Richard Gent | Sunday July 07, 2024
Categories: KS3 & KS4 Catch Up, KS4, AQA GCSE, AQA GCSE English Language 2015, Paper 2: Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives, AQA GCSE English Literature 2015, Paper 2: Modern Texts and Poetry , AQA GCSE Pre-2015 Resources, AQA English Language , AQA English Literature, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE Pre-2015 Resources, Edexcel English, Edexcel English Language, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Language, Cambridge iGCSE, Cambridge iGCSE English, Cambridge iGCSE English Literature, 9-1 IGCSE
Learning Literary Devices Game New PDF Unlocks Deeper Meanings in Texts: Discover the hidden layers in your favourite books, poems, and plays. Understanding literary devices helps you see what’s really going on beneath the surface. Supercharges Your Writing: Want to make your essays and stories pop? Using literary devices can transform your writing, making it more engaging and powerful. Makes Reading More Fun: Spotting literary devices can turn reading into an adventure. You’ll…
[ read full article ] »
Richard Gent | Saturday January 13, 2024
Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, AQA GCSE English Literature 2015, Paper 2: Modern Texts and Poetry , AQA GCSE Pre-2015 Resources, AQA English Literature, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Literature, Cambridge iGCSE, Cambridge iGCSE English Literature, English Literature 0486, 9-1 IGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE English Literature, IGCSE English Literature CIE 0477, IGCSE English Literature Edexcel, OCR GCSE, OCR GCSE English Literature 2015, Drama, R. C. Sherriff’s Journey’s End
“Here is my journey’s end, here is my butt, And very sea- mark of my utmost sail.” Othello Synopsis and Overview: some of the big ideas in the play. On the evening of Monday March 18th, 1918, we meet the officers of a company of infantry (C company) as they take over a section of the line at St. Quentin in northern France for their regular six-day duty in the reserve line, that is immediately behind the front line, to which they would deploy in battle. We are given three…
[ read full article ] »
Richard Gent | Saturday February 20, 2021
Categories: KS3 & KS4 Catch Up, Analysing Fiction, KS4, AQA GCSE, AQA GCSE English Language 2015, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Language 2015, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Language, Cambridge iGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE English Language , IGCSE English Language CIE 0627, IGCSE English Language CIE 0990, IGCSE English Language Edexcel A, IGCSE English Language Edexcel B, OCR GCSE, OCR GCSE English Language 2015, OCR GCSE English Literature 2015, WJEC Eduqas GCSE, WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language 2015, GCSE 2021
Edusites Exercises in GCSE English Language Reading Skills Cycling 1 Cycling 2 AO2 Language and Structure Eulogies Subject Terminology Balloons Dramatic Moments The government produced the consultation on the assessment of GCSE and A Levels. At Edusites we have worked with our writers who include GCSE advisors and senior examiners. What are the key features of the consultation document? Expectations for measuring and developing skills We propose that teachers will be able to take into account…
[ read full article ] »
ghallahan | Friday February 21, 2020
Categories: KS3 & KS4 Catch Up, Analysing Fiction, KS3, Key Stage 3 English Analysing Fiction, KS4, AQA GCSE, EDEXCEL GCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE, Cambridge iGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE, OCR GCSE
Analysis Skills for English Fiction Language KS3 and GCSE This series of 5 short story units focus on the skills needed for the GCSE English Language Fiction Assessment Objectives All the lessons are delivered through Online Slides (Firefox, Safari or Internet Explorer) Below you will find printable resources to be printed for each student and the lesson slide links These lessons are appropriate for mid to long term cover. In class Each lesson has activities planned You might also use for…
[ read full article ] »
ghallahan | Friday January 31, 2020
Categories: KS3, Key Stage 3 English Analysing Fiction, KS4, AQA GCSE, EDEXCEL GCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE, OCR GCSE, WJEC Eduqas GCSE, WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language 2015, WJEC Eduqas Spoken Language
This Unit: Vendetta Skills for Fiction Language GCSE This is unit 1 of 5 focused on the skills needed for the GCSE English Language Fiction assessment objectives Vendetta contains 6 lessons delivered through Online Slides (Firefox, Safari or Internet Explorer) Attached resources which will need to be printed for each student and used in each of the 6 lessons This unit which is 1 of 5 is appropriate for mid to long term cover. In class Each lesson has activities planned If you need homework,…
[ read full article ] »
Emily Prentice | Thursday January 30, 2020
Categories: KS3, Key Stage 3 English Analysing Fiction, KS4, AQA GCSE, EDEXCEL GCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE, Cambridge iGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE, OCR GCSE
