An 11+ entrance examination paper (English) that will give students a flavour for the type and style of questions. Can be used for both Grammar and Private exams. A challaneging yet accesbible extract. The creative writing includes my Copyright Protected marking grid to help mark and grade the creative writing.

For the 11+ and Year 5 and 6 examinations, langauge analysis is a crucial skill that needs to be teased out. I have developed the PowerPoint to go through general advice, the key skills needed through isolated examples, and then analysis through key phrases from the extract. There is a particular emphasis on the command word ‘How’ and what to do when phased with such a word. Based on Chapter 1 from Holes - extract attached with starter questions

Hello to the wonderful English teachers. This is a (rather long) PowerPoint session that walks through tone, atmosphere and setting. It also looks at P.E.E structure and how to best use it. Finally, it goes through the commonly (often ill-answered) questions, that have the command word ‘How’. This can be delivered via online teaching as well as in the normal classroom environment. Enjoy.

Creative writing lesson (includes model answers and student answers) Very engaging and can be used with a variety of age groups. E.g. GCSE preparation or even 11+ preparation. Enjoy!

Year 10 and 11 - writing an article. (Edexcel and AQA) I have exhausted the typical article question such as write an article on why ‘homework should be banned’ and ‘school uniform is good’ etc etc… and my classes wanted something new and different. So, I picked something controversial such as whether cycle lanes were good or bad and my classes was surprisingly upbeat and very engaged! They had some really excellent ideas, I was proud of them all! The PowerPoint went down well and they really enjoyed it. Enjoy!

Written by an examiner after marking nearly 1000 exam papers. This guide includes the structure that students can adopt when formulating their answers to gain top marks. Contains a full and detailed guide for students that are targeting top grades (8 and 9) English Literature - Edexcel Step by step guide for answering questions. Contains word and pdf so adjustments can be made.

Includes a booklet with a comprehension and questions, as well as a composition. The style mirrors that of 11+ exams, so would help with ISEB preparation for schools or with grammar school entry. A challenging resource - even for my higher ability students. Notably as the two characters are nameless, students are forced to think about how they should phrase their answers without referring to the characters as ‘him’ or ‘they’. I am finding 11+ exams are becoming tougher and therefore this reflects this new challenge. I have also included a powerpoint that has some sample answers. Also a very brief outline of a lesson plan- highlights what i did in each lesson with my students, and some questions that may want to be explored verbally to get the students engaged. Harder ideas about writers purpose such as structural changes (why has the text changed from present to past tense is also explored) and consideration of what we associate"warmth" and "cold’ with, and how they could reflect the mood of a person, I found this helps with characterisation. Some students really could not see how the two link, and needed a lot of encouragement.

A powerpoint, based on GCSE Language Paper 1 - Section A. Resources are a little scarce for these new exams, so I thought I would create a few. I used this structure with my previous year 11’s, and an overwhelming amount achieved a Grade 9 in the final exam Includes a copy of the text. Includes model answers Includes well written student answers Includes Top Tips. Text credit: Excerpt from the book The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey.

A very detailed powerpoint covering a lesson based on a 'haunted house' as the stimulus. Includes a step by step paragraph plan as well as model paragraphs progressing through. I have also attached a student answer.

16,000 downloads. AQA & Edexcel - NEW SPEC Unseen poetry practice for Year 10/Year 11 English Literature GCSE paper 2 - Includes a copy of the poem - A power-point which includes a line by line analysis of the poem - A worksheet which includes a model paragraph - Poetic technique list Do leave a comment if they helped.