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AQA GCSE English Language · Paper 1

20 lessons across about five weeks, built around one big question: how do writers make readers see, feel and wait, and how can you do the same? Every lesson has slides, teacher notes and a student pack at three levels.

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Three levels of support in every lesson · 3 Feedback Loop kits · an end-of-unit assessment with model answers

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Teacher handbookCoverUnit mapTeacher handbook, page 6Lesson notesLesson 3 in the teacher handbookSlidesLesson 3: exploding the quotationSecuringLesson 3 task, aiming for a 4StrengtheningLesson 3 task, aiming for grades 5 to 6SoaringLesson 3 task, aiming for grades 7 to 9Whole-class feedbackFeedback Loop kit 1Model answersA grade 8–9 answer with notesRevision workbookFor students

Four sequences, 20 lessons

Feedback Loop kits and the end-of-unit assessment are planned into the sequence. Lesson 3 is free: choose it to read the whole lesson.

Reading fiction: languageLessons 1 to 5

  1. 1Reading for the examHow do you find what a question asks for, and nothing else?
  2. 2Words that workHow do single words shape what a reader sees and feels?
  3. 3Images and sensesFreeHow do images make a place feel alive, or dead?
  4. 4Sentences that do somethingHow do sentence forms create pace and tension?
  5. 5Analysing languageFeedback Loop kit 1How do you write a full answer to Question 2 in ten minutes?

Reading fiction: structure and evaluationLessons 6 to 9

  1. 6Openings and focusHow does a writer decide what you see first, and why?
  2. 7Shifts and endingsHow do shifts in focus and endings change what a reader thinks?
  3. 8Agree or disagreeHow do you evaluate a statement about a text?
  4. 9Evaluating with evidenceFeedback Loop kit 2How do you write a 20-mark evaluation in twenty minutes?

Writing fictionLessons 10 to 15

  1. 10A place in close-upHow do you choose a focus for descriptive writing?
  2. 11Senses and precise wordsHow do you make a reader see a place they have never visited?
  3. 12Shaping a storyHow do you build a story that fits in 45 minutes?
  4. 13Characters and voicesHow do you bring a character to life in a few lines?
  5. 14Sentences for effectHow do sentence forms and punctuation earn AO6 marks?
  6. 15Writing to be readFeedback Loop kit 3How do you write an opening that a reader wants to continue?

The examLessons 16 to 20

  1. 16Questions 1 and 2 under timeHow do you use the first twenty minutes of the paper?
  2. 17Questions 3 and 4 under timeHow do you keep 30 minutes for Questions 3 and 4?
  3. 18Planning Question 5How do you plan a 40-mark piece in five minutes?
  4. 19The full paperEnd-of-unit assessmentAssessment: the full Paper 1 in 1 hour 45 minutes.
  5. 20Feedback and improvementFeedback lessonHow can you move each answer up a level?

Seven folders, ready to teach from

  • 00
    Start here4 pages: how the scheme fits together
  • 01
    Teacher handbook91 pages: intent, unit map, lesson notes, assessment guide, knowledge bank
  • 02
    Slides20 PowerPoint decks with teacher notes, and a PDF copy of each
  • 03
    Student packsSecuring, Strengthening and Soaring, 70 pages each
  • 04
    Deliberate practiceThree booklets, 14 pages each
  • 05
    Feedback Loop kitsThree kits, 6 pages each
  • 06
    End-of-unit assessmentAssessment paper and teacher guide with model answers

Both licences also include the model answer pack (18 pages) and the revision workbook (37 pages). Everything arrives as zip files of editable Word and PowerPoint files, with a PDF copy of each.

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