This Unit: The Brazilian Cat Skills for Fiction Language GCSE This unit is number 2 of 5 focused on the skills needed for the GCSE English Language Fiction assessment objectives The Brazilian Cat contains 6 lessons delivered through Online Slides (Firefox, Safari or Internet Explorer) Attached resources which will need to be printed for each student and used in each of the 6 lessons This unit 2 of 5 is appropriate for mid to long term cover. In class Each lesson has activities planned You might…
[ read full article ] »
Emily Prentice | Tuesday January 28, 2020
Categories: KS3, Key Stage 3 English Analysing Fiction, KS4, AQA GCSE, AQA GCSE English Language 2015, AQA Spoken Language, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Language 2015, Edexcel Spoken Language, EDEXCEL iGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE, OCR GCSE
This Unit: The Red Room Skills for Fiction Language GCSE This unit is number 3 of 5 focused on the skills needed for the GCSE English Language Fiction assessment objectives The Red Room contains 5 lessons delivered through Online Slides (Firefox, Safari or Internet Explorer) Attached resources which will need to be printed for each student and used in each of the 6 lessons This unit 3 of 5 is appropriate for mid to long term cover. In class Each lesson has activities planned You might also use…
[ read full article ] »
Emily Prentice | Monday January 27, 2020
Categories: KS3, Key Stage 3 English Analysing Fiction, KS4, AQA GCSE, AQA GCSE English Language 2015, AQA Spoken Language, EDEXCEL GCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE, Cambridge iGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE, OCR GCSE
This Unit: Through the Tunnel Skills for Fiction Language GCSE This unit is number 4 of 5 focused on the skills needed for the GCSE English Language Fiction assessment objectives Through the Tunnel contains 7 lessons delivered through Online Slides (Firefox, Safari or Internet Explorer) Attached resources which will need to be printed for each student and used in each of the 6 lessons This unit 4 of 5 is appropriate for mid to long term cover. In class Each lesson has activities planned You…
[ read full article ] »
Richard Gent | Friday January 17, 2020
Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, AQA GCSE English Literature 2015, AQA GCSE Pre-2015 Resources, AQA English Literature, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Literature, 9-1 IGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE English Literature, IGCSE English Literature CIE 0477, IGCSE English Literature Edexcel, OCR GCSE, OCR GCSE English Literature 2015, OCR GCSE Pre-2015 Resources, OCR GCSE English Literature, Drama, R. C. Sherriff’s Journey’s End
Remember that you are being tested on your knowledge and understanding of the whole text from which you are expected to make relevant and judicious selections of detail to frame your answer. Mock Exam Question 1 New PDF Mock Exam Question 2 New PDF Question 1 Either (a) “Hero” A person admired for great or brave actions: one who shows fine qualities, one who shows great courage and or nobility of character One who is a role model or ideal to others An illustrious warrior. Remember…
[ read full article ] »
Richard Gent | Thursday January 16, 2020
Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, AQA GCSE English Literature 2015, Paper 2: Modern Texts and Poetry , EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, Edexcel GCSE Pre-2015 Resources, Edexcel English Literature, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Literature, Paper 1 Prose and Drama, Cambridge iGCSE, Cambridge iGCSE English Literature, English Literature 0486, 9-1 IGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE English Literature, IGCSE English Literature CIE 0477, IGCSE English Literature Edexcel
Lesson Plan Two Starter Activity Look again at Act One Scene One. Read it through in groups of three: one person should read and consider each of Hardy and Osborne and the third the Stage Directions, which are crucial here in setting the scene. Do not proceed until you are very confident about the tone and register of all that is said and, especially, where the scene gets to. Main Activity We have already established that the scene tells us about three critical issues: the imminence of the…
[ read full article ] »
Richard Gent | Thursday January 16, 2020
Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, AQA GCSE English Literature 2015, Paper 2: Modern Texts and Poetry , EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Literature, Paper 1 Prose and Drama, Cambridge iGCSE, Cambridge iGCSE English Literature, English Literature 0486, 9-1 IGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE English Literature, IGCSE English Literature CIE 0477, IGCSE English Literature Edexcel, Drama, R. C. Sherriff’s Journey’s End
Lesson Plan One Starter Activity Remind yourselves of the following exchanges between Raleigh and Stanhope at the end of Act Three Scene Two. Work in threes, reading each part and the stage directions. Comment and constructively criticise each other’s reading and interpretation. Before you go on you must be in agreement on exactly what each character means and exactly how they express themselves. Main Activity We are concerned here with the complexities of the dramatic diction in the…
[ read full article ] »
Steph Atkinson | Friday April 26, 2019
