Learn about your students by asking them to complete seven quick English Language tasks. The activities are included of a single sided sheet, and students demonstrate the use of adjectives, verbs, similes, and onomatopoeia in their self-introductions as well as sharing their strengths and weaknesses or likes and dislikes in English, their favourite slang and their favourite senses.
This pack includes…
US and UK document sizes
US and UK spellings
PDF versions
Give your students time to practice using adjectives for effective description! Adjective Island allows pupils to design their own island by drawing and labelling a map with features of their choice, using adjectives to build imagery. A range of pre-populated maps are provided for differentiated support, or use the editable Google Docs version included to tailor the task to your students.
A clear ‘Checklist for Success’ is featured on the sheet as well as examples, and there are two extension or ‘challenge’ tasks for more able, gifted and talented or fast finishers.
US and UK document sizes provided for easy printing.
Kickstart or end your lessons with some creative thinking. Use as bellringers or brain breaks - reveal comparative images for the picture in the center of the slide, and ask your students to use the comparisons to write or share interesting similes.
Google Slides version included!
20 weeks of literacy slides! 20 slides with 100 activities - five per slide. Use as bellringers, exit tickets, brain breaks or for whole school home room tasks. The slides feature a combination of turn and talk, close reading, proofreading, sentence development, mime, quick writing and vocabulary tasks.
You could use one slide once a week for a set of activities together, or complete one of the five tasks on the slide each day of the week. Could also be used to support ESL.
This product includes…
UK and US versions of the above
Fully editable Google Slides versions of the above
Answer key for all proofreading tasks
An editable venn diagram for comparing the key characters of any novel, play or poem. Editable Word documents and Google Docs versions are included, allowing you to add precise examples to model the task to your students.
US and UK document sizes and spellings included.
Looking for an engaging activity for high schoolers at the end of the year? Use this as a full lesson exploring several examples of current slang with your class, or set as a bellringer or collaborative starter to a lesson with one word or phrase. Either choose the slang words yourself, or if you are feeling brave, give total creative control to your students!
Students are prompted to think about and discuss: a choice of word or phrase, how it is used in a sentence, what is means, how long it has been in use, where it is used and by whom, how controversial the slang is, how existing words have changed meaning, and to predict how long they thing the slang will be popular.
This product includes:
Slang Diagram one-page graphic organizer PDF with fancy font
Slang Diagram one-page graphic organizer PDF with simple font
UK and US document sizes for both of the above
Slang Diagram PowerPoint including one-slide graphic organizer version and a version split across three slides
Interactive model within PowerPoint
This comprehension task focuses on Cath Palug from Welsh mythology. It also includes a short extract about a supernatural cat from Catherine Fisher’s The Candle Man, and includes a question for cross-referencing the details.
There are five questions that cover search and locate, synonym use, understanding word roots, and comparison.
This differentiated pack of literary essay bingo sheets can be used with any text and for any essay focus or question. Each page offers individual bingo grids for an introduction, four paragraphs for close analysis, and a conclusion.
Not only is there differentiation within the individual grids - with some students aiming to complete rows or columns, and others aiming for a full house - but there are three different versions of grid provided. One includes single word prompts for more able students, another features more detailed prompts, and the third uses questioning within the grids for those students in need of more support.
The resource is provided with…
US letter size and UK A4 size documents
US and UK spellings and terminology
Black and white versions
Colour versions
Editable Google Docs versions
Engage your class with a pre-reading task by presenting the climax or outcome of the plot as a crime scene. Use this editable Word template to organise the victims, statements, evidence locker timeline, and any other information you wish to include. Add or remove sections to suit the text or your students.
This starting task allows students to work in groups to work out the plot before you read the text; it also gives you a chance to flip the classroom and get them to engage themselves. It is adaptable so that you can plan for the task to last fifteen minutes or a whole lesson. You choose!
Please note: This template is not for commercial use.
To gather quick responses from your students about any chapter from any novel or text, simply print and hand out this single sheet. It is provided in A3 size for larger sheet printing, but it can be resized to UK A4 or US letter size for smaller sheets. Editable Word version included for you to adapt or differentiate the sheet for your students.
This one-pager asks for…
Novel name
Chapter name or number
Character links or connections
Favorite quotation
Three personal reactions
Map of setting
Questions raised
Predictions for later in the text
Reaction to the chapter ending
US and UK spellings are provided
Learn about your students by asking them to design themselves as a video game character. As well as asking students to draw themselves as a character, they are also asked to outline the name, color scheme, skills, powers, travel method and mission for their character. For older or more able students, this can be followed up with a ‘why’ explanation to encourage discussion and reasoning.
This pack includes…
US and UK document sizes
US and UK spellings
PDF versions
PNG versions for you to use in your own lesson planning
Explore the quotations and themes of the character Eva Smith, from JB Priestley’s play An Inspector Calls. The line art image of Eva Smith is peppered with quotations, acting as a graphic organiser as well as a fun visual activity.
Choose a colour for each theme on the checklist at the bottom of the sheet, and shade the sections to link the quotations and the themes. Not only does this help understanding and revision, but you get a piece of art at the end!
This resource is provided in US letter, UK A4 and large A3 size documents.
