An in-depth PowerPoint on the ‘HOW’ question of the reading exam. This is a 5 or 8 mark question. Student answers included. Aimed at students looking for a grade 4-6.

Two reading and writing lessons on speeches. Lesson 1: intro to speeches and analysing Boris Johnson’s address to the nation. Lesson 2: writing a speech advising people on staying safe from COVID.

An 80-slide PowerPoint looking at the paper 1 reading exam. The resource uses an extract from the Alan Partridge book, ‘Nomad.’ It is a very funny extract which my students have loved. Exemplar answers, extract, examiner tips, interactive images, model answers all included.

A 31-slide PowerPoint looking at the HOW questions on the paper 1 reading exam. The resource uses an extract from the Alan Partridge book, ‘Nomad.’ It is a very funny extract which my students have loved. Exemplar answers, extract, examiner tips, interactive images, model answers all included.

A PowerPoint based on extracts from the book / series Normal People by Sally Rooney. I have included revision on two Q1 (bullet points) and two IMPRESSIONS questions. I have also included: discusson questions** quote analysis model answer grade 4 - grade 8 examples the extracts**

DRESS persuasive Techniques. The students love this lesson. Lots of individual and group tasks including music videos, annotating examplar work. All resources and video links included.

A GCSE lesson on writing a persuasive speech. The question is, ‘In a recent survey, a number of people said that we would be better off without the Internet. Do you agree? You have been asked to give a talk to your classmates giving your opinions. Write would you say.’ The following is included: 43-slide PP Common SPAG issues Famous speech examples Structure Paragraphs Language features Planning Writing a successful intro

A PP for students at grade 4-5. Available as a PP and Word document. The following are focused on: Proofreading REAL student work There / Their / They’re Capital letters Adding correct punctuation Apostrophes

A Functional Skills lesson on writing a persuasive speech. The question is, ‘In a recent survey, a number of people said that we would be better off without the Internet. Do you agree? You have been asked to give a talk to your classmates giving your opinions. Write would you say.’ The following is included: 43-slide PP Common SPAG issues Famous speech examples Structure Paragraphs Language features Planning Writing a successful intro

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

Fun starter that I use in a lot of classes. Creates a great debate! All answers included.

A paper I have made for the L1 FS English reading exam. Same structure as a normal exam.

A revision paper on Q5 (the evaluation question) on the paper 1 reading exam. It is for the EDUQAS exam board but could be used for any. It is based on an extract from the Sally Rooney novel, Normal People. My students enjoyed it. Aimed at grade 4-6 students. The following are included: PowerPoint Extract Highlighted quotes Examiner tips for this specific question Model answers The question the lesson is based on is: ‘Rachel is portrayed as a jealous character in this part of the story.’ To what extent do you agree with this view? You should write about: your own impressions of Rachel as she is presented in the passage.

A fun starter or quiz on spirit animals. The students enjoy this fun personality test which will get a good debate going!

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**

Fun anagram starter. The students are given a list of 12 landmarks. All of the letters have been jumbled up. They have an allotted time to unscramble all 12. Activity and cut-out cards included. My students love it.

A really fun starter on word association. The students love it. Gets everyone involved!

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 really fun tutor /icebreaker / starter activity on year book comments. These are really funny and end with an activity where the students create their own year book quote!

A collection of 28 articles that can be used for the reading and writing exams. Really good for debating. The students love it! Some of the 28 articles are listed below: 1930s dating Funny 999 calls Man posts himself in a big envelope Most embarrassing moments Fashion industry ignores bigger women Facebook brags A nation of creeps