Discover new ways to approach the AQA English Language Paper One to make your answers stand out. This course methodically guides pupils through intensive revision to ensure success in their English GCSE.
On this course students learn the tips and tricks to tackle each exam question effectively through close analysis of the mark scheme, examination of model answers, and getting plenty of practise writing essays in timed conditions to simulate the exam. This programme is unique in how it uses discussion and exploration of the author’s intention as the starting point of any answer. Students are equipped with both the writing skills and the procedural knowledge to attain top band answers. As each new lesson builds on the skills acquired in the previous lesson, this programme ensures that pupils consistently revise all aspects of the paper and develop fluency in their critical analysis stills.
With plenty of multimedia and alternative ways to approaching questions, this course reshapes the way pupils perceive the challenges of Language Paper 1.
Course Content
12 LESSONS
16 HOURS Total Length
Lesson 1
How Words Shape Meaning
80 minutes
Lesson 2
Question One Focus: Deduction
80 minutes
Lesson 3
Revision of Language Techniques
80 minutes
Lesson 4
Question Two Focus: Language
80 minutes
Lesson 5
Revision of Structural Techniques
80 minutes
Lesson 6
Question Three Focus: Structure
80 minutes
Lesson 7
The Skill of Critical Evaluation
80 minutes
Lesson 8
Question Four: Evaluation in Practise
80 minutes
Lesson 9
Descriptive vs Narrative Writing
80 minutes
Lesson 10
Question Five: Structuring and Planning
80 minutes
Lesson 11
Question Five: Drafting and Proof-reading
80 minutes
Lesson 12
Mock paper and Live Feedback
80 minutes
Key Skills
Fulfilling Assessment Objectives
Text Analysis
Literary Analysis
Narrative Structure Analysis
Creative Non-Fiction
Descriptive Techniques
Close Language Analysis
Literary Analysis
Educator
Katerina T
All-Round Educator
With 3 years of teaching experience within schools, Katerina has taught English Language and Literature to a wide range of pupils for GCSE and A-levels. Alongside this, she has also been teaching philosophy, science and English as a foreign language to students at all stages of language acquisition and has prepared numerous A-level pupils for university applications.
