This resource has a Jeopardy style quiz focusing on the layout and presentational devices that may be expected in texts used in the GCSE Language exam

A resource that shows the English reading and writing app levels for KS3 it could be used as a starter or focusing activity or printed off as display

A resource for those studying the novel Of Mice and Men. It is focused on an examination of the language used by John Steinbeck in the killing of Curley’s wife.

A varied range of resources to teach and prepare GCSE students for a creative writing essay after reading the play (Phillip Pullman) or novel (Mary Shelley) of Frankenstein Includes Scheme of Work and teaching materials with essay and essay writing plan. There is also a worksheet and essay writing framework for Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird.

This resource contains a lesson presentation on writing to argue. It examines a text created with the purpose of arguing and provides a GCSE writing task based on developing an argument

Exam preparation materials focusing on John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men including essay planning and revision game

A resource this presentation concentrates on improving the quality of creative writing - could also be adapted for GCSE. It employs the Writing And Reading Assessment Foci (AF) and is focused on students moving to level 5 of these.

This ready to use Shakespeare resource contains a series of quotes and character names from William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night that may be used as a classroom display - hope these are helpful.

Teaching resources and lessons on Witch Child by Ceelia Rees. Two presentations that provide contextual information and a speaking and listening task, based on witch trials, also includes a worksheet with writing activities, research task and reading activities

ppt exploring gcse exam task writing to explain

This resource provides exam preparation for the AQA GCSE writing task of writing to inform. It considers some of the language devises employed by texts with the purpose to inform and how they may to used to good effect on the text's audience.

This resource provides a lesson focussed on apartheid and how it connects to Robert Swindells' novel Daz 4 Zoe>

A resource that enables a student to track the appearance of characters by page number and enter first and last impressions of them - used in this instance for Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce it can, however, be adapted for any book

Focused GCSE question Exam work Aqa A langauge

This resource contains helpful pictures to use as a wall display when teaching Animal Farm by George Orwell

A resource providing a useful sheet for students to choose their own essay question on Arthur Miller's The Crucible. It includes GCSE grade level descriptor.

Punctuation activities

A cross curricular project between English and ICT focusing on Food, healthy eating and ICT skills

Activity based on Millions

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