A topical writing to argue and persuade lesson on the new sugar tax! Visually attractive lesson, guaranteed to promote debate.
Lesson Power Point includes a shock starter, learning objectives, links to video clips for information on the sugar tax and planning prompts throughout.
BBC article included.
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(Credits, BBC and Youtube.)
Crocodile Comparison Lesson - Non-Fiction Texts
A very simple but engaging lesson based on two non-fiction texts involving crocodile attacks in Australia. The aim of the lesson is for students to identify explicit information from each text then do a comparison between them.
Lesson includes, Power Point slide, articles and a croc writing sheet.
There's nothing flashy or complicated about this lesson at all! It is however, simple and straight-forward and students will enjoy the texts. Sometimes that's all you need.
Ready to download and teach immediately.
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More easy lessons available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/muhammad-ali-pee-and-information-retrieval-lesson-11371750
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/english-pee-exam-technique-non-fiction-mike-tyson-11368758
Looking for something a bit more 'whizzbang, move around the room' try the Beast of Bodmin Moor?
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-beast-of-bodmin-moor-investigation-fact-or-fiction-11376736
(Credits: the Guardian online, link included in the articles)
Amazing value literacy pack! One full literacy lesson complete with all resources and four literacy games, all on one Power Point! Click on the links below to purchase individually or download the complete pack here. Great for improving students' SPAG.
Included:
Literacy Health Check £3:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/literacy-health-check-full-lesson-11188874
Literacy Bingo 1 £2:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/literacy-bingo-1-11034763
Literacy Bingo 2 £2:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/literacy-bingo-2-11035165
Literacy True or False 1 £2:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/literacy-true-or-false-11035011
Literacy True or False 2 £2:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/literacy-true-or-false-2-11140252
*Now also includes - Literacy Nuts and Bolts - Zizi's Story* £2.50
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/literacy-nuts-and-bolts-zuzi-s-story-complete-lesson-11253721
The Island – Survival Diary Lesson
Action-packed desert island survival lesson.
Full lesson Power Point is recommended for two lessons and includes:
* Attractive title pages throughout
* Word list starter activity
* Scenario page
* Lesson Objectives
* Discussion prompts
* Writing prompts
* Map drawing activity
Excellent value, engaging lesson that students of all ages will enjoy!
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Betrayal at House on the Hill –Spooky Story, Creative Writing
Fantastic, spooky creative writing lesson(s) students will enjoy!
Lesson scenario revolves around a classic ‘B move horror story’ of a group of friends getting locked in a house and then one of them is a betrayer.
Complete lesson power point with all resources included, including a fun and engaging spooky bingo plenary with 30 individual bingo cards and a caller’s card.
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(Credits: Copyright free image from deviant art, FairyGoodMother; story plot line and title based on the excellent board game of the same name by Avalon Hill; text from cooltext.com)
New York Monologues – Descriptive Writing
A sophisticated descriptive writing lesson based on images from New York and scenes Woody Allen’s masterpiece Manhattan. Students fill in the senses sheet, watch and briefly analyse the opening of Manhattan (resources and links provided) before writing their own monologues!
Great engaging lesson!
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The Magic Lamp – Creative Writing
A fun creative writing lesson based around a magic lamp situation.
Students are given an exciting scenario with a magic lamp and can continue the story based upon their own ideas.
Lesson objectives, writing tips, video clip writing tip resource, planning sheet and descriptive bingo lesson plenary all included!!
+ 5 general KS3 starters!
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(Credits: copyright free images and myfreebingo.com.)
New York Descriptive Writing
A sophisticated descriptive writing lesson based on images from New York and scenes Woody Allen’s masterpiece Manhattan. Students fill in the senses sheet, watch and briefly analyse the opening of Manhattan (resources and links provided) before writing their own pieces of description.
Great engaging lesson!
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https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-york-monologues-descriptive-writing-11309329
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Spooky ghost story. Creative writing diary lesson.
