AQA Paper 2 Comparing writers’ viewpoints and perspectives, full paper breakdown and activities based around Comparing writers’ viewpoints and persepctives on education and behaviour looking at The Other Side of the Dale and The Ragged School extracts . Achieve a grade 9! Packed full of engaging activities: starter activity, assessment activities and plenaries using Wordle, summarising using images. It breakdowns each question on the reading section 1-4 giving tips and strategies and model responses to answer the questions to achieve a grade 9. It also includes top tips to achieve a grade 9 in the writing section and includes an example of a grade 9 response. -Q1 Select true statements -Q2 Summarising similarities and differences adding inference Q3 Commenting and expanding on language techniques Q4 Comparing viewpoints and perspectives, using contrasting connectives Q5 writing task will focus on speech writing, expressing viewpoints and developing ideas on education and do we learn outside of the classroom. Self-assessment marking task, highlighting the language techniques. Lesson objectives for the lesson include: • Summarise the differences and develop inference from two pictures • Recall paper 2 reading roadmap questions, timings and weightings • Summarise the differences applying inference • Develop inference for language analysis • Identify and compare viewpoints from two texts • Breakdown of questions 1-4 developing grade 9 responses • Annotate and evaluate a piece of grade 9 writing • Complete a piece of writing expressing your viewpoints and perspectives • Discuss top tips for writing to achieve a grade 9 • Evaluate the effectiveness of a speech • Explain and justify our POV on the statement ‘Education is not just about which school you go to, or what qualifications you gain; it is also about what you learn from your experiences outside of school’ • Plan and complete additional pieces of writing expressing your viewpoints This lesson is full of activities and covers 54 slides looking at achieving the best answers for the whole paper.

Full lesson on Paper 1 The Book Thief by Markus Zusak looking at AQA style questions relating to Paper 1 Creative reading and writing. A 68 slide lesson with grade 9 model answers for the reading and writing sections. Achieve a grade 9, this is jam packed with plenaries, AfL, TLA activities and self reflection and assessment tasks. 68 slides of a breakdown of the reading and writing sections, with grade 9 model answers and top tips to achieve a grade 9. Lesson focuses on exploding and developing inference. Starter task, discussion activity, build up tasks highlighting and analysing text to draw out inference, review and self assessment looking at EBI and WWW. Back to the Boards game to finish. This lesson focuses on the power of words, the symbolism of the colour red, EQI, looking at World War II and the themes of power and powerlessness. Lesson objectives -Find definitions in dictionary dash -Discuss the power of words & books -Consider positive and negative aspects of the colour red and its symbolism -Analyse a section from The Book Thief by Markus Zusak for Paper 1 -Identify and discuss the difference between language and structural techniques -Focus specifically on questions 2 to 4 in terms of developing detail and -inference -Explode and develop interpretations for Q2 language analysis -Construct a flow chart for Q3 structure applying in structure cards -Develop and explain interpretation and impressions in Q4 -Review grade 9 model answers for Q1-4 looking at exploding inference using PEEL -Create a word bank and plan in preparation for the Q5 writing task -Read and review a piece of grade 9 descriptive writing and check against mark scheme -Complete the Q5 writing task applying AFORESTRIP and punctuation variety -Review your writing task, highlighting techniques -Compete In Backs to the board game

AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 Compare writers’ viewpoints and perspectives on the theme of working conditions in the Sports Direct warehouse and the gulag. This will focus on achieving a grade 9 in both the reading and writing sections. 63 slides includes: do now tasks, starters, explicit/impicit activity looking at the breakaway Adidas advert. 5 question breakdowns and activities and model answers and build up and planning tasks for the Q5 writing tasks, with model answer. Lesson plenary is a RAG technical accuracy self-review and then finishes with a game of Backs to the Board to review on language techniques of paper 2. Lots of opportunities to compare and discuss EDI and British values looking at working conditions and the link to the gulag, the major instrument of political repression in the Soviet Union. 63 slides, so this is crammed with handy grade 9 content that will last you a few lessons, breaks down the 5 questions, looking at techniques to answer the questions, then gives time to complete the activities and then provides grade 9 responses to each of the questions. Sources: Source A: 21st Century literary non-fiction ​ A day at ‘the gulag’: what it’s like to work at Sports Direct’s warehouse An article from The Guardian written in 2015 by Simon Goodley. ​ Source B: 21st Century literary non-fiction ​ Life in a gulag​ An article written in 2017 by James Bartholomew. ​ Writing task and model grade 9 response: ‘Low prices in stores, comes at a cost to workers who are viewed as commodities, rather than human beings with rights, responsibilities and aspirations.’ Lesson objectives covered: ​To recall paper 2 writing techniques to match technique with example. ​To discuss the difference between explicit and implicit information. To identify the purpose of a text and infer the writer’s intention for the text ​Discuss ideas and develop and extend interpretations/comparisons and link in British Values ​Summarise and compare adding in inference ​Comment, evidence and justify how the writer uses language for effect ​To organise and perfect PEE paragraphs ​To develop vocabulary and inference to achieve a grade 9 in both reading and writing ​To recognise the importance of applying features of AFORESTRIP and SPAG in Q5 writing to express viewpoints and perspectives ​Read and highlight techniques from a grade 9 piece of writing ​Write and express viewpoints and perspectives using sophisticated techniques and crafting ​Self-evaluate our confidence with the language analysis question and the writing question

