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English Language Paper 1 Section A guide (AQA)
A comprehensive guide to answering English Language Paper 1, Section A, including:
The November 2018 insert and questions (The Sound of Thunder) and mark scheme
Practice tasks for students to plan and write responses
Model answers and exemplars
Success Criteria and strategies for success
Shakespearean Villain Profile
Create a profile of a Shakespearean villain from a play you have studied, using the example of Caliban from The Tempest to help you.
Perfect for a fun end of term task, knowledge recall or cover lesson activity.
Verbs and Tenses
A three-lesson series on Verbs and Tenses, focusing on:
Understanding and identifying dynamic and stative verbs and Present and Past Progressive
Commenting on the effect of these language choices
Using verbs and tenses in your own extended writing for effect
Nouns and Noun Phrases
A three-lesson series on Nouns and Noun Phrases, focusing on:
Understanding and identifying nouns and expanded noun phrases
Commenting on the effect of these language choices
Using nouns and noun phrases in your own extended writing for effect
Island Man by Grace Nichols
Two lessons focusing on the poem ‘Island Man’ by Grace Nichols.
Lesson 1 focuses on the Caribbean and travel writing
Lesson 2 focuses on exploring the imagery in the poem
Modal Verbs
A three-lesson series on Modal Verbs, focusing on:
Understanding and identifying modal verbs
Commenting on the effect of these language choices
Using modal verbs in your own extended writing for effect
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Wilfred Owen Poetry
A series of lessons on the following Wilfred Owen poems:
Dulce Et Decorum Est
Exposure
Futility
Anthem For Doomed Youth
Lessons provide exploration of context, in depth language analysis, themes and how to produce successful written responses with photocopiable resources included for all lessons. Perfect to accompany a study unit on World War 1 literature.
World War 1 English Activity Booklet
An activity booklet covering literary non-fiction texts related to the First World War, developing:
Vocabulary practice
Reading skills
Creative Writing
Language Analysis
Perfect to use as an accompaniment to teaching WW1 texts, a homework resource or a series of cover lessons. Can be used with both KS3 and KS4.
Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen
Two lessons exploring how Wilfred Owen presents the horrors of war in Dulce Et Decorum Est, analysing the poem and exploring the effects of language in detail and guiding students to writing their own What How Why responses, with understanding of context.
Of Mice and Men Context: Women and Curley's Wife
A lesson resource, exploring expectations of women at the time the novel was written and Steinbeck’s views of the character of Curley’s wife.
The Prelude by William Wordsworth
Two lessons exploring Extract From The Prelude by William Wordsworth from the AQA Power and Conflict poetry cluster.
Lesson 1 looks at the poem as a whole, with some contextual information on Romanticism
Lesson 2 focuses on in-depth language analysis, exploring how nature is presented in the poem.
Photocopiable activities included.
A Christmas Carol: Scrooge analysis
A lesson inviting students to examine the character of Scrooge at a close language level, considering word, line, sound and textual significance. Ideal for developing AO2 skills.
AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A practice (June 2019)
Three lessons guiding students through English Language Paper 2, Section A, using the June 2018 paper (Sailing). Lessons include:
Guided Practice
Exemplar responses
Assessment Criteria
AQA English Language Paper 2 Section B practice
A lesson with accompanying resource that guides students through planning, writing an introduction and full article on a Language Paper 2 Section B style question.
Romeo and Juliet: The Chorus
A lesson exploring the role and function of the Chorus in Romeo and Juliet.
An Inspector Calls themes: Responsibility
A lesson exploring the theme of responsibility in An Inspector Calls, focusing on key quotations and language analysis. Useful as a revision lesson or review of the key themes in the text.
Journey's End full SOW
A 15 lesson SOW on R.C. Sherriff’s Journey’s End, guiding students through the play with an exploration of:
Character
Theme
Context
Language Analysis
Photocopiable resources included
Romeo and Juliet themes: Old Vs. Young
A lesson exploring how the older and younger characters are presented in the play, comparing and contrasting their attitudes (particularly Lord Capulet), building students up to writing an exam response.
Macbeth Act 1 Scene 1 Analysis
A worksheet analysing some of the language techniques used in the opening scene of Macbeth. Ideal for KS3 or LA KS4.