A useful acronym to teach a variety of language devices. Students should use the completed PowerPoint to match the examples to the correct device (examples have been jumbled within each word). An extra test has been included to act as a revision aid after the language devices have been learned.

Replicating the home screen of ‘Netflix’, the Bookflix display board encourages students to engage with reading for pleasure. Topics include: Teen fiction/Because you liked/Trending now and Read again. Use black paper for the background to make your display pop and look similar to the Netflix colours.

Lower and higher ability spelling booklets to target Key Stage 3 learners.

Students are encouraged to develop a greater understanding of key exam words, including: discuss, summarise and imply. Key words are commonly used across all subjects. PowerPoints attached to accompany Word document for each week, to consolidate knowledge. Task could be used during Form period as a whole school literacy focus and shared on the school’s social media platforms.

Useful sentence starters to help students structure their PEE response.

The idea is that if students are given a choice, they are more likely to feel like they have control and will engage with the assessment (lower ability students can also be directed). Using the heat rating from Nando’s, students should target the success criteria detailed. The attached takeaway menu details a creative writing task to accompany Roald Dahl’s ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’. However, this takeaway menu could be amended to suit any task.

Spoken Language Booklet to introduce key paralinguistic terms to KS3 students. Variety of differentiated tasks and opportunities for assessment throughout. Detailed SOW also attached.

Included: Reading Non-fiction texts booklet Scheme of Work with differentiation and variety of starters Summative Assessment Task and Mark Scheme