My lessons for the transactional writing tasks. In each PowerPoint I have included exam questions, model answers, discussion points and grade 9 examples.
The following are covered:
Letter
Speech
Leaflet
Review
Report
A fun, informative and interactive lesson on writing an ARTICLE for the writing exam. The following resources are included:
Fun starter
53 slide PowerPoint
L2 Pass exemplar work
Language techniques
Sentence starters
Structure
A 37-slide PowerPoint on the language question of the non-fiction reading exam. The lesson is based on an extract from 127 Hours where Aron traps his arm. The exam question is: How does Aron Ralston show how awful his accident was? [10]. The following is included:
extract
14 minute teacher video on the lesson
model answers
other example questions
examiner advice
I have made an eight-week set of resources on the book/series, Normal People. I trialled it this year and it worked very well. The 8-week SoL is teaching the fiction reading exam and the creative writing unit. The following are included:
**16 separate lessons
Mock exam with mark scheme
All extracts
Teacher annotations on the text
Teacher notes
Chapter summaries
Language analysis
Model answers
Show not tell
SPAG
Sensory Language
Direct Speech
Figurative language
Opening & closing a story
Language techniques**
A comprehensive revision PowerPoint on every text in the paper 2 writing exam. I have also included grade 9 examples of all the tasks on separate Microsoft Word pages. The following topics are covered:
Letters
Reviews
Articles
Reports
Leaflets
Speeches
Sentence Starters
SPAG
Writing devices
Layout
Tone
A great 100-slide PowerPoint on every reading question in paper 1. There are a huge number of real exam questions, with key quotes and model answers. This really helped my students.
A great revision quiz on writing a short story (paper 1 writing). The students need to answer 10 multiple choice questions on how to be successful in the exam.
My students love it!
An ‘outstanding’ lesson on the compare question on a non-fiction text in paper 2. Looks at the great ‘leg break’ extract seem from two different viewpoints. 55 slide PowerPoint, extracts, annotations and model answer on separate Word document provided. This lesson uses the exam question, ‘Both of these texts are about Joe’s accident. Compare: the Joe’s and Simon’s accounts and reaction to the accident; how Joe and Simon get their feelings about the hardship across to the readers. [10]’
The resource includes the following:
Model answer
Lecturer exam paper annotations and comments
Grade 9 answer separate Microsoft Word document
Answer structure
Language analysis
Group activities
Examiner insight
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.
Connotation advice
Over 60 documents (inc. 22 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.
Reading fiction: A 66 slide PowerPoint on how to get a grade 9 on the GCSE English Language based on the summer 2017 exam paper. The resource also includes a Word document giving grade 9 examples on Q1-Q5 as well as all extracts. Also provided are extracts zooming in on each question.
The following topics are covered in the whole resource:
Model answers for EVERY question in both exams
Letters
Reports
Reviews
Speeches
Articles
Creative Writing
All questions for the non-fiction reading exam
All questions for the fiction reading exam
The exam paper for paper 2 reading is available at: https://susansenglish.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/5-component-2-additional-assessment-materials.pdf
A great Powerpoint outlining the questions in component 2 (reading and writing) into the following areas:
how many marks
how points should you make?
how many quotes should you use?
what are the marks given for?
what do you need to avoid?
Very clear, concise and helpful for the students.
An ‘outstanding’ lesson on the compare question between a 21st and 19th century non-fiction text in paper 2. This fantastic lesson uses the exam question, ‘Using information from both texts explain how the clothing and equipment used when cycling
has changed over time.’ Comes with a lecturer podcast.
The resource includes the following:
Model answer
Lecturer exam paper annotations and comments
Grade 9 answer separate Microsoft Word document
Answer structure
Language analysis
Group activities
Frances Willard bio
Examiner insight
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.
Connotation advice
Exemplar work
Exam paper and mark scheme link
A huge amount of resources on the fiction reading paper. This exam looks at the Obed extract. All of the 5 questions have an individual PP and lecturer podcast. All resources included!
Test your students’ knowledge of emailing for business in English with this 15 question quiz. Included are useful phrases, grammar and vocabulary, thinking about formal and informal style, your reader and your purpose. Answers included.
The students take part in the contest in which participants are asked to spell words in a round-robin format. There are three different rounds of increasing difficulty. The students love it!
Run-on sentences is one the most common errors students make in their writing. This lesson will focuses on how to correct them. The students will learn ways to help properly write two complete sentences (independent clauses) in one sentence by using the correct punctuation and conjunctions. PowerPoint & worksheet (with answers) included.
An in-depth Powerpoint for revision for the GCSE Nov exam. This for the paper 2 reading fiction exam. I teach EDUQAS but could be used for any board. The PowerPoints includes the following:
exemplar marking**
student work
top tips
real exam answers
interactive images**
Fantastic PowerPoint lesson and L2 pass example on writing a LEAFLET. 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 43-slide PowerPoint & Microsoft Word examples on REVIEWS for the paper 2 transactional writing exam. The following areas are covered:
Structure
Planning
Formal writing
Example question
Model answer
Examiner tips
Topic sentences
Stylistic features
Writing an introduction
Model paragraphs