The scenario:
You are travelling alone at night when a mysterious fog encircles your car and it suddenly cuts out. With no means to call for help, you take to the road. Through the woods you stumble across an old mansion house. You are about to walk towards the house, when to your horror, you see on the path the words “look behind you” you turn, shaken to you core, and…
Full lesson includes all resources. Starter, lesson objective and a spooky bingo plenary finish with 30 individual bingo cards!
Also included is a fun Christmas Pack with lots of activities for Christmas and a 30 question quiz pack, brilliant for Christmas!
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New Year Healthy Eating – Non-Fiction Writing Lesson
A simple, but effect healthy eating non-fiction writing lesson. The lesson task is to write a lively
article for a teenage magazine based around healthy eating and lifestyle. Full prompts and planning
pages, a literacy starter and all resources included. Simply download and teach.
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(Credits: cooltext.com, webdesignhot.com and royalty free clipart images)
The Beast of Bodmin Moor Investigation - Fact or Fiction
An amazing investigation lesson into the 'Beast of Bodmin Moor.'
Students get to explore and research the legend of the 'Beast of Bodmin Moor' in groups, moving from investigation area to investigation area before writing their final reports.
All resources included.
The investigation areas are:
* Newspaper reports
* Photos
* Video footage
* Fact files
* Eyewitness Accounts
Students fill in their investigation sheets as they go to each area.
An outstanding lesson.
Teacher note included.
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(Credits: copyright free images. Articles taken from the Mirror, Telegraph and Daily Star taken from the public domain.)
A fantastic Wimbledon form time or assembly presentation on the famous Wimbledon tennis tournament.
The 31 page Power Point presentation includes, general back ground, historic facts, Wimbledon schedule, British winners, interesting facts, prize money break down and 2016 favourite and a ten question quiz to finish!
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Christmas in New York + The Island and A4 Newspaper Christmas Writing Sheets
Two excellent fun lessons:
* Christmas in New York – Descriptive Writing Lesson
* The Island – Survival Diary
* With three A4 newspaper templates.
Excellent value bundle!
Christmas activities sorted!
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The Perfect Christmas Bundle
A lovely pack of premium Christmas resources from complete lessons to quizzes, fun activities and more!
Guaranteed to give your students a Christmas to remember. A great time saver. Something for everyone.
£17.20 of premium material for just £5.50!
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Happy Christmas!
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The Chocolate Bar Lesson + The Time Machine
Fantastic value pack of these two premium resource lessons + quizzes.
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TV Love or Hate?
A critical writing lesson on TV programmes.
Students get to write a ‘critical rant’ on the topic of TV love and hate.
Full lesson Power Point includes:
· Lesson starter
· Lesson objective pages
· TV video clip exercise
· Good example of a critical article
· Discussion, planning and writing prompts with planning sheets included
· Review plenary prompt
Engaging lesson students will enjoy.
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A simple and effective way to make literacy and learning fun. Literacy bingo! Students have to spot the incorrect word as each sentence appears (common literacy errors such as there/their, was/were etc) and replace them with the correct word. This is the word they cross off on their bingo cards. Further instructions on how to play inside. Power Point resource, playing time with line and house 15 minute approx. Resource suitable for key stages 2/3, but easily adaptable format/template to create further bingo games. Larger text in this version.
Bingo cards included.
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Fun Quiz Pack - Hours of Fun and Games
A bumper 68 page quiz pack, featuring riddles, logo quiz, catchphrases and more. Hours of fun for just £2.00!
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Engaging SPAG and PEE starter pack and Power Point slides taken from extracts of Karl Pilkington's hilarious travel diaries, The Idiot Abroad. Each starter features a short extract, with a short SPAG and an extended PEE or comprehension starter, together with an image of Karl Pilkington.
Starters are ideal for KS4 students or later KS3 and suitable for a variety of different exam boards e.g. WJEC or AQA as they involve the same core skills.
Also included for free is a bumper word puzzles Power Point which is normally £2:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/word-quizzes-11195792
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