GCSE Creative writing lesson, focussed on the AQA exam board but adaptable to others. Would work well as an online lesson.

Improving vocabulary full lesson

A helpful visual display of language features and their definitions. Could be used as a display, learning map or worksheet.

A handy breakdown of each exam question and AO for paper 1 and 2, GCSE English - AQA.

Sentence Forms Starter

Word Type Starter

Worksheet on identifying fake news. A useful introduction for students to consider where they source their information from/what’s factual and how do we know? FYI - The ‘fake news’ advert is number 2: Massive Mohammed.

A fun selection of starter activities providing quotes for learners to guess whether they from a famous writer (ie: Shakespeare, Edgar Allen Poe etc) or song lyrics?

A lesson reviewing the language used in an extract from Stephen King’s IT - aimed at AQA GCSE English, Paper 1 Reading section.

‘Describe me’ activity – Split learners into pairs and provide one learner with a ‘describe me card’, they must describe the object on their card to their partner without saying explicitly what the object is. The other learner must guess what the object is. Demonstrate the activity with a learner to ensure everyone understands the task.

This resource is aimed at encouraging learners to consider how they start each sentence and to vary it for effect.

A speech writing lesson on climate change - suitable for a remote session or distance/independent learning.

Analysing an extract from ‘Boys don’t cry’ with a focus on use of slang in writing.

Analysing an extract from Hunger Games - focus on forshadowing in the text.

Analysing an extract from ‘The Lovely Bones’ with a focus on foreshadowing.

Multiple choice 20 question English Quiz.

A sound of thunder extract analysis

GCSE English Language - TOP TIPS

Point Evidence Explain Guide

To be used alongside a piece of text to allow learners to identify specific language features. I have used this successfully with my lower ability GCSE English Language students to help them identify language features within the text as exam practice. The scaffolded worksheet can be amended by the tutor to include some of the language features that are within the source/text to prompt the less able learners to find examples.