An A3 planning sheet to aid the planning of creating a crime-detective character whilst using a range of language devices; this can be followed up by an extended piece of creative writing.
Ideal for KS3 - years 7 or 8
This is a bank of 26 lessons (or more depending on the time provided for the two writing tasks) that explore detective fiction using extracts from Agatha Christie and Arthur Conon Doyle. There is also one extract from Wilkie Collins’ “Woman in White” as this is a useful SOW to proceed the teaching of novel, “The Woman in White”.
Each lesson contains:
a thinking starter
a thinking plenary
a writing or reading task (including poetry)
group work, paired work or individual work
open ended tasks where more able students can be extended while those in need of differentiation can also be supported using the numerous resources provided
The writing tasks in the unit are based on writing a detective story and a film review of the Sherlock Holmes film.
The students are also given the chance to compare and contract TV detectives from the UK and America and extracts from Perry Mason and Murder She Wrote are hyperlinked for easy use.
There is a workbook to accompany the SOW - sold as a bundle with this SOW and separately
Enjoy!
The Hitchhiker by Roald Dahl - Fiction
Complete lessons or lessons, on the excellent short story by Roald Dahl!
Complete and attractive lesson pack includes:
• Engaging starters
• Lesson objectives
��� Full story and discussion prompts throughout (pdf of the complete story included)
• Card sort and text search activity
• Agree or disagree discussion prompt activity
• Key quote analysis discussion
• Main question and WAGOLL
• The Hitchhiker quiz
Resources included at the back of the power point and as a separate resource for ease of use.
An engaging lesson to use time and time again.
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(Credits: outstanding images by Osian Grifford, https://osiangrifford.wordpress.com/2013/12/02/illustrations-for-the-hitchhiker/, font by cooltext.com, Roald Dahl PDF: http://ekladata.com/-DO9CNHfQY7PfrK84RVJXCJg6DM.pdf.)
This lesson introduces KS3 students to the conventions of the Detective Genre using short film clips and a fun game. This works really well as either the first lesson of a topic on this genre or as a transition day activity as the students will enjoy the lesson and be left feeling that studying English is not always reading and writing.
These structure strips are designed to be stuck on the left-hand side of a student’s page to provide a clear guide as they write each non-fiction text type. The give a guide to the paragraph structure of the text and what to write in each paragraph. They can be used to help students generate a plan as well as to support them when they write the final text.
The text types included are:
Recount/Diary
News report
Instructions
Biography
Persuasive argument
Balanced argument
Explanation
Report
If used in an I do, We do, You do writing progression – these can scaffold the process for students. Not having to remember what to include, can free up working memory for a greater sentence and word level focus during the writing process.
They are available in PDF format to avoid formatting issues as images have been included to give some limited dual coding to help student understand what is required. There are 3 of each strip on a page to allow for quick copying of them if being used for class support.
An extract on Tigers.
Accompanied by bronze/silver/gold differentiation
Can be used for guided reading or extract alone can be used as example of a non-chronological report.
Aimed at KS2
These sentence starters have been designed to support Upper KS2 children during independent writing in 6 different non-fiction genres:
Persuasion
Non-chronological reports
Recounts
Instructions
Formal letters
Informal letters
They can be displayed as part of of your working wall/display or they can be laminated for children to access at their tables when needed.
15 extracts based on fictional villains.
Characters include:
The Grand High Witch
The White Witch
Miss Trunchbull
Scrooge
Count Olaf
Cruella de Vil
Lord Voldemort
Snape
Medusa
Red Queen
Frankenstein
Bill Sikes
Twilight
Dracula
Mrs Danvers
There are 8 non-fiction tasks in this bundle.
There is a Powerpoint lesson for each task and a student work book to accompany each lesson which includes a checklist and a suggested plan.
The tasks cover a range of purposes, audiences, formats and tones.
For each task, students fill in a checklist which they use when writing. The checklist can also be used for self or for peer assessment.
Each task should take two lessons: one lesson to review the PAFT and plan a response and the second lesson for writing the task and self/peer assessment. As students become more confident identifying the features of PAFT, a task could be completed in one lesson.
The lessons form a sequence so that students revisit the features of, for example, persuasive writing.
