This book is a collection of activities to extend pupils’ opportunities to encounter words and their meanings. The sheets are also useful for developing dictionary skills, and are arranged alphabetically for ease of reference for the teacher. Most of the words can be found in junior dictionaries. Previously available through Easylearn.
**If you have previously purchased my GCSE 2016 unit 1 resource, please get in touch if you would like to upgrade to this new version. **
In this digital product: You will find everything you need to teach the first topic of Theme 1 of the GCSE course with AQA: People and Lifestyle: Identity and Relationships with others (teaching starts 2024, first exam 2026).
The Presentation (approx. 150 slides including answer slides) covers the whole topic and is composed of 4 parts:
A: About me!
B: Family and Friends
C: Relationships
D: Partnerships
There are 4 folders (A, B, C and D) containing the relevant files for that part.
It includes:
a range of Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and Translation activities
grammar points including: avoir and être in the present tense, adjectival agreement, possessive adjectives, regular -ER verbs in the present, near future
elements of phonics: on/om, silent -e, silent final consonants, ail/eil/ill
retrieval activities, cultural aspects and homework tasks
QR codes/ links for independent study
vocab lists (full topic list or 4 lists for the 4 parts) + link to online course
comments under the slides for notes and worksheet location
answers
audio files and transcripts
.pdf and editable versions of the worksheets (except the nought and crosses game, which is only available as .pdf)
Activities are differentiated and exam style.
The first 15 files are a preview of what is included in the .zip folder: Topic1.zip. After downloading, save the .zip file in your computer (in “documents” for example), then right-click and select “extract all” to access all the resources.
For the full overview, you can check the free SOW available for download here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13056641
This resource is intended to be used to help teach the skills of the KS2 National Curriculum for Reading, by domain. Domains 2b and 2d are weighted more in these comprehensions to match the weighting of the end of KS2 Reading Comprehension assessment.
Included:
• SATs style comprehension questions for the prologue/preface and the twenty-seven chapters of the novel.
• A teaching PowerPoint with an introduction to the author, their other works and copies of the questions.
This resource works best if the chapter is read, talked about and discussed in one day, then comprehension questions are given the day after.
This resource has been used with both Year Five and Year Six classes to great effect and has boosted their reading skills and their comprehension scores.
Please let me know if you found this resource useful. It should save you hours and hours of time.
This resource is intended to be used to help teach the skills of the KS2 National Curriculum for Reading, by domain. Domains 2b and 2d are weighted more in these comprehensions to match the weighting of the end of KS2 Reading Comprehension assessment.
Included:
• SATs style comprehension questions for every chapter of the novel.
• A teaching PowerPoint with an introduction to the author, their other works and copies of the questions.
Please view the sample pages for an idea of the questions and expectations.
This resource works best if the chapter is read, talked about and discussed in one day, then comprehension questions are given the day after.
This resource has been used with both Year Five and Year Six classes to great effect and has boosted their reading skills and their comprehension scores.
Please let me know if you found this resource useful. It should save you hours and hours of time.
This is a collection of editable worksheets and templates I created and used for Year 3 for an ‘Information Text’ unit. Although I created it for Year 3, it can be easily adapted for other year groups.
Includes:
Worksheets, learning objective sheets or templates for each stage of the writing process - learning the text, creating and performing actions, boxing up template, vocabulary worksheet, shared writing, writer’s toolkit/marking toolkit, hot task sheet etc.
‘Headings’ lesson PowerPoint, activities and worksheet.
(*Please note: a copy of the text is not included in any of our resources as we do not own the stories and this would therefore be a copyright infringement. This is why we include a link to find and download the text for free after you have downloaded the resource).
All resources are fully editable.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for upper intermediate to proficient ESL learners. The text gives an account of all the discoveries the Mars Rover, also known as Curiosity Rover, has helped make. The text also explains what these discoveries mean for the history of the planet and what clues we currently have as to whether the planet could have sustained life.
After carefully reading a text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including: questions, True or False, a crossword and finally participate in an in class discussion on the Curiosity Rover, Mars and the broader field of space exploration. The vocabulary used in the text is rather advanced and can also be used for IGSCE, TOEFL or IELTS vocabulary building purposes. The handout can be completed in class or assigned for homework. Ideally, this handout could be used along a #GoogleExpeditions - Exploring the Red Planet with the Mars Rovers - virtual reality trip!
