Here are examples of writing assessments for Key Stage 3. They reflect the 40 and 90 word writing tasks.
They include a marking section for targets and feedback that can be personalised to each student with a highlighter.
The GCSE mark scheme is also included at the bottom. (The mark scheme reflects the current GCSE)
This can be adapted for any language and any targets. For examples of how I use them, please head to my Instagram page!
A fun and interactive plenary activity, or could be used as a starter or mid lesson check.
Fully editable, you can put questions or translations in the squares and then click the squares to reveal the points.
Points are fully editable to meet the needs of your class. This works well with the class split into two teams.
Key Stage 3 Spanish cover work sheets on a variety of topics
Holidays
Free Time
Media
In the Town
Pets
They follow a simple sentence builder structure that a cover teacher could easily lead students through, or alternatively set as independent work.
They could also be set as homework
5 weeks worth of lessons (with approximately 2 lessons a week) for Year 7 French. This is very loosely based on Dynamo 1, Module 4
Week 1 - Family
Week 2 - House Locations
Week 3 - Houses and Furniture
Week 4 - Places in the Town
Week 5 - Activities in the Town
The lessons cover all 4 skills including, listening, reading, writing and speaking. As well as fun activities and translations.
You would need access to Dynamo 1 for listening activities. Please get in touch for support with these activities
AQA GCSE MFL speaking feedback sheets. Essentially the markscheme for the Speaking Exam condensed onto a few pages.
One for Foundation and one for Higher.
Easily adapted, but great printed onto A5, with sections highlighted, WWW/EBI/NYM feedback given and stapled into books.
QR codes on a powerpoint slide with links to Quizlet, Memrise and Word reference.
Easily editable with the link in the comment section - just copy your own links then snipping tool the code over.
I have also embedded the link to the code image, so that students can use this on a computer. Otherwise, this will be stuck in their books for them to use their phones.
Thinking quilt to encourage metacognitive thinking regarding tenses and meaning.
Students need to translate the verbs and then colour them according to key.
Resource is fully adaptable and great for homeworks.
Knowledge Organisers based on Viva 2 with key vocabulary and grammar points to supplement Year 8 learning.
Topic 1 - Holidays
Topic 2 - Media
Topic 3 - Food
Topic 4 - Going Out
Topic 5 - Dream Summer
Here are 11 lessons introducing the French language.
It follows Studio Access and covers listening, reading, writing and speaking skills.
Each lesson is aimed to be around 1 hour long.
5 weeks worth of lessons (with roughly 2 lessons a week) for Year 7 Spanish. This is based on Viva 1, Module 5, Mi ciudad
The lessons cover all 4 skills including, listening, reading, writing and speaking. As well as fun activities and translations.
5 weeks worth of lessons (with roughly 2 lessons a week) for Year 7 Spanish. This is based on Viva 1, Module 3, Mi Insti.
The lessons cover all 4 skills including, listening, reading, writing and speaking. As well as fun activities and translations.
6 weeks worth of lessons (with 2 lessons a week) for Year 7 Spanish. Suitable for schools following Viva 1.
This is based on Viva 1, Module 1, Mi Vida, but sometimes in a different order with extra appropriate topics added in.
The lessons cover all 4 skills including, listening, reading, writing and speaking. As well as fun activities and translations.
Knowledge Organisers based on Viva 2 with key vocabulary and grammar points to supplement Year 7 learning.
Topic 1 - Introductions/Transition
Topic 2 - Free Time
Topic 3 - School
Topic 4 - Home and Friends
Topic 5 - In the Town
5 weeks worth of lessons (with roughly 2 lessons a week) for Year 8 Spanish. This is loosely based on Viva 2, Module 2, Los Medios (Todo Sobre Mi Vida)
The lessons cover all 4 skills including, listening, reading, writing and speaking. As well as fun activities and translations.
Week 1 - Phones and Phonics
Week 2 - Music
Week 3 - TV
Week 4 - Films
Week 5 - Past Activities
5 weeks worth of lessons (with 2 lessons a week) for Year 7 French. This is roughly based on Dynamo 1, Module 3, Les Loisirs
Week 1 - Weather and Hobbies
Week 2 - Quand and Si + Jouer
Week 3 - Faire
Week 4 - Faire and Jouer
Week 5 - Extreme Sports / Sports in Francophone countries
The lessons cover all 4 skills including, listening, reading, writing and speaking. As well as fun activities and translations.
You would need access to Dynamo 1 for listening activities. Please get in touch for support with these activities
6 weeks worth of lessons (with approx 2 lessons a week) for Year 7 French. This is roughly based on Dynamo 1, Module 1, La Rentrée.
Please note, lessons may be in a different order to the book to fit the needs of our students.
Week 1 - Introductions
Week 2 - Siblings and birthdays
Week 3 - Personalities
Week 4 -Physical Descriptions
Week 5 - Colours and Pets
Week 6 - In my bag
The lessons cover all 4 skills including, listening, reading, writing and speaking. As well as fun activities and translations.
You would need access to Dynamo 1/Studio Access for listening activities. Please get in touch if you need help with this!
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6 weeks worth of lessons (with roughly 2 lessons a week) for Year 8 FRENCH. This is very loosely based on Dynamo2, Module 2, Les Fêtes.
This version of the module has a deeper focus on culture and higher level thinking skills. If you need resources that follow Dynamo 2 more closely, please look at my other resources
The lessons cover all 4 skills including, listening, reading, writing and speaking. As well as fun activities and translations.
Week 1 - Types of festivals with opinions
Week 2 - How others celebrate
Week 3 - Food and recipes
Week 4 - Food with future tense and French food
Week 5 - Ratatouille film study
Week 6 - Food around the Francophone world and Fête des Lumières