GCSE AQA English Language Paper 1 Creative writing 2 pieces of grade 9 writing examples including a description & short story based on a image of an abandoned room and a story that begins with the sentence: “Suddenly, I heard it. It was coming from the other side of the passage.” Tasks include: -read and highlight language techniques and punctuation -modifying sentences -developing sophisticated synonyms -technique bubbles -planning Also includes build up activities to build up ideas for their own writing task.

This is a full lesson looking at the opening of Ian McEwan’s Enduring Love (extract included) for paper 1 Creative reading and writing. 39 slides looking at top tips for answering each question Q1 to Q4 from the reading section and build up writing tips for a successful piece of writing looking at content and technical accuracy. The powerpoint is crammed with tips to develop a range of sophisticated vocabulary and exploding inference. Colour coded grade 9 PEE structured answers and ideas to stratch and develop inference. Starter activity- what is the difference between language and structural techniques? Lesson objectives -Analyse the beginning section from Enduring Love for Paper 1 -Identify and discuss the difference between language and structural techniques -Focus specifically on questions 2 to 4 in terms of developing detail and inference -Explode and develop interpretations for Q2 language analysis -Construct a flow chart for Q3 structure -Develop and explain interpretation and impressions in Q4 -Review grade 9 model answers for Q1-4 looking at exploding inference using PEE -Create a word bank and plan in preparation for the Q5 writing task -Tips for descriptive and narrative writing, what to include for a grade 9. -Complete the Q5 writing task applying AFORESTRIP and punctuation variety -Review your writing task (self assess), highlighting techniques before submission

AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 Jamaica Inn Creative reading & writing Q1-5 Grade 9 Du Maurier Full lesson on Paper 1 Jamaica Inn by Daphne Du Maurier looking at an AQA style assessment exam paper with grade 9 model answers for the reading and writing sections (questions 1 to 5). Achieve a grade 9 jam packed with plenaries, AfL, TLA activities and tasks. 56 slides of a breakdown of the reading and writing sections, with grade 9 model answers and top tips to achieve a grade 9. Lesson focuses on exploding and developing inference. Starter task, do now task, discussion activities, build up tasks highlighting and analysing text to draw out inference, review and self assessment looking at EBI and WWW with a self assessment exit card activity. Lesson objectives: -Solve The 1% Club English puzzle -Match language techniques to solve Catchphrase puzzle -Choose true or false statements for Paper 1 by recalling prior knowledge -Analyse a section from Jamaica Inn by Daphne Du Maurier for Paper 1 -Identify and discuss the difference between language and structural techniques -Focus specifically on questions 2 to 4 in terms of developing detail and inference -Explode and develop interpretations for Q2 language analysis -Construct a flow chart for Q3 structure applying in structure cards -Develop and explain interpretation and impressions in Q4 -What colours can forshadow and symbolise -Review grade 9 model answers for Q1-4 looking at exploding inference using PEEL -Create and develop a word bank and plan in preparation for the Q5 writing task -Read and review a piece of grade 9 descriptive writing -Complete the Q5 writing task applying AFORESTRIP and punctuation variety -Review your writing task, highlighting techniques -Complete self-assessment exit card