Example newspaper report pack based on the popular novel Holes by Louis Sachar.
This exemplar newspaper article is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying the mystery adventure bookHoles. The example text reports on Stanley Yelnat’s conviction for theft, from chapters 1 to 6 in the book.
The model newspaper report comes with a feature find worksheet for children to fill in, with answer sheet, to give students the opportunity to examine the text in detail. After identifying the features, pupils complete the quotation punctuation worksheets, filling in the missing punctuation marks.
Then pupils use the templates provided to plan and write their own newspaper report based on the example text or other events that take place in the novel.
This resource comes with the following documents:
• Example newspaper report WAGOLL
• Feature find worksheets, differentiated x 3
• Feature find answers
• Quotation punctuation activity with answers
• Newspaper report planning templates
• Newspaper report writing templates, differentiated x2
• Labelled writing templates
The genre-specific, language, grammar and punctuation features in the text include:
• Headline with alliteration
• Byline
• Date
• Lead: introductory paragraph containing 5 Ws
• Quotes, with inverted commas
• Photograph with caption
• Passive voice
• Past tense
• Third person
• Relative clauses
• Alliteration
• Fronted adverbials followed by comma
• Synonyms to avoid repetition
• Expanded noun phrases
• Subordinating conjunctions
• Modal verbs
• Present perfect tense
• Hyphens
• Apostrophes for contraction
• Apostrophes for singular possession
• Apostrophes for plural possession
All resources come as both easily editable Word documents and PDFs.
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More Holes themed resources:
✦ Holes Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 5/6
✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Holes: Description Pack
✦ Holes: Non-Chronological Report Pack
✦ Holes: Character Profile Pack
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✦ Lightning Thief BUNDLE
✦ The Nowhere Emporium BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work
✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work
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A model character profile text about the Norse hero of the story Beowulf based on Michael Morpurgo’s retelling, plus differentiated planning and writing templates, and word bank.
This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading up to page 37 of Morpurgo’s version of the epic Anglo-Saxon poem.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile WAGOLL text
• Planning template differentiated 3 ways
• Writing template differentiated 3 ways
• Personality traits word bank
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the example character description of Beowulf and then plan and write their own character profile about Beowulf, Grendel or King Hrothgar using the differentiated templates and word bank.
The resource could be used on World Book Day as an example character profile before children create their own about their chosen character from any other story.
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Other Beowulf themed resources:
✦ Beowulf: Example Texts & Grammar BUNDLE
✦ Beowulf Diary Entries Example Texts Pack
✦ Beowulf Dialogue Writing Example Text Pack
✦ Beowulf Fronted Adverbial Differentiated Worksheets
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✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Moon Landing Diary Complete Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4
✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ The Twits Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Journey: Example Writing BUNDLE
✦ How to Train Your Dragon BUNDLE
✦ The Boy Who Grew Dragons: Example Text BUNDLE
✦ The Butterfly Lion: Example Text BUNDLE
✦ The Hodgeheg Example Text Packs BUNDLE
✦ The Firework-Maker’s Daughter: Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Charlotte’s Web: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
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A descriptive writing model text pack based on the novel Holes by Louis Sachar, including example text, feature find sheet and answers, word bank and planning sheet.
The following resources are provided:
• Setting description WAGOLL text
• Feature Find worksheet differentiated x3
• Feature Find answers
• Description planning sheet differentiated x3
• Desert vocabulary bank
• Task sheet
The model text describes the setting from the first person point of view: the desert environment at Camp Green Lake. The description comes with a feature find task, which asks pupils to search for the following writing features including figurative language and other literary devices:
• similes
• metaphors
• hyperbole
• personification
• repetition for effect
• onomatopoeia
• alliteration
• show not tell feelings
• rhetorical questions
• expanded noun phrases
• rule of three
The description can be used as a WAGOLL before pupils plan and write their own description based on Holes. It is best used after reading the first four chapters of the novel.
The resources come in easily editable Word format and as PDFs.
