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Examiner created, trialled before posting and always update with any changes. Paid reviews rewarded with any resource under £5 free-heavily animate PPTs with step-by-step/click-by-click organisation and if there's anything I can make more visually enticing - I will. Download some of my free resources to see the quality, as I put the time and effort in to ensure free and paid resources are worthwhile. Requests, fixes or complaints: leckyletters@gmail.com using 'TES Shop' in the subject bar.

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Examiner created, trialled before posting and always update with any changes. Paid reviews rewarded with any resource under £5 free-heavily animate PPTs with step-by-step/click-by-click organisation and if there's anything I can make more visually enticing - I will. Download some of my free resources to see the quality, as I put the time and effort in to ensure free and paid resources are worthwhile. Requests, fixes or complaints: leckyletters@gmail.com using 'TES Shop' in the subject bar.
AQA 8700 GCSE English Language - AO6 Fantasy Fiction SPaG Workbook & ppt
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AQA 8700 GCSE English Language - AO6 Fantasy Fiction SPaG Workbook & ppt

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Extracts from famous fiction included with modifications for Punctuation Practice! There’s also some spelling and grammar! Included, also, is a 26-slide ppt presentation with animated answers throughout. Look at: The Red Wedding in George R. R. Martin’s A Storm Of Swords. An extract from Bilbo’s party - J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring And one, also, from Lev Grossman’s The Magicians. Good for use with my SPaG session for GCSE AO6 - halloween theme. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/aqa-8700-1-ao6-technical-accuracy-in-depth-overview-halloween-spag-12181966 With a full contents page, students can navigate themselves through the session or take this home for homework. Covering all major punctuation marks, some tenses tasks, plural practice as well as homophones and homographs. I have a free version of this in my shop - which is aimed at lower-level students and is quite close to the original from which it is derived.
AQA 8700/1 GCSE English Language - Christmas Creative Writing & Mock
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AQA 8700/1 GCSE English Language - Christmas Creative Writing & Mock

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This session goes through Paper 1 - Question 5, descriptive and narrative writing, as a practice session. It starts off comparing the mark scheme to an example with a task, following a set of animated annotations which are to be discussed as a group. Then move onto approaching an image for description and this includes an example, too. There is a list of figurative features which can be amended, as well as a task on making epic connections in creative writing. Following this, there is a small focus on titles and sentence starters. Finally, there is a writing challenge which uses a starting sentence and Christmas icons to stimulate and focus writing. As an added bonus: there is also a Christmas Full Paper 1 mock paper included. I wrote the example text myself and all top quality images are from www.pixabay.com - where all images are free for use, even for commercial purposes.
AQA 8700/2 GCSE English Language Revision Cards - Paper 2
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AQA 8700/2 GCSE English Language Revision Cards - Paper 2

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These cover Paper 2 and have a range of texts and questions covering all P2 AOs. There are 2 sets of cards for Reading and 1 set for Writing. 16 mini extracts 32 reading questions 16 example statements for Persuasive Writing. 6 sets of TEQ example answer paragraph cards. There is also a second set of reading cards - which have been coloured to match each individual P2 set, using the block colours allows for quite a sophisticated matching task. Rainbow cards allow for quicker access with easy matching and are much better for lower level learners. The reading cards can be double-sided but single-sided allows for more simultaneous use. Best to laminate them and reduce the risk of wear and tear. A detailed collection for Paper 1 is also in my shop!
AQA 8700/1 GCSE English Language 80 Revision Card Pack
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AQA 8700/1 GCSE English Language 80 Revision Card Pack

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This is a colourful collection of text extracts and exam-style questions for Paper 1 - Creative Reading & Writing. 4 sets of 4 on A3 for the reading questions - 16 micro mocks = 64 questions in total + 16 mini extracts. This one also comes in a rainbow pack which removes the opportunity for a challenging jigsaw activity because each line is a unique colour/shade. 2 sets of 4 on A4 for Q5 - 8 images and 2x cards for each - one based on description, the other: narration. Best to be printed and laminated so that they can be reused without the risk of wear and tear. Each set for Section A - has a unique colour so they can be double-sided and kept like a pack. Just print pink/green & blue/yellow - printing from the word doc. They look great as in the photograph preview image but, printing them off single-sided means having the ability to use 4 sets at once, with four small groups and we now have a few sets in a drop-in room so students can just choose some to revise with. The set with four blocked colours also make a good jigsaw puzzle, as all texts have matching questions, to start a revision session. Students need to match the questions with each text - basic comprehension Can be used in workshops or given to students to take home and use for revision/practice. Paper 2 now in my shop! =-)
AQA 8700/2 GCSE English Language - Paper 2 FULL SET
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AQA 8700/2 GCSE English Language - Paper 2 FULL SET

