A Word document of the entire Unseen Paper 4, this resource is ideal for allowing students to practice analysing unknown texts. The opening of the document outlines the paper and AOs, following with the mark scheme. This will enable teachers to discuss how to obtain marks in the paper and the band boundaries. In addition, students could use this mark scheme as a self-assessment before attempting the paper, to set targets and correct their work as responding to the questions. It could also be used for peer-assessment. The Unseen poem used is 'Poppies' by Jane Weir which is used in the AQA spec, so should be accessible for all students. The prose is an extract from 'Birdsong' by Sebastian Faulks. File in this resource: Unseem exam practice - poetry and prose - Word document of the practice exam

This resource is a mock-up of the iGCSE English Core paper, using two non-fiction extracts. The PowerPoint contains the questions to enable you to work through them as a class and the opening slides contain an activity to revise apostrophes. This resource has been used to help prepare students for their iGCSE English Core paper using similar wording to the actual exam. The mark scheme for the Reading paper is a suggestion of responses; the Writing mark scheme is taken from the iGCSE paper and can be generically applied to this resource. Files in this resource: iGCSE Orang-utans and Lumley - PowerPoint lesson iGCSE Text 1 Extract - Word document for 'Orang-utans' extract iGCSE Text 2 Extract - Word document for 'Lumley' extract iGCSE Orang-utans and Lumley comprehension answers - Word document detailing suggesting responses for Reading questions iGCSE Orang-utans and Lumley generic mark scheme - PDF from the mark scheme detailing how to mark the Writing response.

A mock paper to help students prepare for the iGCSE English Extended paper. 3 questions, based on an extract from 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' and 'The Red Room'. Generic mark scheme has been included to help teachers assess skills; specific content can be marked based on teacher judgement. This resource has been used for one-to-one teaching but can be adapted for classroom or Homework use. Files in this resource: iGCSE English Extended questions - Word document question paper iGCSE English Extended passages - Word document passages Reading Paper 2 Extended Generic Mark Scheme - PDF extract taken from June 2014 exam paper, generic skills only

This resource is an entire scheme of work for KS3. There are 19 lessons in total, aimed to cover a half-term of teaching. Each PowerPointed lesson has a learning objective, starter activity, plenary and many have homework tasks included. The front page for each lesson is to help with teacher planning and details what skills are being covered, resources required and whether homework is being set. The included Word documents are the worksheets required to deliver some of the activities. There is one activity in the scheme that is differentiated for weaker students where more information has been given to help scaffold the intended task. This scheme of work covers the original APP standards for both Reading and Writing, but this can be applied to the new assessment standards in place. The activities across the scheme of work intend to cover all areas of Reading, Writing, with two Speaking and Listening activities as well. The scheme finishes with a final Reading and Writing assessment. I appreciate all constructive criticism, so I hope you are able to take time to review this resource. Files in this resource: Scheme of Work - PowerPoint of all of the lessons Lesson 4 Lysander Translation task - Word document Lesson 7 Act 1 Scene 2 - Word document Lesson 10 The Lovers - Word document Lesson 13 Homework - Word document Lesson 16 Puck reading assessment - Word document Like what you see? Please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/sae5 and join my followers.

