Writing for impact GCSE 9-1

A resource suitable for GCSE or Functional Skills English (L2) that uses an image of an old lady as the basis of a series of activities for students to learn/embed the following:

• To understand how to quickly plan a piece of writing,
• To consider genre, audience, purpose, tone and use language devices
• To improve the impact of the writing.
• Use A FOREST to remember language features.

The power point presentation (18 screens) includes:

• An example of writing about “the lady”
• How to score well in GCSE 9-1
• How to to create a character profile
• How to create a draft of descriptive writing in small groups or independently.

Finally, students assess their results and mark it against criteria out of 5.