A collection of exciting murder mystery lessons and resources!
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The Murder Resource Pack 1
A collection of exciting murder mystery lessons and resources!
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Keen Literacy Pack 1
A collection of exciting great value literacy resources and fun material!
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Keen Literacy Pack 1
A collection of exciting great value literacy resources and fun material!
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Black Friday Free Resource: A Christmas Murder Mystery
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On Christmas Eve a train gets stranded in a snowdrift in the middle of nowhere. A group of passengers decide to leave the carriage and take refuge in a nearby hotel, only to discover in the morning, trapped and cut off from the outside world, that one of them has been murdered…
Visually attractive Christmas murder mystery story lesson complete with all resources needed for a fun engaging lesson.
Power point includes:
* Title page.
* Complete lesson objectives and outcomes (WALT and WILF) - with the focus on higher attaining students to use descriptive language for effect and to build up tension and drama within the story.
* Lesson starter – winter weather anagrams.
* Story scenario – dramatic scenario (as above)
* Copy and complete first paragraph starter prompt – used in order help students start the story effectively (also given as a handout resource.)
* Mini word bank.
* Mini-prompt paragraphs two and images to help students write.
* Fantastic “murder mystery bingo” plenary activity with teacher’s callers card and 30 unique bingo cards (with instructions on how to best play the game included.)
* All resources included at the end of the Power Point.
If you liked this resource, you will also enjoy – A Spooky Christmas Story:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spooky-christmas-story-full-lesson-11177327
Literacy Health Check and Christmas Fun
A combination pack of a literacy test and Christmas fun.
Literacy Health Check:
A literacy ‘health check’ booklet containing 25 questions, ideal for Y6-Y9 low or average ability range. The short assessment is intended as a brief, low pressure test (hence the ‘health check’ not a ‘test’) and comprises of simple fill-in-the-blanks questions on: capital letters; there, their and they’re; to and too; apostrophes and common spelling errors.
Included on the Power Point are all the answers to the test, as well as a starter and literacy plenary ideas. All resources are included at the back of the Power Point.
Attractive 21 page Power Point includes:
• Title page.
• Fun facts - true or false starter.
• Literacy objectives page.
• Prompt pages for the test.
• Full answers for each section.
• Reflective area for students to respond to on the back of the test.
• Discussion prompt.
• Creative literacy word search activity (provided at the back of the Power Point.)
• Links to a literacy ‘Block Buster’ online game and image.
• All resources, with instructions on how to create the booklet.
Christmas fun includes a 30 question quiz and also a collection of fun resources!
You may also be interested in poetic terms full lesson: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/poetic-terms-full-lesson-11184997
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Climbing Mount Everest Descriptive Writing - Complete Lesson
Complete one-off descriptive writing lesson with all the resources included, easy to teach!
Attractive Power Point includes:
* Literacy starter
* Lesson objectives (with the focus on sentence structure, but this could be tweaked to suit)
* Map of Everest
* Video clip
* Discussion prompts
* Main task and review prompts
Descriptive word mat and lesson starter included.
A simple but effective lesson.
Also included is a 30 question Christmas quiz and a Christmas fun pack, full of simple resources for Christmas!
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(Royalty free images taken from You Tube.)
Christmas in New York Descriptive Writing
A sophisticated Christmas descriptive writing lesson based on images from New York and scenes Woody Allen’s masterpiece Manhattan. Students fill in the senses sheet, watch and briefly analyse the opening of Manhattan (resources and links provided) before writing their own pieces of description.
Great engaging lesson!
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(Credits: all images copyright free, available from Wikipedia and other royalty free sites.)
Christmas in New York Descriptive Writing + Christmas Fun
A sophisticated Christmas descriptive writing lesson based on images from New York and scenes Woody Allen’s masterpiece Manhattan. Students fill in the senses sheet, watch and briefly analyse the opening of Manhattan (resources and links provided) before writing their own pieces of description.
Great engaging lesson!
Also included is a Christmas 30 question quiz and a bumper Christmas fun resource pack. Perfect for Christmas.
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(Credits: all images copyright free, available from Wikipedia and other royalty free sites.)
A newspaper sports writing lesson – Murray, Portugal, Froome and Hamilton lots to write about!! (There’s even an option for those who don’t like sport.)
Full lesson includes:
• Title page
• What to include page
• Lesson objectives
• Two starter tasks (a quick starter and a pop up starter question)
• What you could write about page
• Six Ws and planning page
• Tips page
• Writing prompt page
• Review slide
Newspaper template and 5 minute planning sheet included!
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(Credits: Images accredited to The Guardian and The Sun.)
New York Monologues – Descriptive Writing
A sophisticated descriptive writing lesson based on images from New York and scenes Woody Allen’s masterpiece Manhattan. Students fill in the senses sheet, watch and briefly analyse the opening of Manhattan (resources and links provided) before writing their own monologues!
Great engaging lesson!
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(Credits: all images copyright free, available from Wikipedia and other royalty free sites.)
The Halloween Clown Horror Story
A fantastically engaging lesson with arresting imagery. Students write a Halloween horror story with the following scenario:
On a stormy Halloween night, you and your friends set off to attend the school Halloween ball.
You make your way through the storm in good spirits and arrive at school looking forward to the night.
However, it is clear there is something wrong. You hear what appears to be evil laughing outside the school window behind you. You and you friends turn around and…
An evil clown jumps up at you!
