A really great collection of starters (55 slides). Each starter has a selection of quotes from a real EDUQAS exam. The students need to use the quotes to write an exam answer (PEE or simple answer). Sometimes a starter sentence will be included for weaker students. I give each class three mins to complete the starters against the clock. The following starters are included: Q1 information retrieval Q2, Q3 & Q4 language analysis & PEE Q4 Impressions question, language analyis & PEE Q5 - Evaluation question exam terminology starter on verbs, adjectives, adverbs & nouns (two worksheets included) top 8 incorrect spellings starter

Great revision PowerPoint. A few other SPAG resources included.

33 slide PowerPoint on common grammar mistakes. The following topics are covered: wrong-word errors commonly confused words punctuation errors usage errors tense errors preventing errors I have included two worksheets and a PowerPoint on punctuating dialogue.

Nine fun starters + template for word class revision. I use this for classes that struggle with part of speech for the GCSE English language reading exam papers 1 and 2. The students are given 8 sentences from REAL GCSE exams and they have to say whether it is a verb, adverb, noun or adjective. I have also attached my three minute timer so they can practise doing it against the clock!

A really great collection of starters (78 slides). Each starter has a selection of quotes from a real EDUQAS exam. The students need to use the quotes to write an exam answer (PEE or simple answer). Sometimes a starter sentence will be included for weaker students. I give each class three mins to complete the starters against the clock. The following starters are included: Q1 & Q3 information retrieval Q2 language analysis & PEE Q4 evaluation question, language analyis & PEE Q5 - first compare question Q6 - second, more complex compare question exam terminology starter on verbs, adjectives, adverbs & nouns (two worksheets included) top 8 incorrect spellings starter

I made this for my students when I wanted them to revise prior units even when moving onto a new topic. Each of these starters are 5-10 mins long. They get a slide with an exam language question, sample quotes and a PEE sentence starter. They have 2 mins to write their PEE. The students seem to like it as it’s fun and competitive. Great for peer assessment too. It’s worked really well for me.

A PowerPoint lesson focusing on paper 2 question 2 of the non-fiction exam. This looks at the following question based on Touching the Void: ‘HOW DOES JOE SHOW SIMON’S EMOTIONS IN THE FINAL PART OF THE BOOK?’ Very typical of what you would get in the exam. Extract included as well as model paragraphs and examiner tips.

A PowerPoint lesson focusing on paper 2 question 2 of the non-fiction exam. This looks at the following question based on Touching the Void: 'HOW DOES JOE SIMPSON SHOW HIS THIRST AND DRINKING OF THE WATER?' Very typical of what you would get in the exam. Extract included as well as model paragraphs and examiner tips.

Over 60 resources including 15 PowerPoints on the reading exam for paper 2. I have focused on three different exams (Ben Fogle/Captain Scott, cycling and Touching the Void). All exams questions for all the extracts have group activities, annotations and model answers. A great SOW and revision essential.

This interactive and informative resources uses the exam question, ‘What do you think and feel about Joe’s views about getting out of the crevasse?’ The resource includes the following: Model answer Extract 10/10 on separate Microsoft Word document Lecturer exam paper annotations and comments Language analysis Group activities Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text. Connotation advice Answer structure

A collection of resources on analysing language for the paper 2 non-fiction exam. This question uses an extract from ‘Touching the Void’ and uses the question, ‘How does Simon Yates show that Joe won’t get off the mountain?’ I have included the in-depth PowerPoint, extract annotations and the extracts themselves. The following is covered: Language analysis Group activities Lecturer exam paper annotations and comments Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text. Connotation advice Answer Structure

A 235 slide PowerPoint on how to get a grade 9 on the GCSE English Language looking at Touching the Void. This resource also includes a Word document giving grade 9 examples on Q1-Q6, lecturer annotations and all extracts. I have included my six separate PowerPoints which focus on each specific question. The following are included: Model answers Lecturer tips Podcasts Teacher annotations Exemplar work PEE structure sheet Language analysis Connotation advice Group activities Examiner insight

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

An ‘outstanding’ lesson on the compare question in paper 2. This lesson uses the exam question, ‘COMPARE WHAT WE LEARN FROM JOE AND SIMON ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING FROM THE MOUNTAIN FACE.’ Extracts included. The resource includes the following: Model answer Extracts 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.

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.

An ‘outstanding’ lesson on the language evaluation question (HOW WELL DO YOU THINK…?) in non-fiction paper 2. This fantastic lesson uses the exam question, ‘How well do you think Joe Simpson captures his feelings about the situation he finds himself in?’ • This resource uses a great extract from Touching the Void (the rope cut!). The resource includes the following: Model answer Extract 10/10 on separate Microsoft Word document Lecturer exam paper annotations and comments Language analysis Group activities Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text. Connotation advice Answer structure Exemplar work

A collection of resources on analysing language for the paper 2 non-fiction exam. This question uses an extract from ‘Touching the Void’ and uses the question, HOW DOES JOE SIMPSON MAKE THE EXTRACT TENSE AND DRAMATIC?' Comes with lecturer podcast. I have included the 82 slide PowerPoint, extract annotations and the extracts themselves. The following is covered: Model answer Language analysis Group activities Lecturer exam paper annotations and comments Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text. Connotation advice Answer Structure Exemplar work

A selection of teacher annotated and highlighted extracts from Touching the Void. I have included my PowerPoint, a podcast and the individually scanned PDFs. They are annotated by whole extract and individual paragraphs. Extracts included. The following extracts are examined, annotated and analysed: Leg break - Joe’s account Leg break - Simon’s account Cutting the rope

The ‘HOW’ question for paper 2. The exam question is, “How does the writer try to show that Mike’s voyage was really tough?” The resource includes the following: Model answer Language analysis Group activities Lecturer exam paper annotations and comments Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text. Connotation advice Answer structure Exemplar work Exam paper and mark scheme link

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