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Building Blocks for Essay Writing for GCSE Edexcel

French, German & Spanish

Paper 4: Writing
Covers all Edexcel topics!

Help students improve their essay-writing skills for Paper 4: Writing!

Structured learning and consolidation for Foundation and Higher in three sections.

The content is high quality and full of authentic idiomatic language

A Watson, Teacher and Expert Reviewer
Part 1: Building Knowledge

  1. Reading the question and planning
  2. Planning the essay
  3. Useful words and phrases
  4. Writing in complete sentences
  5. Improving sentences and paragraphs
  6. Writing in different tenses
  7. Agreements
  8. Checking mistakes
  9. Annotating model essays
  10. Continuing the essay
  11. Understanding AOs
  12. Finishing touches

Part 1: Building Knowledge

12 units:

  • Topic vocabulary and exemplary structures build knowledge for corresponding Part 2 exam-style questions
  • Varied activities such as match-up, gap-fill, translation and multiple-choice hone comprehension and writing skills
  • Exam tips focus on overcoming common difficulties – key to exam success

The range of question ideas is impressive and will provide useful practice for pupils either as they go through the topic during the course or at the end as revision

J Briden, Head of French & Peer Reviewer

Part 2: Exam-style Questions

  • 36 original exam-style questions based on the GCSE writing exam ensure targeted revision
  • 3 questions per topic – 40-50 words (F), 80-90 words (F+H), 130-150 words (H) – facilitate practice for all students regardless of level
  • Mark schemes to help students stay on track

Part 3: Model Essays

  • Model essays for all exam-style questions in Part 2 provide exemplary guidance
  • Differentiation for grades 4–5, 6–7 and 8–9 allows all students to benefit from tailored solutions
  • Suggested additional activities extend learning from model essays

Plus! Answers to all activities enable independent learning as well as classroom learning.

What do teachers say about this resource? (11782)

Overall I have to say that it is a great resource as it provides lots of opportunity to students, not only for preparing for the writing exam and its writing and translating questions, but also to practice their grammar and their vocabulary of each of the main GCSE topics. The resource mirrors very well the specific exam requirements for the writing element of the Edexcel GCSE Spanish. For example this can be seen in the great number of exam practice questions. It provides lots of opportunities for students to practice their exam and language skills in preparation for their GCSE exams

J Ermina, MFL Teacher & Peer Reviewer