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Paragraphing Skills- Writing to Describe Bundle
What is this resource?
It is a bundle of three “Creative Writing” powerpoints that shows students how to achieve higher marks in creative writing tasks in a variety of ways
By using more advanced stylistic features such as:
using a connective to start your paragraph, using dialogue/ speech to initiate a paragraph, starting a paragraph with an adverbial clause , beginning your paragraph with an adverb, starting your paragraph with a statement etc; Using a question at the start of a paragraph
A set a resources for KS3 that are equally benficial for low ability English Language groups at KS4 and that can also be used with SEN or EAL classes and Literacy Suport Sessions. The resources uses sounds, visual images and writing models to support the teacher and the students
Who is it for?
KS3
KS4 (lower ability groups)
Literacy Lessons
EAL
SEN
What’s included?
Starters
A variety of activities with teaching models and guidance notes on each slide
Opportunities to write independently and work in groups and self assess to improve
Plenaries
Curriculum links?
English Language
Whole School Literacy Programmes
Literacy Support Sessions
EAL units
Practical Tips?
Notes are provided on each slide
English Department - Individual Learning Plans for KS3 and KS4 (new GCSE course)
These colour sheets can be glued into the front of students’ exercise books at the start of the year and revisited each new term when new, updated versions, can be glued into the exercise books. This is a method for tracking a student’s progress.
They’re linked to the new 2 year linear GCSE English Language and Literature courses.
It has suggested topics (i.e. programmes of study) on each IEP too if you’re a new HOD and need some guidance.
Peer Assessment - Reading Assessment Tests (includes SPaG check list)
This is suitable for all KS3 and KS4 reading assessments for Language and Literature programmes or study. It is designed to enable students to work independently when they’re marking a peer’s work without the teacher’s assistance. It includes a SPaG grid of common SPaG errors.
Writing to Inform task with new AQA Grade 8-3 criteria sheets for marking and feedback
This handy resource will enable you to set this Writing to Inform task for HW or as a timed writing task in class. It does require some preparation from the student and should be used as a Formative Assessment task after the genre has been taught.
Suitable for KS4 or for an advanced KS3 group
Year 11 - English Curriculum Map
This year long Programme of Study is based on a study of the new linear GCSE English Course. This long term plan reflects the new GCSE Linear Exam Assessment Objectives.
Students will be assessed on:
Responding to GCSE fiction and non-fiction text extracts exploring creative writing based upon GCSE literary non-fiction text extracts
Exploring Shakespearean tragedy: the study ofeither Macbeth or Merchant of Venice
Exploring contemporary poetry: contemporary poetry (AQA Anthology)
The study of the 19th century novel - the teacher’s choice
Exploring and developing a viewpoint
A mock GCSE summer exams
It also includes:
activity suggestions
lesson content suggestions
exam structures
a map of the assessment objectives for the whole year
links to AQA’s GCSE exam frame and criteria
It is ideal for new HoD, departments without a HoD, or HoDs who are seeking a fresh perspective or Programme of Study.
Enjoy!
Year 9 - English Curriculum Long Term Plan
This year long Programme of Study is based on a study of the new linear GCSE English Course. This long term plan reflects the new GCSE Assessment Objectives.
Students will be assessed on:
Responding to GCSE fiction and non-fiction text extracts exploring creative writing based upon GCSE literary non-fiction text extracts
Exploring Shakespearean tragedy: the study of the rise and fall of Othello
Exploring contemporary poetry: contemporary poetry
The study of the 19th century novel: Alice in Wonderland
Exploring and developing a viewpoint
A mock GCSE summer exams
It also includes:
activity suggestions
lesson content suggestions
Exam structures
a map of the assessment objectives for the whole year
links to AQA’s GCSE exam frame and criteria
It is ideal for new HoD, departments without a HoD, or HoDs who are seeking a fresh perspective or Programme of Study.
Enjoy!
SPaG grid tick sheet for exercise books - Student Self Assessment Resource
This is a SPaG grid that’s a simple tick sheet that students can glue into their exercise books each term (or half term) to show their progress across the literacy skills. It is designed to be a student self-assessment resource.
