Based on a H G Wells short story extract, this resource prepares students for GCSE (AQA), Paper One - Reading. It includes a keyword, colour code activity to read targeted words from the extract accurately. This can be used with dyslexic students or students with additional needs prior to reading.
The extract is taken from the opening of a short story by HG Wells, “The Door in the Wall”. It allows students to explore the juxtaposition between the real and a fantastical world.
Four AQA style questions are included for students to complete. Afterwards they can use the Indicative content and notes to compare their response. These notes can be used as a teaching aid.
The vocabulary booklet also includes some targeted key phrases to practice, enabling better reading fluency.
The resource provides an excellent framework to explore Paper One.
Aimed at GCSE (AQA), English Language students, this Paper One resource will prepare your class to answer the questions in a successful way.
The unit includes an extract from the DH Lawrence novel, “The White Peacock”, along with four, typical AQA questions.
The Indicative Content and Guidance booklet includes analytical tables which can be used as a teaching aid once students have completed the paper. It provides the content, subject specific content and explanation/analysis that is required to answer each question.
A further booklet is included which provides vocabulary associated with rural life and the allusions that may be contained in this type of text. Some students struggle to understand the culture and lifestyle of the countryside.
Aimed at GCSE, English language students, this unit supports students with additional needs, such as ADHD or dyslexia, structure an argumentative or persuasive essay.
It includes a question about supporting students with mental health, a writing scaffold and a spelling activity.
A model essay based on the writing frame is included.
There is a list of vocabulary associated with mental health. Students have to use colours to copy the syllables of each word. A handwriting sheet and words in cursive is also included.
The unit uses a successful framework to teach writing to students with additional needs and helps prepare them for the non-fiction writing task.
Based on an early twentieth century suspense short story, this GCSE (AQA), English Language, Practice Paper helps students how to respond to each question.
The unit contains an extract, four typical questions and analytical tables to support students in understanding the successful features of a reading response answer.
There is also a list of evaluative phrases that students can learn to include in their answer.
The unit is a useful in class or revision resource.
This Functional Skills (Level Two) writing unit focuses on a writing task about supporting the elderly. It provides spelling and grammar activities, as well as a writing frame.
The question is focused on writing an email to encourage a friend to offer support to help the elderly and is typical of a Functional Skills (Level Two) assessment.
A list of related keywords is provided - students need to use colours to represent the vowel letters. This will help them remember the words. A spelling scramble assessment is provided to assess spelling after they have completed this task.
A writing frame is included to help students structure their ideas.
An additional grammar and sentence structure booklet is also included. It focuses on sentences typical of the genre.
The unit is effective in supporting students with additional needs improve their writing.
Ideal to use to prepare GCSE, English Literature students for the Macbeth extract question, this resource provides an extract from Act 5, Scene 1 and focuses on the unease of the doctor and serving woman. It provides an extract, discussion questions and a writing frame. A model answer is also included.
The writing frame leads students to explore the language and write about the social/historical background. It is aimed to help able students structure their ideas in a coherent essay.
The unit focuses on how social rank played a key part in the reactions of the characters to Lady Macbeth’s descent into madness.
Also included are two additional booklets about how to analyse language in Macbeth. Written in an accessible way, there is an explanation section and an exercise booklet.
The unit is invaluable in helping students achieve well in the Macbeth section of the GCSE, English Literature paper.
Based on two non-fiction extracts about traveling in the Somerset area, this GCSE (AQA), English Language, Paper Two resource includes a practice exam, guidance tables and additional language analysis booklets.
The practice paper contains two extracts - one Victorian and one modern. This is followed by four typical exam questions. A useful series of question analysis information can be used to teach the expected responses or as a marking aid.
Two further language analysis booklets are provided to help students understand how to analyse and evaluate vocabulary. There is an information booklet and a series of exercises. It is written in a humorous, accessible way.
The unit provides a useful introduction to Paper Two, non-fiction and will help students make progress.
This GCSE (WJEC), Writing resource supports students who struggle to generate and structure their ideas. Based on the argumentation and persuasive section, a question about teenagers and reading is provided. Question prompts and writing frames are provided to help with the writing process.
The question is as follows:
“Young people today are not interested in reading books.”
Write an article for an online teenage magazine in which you give your views about young people and reading.
One writing frame is included to agree with the statement and one against. The frames are divided into an introduction - main body - counter argument - conclusion.
An additional punctuation activity booklet is included. Students have to choose whether a comma, full stop or semi-colon is missing. The sentences are based on teenagers and reading.
The resource has proved successful in supporting students with additional needs.
Many students struggle with GCSE (AQA), English Language, Paper One - Question Three. This insightful and effective unit demonstrates how to link thematic elements of a text with structure and how to write analytically to reflect this understanding.
There is an explanation of how to write about theme and structure using a short extract from a Katherine Mansfield short story.
An extract from The Great Gatsby is then introduced along with probing questions about themes. An analytical table is included, along with a model paragraph to link structural features such as juxtaposition, zooming in and foreshadowing to intrigue about theme. A short writing frame is provided to support students with additional needs.
The second booklet uses an extract from Anne of Green Gables to assess student’s understanding. There is another analytical table with model paragraph to share with students.
This is a successful resource which you can use to teach this challenging part of Paper One!
This free An Inspector Calls, GCSE resource includes a writing frame based on the essay question ‘How does JB Priestly present the theme of responsibility in the play?’.
It supports students who struggle to structure their ideas by using a structure in which to express their ideas.
This Functional Skills - Level 2, writing resource contains a writing prompt about writing a report regarding communication and team work. To support students, there is a writing frame, as well as spelling and punctuation activities.
The question encourages students to think of a way to improve communication in their team. The writing frame helps them structure their ideas and use appropriate grammar.
