Resource aimed at getting students to think more consciously about how they combine simple, compound and complex sentences within their sentences. Students respond to each image by following the suggested order of simple, compound and complex sentences. They can then review each paragraph to think about the function of each sentence type within the paragraph.

2 differentiated worksheets to support students with gaining a perceptive understanding of how Dickens presents Scrooge’s past in Stave 2. Worksheet 1: I have broken up Stave 2 into 5 extracts. Each group will explore the an extract in detail and carousel to share their ideas with the other groups. Worksheet 2: Differentiated questions to help students explore Stave 2.

A helpsheet containing 10 generic ways that students can improve their sentences in a second draft of a piece of narrative or descriptive writing. Ideal for Key Stage 2/3 or for low ability students at Key Stage 4. Examples are included. The 10 strategies are differentiated in order of difficulty and are designed to help students in a mixed ability class to respond to feedback on narrative writing by selecting the methods to help them improve.

Interesting sentences worksheet

Writing super sentences for an article (transactional writing)

Worksheet to help students avoid using The as a sentence start.

There are lots of good A Christmas Carol teaching resources on this site but this bundle is, arguably, the most comprehensive. Please check the many previews to see what I mean. It includes: Detailed lessons on all 5 Staves Lessons and revision sheets on the main characters 10+ High level responses to familiar past exam questions Revision Cards Revision knowledge organisers Comprehension questions And lots more.

A worksheet for comparing quotations from Stave 1 and 2 of A Christmas Carol. Also includes detailed PowerPoints containing analysis of the key quotations in Stave 1 and 2. Students complete a mind map on each Stave with the PowerPoint guiding students through each section.

A grid of key quotations from Stave 2, a model example and a success criteria. Students analyse the quotations which have the biggest impact on Scrooge.

A carousel style activity inviting students to understand the meaning of the challenging vocabulary in A Christmas Carol. The words are broken up into Staves. After learning the words, students should have the opportunity to put the words into context by producing a paragraph, poem or song.

A useful starter activity to help remember Scrooge quotations. With the closed book examination in mind, these work well as little and often starters to help students memorise quotations.

Lesson introducing students to 25 ambitious adjectives to create a gothic atmosphere. Starter: Find the words in the word search New information: Find a synonym for each word Construct: Write a paragraph using the adjectives Apply: Find a spelling strategy to remember how to spell each word Review: Spelling test

Identifying the subordinate clause in complex sentences

10 ways to vary a sentence start/openers. With PowerPoint and resources. Ideal for Year 6/7.

4 extracts from To Kill a Mockingbird each with a challenging question investigating the impact of language features.

To Kill a Mockingbird essay questions

To Kill a Mockingbird: Revise key quotations from key chapters

A learning journey for To Kill a Mockingbird with 9 revision choices and 7 accompanying worksheets.

Writing an obituary writing frame

Why is Atticus a good father. Complete the grid. Check against the answers.