By using the lessons in the given order, students are encouraged to review their own work and set up their own checklists and targets. The tasks are:
Formal, friendly letter
Light-hearted advice leaflet
Serious newspaper article
Formal speech
Light-hearted magazine article
Review
Lively article
Formal letter
In this unit of 15 lessons, students will be supported in writing their own science fiction stories in the style of Talk4Writing. The lessons follow the sequence below:
-Introduction to science fiction
-Whole-class guided reading lesson on a model text
-Character development
-Creating a science fiction toolkit looking at the features of this text type
-Boxing up the model text
-Shared writing during the innovate stage and children learning how to develop a story from the opening, build up, problem, resolution and ending
-Children independently write their own stories
Each lesson comes with an engaging powerpoint presentation and the relevant resources. The process of writing their own stories is modelled and supported and they will learn how to describe characters and settings, how to create suspense, how to use sentence structures for effect and much more!
This lesson is intended for Year 5/6 students but can easily be modified to suit lower KS2 or KS3.
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Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx planning, resources and smart notebook for 3 weeks writing an adventure story.
Week 1 contains 1 bank holiday - 4 days planning and resources including 1 day using talk for writing to learn the structure of the story
Week 2 - 5 days planning and resources teaching and embedding the skills needed for writing an adventure story
Week 2 - 5 days planning and resources based on modeling and then writing own stories
Introducing a fun and educational classroom activity perfect for students of all ages - Sorting Children’s Book Covers! In this activity, students will be presented with a collection of real children’s book covers and their task will be to sort them into two groups - fiction and non-fiction. This activity not only helps students develop their critical thinking skills but also fosters a love of reading and learning.
The activity begins by introducing the concept of fiction and non-fiction to the students. Then, students will be shown a collection of colourful and engaging book covers, each representing a different children’s book. The students will work in small groups to sort the covers into the two categories, discussing their reasoning and decision-making process with their classmates.
Not only does this activity promote teamwork and collaboration, but it also helps students learn about different genres and types of books, encouraging them to explore new subjects and stories. Whether your students are just starting to develop their reading skills or are seasoned book lovers, this activity will provide a fun and engaging way for them to explore the world of children’s literature.
So why wait? Incorporate this exciting and educational activity into your next lesson plan and watch as your students develop a love of reading and a better understanding of fiction and non-fiction!
2 group cards and 2 sets of book covers.
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Students love science fiction and this Science Fiction Genre Study unit makes it easy to immerse them in this interesting genre. This month long unit is always a great hit in our classrooms!
This 130 page/ slide Science Fiction genre study unit is presented in both print and digital formats and includes the following:
2 colorful lesson presentations
An Introduction to the characteristics of science fiction
Two original science fiction short stories to help teach the characteristics of science fiction.
Identifying science fiction characteristics in a text
Differentiated note-taking sheets
Assessments
A quiz of the science fiction terms
2 multiple choice assessments (also in self-correcting Google form versions)
Answer Keys
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This is a collection of editable resources and templates I created and used for Year 3 for a ‘Non-Fiction Discussion Text’ unit. Although I created it for Year 3, it can be easily adapted for other year groups.
Includes worksheets/templates or learning objective sheets for each stage of the writing process:
Model Text
Learning the text
Creating and performing actions
Boxing up template
Vocabulary worksheet
Conjunctions worksheet
Modal Verbs worksheet
Shared/Guided write sheet
Cold task sheet
Hot task sheet etc.
Brief lesson plans for 11 sessions
All resources are fully editable.
10 lessons as well as stories and anthology for teaching sci-fi. Was used for a lower ability Year 7. Not all pieces in the anthology were used, so it's up to you how you use them
I would say this is a very handy resource to display in class during guided reading and Literacy lessons. It keeps the students aware and familiar with the genres which the students needs to specially know in lower and upper KS 2
5 x Skim and Scan activities to aid quick retrieval skills. Ideal prep for KS2 Reading SATs to support students finding information speedily. My class enjoyed using these with a timer. Children have a series of words to locate and circle within the extract - a textual word search! Each extract comes from a children’s book set in a fantasy world as part of the Fictional World collection of resources.