A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To make predictions based on what can be learned from a book before reading it. To reflect on how a historical novel begins. To reflect upon a key turning point the novel. To understand how an author drops hints about the importance of certain characters. To understand how one event changes that whole focus of a narrative. To understand how an author uses book conventions to bring tension to a narrative. To reflect on a completed novel.

A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To evaluate the opening of a story. To understand how an author develops the relationship between his main characters To understand how an author reflects on larger events beyond the story through the eyes of his characters To draw comparisons between the behaviour of two main characters in a story To make predictions based on what you know of the characters in the story. To reflect on a completed text.

Key Stage 2 comprehensions. Text includes a range of non fiction, fictionalised, historical texts and short poetry. Questions include whole range of SAT style questions such as: inference and deduction, prediction and factual recall. Ideal for Guided groups, homework or whole class activities.

A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To develop a feeling of empathy with the main character of a book. To use recall, skimming and scanning to find out information about the story. To use your own experiences to comment on what’s happening in a story. To use inference and deduction to understand the behaviour of the main characters of a Chapter. To use recall and references to answer questions on the text. To recognise how an author starts to bring a story to its conclusion. To reflect upon a completed text.

A great introductory activity or mini topic on the way that Victorian society changed during Victorian times. This mini topic uses the Market Place PowerPoint to present to your whole class a series round robin / market place / carousel activities. Each of six groups will have skim and scan, research and present information on one of the six following areas of interest: The Abolition of Slavery Child Labour The changing role of education in the lives of children The industrial revolution and its impact on Victorian life. The changing role of Women Workhouses and the Poor Law They will then gather information from the other five groups before answering a quiz based on this information. In addition to meeting the learning objectives, children will also develop turn taking, team work, collaborative research and effective presentation strategies. Learning Objectives: To organise and select relevant historical information from a range of sources. To devise and answer questions about the changes to society during the Victorian period. Learning Outcomes: To have researched and recalled this historical time period. To have explained to others and understood for themselves the impact of change on life in Britain.

Drawing on the new History Curriculum and focussing on Aims: Strands 4 and 5 this resource includes: A collection of nine quotes from contemporary sources, An explanation of five activities that can be carried out using these resources Planning Templates to support arguments and a chart to help summarise arguments about the campaign for votes for women. Learning Objectives: • To understand historical concepts such as continuity and change, cause and consequence, similarity, difference and significance, • To make connections, draw contrasts, analyse trends, frame historically-valid questions and create their own structured accounts, including written narratives and analyses • To understand the methods of historical enquiry, including how evidence is used rigorously to make historical claims, and discern how and why contrasting arguments and interpretations of the past have been constructed. Learning Outcomes: Pupils will be able to: • recognise and discern between arguments made for and against allowing women the vote. • draw on primary resources to produce a reasoned debate on the pros and cons of allowing women the vote. • produce their own persuasive argument in favour (or against) allowing women the vote. • produce a balanced argument on the advantages and disadvantages of allowing women the vote. • Produce their own written narrative about the campaign for women to be allowed to vote.

A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To make predictions based on the blurb and cover of a book. To reflect on the opening of a story To emphasise with the main character. To understand how Simon’s character changes in the story. To consider the main purpose of the text To reflect on a completed text

Set in the Highlands of Scotland around the time of the Battle of Culloden, this short story has a definite twist in its tail. Ideal for any work on historical fiction, this text was written specifically for this purpose. A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To understand how an author sets a story in the past. To use inference and deduction to understand the main characters’ feelings. To reflect on a completed text. Please note to print the text from Word, select two sided along short edge. This will print the book in A5 book format.

A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To reflect on the opening of a story. To understand how an author develops the central idea of his book. To understand how an author contrasts feelings between two main characters. To understand how an author builds suspense To reflect on a completed text.

Drawing on the new History Curriculum and focussing on Aims: Strands 4 and 5 this resource includes: A collection of eleven quotes from contemporary sources, An explanation of five activities that can be carried out using these resources Planning Templates to support arguments and a chart to help summarise arguments about education Learning Objectives: • To understand historical concepts such as continuity and change, cause and consequence, similarity, difference and significance, • To make connections, draw contrasts, analyse trends, frame historically-valid questions and create their own structured accounts, including written narratives and analyses • To understand the methods of historical enquiry, including how evidence is used rigorously to make historical claims, and discern how and why contrasting arguments and interpretations of the past have been constructed. Learning Outcomes: Pupils will be able to: • Recognise the difference between fact and opinion • recognise and discern between arguments made for and against the role of education • draw on primary resources to produce a reasoned debate on the pros and cons of education. • produce their own persuasive argument in favour (or against) the introduction of universal education. • produce a balanced argument on the advantages and disadvantages of education. • Produce their own written narrative of life at school

This Unit is ideal for providing evidence of English across the curriculum. Drawing on the new History Curriculum and focussing on Aims: Strands 4 and 5 this resource includes: A collection of nine extended quotes (with summary information) from contemporary sources, An explanation of five activities that can be carried out using these resources Planning Templates to support arguments and a chart to help summarise arguments about Workhouses Learning Objectives • To understand historical concepts such as continuity and change, cause and consequence, similarity, difference and significance, • To make connections, draw contrasts, analyse trends, frame historically-valid questions and create their own structured accounts, including written narratives and analyses • To understand the methods of historical enquiry, including how evidence is used rigorously to make historical claims, and discern how and why contrasting arguments and interpretations of the past have been constructed. Learning Outcomes: Pupils will be able to: • Recognise the difference between fact and opinion. • recognise and discern between arguments made for and against education. • draw on primary resources to produce a reasoned debate on the pros and cons of universal education. • produce their own persuasive argument in favour (or against) the introduction of universal education. • produce a balanced argument on the advantages and disadvantages of universal education. • Produce their own written narrative of life in a school.

Drawing on the new History Curriculum and focussing on Aims: Strands 4 and 5 this resource includes: A collection of eleven quotes from contemporary sources, An explanation of five activities that can be carried out using these resources Planning Templates to support arguments and a chart to help summarise arguments about Workhouses Learning Objectives • To understand historical concepts such as continuity and change, cause and consequence, similarity, difference and significance, • To make connections, draw contrasts, analyse trends, frame historically-valid questions and create their own structured accounts, including written narratives and analyses • To understand the methods of historical enquiry, including how evidence is used rigorously to make historical claims, and discern how and why contrasting arguments and interpretations of the past have been constructed. Learning Outcomes: Pupils will be able to: • recognise and discern between arguments made for and against the role of Workhouses. • draw on primary resources to produce a reasoned debate on the pros and cons of Workhouse. • produce their own persuasive argument in favour (or against) the abolition of Workhouses. • produce a balanced argument on the advantages and disadvantages of Workhouses. • Produce their own written narrative of life in a Workhouse