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WJEC Eduqas GCSE Eng Lang Component 1: Creative Prose Writing Scheme »

Beth Kemp | Tuesday November 03, 2015

Categories: KS4, WJEC Eduqas GCSE, WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language 2015, Component 1: 20th Century Literature Reading and Creative Prose Writing, Component 1: 20th Century Literature Reading and Creative Prose Writing Schemes, Hot Entries, Language and Linguistic Analysis, Narrative, Analysing Narrative, Writing, Creative Writing, Productive, Creative or Original Writing, Descriptive Writing, Imaginative Writing, Language, Punctuation & Grammar

Guide Navigation WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language Component 1: Reading and Writing Assessment Pack Associated Resources WJEC Eduqas English Language Paper 1 Student Friendly Mark Scheme.docx WJEC Eduqas English Language Paper 1 Creative Writing Mark Scheme.docx How It’s Assessed WJEC Eduqas GCSE Eng Lang Component 1: 20th Century Literature Reading Study 40% (1 hour 45 minutes) Section A (20%) – Reading (40 marks) This section will test through structured questions the reading of an unseen… [ read full article ] »


OCR GCSE Eng Lang J351/01 Communicating Information & Ideas: Writing Scheme »

Russell Carey | Monday September 28, 2015

Categories: KS4, OCR GCSE, OCR GCSE English Language 2015, J351 Component 01: Communicating Information and Ideas, J351 Component 01: Communicating Information and Ideas Schemes, Dictionary & Grammar, Grammar, Hot Entries, Writing, Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, Imaginative Writing

Guide Navigation OCR GCSE English Language Component J351/01:Communicating Information and Ideas Assessment Pack Introduction This resource makes reference to the exam board’s published specification and sample assessment materials. At the time of writing, there have been no live materials. The first question papers will be taken in the summer of 2017. When working with particular year groups, teachers should refer to the relevant year’s specification. Three particular forms of writing are… [ read full article ] »


AQA GCSE Eng Lang Paper 1 Section B Writing: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing »

| Friday September 18, 2015

Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, AQA GCSE English Language 2015, Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing, Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing Schemes, Hot Entries, Writing, Comparing & Contrasting, Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, Imaginative Writing

Guide Navigation AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing Assessment Pack Associated Resources Deconstructing Questions.docx What is Assessed At the start of the learning journey share with pupils the assessment criteria as well as the expectations of the exam. It is important that pupils have a full and detailed understanding of what is expected of them and how they need to approach the exam. This is an excellent assessment for learning strategy and it… [ read full article ] »


Cambridge IGCSE English Language Creative Writing »

Paul Merrell | Monday February 09, 2015

Categories: KS4, Cambridge iGCSE, Cambridge iGCSE English, 9-1 IGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE English Language , IGCSE English Language CIE 0990, Hot Entries, Writing, Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, Narrative Writing

Associated Resources Senses Grid.docx Nighthawks Writing Frame.doc Lesson One: Constructing Descriptive Sentences Learning Objectives By the end of the lesson students will be able to: To be able to make use of the five senses To be able to develop the opening of a descriptive piece Starter Activity Display Edward Hopper’s Night Hawks to the class. Students have a few minutes to come up with as many adjectives that describe this scene as possible. Take feedback on the board - highlighting… [ read full article ] »


AQA & WJEC Eduqas GCSE Creative Writing Scheme: Describing and Narrating »

Sarah Battams | Friday December 12, 2014

Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, AQA GCSE English Language 2015, Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing, Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing Schemes, WJEC Eduqas GCSE, WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language 2015, Component 1: 20th Century Literature Reading and Creative Prose Writing, Component 1: 20th Century Literature Reading and Creative Prose Writing Schemes, Hot Entries, Writing, Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, Narrative Writing

Guide Navigation WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language Component 1: Reading and Writing Assessment Pack AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing Assessment Pack Associated Resources Colour Descriptions Worksheet.docx This Creative Writing scheme covers descriptive and narrative writing skills. Descriptive writing is writing which describes a person, place or event in such a way that a picture is created in the reader’s mind.  A successful descriptive… [ read full article ] »