19 lessons, fully planned with learning objectives, homework and resources, this scheme of work was originally delivered to Year 7 but could be adapted to KS2. Providing students with a “taster” for Shakespeare, this unit allows students to look at extracts from different Shakespeare plays including ‘Macbeth’, ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ and ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. Activities in this scheme include a Shakespeare research project, creative writing and writing in the style of an agony aunt for lovesick Romeo! Where video clips are referenced, Youtube links are included as far as possible. Whilst this scheme details APP assessment areas for Reading and Writing, this can be easily adapted to suit the assessment in your department. **Please note that Lesson 14 looks at the witches in ‘Macbeth’ and uses clips from Polanski and Wells. Please check content to determine suitability for your class.** Files in this resource: An Introduction to Shakespeare - PowerPoint full scheme of work, 19 lessons Lesson 1 A Visit to the Theatre - Word document for Lesson 1 Lesson 1 Comprehension questions - Word document for Lesson 1 Lesson 1 True or False - Word document for Lesson 1 Lesson 2 The Globe diagram - Word document for Lesson 2 Lesson 4 Information Leaflet Example 1 - PDF for Lesson 4 Lesson 4 Information Leaflet Example 2 - PDF for Lesson 4 Lesson 9 I Said It - Word document for Lesson 9 Lesson 12 The Taming of the Shrew - Word document for Lesson 12 Lesson 13 Romeo and Juliet Act 1 - Word document for Lesson 13 Lesson 15 Romeo and Juliet Summary - Word document for Lesson 15 Lesson 15 Romeo and Juliet Timeline - Word document for Lesson 15 Lesson 16 Quotation Quest Answer - Word document for Lesson 16 Lesson 16 Quotation Quest - Word document for Lesson 16 Lesson 16 Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Scene 5 - Word document for Lesson 16

15 lessons for a Poetry scheme of work (may take longer, depending on the nature of your class). Originally delivered to Year 8, but this can easily be adapted to suit other years. Each lesson is fully planned with learning objectives and homework tasks. Each lesson has a covering slide detailing resources required, which are also listed at the very start of the PowerPoint. This scheme of work looks at different poems to what is usually explored in class, including ‘Slough’ by Zephaniah, ‘London’ by Blake, ‘Piano’ by Lawrence, ‘Jessica’ by PolarBear, and ‘What For!’ by Noel Petty. The unit allows students to analyse poems and also write their own poems in different styles, culminating in a mini poetry portfolio at the end of the unit that can be assessed for writing skills. The final task in this unit is a speaking and listening activity with peer assessment, encouraging students to perform a poem. Whilst the assessment is based on APP, this can easily be adapted to suit the assessment in your department. All poems for this unit are included in the resource list. Files in this resource: Scheme of work - PowerPoint of all 15 lessons Lesson 1 Jigsaw - Word document activity for Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Piano - Word document poem for Lesson 2 Lesson 4 Slough poem - Word document poem for Lesson 4 Lesson 4 Slough PEE grid - Word worksheet offering support for students for Lesson 4 Lesson 5 London - Word document poem for Lesson 5 Lesson 9 Poetry sections - Word document poem for Lesson 9 Lesson 11 Poem 1 - Word document poem for Lesson 11 Lesson 11 Poem 2 - Word document poem for Lesson 11 Lesson 13 The Ball poem - Word document poem for Lesson 13 Lesson 13 The Road poem - Word document poem for Lesson 13

Paper 1 practice for GCSE Edexcel English Language (Fiction and Imaginative Writing), using an extract from ‘War of the Worlds’ as stimulus. Lesson begins with exam overview and what is being assessed, before Reading and Writing questions. Lesson finishes with peer assessment to identify revision areas. Lesson can be used for in-class assessment or easily adapted for a homework revision task. A generic mark scheme has been included for Section A, Q3 and 4, and Section B. Files in this resource: English Language Paper 1 practice - PowerPoint of lesson War of the Worlds extract - Word document of extract English Language Paper 1 generic mark scheme - PDF of mark scheme (extracted from example papers from Edexcel).

This lesson is a mock paper to help prepare students for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 (Writers' viewpoints and perspectives). The sources for this paper explore arranged marriages and the writing section for this mock is about parental control. Lesson is designed for feedback as answers are written during class time, to help identify revision areas promptly. A generic mark scheme has been included for teachers reference. Alternatively, this PowerPoint could be converted to a Word document and presented as an actual mock exam. Files in this resource: English Language Paper 2 - PowerPoint of exam questions Source A Guardian article - Word document of Source A Source B NYA article - - Word document of Source B English Language Paper 2 generic mark scheme - PDF of mark scheme

Paper 1 practice for GCSE Edexcel English Language (Fiction and Imaginative Writing), using an extract from ‘Touching the Void’ as stimulus. Lesson begins with exam overview and what is being assessed, before Reading and Writing questions. This could be turned into a quiz to test the students’s memory. Lesson finishes with peer assessment to identify revision areas. Lesson can be used for in-class assessment or easily adapted for a homework revision task. A generic mark scheme has been included for Section A, Q3 and 4, and Section B. Files in this resource: English Language Paper 1 practice - PowerPoint of lesson Touching the Void extract - Word document of extract English Language Paper 1 generic mark scheme - PDF of mark scheme (extracted from example papers from Edexcel).

