GCSE English Language Quiz with Differentiated Activities An ideal KS4 activity for the start of a term. The individual activities work well as a starter or an entire lesson dependent upon student abilities. Activities include: word search (key words) word check (GCSE terms) quiz covering Paper 1 and Paper 2 ‘how many words can you create’ activity. This resource includes an answer sheet. The quiz covering Paper 1 and Paper 2 can be used as a simple, short standalone assessment. I use this resource with my own Year 11 students at the start of the autumn term as it encourages a working knowledge of the the layout of both GCSE English Language papers.

AQA Step Up to English Gold AO2 Lessons Component 2 Secret Spies. Step Up to English - Gold Level. Fully resourced lessons for assessment objective AO2. Component 2 (creative reading and writing). Here is the second, series of lessons to complement the Secret Spies assessment at Gold level – Component 2. This unit of work aims to support the acquisition and development of the assessment objective AO2: • begin to show awareness of the writer’s craft • identify some features of the language used by the writer • begin to show awareness of structure. These lessons are based on extracts taken from the engaging text driver, ‘Farewell My Lovely’ written by Raymond Chandler – featuring the Los Angeles private eye, Philip Marlowe. The 1940s American setting is used to context set a suite of engaging exercises. I am a practising English teacher as well as a head of department and my resources are developed for use by my own students, a number of which have SEN and/or challenging behaviour. In order to meet their needs, I create resources which are SEN aware, engaging as well as academically challenging. My own students have responded extremely well to these resources; the resources are targeted to support progress and attainment towards the qualification. This resource comprises 12 engaging, short, sharp activities to support students who are working at pre-GCSE level and require support with the first of the assessment objectives – AO2. This high-quality resource contains: UNIT 2: AO2 lessons • Act 1 Visual Imagery • Act 1a What are your Thoughts • Act 2 Descriptive Words and Phrases • Act 3 Interesting Adjectives and Similes • Act 4 Word Check • Act 5 Farewell My Lovely extract • Act 6 Draw the Image • Act 7 Change the Adjectives and Simile • Act 8 Has the Visual Imagery Changed • Act 9 Figurative Language TARANTULA • Act 10 Figurative Language RAT • Act 11 Extract Visual Imagery • Act 12 What is Good about the Language • Act 13 Describe the Difference Attribution of images used in this resource: shutterstock and pixabay Attribution of extracts used in this resource: ‘Farewell My Lovely’ by Raymond Chandler