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The resource contains two extracts, one Victorian and one modern, on the topic of designing a room. Typical AQA, Paper Two questions are provided. Model answers are included for both the reading and writing sections. The writing, model answer section for writing uses questions to guide the student through the different stages of the essay. They act as a writing scaffold and help students structure their ideas. In the reading section, the model answers convey the analytical style needed to perform well on the exam. The unit can be used as a teaching unit for Paper 2, or as part of a revision class.

This WJEC, Unit 2, Practice Paper contains extracts, a practice paper exam, model answers and a list of key words used in the extracts with accompanying activities. The extracts (A to E) focus on the fast food industry and are typical of those used in the WJEC exam. These are accompanied with a question paper and model answers/indicative content. For students with additional needs such as dyslexia, a list of keywords is provided. Students have to copy each syllable in a different colour to aid memory. A spelling assessment is also included. The unit is a useful teaching aid for Unit 2 and will support dyslexic students!

Using language rich activities, this Functional Skills (Level 2), writing unit contains a model answer with vocabulary and sentence activities. It contains an additional booklet to improve keyword reading fluency. The unit begins with a discussion about the disadvantages of having a fast food restaurant opened in the local area. Students then explore the vocabulary and sentences used in the model answer. There are two follow up writing tasks with a plan provided. The unit ends with a supplementary sentence ordering activity. The second booklet contains a syllable, colour code task and a spelling assessment. This will help students read the model text accurately. The unit is focused on improving basic skills of grammar and spelling in the context of a writing task.

This unit is aimed to improve performance on the GCSE (AQA), English Language, Paper Two: Writing section. It contains a model response to the question, “A report recently found that teenage boys are concerned that their muscles are too small. It is a sign that young people are too obsessed with their body image.” How far do you support this statement? To prepare students to understand the successful features of this model piece of writing, students will learn the vocabulary (along with their meaning/spelling) and sentence structures used in the response. After reading the model essay, there are some comprehension questions to help understand it. Finally, there is an independent writing task to see if they have learnt to structure and write a persuasive text. An additional booklet is included with sentence openers to use at different stages of a persuasive or argumentative essay. Students practice using these based on different prompts.

Using model responses and guidance, this English Language, GCSE (AQA), Paper Two unit consists of two non-fiction extracts, model answer guidance and a writing section. The reading extracts are based on a visit to Brazil. The Victorian text is taken from a diary from Charles Darwin and the modern one is taken from a travel account. Questions are provided, along with answers to the extended reading response questions. A separate writing section includes a question prompt about technology, a model response and a list of speaking and listening questions. A plan is also included. The unit is successful in helping students improve their Paper Two response.

Using comprehension questions, a writing frame and a model essay, this GCSE (AQA), English Literature resource focuses on two poems from the Power and Conflict Anthology. The unit begins with a series of comprehension questions structured into a literal, inferential and analytical understanding of My Last Duchess. This followed by an activity in which students choose adjectives to describe The Duke. The section on Ozymandias contains a True/False statement activity to check understanding of the poem. Answers to the activities are provided. A question is included, typical of the AQA, English Literature exam. A writing frame helps students structure their response. A model essay based on this writing frame is included. The unit provides an effective framework, so that students can learn how to write a coherent essay on two poems from the anthology.

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!

This Functional Skills, Level 2, Writing Unit focuses on improving the use of sentence structure, vocabulary and paragraphs by using a model text. It focuses on writing an article to encourage people to visit their town or city. Each section demonstrates the use of appropriate sentence types, vocabulary or punctuation. There are photocopiable sentence activities in which the students has to put the sentence in the correct order. It also provides a sentence fragment matching activity. The Vocabulary Section involves reading the words and definitions and finding the target words in a tracker. Students then read the model text based on reviewing the positive aspects of Birmingham. The unit is an effective way to help students improve the structure of their writing and helps them use appropriate vocabulary and grammar.

Ideal for students who find structuring their ideas difficult, this GCSE, English Language (AQA), Practice Paper One contains writing frames for students to use. The extract is taken from The Crux by Charlotte Gilman, an early 20th Century novelist and short story writer. This is followed by typical, AQA, Paper One questions. After each of the reading response questions, a writing frame is included to help students formulate their ideas. Indicative content is given to identify successful features of the answers. The writing section contains a picture prompt and a story prompt. An adjective list is provided to help students include ambitious vocabulary. A model opening to the story prompt is also provided. An additional booklet outlines the features of psychological narrative - one of the main genre types assessed in Paper One. It has key extracts and comprehension questions to help students reflect on the different aspects of psychological narrative.

