<p>Planning grids used in Year 6 for different forms of writing.</p> <ul> <li>Diary entry</li> <li>Newspaper entry</li> <li>Poetry</li> <li>Non-chronological report</li> <li>Persuasive speech</li> </ul>

<p>Visual stimulus for free writing. Student chooses a picture, a purpose, an audience, the form and a narrative voice as a starting point for a piece of extended writing.<br /> Used for UKS2, KS3 and KS4. Great for free writing activities, homework, or practicing for GCSE test questions.</p>

<p>Cut out the words and get students to match up the word category, the examples and the definition. Perfect for grammar practice with upper key stage 2 and lower key stage 3.<br /> Second activity is to identify and highlight the different word categories in sample sentences.</p>

<p>Secret agent language mission cards for upper key stage 2 or lower key stage 3 English. Used with Year 6 class when teaching how to adapt speech for different audiences and purposes.<br /> Task 1 - students are secret agents infiltrating a criminal gang. They have to adapt formal speech to slang to make themselves more convincing.<br /> Task 2- students are secret agents, working undercover at the Queen’s birthday. They have to adapt slang to formal language to make themselves sound more convincing.</p>

<p>SMART notebook lesson on using effective similes and metaphors. Originally used as part of a series of lessons for creating poetry. Can be adapted for other forms of writing. Contains 9 slide presentation with corresponding worksheets.<br /> Was designed originally for creative writing with KS3 and 4 but has been used effectively in KS2.</p>