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Two very creepy but highly effective extracts for teaching AQA’s GCSE English Language, Paper 1, Question 4
This question offers some really great opportunities for students to productively engage with the idea of thinking and writing analytically Teaching AQA’s GCSE English Language Paper 1 is a brilliant way to explore the craft of fiction. As well as… Continue reading
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How to teach dystopian creative writing through a ‘creative construct’
I was intrigued to see how the provision of a ‘fictional construct’ might bring about effective learning connected to story-telling Early in my teaching career, I taught a sequence of learning to Year Eight, delivered principally from a text book,… Continue reading
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Some great suggestions for GCSE English Language, Paper 2, Question 2
What would happen if the students were part of a collaborative planning process when attempting to form a successful answer? There are some notable challenges in preparing students to respond to AQA’s GCSE English Language, Paper Two, Question Two. The… Continue reading
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What Happens When We Tell Stories From Different Points Of View?
Could playing creatively with narrative perspective help our students to grow in confidence as writers, cultivating more confidence, control and awareness of voice when they write? Almost definitely, as playing creatively has a tendency to boost confidence and foster a… Continue reading
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What makes great analytical writing?
Teaching great analytical writing means going beyond predictable frameworks to draw out more personal, considered responses. The PEE paragraph and its errant siblings PEEL and PEAZLE have become so ubiquitous a method for laying the foundations of analytical writing with… Continue reading
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How can moving image help us to teach narrative structure for AQA’s GCSE English Language, Paper 1 Question 3?
Building on students’ experiences with moving image makes preparation for GCSE English Language, Paper 1 Question 3 engaging and enjoyable The introduction of structure as a focus of assessment in GCSE in AQA’s GCSE English Language Paper 1, Question 3… Continue reading
Anthony Cockerill 