These resources (four lessons) guide students how to tackle each of the questions on language paper 2. The paper used is the Summer 2019 paper. Included is a ppt to guide students through the expectations of each question including model answers that would achieve at least a grade 5 and planning strategies for each question. Worksheets are also included which can be uploaded to an online learning platform for students to complete. Worksheets are very user friendly to minimise student difficulty.

Three differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of Romeo and Juliet Act 4 Structure strips and a lesson to develop AQA language paper 1 question 4 evaluation skills also included Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources provide opportunities to: - explore language, form and structure - assess against the 9-1 specification success criteria - explore the presentation of character and theme - select judicious evidence - analyse evidence - practice squeezing more detail from a quotation - use structure strips to elicit better responses - develop skills for AQA language paper 1 question 4 - evaluate - analyse language at word level - explore imagery - use WHAT, HOW, WHY instead of PEE which can be too restrictive

Resources to support the revision of Romeo and Juliet for new specification. Includes: - Carousel activities to expose students to 4 significant extracts - in each extract students will go through the process of accessing the extract step by step and then consider relating to the whole text - Pupil friendly mark scheme with sample responses - sample exam questions - opportunity for students to answer a timed question using the skills they have developed - opportunity for self/peer assessment against the mark scheme Carousel activities which allow students to revise the context of Elizabethan England and practice analysing extracts from the play as well as referring to the play as a whole. Differentiated to allow students to structure an exam response which culminates in an exam practice question. Extracts taken from: Act 1 scene 2 Act 3 scene 5 Act 4 scene 3 Act 5 scene 3 Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue - middle ability yellow = higher ability

A selection of structure strips that have been incredibly useful and rewarding. They have been used to help students to form better quality analytical paragraphs as well as improved transactional/non fiction writing. All of the strips can be edited and use the 'what, how, why' method as opposed to PEE which can be too restrictive Included in this bundle are structure strips for: - Romeo and Juliet - act 2 scene 2, act 1 scene 5, imagery - poetry comparison - non fiction writing - Animal Farm - theme of exploitation - AQA language paper 2 question 2 - AQA language paper 2 question 4 - AQA language paper 1 question 2 and paper 2 question 3 (language questions) - Of Mice and Men

Resources to prepare students for the spoken language endorsement on the new specification English GCSE course. The resource: - explains the requirements of the task - provides the marks scheme for students to determine what they need to do to achieve a pass, merit or distinction - contains 3 example speaking and listening presentations for students to mark in preparation for their own presentation

3 fully differentiated and meticulously planned lessons to explicitly teach AQA English language paper 2 question 3. The lessons start from scratch and provide opportunities for teachers to assess student ability and work out where their areas for development are. Students can then be pointed in the direction of a particular task that will help to plug the gaps in their understanding and climb the mark scheme. Lesson 1 focusses on the selection of judicious evidence Lesson 2 focusses on the effect of language Lesson 3 focusses on language analysis Texts used: 1. Mail online article about a spoilt child 2. 19th century extract from 'Walks in and around London' Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources provide opportunities to: - read 2 texts - use structure strips to form better analytical paragraphs - select judicious evidence - use the mark scheme - self and peer assess - teacher assess - develop perceptive comments - work on target grade specific tasks - explore how language makes you think, feel etc. - Analyse the effect of language - improve a sample response - grade sample responses

Two walking talking mocks for AQA English language. One booklet and power point for paper 1 and one for paper 2 Includes a student booklets containing model answers which encourage students to achieve thoughtful responses, exam tips and opportunity for students to practice annotation and structuring answers to the questions. These resources uses the November 18 AQA English language inserts. A power point is included to guide students through the mocks including mark schemes.

Three differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of Romeo and Juliet Act 3 scene 1. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources provide opportunities to: - explore language, form and structure - assess against the 9-1 specification success criteria - explore the presentation of character and theme - use structure strips to encourage better analytical responses - use what, how, why instead of PEE which is too restrictive

This is a complete 6 week unit on Non Fiction Writing using topical issues. Students work through a booklet which contains all extracts and activities. There is also an accompanying power point presentation. Students will explore the following speeches, letters and articles: Boris Johnson - Lockdown Marcus Rashford - free school meals Greta Thunberg - climate change David Attenborough - climate change Lilly Allen - Refugee crisis Bukayo Saka - Racism in football Martin Luther King - Racism Emma Watson - gender equality Malala - 16th birthday speech Hands not hate article in response to homophobic attacks As students progress through the unit they will explore rhetoric and how effective non fiction writing is structured and work on building their own piece of writing. The unit culminates with speaking and listening. The booklet also contains scaffolds for students who may need support in accessing the unit.

Power point resources to support the teaching of the following poems from the new specification AQA power and conflict poetry collection: 1. Storm on the island 2. War photographer 3. Extract from Prelude 4. My last Duchess 5. Checkin out me history 16 outstanding lessons that are meticulously planned, fully differentiated and numbered for ease of use with activities included. Homework tasks included. Download and teach right away! All resources are fully differentiated by colour. (Purple = low ability, blue = mid ability, yellow = higher ability) There are 2 to 3 power point presentations per poem which cover context, language, form and structure and contain assessment opportunities in line with new specification. Comparison lessons also included.

6 exam questions written in the same format as the new specification GCSE. Exam questions are also included that help students develop skills for the language papers using themes from the play. 1. An Inspector Calls character question - Birling 2. An Inspector Calls character question - Inspector 3. An Inspector calls theme question 4. Imaginative writing question (language paper 1 - using Inspector Calls as a stimulus) 5. Paper 2 reading questions based on David Cameron's big society (non fiction) 6. Transactional writing question

A complete walking talking mock for AQA English language paper 1. Includes a student booklet containing model answers which encourage students to achieve thoughtful responses, exam tips and opportunity for students to practice annotation and structuring answers to the questions. This resource uses the November 18 AQA English language inserts. A power point is included to guide students through the mock including mark schemes.

4 differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of the skills for English language question 3 on the new specification (9-1) paper 1. Students read extracts taken from fiction and develop skills in analysis the author's language. The resource uses an extract from 'I'm, the king of the castle,' 'Lullaby' 'The constant princess' and 'Transmission.' Extracts included. Resources provide opportunities to: - explore how writer's structure texts - analyse the use of structure in engaging reader interest - use sample answers - use mark schemes Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability

Fully differentiated (by colour) resources to support the teaching of Q3 and Q4 of the AQA new specification 9-1 GCSE examination - paper2. Resources support the texts provided in the AQA GCSE English Language: Developing the skills for learning and assessment (turtle on the cover) All texts are included in this bundle. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources prepare students for answering Q3 (language) and Q4 (comparison) and cover the following: - analysis of vocabulary - analysis of sentence forms - analysis of language techniques - explore audience and purpose - study of model answers - exploring the effect of language - improving exam responses using mark schemes - explore perspective - understand the difference between synthesis and comparison - form comparisons between texts - practice timed responses Regular assessments are included to assess students ability in true or false and synthesis tasks. Texts covered: - Inside the supermarket's dark stores - 19th century report on night market for the poor - Extract from 'The Girl of the period' about young people - Extract from Sui Sin Far's autobiography about growing up with dual identify - The Watercress girl - Why we shouldn't wrap our children in cotton wool All texts are included

21 lessons to support the teaching of the whole play. Resources include opportunities to: -explore context - gender, Elizabethan England, -analyse theme and character presentation -get to grips with Shakespeare’s language -analyse imagery -explore Shakespearian insults -write non fiction texts -write persuasively -write news reports -role play