What happens next? You decide!
Highly attractive Power Point includes:
* Full lesson scenario
* Starter task
* Lesson objectives
* Planning page
* Writing and discussion prompts
* Interactive murder mystery bingo with callers card and 30 individual bingo cards (from myfreebingo.com)
Also included: things to include in descriptive writing, writing checklist and word banks!
All the material for an excellent, one-off lesson or lessons.
*Please note, this is a different version lesson to the Halloween murder mystery lesson, which can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/halloween-special-the-halloween-murder-mystery-creative-writing-story-11394084
(I changed the lesson scenario because some students in one class wanted a scarier story. The above version, may be more suitable to younger audiences.)
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(Copyright free images from patheos.com, npr.org and wallpapervotex and pininterest.)
A brand new, complete lesson for 2016-17, suitable for English or form times based on resolutions.
Lesson includes:
* Attractive image, starter question
* Discussion prompts and objectives
* Prompts and discussion around last year and this year, 2016-17
* Activity to write the top 5 resolutions and hopes
* Addictive word game to finish
Also included is a large collection of general starters, useful throughout the year.
(Image is copyright free, wiki.)
Should Britain have left the EU?
Hugely topical writing to argue and persuade writing task based on the shock result of the EU referendum.
Students get to offer their opinions on the result.
24 Page Power Point includes
* Title pages
* Lesson objectives
* Prompt pages
* Statistic pages
* Immediate reactions
* Positives and negatives
* Writing prompt pages and review
Guaranteed to engage!
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(Credits: all images taken from The Guardian and the BBC website.)
Zombie Apocalypse in New York
Highly engaging, zombie apocalypse comic strip lesson, guaranteed to motive.
The scenario:
It starts out as a cool trip to New York City with friends - the vibe, the jazz scene and the shopping, but then it happens…
The clouds darken and an eerie silence descends. Something is brewing in the air. Something abnormal.
Streaks in the sky follow an unnerving thunderstorm and you pass the night restlessly.
In the morning you awake to find everything has changed. The city is surrounded by the walking dead and seemingly there is no way out.
If there is a slim chance it lies in fighting your way out of the hotel in search of a lone motorcycle. Weaving your way out of the city seems the only way forward. But this is a slim chance. Can you make it against the odds?
Highly attractive Power Point includes:
* Full lesson scenario
* Starter task
* Survival objectives
* Planning sheet
* Writing and discussion prompts
* Interactive ‘zombie bingo’ with callers card and 30 individual bingo cards (from myfreebingo.com)
Fantastic lesson!!
Also included is a quick starter literacy pack.
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(Credits: starburst.com, betanews.com, apocalpsezone.com.)
A topical speech writing to argue and persuade lesson on the new sugar tax! Visually attractive lesson, guaranteed to promote debate.
Lesson Power Point includes a shock starter, learning objectives, links to video clips for information on the sugar tax and planning prompts throughout.
BBC article included.
If you prefer the letter writing version of this lesson see here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/sugar-tax-writing-to-argue-and-persuade-letter-11260131
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(Credits, BBC and Youtube.)
A useful kinaesthetic activity to help students remember the structure and layout of a letter. Cut out the following and place into pacts and get student to rearrange into the correct order. These can be laminated and re-used to provide a long lasting, kinaesthetic and visual resource, very handy.
Some starters also included as an extra.
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*Now available in a great value bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/kinaesthetic-activity-pack-11211107*
Campervan Travels – Creative Diary Writing
Excellent creative writing diary lesson, giving students a taste for adventure and the opening road!
Lesson outline:
Schools out and you and a group of friends head out on an adventure of a lifetime. All you have is an old campervan, plenty of food and the open road. Where will you go, what will you do?
Complete lesson includes starter, lesson objectives, writing tips, video clip link and full lesson prompts with fantastic, engaging images throughout. Planning sheet included.
Also included is a fantastic collection of Christmas resources and a 30 page Christmas quiz! These are normally £2+ each!
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(Credits, copyright free images from: Startravel.co.uk, Backpackingmatt.com, Greybit.com, Funkyleasuire.com)
Spooky ghost story. Creative writing diary lesson.
The scenario:
You are travelling alone at night when a mysterious fog encircles your car and it suddenly cuts out. With no means to call for help, you take to the road. Through the woods you stumble across an old mansion house. You are about to walk towards the house, when to your horror, you see on the path the words “look behind you” you turn, shaken to you core, and…
Full lesson includes all resources. Starter, lesson objective and a spooky bingo plenary finish with 30 individual bingo cards!
Also included is a fun Christmas Pack with lots of activities for Christmas and a 30 question quiz pack, brilliant for Christmas!
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The Hound of the Baskervilles + Christmas Fun
Hound of the Baskerville extract analysis/close reading lesson ideal as a one-off lesson or a link to gothic literature.
Lesson includes:
* Title page
* Starter
* Lesson objectives (with surprise face in background, linking to close reading)
* Link to video clip
* Extract prompt (extract included)
* Highlight key words
* PEE grid (resource included)
* Review post-it-note plenary
This lesson is available in a double pack with Dracula for £4.50 here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/extract-double-pack-dracula-and-the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-11302068
All resources included at the back of the Power Point.
Also included is a fantastic collection of Christmas resources and a 30 page Christmas quiz!
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(Credits, images copyright free and scenes from Youtube, copyright free text exact from Sherlock Holmes, Hound of the Baskervilles.)