<p>Creative writing short story setting lesson that explores how to use vocabulary, structure and language to create an effective setting. Includes a model example, detailed teacher and student notes, engaging tasks, differentiated materials, and uses the drop, shift, zoom in, zoom out technique for creating effective descriptive writing.</p> <p>A useful lesson for both KS3 and GCSE English Literature and English Language students.</p> <p>Includes differentiated activities, source materials, engaging tasks and extensive student and teacher notes.</p> <p><strong>Check out our <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Lead_Practitioner">English Shop</a> for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources.</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12063979">AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11757237">AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11747224">AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11561370">AQA English Language Paper 1 package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11899610">AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11483869">AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11828984">AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11449199">AQA English Language and English Literature revision package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11711589">An Inspector Calls whole scheme package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-gcse-9-1-exam-practice-11850503">An Inspector Calls revision package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11702645">Macbeth whole scheme package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11904820">Macbeth revision package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11718691">A Christmas Carol whole scheme package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12080244">A Christmas Carol revision package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11607362">Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package </a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11904852">Jekyll and Hyde revision package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11903624">Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11843215">Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11563766">Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11924178">Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11843275">Unseen Poetry whole scheme package</a></p> <p>Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EC_Resources">EC Resources</a></p>

<p>6 worksheets in the style of AQA Language Paper 1 and 2. Each task has an image to help inspire ideas.</p> <p>The 3 creative writing tasks are broken down into planning, linguistic devices and sentences types. For the 3 persuasive writing tasks they have some reminders of what they should include.</p> <p>Great for cover work, homework or when students have to work independently.</p>

<p>AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5. Tenses can be quite a dry and dull topic to teach, but it’s something many students struggle with, so this lesson is designed to make the topic interesting and engaging for the reader! A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that assists students in focusing on past and present tenses. Easily adaptable for both KS3 and KS4.</p> <p><strong>Check out our <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EnglishGCSEcouk">English Shop</a> for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources.</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12063979">AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11757237">AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11747224">AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11561370">AQA English Language Paper 1 package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11899610">AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11483869">AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11828984">AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11449199">AQA English Language and English Literature revision package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11711589">An Inspector Calls whole scheme package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-gcse-9-1-exam-practice-11850503">An Inspector Calls revision package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11702645">Macbeth whole scheme package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11904820">Macbeth revision package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11718691">A Christmas Carol whole scheme package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12080244">A Christmas Carol revision package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11607362">Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package </a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11904852">Jekyll and Hyde revision package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11903624">Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11843215">Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11563766">Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11924178">Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11843275">Unseen Poetry whole scheme package</a></p>

Two engaging lesson on varying sentence structures and using punctuation for effect. Includes a range of activities and detailed worksheets that really encourage pupils to see the merit of more varied structural choices, as well as emphasises the significance of technical accuracy. Worked extremely well and had high impact on my own classes.<br /> <br /> Suitable for both KS3 and KS4.

<p>A set of 3 (potentially 4) lessons you could easily set as cover (as I have done so!) if a teacher is likely to be absent for a few days.</p> <p>Lesson 1: Implying information based on the image of a door.<br /> Lesson 2: Describing approaching the door (rising action / building tension)<br /> Lesson 3: The other side of the door (climax)<br /> Lesson 4 (optional): Neat write up of their 3 part description of the door ‘for display’</p> <p>The lessons indicate that the writing should IMPLY, not state (i.e. my take on ‘show, don’t tell’), whereby certain rules are included such as 'you cannot use the word ‘door’.</p> <p>Lessons include examples / models; scaffolding and success criteria; peer assessment tasks.</p>

<p>A fully differentiated and resourced lesson for low ability KS3 and KS4 students to help them develop their sentence starters and use of language techniques to write a description of a winter scene.</p> <p><em>Check out our <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EnglishGCSEcouk">English Shop</a> for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources.</em>*</p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12063979">AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11757237">AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11747224">AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11561370">AQA English Language Paper 1 package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11899610">AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11483869">AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11828984">AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11449199">AQA English Language and English Literature revision package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11711589">An Inspector Calls whole scheme package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-gcse-9-1-exam-practice-11850503">An Inspector Calls revision package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11702645">Macbeth whole scheme package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11904820">Macbeth revision package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11718691">A Christmas Carol whole scheme package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12080244">A Christmas Carol revision package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11607362">Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package </a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11904852">Jekyll and Hyde revision package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11903624">Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11843215">Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11563766">Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11924178">Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11843275">Unseen Poetry whole scheme package</a></p> <p>Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EC_Resources">EC Resources</a></p>