Edexcel GCSE English and English Language Writing Guide »

Richard Gledhill | Tuesday May 06, 2014

Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Hot Entries, Writing, Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, Informative Account, Narrative Writing, Persuasive Writing, Travel Writing, Edexcel English, Edexcel Unit 2: Writers Craft

click on image to enlarge Teacher’s Notes. This guide is specifically aimed at GCSE writing for English / English Language Edexcel Exam board. That said, the teaching of writing is a skills’ focused unit so the guide can easily adapted for use with GCSE syllabuses from AQA, WJEC and OCR or the iGCSE syllabuses. It covers all of the assessment criteria from organising and planning to sentence structure and apostrophes and again, although the focus is Edexcel, broadly similar assessment… [ read full article ] »


AQA GCSE Unit 3b Guide to Creative Writing: Descriptive »

Sarah Mellor | Wednesday January 22, 2014

Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, Hot Entries, Writing, Productive, Creative or Original Writing, Descriptive Writing, AQA English, Unit 3 Creative Texts, AQA English Language , Unit 3 Understanding Texts and Creative Writing

click on image to enlarge Introduction The resources contained in this teaching pack are designed for students studying GCSE English (focused on the AQA Boards Specification but easily adaptable for all other GCSE English specifications). The resources are designed specifically for struggling students, including those of lower ability and including those with specific Special Educational Needs. The exam board’s only differentiation concession is to create a Higher and Foundation Tier paper… [ read full article ] »


AQA LTA1a Victorian Literature Unseen: Ruskin on Railways Two »

Alan Gleave | Thursday October 17, 2013

Categories: Hot Entries, Prose, Analysing Prose, Victorian Literature, Writing, Analytical Writing, Descriptive Writing, Prose Analysis, AQA A Level English Literature A, LTA1, KS5 Archive, AQA A Level

John Ruskin’s (1819-1900) Open Letter on Railway-Building: Lesson Two [ read full article ] »


AQA LTA1a Victorian Literature Unseen: Ruskin on Railways One »

Alan Gleave | Thursday October 17, 2013

Categories: Hot Entries, Prose, Analysing Prose, Victorian Literature, Writing, Analytical Writing, Descriptive Writing, Prose Analysis, AQA A Level English Literature A, LTA1, KS5 Archive, AQA A Level

John Ruskin’s (1819-1900) Open Letter on Railway-Building: Lesson One [ read full article ] »


GCSE English Teaching Guide to Descriptive Writing »

Beth Kemp | Monday October 14, 2013

Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE Generic Skills, Edexcel GCSE Skills Resources, EDEXCEL iGCSE, Edexcel iGCSE Generic Skills , Edexcel iGCSE Skills Resources, OCR GCSE, WJEC Eduqas GCSE, Hot Entries, Writing, Descriptive Writing, AQA GCSE Generic Skills, AQA GCSE Skills Resources, OCR GCSE Generic Skills, OCR GCSE Skills Resources, WJEC GCSE Generic Skills, WJEC GCSE Skills Resources, Introduction, Cambridge iGCSE English

Tips for Teaching Descriptive Writing for GCSE/IGCSE This guide examines the skill of writing descriptively quite broadly, with teaching ideas to explore and refine particular aspects of that skill (i.e. sensory description, effective imagery, avoiding writing a list of incomplete sentences, moving around the scene, writing from a neutral third person position - seen as crucial in some specifications). The various GCSE and Certificate/IGCSE specifications have slightly different requirements for… [ read full article ] »


Writing to Describe: Writing an exam-type answer »

Steve Campsall | Monday September 06, 2010

Categories: Hot Entries, Trial, Writing, Descriptive Writing

Describe a visit to a fairground. You should aim to write 1½-2 sides, perhaps 4-500 words, spending 40 minutes on the question. Click on the link below to download this resource in Word format. Writing_-_Describe_Exemplar_Fairgound.doc [ read full article ] »