With two activities to help students create sentences using subordinating conjunctions and an activity to identify subordinating conjunctions, this slideshow will help your students to become more sophisticated writers. A fun quiz at the end consolidates the learning.

With a clear explanation of how to create complex sentences using the relative pronoun “who”, students have to combine ten pairs of sentences about famous people, with answers provided. The second activity gives students the first part of a sentence, which they then have to extend themselves, therefore increasing the level of difficulty.

Did you know that sixty percent of words in English are derived from Greek and Latin? This thirty-six slide Powerpoint contains clues to at least two words derived from fourteen different Greek roots. Students work independently or in groups to guess the words from the clues. A brief explanation of why there are Greek roots in English is provided at the beginning and the answers are provided at the end. Designed to engage your students as an interactive quiz.

Did you know that sixty percent of English words are derived from Latin and Greek? This forty-nine slide Powerpoint contains clues to twenty-two prefixes either related to place or time from Greek or Latin. Students receive the prefix and clues to at least two English words. Designed as a quiz, students can work independently or in groups. Answers are provided at the end and there is a final slide with a table of all the prefixes for students to fill in to consolidate the learning. Extend your students' vocabularies and understanding of the English language with this Powerpoint.

Did you know that sixty percent of English words derive from Latin and Greek? This thirty-five slide Powerpoint gives a range of clues for words containing ten different Latin roots. With an explanation of how Latin roots have come to be in the English language, all the answers are provided. A final table for students to fill in in class or at home consolidates the learning. Designed to allow students to work independently or in groups, this interactive Powerpoint will inspire your students to think more deeply about the English language.

Did you know that sixty percent of words in English come from Greek and Latin? With a brief explanation of how Greek has influenced English, students can work independently or in groups to guess the words from the clues. All answers are provided, along with a table for students to fill in with all the suffixes, in order to consolidate the activity. Provide your students with a deeper understanding of the English language with this fun Powerpoint activity.

Two lessons using the opening of 1984 to introduce students to the features of dystopian fiction with a particular emphasis on Orwell’s use of pathetic fallacy in the introduction. The lesson sequence is as follows: Lesson 1 Starter on what students think makes a perfect world. Explanation of origin of term dystopia. Examples of dystopian fiction for children. Overview of 1984 without spoilers. Analysis of techniques used in opening to establish the dystopian atmosphere of the novel. Zoom in on Orwell’s use of pathetic fallacy. Students identify examples. Answers on slide. Discussion regarding living in this kind of world. Lesson 2 Students return to their original thoughts on what makes a perfect world. Narrative writing in preparation for AQA GCSE English Paper One Narrative Writing. Choice of writing a story about a perfect world or writing a story inspired by a picture of the Earth. Both with focus on using pathetic fallacy and sensory description. Folder includes 24 slide powerpoint and copy of extract of opening. Students are quite rightly fascinated by this amazing novel.

This Powerpoint prepares students for AQA and Eduqas English GCSE creative writing by guiding them through an example of a successful story under the title: “Write about a thrilling experience”. The lesson is structured as follows: Students think of the most exciting thing that has ever happened to them. They begin to plan using either the 5-part story structure or the 3-part story structure, depending on their ability. (Differentiated slides). Slides present the WAGOLL with effective writing techniques highlighted. (Sentence variety; sophisticated vocabulary; appeal to the senses etc) Students attempt four of the identified techniques themselves. Students write their story in exam conditions. Success criteria slide as a reminder. Using WAGOLLS is a great way to get students to understand the exam requirements.

Two lessons using an extract from Bill Bryson’s travelogue “Notes from a Small Island” in which he describes his disappointment at visiting Blackpool. The lesson sequence is as follows: In the first lesson the students attempt the question “How does the writer use language to show disappointment?” in preparation for AQA English Paper One Question 2 on language. A WAGOLL answer is provided demonstrating how the answer should be marked. A mark scheme is provided and students peer assess each other’s work following the model, giving each other a mark and written feedback. The second lesson uses the theme of disappointment as a springboard. Students write a story about disappointment in preparation for Section B: Writing on English Paper One. An example of planning a story with a 3 part story structure is included, as well as a further extract from Bryson on Weston-Super-Mare in which he shows disappointment. 23 slides and two extracts included.

