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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.
AQA Lit - Poetry Anthology - Storm on the Island
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AQA Lit - Poetry Anthology - Storm on the Island

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A lesson plan and activity focusing on Seamus Heaney's 'Storm on the Island' Includes differentiated tasks, model paragraph (which can be up leveled as a class), opportunity to annotate the poem and differentiated copy of the poem
Long Jump Task Sheet
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Long Jump Task Sheet

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This task sheet allows students to take part in guided learning, and offers peer assessment opportunities, aiming to identify all the elements of a successful long jump technique.
Comparing Poetry - Love and Relationships Cluster
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Comparing Poetry - Love and Relationships Cluster

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A lesson plan which looks at an introduction to AO3 and comparison of poems in the love and relationships cluster. Opportunities for students to identify things which compare, and draw upon evidence from the text. Includes a model paragraph targeting mid-low ability students
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
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.
Comparing Poetry - AO3 - AQA Lit Paper 2
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Comparing Poetry - AO3 - AQA Lit Paper 2

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A lesson plan which gives students a first look at comparing poetry for the New Spec AQA Literature syllabus- Paper 2 - Section B (AO3) It involves the importance of context, annotated copies of the anthology cluster for 'family realtionships', model paragraph and 'example question' as it would look on the paper
AQA Lit- Exposure - As an Unseen Poem
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AQA Lit- Exposure - As an Unseen Poem

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A lesson plan - with suggested activities to analyse the poem Exposure by Wilfred Owen as part of the Power and Conflict Cluster of the new spec AQA Anthology It contains differentiated starter and lesson activities as well as an annotated copy of the poem with leading questions to prompt a response to a key question. Can be differentiated and adapted
Language Paper 2 - Language Analysis
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Language Paper 2 - Language Analysis

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Lesson plan which focuses on creating a response to AQA Lang Paper 1 - Question 2 (Language Analysis. Aimed at lower ability group with an extract from Fahrenheit 911 focusing on the identification of power withing character. Allow students to independently write response in line with a given Success Criteria and Self-Assess against this
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
Diary writing - Self Assessment Sticker
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Diary writing - Self Assessment Sticker

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Students engaging in the assessment of their own, and other's work, allows them to recognise the strengths and weaknesses of their writing or response to questions. The Success Criteria and step by step self assessment task allows for tangible target setting and improved engagement with 'how' things can be improved. Use this sticker to give students a visual representation of their Successes and Next Steps
AQA Lit - Winter Swans - Owen Sheers
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AQA Lit - Winter Swans - Owen Sheers

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A lesson plan which teaches Winter Swans from a 'unseen poetry' aspect, with a view to analysing the poems in the Love and Relationships cluster. Allow for independent annotations of the poem in the anthology - using targeted questioning to prompt thoughts/ideas. Opportunity to create differentiated sentence starters dependent on ability of the group and write an independent response about the poem in an 'unseen poetry' response style
The Hunger Games - Lesson 1&2
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The Hunger Games - Lesson 1&2

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Part of a scheme of learning which looks at various aspects of the novel, The Hunger Games, including: Dystopia and Dystopian Literature How dystopia is seen within the novel Character Studies and comparison Comprehension activities Study of the various districts
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 - 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
AQA Lit - Poetry Anthology - Mother Any Distance
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AQA Lit - Poetry Anthology - Mother Any Distance

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Lesson plan for Mother Any Distance in the AQA Literature Poetry Anthology Includes model paragraph and focuses on use of Lexical Fields to create a first impression of the poem - something which students often struggle with on first read of the poem
Writing to Argue
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Writing to Argue

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An introduction to writing to argue and the skills needed to meet AQA New Spec - Language - Paper 2 - Question 5 Targets skills at KS3 level and allows students to create an extended piece of writing, and up level with the aid of teacher intervention
Creative Writing - Creating a plan - AQA Lang - Paper 1 - Section B
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Creative Writing - Creating a plan - AQA Lang - Paper 1 - Section B

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A lesson plan which focuses on students considering how to, and developing a comprehensive, plan in preparation for assessment. It allow students to formulate their own planning strategy in relation to the AOs and the content which has been taught previously. Targeted at a low ability group, but can be adapted to stretch and challenge the higher ability