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Covers all of Paper 2 and is great for revision weeks. This is a fully animated powerpoint presentation with tasks that run on a click-by-click basis. Answers are animated andi t is easy to follow, has an example of each of the questions with a preparation task leading into each. Mark schemes are included and a set of unique sources and exam questions with embedded timers and a range of texts.
AQA 8700/2 GCSE English Language - Non-fiction Features
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AQA 8700/2 GCSE English Language - Non-fiction Features

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Close look at the importance of: pronouns, emotive language, rhetorical questions; sentence forms and variation and anecdotes… Very visual with fun tasks including Guess the Artist with rhetorical question song titles. Contextualising videos embedded for use without the need of internet connection, which aid learning massively. This gallery is fully animated and explains features with examples and some group tasks and discussion prompts. There are tasks to allow students to analyse pronouns and other features closely and in a sophisticated manner. Notes are designed to guide students in making a high-level response. Handout included, matches the ppt and pages appear on-screen for ease of use. There is an AO2 assessment task and an AO5/6 task for assessment at the end.
AQA 8700/1 GCSE English Language - "Unsullied" - Mock Paper 1
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AQA 8700/1 GCSE English Language - "Unsullied" - Mock Paper 1

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I put this together because I saw one on here and then got a real excitement for it and made a full walkthrough presentation with example answers for every question. I hope you find the Paper itself useful as an extra - we know these papers are still rare so I made it as close to a real one, structurally, as I could. Check out my FULL PAPER 1 Walkthrough for this paper! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/aqa-new-spec-gcse-english-language-paper-1-game-of-thrones-unsullied-full-intro-revise-pack-12128418
AQA 8700 GCSE English Language - AO2 The Pearl - Synthesising Connotations
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AQA 8700 GCSE English Language - AO2 The Pearl - Synthesising Connotations

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A short session based on the text extract from Summer 2022. This is a simple session encouraging the synthesis of connotations and is designed to be paperless. It’s fully animated and has a short summary video at the start. Key word analysis is a feature and there’s a demo answer + 2 extra questions. There are a number of book covers, set as small images in the centre of white pages. I printed these laminated and passed them round/got the students into groups with drywipe pens. They can be used in a few ways.
AQA 8700/2 GCSE English Language Analysis - Boy Racer Article AO2
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AQA 8700/2 GCSE English Language Analysis - Boy Racer Article AO2

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A fully animated, step-by-step, click-by-click presentation with matching handout. There are many resources for A02 but this particular session is packed with animated annotations, activities and a summative task. It also has a rather interesting topic and the pink is striking on the larger screen. Also includes is a Fast & Furious Starter Task and some language feature revision which is easily replaced with your own slide. There is also a scaffold worksheet - based only on the title - should some students struggle to reach the level of detail required.
AQA 8700/1 GCSE English Language - AO2 Language & Structure Analysis Pack
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AQA 8700/1 GCSE English Language - AO2 Language & Structure Analysis Pack

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Begins with a very perceptive and in-depth analysis introduction, encouraging and guiding students through finding patters and triangulating evidence, for more detailed paragraphs. Goes into some great detail and looks at Language Analysis for both AO2 questions: Paper 1 Question 2/ and Paper 2 Question 3. There is also a revision guidebook with ppt display and a lesson on the difference between language and structure in time for Halloween! Finally there are two language feature sessions which are very detailed as well - one fictional and one nonfictional.
AQA 8700/1 GCSE English Language - Evaluation Practice (Bonfire Night)
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AQA 8700/1 GCSE English Language - Evaluation Practice (Bonfire Night)