A two-part lesson that explores the theme social hierarchy in 'The Green River' by Kate Grenville, specifically focusing students on an extended extract to analyse. To help prepare students for IGCSE English Literature Paper 1, the lesson begins reviewing the exam outline, assessment objectives and qualities of an A-grade student. The main body of the lesson is analysing a section of the novel, leading up to the 'green slippers' incident, with students working individually, in pairs, and finally in a group to prepare a mini-presentation. The final part of the lesson moves towards creating a plan for the exam question. Whilst the extract for this question is considerably longer than what students will face in the exam, it will provide useful practice on how to closely analyse an extract for this type of question, whilst also providing detail revision notes and familiarising students with the context of this scene. In addition, the question asks students to make links with other parts of the novel, again helping to develop their overall knowledge of the text and therefore helping them prepare for the essay-based question. Files in this resource: Social hierarchy - PowerPoint Social hierarchy extract - Word document

20 different grammar activities that can be used as starters for your lessons. Where possible, each activity has been condensed onto one slide. Topics include: paragraphing, punctuation, varying sentence structures and homophones. File in this resource: Grammar Starters Powerpoint of all 20 activities.

Using an extract from ‘The Woman in Black’ this two-part lesson intends to prepare students for a comprehension exam. Originally delivered to a Year 7 group (but can easily be adapted to other years, depending on ability), this lesson encourages students to ‘actively read’ a text, working to identify features of narrative writing. There are two comprehension activities: the first can be done as a class to help students feel at ease with tackling such style questions; the second is intended for exam conditions to allow students to practice for their reading exam. Mark schemes are included as a guide for teachers. These mark schemes could also be used for peer-assessment if required. I appreciate all constructive criticism, so I hope you are able to take time to review this resource. Files in this resource: Conventions of Narrative Writing - PowerPoint of lesson Extract from The Woman in Black - Word document of extract Answer sheets for the questions set in this double lesson - Word document Like what you see? Please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/sae5 and join my followers.

1 or 2 lesson resource, allowing students to practice skills of approaching an unseen poem in their exam. Building on existing knowledge of analysing poetry, this is very much student-led, encouraging the class to work in groups and present their analysis to the rest of the class. The unseen poem is Duffy's 'War Photographer' and the assessment areas detailed are generic, not specific to any exam board. The lesson builds up to an exam question for students to complete. Files in this resource: Unseen poetry War Photographer - PowerPoint of lesson War Photographer poem - Word document of complete poem (minus title, deliberately). The poem has also been divided into its separate stanzas to assist with the group task.

Unseen poetry practice for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2. PowerPoint outlines what to expect in Paper 2 and assessment areas. Using Dylan Thomas's 'Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night' and 'Remember' by Christina Rossetti, the lesson encourages group work, with students working independently to annotate the unseen material, before feeding back to the rest of the class. Lesson works towards preparing for both the extended and comparative exam questions, which can be used in the following lesson or homework tasks. Annotated copies of both poems are included in this resource, which can be used as a prompt for the teacher or additional support for weaker students. I appreciate all constructive criticism, so I hope you are able to take time to review this resource. Files in this resource: Unseen Poetry Do Not Go Gentle and Remember - PowerPoint of lesson Remember poem - Word document of poem Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night - Word document of poem Remember poem annotated - Word document of annotated poem Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night annotated - Word document of annotated poem **Like what you see? Please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/sae5 and join my followers.**

