Supporting students throughout the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) English Language course, our student book is your go-to resource for papers 1 and 2. After listening to your feedback after the first GCSE (9-1) results this student book has been carefully developed to provide a complete course, based on proven methodology, which focuses on the areas where students need the most support. It's bursting with activities to develop skills, understanding and confidence around 19th, 20th and 21st century texts. Authored by Esther Menon, Martin Philllips, Emma Clark, and David Grant.

Exam Board: Pearson Edexcel Level: GCSE Subject: English Language First teaching: September 2015 First exams: June 2017 This Text Anthology is written specifically to address the demands of the English Language GCSE (9-1) and will help you: improve your writing skills so that you can write in a sustained, technically accurate and effective way develop confidence and resilience when responding to challenging unseen texts prepare for the new style of assessments.

Features of this Student Book include: *easy-to-use Assessment tasks focusing clearly on either Reading, Writing or Speaking and Listening, are a central element of each Student book *'Assess your progress' features to help students take control of their learning *clear success criteria to show students how to progress * APP-style Assessment Tasks help you to assess students' progress and focus them in a motivating way on areas requiring improvement *clear objectives at the start of each unit to show students what they will be learning.

Please note this title is suitable for any student studying: Exam Board: AQA Level and Subject: GCSE English Language First teaching: 2015 First exams: 2017 This revision workbook is ideal for students who want to independently practise key skills and check their knowledge during their GCSE studies. With guidance aimed at students aiming for grade 5, this full colour write-in workbook takes students through the individual exam questions and provides extensive practice opportunities, sample student answers, revision tips and sample exam papers. Structured around a self-assessment skills checklist, students take control of their learning through this confidence-boosting resource, written by an experienced and trusted author.

Learning objectives at the start of each lesson explain the grammar focus and how it will be used to achieve a certain effect. Extracts from real texts demonstrate the different effects that writers use and model how grammar choices can create these effects. Each fiction unit draws on several novels and students should be encouraged to read full texts independently or as a class alongside the units. Activities give students a chance to put their learning into practice, experimenting with creating different effects in their writing and then reflecting on it. These help to develop the core writing and linguistic analysis skills required at KS3 and into GCSE.

These stories are arranged to help students investigate and compare the features of different genres and how authors conform to or deviate from established conventions. The book includes activities which draw out key features at word, sentence and text level.

This collection spans cultures as diverse as South Africa, India, New Zealand and Northern Ireland. The stories enable students to investigate a wider range of genres, compare first and third person accounts, and explore different story structures, as required by the National Curriculum.

Please note this title is suitable for any student studying: Exam Board: AQA Level: GCSE Subject: English Language First teaching: 2015 First exams: 2017 This Student Book focuses on establishing students' basic reading and writing skills and is ideal for the start of the GCSE English Language course. Structured around engaging themes in the context of the Assessment Objectives, with regular formative and summative assessments, this books offers step-by-step supported activities and accessible teaching text. With an embedded focus on SPAG, this book also features writing models and an explicit focus on basic writing skills.

Please note this title is suitable for any student studying: Exam Board: AQA Level and Subject: GCSE English Language First teaching: 2015 First exams: 2017 This Student Book comprehensively covers all elements of the GCSE English Language specification and exam. Written at exactly the right level for students who need to get to grips with the skills and test their knowledge, to boost their confidence. Using engaging themes to expore the specification, there are regular opportunities assessments throughout, and targeted exam preparation. This books offers step-by-step supported activities and accessible teaching texts. An embedded focus on SPAG and sample responses will help to improve students' basic literacy skills and prepare them for their exams.

What's the hook? A compulsive expose of the attraction of gang culture, the need for acceptance and the importance of relationships with a compelling protagonist. What are the themes? Identity, friendship, individual vs society and peer pressure. Teaching points? Fast-paced narrative makes it ideal for studying structure.

Features of this Student Book include: * easy-to-use Assessment tasks, focusing clearly on either Reading, Writing or Speaking and Listening, are a central element of each Student book * 'Assess your progress' features to help students take control of their learning * clear success criteria to show students how to progress * APP-style Assessment tasks help you to assess students' progress and focus them in a motivating way on areas requiring improvement * clear objectives at the start of each unit to show students what they will be learning.

Catapult has been developed to enable students who are below expected standards at age 11 to make the progress they need. Catapult provides students with the skills and knowledge to advance confidently in their English studies, whilst giving teachers the tools they need to track progression. This student book provides thematic chapters packed with relevant and accessible sources along with carefully structured activities across four key areas (building vocabulary, knowledge and understanding, reading skills and writing skills) that enable all students to make progress. Regular 'Check your skills' activities and end of chapter assessments enable them to demonstrate what they have learned and allow teachers to track their progress.