses on the characterisation of Helen Stoner in the adventure of the speckled band. Exploding quotes, extract from the text and analysis table.

A resource I put together for an EAL student of mine to help mostly with vocabulary and understanding the language used in the speckled band. Includes comprehension questions, extract from the text, wordsearch and a word match.

A basic introduction to the story of Diwali. Students to re-write the story of Rama and Sita from the perspective of either of the two main characters.

Very simple introduction to accent and dialect.

49 questions about the Blood Brothers play. Questions include plot summary, characters and major themes. correct and incorrect questions clearly labeled. Best suited for GCSE revision. Can be formatted and used as a starter quiz for revision.

43 multiple choice questions on Lord of the Flies. Clearly labeled correct and incorrect answers. Covers major themes, plot summary, characters and notable quotations. Best suited for GCSE students.

57 multiple choice questions on The History Boys with clearly labeled correct and incorrect answers. Can be formatted and used as a revision quiz. Suited to GCSE and above. Sections include plot summary, characters, and major themes.

A basic lesson on subject verb agreement. I used with a weak ability year 8 set.

Focusing on AO2 of the language question but using Agard’s poem Flag to do this. A marriage of language and literature to get the students thinking of the use of language in poetry. Has a task and peer assessment.

A booklet I created to use with some of my EAL students when studying Warhorse by Michael Morpugo. Summarised story and character profiles. Can be used with a low ability class or EAL/ESOL students. Does include some grammar focused activities and encourages dictionary work in translation.

PowerPoint presentation on adjectives. Activities included. Middle ability year 7/8.

Six week scheme of work for Romantic poetry designed for year 8 cohort. Comes with a homework booklet. Formative assessment title based on language paper 2 poetry, and poems for the six weeks.

A lesson on Byron’s poem The Destruction of Sennacherib. A little bit of historical context and a newspaper writing frame.

Display/information slide to be used for STEM week. Crosses over into English (Lord Byron). Promotes cross curricular learning. Can also be used to promote international women’s day.

A lesson showing students how to compare two poems, The Clod and the Pebble by William Blake and Daffodils by William Wordsworth. a video link to BBC GCSE demonstrating how comparison works. Mental contrasting and EBI work included in the form of self assessment.

An analysis of William Wordsworth’s poem Daffodils. Middle ability year 8. Useful questions for each stanza for independent student analysis. A main task around figurative language and peer assessment.