AQA GCSE English Lang Paper 2: Hot-air balloon rides Grade 9 Full paper breakdown. Bhutan London Compare writers viewpoints Full lesson on the Hot-air balloon rides over Bhutan and London, looking at the differences between the two places and comparing writers’ opinions. 48 slides full of AfL activities: starter activity, assessment activities, plenary, activities allow for stretch and challenge, speaking and listening opportunities to express opinions and viewpoints with discussion points – AQA Paper 2, full paper Q1-5 activities & answers: Achieve a grade 9! Looking at the two sources: -Floating over Bhutan by Martin Fletcher -Hot air balloon ride over London by Henry Mayhew Lesson objectives: -To familiarise ourselves with unseen texts Floating over Bhutan and Hot air balloon ride over London. -Identify the differences from two images and infer meaning -Build up ambitious and sophisticated vocabulary -Summarise the differences between two texts linking ideas -Develop language techniques and explode inference -Compare viewpoints and perspectives -Discuss the format and content of a letter -Review and highlight techniques from a model writing task -Express our own viewpoints and perspectives -Review your own piece of writing and highlight techniques Grade 9 model responses to questions 1-4 from the reading section and a grade 9 Q5 model writing answer. This lesson focuses on developing inference and expressing viewpoints and perspectives looking at comparing a modern C21st text and a C19th text.

This lesson is based on the AQA spec English Language Paper 2 comparing writers’ viewpoints and perspectives looking at the elephants paper and linking it to The Greatest Showman looking at whether circuses, zoos and water enclosures are morally correct. Achieve a grade 9! Packed full of engaging activities: starter activity, assessment activities and plenaries. It breakdowns each question on the reading section 1-4 giving tips and strategies and model responses to answer the questions to achieve a grade 9. -Q1 Select true statements -Q2 Summarising similarities and adding inference • Q3 Commenting and expanding on language techniques, looking at language bombs • Q4 Comparing viewpoints and perspectives, using contrasting connectives Q5 writing task will focus on article writing, expressing viewpoints and developing ideas on the topic that circuses, zoos and sea enclosures should be banned. Self-assessment marking task, highlighting the language techniques. Examples of articles included to generate discussion and wider thinking, where students have to highlight and justify the effectiveness of the techniques used. There is also an extension (additional) writing question for students to gain further practice on gathering and expressing their thoughts. This lesson is full of activities and covers 49 slides, covering in question in great detail. Lesson objectives: -Share viewpoints and perspectives on a controversial topic Animal cruelty and animal rights -To familiarise ourselves with unseen texts -Summarise the similarities picking out quotes and developing inference -Develop and explode language techniques -Compare viewpoints and perspectives -Develop a plan and add to your bank of vocabulary & techniques -Express our own viewpoints and perspectives -To consider and share viewpoints and perspectives generate discussion is The Greatest Showman morally wrong? -Complete an extension writing task

AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 The Handmaid’s Tale Creative reading & writing Q1-5 Grade 9 Margaret Atwood Full lesson on Paper 1 The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood looking at the full paper 1 questions with a breakdown and activities for each question with grade 9 model answers for the reading and writing sections. Achieve a grade 9 jam packed with activities and tasks. 42 slides of a breakdown of the reading and writing sections, with grade 9 model answers and top tips to achieve a grade 9. Lesson focuses on exploding and developing inference. Starter task, assessment build up taks and activities, review and self assessment looking at EBI and WWW with a self assessment exit card activity. Links to EQI and human rights discussion. Discussion on the symbolism of colours and deep metaphorical analysis. Lesson objectives -Match structural devices to their definition/effect -Analyse the opening from The Handmaid’s Tale for Paper 1 -Identify and discuss the difference between language and structural techniques -Focus specifically on questions 2 to 4 in terms of developing detail and inference -Explode and develop interpretations for Q2 language analysis -Construct a flow chart for Q3 structure -Develop and explain interpretation and impressions in Q4 -Review grade 9 model answers for Q1-4 looking at exploding inference using PEE -Create a word bank and plan in preparation for the Q5 writing task -Complete the Q5 writing task applying AFORESTRIP and punctuation variety -Review your writing task, highlighting techniques -Self-assess strengths and areas for development with the exit card

AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 Jurassic Park Michael Crichton Q1-Q5 grade 9 responses 49 slide lesson crammed full of activities, warm up, starter, activities and assessment tasks and model grade 9 answers for each question 1-5. Review Bingo activity looking at a grade 9 piece of creative writing. Lots of opportunities for questioning and discussion throughout this lesson, reflecting on ideas and inference and looking at how to build up ideas and construct a plan to attack all questions. YouTube video clip links to the Jurassic Park extract and it leads to a piece of creative writing about a chase. -Discuss the importance of colour symbolism -Analyse the beginning section from Jurassic Park for Paper 1 -Focus specifically on questions 2 to 4 in terms of developing detail and inference -Explode and develop interpretations for Q2 language analysis -Construct a flow chart for Q3 structure -Develop and explain interpretation and impressions in Q4 -Review grade 9 model answers for Q1-4 looking at exploding inference using PEEL -Create a word bank and plan in preparation for the Q5 writing task -Review and discuss a grade 9 piece of creative writing -Complete the Q5 writing task applying AFORESTRIP and punctuation variety -Review and describe structural techniques with Backs to the Board game

