This lesson is based on the AQA spec English Language Paper 2 comparing writers’ viewpoints and perspectives looking at the June 2022 Summer paper on Camping . Achieve a grade 9! Looking at the two source documents: The Tent, The Bucket and Me by Emma Kennedy In the Wilderness by Charles Dudley Warner Packed full of engaging activities: Do now activity, starter activity, full paper assessment activities and plenaries, with every question modelled with a grade 9 response. It breakdowns each question on the reading section 1-4 giving tips and strategies and grade 9 model responses to answer these questions. -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 article writing, expressing viewpoints and developing ideas of holidays and travel. Grade 9 model response included. Self-assessment marking task, highlighting the language techniques. This lesson will focus on the paper 2 writing tasks. This lesson is full of activities and covers 47 slides.

AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 Creative reading & writing looking at Isabel Allende extract City of the Beasts focusing on Q1-5 with activities to build up to a grade 9 with grade 9 model answers for each of the assessment paper. A full powerpoint of slides 58 slides crammed full of activities, starter, assessment questions, plenary with a focus on exploding inference and really drawing down each sentence and looking at multiple techniques and connotations. Links to Greek mythology and colour symbolism. Gives a bank of grade 9 examples of techniques and model answers. Lesson objectives: -Demonstrate and create a range of sentence starters focusing on an image. -Discuss juxtapositions of conflict and power. -Analyse the beginning section from City of the Beasts 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 -PEEL -Create a word bank and plan in preparation for the Q5 writing task -Discuss and link Greek mythology in terms of God of Thunder, Sea and War. -Build and develop grade 9 personification for storm writing -Discuss what is the point of punctuation and apply punctuation to an unpunctuated paragraph. -Review a grade 9 piece of writing on a storm/stormy sea. This will include a grade 9 description titled The War. -Construct a glossary of terms for language techniques that will link to the writing question. -Complete the Q5 writing task applying AFORESTRIP and punctuation variety -Review your writing task, highlighting techniques

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

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.

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

GCSE English Language techniques glossary AFORESTRIP acronym for Paper 1 creative writing (paper 1 Q5) learning and revision aid A3 techniques glossary where students have the opportunity to research each technique and add it to their glossary sheet to use throughout the year. They can add the definition or an example to the space for each. Great revision tool and aid. Can be coloured in to match the technique with the definition.

A grade 9 writing activity, using a the traditional style of AQA paper 1 Q5 image and writing task, to get students to build up ideas, vary sentence starters, use sophisticated punctuation and language techniques. -Complete sentence starters applying different language techniques. -Use a thesaurus to create a word bank -Build up and develop sophisticated vocabulary -Develop language techniques based upon an image -Read through the grade 9 descriptive piece of writing. Highlight the language techniques and make any annotations throughout. -WWW and EBI? -Complete a piece of creative writing (either the description or the narrative). -Checklist for language techniques and punctuation -Refer to mark scheme on level 4 (grade 9 band) -WWW and EBI self reflection

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.

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 a stormy sea, pier scene and a story that is based around a recsue mission. 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.

AQA GCSE English Languagepaper 1 Creative Reading & Writing Assessment questions only 1-5 Source A: 21st Century prose fiction The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, published in 2020.

This is a full lesson (36 slides) that includes a range of revision activities, starter, activities and plenary to prepare students for their paper 1 creative writing section focusing on storm writing. Starts with a Wordle activity to focus the lesson around the importance of revision. What is the point of punctuation? Students will see the impact and effect of punctuation and what happens when you don’t use it. Grade 9 opening hook paragraph teaching them the importance of writing for impact. Revision table getting students to recall language technique definition and write sentences demonstrating that technique. This will follow on with a writing task where they can apply what they have just learnt. Plenary: Back to the board game. Lesson objectives include: -To respond and act on your written feedback from your assessment -To discuss top tips for question Q5 -To build up and develop ideas for a glossary of terms to help you with creative writing AFORESTRIP techniques as a means for a revision tool -To create an effective hook opening. -To apply techniques in your creative writing -Discuss what is the point of punctuation? -Analyse the impact and effect of applying techniques and punctuation

