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Of Mice and Men Context
This mini pack of resources is a great introduction to the context of 'Of Mice and Men'. It uses information sheets, music and images to engage students. Their focus:
- Migrant farmers
- The American Dream
- Disability
- Race
- Role of women
- The Wall Street Crash
- The Roaring Twenties
- The Great Depression
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AQA Language Paper 1
A series of powerpoints and learning mats/revision posters that take students through the exam paper question by question.
You can buy these resources separately, or save money and buy them in this bundle at 3 for the price of 2.
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AQA English Language - Exam Skills
This is a complete scheme of work with:
- Powerpoints
- Resources
- Help sheets
- Homework booklet
The unit takes students through the skills needed for the AQA English Language exam. Great for an introduction to the exam paper in year 9 or year 10.
There are some lessons that link to exam pro for sample answers (this is a free online program your school can log on to) or you can obviously draft your own samples.
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Edexcel - Language Paper 1 - Evaluate Question 4
This is a learning mat with hints and tips of what students should be looking for in regards to the EVALUATE question on Language Paper One. It includes:
Useful terms
Sentence stems
Leading questions
It also includes a useful planning sheet to help students map out their ideas on a text.
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Edexcel English Language Paper 2 - Grades 9-1
This pack include two Language Paper Twos that have been answered, colour-coded and marked so that students can see a great sample of what students can achieve in times conditions.
I have also included the blank exam papers - I did not create these, but used these with my students to get these sample answers.
A great resource for independent revision.
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Animal Farm English Literature GCSE Grade 9-1
This is a pack of various exam questions:
Violence
Inequality
Leadership
Boxer
Power
Change
Each pack contains an exam question, planning grids, lines to write the exam answer and the Edexcel mark scheme (could easily be swapped for the mark scheme of any exam board.
There is also a powerpoint for the Inequality essay that walks them through how to construct a great paragraph step by step. It gives examples and how to develop and improve these. There is also a slide on Orwell’s intentions that students can use for many different essays. A sample introduction and paragraph on equality has also been included that is colour coded with the exam criteria - this shows students how to construct a successful paragraph for their essays.
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Edexcel Language Paper 1 - Reading - Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
A series of four Language Paper 1 Reading assessments based on extract from Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
Great to use as practise papers or as home works.
There is also a presentations that guides students through peer assessing the exams.
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English Language Paper 2 Question 5 AQA
This is a complete unit of work based on English Language Paper 2 Question 5 for AQA. It hits on relevant and controversial topics such as national lock downs, mental health and the effects that Covid 19 has had on education and the economy. The students find it very engaging as these are topics they can form strong opinions on and discuss in detail.
There are 6-10 lessons (depending on pace), each with its own power point and all resources. The unit slowly builds on the writing skills needed: persuasive writing, using and spelling ambitious vocabulary, structuring writing and punctuation. The spelling booklet coincides with the sample answers and are integrated in to the lessons so that students can use them directly in their work.
This unit includes:
Power points
Resources
Multiple sample answers
Planning sheets
Marking proformas
Feedback lessons that can be adapted
A spelling booklet
Mark schemes
A break down of Assessment Objectives
My year 10s are really enjoying this unit and I’m really enjoying teaching it! I hope you do too.
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Descriptive Writing Planning Sheet
This planning sheet is designed to help students prepare for the English Language GCSE style question based on an image. You can stick any image on to the sheet and reuse as many ties as you like!
It offers a plan for the overall structure, linguistic devices, sensory vocabulary and sentence structures.
I have included my vocabulary mat that I have on my desks at all times to aid with planning. It means students are using the same high level vocabulary constantly until it becomes automated.
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Poetry - KS3 Conflict Poetry
This KS3 poetry unit is a brilliant introduction in to analysing poems and comparing them. It includes a full scheme of work with lesson by lesson instructions.
This unit includes:
- Powerpoints for every lesson
- Engaging and well structured resources for every lesson
- Poems
- An acronym that helps students structure their thoughts
- A comparative assessment
- A writing assessment
- Planning aids
- Sample answers
This unit helps prepare students for studying poetry for any exam board.
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AQA Language Grade 9-1 - Paper 1 - Question 3
This powerpoint takes students through the skills needed to answer the question. It breaks the mark scheme down into manageable bite size pieces and provides students with essential subject terminology needed for answering this question.
The other resource is great for printing off as a revision poster or learning mat to prompt students.
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Edexcel Language Paper 1
This overview of the Language paper includes:
- Timings
- Marks
- Hints and tip and various strategies for each question
- A writing frame
- A sample answer
It's a great resources to give students for revision before their exam. It can also be used help students re-draft their answers on mock papers.
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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Extract Booklet
This booklet contains a series of extracts from each chapter and exam questions to accompany these. It is written specifically for Edexcel, but is easily tweaked for any exam board by changing the mark schemes in the booklet.
It also has a writing frame, sample answer and terminology glossary within to aid students in their essay writing.
Great to accompany the reading of the text, or used for revision or as a home work booklet.
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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Plot Sort - Revision Activities
This pack includes:
Chapter by chapter summary sorts
An overall plot summary
Activities on key chapters (such as quotations sorts, character analysis)
Edexcel Language Paper 1 exams
Who wants to be a millionaire revision quiz
Key terms revision sheet
Brilliant to use with any year group alongside reading the book.
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Macbeth - Subject Terminology
A great activity to help students decipher which keys terms can be used to comment on language, form and structure.
By no means an exhaustive list, but a great place to start.
I get the students to to this as a pre-unit task so that they can use this sheet for every extract analysis.
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English Language Paper 2 - Non-fiction Texts - Grades 9-1
I have collated a selection of non-fiction texts appropriate for the English Language Paper 2 exam. They are suitable for all exam boards.
Each text includes a glossary.
They have also been grouped into topics for easy comparison and range across different forms and 19th/20th/21st century.
Topics include:
War
Places & Attractions
Around the World
The UK
Science & Technology
Life Changing Events
Poverty & Working Life
Crime & Punishment
Childhood and Education
Extreme Weather
People
There are articles, letters, personal accounts, travel writing, obituaries, historical texts, recipes and diary entries.
These have been taken from various text books, different exam boards and old papers, and from the internet.
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Edexcel English Language Paper 1 - Question 3 - Grades 1-9
A set of 18 extracts and exam questions based around the Edexcel Language Paper 1 Question 3. Each slide of the powerpoint is a different extract and has an acronym to help students remember language devices and structural features.
Great for homework and revision.
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Assessment for Learning
These are self-checking reading and writing skill sheets with prompts and sentence stems appropriate for that level. Can be used for any exam board in English Language and English Literature.
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Lady Macbeth
This activity gives students key scene featuring Lady Macbeth with leading questions to really get them thinking about her character.
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
This unit of work prepares students for the new AQA GCSE style questions and is accompanied by a work booklet, the film and various activities I have gathered over time.
If you like it, please share, follow and review :-)