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Essay Writing Skills Pack for A Level AQA English Language

10 accessible sessions designed to foster the skills needed for successful essay writing.

Transitions students from restrictive GCSE essay frames to discursive A Level essay writing – articulate an argument, develop it, and draw on wider reading to support or challenge it.

Sessions cover:
  1. Planning
  2. Introductions
  3. Using appropriate, varied vocabulary
  4. Using quotations effectively
  5. Paragraphing
  6. Comparison
  7. Micro and macro analysis
  8. Using context and theorists
  9. Redrafting
  10. Conclusions

Unlock essay excellence!

  • Step-by-step guidance – gradually enhance skills, including structure, vocabulary and editing
  • Practical, bite-sized writing exercises that can be marked live for immediate feedback and continuous improvement

Prepare for exam success!

  • Sample questions and answers – familiarise students with examiner expectations and provide clear examples of how to improve their responses
  • Support for all abilities – tips, extension tasks, and wider reading suggestions
  • Indicative content provides clear guidance on expected outcomes for all activities

Flexible! Embed into a scheme of work in the run-up to exams, or use for focused improvement.

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What do teachers say about this resource? (12670)

The example essays, intros etc. were useful and will be good to show students how to tackle writing essays... Some of the ideas are very useful e.g. macro to micro.

R Caveney, Teacher & Peer Reviewer

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  • A Level AQA English Language (7702)
  • Essay Writing
  • A Level English Language Essay Writing Skills
  • A Level English Language

The example essays, intros etc. were useful and will be good to show students how to tackle writing essays

R Caveney, Teacher & Peer Reviewer

Some of the ideas are very useful e.g. macro to micro

R Caveney, Teacher & Peer Reviewer

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