AQA GCSE English language full lesson focusing on Paper 1 creative reading & writing looking at Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Achieve a grade 9! -49 slides, looking at the breakdown of questions 1 to 4 with grade 9 model answers, top tips for answering each question, build up work and planning, opportunities to share ideas and develop inference along the way. Gone Girl exam questions attached, model reading and writing tasks, video links. Reading questions 1-4 & writing question 5 Model answers & answer breakdown to achieve a grade 9 with a grade 9 piece of writing that is analysed and discussed as a means of planning and plotting structural devices on a narrative graph. The lesson is split into 2 parts, the reading questions and the writing section. Allowing opportunities to really delve into detail and help support students achieve the best grade. The lesson has a starter tasks, assessment questions, reflection opportunities and looks at proofreading and editing work to ensure that they achieve a grade 9. Q1-4 READING • Analyse the beginning section from Gone Girl for Paper 1 • Identify and discuss the difference between language and structural techniques • Focus specifically on questions 2 to 4 in terms of developing detail and inference • Explode and develop interpretations for Q2 language analysis • Construct a flow chart for Q3 structure • Develop and explain interpretation and impressions in Q4 • Review grade 9 model answers for Q1-4 looking at exploding inference using PEE Q5 WRITING • Discuss what is a narrative? How to write to create suspense and engage the reader • Explain why a plot is important. • Apply a narrative hook within your writing • Create a word bank and plan in preparation for the Q5 writing task • Complete the Q5 writing task applying AFORESTRIP and punctuation variety • Review a piece of creative writing on the same topic • Proofread and edit your writing task, highlighting techniques Reflect on your current progress

A full lesson of 24 slides and resources looking at Roald Dahl’s Boy extract on sweets and linking it to a piece of descriptive writing describing a sweet shop. This lesson gives tips on how to achieve a grade 9 looking at building word banks and technique banks so that they can feel confident attempting their assessment tasks. This lesson focuses specifically on language analysis and build up tasks, planning ideas and the descriptive writing task based around creative reading Q2 language analysis on Roald Dahl’s ‘Boy’ and creative writing Q5 describe a sweet shop using a taste test activity to get students to really focus on their senses to describe taste, touch, smells, sights, noises. -To focus and reflect on past memories of sweets -Read and analyse a piece of fiction text (Roald Dahl’s ‘Boy’) relating to sweets to give use as inspiration for a piece of creative writing -Identify and name language techniques -Write a developed response to Q2 language analysis -Develop a sophisticated word bank -Generate and discuss descriptive ideas -Express our own viewpoints and perspectives -To create and develop a piece of creative writing describing a sweet shop -Self review activity -To recall learning from the lesson in a A-Z activity

This 35 slide complete lesson focuses on the 2022 movie Hocus Pocus 2 looking at language analysis style questions and responses, colour symbolism in Hocus Pocus 2, creative writing build up tasks and planning tasks and an example of a grade 9 piece of creative writing that all link to the movie and halloween. Explore the Sanderson Sisters looking at Winnie, Sarah and Mary links to paper 1 AQA style assessment This lesson focuses on the horror genre and incorporates do now task, starter activity, colour symbolism, Q2 language analysis questions, creative writing top tips and build up tasks to create a sophisticated piece of writing, grade 9 example writing and Q2 language analysis checklist and Q5 writing self assess checklist. -comment on the effect of colour symbolism on the three witches -explode inference looking at language analysis -develop a word bank full of language techniques -highlight and comment on the effect of language -explode and blow up inference and connotations -Focus and zoom in on details when writing creatively -build up sophisticated synonyms and ambitious vocabulary -complete a writing plan -complete a piece of horror creative writing -self-assess checklist

GCSE English Language Paper 1 Creative writing 2x grade 9 writing description/story Everest/avalanche storm writing GCSE English Language Paper 1 Creative writing. This includes 2 pieces of grade 9 writing examples including a description and a short story based on an image of a mountain scene (Everest) and a story with the title ‘The Challenge’. Tasks include: -read and highlight the language techniques and punctuation -modifying sentences -developing sophisticated synonyms -planning -complete writing tasks Includes build up activities to build up ideas to create their own piece of creative writing.

