Hi This workbook contains 13 activities that are tailored to Edexcel and AQA, but mainly Edexcel. The transactional writing activities can be used for most specs. Inside is: SPaG activities Spider Diagram/Story planner Non Fiction Fiction MOCKS Comparison 7a and 7b Speeches Articles Text Book Letters Please review/share :)

Two non-fiction articles that can be used for any spec requiring compare and contrast questions.

I found a Hiroshima extract from Edexcel's website, however, I added an article I found about the war in Syria and made it into a comparison question activity. Feel free to adapt.

An easy quiz with 10 questions that tests skills relating to the GCSE English Edexcel spec, but can be used generically for language and structure features.

An easy quiz with 10 questions that tests skills relating to the GCSE English Edexcel spec, but can be used generically for language and structure features.

An adaptable article writing activity to help students with the layout of an article.

This is a 2 sided A3 resource I designed to help students write a monologue. The piece of descriptive writing on the back is a short story I made up. The monologue the switches the focal point of the writing from descriptive to an internal narrative. This is for the Edexcel GCSE English language spec and relates to the creative writing element of the exam. There are also 3 different types of monologues on the back to help students understand the different styles in which monologues can written. Intended to be printed on A3.

Hi all I have tried to create a visually pleasing resource that is broken up in such a way that will help students analyse a text. This can be used for any exam board for GCSE - I use it to analyse how the writer uses language and structure/evaluation. Please leave a review if you like it.

I took an excerpt from Hard Times and made this A3 activity to help with summarising and analysing skills. Each activity is times and hopefully it can help with behaviour management or timings for the exam. Enjoy :)

A publisher document to be used in students’ books or even put on the walls! Edit all you like! There is a language sheet with terminology devices and explanations as to why they are used. There is a structure sheet with terminology devices and explanations as to why they are used. This applies to the Edexcel spec, but might also be used for generic analysis of texts both non-fiction and fiction. Not every piece of terminology is on here so I’ve listed what is on below: Language: Adjective Verb Common Noun Proper Noun Adverb Personification Metaphor Simile Anecdote Superlative Pronoun Hyperbole Emotive Language Semantic Field Connotations Onomatopoeia Informal Language Tone Structure: Simple sentence Compound sentence Complex sentence Repetition How the text starts and ends Declarative Imperative Exclamative/exclamatory Punctuation Conjunction How the paragraphs starts and ends Rhetorical question Listing technique or Rule of 3 Alliteration Perspectives of others Interrogative

An easy quiz with 10 questions that tests skills relating to the GCSE English Edexcel spec, but can be used generically for language and structure features.

An evaluation worksheet to help students understand how to answer evaluation questions. This includes tips on how to evaluate non-fiction and fictional texts.

This contains 7 different lessons (nothing complicated but with a good basis to form a lesson around them). There are also some links to background reading of dystopian literature and why we read dystopian literature. The resource also has a mini SOW that I did over 7 lessons. There are also some extracts that can be used for the unseen part of the exam. There is also some background info on Orwell as a writer, why he wrote liked he did and what his purpose was as an author. This is good for AO3. There is also an essay planner that opens up in Publisher that can be manipulated and redesigned and this is good for helping students plan their essays. There are also some sentences starters to help with students with introducing different points or arguments. The lessons are NOT extensive but still provide some good info on Orwell, dystopia and attempts to cover different themes that may come up in the exam. Again, I only did this for 7 weeks (as I was only covering). Outline: Lesson 1: Discuss how Orwell presents the theme of control in chapter 1 of 1984. Make reference to Orwell’s use of setting and the diary. This includes key terminology and specific text references with detailed analysis of these scenes. There is also a presentation on Orwell (context and background). There is also an unseen extract that teachers can use in relation to the essay question. Lesson 2: A different presentation on Orwell (more context and about him as a writer). There is also a 9 page document about the life and times of Orwell which is very good for context. Lesson 3: An essay on Orwell and dystopia and an article about why we read dystopia. Lesson 4: Another extract that will help with the unseen part of the exam. This lesson looks at ‘how is reality manipulated for the benefit of those in power in 1984?’ Lesson 5: A simple extract to use to look at the theme of symbolism - NOTHING from 1984 is given here. Lesson 6: A3 essay planner. There are also two essays on Orwell and dystopia that are extremely beneficial. Lesson 7: Extremely detailed resources on Orwell and his use of language. Extra: 2 pdf articles on the dystopia as a genre. Summary of 1984 in a colour-coded/ thematic design that links to AOs. Links for background reading on dystopia.

This is a resource I made on Publisher that can be edited by yourself. It follows a structure/step by step process of analysing a quote. I will be using this with my GCSE resit group and will use it as an activity to complete together as a class so I can explain each stage. Just a nice looking resource that spices up your lesson as it is aesthetically pleasing! Many thanks.

This is a checklist I designed on publisher and can be edited by yourself. It can be used either A4 or A3 and used in class. I plan to use this with my students so they all have a checklist that they can use when completing their work. You can either type the key words or sentences you want them to use or you can fill it out as class. The last box asks students to tell you exactly where in their work they have used the key word/s or sentences and if they haven't you can use this to aid in their development for the next class. It is aesthetically pleasing and it is better than just writing down a checklist in class that students probably won't use again whereas this can be used many times. Enjoy!

Hi Please find an adaptable A3 activity that will help students with their creative writing. Blue box at the top = the creative writing question Errors I will avoid = errors you keep seeing in people’s work and will help students Spider diagram = come up with as many things that you could write about Blue box = pick one thing from the spider diagram and plan it out nice and simple Enjoy :) Jack

Help students with their analysis by using this slogan activity. Students analyse the words, and consider the connotations of certain words. This will help them for language and structure for most specs!

A nice, small extract to help students with paper 1 practise for Edexcel GCSE English language. Q1-Q3 mirror those found on the spec. Can be edited for other specs. This resource is visually appealing and contains a small terminology test!

A nice, easily accessible resource to help students with exam practise for the Edexcel GCSE English language exam. This resource can be adapted for other specs. The extract is short and easy to understand. The questions mirror the question style that will be on the paper. Including is a small terminology test!

An easy extract to analyse. This resource is designed in a way that students can only annotate one or two things per paragraph to help them understand they do not need lots and lots of information, but instead maybe 6/7 points to answer the question. This resource is for Edexcel GCSE English language, but can be adapted for other specs. If you feel the background image is to bright or can’t be seen properly, then click the imagine, format, recolour, picture options and then adjust the transparency accordingly.