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Five star rated and 'TES Recommended' authors, we are two Heads of English who are passionate about using and developing quality, engaging resources. We recognise the need for resources that are 'ready to go' and that don't require a huge amount of 'polishing' before they can be used. Every resource that we publish is quality assured and, most importantly, has been tried and tested by us in the classroom! We hope you find our resources useful and we welcome any feedback.
A high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of Fezziwig in Stave Two. The lesson follows a clear format and structure in order to embed new knowledge and consolidate student understanding.
Each lesson has a recall task, key vocabulary, analysis of the scene, opportunities for analytical writing, a model response and self assessment slide.
You can buy this lesson as part of a bundle of fourteen lessons here:
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A high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of the charity collectors in Stave 1. The lesson follows a clear format and structure in order to embed new knowledge and consolidate student understanding.
Each lesson has a recall task, key vocabulary, analysis of the scene, opportunities for analytical writing, a model response and self assessment slide.
You can buy this lesson as part of a bundle of fourteen lessons here:
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A high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of Belle and Scrooge’s relationship in Stave Two. The lesson follows a clear format and structure in order to embed new knowledge and consolidate student understanding.
Each lesson has a recall task, key vocabulary, analysis of the scene, opportunities for analytical writing, a model response and self assessment slide.
You can buy this lesson as part of a bundle of fourteen lessons here:
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A 20 slide presentation guiding students through the process of responding to question 4 in Paper 1, Section A of the new AQA GCSE English Language exam.
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Three full lesson presentations, plus exam papers and a lesson plan walking students through the Paper 2, Section A exam for AQA: "Writers' Viewpoints and Perspectives".
Each presentation contains: clear learning objectives, learning start and review activities, model answers, activities and support sheets for each question.
Planning slides also included for teachers to use and adapt for their own texts.
A 32 slide lesson presentation taking students through Paper 2 Section A of the November 2018 paper.
The presentation walks students through each question on Section A and provides opportunity for self assessment and reflection.
Model answers and a generic mark scheme for each question provided.
I have not uploaded the sources due to copyright restrictions but they are available to download from the eAQA Secure Key Materials website: https://www.aqa.org.uk/contact-us/secure-services/eaqa
This would be an excellent resource to teach or revise the skills for Paper 2 Section A or to use after students have completed a mock using the November 2018 paper to walk them through the strengths and weaknesses of their response.
An Ofsted judged 'Outstanding' creative writing lesson. The lesson is based around the theme of gothic horror and includes a number of activities to extend students' vocabulary and variety of sentence structures.
20 slides that can be dropped into any lesson presentation for Paper 2, Section A of the AQA English Language course.
Presentation includes:
An overview slide explaining the requirements of the exam.
A slide for each question explaining the key aspects and requirements for each question.
Peer/self assessment slides for each question.
'First Responses' template to use when tackling an unseen extract.
An assessment sheet to be used when marking Paper 2, Section A responses - either by student or teacher.
A slide detailing the requirements of each Assessment Objective.
A two week narrative writing scheme with 8 high quality and engaging lessons packed with a variety of interactive, stimulating activities. The scheme builds skills towards students producing their own narrative, suspense piece of writing. Lessons focus on structure, SPAG, figurative language, character development, setting, improving vocabulary and more. Links to the new GCSE Assessment Objectives for 2015 onwards. 83 slides.
A 15 slide full lesson presentation to develop students’ nonfiction writing skills. The lesson references the new AQA English Language exam and includes a markscheme for Paper 2, Section B although the resource could very easily be adapted to suit all specifications.
The theme of the lesson is ‘reality TV’ to engage students with the task of non-fiction writing for a specific audience.
The lesson includes a number of engaging activities including: individual and collaborative work, assessment opportunities and intervention and extension opportunities.
A high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of the death of Tiny Tim in Stave Four. The lesson follows a clear format and structure in order to embed new knowledge and consolidate student understanding.
Each lesson has a recall task, key vocabulary, analysis of the scene, opportunities for analytical writing, a model response and self assessment slide.
You can buy this lesson as part of a bundle of fourteen lessons here:
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15 slides to revise the AQA Power and Conflict poetry anthology. Each slide asks students to consider the how the title of the poem links to the last line. Great for a quick 5 minute burst of poetry revision at the beginning or end of the lesson.
Colour coded slides detailing each Assessment Objective and breaking them down into student friendly language. Could be used as classroom displays or dropped into lesson presentations.
A lesson focused on improving students' vocabulary and sentence structures culminating in students writing a description of a circus. Students will read a short extract from 'The Night Circus' to stimulate discussion. A mixture of independent and collaborative activities designed to demonstrate progress throughout the lesson. Links to AO6 in the new GCSE assessment criteria.
A 20 slide lesson designed to consolidate students' understanding of how to approach and analyse an unseen poem. The lesson focuses on the poem 'Children in Wartime' and contains a number of engaging activities to stimulate students' responses to the text. There is also a clear focus on how the writer uses structure to convey meaning. The lesson can be used with any GCSE Specification.
10 fully resourced lessons to prepare students for the AQA English Language Paper 2, Section A exam: 'Writer's Viewpoints and Perspectives'.
This resource bundle includes:
Two powerpoint presentations totalling 142 slides.
A full lesson by lesson scheme of work including clear learning objectives and outlining assessment opportunities.
Eight different extracts to use with students from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.
Each lesson is clearly structured with learning objectives, learning start activities, learning review activities and opportunities for students to demonstrate and assess their learning in a number of ways.
The lessons aim to develop a common approach for tackling each question to build students' confidence. There are a number of opportunities for students to tackle the different question types and the presentations provide clear steps and guidance to support students during the assessment process.
Model answers and assessment sheets also included.
Extracts included:
'American Sniper', Chris Kyle
'The Charge of the Light Brigade', William Howard Russell
'Letter to My Mother', Wilfred Owen
'A Beautiful Job', Gunner William Towers (WW1)
'The Death of Lord Nelson', William Beatty
'We Shall Fight Them on the Beaches', Winston Churchill
'Surrender Speech', Chief Joseph (taken from the AQA Reading Support Booklet)
'The Gettysburg Address', Abraham Lincoln
In addition to this, the presentations also include some optional Paper 2, Section B questions that link to the extracts and aim to develop students' nonfiction writing skills.
The lessons and extracts are focused around the theme of war so they can be linked with the 'Power and Conflict' AQA poetry anthology to develop students' contextual understanding for the English Literature exam.
Any feedback on the resource would be greatly appreciated!
A 33 slide lesson presentation taking students through Paper 2 Section A of the June 2018 paper.
The presentation walks students through each question on Section A and provides opportunity for self assessment and reflection.
Model answers and a generic mark scheme for each question provided.
I have not uploaded the sources due to copyright restrictions but they are available to download from the AQA GCSE English Language page under ‘assessment resources’.
This would be an excellent resource to teach or revise the skills for Paper 2 Section A or to use after students have completed a mock using the 2018 paper to walk them through the strengths and weaknesses of their response.
