A huge selection of resources on the writing task in the EDUQAS GCSE English language qualification. The following topics are covered: • Revision • Letters • Speeches • Reviews • Leaflets • Reports • Articles • The short story • Writing devices • Sentence starters • Show not tell • Quizzes • Examiner tips

A lesson looking at S03E01 episode of Black Mirror. Reading, writing and S&L activities included. My students loved it. Episode available on Netflix. The following is covered: Society The ending The truck driver - morality Dangers of sexting Are you addicted to you r phone quiz Nomophobia The plot Why is it called Nosedive? Why is it called Black Mirror? Race and sexuality Social Media

An in-depth and interactive PowerPoint for the writing exam. The following topics are covered: Letters Speeches Emails Leaflets Reports Articles Homophones There / They’re / Their Apostrophes Common misspellings Language features

An interactive and informative lesson looking at movie posters. My students really enjoyed it. I have included a starter on movie title anagrams.

A fun quiz on descriptive writing. Could be used as a starter or plenary. Example question: “‘You’re like a miniature buddha covered in hair’. Alliteration, metaphor or simile?” The students love it and really shows where the learning gaps are.

A 126-slide Paper 2 revision PowerPoint using extracts from An Idiot Abroad with Karl Pilkington. Extracts included. The resource also includes: • Q1-Q6 all covered • Wonders of the World starter • Example questions • Example answers • Examiner advice • Information retrieval • Language analysis

Fantastic PowerPoint lesson and L2 pass example on writing a REPORT. Also comes with a podcast from an examiner. The resource looks at the following: GRADE 9 example Sentence starters LEAFLET form LEAFLET conventions DAFOREST Stylistic devices Lecturer tips Common mistakes SPAG

A fun starter that could be used with any age and any lesson. Students must guess the movie based on the emoji clues. My students love it.

An ‘outstanding’ lesson and 63 slide PowerPoint on the language question in paper 1. This fantastic lesson uses the exam question,‘How does the writer try to show Chigurh’s violence and cunning?’ Based on a great extract from the book (and I show a clip from the film) No Country for Old Men. The resource includes the following: Model answer Language analysis Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text. Connotation advice Answer structure

A detailed and interactive PowerPoint on all the formats in the paper 2 writing paper e.g. letters, speeches, reviews etc.

An in-depth and informative PowerPoint on paralinguistics. Lots of fun activities and individual tasks including a sign reading stater.

Simile/Metaphor quiz based on the TV show ‘Catchphrase’. The students love it! The students decipher the catchphrase the students decide whether it is a simile or a metaphor. Idiom Catchphrase available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/idiom-catchphrase-12057026

Over 60 documents (inc. 45 PowerPoints) covering the whole EDUQAS GCSE English Language exams. Component 1: creative writing and reading a creative text. Component 2: transactional writing and reading a non-fiction text from the 21st and 19th century. All PowerPoints have amazing images, exemplar materials and 10/10 answers. Most PowerPoints come with a lecturer podcast on the topic (link provided in resources). All writing types cover a model answer, stylistic features and sentence starters. All reading questions have a separate PowerPoint, model answer and specific tips. The following topics/lessons are included: Model answers for EVERY question in both exams Letters Reports Reviews Speeches Articles Examiner podcasts Creative Writing All questions for the non-fiction reading exam All questions for the fiction reading exam How to write the perfect short story Black Mirror Famous photography Exemplar materials (marked and annotated) Sensory Language Figurative Language SPAG Louis Theroux review

A 220 slide PowerPoint on how to get a grade 9 on the GCSE English Language looking at the offical EDUQAS paper on cycling. This resource also includes a Word document giving grade 9 examples on Q1-Q6 and examiner podcast. I have included my 7 separate PowerPoints which focus on each specific question. The following are included: Model answers 7 separate powerpoints Lecturer tips Teacher annotations Exemplar work PEE structure sheet Language analysis Fact sheet on Captain Scott Connotation advice Group activities Examiner insight Exam paper and Mark Scheme link

A walkthrough / revision for the paper 2 reading non-fiction exam. The theme of the mock is seeing gorillas in the wild. The modern extract is Karl Pilkington’s An Idiot Abroad and the 19th century is Mary Kingley’s Travels in West Africa. I have included a post-mock PowerPoint with new exam questions. The resource includes the following: Three PowerPoints A mock exam with mark scheme 16 min revision video on the mock Language analysis Interesting extracts Tips and model answers for each question New extracts to complete after the mock exam

The final question on the paper 1 reading exam. This a 10 mark question. Aimed at getting a grade 5-6. Based on the first chapter of the novel JAWS by Peter Benchley. The exam question is 'Read the whole extract. “‘The shark is the villain in the book but the writer also shows you what an impressive and beautiful animal it is.’ To what extent do you agree?” I have included all resources which include extract, model answers, exemplar answers and a fun phobia starter activity. Video clip of the scene in the film is on YouTube.

A 70-slide PowerPoint on the GCSE English Language paper 2 reading exam. I have created an exam paper, extracts and PowerPoint based on the climbing documentary, ‘Free Solo’. The film follows climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the world’s most famous rock … the 3,200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park…without a rope! I have included the trailer link below. The students love it! The resource also includes the following: Specific slides on Q1-Q6 Model answer Answer structure Exemplar answers Language analysis Group activities Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text. Free Solo trailer is on YouTube.

PowerPoint on the ‘HOW’ question of the reading exam. This is a 5 or 10 mark question. Model answers included. Aimed at students looking for a grade 4-6.

A 129-slide PowerPoint on the GCSE English Language exams. The quiz is split into each paper and all questions have answers, PEEs, structure, exemplar work, images and other revision activities. For the EDUQAS exam board. Paper 1 Reading - 15 questions Paper 1 Narrative Writing - 11 questions Paper 2 Reading - 15 questions Paper 2 Writing - 21 questions.

Over20 documents on the GCSE English Language writing exam (Unit 2). All PowerPoints have amazing images, exemplar materials and 10/10 answers. All PowerPoints come with a lecturer podcast on the topic. All types cover a model answer, stylistic features and sentence starters. The following topics are covered: Letters Reports Reviews Speeches Articles