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These printable bookmarks for secondary school students add a touch of literary humour to your awards. This pack includes 59 different awards with space for you to add the year, student name and your signature, and one blank one for you to create your own award by adding text boxes. Use them year on year!
These are provided as PNG files so that you can organise them as required and to your preferred size.
Character Awards:
Most likely to be the action hero
Most likely to be a famous activist
Most likely to be an anime or manga character
Most likely to be the comedy relief
Most likely to be the mayor of a dystopia
Most likely to know too much
Most likely to be the lead character in a romance
Most likely to be the terrifying leader
Most likely to be the mad scientist
Most likely to be the terrifying matriarch
Most likely to be the terrifying patriarch
Most likely to be the President
Most likely to be the Prime Minister
Most likely to be a private detective
Most likely to save lives
Most likely to be a spy
Most likely to survive a horror novel
Most likely to be the sheriff in a Western
Most likely to quietly take over the world
Plot Point Awards:
Most likely to be abducted by aliens
Most likely to go on the road with their band
Most likely to accidentally open a black hole
Most likely to run away with the circus
Most likely to reintroduce dinosaurs to the earth
Most likely to undergo a dramatic transformation
Most likely to lead a life straight out of a Film Noir
Most likely to invent life-changing technology
Most likely to discover that mythical creatures are real
Most likely to have a Number 1 Hit
Most likely to be in a paranormal mystery
Most likely to have their diaries published
Most likely to be bitten by a radioactive spider
Most likely to reject civilisation
Most likely to accidentally release a demon
Most likely to fight against a robot uprising
Most likely to feature in a romcom
Most likely to go into space
Most likely to time travel
Most likely to travel the world
Most likely to discover the truth
Most likely to survive a zombie apocalypse
Device Awards:
Most likely to be an allegory
Most likely to be an example of dramatic irony
Most likely to foreshadow
Most likely to become a hyperbole
Most likely to become a juxtaposition of their school personality
Most likely to be a literary symbol
Most likely to be a metaphor
Most likely to be a paradox
Misc Awards:
Most likely to work with animals
Most likely to write an autobiography
Most likely to work with kids
Most likely to make national news
Most likely to work with plants
Most likely to be a pro streamer
Most likely to create a new slang word
Most likely to be a stand up comedian
Most likely to write a novel
Most likely to write a screenplay
…plus a blank version!
A bunting set aimed at high school classrooms featuring eight different writing devices. Decorate your classroom with purposeful and attractive flags! Each poster includes the Greek or Latin word roots for the device, and five quotations from literary works as examples.
The posters demonstrate:
Alliteration
Assonance
Imagery
Metaphors
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
Personification
Similes
Use as classroom bunting, posters or print as smaller handouts or flashcards.
Help your students to analyse the themes in any text using these printable sticky note sheets. Print prompts and questions to distribute among the class, or give full sets to students for them to evaluate and apply as individual or group work.
This product includes…
Base template to ensure that your sticky notes go in the right place
12 themes to be printed onto 12 sticky notes (2 pages, 6 per page)
12 themes to be printed onto full page sets of sticky notes (12 pages, 6 per page)
Blank editable boxes for you to create your own information (1 page, 6 per page)
All materials included are provided in US letter and UK A4 size documents.
Explore the quotations and themes of the character Mrs Birling, from JB Priestley’s play An Inspector Calls. The line art image of Mrs Birling is peppered with quotations, acting as a graphic organiser as well as a fun visual activity.
Choose a colour for each theme on the checklist at the bottom of the sheet, and shade the sections to link the quotations and the themes. Not only does this help understanding and revision, but you get a piece of art at the end!
This resource is provided in both US letter and UK A4 size documents.
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Explore the quotations and themes of the character Mr Birling, from JB Priestley’s play An Inspector Calls. The line art image of Mr Birling is peppered with quotations, acting as a graphic organiser as well as a fun visual activity.
Choose a colour for each theme on the checklist at the bottom of the sheet, and shade the sections to link the quotations and the themes. Not only does this help understanding and revision, but you get a piece of art at the end!
This resource is provided in both US letter and UK A4 size documents.
Follow me to be updated as each character sheet is added for this play!
Six summer acrostic poem worksheets with different fonts, and with or without writing guidelines. Students use the letters in the phrase ‘SCHOOL’S OUT’ to write a reflective acrostic poem about their school year.
These worksheets come in simple black and white format for easy printing, and in both US letter and UK A4 size documents.
Decorate your classroom with this pack of nine posters showing nine different reading strategies. Each poster has the name of the strategy, a description, and visual prompts. The strategies are…
Reading back and forth
Close reading
Empathising
Inferring
Predicting
Questioning
Scanning
Skimming
Visualising
These posters come in both US letter and UK A4 size documents, and there are black and white versions for printing onto plain or colour paper, and versions with a pop of colour in the borders.
Encourage your students to step into the shoes of a character or historical figure by creating a TikTok account for them. Great fun, but requires thought and justification! What would their TikTok handle be? What’s the profile picture? How about the bio? How many followers do they have, and what do their last six videos look like?
As well as a profile screen, this set of sheets includes screens for followers, following and suggested follows. It also has screens for paused videos and comment sections. There are three types of sheet provided, and one of them is individual screens each on a single page.
US and UK document sizes included. have fun!