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For years I have been producing high quality PowerPoints to use with my English classes. I have always shared them around my department and now am offering them to you. For a very small fee, you can access these resources to hopefully help you plan or to inspire new lessons. I hope you and your students enjoy them.

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For years I have been producing high quality PowerPoints to use with my English classes. I have always shared them around my department and now am offering them to you. For a very small fee, you can access these resources to hopefully help you plan or to inspire new lessons. I hope you and your students enjoy them.
Ambulances by Philip Larkin A3 Annotated Sheet WJEC AS English Literature
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Ambulances by Philip Larkin A3 Annotated Sheet WJEC AS English Literature

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An annotated A3 sheet with analysis notes on 'Ambulances' by Philip Larkin. It contains an overarching synopsis to the poem, detailed commentary focusing on specific details and the poem itself. Perfect for revision, catch up for those who may have missed the poem or a way of getting students to engage with the poem away from the classroom. Designed for WJEC English Literature AS Level.
Exposition Essay on War - Writing Frames and Success Criteria
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Exposition Essay on War - Writing Frames and Success Criteria

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Two essay plans (one differentiated with sentence starters and a tighter frame) for an exposition essay on the theme of war. Students are asked to consider to what extent their agree with a George Orwell quote about war. This is perfect preparation for students in KS3 to prepare for the new WJEC English Language GCSE. It would also be perfect for KS4 students. The success criteria clearly explains what is expected of students.
National Reading Test - KS3 - Inventions - Year 9 - Preparation for new WJEC GCSE English Language
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National Reading Test - KS3 - Inventions - Year 9 - Preparation for new WJEC GCSE English Language

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A challenging NRT for Year 9 pupils to help prepare them for the National Reading Tests and the new WJEC GCSE English Language qualification. This test requires students to read a text on the worst inventor in the world - Thomas Midgley - and answer a range of key questions including text purpose, words in context, sequencing, access search and retrieve and verbal reasoning. An answer sheet has been included to help students peer assess and to reduce workload.
GCSE Oracy Discussion Task on War - Stimulus Material - New WJEC English Language GCSE
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GCSE Oracy Discussion Task on War - Stimulus Material - New WJEC English Language GCSE

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2 stimulus material sheets looking almost identical to GCSE English Language Oracy Task 2 on the theme of war. The sheets contain all of the vital information about the assessment and also a range of stimulus materials to help students complete the discussion. Perfect for KS3 students to practice this oracy task before they do so in KS4. Success Criteria is also included so students know what is expected of them.
Compare Questions - New WJEC English Language GCSE
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Compare Questions - New WJEC English Language GCSE

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A PPT that shows how to answer 'compare and contrast' questions in line with new WJEC English Language GCSE expectations. The questions are made very simple to answer, short texts are supplied for students to practise on, comparison words are explained and a good example is included.
Answering 'How' questions Unit 2 Non Fiction English Language Exam Technique
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Answering 'How' questions Unit 2 Non Fiction English Language Exam Technique

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A PowerPoint to teach how to approach 'How' questions in the English Language Unit 2 Non Fiction paper. It contains a video clip to show how to spot features to comment on, exam advice, a past paper task to show how to complete the question (The Chrissie Past Paper), an explanation of use Point, Evidence and Explanation and the mark scheme.
Letter Writing for English Langauge Unit 2 WJEC Section B
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Letter Writing for English Langauge Unit 2 WJEC Section B

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A PowerPoint presentation explaining how to structure and write a formal or informal letter for the WJEC English Language Unit 2 exam. It shows the format, an explanation of persuasive techniques and paragraphed examples for a letter about mobile phones in schools. Designed for KS4 C?D borderline but would be useful for KS3 as well.
Cirque Du Freak Activities - Comprehension, Letter Writing and Leaflet Writing - Persuasive Writing
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Cirque Du Freak Activities - Comprehension, Letter Writing and Leaflet Writing - Persuasive Writing

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A series of activities centred around Darren Shan's Cirque Du Freak. The activities are designed to prepare Year 10/11 pupils for the English Language WJEC Unit 2 Section B. There is a template for letter writing using the idea of a 'Freak Show' coming to the local area and they must write persuasively. There is also preparation for leaflet writing where they persuade customers to visit the Cirque Du Freak. Persuasive techniques are also covered as well as a proofreading activity. Designed for a lower ability KS4 class.
Formal Report Writing PowerPoint English Language
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Formal Report Writing PowerPoint English Language

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A full PowerPoint presentation teaching what reports are, the structure required for the exam, a method of planning, example paragraphs and a task to set pupils. It is designed to help C/D borderline pupils with the Unit 2 Non-Fiction English Language Exam for WJEC GCSE but will be appropriate for most exam boards.
Making Monsters - PowerPoint and Worksheet - English Year 7 Descriptive Writing
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Making Monsters - PowerPoint and Worksheet - English Year 7 Descriptive Writing

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A full lesson PowerPoint and accompanying worksheet. The lesson begins with images of monsters slowly revealed so they can guess them. The lesson asks pupils to imagine a monster and draw it. They then use their words, including adjectives and similes, to describe the monster. Their peer then listens to the description and tries to draw the image. They then compare pictures to see how accurate their written description was. This was originally designed to use with a Year 6 English transition lesson.