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Sharing Resources to develop understanding of the new AQA Language and Literature Spec. Some differentiated resources to assist Lower Ability Pupils. Homework booklets to consolidate understanding of exam papers. Self and Peer Assessment strategies to engage students in their own learning.

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Sharing Resources to develop understanding of the new AQA Language and Literature Spec. Some differentiated resources to assist Lower Ability Pupils. Homework booklets to consolidate understanding of exam papers. Self and Peer Assessment strategies to engage students in their own learning.
Holes - Full Scheme of Learning & Revision Tasks
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Holes - Full Scheme of Learning & Revision Tasks

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A full scheme of learning on Holes by Louis Sachar - tasks include: Information retrieval Guided reading Open response Descriptive/creating writing Non-fiction writing Self/Peer Assessment Re-drafting
Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Lesson 1-3
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Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Lesson 1-3

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A selection of lessons from the BITSP scheme of learning with opportunities for: - Guided reading - Extended writing - Self/Peer Assessment - Information Retrieval - Quote Analysis - Creative Writing
Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Lessons 27-29
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Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Lessons 27-29

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A selection of lessons from the BITSP scheme of learning with opportunities for: - Guided reading - Extended writing - Self/Peer Assessment - Information Retrieval - Quote Analysis - Creative Writing
Literature Poetry Anthology - AQA
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Literature Poetry Anthology - AQA

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A series of lessons including the following poems: - Porphyria's Lover - Follower - Storm on the Island - Climbing my Grandfather - Walking Away - Mother Any Distance - Exposure - Neutral Tones - Bayonet Charge - Winter Swans - Singh Song - The Farmer's Bride - London - Remains - Ozymandias with various extended writing tasks, success criteria, self/peer assessment, differentiated poems Comparison (AO3) for Paper 2, Section B focusing on Walking Away (and a model paragraph which includes Follower)
AQA Lit - Poetry Anthology - Porphyria's Lover
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AQA Lit - Poetry Anthology - Porphyria's Lover

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Lessons concentrate on the poem Porphyria's Lover, for a low ability group, with a focus on the question How does Browning present the relationship between Porphyria and her Lover? Includes: - Opportunity to annotate the anthology as a class (visualiser)/independently depending on ability - Building of Success Critiera - Model Paragraph - Tasks on Lexical Field & Structural features
AQA Lit - Poetry Anthology-  Follower - Seamus Heaney
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AQA Lit - Poetry Anthology- Follower - Seamus Heaney

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2 lesson plans which allow students to annotate and understand the imagery in the poem prior to creating an extended response in relation to the poem Copy of the poem is differentiated with prompting questions and has a model paragraph which can be adapted to suit ability Following lesson includes a self/peer assessment task to engage students in understanding of how to implement Success Criteria
Comparing poems - Introduction
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Comparing poems - Introduction

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A lesson aimed at low ability students to introduce Comparing poetry - uses the poems Kamikaze and Charge of the Light Brigade Has sentence stems and model paragraph
Poetry Anthology - Love and Relationships Cluster - AQA New Spec
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Poetry Anthology - Love and Relationships Cluster - AQA New Spec

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A group of lesson plans and resources which aid the delivery and exploration of the Love and Relationships Cluster of the New Spec AQA Anthology. Include lessons for: Mother Any Distance Porphyria's Lover Follower Climbing my Grandfather Walking Away and An independent writing task in response to Neutral Tones Self-Assessment task for AQA Lit Paper 2 Section B
Unseen poetry - Success Criteria
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Unseen poetry - Success Criteria

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A simple, student speak Success Criteria which can be used to self/peer assess a response to AQA Lit - New Spec - Section C - Unseen Poetry Gives students tangible things to include which can be measured to monitor progress
Neutral Tones - Thomas Hardy
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Neutral Tones - Thomas Hardy

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An independent writing task which prompts students to create a response to an exam style question - Uses the anthology to develop engagement with 'unseen poems' Uses leading questions to develop students understanding of how to structure a response to unseen poetry
AQA Lit - Singh Song - Daljit Nagra
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AQA Lit - Singh Song - Daljit Nagra

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Lesson plan which focuses on the Anthology poem 'Singh Song' Lesson is structured to allow students to explore understanding of the language prior to annotating their anthology, includes annotated copy of the poem which prompts students to think about the meaning of language, the use of language devices and the message of the poem. Students then have the opportunity to answer an 'unseen poem' exam style question - How does the poet present the relationship with his wife in the poem 'Singh Song'?
Descriptive writing - varying sentence structure for effect
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Descriptive writing - varying sentence structure for effect

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The lesson focuses on describing an image to create mood - involves varying sentence structures and including a range of appropriate adjectives Peer Assessment task works brilliantly with students once they are coached - always make students write their name along with strength and target so they can be held accountable for good and bad feedback
Self-Assessment template
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Self-Assessment template

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An activity which can be adapted to suit the task, allowing students to identify and comment on strengths and weaknesses within a written piece Success criteria can be given, or built as a class in order to engage students in the content of their work.
12 Questions - Plenary
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12 Questions - Plenary

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A plenary which engages students through varied, differentiated questions Students can be given the freedom to choose or directed towards particular questions depending on ability
Writing a Story Opening - Creative Writing
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Writing a Story Opening - Creative Writing

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New resources added - see below A 'Big Write', extended writing task which gives students opportunity to consolidate their understanding of how to write a narrative (AQA Lang Paper 1 - Section B) Allows students to create their own Success Criteria and implement learned strategies Excellent for Home Learning/Revision/Cover work Additional Resources added to the original resource: - Numerous story opening stimulus - 2 lesson plans focusing on writing with appropriate style/tone - Tasks which engage with the mark scheme
Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Lesson 4-6
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Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Lesson 4-6

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A selection of lessons from the BITSP scheme of learning with opportunities for: - Guided reading - Extended writing - Self/Peer Assessment - Information Retrieval - Quote Analysis - Creative Writing
Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Lesson 7&8
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Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Lesson 7&8

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A selection of lessons from the BITSP scheme of learning with opportunities for: - Guided reading - Extended writing - Self/Peer Assessment - Information Retrieval - Quote Analysis - Creative Writing
Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Lesson 10-12
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Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Lesson 10-12

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A selection of lessons from the BITSP scheme of learning with opportunities for: - Guided reading - Extended writing - Self/Peer Assessment - Information Retrieval - Quote Analysis - Creative Writing