Students are given a look/cover/spell/check sheet with 20 words with silent letters to spell. The powerpoint then gives each of the words with the letter missing and students write the correct spelling of the word. The answers are provided on the powerpoint and cartoon graphics are included to help second language speakers. A further worksheet supports a spot the silent letter activity in a passage about a ghastly day. Students then use the words which they have learnt to write a story using as many silent letters as possible.

Adding the suffixes -ful and -fully to the ends of words can be tricky because if the word ends in y, then you change the y to an i. This rule is explained and then there are twenty sentences that students have to complete with key words, either ending in -ful or -fully. Cartoon graphics are included to help second language speakers. All answers provided, so students mark their own work. A workheet is provided to consolidated the learning either at home or in class. A free suffix worksheet is thrown in for good measure too.

A twenty question quiz on spelling words ending in “ible” or “able”. Students are given some guidelines and a look/cover/spell/check worksheet to learn the spelling before the quiz. All answers provided on the powerpoint, so students can mark their own work. A consolidation worksheet is included to complete at home or in class.

These spelling activities are divided into four rounds. In Round 1 students have to guess if the word ends in “tion” or “sion” from the pronunciation and the clue. In Round 2 students have to choose the correct spelling from a choice of two. In Round 3 students are introduced to the “cian” ending and have to guess the profession from the clue. Round 4 is twenty-two clues to words ending in either “tion”,“sion” or “cian”. Cartoon graphics add interest and help second language speakers. All answers are provided on the slides, so students mark their own work. A worksheet is included for consolidation in class or at home. Approximately 100 slides in total.

This fifty slide powerpoint includes accurate background and statistics regarding witchcraft in Britain and Europe from the fifteenth century to the seventeenth century. It presents fourteen contemporary woodcut pictures depicting witches. For the first activity, students write a one sentence description of what they can see in the woodcut. The next step is to then analyze what the woodcuts reveal about historical beliefs in witchcraft and culture. Example answers are provided for both activities. Students are then asked to evaluate how reliable the evidence is, bearing in mind that many pamphlets were written for political purposes, and whether the woodcuts reflect popular ideas or actually create stereotypes. his powerpoint can be used in history lessons as an investigation into the beliefs of the day and can also be used as a background activity before reading Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

Three lessons of material on lexical change; how words broaden, widen, narrow in meaning. The first lesson covers the ten ways that neologisms are formed in languages with consolidation activities. The second lesson covers the way words broaden, decline, elevate and narrow in meaning with identification and research activities. The final lesson looks at less well-known forms of lexical change such as metonymy and euphemisms, ending with a game of bingo. A fifty slide powerpoint creates a fun way to teach this fascinating subject.

English spelling is tricky enough with the historical divergence between pronunciation and spelling. Then there are those strange Latin and Greek plurals that we can never seem to get our heads around. Never fear. This powerpoint explains the rules of words such as criterion, data, formula and almnus followed by a fun twenty word quiz for students to apply the rules. Cartoon graphics are included to help any second language speakers. This activity would also benefit science students to master some key terms. A worksheet to consolidate the learning in class or at home is included.

Nineteen lessons on this classic novel, which students love. Lessons explore the key theme of friendship, as well as lots of opportunities for literacy work. Assessment material included on writing a character analysis of Stanley.

Have fun learning about the influence of the Viking language of Old Norse on the English Language. The powerpoing lesson begins with students having to guess the Old Norse words from clues; then they use spelling patterns introduced by the Vikings to guess more words introduced to the language. Finally students are given lots of examples of the Vikings’ poetic form of kennings and have to come up with five of their own to describe modern objects. They then make a poster to celebrate their success.

Although the Celts lived in Britain before the arrival of the English language, some words have survived into English. This twenty slide powerpoint contains an introduction to the history of the Celts and then some matching activities where students match the Celtic word to its English equivalent with answers provided. This is followed by an activity to learn about how Celtic place names have survived into English and what they mean.

This fifty -slide Powerpoint celebrates the influence of Indian languages on English both past and present. Starting off with a matching activity of new words that have come into English as recorded in Baljinder K Mahal’s dictionary “The Queen’s English: How to Speak Pukka”, the lesson then proceeds with a quiz on words that have come into English from India from one hundred years ago. (Answers provided). For the final activity, in groups students either write a story or script using as many of the words that they have learnt.