A non fiction self assessment of writing.

This is a free sample of a Word a Day resource that I have made with over 600 words. The bought resource is a big enough word a day collection for 3 and a half school years. There is a related picture and synonym to aid comprehension. I hope it will be a way for whole schools to increase the vocabulary of their pupils, through use in lessons, newsletters or assemblies. Aimed at KS3, KS4 and KS5 but the word a day may also have some application with able pupils in upper KS2.

These pictures help pupils to see the imagery used by Dahl to describe Miss Trunchbull. The worksheet requires pupils to find the connotations, for example, in what way is Miss Trunchbull like an 'enraged rhinocerous'?

Comprehension aimed at highly able Upper Key Stage 2, or Key Stage 3.

A bookmark to remind about the rules of punctuating speech.

How to punctuate speech PowerPoint.

Speech tag bookmark to encourage children to notice how writers use speech tags.

This is an 'other words' for said bookmark, with ideas for creative writing.

Examples of funny dangling modifiers (found on the internet) for children to work out the double meanings.

This is a guided reading mat with great questions for discussion of any story text.

Book Review Upper Key Stage 2 & Key Stage 3 and character traits sheets to assist with describing character.

Poetry - The Listeners by Walter de la Mare comprehension and guided writing example aimed at Upper KS2 or lower KS3.

This is a reading mat with questions to prompt quality text discussion of any story. It could be used as a whole class, for individuals or with groups.

Change the highlighted words to change the person. It is a word document, so it is an activity that children could do on the computer, or as a written task.

Change the tense of the highlighted words. It is a word document, so it is an activity that children could do on the computer.

A bookmark to encourage pupils to notice sentence starts in reading books.

These give pupils a structured support for talking and writing about characters from their reading.

A bookmark for independent reading finding little time beginnings for KS1 and time adverbials for KS2 . It is an extra large bookmark to fit more words on.

Five book lists offering advice of great books to read from KS 1 to KS 3.

These are place adverbial bookmarks for independent reading (a KS1 and a KS2)