Introduce your students to the excitement of ghost stories with A Pencil Drawing, a structured scheme of work perfect for mixed-ability EAL/ESL secondary classes, from A1 to B1+ on the CEFR.
This complete resource includes:
- A printable mini-book with captivating illustrations, provided in two versions: one tailored for B1-B2 readers and a simplified A1-A2 version.
- A well-designed PowerPoint, with visually engaging slides, icons for clear instructions, and beautiful imagery to support comprehension.
- An interactive comic strip prediction activity where students complete a comic strip to guess the story’s direction, building engagement and inferencing skills.
- Differentiated comprehension questions tailored to suit all ability levels, so every student can succeed in understanding and discussing the story.
- A role-play activity where students take on interview roles, enhancing speaking and listening skills.
- Podcast review task, culminating in an exciting creative project. Includes a sample recording to inspire students and support vocabulary and structure.
This scheme of work has been designed for maximum flexibility and engagement, making it an ideal addition to any secondary EAL/ESL curriculum.
Perfect for teachers seeking a ready-to-go, comprehensive unit that fosters reading, speaking, and creative skills through an exciting ghostly narrative!
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Ghost Story SOWs- EAL/ESL Classes: The Mirror & A Pencil Drawing
Bring suspense and language skills to life in your classroom with this Ghost Story Bundle, featuring two excellent schemes of work for mixed-ability EAL/ESL students: The Mirror and A Pencil Drawing. Perfect for secondary students ranging from A1 to B1 on the CEFR, this discounted bundle offers you a complete toolkit to engage and support learners at every level. What’s Included: * Two fully-developed schemes of work that adapt the ghost story genre for EAL learners, each with A1-A2 and B1 versions of the text. * Captivating visuals to accompany each story, making the reading experience more immersive and accessible. * Targeted vocabulary focus for each story, with tasks to build students' understanding and use of language. * Prediction and comprehension activities tailored for mixed abilities, ensuring all students can actively engage with the stories’ suspenseful plots. Unique creative tasks: * In The Mirror, students turn the story into a comic and have an option for a drama activity. * In A Pencil Drawing, they’ll complete a podcast review, helping students develop their speaking and critical thinking skills. * With this bundle, you’ll get two high-quality, versatile resources that keep students motivated and progressing in their language journey. This bundle pairs well with my free Whisper In My Ear SOW!
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Original Short Stories for Mixed Ability EAL/ESL: A Pencil Drawing, The Mirror, Whisper in My Ear, The Seven Sisters, and Family Traditions
Enrich your classroom with this **Original Short Story Bundle**, featuring five unique, carefully crafted schemes of work perfect for mixed-ability EAL/ESL students. This collection includes a diverse range of stories that explore themes of family, growing up, mystery, and suspense, providing students with engaging narratives to enhance language skills, cultural understanding, and critical thinking. Suitable for secondary students from A1 to B1 on the CEFR, each scheme is designed to support all learners through a variety of differentiated resources and activities. What’s Included in Each Story: * A Pencil Drawing – An eerie ghost story featuring a podcast review project, with differentiated texts and comprehension questions, vocabulary focus, and a comic strip prediction task. * The Mirror – Another suspenseful tale, complete with a prediction task, differentiated comprehension questions, a comic-making task, and an optional drama activity for engaging, expressive learning. * Whisper in My Ear – A ghost story that includes vocabulary focus, prediction, and comprehension questions, culminating in a creative ghost story-writing project. Also includes a diary writing task, building empathy and reflective skills. * Seven Sisters – A touching narrative about family and growing up, with a vocabulary focus, differentiated comprehension, and a creative choice board, culminating in a diary entry task and practice with dialogue writing. * Family Traditions – A story exploring themes of family customs, fear, and loss, featuring discussion tasks, prediction activities, an introduction to imagery, and a character interview task, ending with a comic-making project. **Each story scheme offers:** **Differentiated text versions to cater to varying levels, with simplified and more advanced versions for A1-B1 students. Vocabulary and comprehension activities designed to build understanding, expand language use, and support reading skills. Creative culminating tasks like podcasts, diary entries, and comic creation to foster imagination and application of language skills. Illustrations and images to scaffold comprehension and create an immersive reading experience.** This bundle provides excellent value, offering five complete, adaptable resources that introduce students to original, relatable stories while building essential language skills. With a mix of mystery, emotion, and real-life connections, this collection is perfect for EAL/ESL teachers looking to bring quality, engaging materials into their classrooms.
£8.50
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