The spelling and punctuation sections provide a framework in which to improve spelling of business related words and to use the comma, full stop and semi-colon accurately.
The unit has proved successful in supporting students who find it difficult to express their ideas in formal English.
The GCSE (AQA), English Language, Paper One unit contains an extract taken from a Katherine Mansfield short story, analytical tables and model paragraphs.
The extract is taken from the story The Singing Lesson about a teacher who is upset by her fiance calling off their wedding. Students have to analyse the use of characterisation and description to understand her distressed emotions.
The tables can be used with students to demonstrate the expected content and model paragraphs are provided.
A useful Descriptive Writing booklet is also included. This provides a structure to analyse a picture and examples of description writing techniques.
This is a useful unit to prepare students to succeed in Paper One!
This unit supports the fiction element for GCSE, English Language, both reding and writing. It contains a reading analysis booklet with an extract, an analytical table task and a model paragraph. The writing booklets consist of a show not tell table to depict graded emotions and a punctuation booklet. The unit is suitable for all exam boards.
Using the opening paragraph of an Agatha Christie novel, students are required to complete a table with analysis, meaning and evaluation points. After this, the write their own paragraphs in response to a typical language question. A model paragraph is provided.
The writing section helps students use show not tell in a nuanced way. Three tasks taken from past papers for three boards are given along with model openings.
The punctuation booklets requires students to choose the comma, full stop or semi-colon. It is a useful prompt to encourage discussion of how to correctly use punctuation.
The unit has been successful in helping students improve their response to the fiction paper across different exam boards!
The worksheet contains an extract, and graded comprehension questions structured from retrieval to evaluation.
The extract is taken from the early 20th century, short story, “The Monkey’s Paw”.
The worksheet is a useful resource to introduce Year 8 students to more complex comprehension tasks.
These two unique booklets support GCSE, English Language students in understanding how to use the structural device terms “Zooming In/Out” and “Juxtaposition” in their reading response. It is useful for exam boards that require comments on structure.
The first booklet uses an extract from “The Monkey’s Paw”, an early twentieth century short story. This is followed by a series of repeated analytical sentences such as “The writer zooms out on the cold and wet night to create a gloomy, threatening mood that contrasts with the safety inside.” This repeated structure helps students familiarise themselves with the way they need to write about this device. There is a section at the end with a new extract that students attempt to write about using the relevant structural terms.
The second booklet focuses on “Juxtaposition” and includes extracts from “At the Bay”, another early twentieth century short story. It follows the same format.
With its unique approach, the booklets are an effective way to teach structural elements.
These two unique booklets support GCSE, English Language students in understanding how to analyse the language features “Imagery”, “Powerful Verbs” and “Literary Devices” in their reading responses. It is useful for exam boards that require comments on language.
The first booklet uses extracts from a Katherine Mansfield story and a DH Lawrence travel narrative. This is followed by a series of repeated analytical sentences. This repeated structure helps students familiarise themselves with the way they need to write about the literary devices. There is a section at the end with a new extract that students attempt to write about using the relevant language terms.
The second booklet focuses on “Verbs/Imagery” and includes extracts from a DH Lawrence travel narrative. It follows the same format.
Both independent activities contain an Indicative Content section.
With its unique approach, the booklets are an effective way to teach language devices.
This Paper Two, English Language resource includes a practice paper, indicative content/guidance and a writing unit that contains a writing frame.
The exam paper contains two extracts based on a journey in Italy. These are followed by typical Paper Two questions. A useful indicative content/guidance section helps mark the work. This rubric can also be discussed with students.
The writing booklet contains a question prompt about mobile phones. A writing frame is provided for students who find it difficult to structure their ideas.
A useful unit to prepare for Paper Two!
This GCSE, English Language, Paper Two (AQA) resource prepares students for the reading and writing sections. It contains a reading, practice paper and a non-fiction writing unit.
The reading, practice paper contains a Victorian essay about a visit to a church and a modern travel article on a similar theme. Typical exam questions are included for students to practice. There is an in depth, indicative content section to show students how to structure their response and the information they should have included.
The writing unit is aimed at students who struggle to express their ideas. A model answer about whether living in the countryside or city is better. Based on this model text, there are sentence, vocabulary and paragraph activities. The unit has been effective in helping students improve their non-fiction writing.
This unit is an ideal resource to prepare students for Paper Two!
Following the Functional Skills, Level 2, English format, this unit includes writing prompts, a model with questions aimed to help students understand the language and structure of a successful response and a reading extract with comprehension questions.
Based on the the of healthy eating, the model answer is an example of a successful response. Key vocabulary is listed which can be used for comprehension or spelling, along with some True/False statements. A follow up writing prompt is provided, along with indicative content.
The reading booklet provides a typical magazine article along with reading comprehension questions. Answers are provided.
This Functional Skills unit will provide a successful framework to help students make progress.
These extensive resources support students with GCSE, English Language (AQA), Paper 2. It contains a practice paper and indicative content, a writing booklet focused on introductions and a reading analysis booklet about how to identify and comment on humorous techniques.
The practice paper includes two extracts about journeys in the Balkans. Typical questions and indicative content are provided.
The second booklet is about identifying humour to comment on tone. Some students find it difficult to identify this feature. This booklet provides an outline of humorous techniques and examples of these in two texts.
The first text is about Mark Twain’s experience of travelling across the Wild West of America. It is followed by comprehension questions which aim to help students identify the humorous features and their effect. The second text is written by Robert Louis Stevenson, in which he travels in France on a donkey. Students then complete an extended essay question. Answers are provided.
Finally, a writing booklet focuses on how to structure an introduction. It provides examples. The questions can be used as essay prompts if required.
This unit provides an effective framework for students to succeed in Paper Two!
