Planning grids used in Year 6 for different forms of writing. Diary entry Newspaper entry Poetry Non-chronological report Persuasive speech

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. Used for UKS2, KS3 and KS4. Great for free writing activities, homework, or practicing for GCSE test questions.

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. Second activity is to identify and highlight the different word categories in sample sentences.

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. Was designed originally for creative writing with KS3 and 4 but has been used effectively in KS2.

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. Task 1 - students are secret agents infiltrating a criminal gang. They have to adapt formal speech to slang to make themselves more convincing. 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.