Great worksheets to use when reading one of the Harry Potter novels. Two character analysis worksheets are included which allow students to actively engage with the text and to understand each character.

Learners are asked to research information about America in the 1960s in order to get some background information on the novel.

An A3 worksheet that learners can fill in as they read through the novel.

The worksheet contains sixteen slang words which appear in the novel. Learners will be asked to match the slang word with the correct definition by drawing a line from the question in the first column to the correct answer in the second column. An answer sheet is provided.

2X English Article Writing Activities These tasks are based on two UK headlines: Gay conversion therapy and a campaigner’s appeal for gender-neutral passports. The learner will see the headline first and then will be given some information based on that topic. They will then be asked to write an article putting forward their views on this topic. This research/ writing task was created to inform learners that the LGBTQ+ community still do not have certain rights in the UK. These are also great discussion topics for a group debate. Pride bordered writing pages are attached to each task.

Fun quiz with answers: Can you name the Roald Dahl books by looking at the illustrations on their front covers?

An English booklet for KS3 age groups. Contains a dictionary skills. skimming and scanning and research task.

A fun resource for KS3 learners. This resource is based on chapter 6 of the book: Winter Pruning. This resource includes: 11 clues, an instruction and answer sheet and clue answer sheet. Split your class into teams of 4 - 6. Ideally you will need two classrooms as each team will hide the clues for the other team in a separate room. If you can only use one classroom then split the room in half. Each team will hide the other teams’ clues and then each team will have to locate all the clues in order to solve the code! For my class, I hid the clues myself. I began by reading the chapter and then gave them the instructions and asked them to find the clues around the classroom. Further Instructions • There are 11 clues hidden around the room. • You need to locate all 11 clues and then you need to solve them in order from 1 – 11. • The first 9 clues will reveal a letter of the alphabet that you must note down on your answer sheet. When you have all of the letters noted down, you will then unscramble the letters to reveal a chapter from the book (two words). • The other two clues will reveal 2 separate numbers. You will multiply these numbers to reveal a 4-digit number. This will be the last part of the code. • Once you have both codes, you will then be able to escape from Uncle Montague’s creepy house! All clues are based on this chapter if the book and learners will have to use their skimming and scanning techniques to look for the answers in their reading books.

This activity is based on the Roald Dahl book: The Witches. It focuses on the chapter: How to Recognize Witches. The first activity is to get learners to use their skimming and scanning skills and to extract information from the book. The second activity is an article writing task. Great for KS2 & KS3.

A fun resource for primary school aged learners and KS3! This resource should be used on completion of the book: Gangsta Granny. This resource includes: 10 clues, an instruction and answer sheet and clue answer sheet. Split your class into teams of 4 - 6. Ideally you will need two classrooms as each team will hide the clues for the other team in a separate room. If you can only use one classroom then split the room in half. Each team will hide the other team’s clues and then each team will have to locate all the clues in order to solve the code! Further Instructions • There are 10 clues hidden around the room. • You need to locate all 10 clues and then you need to solve them in order from 1 – 10. • The first 8 clues will reveal a letter of the alphabet that you must note down on your answer sheet. When you have all of the letters noted down, you will then unscramble the letters to reveal a phrase (two words). This phrase is related to the book. • The final clues will reveal 2 separate numbers. You will multiply these numbers to reveal a 3-digit number. This will be the last part of the code. • Once you have both codes, you will then be able to escape from the Tower of London. All clues are based on the book and learners will have to use their skimming and scanning techniques to look for the answers in their reading books.

28 X English language flashcards to help students with their transactional writing. You could get learners to pick one each at random or choose one for the whole class to write a response to. Each card has a statement and it is up to the students whether to write a piece of text that agrees or disagrees with the statement. Example: “E-learning should replace classroom learning.” Get learners to research the pros and cons of e-learning before deciding whether or not they agree with this statement. These can be used as prompt to writer either a speech, an article of even a letter which puts their opinions across. Flash cards can be laminated and there are four per A4 sheet. Card are double sided with a polka dot background on the opposite side.

Halloween Page Borders. These Halloween borders could be used for the month of October to encourage independent writing activities and drawing activities. They come in ten different designs (20 pages) in both blank and writing form.

2X Flashcard sheets that contain 15 different reading tasks that learners can complete. The tasks are based on the book ’ Hatchet’ and includes tasks such as: Article Writing Creating a Storyboard Diary Entry Writing Creating a Facebook Character Profile Creating a New Book Cover / Blurb Changing the Novel Setting Task Plus many more. These sheets are double sided ( a wilderness background on one side of the cards). Laminate and cut out and get your student to choose a task at random. These are ideal to use once the students have read the book.

The tasks are based on the book ’Hatchet’ and refer to chapter 1 of the novel. The first sheet contains two exercises: a skimming and scanning task to retrieve information and a descriptive writing task. The second page contains 10 reading comprehension questions based on chapter 1. The answers are provided on the following page.

An English Reading Comprehension Activity. This resource gives the learner an overview of the celebration: Halloween Learners will read the text and then answer ten skimming and scanning questions based on this document. There is also an extension question. Answers are provided so that learners can self mark.

This resource includes four different activity sheets that will be useful for students when it comes to recapping / revising the play. Sheet 1 - Short recap on: plot summary, Act 1 - 3, context, setting, characters & themes Sheet 2 - Character summary Sheet 3 - Context: 1912 & 1945 Sheet 4 - Different settings in the play and how they relate to the plot

Learners are asked to research the context of the novel in order to get some background information on the novel.

This sheet can be used as a guide to help students identify what persuasive techniques a writer may use to influence a reader as persuasive language is used as a powerful tool in writing. Learners can also use some of the techniques listed to helps them to write a persuasive article or speech. This can be used as a visual revision resource. *To ensure this document prints correctly with the black border select ‘print to printable area’ option in print settings.

This is a three page PDF document designed to help students to answer Q3 in their English language paper. The first page gives an overview of the following: What is structure What to expect to see in Q3 How to answer the question List of structural techniques Page 2 contains other relevant information about Q3 and what to look for when examining each section of the text. Page 3 gives learners a template that they can use to answer the question, which is based on the PEE paragraph structure. This is ideal for those struggling with answering this question.