Designed for GCSE English Language students, the activities can be used with any exam board and provide structured support for students who need to develop confidence with analysing language (AO2).

Each worksheet guides students through the process of identifying and explaining how writers use language to present character, setting, ideas and feelings.

What’s included?
2 GCSE English Language AO2 language analysis worksheets
Extracts from The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith and The Bell Jar
Guided questions to help students think and plan their response
Clear explanation of what language analysis means
PEE writing frame to structure analytical paragraphs
Useful sentence starters to support independent writing
Practice identifying and explaining the effects of language choices

Ideal for:

✔ GCSE English Language AO2
✔ Language analysis practice
✔ GCSE English revision
✔ Exam preparation
✔ Cover lessons
✔ Homework
✔ English tutoring
✔ Intervention
✔ Independent study
✔ Mixed-ability GCSE English classes
✔ AQA, OCR and other GCSE English Language specifications

This resource is particularly useful for students who know how to identify a language technique but need more support with explaining the writer’s choices and their effects.

A low-preparation, printable resource for building students’ confidence and developing the analytical writing skills required for GCSE English Language.