New GCSE (Grade 4-9) Persuasive technique bank for students (Useful for independent work/HW tasks)
The Worksheet contains 2 banks of persuasive skills.
Set 1: Basic Techniques for persuading your audience for hitting Grade 4-6 (new GCSE) and Set 2 includes more advanced Techniques for persuading your audience for hitting Grade 4-9 (new GCSE).
Useful for independent work/HW tasks for KS3 and KS4.
Persuasive Writing Self-Assessment Activity - includes FAR marking strategies
Suitable for KS3 and KS4.
This resource is suitable as a criteria sheet that students can use to achieve their persuasive writing targets. They can keep re-visiting the sheet for HW tasks too throughout the year (if it’s glued into their exercise books).
The key strategy governing the activity is that students are taking charge of their own progress and learning to be independent learners as the criteria sheet is an important tool in their learning toolbox.
The activity also deploys FAR marking techniques.
Persuasive Techniques Cart Sort (plenary/starter/competitive group game like SNAP)
This resource can be used in many ways: plenary, starter, or as a competitive group game. You could also hide the clues around the room.
It’s a fun way to learn a lot a techniques in one lesson.
AQA (new 2015 Spec) Task Bank for Writing to Argue, Persuade and Advise (with 2 extension tasks)
These are 8 topics (a mixture of argue, persuade and advise tasks) with slightly differentiated planning proformas for each question so students can work independently.
Suitable for KS4 classes or accelerated KS3 classes.
Glue in- Various HW feedback sheets for simplified (quicker) strategic marking
These criteria sheets can be given to students before a task so they know what they’re working towards and then glued in under their HW for the teacher to fill in and comment on.
It’s a strategic yet quick and simple way of marking HW
The bank includes criteris sheets for:
Creative Writing
Non Fiction Writing
Poetry Analysis
Novel Analysis
Vocabulary definitions followed by sentence creation
AQA Specification based Criteria Sheets (for the new linear GCSEs)
These assessment sheets are ideal for in-class assessements in Year 10 (in preparation for the GCSE exam in Year 11) and for Year 11 examination preparation.
The criteria sheets include:
Poetry (unseen and seen)
Writing to Inform
Shakespeare Study
19th Century Novel Study
Modern Drama: Blood Brothers
Bloom's inspired AQA learning triangle - using the new Grade 1 -9 criteria (2018)
This is a simple, visual method of exploring the differences between the different grade boundaries of the new assessment schedule in English.
Benefits KS3 and KS4 progression.
Nettles - Unseen Poem
This resource is for a KS4 or a KS3 class.
The ppt contains:
A starter
A plenary
All learning activities
A HW task
Please note you will need to google a copy of the poem.
Unseen Poem - Brothers
You can use this former AQA poem ‘Brothers’ as an unseen poem. The ppt includes all the resources and tasks needed for the whole lesson.
This lesson can be used with KS3 or KS4 as its premise requires students to dig deeper into a poem, identify and analyse the impact of poetic devices etc.
The resource includes:
starter
plenary
all lesson activities (i.e. poetry analysis and writing tasks that could lead to essay writing)
Please note: you will need to download a copy of the poem off the internet for the lesson
Harmonium - Unseen Poem
This resource is for an advanced KS3 group or a KS4 class.
The ppt includes:
a starter
all learning and writing tasks
a plenary
Please note, you’ll need to find a copy of the poem on Google.
Suggested Programme of Study - for any KS3 group
This is a very basic model demonstrating what to include in a basic programme of study/plan.
It still needs assessment objectives and a rationale, but it might be useful as a starting point for a new HOD if he/she is stuck for ideas.
Unseen Poetry PEE Success Criteria
This resource enables pupils to self assess their PEE writing skills
Year 7 - Skellig Unit of Study
What is this resource
A four week plan for teaching Skellig to Year 7
Who is it for?
KS2 and KS3
What’s included?
A 4 week study plan
Practical Tips?
The plan contains ideas and a teaching structure. However, the teacher who dowloads it would need to create the resources.