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More Holes themed resources:
✦ Holes Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 5/6
✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Holes: Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Holes: Newspaper Report Example Text Pack
✦ Holes: Non-Chronological Report Example Text Pack
Other popular resources:
✦ Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief Model Writing Pack BUNDLE
✦ Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Stormbreaker: Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE
✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE
✦ The Nowhere Emporium BUNDLE
✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
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A non-chronological text pack including model text, feature find worksheets, and planning and writing templates to write an information text about the yellow-spotted lizard from the novel Holes by Louis Sachar.
Resources provided:
• Non-chronologcial report WAGOLL text
• Non-chronologcial report Feature Find worksheet differentiated x3
• Non-chronologcial report Feature Find answers
• Planning sheets differentiated x2
• Writing templates differentiated x2
• Task explanation sheet
Structural, grammar, punctuation and language features included in the model information text:
• Heading
• Introduction
• Subheadings
• Bullet-pointed list
• Picture/diagram with caption
• Present tense
• Adverbs of degree
• Alliteration
• Brackets to add a definition
• Complex list with semi-colons
• Embedded relative clauses
• Expanded noun phrases
• Fronted adverbials
• Modal verbs
• Passive voice
• Relative clauses
• Subordinate clauses
• List introduced with a colon
• Singular possessive nouns
• Plural possessive nouns
Pupils read the model non-chronological report, identify the features, and then plan and write their own non-chronological report about the yellow-spotted lizard using the templates provided.
The resources are provided in both PDF and editable Word format.
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More Holes themed resources:
✦ Holes Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 5/6
✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Holes: Description Example Text Pack
✦ Holes: Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Holes: Newspaper Report Example Text Pack
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✦ Percy Jackson BUNDLE
✦ Harry Potter BUNDLE
✦ Street Child BUNDLE
✦ Stormbreaker BUNDLE
✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE
✦ The Nowhere Emporium BUNDLE
✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Year 3/4
✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Year 3/4
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Model diary entry from the point of view of a character from the classic novel Goodnight Mister Tom, plus feature find worksheet, answers, differentiated planning templates and word bank.
This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading chapters 5 and 6 of Michelle Magorian’s historical World War Two novel. The diary entry, written from evacuee Zach’s perspective, recounts the day when he speaks to protagonist Willie for the very first time.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar diary entry WAGOLL text
• Feature find worksheet
• Feature find answers
• Differentiated planning sheets x3
• Contractions word bank
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the example diary entry, use the WAGOLL to complete the feature find worksheet, and then plan and write their own diary entry based on the WAGOLL, from a different point in the narrative or from the point of view of a different character, such as Willie, Tom Oakley or Dr Little.
The following language, grammar and punctuation features can be found in the exemplar diary text:
• fronted adverbials with commas
• subordinate clauses
• dash and dashes for emphasis
• relative clauses
• thoughts/feelings
• colons to introduce lists
• complex lists with semi-colons
• similes
• parenthesis using brackets
• expanded noun phrases
• contractions
• hyperbole
• alliteration
• possessive noun phrases
• date
• greeting with comma
• introduction
• sign off
• first person POV
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More Goodnight MIster Tom themed resources:
✦ Goodnight Mister Tom Example Character Profile Text Pack
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✦ Holes BUNDLE
✦ Lightning Thief BUNDLE
✦ Harry Potter BUNDLE
✦ Street Child BUNDLE
✦ Stormbreaker BUNDLE
✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE
✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class BUNDLE
✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work
✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work
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An example character profile text about the character Lila from The Firework-Maker’s Daughter plus differentiated planning and writing templates, and word bank. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 1 of Philip Pullman’s novel.
Resources provided:
• Exemplar character profile text
• Planning template differentiated 2 ways
• Writing template differentiated 3 ways
• Personality traits word bank
The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.
Pupils read the model character description and then plan and write their own character profile using the differentiated templates.
The resource could be used on World Book Day as an example character profile before children create their own about their chosen character from any other story.
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Other Firework-Maker’s Daughter resources:
✦ Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Diary Entry Example Text Pack
✦ Persuasive Letter Example Text Pack
✦ Newspaper Report Example Text Pack
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✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
✦Example Character Profiles BUNDLE with Feature Sheets, Answers & Templates
✦The Twits Character Profile BUNDLE
✦The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE
✦Character Profile Example: Journey by Aaron Becker
✦Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template
✦How To Train Your Dragon Character Profile Example Plus Feature Sheet and Templates
✦Stone Age Boy Character Profile Examples and Differentiated Templates
✦Christophe’s Story Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Differentiated Templates
✦Oranges In No Man’s Land Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template
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Detailed lessons on the NEW Section C text of the Eduqas Drama A level - The Book of Dust - La Belle Sauvage adapted by Bryony Lavery.
