KS3 level introduction to structure. First lesson focuses on how punctuation and sentence length communicate feeling and atmosphere to the reader. Includes scaffolded writing models that increase in depth of explanation. Uses short extracts from Anthony Horowitz’s ‘Stormbreaker’ and Lucy Maud Montgomery’s ‘Anne of Green Gables’. Second lesson builds on this to look at the relationship between structure and genre, through tension. Uses tension graphs and extracts including John Grisham’s ‘The Firm’, Len Deighton’s ‘The Ipcress File’ and Kate Morton’s ‘The House at Riverton’ as well the ‘Black Panther’ trailer. Builds on analysis skils towards evaluation.

Full 6 week scheme for GCSE level study of Much Ado About Nothing that fosters interest as well as understanding. The scheme is designed to support a full reading of the play with key quotes and plot points identified and brought together with themes and context. Includes writing models that scaffolding building up to independent reading and writing skills across the lessons.

This is a set of model answers for questions 1-4 of specimen assessment material one for AQA English Language GCSE Paper 2 (Jay Rayner and Henry’s letter) with tips and advice relating to how to meet the mark scheme requirements.

Model answers, with guidance, for OCR English Language Paper 1 specimen assessment material (Frederick Douglass and President Obama on Nelson Mandela. Provides exemplars for questions 1-4 with guidance showing how to interpret the marks scheme into something that students can replicate.

Model answers and tips for Edexcel English Language GCSE Paper 1. Full answers for questions 1-4 with notes on how they match the mark schemes and examiner’s guidance. This matches up with Edexcel’s publicly available first sample assesment material for The Tell Tale Heart, for the new 9-1 GCSE.

Model answers for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 specimen assessment material 1 (Jamaica Inn). Models for questions 1-4 with annotations showing how to practically interpret the mark scheme.

Clearly presents a way to tackle the difficulties of evaluation question on the English Language GCSE paper for all exam boards (both 1 & 2/fiction & non-fiction). Goes through ‘what is evaluation?’, what to write about and how to structure a response. Overall, designed to increase understanding and confidence for teachers and students. Contains an exemplar but no activities or texts to practise on, but rather to support other work.

Featuring two texts on sailing adventures, one non-fiction and one fiction following OCR guidance. Full paper/all questions based on OCR criteria.

Practice paper for OCR English Language GCSE new specification. This is for Paper 1, non-fiction, and contains all questions and is modelled after the exam board. Sources are an article by Charles Dickens and another from The Guardian on the subject of school and childhood achievement.

Practice paper for Edexcel GCSE English Language Paper 2 (non-fiction and transactional writing). All questions included, texts on the theme of civil war. Based on the new specification.

Practice paper for Edexcel GCSE English Language Paper 1 (Fiction and Imaginative Writing). All questions and based on new specification. Text is an HG Wells' short story.

Full practise paper for AQA English Language Paper 2 (Writers' viewpoints and perspectives). Questions 1-5 featuring a letter from a former racist and an edited speech by Frederick Douglass.

A full practice paper directly modelled on AQA's new English Language Paper 1 (Explorations in creative writing and reading). Questions 1-6 on an extract from Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped meeting AQA's 19th century preference.

A 24 lesson scheme that supports a full reading of the play with an emphasis on building independent close analysis skills and personal interpretation. Close reading covers key themes, quotes and relevant context as well as structure, language, form and narrative. Many opportunities for written response building from a model paragraph structure towards independence. This is easily adaptable for more condensed reading and differentiation.

A detailed explanation of how to write a PEE paragraph for language exams. Particularly helpful for low ability to ensure clarity while hitting higher band requirements for the shorter GCSE questions. Includes models.

Jane Eyre context presentation covering genre, the writer's life, women in the 19th century, religion and mental health.

Can be used for homework or to keep track as they learn - persuasive devices with space to write definition and an example to refer back to

Lesson on John Agard's Flag. Includes link to the poet reading the poem, models close analysis and includes worksheets for groups to do the same on each stanza. Also models a PEE response paragraph with challenges.

Introductory lesson to how fact and opinion is used to persuade or argue in non-fiction or transactional writing. Activities include debate and analysis of news article. Adapt as you need.

Context presentation on An Inspector Calls including historical events, social change, the writer's own life and genre and literary influences, as well as how to use context and why it is important.