
AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A lesson that supports students as they look at an extract from Sebastian Faulks’ Birdsong which comes from the AQA reading resource collection:
Students analyse key quotes and
1hr PP with differentiated tasks throughout
All tasks differentiated according to new GCSE numbering system
Complete 1 hour, well differentiated lesson
Suitable for KS4 GCSE or can be amended for KS3
Different level tasks for MA,LA or Core
Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for’ Good’ or above
Suitable for AQA English Language Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing
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This resource is enormously helpful; little details make such a difference in terms of being user friendly and particularly in enabling the kids to focus on task. As an example here, the creator has colour coded the LOs and throughout the PPT, any task or note related to the LOs is coloured accordingly. The PPT is really detailed and there is nothing missing - you can use the PPT exactly as it is to form a self-contained lesson plan. No need to produce extra resources to go with it. All tasks are LO focused and linked to the syllabus, and examiner's feedback. The resource was so useful it prompted me to head over to the creator's website and look through his other resources. I contacted him with a question and he got back to me within a couple of hours and was super helpful. I would definitely recommend not only this resource itself but also the creator and his own website. Thanks very much Catherine
Hello - I am probably being very silly but where is the extract please? The rest of the lesson looks fab!
Great content, really well thought-out and differentiated - thanks!
Excellent resource: easy to teach and well worh the money! thank you!
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