This 110-Slide Powerpoint includes:
Section 1 (slides 1-13):
Information on the original production
Brief synopsis
Structure, genre and style
Important themes
Section 2 (slides 14-24):
Key Lighting vocabulary
Important things to think about/ideas for designing lighting
Scaffolded paragraph structures for writing about lighting
Detailed exemplar paragraph on an extract using this structure
Section 3 (slides 25-33)
Key sound vocabulary
Important things to think about/ideas for designing sound
Scaffolded paragraph structures for writing about sound
Two detailed exemplar paragraphs on two different extracts using this structure.
Section 4 (slides 34-49)
Introduction to the live theatre evaluation element (10 marks in section C)
Scaffolded paragraph structure for writing the live theatre evaluation section.
Detailed exemplar paragraph on evaluating a live theatre production using this structure.
Guidance on annotating a cue sheet
Exemplar completed cue sheet
**Guided example of a full answer, answering a **Sound and Lighting exam style question including:
Scaffolded paragraph structure for writing an introduction
Detailed exemplar introduction using this structure
Scaffolded paragraph structure for the main body of essay.
Detailed exemplar answer broken into three highly detailed paragraphs - one for each section of the attached extract.
Section 5 (slides 50-72)
Important things to consider for staging and set design
Information on the key staging types
Introduction to ground plans
Design features and symbols for drawing ground plans
Step-by-step guide to drawing a ground plan
Information on the original production’s use of the stage floor and other things to consider
Information on composite sets including benefits and pitfalls.
Exam question on staging and set design within an extract including:
Scaffolded paragraph structure for writing an introduction
Detailed exemplar introduction using this structure
Scaffolded paragraph structure for the main body of essay.
Detailed exemplar paragraph using this structure.
Opportunity for students to write their own paragraph using this structure with ideas given to help them.
Section 6 (slides 73-85)
Appropriate terminology for parts of the stage
Things to consider as a director
Guidance on annotating an extract for movement and positioning
Exam question on movement and positioning within an extract including:
Scaffolded paragraph structure for writing an introduction
Detailed exemplar introduction using this structure
Scaffolded paragraph structure for the main body of essay.
Detailed exemplar paragraph using this structure
Opportunity for students to write their own paragraph using this structure with sentence starters.
Section 7 (slides 86-110)
Important thin
Three example text packs and a timeline activity based on the story The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo.
The example text packs contain Feature Find worksheets, answers, templates and additional resources.
The following resources are included in this bundle:
• Diary entry model text pack
• Character profile model text pack
• Dialogue model text pack
• Timeline activity
Each model text pack comes with a WAGOLL for pupils to examine and then base their own writing on.
All resources come as editable Word documents and PDFs.
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Units of Work
✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
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✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4
Book & Poetry Bundles
✦ Beowulf: Example Texts & Grammar BUNDLE
✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class: Example Text BUNDLE
✦ The Boy Who Grew Dragons: Example Text BUNDLE
✦ Charlotte’s Web: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Christophe’s Story 4 Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ A Dangerous Game WAGOLL Example Text Packs BUNDLE
✦ The Firework-Maker’s Daughter: Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Flat Stanley: WAGOLL Writing & Punctuation BUNDLE
✦ The Girl Who Stole an Elephant Model Text BUNDLE
✦ Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ The Hodgeheg: Example Text Packs BUNDLE
✦ The Highwayman: WAGOLL Writing, Literary Device & Poetry Pack BUNDLE
✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ How to Train Your Dragon: BUNDLE
✦ Ice Palace WAGOLL Writing, Apostrophe & Literary Device BUNDLE
✦ Iron Man 10 Example Texts BUNDLE with Feature Find Sheets
✦ Journey: Example Writing BUNDLE
✦ Lila and the Secret of Rain Example Text and Grammar BUNDLE
✦ The Nowhere Emporium: Example Text & Character BUNDLE
✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land: BUNDLE
✦ Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief: Model Writing Pack BUNDLE
✦ The Silver Sword: Model Text Pack WAGOLL Writing BUNDLE
✦ The Spiderwick Chronicles WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Stig of the Dump Example Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification and Answers
