Learners are asked to research the context of the novel in order to get some background information on the novel.

A fifteen question multiple choice quiz. Students will be given a each from each poem and must write down on the white board which poem it is from. Answers are given on the PPT once they have answered the question. I also have a sencond version of this quiz which you can download for free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12649377

This style of questioning will feature in learners Functional Skills Reading Assessment.

**Instructions ** Cut out the five punctuation cards and place them in front of you. On the next page, you will be given a range of phrases and sentences. Each is missing a particular punctuation mark. Place each sentence / phrase underneath the correct punctuation card. Example: If the sentence reads: ‘Andys car had a flat tyre,’ then this sentence should be placed under the ‘apostrophe mark’ card.

2x Halloween PDF games. A4 SIZE. Halloween Bingo - 5 games cards and a grid card included. Instructions: Cut out the images on the grid sheet and place inside a container. Give each player a bingo card. As you draw an image from the hat, ask the players to cross them out on their grid sheet. The first player who gets 5 in a row, wins! Halloween Word Scramble - Unscamble the Halloween themed words

3 X PEE (point, evidence, explanation) A4 PDF classroom posters. Can be used in the classroom to aid students with writing a successful PEE paragraph!

An English Reading Comprehension Activity. This resource gives the learner an overview of the inspirational Actor and Producer Elliot Page. Learners will be asked to answer seven skimming and scanning questions based on the document. They will also be asked to look up four key words from the document. Answers are provided so that learners can self mark.

An English Reading Comprehension Activity. This resource gives the learner an overview of the inspirational Media TV Personality Caitlyn Jenner. Learners will be asked to answer 6 skimming and scanning questions based on the document. They will also be asked to look up 4 key words from the document. Answers are provided so that learners can self mark.

A worksheet aimed at L1 & L2 learners. This will be helpful as they are required to know the difference between a fact and opinion, in order to gain marks on their reading examination Get your learners to read each statement on the page. They can highlight the facts in one colour and the opinions in answer colour. Go through the answers as a class afterwards. Answer sheet is provided.

A revision sheet that will help learners the different features of a text. Over 30 features included. This could be turned into an activity: Look at an article and identify what features that you can find on the page from the ones written on the revision sheet.

Get learners to identify which words require a capital letter on the worksheet. They can highlight the words that should contain a capital letter in one colour and the ones that don’t in another colour. Go through the answers as a class afterwards. Answer sheet is provided.

A PPT aimed at level 1 learners. This will prepare them to answer the reading assessment’s compare and contrast question. This question is worth 10 – 13% of the papers overall mark, dependent on the examination board used. **Powerpoint Overview: ** Short introduction to the compare and contrast reading question Comparing and contrasting ‘opinions’ group question. Three example questions from different exam boards to give learners a visual image of how the question may be written / formatted Example question from a sample assessment and tips on how to answer this. The class will be given a worksheet and will read the source documents to find the similarities and differences between the texts. A model answer will then be shown on the board. Compare and contract sample assessment activity: Graffiti: Vandalism or Art. 13 slides.

A worksheet aimed at a range of learners. Get your learners to identify if the words on the page are either a noun, verb, adjective or adverb. There is a key on the top of the page so they can colour in and colour code their answers. Answer sheet is provided.

This is a PPT which will help level 1 learners to answer the reading assessment’s ‘Purpose of a Text’ question. **Powerpoint Overview: ** Overview of the question What is the meaning of ‘Purpose of a Text’ and the different purposes they need to know for the assessment Explanation of each purpose with examples Sample questions from past papers of different examination boards Sample question and source document from a past paper to answer as a class. Model answer included Activity: a teacher created source document on ‘Graffiti Art’ and a sample question with model answer attached.

Instructions: Roll the die 3 times. Every time you roll, a different element of your superhero story is revealed. Once you have finished rolling the die, write your story.

Instructions: Roll the die 3 times. Every time you roll, a different element of your superhero story is revealed. Once you have finished rolling the die, write your story.

Instructions: Roll the die 3 times. Every time you roll, a different element of your superhero story is revealed. Once you have finished rolling the die, write your story.

A worksheet containing four writing activities that asks the learner to write either a report, letter, article or leaflet. The topic for each text is the current UK’s current living crisis Draft / planning page provided as well as two blank lined pages for writing

Lesson and matching activity worksheet provided. Activity - Cut out each square and in pairs, get the pupils to place the statements under the correct heading.

12X key quote posters and 2X Macbeth posters.