The 'Literacy Bundle' includes:

1)Crucial Connectives- A 7 slide PowerPoint defining what connectives are and their uses in writing.

Includes:

Definition of 'connective'.
Exploring where connectives are appropriately used.
Exploring where connectives are inappropriately used.
Activity for students to highlight where connectives are appropriate/inappropriate in relation to sentence endings.
Plenary consolidating learning.

2) Sorting Out Spelling- A 7 slide PowerPoint exploring the definition of homophones, homographs and heteronyms as well as the importance of accurate spelling.

Includes:

Definition of homophones, homographs and heteronyms.
Activity to identify the correctly spelt word in a sentence.
Activity to spot and correct spelling errors.
A quick spelling test to consolidate learning.


3) Pesky Pararaphs - A 9 slide PowerPoint exploring when it is and is not appropriate to begin a new paragraph in your writing.

Includes:

The definition of 'paragraph'.
An activity for students to discuss prior knowledge of paragraphing.
Examples according to BBC Bitesize of where use is appropriate including TiPToP memory method for the rules.
Activity for students to choose where or when paragraphing is used appropriately.
Exemplar text for analysis.
Plenary consolidating learning

4) Sentence Types - An 11 slide PowerPoint introducing different sentence types and features of imagery as aids for improving creative writing.

Includes:

Compound and complex sentence examples and exploration.
Features of imagery and its effectiveness.
Key vocabulary: olfactory, tactile, etc for imagery.
Activity for students to complete brief descriptive creative piece using both varied sentence types and features of imagery.

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