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With a bonfire night theme and an extract from a text about a fire… This fully animated session is meant for a quick 1.5 hour Paper 1 - Question 4 practice. It defines the term: ‘critical evaluation’, goes over strategy for the question, breaks down the level 3 mark scheme (grades 4-5) and provides a timed question and example part-response to it, after their own attempt. The starter is evaluating an image on safety. 2 sided handout means students will have to take some notes if they haven’t already in previous sessions. Can be used to recap and practise or introduce the topic. Special Offer! Purchase a resource or bundle, leave a paid review and email a screenshot to me of your receipt with a request for ANY resource in my shop under £5 - FREE. Email: stormbornd@icloud.com
AQA 8700/2 GCSE English Language - Full Set (Bonfire Night)
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AQA 8700/2 GCSE English Language - Full Set (Bonfire Night)

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44 slide - 5 session set! With a mini extract summary starter using a text which is one of the very first descriptions of fireworks in history, this session ticks all the boxes - literally. It’s very detailed and revisits every question in 8700/2. Revisit language features, develop strategies for writing sophisticated responses and gain confidence with a vast number of tasks. It covers every AO for Paper 2 - with two uniquely researched nonfictional sources and an exam-style paper as part of the handout. Instead of focusing on Guy Fawkes, this one focuses on fireworks themselves and is fully animated with step-by-step-click-by-click animations and annotations. So you can also use it after New Year. Just remove Guy. Example higher level answers for each question are included and mark schemes for level 3 - grades 4-5. Special Offer! Purchase a resource or bundle, leave a paid review and email a screenshot to me of your receipt with a request for ANY resource in my shop under £5 - FREE. Email: stormbornd@icloud.com
AQA 8700 GCSE English Language - Halloween SPaG AO6
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AQA 8700 GCSE English Language - Halloween SPaG AO6

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All images from pixabay.com - where all images are free, no questions asked…even for commercial purposes! Spook your students! Covering Technical Accuracy for AQA 8700 but can also be used for FS English L1/2. Includes a multitude of tasks and activities and doesn’t really need a handout. Fully animated with step-by-step/click-by-click animations so it is easy to see and easy to follow… Includes: Spelling Strategies Reminder Vocabulary Boosting Grammatical Structures Punctuation. Complimented by my free SPaG Worksheet collection!
AQA 8700/1 GCSE English Language - AO2 - Language & Structure - Hocus Pocus Edition
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AQA 8700/1 GCSE English Language - AO2 - Language & Structure - Hocus Pocus Edition

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This 2-3hr HALLOWEEN-themed session has basic terms revision for Language & Structure, exemplar comments, mark schemes, guided tasks covering both questions and is animated with step-by-step/click-by-click animation. Features texts and embedded mini clips from Disney’s Hocus Pocus and the sequel & Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas - no internet connection required! There are timers on independent tasks and a matching, colour-coded handout with anything needed to complete tasks. Homework slide with a short task linking to AO4 but can easily be deleted and/or replaced for your own scheme. It can also be split into two sessions for both parts of AO2.
AQA 8700/1 GCSE English Language Evaluation Paper 1 Question 4 Intro
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AQA 8700/1 GCSE English Language Evaluation Paper 1 Question 4 Intro

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THIS can be used as an introductory session or extension one. It has a set of 3 car ads embedded for the starter activity - Evaluate which car is best. Fully animated with the mark scheme and a set of 3 evaluation statements which are different in complexity. The text extract is from Helen Simpson’s ‘Constitutional’ - a little story called ‘The Door’. Use the exam-style tasks in class and as homework for further practice.
AQA 8700 GCSE English Language - Paper 1 Question 3 Structure
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AQA 8700 GCSE English Language - Paper 1 Question 3 Structure

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Linking to Paper 1, Question 3 - this worksheet has 4 narrative expositions and grids for students to organise their ideas. It pushes them to make one main point about how interesting the opening is and then explain how the reader is affected, whilst using three quotes/key words or phrases to evidence it. I usually use it as a stretch and challenge exercise, in extra revision sessions or as bookends to a session. The PPT is a recent thing which allows it to be used as a more inclusive lesson. It offers a strategy to aim for 8 minutes and as much of a sophisticated answer as possible.