12 separate fun, informative and interactive quizzes using the retro speak and spell game as the theme. The students love it! You could also use it just for the fun PowerPoint template. The following topics are covered:
GCSE writing tasks
Fact and opinion
Persuasive Language
Bias
SPAG
A collection of resources on creating a character for a narrative piece. Lot of individual and groups activities they will love. With even a bit of Anchorman and The Office making an appearance!
My whole SOW and resources on Of Mice and Men. The following are included:
All my lesson PowerPoints focused one each chapter
Lecturer annotations on the chapters involving Curley's wife.
Worksheets
An outstanding PowerPoint resource on common grammar mistakes. The 32 slide PowerPoint looks at three main errors: wrong-word errors, punctuation errors and usage errors.
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 PowerPoint lesson introducing non-fiction texts and Touching the Void. Interactive lesson which introduces the book and the key characters. Comprehension activities, language task and extracts included.
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.
A informative, interactive and fun lesson on ‘show, not tell’ in creative writing. The lesson uses the book and film ‘I am Legend’ as its main resource. The students love this!
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**
Two separate PowerPoints on how to get 100% on Q2 (the HOW/language question) of the GCSE English Language exam based on an extract from An Idiot Abroad (extract included). The resource includes the following:
Model answers
Answer structure
Language analysis
Fun starter
Examiner insight
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text
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
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.
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