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Language, Paper 1 Reading and Writing, Paper 2 Reading and Writing, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Literature, Paper 1 Prose and Drama, Paper 2 Poetry Unseen, Hot Entries, Media & Non-Fiction, Analysing Media & Non-Fiction, Poetry, Anthologies, Pre-2015 Anthologies, Edexcel iGCSE Anthology, Prose, Writing, Analytical Writing, Literary Analysis, Non-Fiction Analysis, Media Analysis, Poetry Analysis, Prose Analysis
click on image to enlarge Overview and Guide to Grids for the Edexcel Anthology Texts These teaching grids can be used with any GCSE syllabus for which the analysis of non-fiction, media, poetry or prose is required. Whilst initially intended for those pupils sitting the Edexcel English Language and English Literature iGCSE / Certificates, they have been created to work across all exam boards and to be multi-purpose, hopefully providing a worthwhile and timesaving resource. A free copy of the…
[ read full article ] »
Richard Gent | Friday April 26, 2019
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL iGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE English Language , IGCSE English Language Edexcel A, IGCSE English Language Edexcel B
Edusites resources for the Edexcel IGCSE English Language A (9-1) are intended to compliment the Edexcel resources available from the Edexcel website. To help teach this specifications and for your students to make measurable progress Edusites has engaged some of the best writers and English experts to both write and moderate these materials ensuring that what we bring to you has a carefully constructed for your classroom practice. Below are links to the three main resources, please be aware…
[ read full article ] »
Richard Gent | Tuesday January 01, 2019
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Language
Answer one question in this section. You should spend 45 minutes on your chosen question. Question 6 Either ‘Very little is ever achieved in school or in life without response to a personal challenge’. Write an article for a magazine giving your views on this statement. Your article may include: The views you take of the statement and the experiences you have repudiate it or support it The advantages and disadvantages of taking on significant challenges Any other points you wish to…
[ read full article ] »
Shirley Bierman | Thursday November 22, 2018
Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, AQA GCSE Pre-2015 Resources, AQA English Literature, Unit 1 Exploring Modern Texts, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE Pre-2015 Resources, Edexcel English Literature, Unit 3 Shakespeare and Contemporary Drama, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Language, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Literature, Paper 1 Prose and Drama, OCR GCSE, OCR GCSE Pre-2015 Resources, OCR GCSE English Literature, Unit A662, Drama, An Inspector Calls , Hot Entries, Writing, Analytical Writing, Drama Analysis, Essays
click on image to enlarge Focusing on the analysis of form, structure and language For any text you study for your GCSE English Literature coursework, controlled assessments or exam, to gain a high grade, the exam board’s mark scheme requires you to analyse and discuss effective aspects of form, structure and language. Many teachers call this “FSL?. In practice, most students cope well with analysing and discussing the useful effects created by language choices; but many struggle…
[ read full article ] »
Emily Prentice | Wednesday November 21, 2018
Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, AQA GCSE English Literature 2015, Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19th Century Novel, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature , EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Literature, Paper 1 Prose and Drama, 9-1 IGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE English Literature, IGCSE English Literature CIE 0477, IGCSE English Literature Edexcel, OCR GCSE, OCR GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 02: Exploring Poetry and Shakespeare, WJEC Eduqas GCSE, WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language 2015, WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 1: Shakespeare and Poetry, Shakespeare, Shakespeare’s Plays, Shakespeare - Other Activities and Resources
For resources described in this introduction please see the end of this page Do You Know What You Don’t Know, And Know Why You Need To Know It? It’s a family dinner. We’re talking about the new CCTV cameras that have been installed by the bus stop. ‘Remember, Big Brother is watching,’ warns my dad. My little sister gives him a stare. ‘I didn’t know you watched Big Brother dad?’ she asks. My sister isn’t one for reading. She has watched Big…
[ read full article ] »
Richard Gent | Saturday October 14, 2017
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Literature
Edusites resources for the Cambridge IGCSE 9-1 English Literature 0477 are intended to compliment the CIE resources available from the CIE website. To help teach this specifications and for your students to make measurable progress Edusites has engaged some of the best writers and English experts to both write and moderate these materials ensuring that what we bring to you has a carefully constructed for your classroom practice. Below are links to the three main resources, please be aware that…
[ read full article ] »
Emily Prentice | Wednesday September 20, 2017
