This two-hour session teaches students what skills they need to demonstrate in the transactional writing component of the Edexcel Language Paper 2 exam. It includes a break down of the success criteria, an exemplar answer that can be analysed and then used as a model for writing, followed by an independent task for students.
An intensive 1-hour lesson (or intervention session) designed to help boost progress in the writing section of the English Language exams. This lesson focuses on getting students to begin sentences in a range of interesting and varied ways.
A bundle containing a two hour revision session, individual lessons on Charge of the Light Brigade and Exposure, a set of Edexcel-style exam questions and two grade 9 (full mark) exemplar essays I have written.
This is an extract-based question and corresponding full marks exemplar essay. Written in timed conditions so that students are able to use this essay as a realistic exemplar.
This lesson walks students through how to answer an extract-based question on Jekyll and Hyde. We follow the Edexcel English Literature spec. This lesson guides students through how to approach an extract, choosing which features to write about, asks students to explore a model answer and then write their own
The extract in question is from chapter three - Dr Jekyll was Quite at Ease. It explores the moment Utterson brings up the topic of Hyde and the will; Jekyll reacts very suspiciously.
I used this with high ability Y9 - aiming for grade 4s and 5s. It would be equally suitable for a low/mid ability Y10 or Y11 group. The focus is on aimings for 4s and 5s.
This is a 16 lesson unit of work that walks students through everything they need to know to answer the identify, analyse and evaluate questions in relation to a 19th century extract on the new GCSE English Language Paper 1 exam.
This unit is designed to suit Edexcel, though can be easily adapted for other exam boards.
The unit includes example responses (including full mark model answers) and exemplar paragraphs for modelling with each lesson.
This is a complete Jekyll and Hyde revision/activity booklet for students, containing chapter summaries, comprehension questions, vocabulary tasks, contextual/thematic exploration opportunities and key quotation analysis for every chapter. 56 pages in total.
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A fully-resourced, differentiated lesson teaching students how to compare two texts, focusing on the new OCR AS English Language Spec (paper 1, question 2). A lesson plan and all resources are included. This lesson was observed by Ofsted and graded ‘Outstanding’.
A fully-resourced, differentiated scheme of work that lasts 8-10 weeks built around the Gothic genre.
The scheme of work also perfectly prepares students for the new Edexcel Language Paper 1 (19th century extracts and creative writing). There are regular links to the new spec in terms of mark schemes and assessment objectives. Assessment opportunities (and exemplars!) are built in throughout. Each lesson has a PPT and any resources needed are attached.
This is great for KS4 students or a high-ability KS3 group.
Lesson designed for high-ability students. Students are taught 6 persuasive writing techniques and then have to use them in a letter to Santa persuading him NOT to visit them this year. I used this as an interview lesson and received an ‘outstanding’.
2 festive lessons that would be great for any KS4 group (or higher ability KS3 group!).
The first is a reading lesson based on a Christmas extract from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone; this is followed by a series of reading questions in the style of the new Edexcel Language paper 1 questions.
The second is a creative writing lesson based on a clip from Home Alone, which encourages students to write in the third person using a range of sentence structures.
These festive lessons can be enjoyed by all ages and require no extra planning.
EDEXCEL CONFLICT POETRY ANTHOLOGY - 9-1 SPEC
Each sheet contains 15-20 thoughtful analysis questions for students to answer on these poems. This would make an excellent revision task, homework task or consolidation of learning task.
Animal Farm Pub Quiz perfect for recapping plot, characters, themes and key quotations.
Contains:
- 20 multiple choice questions
- true or false round
- quotation fill-in-the-blanks round
- music round (link the song, for example Parton’s 9-5, to a key theme in the novella)
- bonus round based on the ending of the novel.
This lesson explores the most significant moments of tension in Macbeth and also encourages students to recap plot and learn quotations in preparation for the new 9-1 Literature exams.
A full marks model essay answering the question ‘Explore the significance of the theme of education in Animal Farm’.
Written to support the teaching of the new Edexcel 9-1 Literature specification.
Suggested activities:
- Print off the mark scheme and get students to mark the essay
- Get students to colour-code where the essay meets the different assessment objectives
- Use the essay to create a list of spellings/keywords since 8 marks are available for SPaG
- Use the essay as a model when asking students to answer a different question
- Get students to identify where contextual comments are linked into the analysis
This fully-resourced scheme of work (16 lessons minimum) is ideal for teaching and revising Animal Farm with your students. We used these lessons and last year our students exceeded National Average on this question. This SOW covers every chapter and then teaches students how to write essays for the Edexcel Literature exam.
There is a lesson for every chapter, covering comprehension, key quotations, symbolism, foreshadowing and context (including authorial viewpoints). This scheme of work also teaches students how to write critical and academic essays.
This SOW includes model answers written by teachers in addition to exemplar responses from the June 2017 exams.
As a centre, we scored 15% above National Average using this sow.
A lesson designed to teach students how to analyse lexical fields within a poem. A great way to encourage students to write about the relationship between language and structure.
A bundle of resources to use when teaching Edexcel English Language. Contains a Gothic scheme of work (for teaching Language Paper 1), a speech-writing scheme of work (for teaching both language papers AND covering the spoken language endorsement) and a full marks (grade 9) piece of imaginative writing.