WIth model answers and guidance, this Eduqas, GCSE, English Language, Practice Paper (Component One) offers invaluable support for students. The extract is taken from a short story by DH Lawrence, ‘England, My England’. It contains five questions to assess understanding - the question section follows the same format as Component One. Model Answers for both the writing and reading section are included. These support students by demonstrating the structure and content required for each question. This unit is an effective way to help students understand how to answer the reading and writing section and succeed in responding to the Reading and Writing Sections!

WIth model answers and guidance, this AQA, GCSE, English Language, Practice Paper One offers invaluable support for students, including those with dyslexia. The extract is taken from a short story by DH Lawrence, ‘England, My England’. It contains four questions to assess understanding - the question section follows the same format as Paper One. Model Answers for both the writing and reading section are included. An additional resource to support dyslexic students is also provided. It contains visual activities based on keywords and phrases from the extract. A definition, activity is included as well. This unit is an effective way to help students understand how to answer the reading and writing section.

Focusing on GCSE (AQA), Paper 1 - Question 3, this unit provides texts, question prompts, model answer activities and a writing frame. It is suitable for English Language students who struggle to structure their ideas. Booklet One includes a text from The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield. It contains a framework to analyse the structure question and model paragraphs. Booklet Two includes the opening from another short story, The Daughters of the Late Colonel. A writing frame is provided to structure a response. A list of suggested phrases is included to use in Question 3 responses. This unit provides useful guidance for a question many students struggle to understand because of its focus on structural devices.

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.

Based on two, typical Functional Skills, Level 2, writing questions, this unit provides support for students with dyslexia or other learning needs. It includes question prompts, writing frames and spelling activities. The first booklet is about career-based learning. It includes discussion prompts, a writing frame for the student to structure their article and a model response. An additional spelling booklet is included which uses colours to memorise the key words. There is a visual tracking activity to further aid visual memory. The second booklet is based on a question about fast food. Another writing frame and model is provided. There is also a spelling section. The resource is suitable for dyslexic students taking functional skills. Students have commented that it allows them to improve spelling and structure articles/emails in a successful way!

This GCSE, English language booklet is aimed to support students in understanding structural devices in narrative so they can answer Question 3 on Paper 1. It contains an extract from a well known author, Katherine Mansfield, followed by some comprehension questions to help focus on the use of different structural devices. A writing frame is included to help students structure a response to answer the question. Students can compare their response with a completed response. A further booklet on different structural devices is provided. This contains useful questions, examples and activities to aid understanding.

This GCSE, English Literature resource focuses on the relationship between The Friar and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. It is presented in a dyslexia friendly way so that students with additional needs can access the complex language used in a model essay. The essay booklet is displayed in an easy to read format by using a small amount of text on each word and including a visual. It contains an introduction, three sections from different Acts and Scenes and a Conclusion. The language used in the essay meets the requirements for a successful, GCSE, English Literature essay. The Vocabulary Booklet includes twenty keywords taken from the model essay. There is a visual tracking exercise to familiarise the student with each word. This is followed by two colour-code activities. Students have to use different colours to write each syllable to aid visual memory. Finally, there is a list of questions to aid understanding of each word. The resource uses effective and innovative techniques to support able students with dyslexia or other additional needs.

This unit focuses on the skills needed to write a personal narrative for GCSE, English Language. This is a key component for exam boards such as WJEC/Eduqas and Edexcel. A task is provided along with two model answers. For the first task, students can study the model answers and familiarise themselves with the features of a Personal Narrative. A similar question is then included about a typical Saturday. It is suggested that students respond to this question independently and then compare their response to the model answer provided. An additional booklet is provided is designed to assist students in using the comma accurately in their GCSE, English Language exam. Punctuation is an important aspect of the writing, assessment criteria and it is crucial students write with accuracy. The examples given are taken from a personal narrative about a typical day. Picture prompts are included for students to practice using the comma in a variety of sentence types.

This unit focuses on the structure question in Paper One of the AQA, GCSE, English Language exam. A text from Franz Kafka’s ‘The Castle’ is provided, followed by a model answer to answer the question, “How is the text structured to interest the reader?” The model answer can be used to show students the successful features of a well written Question 3 response. A series of question prompts is included before reading another extract. These questions help students focus on the skills required to comment on structural techniques such as including inner monologue to slow the pace of the text, thus increasing tension. A further extract is provided for students to write a reading response about structural techniques. A list of suggested techniques to identify is provided to mark the student’s response. An information sheet about structural devices is also included in the pack.