AQA GCSE English Paper 1 Creative writing Horror Mystery achieve a grade 9 crammed full of activities and assessment tasks and plenaries Students will work through this 41 slide lesson looking at a particular horror/mystery image which will be the focus of all of the tasks. -Identify language techniques and apply them in sentences -Discuss and justify the importance of sentence variety and openers -Discuss what is the difference between narrative and descriptive -Consider the impact of zooming in on detail -Build and develop technique banks -Demonstrate effective planning to achieve a grade 9 piece of writing -Plan a written response -Read and review a grade 9 piece of writing ’Regret’ -Complete a timed piece of creative writing -Review Bingo Great for stretching learners and getting them prepared for grade 9

This is a full lesson looking at each question in depth from the novel Jaws based around the GCSE English Language Paper 1 looking at Peter Benchley’s novel Jaws. 45 slides which includes starter, Boggle word activity, match activity, Jaws video link, plenaries and assessment tasks for each of the questions 1 to 5. Model answers are given for each question, looking at how students can achieve a grade 9. This lesson is heavily based around analysis and inference in the reading section and includes a grade 9 piece of writing for the Q5 task. The lesson generates discussion, looks at developing inference and connotations, especially looking deeper into the metaphorical links of the king of the sea and the juxtapositions of powerful and powerless, predator versus prey, powerful vs helpless, life and death. Lesson objectives include: -Match & discuss structural devices to their definition/effect -Discuss the symbolism and ambiguity of the ocean/sea -Analyse the beginning section from Jaws 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 with inference and connotations -Explode and develop interpretations for Q2 language analysis -Order snapshots of the film Jaws to consider structural elements -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 -Read and review 2 grade 9 writing tasks based on the same theme -Complete the Q5 writing task applying AFORESTRIP and punctuation variety -Complete A-Z recall activity

GCSE English Language techniques glossary AFORESTRIP Paper 2 expressing viewpoints writing (paper 2 q5) learning and revision aid. A3 techniques glossary where students have the opportunity to research each technique and add it to their glossary sheet to use throughout the year. They can add the definition or an example to the space for each. Great revision tool and aid. Can be coloured in to match the technique with the definition. This is for paper 2 Q5 writing to express viewpoints, looking at the techniques needed to explain, persuade, argue.

A3 Storm creative writing build up sheet expand ideas and vocabulary. Great build up sheet, allowing students to identify and pick out the similes, metaphors, personification and alliteration from 20 sentences linked to the image. Students can use their thesaurus to find sophisticated words and synonyms for a descriptive piece of writing on a storm. Students will have to think of adjectives, adverbs and personification, and then follow the creative prompts for sentence starters.

AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 The Boy in The Striped Pjs J Boyne Creative reading & writing Q1-5 Achieve a grade 9 Full lesson on Paper 1 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne looking at the AQA paper with grade 9 model answers for the reading and writing sections. Achieve a grade 9 jam packed with plenaries, AfL, TLA activities and tasks. 55 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 with a self assessment exit card activity. This lesson focuses on British values, equality and it talks about the extract’s theme of difference. Activities based around racism, prejudice, inequality and World War II. Students will be asked to look at an image of Auschwitz Concentration Camp exploring feelings and emotions linked to it. Designed to get students to put themselves in the shoes of Bruno and Shmuel. This lesson really focuses on exploding inference with the powerful metaphor of Shmuel’s watch and what that represents on a deeper level. It also focuses on the juxtaposition of the two boys exploring the themes of privilege and the horror of war. • Consider the difference between racism, prejudice, inequality & discrimination • Define the word difference and think of other synonyms for the word • Deliberate how colour symbolism can foreshadow events to come • Analyse a section from The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne 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 from start, middle, end looking at effect • 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 • Complete the Q5 writing task applying AFORESTRIP and punctuation variety • Review your writing task, highlighting techniques • Complete self-assessment exit card on today’s lesson

18 individual writing prompts, 9 description and 9 narrative writing prompt strips that can be cut out and stuck in books as a means of a writing checklist, which students can tick of the different boxes for language techniques and technical accuracy. Each strip has a different coloured image that coincides the AQA Paper 1 Q5 creative writing task.

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 a stormy ocean with a ship and a story about something under the water (shark attack Jaws style). 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.

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

GCSE English Language Creative writing fog personification starter activity grade 9 This is a great starter activity for creative writing lessons, using weather and fog. The activity sheet has a paragraph personifying the fog, where students are asked to highlight the language techniques and name them. Then it opens up discussion for what connotations they can comment on. It will ask students to add more advanced punctuation in to the paragraph and then leading to students writing their own paragraph on fog.