This lesson is a mock paper to help prepare students for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 (Writers' viewpoints and perspectives). The sources for this paper are about Neil Armstrong and Mo Farah; Section B asks students to debate the topic of heroes. Lesson is designed for feedback as answers are written during class time, to help identify revision areas promptly. A generic mark scheme has been included for teachers reference. Alternatively, this PowerPoint could be converted to a Word document and presented as an actual mock exam. Files in this resource: English Language Paper 2 - PowerPoint of exam questions Source A Neil Armstrong - Word document of Source A Source B Mo Farah - Word document of Source B English Language Paper 2 generic mark scheme - PDF of mark scheme

A mock exam following AQA’s GCSE English Language Paper 1 question style, this resource allows teachers to work through each question with their class, evaluating the skills required and how to score highly. The extract is from ‘Touching the Void’ and this is also used for Section B, writing. This resource can also be easily adapted to a Homework task for students to prepare for the exam independently. The opening slides detail an overview of the exam and what skills are being assessed in this paper. A generic mark scheme has been included for Section B, Writing, taken from one of AQA’s Paper 1 example papers. Teacher judgement should be used for marking Section A. I appreciate all constructive criticism, so I hope you are able to take time to review this resource. Files in this resource: English Language Paper 1 practice - PowerPoint of exam questions Touching the Void extract - Word document of extract English Language Paper 1 generic mark scheme - PDF of generic mark scheme for Section B Like what you see? Please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/sae5 and join my followers.

This lesson is a mock paper to help prepare students for OCR GCSE English Language Paper 1 (Communicating Information and Ideas). The sources for this paper explore arranged marriages and the writing section has a choice of two questions. Lesson is designed for feedback as answers are written during class time, to help identify revision areas promptly. A generic mark scheme has been included for teachers reference. Alternatively, this PowerPoint could be converted to a Word document and presented as an actual mock exam. Files in this resource: English Language Paper 2 - PowerPoint of exam questions Text 1 Guardian article - Word document of Text 1 Text 2 - Word document of Text 2 English Language Paper 2 generic mark scheme - PDF of mark scheme for writing section

Helping prepare students for their Literature Poetry exam, this lesson begins by testing students on how much they remember about the exam in terms of length, structure and assessment objectives. The lesson then introduces an exam question, using 'Long Distance II' as the named poem and 'Elegy for my Father's Father' as the unseen comparative. (This poem is used in the IGCSE poetry specification, so should be accessible for students, although it can initially be considered as quite challenging - perhaps ideal for students to practice with.) There are several ways this lesson could be executed, which are detailed in the PowerPoint, enabling students to independently analyse each poem before preparing a plan for the question. The lesson finishes with students identifying areas they feel have been successful and revision targets. This question could be completed in a second lesson or for homework. Files in this resource: English Literature Paper 2 practice - PowerPoint of lesson Long Distance II - Word document of the poem Elegy for my Father's Father - Word document of the poem

A Word document of the entire Unseen Paper 4, this resource is ideal for allowing students to practice analysing unknown texts. The opening of the document outlines the paper and AOs, following with the mark scheme. This will enable teachers to discuss how to obtain marks in the paper and the band boundaries. In addition, students could use this mark scheme as a self-assessment before attempting the paper, to set targets and correct their work as responding to the questions. It could also be used for peer-assessment. The Unseen poem used is 'Long Distance II' by Tony Harrison which is used in the OCR spec, so should be accessible for all students. The prose is an extract from 'Of Mice and Men'. File in this resource: Unseem exam practice - poetry and prose - Word document of the practice exam

Preparing students for the unseen poetry question, this lesson uses 'For Heidi With Blue Hair' by Fleur Adcock. Beginning with finding three poetic techniques used in the poem, the lesson encourages more independent analysis before developing ideas in paired work. The lesson develops with class analysis of the poem, concluding with independent planning for a practice exam question which leads to beginning to write their own response. This task can then be extended to the following lesson or become a homework task. Files in this resource: For Heidi With Blue Hair unseen poem exam question - PowerPoint of lesson For Heidi With Blue Hair - Word document of poem