GCSE English Language Paper 1 Creative writing. This includes 2 pieces of grade 9 writing examples including a description and a short story based on an image of a mountain scene (Everest) and a story with the title ‘The Challenge’. Tasks include: -read and highlight the language techniques and punctuation in the two grade 9 pieces of creative writing -modifying sentences -developing sophisticated synonyms -planning -complete writing tasks Includes build up activities to build up ideas to create their own piece of creative writing.

Full lesson on Paper 1 Matilda by Roald Dahl looking at AQA style assessment, covering all paper 1 questions Q1-Q5 45 slides of a breakdown of the reading and writing sections, with grade 9 model answers and top tips to achieve a grade 9. Lesson focuses on exploding and developing inference. This also includes a grade 9 written response to the Q5 writing task and grade 9 reponses to the reading section Q1-4. PEEL language writing frame included too. This lesson focuses on the juxtaposition of villians and heroes, dominant and submissive, powerful and powerless, strong and fragile… The lesson objectives include: • Deliberate about what is the common link between the images/characters • Discuss what is the difference between connotation and denotation • Consider the character of Miss Trunchbull • Analyse Roald Dahl’s Matilda looking at Paper 1 assessment questions for the reading and writing section • Identify and discuss the difference between language and structural techniques • Focus specifically on questions 2 to 4 in terms of developing detail and inference • Explode and develop interpretations for Q2 language analysis • Explain structural techniques and their effect on the reader • Create a flow chart for Q3 structure • Develop and explain interpretation and impressions in Q4 • Review grade 9 model answers for Q1-4 looking at exploding inference using PEEL • Create a word bank and plan in preparation for the Q5 writing task • Review a grade 9 piece of writing and categorise the techniques used. • Complete the Q5 writing task applying AFORESTRIP and punctuation variety • Review your writing task, highlighting techniques • Create the longest and highest scoring Scrabble word

AQA GCSE English Lang Paper 1 A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens Creative reading & writing Q1-5 Grade 9 responses Full lesson on Paper 1 A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens looking at the AQA full paper 1 style questions. 40 slides of a breakdown of the reading and writing sections, with grade 9 model answers and top tips to achieve a grade 9. Lesson focuses on exploding and developing inference. Each activity is broken down with tips and build up activities. The lesson will include activities on: -discussion centred around Christmas, what is important? -developing vocabulary and synonyms -colour symbolism in A Christmas Carol black and white -red and blue colour symbolism -Q2,Q3,Q4 activities and breakdown with grade 9 model answer -writing frames for Q2 language analysis -Q3 definition of structural devices -Q3 flow chart, start, middle, end -planning frames answer checklists for Q2, Q3, Q4 -writing checklist to maximise marks for content and technical accuracy -self assessment activity -Scrabble review activity Lesson objectives -Discuss the importance of Christmas. -Match colour symbolism with themes in A Christmas Carol -Consider the character of Scrooge -Analyse the beginning section from A Christmas Carol looking at Paper 1 assessment questions for the reading and writing section -Identify and discuss the difference between language and structural techniques -Focus specifically on questions 2 to 4 in terms of developing detail and inference -Explode and develop interpretations for Q2 language analysis -Explain structural techniques and their effect on the reader -Create a flow chart for Q3 structure -Develop and explain interpretation and impressions in Q4 -Review grade 9 model answers for Q1-4 looking at exploding inference using PEEL -Create a word bank and plan in preparation for the Q5 writing task -Complete the Q5 writing task applying AFORESTRIP and punctuation variety -Review your writing task, highlighting techniques -Create the longest and highest scoring Scrabble word

Busy train station descriptive writing activities, language analysis revision exam practice Creative writing busy train station descriptive activities Two detailed paragraphs filled with language techniques to conveys the busy train station . Students will be asked to: -Highlight the language techniques -Name the language techniques -What connotations do they have. Language analysis question -How does the writer use language to describe the sunset in the city? Punctuation -Add more complex punctuation in the paragraphs Great as a revision aid for creative writing.

Creative writing city sunset descriptive activities Two detailed paragraphs filled with language techniques to conveys the beauty of the city’s sunset . Students will be asked to: -Highlight the language techniques -Name the language techniques -What connotations do they have. Language analysis question -How does the writer use language to describe the sunset in the city? Great as a revision aid for creative writing.

Creative writing Storm descriptive activities Two detailed paragraphs filled with language techniques to conveys the storm’s destructive power. Students will be asked to: -Highlight the language techniques -Name the language techniques -What connotations do they have. Language analysis question -How does the writer use language to describe the storm? Great as a revision aid for creative writing.