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Halloween Creative Writing - Describing a Spooky Character
This creative writing lesson focuses on describing a spooky character.
The lesson begins with a simile starter activity which can be completed as a class or in groups. It also then includes a follow up similes worksheet that learners could complete independently.
The resource then focuses on how we can describe a character by their:
appearance
behaviour/actions
personality/attitudes
The resource includes a modelled passage about a vampire where learners can identify what they learn about the character and sort it into the three categories. Again this can be completed as a whole class or in groups or there is a follow up worksheet that could be completed independently.
The resource also includes:
Planning page
Word bank (with vocab for each of the three categories)
Halloween Instructional Writing How to Carve a Pumpkin
This writing resource teaches learners how to write an instructional text.
It uses the theme of carving pumpkins to engage learners. The lesson can be completed using learners prior knowledge of carving pumpkins or after carving pumpkins as a class.
This resource includes:
Full teaching slides
Planning Page
Modelled text
Word bank
Descriptive Writing Setting Lesson - Through the Keyhole
Upper Primary/KS2 Descriptive Writing Setting Lesson - Through the Keyhole
This is setting focused writing lesson is a popular and engaging lesson for learners. The lesson provides an engaging story starter prompt which learners can use or come up with their own. The focus of the lesson is what the character ‘Mia’ sees through the keyhole. Learners may choose to keep this character or will adapt with their own ideas. The lesson can be solely focused on describing what is seen through the keyhole or more confident writers may wish to continue the narrative with the character stepping through the door.
The lesson pack contains
story starter prompt
example settings and description
opportunities for learners to work co-operatively
planning pages (senses page or a simple mind map)
an art template of a keyhole for displays
setting word banks for the four picture prompts included
Bundle
Halloween Activity Bundle
This Halloween bundle contains a range of starters, some writing activities, a maths budgeting activity and a celebrity costume quiz.
They are all suitable for upper Primary
Mr Nobody's Eyes Michael Morpurgo Novel Studies
This scheme of work provides lesson for the full novel of Mr Nobody’s Eyes by Michael Morpurgo.
It covers a range of reading skills throughout e.g.
prediction
comprehension
main ideas
summarising
metalinguistics
Character visualisation
key themes
evaluations
Halloween Instruction Writing - How to Make a Magic Potion
Halloween Imaginative Instruction Writing - How to Make a Magic Potion
This is a great creative instructional writing lesson to engage learners during Halloween.
It teaches learners how to write instructions and revises the different purposes of instructional writing.
For more able learners, the resource demonstrates how learners can improve instructions by adding openers, powerful verbs, adverbs and adjectives.
This resource also includes:
Teaching slides
Planning page.
Printable word bank
2 differentiated modelled texts which could be adapted to suit different ages or abilities.
2 x writing templates which could be used for display. 1 x cauldron template and 1 x recipe book template.
It also includes 5 different potion bottle templates for learners to design. These come in small or larger sizes.
Display bunting saying - Our Magic Potions.