I’ve spent *ages* over the years trying to get the whole feedback sheet thing right for English Language, so here’s my latest iteration for P2... www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/english... The link to the paper it’s based on is also included 📰
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A couple of bits that might be helpful for English Language exam prep:
10 x Paper 1⃣ Q5 tasks
10 x Paper 2⃣ Q5 tasks
www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/10-x-en... 📖
www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/10-engl... 📰
The second volume of a booklet of short non-fiction articles to use as the basis for wider reading and discussion www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/non-fic... 📚
A booklet of short non-fiction articles to use as the basis for wider reading and discussion www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/non-fic... 📙
7 x punctuation worksheets to use and adapt www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/7-punct... 📝
Simple marksheet for GCSE English Language Paper 1 www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/simple-... 📝
Simple marksheet for GCSE English Language Paper 2 www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/simple-... 📝
Notes on the AQA Power and Conflict poems www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/aqa-pow... 💥
Review tasks for four of the GCSE English Literature texts www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/english... 📝
Six exam tasks for An Inspector Calls (AQA) and guidance on the sorts of points to put forward www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/6-exam-... 🔍
A short guide for students on the unseen poetry element of the English Literature exam www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/unseen-... 🖋️
A summary of general advice from Chief Examiner reports on GCSE English Literature www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/chief-e... 📄
A summary of advice from Chief Examiner reports on GCSE English Language www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/chief-e... 📄
10 x GCSE English Language Paper 2 Q5 tasks www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/10-engl... 🖋️
A list of techniques that students can use in their transactional writing. Designed to be stuck into books for reference www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/transac... 📝
A simple slide deck with a series of quotations from An Inspector Calls www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/quotati... 🔍
A feedback sheet on the presentation of the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/feedbac... 👑
A simple slide deck with a series of quotations from the AQA Power and Conflict poems. Words are missing from each, so the idea is that students identify them and then discuss the significance of the quotations themselves www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/quotati... 💥
A document with popular idioms (grouped according to sport, colour, theatre and the weather) to help students add style to their writing, plus some simple test slides www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/idioms-... 🖋️
Four short dystopian fiction extracts with tasks to help students explore them www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/four-dy... 🏙️
A worksheet to support students make connections in A Christmas Carol www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/making-... ❄️
A worksheet to support students make connections in Macbeth www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/making-... 👑
A simple one: links to online versions of the popular GCSE English Literature texts www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/links-t... 📕📗📘
10 x gothic paintings to help the study of gothic literature www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/gothic-... 👻
A fill-in the gaps slide deck for Macbeth www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/quotati... 👑
A simple slide deck with a series of quotations on A Christmas Carol. One word is missing for each, so the idea is that students identify them and then discuss the significance of the quotation itself www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/quotati... ❄️
Women writers of WW1: three poets and four poems ⤵️
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Many Sisters to Many Brothers, by Rose Macaulay
Munition Wages, by Ida Bedford
The Shadow, by Rose Macaulay
The Sisters Buried at Lemnos, by Vera Brittain
10 x quotations from Macbeth explained using the What-How-Why model of analysis. Designed for students as the basis for revision or writing practice www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/macbeth... 👑
Quick test on A Christmas Carol www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/quick-t... ❄️
Mock exam overview sheets for English Language P1 (below) and English Literature P1 www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/mock-ex... All they do is provide brief reminders of how to approach the questions plus a few other things to keep in mind ✍️