This worksheet will help students practise different ways to vary the structure of their sentences. It gives ideas on how to open sentences in different ways and how students can vary the structure of their sentences to make their writing more interesting.

This resource gives pupils 7 rules for punctuating dialogue in a simple and easy to follow Power Point. It also includes 12 practice questions with answers. Used as a stand alone lesson, this gives pupils the chance to practice their punctuation dialogue skills. It can be used to teach younger learners 7 - 11 but it can also serve as a practice for older pupils 11 - 14.

This is a practice sheet to help pupils use parenthesis to make their writing style more interesting. It gives examples of how to use parenthesis and 10 practice questions. Use as a one off lesson to improve writing style.

This worksheet explores how authors open their stories and students can then practise opening narratives in different ways. Help students write creatively in this one-off lesson - no preparation for you as a teacher.

This comprehension focuses on exploring figurative language and its effect on atmosphere, tone and setting. Use this as a one-off comprehension lesson or as part of a unit on figurative language and the effect of language.

This worksheet helps students practise the effect of language question from CIE First Language English 0500 Paper 1 Question 2d. It provides three practice passages plus the mark scheme and advice points from the examiner’s report. If you find this useful, please leave a review.

This 6 page activity pack contains nine activities based on the short story ‘There Will Come Soft Rains’ by Ray Bradbury. The activities focus on analysing language and imagery plus creative writing. The pack culminates in an essay writing task to demonstrate the student’s understanding of the story.

Explore a passage from the classic ‘The Great Gatsby’ using comprehension questions based on the writer’s use of language and imagery. Also included are four writing tasks with tips and advice on content and style. This is perfect for those studying the novel in detail or as a one-off comprehension with additional writing tasks. It helps students understand how an author creates a certain effect with their writing and encourages them to explore the use of figurative language. It provides practice for writing: Letters Diaries Narratives Descriptions The document is in Word so you can alter it to create separate lessons.

This short unit teaches students the characteristics of a Gothic story through ‘The Tell Tale Heart’ by Edgar Allan Poe. Don’t waste time thinking of activities yourself - find them here. The document is in Word so you can alter it to suit your lesson. The activities focus on analysing the language Poe uses to create an atmosphere of suspense and fear. Further activities include writing a: Diary Letter News Report Descriptive narrative Internal monologue

This quick one-lesson activity makes writing an hyperbole poem fun. Students will understand how hyperbole can add humour to a poem and make poetry more fun. It gives three examples of short hyperbole poems and sets a writing task. Use this worksheet as a fun addition to your poetry unit.

This Power Point gives examples of political cartoons that students can discuss and analyze. This skill is important when thinking about satire, bias, propaganda and symbolism in political cartoons when analyzing primary sources. Use this as part of your classroom discussion for History or Research Skills.

This Power Point will be very useful when teaching students to write an interesting narrative. It practises writing attention-grabbing description and creating more attractive characters. It is SHOW DON’T TELL!

This Power Point saves you time in creating a lesson on how to use a comma! It is to be used in a lesson suitable mainly for Years 8, 9 and 10 or even a reminder for Year 11! The teacher can use this Power Point on the screen for an interactive discussion and then there are 15 questions at the end for the student to practise. These could be copied and pasted onto a worksheet if the teacher prefers. *NB: This lesson does not use the Oxford comma. *

**This Power Point is a one-off lesson on how to use semi colons if you are in need of a quick punctuation lesson. ** It is suitable for mainly Years 7, 8 or 9 but could still be used for Year 11 as revision. It includes: An explanation of when to use a semi colon, Examples of using semi colons in a sentence, Questions to answer by writing or discussion in class, Conjunction alternatives to semi colons.

This practice task is perfect for the IGCSE CIE descriptive writing task in First Language English 0500 Paper 2. It encourages students to look at pictures to see what they can describe and to think about the other senses such as touch and sound. The students plan their descriptive writing and then write an exam length composition. A simplified marking scheme is included.

This fun one-off lesson will teach students how to use personification in the opening of a narrative. It encourages them to use interesting vocabulary to describe a person as an animal. The students then carry the activity on to write a narrative piece.

This Power Point is a guide for two to three lessons which teachers can use to help students use pathetic fallacy when writing an atmospheric opening for a piece of narrative writing. This Power Point includes: Pictures to use for class discussion, Writing tasks to practise descriptive writing.

This easy to follow lesson helps students to improve their descriptive writing. It takes the class through three stages of editing a description of a storm and allows them to practise their descriptive writing, editing their own work until they have an interesting and inspiring piece of description. The students will learn about: Personification Similes and metaphors Using powerful vocabulary The use of parenthesis How to vary sentences Teachers can use just the Power Point or copy the passages and paste them into a worksheet for the students to highlight.

This easy to follow Power Point leads the teacher and students through improving a description of a castle. It encourages them to add adjectives, adverbs and figurative language as well as change simple vocabulary to create more of an impression. This lesson gives a balance of classroom discussion led by the teacher and personal writing.

This comprehension focuses on the skills of analysing language and exploring the intention of the writer in creating effect. This is based on the skills required in the CIE IGCSE Paper 1 and any other task that requires an in-depth analysis of the use of language.