A* Of Mice and Men exemplar essay used for the GCSE controlled assessment. The title is, 'Examine how Steinbeck presents the character Curley’s wife in ‘Of Mice and Men’. Refer closely to the text in your answer.' Word page and PowerPoint included. An A* controlled assessment podcast is available for the students here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WznWPFul9Rk Curley's wife podcast available here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-KLrlGjgyXffKKMMr8AzQPXj6r9VtmE2

Podcast on Curley's Wife - Of Mice and Men. These videos analyse extracts from chapter 2-5 involving Curley's wife. Annotated analysis inc images used in the podcasts. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-KLrlGjgyXffKKMMr8AzQPXj6r9VtmE2 Topics discussed: Curley's wife The colour red Metaphors/Similes Loneliness Dreams Foreshadowing 'A' grade answers Annotated version

An ‘outstanding’ lesson on the compare question between a 21st and 19th century non-fiction text in paper 2. Comes with lecturer podcast. This fantastic lesson uses the exam question, 'Both of these texts are about cycling. Compare: (a) how the writers feel about cycling; (b) how they make their views clear to the reader… [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 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

Run-on sentences are 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.