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.

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.

12X key quote posters and 2X Macbeth posters.

This is an 18 page fun task booklet based on the book: Gangsta Granny. I created this booklet for my KS3 English reading class ( but can be used with KS2 students). The booklet contains 15 different tasks that pupils can complete as they read through the book. There are tasks for each of the first fourteen chapters and a book prediction task to complete before reading. Tasks include: Reading book predictions Reading comprehension Descriptive Writing ( locating words classes and language techniques) Word search ‘Scrabble’- rearrange the words Memory game Interrogation: Interviewing Granny Rhyming poem task Mapping journey descriptions Wanted posters Homophone / Capital Letter Task Diary entry Chapter predication Plus many more… Rich Text Format and Word Document files attached for compatibility.

An A3 revision PDF poster that will help learners to remember how to format different types of texts. Letter writing Email Writing Article & Review Writing Report Writing

This is a PPT which will help L1/L2 learners to answer the reading assessment’s compare and contrast question. This question is worth 10 – 13% of the papers overall mark! Therefore, it is important learners know how to answer it. **Powerpoint Overview: ** Introduction to what compare and contrast means followed by two short exercises to ease learners in to answers the assessment question A step by step guide on how to plan and answer the assessment question Practice assessment question and a workbook that includes: 2 source documents, planning page ( using a Venn Diagram) and the assessment question

A good refreser / lesson stater on this subject. This is a 22 page PPT on figurative language devices. A short task is also provided on the last slide. The PPT includes: What is a figurative language Examples of figurative language and the meaning including: -Oxymoron -Alliteration -Simile -Metaphor -Onomatopoeia -Idiom -Hyperbole -Personification Figurative language class quiz. Learners will answer questions on their whiteboards. Answers will appear on PPT. They need to identify the figurative language in eight portions of song lyrics. The last slide includes a portion of Katy Perry’s song ‘Roar.’ Learners will be asked to identify any of the eight figurative language devices that they have just learnt about.

An A3 PDF resource that I created and used with my mixed ability KS3 English class. I got the learners to write down each character in the play and asked them to write down the character’s personality traits. They then drew each character (their interpretation of what they thought that character would look like). Learners were also asked to pick a key quote from the play that best reflected that character’s personality. Following this, they then wrote an overview of each scene. This was in preparation for a practice essay question.

54 Flash card prompts which will help to spark your learners’ imaginations. These flash cards contain pictures from a number of different fictional genres: gothic, western, sci-fi, historical, romance, modern and fantasy. Instructions: Print out the cards double sided. One side will have the picture prompts on and the other a zig zag pattern. Cut the cards out and laminate them. Get your learners to pick one card each and write a story or description by using the pictures as a stimulus.

Character Analysis Worksheet. The learner will pick one of the characters from a book they are reading and then create a Facebook profile for that character. They will fill in all of the information that they know about them from the book and add other additional presumed information of their own. They will also write a status that sums up what that character is feeling at a particular moment in the book. A fun character analysis activity.

Get your learners to pick one of the characters from a book they are reading and then create a Facebook profile for that character. They will fill in all of the information that they know about them from the book and add other additional presumed information of their own. They will also write a status that sums up what that character is feeling at a particular moment in the book. A fun character analysis activity.

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!

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.

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.

This is a 16 page PowerPoint which helps E3 / L1 learners to understand how to write a set of instructions for their writing assessment. This is step-by-step guide with a writing tasks included on the last slide. It is based on the City and Guilds assessment, but can be amended for other examination boards. The PowerPoint includes: What is instructional writing? Instructional structure and format How to write instructions: title, introduction, list of items needed, step-by-step instructions, A white board short task based on use of time connectives, imperative verbs and adverbs Layout of a instructions plus an example WAGOLL How to expand your instructions and aN EXAMPLE Nine instruction writing questions to choose from An instruction writing template planning sheet is included.

English Writing Revision Cards. Theses cards contain the important information that learners will need to know in preparation for their exam. They can be cut out and laminated or can be stuck into the learner’s exercise books. Cards include information on: Similes Metaphors Idiom Alliteration Hyperbole Onomatopoeia Personification Irony Sarcasm Puns Bias Contrast Rhetorical Question Rule of Three

A fun task that gets learners to draw characters from the writers description and to recognize adjectives.

Blank story board template. Great to use in English lessons when completing a plot summary.

A short PPT on how to answer Q2. This gives the learner examples and a overview of how to plan and structure their answer.