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, Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing Assessment Pack, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Language 2015, Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing, Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing Assessment Pack, Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing Schemes, Edexcel GCSE Generic Skills, Edexcel GCSE Skills Resources, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Language, Paper 1 Reading and Writing, Paper 2 Reading and Writing, Edexcel iGCSE Generic Skills , Edexcel iGCSE Skills Resources, Cambridge iGCSE, Cambridge iGCSE English, 9-1 IGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE English Language , IGCSE English Language CIE 0627, IGCSE English Language CIE 0990, IGCSE English Language Edexcel A, IGCSE English Language Edexcel B, OCR GCSE, OCR GCSE English Language 2015, J351 Component 01: Communicating Information and Ideas, OCR GCSE Pre-2015 Resources, OCR GCSE Generic Skills, OCR GCSE Skills Resources, 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 Assessment Pack, Component 1: 20th Century Literature Reading and Creative Prose Writing Schemes
Presented at both The Team English Conference and the ResearchEd National conference this series of resources combine the latest research to improve creative writing. Directed towards improvements for the GCSE English Language Paper this resource can be used in conjunction with any qualification which includes a Creative Writing element. Based on and including concrete resources to be used in the classroom, Taxi Tales is a practical guide to improve the creative writing processes of students.…
[ read full article ] »
Morag Larsen | Tuesday January 31, 2017
Categories: KS3 & KS4 Catch Up, KS4, AQA GCSE, EDEXCEL GCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE, Cambridge iGCSE, OCR GCSE, WJEC Eduqas GCSE
'Cover lessons not just for cover teachers'!
We have created some invaluable sets of 1-hour Cover Lessons that follow a 3-Step format :
20 Minutes Silent Reading (Fiction or Non-Fiction book of student choice)
20 Minutes Reading Task
20 Minutes Writing Task
This format allows you to teach lesson-by-lesson or dip in and out as per your requirements.
Set A: English GCSE 20/20/20 16 Lessons
Set B: English GCSE 20/20/20 14 Lessons
[ read full article ] »
Richard Gent | Sunday February 22, 2015
Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, AQA GCSE English Language 2015, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Language 2015, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Language, Cambridge iGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE, OCR GCSE, OCR GCSE English Language 2015, WJEC Eduqas GCSE, WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language 2015
Dramatic Moments Text One This is part of the opening scene of ‘Enduring Love’ by Ian McEwan. Joe Rose is the narrator James Gadd is the hapless pilot Harry, the boy in the basket, is James Gadd’s grandson An escarpment is a steep slope or cliff, such as one that marks the end of a range of hills. A hummock is a small hill or raised part of the ground Wagging is moving or causing to move rapidly and repeatedly up and down (as in wagging one’s finger) Balloons Text One…
[ read full article ] »
Richard Gent | Sunday February 22, 2015
Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, AQA GCSE English Language 2015, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Language 2015, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Language, 9-1 IGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE English Language , OCR GCSE, OCR GCSE English Language 2015, WJEC Eduqas GCSE, WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language 2015, GCSE 2021
From the time of post -American civil war reconstruction in the last decades of the C19th to the 1960s the Democratic rulers of the southern, formerly confederate states operated and developed the ‘Jim Crow’ laws which segregated black people from white. As Rosa Parks was growing up, she was forced to walk to her underfunded very basic school and watched the white children being driven in their school bus on the way to their well- equipped one. On public transport the front seats of…
[ read full article ] »
Richard Gent | Sunday February 22, 2015
Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, AQA GCSE English Language 2015, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Language 2015, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Language, Cambridge iGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE English Language , OCR GCSE, OCR GCSE English Language 2015, WJEC Eduqas GCSE, WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language 2015
Edusites Exercises in GCSE English Language Reading Skills for developing appropriate subject terminology. Methodology What is NOT wanted is for candidates to have list of rhetorical devices committed to memory (often by the use of a variety of mnenomics: ‘aforest’ for instance), which can often lead to a distorted or partial view of task and text. What IS required is a sensitive account of the way the language works to establish/embody/ clarify/ reinforce/ emphasise/ echo /support…
[ read full article ] »
Richard Gent | Friday February 20, 2015
Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, EDEXCEL GCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE, Cambridge iGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE, 9-1 IGCSE English Language , OCR GCSE, OCR GCSE English Language 2015, WJEC Eduqas GCSE, WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language 2015, GCSE 2021
GCSE Reading Assessment Objectives AO1 (a) Identify and interpret explicit information and ideas (b) Select and synthesise evidence from different texts AO2 Explain, comment on and analyse how writers use language and structure to achieve effects and influence readers, using relevant subject terminology to…
[ read full article ] »
Beverly Abrahams | Thursday June 26, 2014
Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, AQA GCSE Pre-2015 Resources, AQA English, Unit 3 Creative Texts, AQA GCSE Generic Skills, AQA GCSE Skills Resources, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE Generic Skills, Edexcel GCSE Skills Resources, Edexcel GCSE Pre-2015 Resources, Edexcel English, Edexcel Unit 3 Creative Responses, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Language, Paper 2 Reading and Writing, Edexcel iGCSE Generic Skills , Edexcel iGCSE Skills Resources, Cambridge iGCSE, English 0500, English 0522, Cambridge iGCSE English, OCR GCSE, WJEC Eduqas GCSE, Hot Entries, OCR GCSE Generic Skills, OCR GCSE Skills Resources, WJEC GCSE Generic Skills, WJEC GCSE Skills Resources
click on image to enlarge This guide has been written with the CIE English Unit 0500 and 0522 in mind, but it could be equally useful to introduce and practice narrative writing skills for WJEC, OCR, AQA and Edexcel GCSE and iGCSE. Objective To develop appropriate writing skills in line with the objectives required by Cambridge International Examinations for Cambridge iGCSE First Language English Syllabus code 0500 and Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate First Language English…
[ read full article ] »
Beverly Abrahams | Thursday June 26, 2014
Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE Generic Skills, Edexcel GCSE Skills Resources, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Language, Paper 2 Reading and Writing, Edexcel iGCSE Generic Skills , Edexcel iGCSE Skills Resources, OCR GCSE, WJEC Eduqas GCSE, Hot Entries, Writing, Creative Writing, AQA English Language , Unit 3 Understanding Texts and Creative Writing, AQA GCSE Generic Skills, AQA GCSE Skills Resources, Edexcel English, Edexcel Unit 3 Creative Responses, OCR GCSE English, OCR GCSE Generic Skills, OCR GCSE Skills Resources, WJEC GCSE English Language, WJEC GCSE Generic Skills, WJEC GCSE Skills Resources, English 0522, Cambridge iGCSE English
click on image to enlarge Introducing an Essay This guide has been written with the CIE English Unit 0522 in mind, but it could be equally useful to introduce and practice argumentative writing skills for WJEC, OCR, AQA and Edexcel GCSE and iGCSE. Where do we start? We all realise the importance of an introduction to an essay. Besides being important because of its content (i.e. ‘what’ it says), it is also important in that it sets the tone for the rest of the essay (i.e. ‘how’ it says…
[ read full article ] »
Paul Merrell | Thursday June 12, 2014
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Literature, Paper 3 Poetry Coursework, Hot Entries, Writing, Poetry Analysis
Introduction I’m going to level with you, the Edexcel IGCSE English Literature examination paper makes me very nervous indeed. We’ve been preparing students to undertake this examination for several years now – using the full range of available texts to try to see if there are any patterns to achievement – and, as every member of my department would testify to, we still do not feel especially confident we can predict how individual students will do. As an example, our most recent cohort…
[ read full article ] »
Richard Gent | Sunday May 04, 2014
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL iGCSE
Unseen Poetry Anthology This Anthology is for teachers of English Literature CIE Specification 0477 and in particular Paper 3 Unseen Comparison for those candidates intending to compare the two poems. IGCSE English Literature poetry assesses the extent to which candidates can develop an informed, personal, critical response to a poem, considering some of the ways in which the writer has presented their ideas. The response also assesses the ability to make comparisons and links across…
[ read full article ] »
Emma Radford | Friday November 29, 2013
Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, EDEXCEL GCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE English Literature, OCR GCSE, WJEC Eduqas GCSE, Hot Entries, Prose, To Kill A Mockingbird, Writing, Analytical Writing, Literary Analysis, Prose Analysis, AQA English Literature, Unit 1 Exploring Modern Texts, Edexcel English Literature, Unit 1 Understanding Prose, OCR GCSE English Literature, Unit A663, WJEC GCSE English Literature, Unit 1 Prose and Poetry
click on image to enlarge
A set of lessons for teaching GCSE English Literature To Kill a Mockingbird with a particular focus on the WJEC examination board.
Associated Resources
2012 Exam Question Teacher Exemplar.docx
Exploring Themes.pptx
Justice Feed Forward PowerPoint Teacher Notes.docx
Justice Feed Forward.pptx
P4C Philosophy for Children.pptx
Preparing for a Theme Question.pptx
Theme Question PowerPoint Teacher Notes.doc
[ read full article ] »
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 ] »
