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Descriptive writing, the five senses, vocabulary to describe.
A good start to creative/descriptive writing topics as it encourages students to consider the senses and develop the quality of their descriptions.
Includes differentiated tasks, objectives and easy to use, fast assessment methods.

Cover lessons and homework task for poem 'Island Man'
several lessons and homework tasks with little or no marking involved. Based on the poem 'Island Man'.

Poems of the Decade Anthology - 'A Minor Role' poem related tasks
A set of three worksheets including a range of tasks on content, structure and tone, designed to aid students' analysis of the poem 'A Minor Role'.

An Inspector Calls - Eric Birling analysis whole lesson including homework.
The tasks are divided into four parts (i.e. starter, main etc)and focuses on analysis of quotations linked to the character of Eric Birling.
Differentiated objectives are included and there is also a homework sheet to consolidate learning.

Othello - Introduction to characters and plot
Two complete lessons with a range of activities. PPT includes differentiated objectives and clear instructions. Differentiated tasks with extension activities including a multiple choice quiz and a plot summary with questions for different abilities. No planning and easy to use, just photocopy and go!

Othello vocabulary homework Act 1
Two homework sheets looking at the definitions of tricky words in Act 1 Scene 1 with answers. Ideal for students to familiarise themselves with vocabulary before reading Act 1.

An Inspector Calls complete the blanks key quotations revision
Three pages of quotations for students to complete the blanks as a handy method of revising for exams.
Completed quotes included.

Frankenstein Homework or pre-reading activities
Two task sheets to be used as pre-reading or homework activities to be used when studying the novel Frankenstein. Includes links to AOs
Task 1 - Research and explore the different locations mentioned in the novel (good for cross-curricular links). This helps students to visualise the journeys of the characters as well as developing their geographical knowledge. Includes extension tasks and answers.
Task 2 - Vocabulary task to enhance understanding of the language of 19th century texts.
Tasks are easily marked as a class to save time.
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King Lear
A comprehensive workbook filled with activities to help students understand the content, language, themes and characters in the play (Acts 1-3).
Suitable for use in class, as a revision workbook or as a homework book.
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Improving SpaG, Descriptive & Creative Writing Skills
A selection of resources to develop many major aspects of the writing process and widen the range of student vocabulary. All resources include objectives and are ready to print and teach.
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Frankenstein - Developing Vocab & Essay Skills
This bundle contains a variety of activities to prepare students the examination and enable them to become more familiar with the language.
Includes:
Pre-reading tasks
Key quotation tasks
Essay preparation (assessment question and essay plan)
Close textual analysis of chapter 5
Vocabulary tasks (starters of homework)

Frankenstein chapter 5 analysis whole lesson activities
Includes a starter to improve vocabulary (AO4), an extract from chapter 5 with cut out annotation cards for the main activity and a point, quote, comment task for the developmental (AO2). There is an example of how students should write a comment and embed quotations and a word bank to encourage the use of more sophisticated essay language.

'Brendon Gallacher' & 'On a Portrait of a Deaf Man' poem comparison tasks and essay
Tasks based on each individual poem and an essay title with mini assessment grid.
Includes differentiated learning objectives, tasks of increasing difficulty and an essay checklist for students.

Developing Creative writing skills - varying vocabulary and sentences to describe
A PPT including
a vocabulary starter with answers for class marking
main activity describing an image with a wordbank (also provided on a worksheet in case technology fails you),
peer assessment
an extension activity on a worksheet where students complete sentence starters and endings
differentiated learning objectives

Describing settings lesson - ideal for cover
A whole lesson on worksheets, just print and teach - ideal for cover or when you're technology has failed.
Includes differentiated objectives
starter with extension on powerful verbs and adjectives - using a thesaurus to find synonyms
main task: create sentences with synonyms in starter then peer assess (checklist included)
Developmental task: Describe the image using ambitious vocab from previous activities and self assess

Display posters adjectives to describe settings with definitions and images
A set of 8 A5 posters with adjectives and their definitions and images of different settings to inspire and support creative writing as well as decorating the classroom.

Improving writing skills - adding detail - ideal for cover
A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by adding detail through close inspection of images. Includes self and peer assessment criteria, differentiated objectives and three tasks of increasing difficulty. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.

Developing descriptive and creative writing using the senses
A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by learning to use the senses effectively. Includes several assessment grids (easy marking), differentiated objectives, three tasks of increasing difficulty for each of the senses and tasks to increase the range of relevant student vocabulary related to the senses. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.

Describing character for descriptive and creative writing
A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by learning to describe character effectively. Includes, differentiated objectives, three tasks of increasing difficulty, a character profile page with a step by step guide to describing a character with a wide range of useful vocabulary and sentence starters. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.

Developing vocabulary in creative and descriptive writing
A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by learning to use vocabulary effectively. Includes assessment grids, differentiated objectives, three tasks of increasing difficulty and an extension. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.