FS Functional Skills English Reading lesson Analysing Text Features: Subject Purpose Audience Format

Complete reading lesson resources bundle learning about Subject, Purpose, Audience and Format and the structure of options on the FS test. Easily editable for non-functional skills learners. Presentation, short activity lesson plan and comprehension task.

• Lesson plan - including curriculum criteria, suggestions of complimentary activities to extend the lesson using the materials, session outline using the resources.

• Presentation - Powerpoint, Google slides or import to Activ or Smart board software. Going through each term, describing and giving examples. Phrases and clues to identify purpose etc. Examples to discuss.

• Short task - 8 short extracts to label with subject, purpose, audience and format. Great for discussion, paired work, group work or independent (depending on your learners, ability and teaching style of course.) And a separate file with the answers.

• Comprehension - in a VIPERS style. Piece of writing (chocolate bar review blog post) and selection of questions in test style with labels of how many marks each Q is worth and the level. Mainly a mixture of retrieval, inference, vocab and explanation.

5 files but 4 resources in all; plan, short task, comprehension, presentation.

This is a complete lesson that could fill 2hours+ depending on your timetable. A deep dive into analysing texts for functional skills learners studying for level 2, can be adapted down to level 1 by only using the first 4 extracts in the short task or by simply offering more teacher support or group work when required. In my experience, level 1 learners are capable of level 2 work in lessons.

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Also available as individual resources.