✦ Stone Age Boy: Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Stormbreaker: Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE
✦ Street Child: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ The Twits: Example Texts BUNDLE
✦ Varjak Paw: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE
Other English Bundles
✦ Ogre 4 Example Fiction and Non-Fiction Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Unicorn Example Text BUNDLE: Non-Chronological Report, Instructions & Persuasive Letter with Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Dragon 3 Example Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers
Punctuation & Grammar Bundles
✦ Semi-Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE
✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE
✦ Daily Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling Activities with Answers - WholeTerm BUNDLE
✦ Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE
✦ Singular & Plural Possessive Apostrophes Activities, Quiz & Worksheets BUNDLE
History & Science Bundles
✦ Ancient Egypt Example Text Bundle
✦ Mummification Bundle
✦ Ancient Greece Myths & Monsters WAGOLL Writing Bundle
✦ Animal Non-Chronological Report Bundle
Maths Bundles
✦ Valentine’s Day Maths BUNDLE
✦ Easter Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Worksheets
✦ Halloween Maths BUNDLE - Differentiated Worksheets
✦ 6 Maths Murder Mysteries With Answers BUNDLE
✦ 2D & 3D Shapes Games Maths BUNDLE
✦ 2D Shapes Polygons Games Pack BUNDLE Differentiated
✦ 3D Shapes Solids Games Pack BUNDLE Differentiated
English & Maths Games
✦ Fun English Writing Games
✦ 10 Fun Times Tables Games
✦ 15 Fun Maths Arithmetic Games
French Bundles
✦ 10 French Role Play Packs BUNDLE
✦ French Animals Role Plays & Games Packs BUNDLE
✦ French Animal Games Packs BUNDLE
✦ French Games Guess Who the Character Is BUNDLE
✦ French Battleships BUNDLE
✦ French Shape Vocabulary Games BUNDLE
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A set of simple but effective sheets for Assessment for Learning. Students can analyse their own analysis to enable them to see what points on the mark scheme they are hitting. I have used this successfully in my lessons for a number of years, photocopying the sheet on to A3 and ensuring the students stick their essays in the middle before annotating their own analysis. There are ten different text titles here.
Copies of J. B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls in bilingual format:
English - French
English - Urdu
English - Portuguese
English - Italian
English - Ukrainian
Plus the MASTER Copy for you to use and translate into any additional languages required via the REVIEW - TRANSLATE function on PowerPoint.
Translations might not be perfect as they have been translated using Microsoft Translations.
More translations to come in another bundle. Bundle fee covers the time required to format the script into a bilingual page presentation and translate into the other languages.
This worksheet can be used with KS3 French or as revision with KS4 French. It contains comprehensive coverage of the verbs avoir and etre. Task 1 involves answering questions in English based on a text describing a family Task 2 involves finding the parts of avoir & etre from the text Task 3 highlights important grammatical points Task 4 involves pupils writing a similar description of their own family
This PowerPoint is for a unit of work that took a week with my Year 6 class and looked at the features of discussion texts. Persuasive techniques are also revised. The texts are taken from The National Literacy Strategy ‘Argument Unit’.
Children read and analyse a persuasive text ‘Should mobile phones be banned in schools?’ as a class and come to define the key features of discursive writing.
Pupils then analyse a different text based on the circus and highlight the key features that they have previously identified.
Pupils then prepare for a debate. Taking the story of the Pied Piper, pupils are assigned roles and have to prepare a persuasive speech to argue their point of the debate. We then hold debate and discuss the value of debates in real life.
Pupils finish the week with two lessons to write a piece of discursive writing on whether pupils should be able to write on laptops in schools. Pupils are provided with the arguments for and against, but must do the rest of the work on their own. This then forms an assessment piece.
National Curriculum Links: Year 5 & 6 Programmes of Study
discuss and evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader
plan their writing by: identifying the audience for and purpose of the writing, selecting the appropriate form and using other similar writing as models for their own.
Through debate the pupils also hone their speaking and listening skills and this also provides a good opportunity for assessment.
I compared OCR Media Studies advertisements (‘Old Spice’ and ‘Lucozade’) in order to retain more information and prepare myself for the exam. In the end, I received a grade A and revision tactics like this incredibly helped.
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