Edexcel GCSE English Reading Non fiction Texts - teaching resource

Edexcel GCSE English Teaching Resources: Reading Non-fiction Texts

This comprehensive resource is designed to develop students’ reading, analysis, and interpretation skills in preparation for the Edexcel GCSE English Language Paper 2 exam: Non-fiction and Transactional Writing. It includes a 94-slide fully editable PowerPoint presentation, 9 detailed worksheets, and 9 structured, step-by-step lessons to help students understand and evaluate non-fiction texts with confidence.

Each lesson follows a clear four-part structure — starter, introduction, development and plenary — and can be easily adapted and differentiated to suit learners of all abilities.

Key Features and Lesson Focus:

• Introduction to the Edexcel GCSE English Language Paper 2 exam – Non-fiction and Transactional Writing

• Understanding audience and purpose in non-fiction texts

• How to follow and analyse an argument

• Identifying and evaluating fact versus opinion

• Analysing language techniques and rhetorical devices

• Exploring bias, exaggeration, generalisations, and counterarguments

• Comparing writers’ viewpoints across non-fiction texts

• Developing exam skills and strategies for success in Paper 2

This resource provides everything you need to support your students’ learning and prepare them thoroughly for the Edexcel GCSE English Language Paper 2 exam.

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