Sample response to May/Jun 2019 series of new 2017+ GCSE Lit specification.

CCEA GCSE ENGLISH Language: Unit 4 (Paper 2) Section A: Personal or Creative Writing Here is a sample creative piece in response to one of the mock papers made (and available for download on TES). It is quite dry and whilst the plot line is probably standard enough, it doesn’t really pitch it to the correct audience stipulated in the mock question. The characters are quite static and need to be developed more, and the piece is too short. However, I thought students could use it to see the importance of reading the question carefully and consciously trying to engage the target audience you’ve been assigned. My plan would be that after they in pairs discussed the work, filled in the checklist and gave some feedback on what was good/bad, that we could discuss the stimulus picture and brainstorm some potential plotlines. A lot of them might be inspired to do a Pretty Little Liars style thing where the main character perhaps gets texts from a mysterious unknown person, or perhaps go down a bullying route?

CCEA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: Non-Fiction Texts To be used for Paper 2 Section B: Tasks 3 and 4. A re-purposed PPQ from the old specification - designed to be used as a new spec resource to help teach the non-fiction component of paper 2.

A sample response for Bourne and Casino Royale DVD covers for the CCEA GCSE Paper 1 Section B Past Paper Question

CCEA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE BOOK COVER ANALYSIS FOR PAPER 1 SECTION B: TASKS 4 AND 5. Something Nasty in the Woodshed and Thick as Thieves novels to analyse for Paper 1 Revision

CCEA GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE: POETRY ANTHOLOGY: IDENTITY

A video that guides students through a sample Q on Titanic. The other resources are available on here to download and use.

CCEA GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE: The Study of Prose: Paper 1 Sections A and B. This resource contains two sample essays taken from the 2018 May/June Exam: Section A: A sample response on Lord of the Flies : Piggy as a victim Section B: Unseen prose sample response on Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer extract

CCEA GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE POETRY ANTHOLOGY: Identity. Dover Beach Analysis. Hope this helps!

This is a compilation of a few KS3 resources I have made to help students tackle the presentational aspect of media texts. It has been made with a view to preparing KS3 students for the new CCEA GCSE: Reading to access media texts. It focuses on Camera Angles, Shot Types and Camera Movements. It could be used for a Media class, reading film, Film Studies or indeed for the GCSE CCEA spec. Hopefully you find this useful! :)

This a self-assessment form for students to fill in, based on The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. However, it can easily be adapted to suit other written tasks. It is for KS3 students and the aim is that they read the feedback comments / annotation on their work and tick accordingly. They then review how many Yes/No ticks they have and set themselves a target based on what they have identified as their weaknesses.

Used with a low ability Year 9 Class in conjunction with a Fantasy Landscapes Unit. Asks the student to identify verbs, adjectives and adverbs and explain what impact they have.

Some posters made using Canva which might be nice displayed in the girls’ locker area or perhaps girls’ bathrooms. The posters have quotes from strong female figures.

Two sample essays for the new ReVision 2017+ Specification for English Literature. Here by R.S. Thomas and Belfast Confetti by Ciaran Carson Kid by Simon Armitage and Piano by D H Lawrence Potential Task: Colour code the poem analysing and labelling how well the ‘candidate’ met the assessment objectives. One Essay Plan on Invictus and Kid on the theme of Self-Determination. Three student created essay plans on: -Sensory Memory -Disappointment -Loneliness and the impact on identity

A collection of notes and worksheets for A Level teaching of King Lear