<p>An engaging and fully resourced extended writing lesson.<br /> Suitable for KS3 or KS4 AQA English Language Paper 1 Section B - Descriptive Writing practice.<br /> The PowerPoint includes:</p> <ul> <li>Overview of the features of Gothic literature</li> <li>Extract from Bram Stoker’s <em>Dracula</em> for analysis</li> <li>Creative writing image, activity and choice prompts</li> <li>Planning worksheet</li> <li>Peer assessment focus</li> </ul> <p>In the past I also used this as a cover lesson which worked really well.</p> <p><em>Please leave a review if you found this resource helpful :)</em></p> <p><strong>Or browse my online shop for other creative writing resources:</strong><br /> <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NovelTeachingUK">https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NovelTeachingUK</a></p>

<p>AQA English Language Paper Question 5, descriptive writing lesson. Complete 1 hour, well differentiated lesson with worksheets and differentiated tasks throughout. Includes peer assessment task and marking criteria. Ideal preparation for Section B of AQA Language Paper 1.</p> <p>Suitable for KS3/4 - adaptable<br /> Different level tasks for MA,LA or Core<br /> Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for’ Good’ or above.</p> <p><strong>Check out our <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Lead_Practitioner">English Shop</a> for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources.</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12063979">AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11757237">AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11747224">AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11561370">AQA English Language Paper 1 package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11899610">AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11483869">AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11828984">AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11449199">AQA English Language and English Literature revision package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11711589">An Inspector Calls whole scheme package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-gcse-9-1-exam-practice-11850503">An Inspector Calls revision package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11702645">Macbeth whole scheme package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11904820">Macbeth revision package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11718691">A Christmas Carol whole scheme package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12080244">A Christmas Carol revision package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11607362">Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package </a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11904852">Jekyll and Hyde revision package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11903624">Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11843215">Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11563766">Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11924178">Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11843275">Unseen Poetry whole scheme package</a></p> <p>Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EC_Resources">EC Resources</a></p>

<p>A creative writing lesson focusing on describing an image inspired by Oliver Twist. This can be used as part of a unit of work during the study of Oliver Twist as a way of assessing creative writing skills.</p> <p>The lesson introduces students to a success criteria of key skills needed in creative writing, followed by students completing a planning sheet around an image of a Victorian slum, then students write up their planned description.</p> <p>Enjoy!</p>

<p>KS2 (Key Stage 2) or early KS3 imaginative / descriptive writing story starters cards, featuring high quality photo prompts, vocabulary banks, prompt questions and more. These 20 full-page story generators can be used across a range of abilities and ages, especially in Year 4, 5, 6 and 7 (Y4 / Y5 / Y6 / Y7), to spark ideas for stories. Great for reluctant writers and they have a dyslexia friendly format too. PDF format. <em>In Scotland use for Primary 4, 5, and 6 and S1.</em></p> <p>You can purchase this as part of this <strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/creative-writing-story-prompts-photo-starters-bundle-12530022">Creative Writing Story Prompts BIG BUNDLE 100 Prompts!</a></strong></p> <ul> <li>Use as <strong>warm ups</strong>, <strong>early finishers</strong> activities and as a <strong>framework for free writing sessions</strong></li> <li>Each of the <strong>20</strong> A4 cards features a visual element (<strong>photo / picture stimulus</strong>), a <strong>starter sentence</strong> or part-sentence to help launch children into their fiction / narrative writing</li> <li><strong>Prompt questions</strong> to get ideas going</li> <li>A <strong>word bank</strong> and <strong>suggested openers</strong> to add variety to their writing</li> <li>A box at the bottom <strong>reminds students to read their work aloud, check for full stops and capital letters and common spellings</strong></li> <li><strong>Range of subjects and genres</strong> including sport, mystery, humour, fantasy and historical. Plenty of variety so children can choose ones that appeal to them.</li> <li><strong>UK and US English versions</strong> included, with spellings and references to ‘full stops’ and ‘periods’ etc amended as appropriate</li> <li><strong>Designed to offer maximum support for dyslexic learners</strong> and those with similar barriers to learning. Verdana font and spacing used are both dyslexia-friendly and the background colours are designed to reduce glare. Both the UK and US cards are <strong>also included with the background colours removed</strong> and could be used if printing on dyslexia friendly paper or card.</li> <li>Could be used to support the writing of a full story</li> <li>Could also work well as a regular tool to support struggling writers in one-to-one or small group sessions, where students write a few sentences inspired by the prompts, without worrying about completing a story.</li> </ul> <p> <br /> <em><strong>SAVE AS PART OF OTHER BUNDLES, SUCH AS…</strong></em><br /> <strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/creative-writing-story-prompts-photo-starters-bundle-12530022">Creative Writing Story Prompts</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks2-writing-11739814">KS2 Writing</a></strong><br /> See below for more options.</p> <p> <br /> <em><strong>YOU MIGHT LIKE…</strong></em><br /> <strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/complex-sentences-writing-super-sentences-11534472">Complex Sentences Cards</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/full-stops-and-capital-letters-11692728">Full Stops and Capital Letters Cards</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/improving-sentence-structure-11651717">Improving Sentences Worksheets</a></strong></p>

<p>This pack of writing resources forms the perfect lesson(s) for imaginative or creative writing. The children can spend time planning out their very own mythical creature after being inspired by those created by J.K Rowling. With their thorough plan the children can then bring to life a detailed and impressive description of their creature, giving them a chance to work on great use of VCOP. The child written examples will also really help the less able pupils in the class to get started. This writing lesson works great along side any magical topic (e.g. Harry Potter, Castles or even Halloween).</p>

<p>A lively and engaging lesson developing students’ ability to plan, structure and sequence their work for maximum impact. Ideal in preparing students for GCSE English Language Paper 1, Section B. The full scheme of work is available to purchase for just £5 <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/complete-writing-language-paper-1-scheme-of-work-aqa-9-1-english-new-spec-11446346">here.</a></p> <p>In this lesson, a range of activities have been designed to develop your pupils’ imagination and descriptive writing skills. In particular, students explore the various narrative structure models that they can use to approach this exam. Lots of image based activities which connect quite strongly to what they will encounter in the writing section of paper 1 on the new AQA 9-1 Language syllabus. There’s plenty of content here to fill at least a couple of lessons.</p> <p>Would work well as a standalone writing/literacy lesson or as part of the Writing scheme of work I have developed (see bundle). Ready to go, lots of differentiation and Assessment for Learning built in to the activities.</p> <p>If you loved the resource and think it’s worth 5 stars, why not get another one absolutely free?<br /> Simply leave a review, email <a href="mailto:ireviewedajs@outlook.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ireviewedajs@outlook.com</a> with your TES username and state the free resource* you would like!<br /> (Free resource cannot exceed the value of the original resource purchased)</p>

A Harry Potter themed creative writing lesson focusing upon creating an effective description of setting. Pupils begin by exploring several descriptions of famous locations on Diagon Alley which they use to gather examples of how the five senses are used. Following this, pupils are challenged to create their own description of their chosen location on Diagon Alley before completing a peer-assessment which helps to reduce teacher marking! All resources are included and provide examples of shops, higher level vocabulary and examples of language devices in action to offer additional assistance and guidance.

<p>I initially designed this scheme (of up to eight lessons) for a very low ability group of students who were, as reluctant writers, worried about their writing assessment. The assessment is placed across the first few slides, but you could skip it. It is heavily scaffolded, with accompanying planning and assessment sheet fir the assessment and some worksheets. The scheme then teaches punctuation and grammar, with starters assessing current learning and short writing activities designed to demonstrate progress. After students have mastered this, they move on to exploring how to use simile and metaphor.</p> <p>You will need a DVD copy of War of the Worlds and Hunger Games for the first few lessons.</p>

<p>A bank of 200 ambitious adjectives to support students with creative writing on one printable sheet.</p>

<p>A thoughtfully structured creative writing lesson aimed at KS3 students using the character of Wednesday Addams as a stimulus. Students are tasked with writing a short story where Wednesday interacts with an eerie setting.</p> <ul> <li>Do Now task linking to lesson outcome</li> <li>Clear objective shared with students and linked back to previous learning</li> <li>Introduction to stimulus with discussion and feedback tasks to generate ideas</li> <li>Definition of sensory language and then a modelled task applying it to a setting for the creative writing</li> <li>Task for students to generate their own ideas for sensory language of two further settings</li> <li>Model opening shared and deconstructed</li> <li>End of lesson task linked back to objective with clear success criteria as well as sentence starters to support students with starting their creative writing</li> </ul>

10 visual prompts for narrative/story writing. Great for a one-off lesson or cover work. (KS2/KS3/KS4)

I used this with a small intervention group to encourage discussion and develop their speech and language skills. Also this resource is a great way of helping students write independently. <br /> I hope this resource is useful to you.

A full lesson that supports delivery of creative writing using reading image work.