Sporting legends - Muhammad Ali and Pele, texts with Power Points and starters, testing basic comprehension skills. *NOW also includes - Messi - Modern Football Legend complete lesson* Particularly focusing on the WJEC, foundation, Q1, information retrieval question but suitable for any comprehension skills tests. Power Point includes, boggle starter page, question slide, possible answers to the text question and video links. Texts included on Word documents. Texts are pitched easier than the real exam in order to give students confidence in basic information retrieval and so are suitable for bottom set groups. Two lessons with this download, though you might want to include another activity as each lesson is suitable for around 45 minutes. *Now with another lesson Messi - Modern Football Legend* Power point includes same text style and activity as above but with a literacy activity after a word starter. (Images are copyright free, wiki.com.)

Christmas Fun Pack with Christmas Newspaper Writing Sheets A bumper Christmas pack with enough activities to keep kids happy for hours! All resources in one convenient Power Point download. Resources include: • Colouring pages • Christmas card templates • Making activities • Word Searches • Interactive bingo – 30 individual cards and a caller’s card Christmas fun sorted!! Also included are three complete A4 Christmas newspaper writing templates! (Credits: copyright free activities from pixlebay, pininterest, piosenkidiscopolo.com. Image from hd.wallpapers. thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com. Bingo from freebingo.com. Word search maker, tools.atozteacherstuff.com.)

Fantastic download of over 100 Powerpoint pages of quizzes and starters. Hours and hours of material for just £2.50! For more great resources see my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

Frankenstein Extract Analysis + Vocabularly - 5 Lesson Pack! An attractive and engaging, Frankenstein 5 lesson pack featuring extract analysis and writing activities. Particularly suitable for student ages 9-13(UK, KS2-KS3) lower ability students, but lesson could be adapted to meet the needs of more able students. 32 page attractive Power Point consists of: Title page Starter tasks Extract analyis, included with support slides Writing task, with some support slides Purple pen reflection time (if needed) Draw and label task Supporting scaffolding sheets (heavily supported, but these can be adjusted to meet the needs of your class) Vocabulary activities with answers Video link activities and much more. An engaging series of lessons to use time and time again! Great value pack. Visit my shop for more great lessons and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Copyright: Images: wikipedia and copyright free to the best of my knowlege, .)

Zombie Land – Terror at the Fun Fair + Literacy Bingo Highly engaging, zombie creative writing diary lesson, in which students work from a given scenario in order to write their own engaging horror story. The scenario: It started out as a fun night at the fairground. You and a group of friends letting your hair down and unwinding after a hard week at school. However, soon it becomes clear that something is not quite right. A cold wind blows a chill into the night and you hear strange noises over the beat of fairground music. Suddenly, an eerie darkness descends and all goes quiet. Fairground rides come to a standstill and wild groans and screaming can be heard over the chatter of panic. You and a friend are stuck on the ghost train and desperately trying to find your way outside in the darkness. Outside, it is only then that you realise that the real terror has only just begun. Welcome to your nightmare… Highly attractive Power Point includes: * Full lesson scenario * Starter task * Survival objectives * Planning sheet * Writing and discussion prompts * Interactive ‘zombie bingo’ with callers card and 30 individual bingo cards (from myfreebingo.com) Fantastic lesson!! Also included is a literacy bingo activity. The standard writing version can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/zombie-land-creative-writing-lesson-11381525 For great more lessons and resources visit my shop here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: Freeimages.com, Chroniclelive.co.uk.)

The Time Machine – Creative Writing Lesson + The Murder Mystery Generator + Bingo Highly engaging and visually appealing, creative writing lesson! Lesson scenario: When clearing out an old house, under a dust sheet in the attic, you discover some kind of strange machine. There is a chair and lots of odd looking machinery and dials. You sit in the chair out of curiosity and press a few buttons. Suddenly, things start to happen and you are transported in time. Where will you go? What will you do? Full lesson Power Point and planning sheet included. *Now available as a four lesson bundle – four great lessons for £6.95!* https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/creative-writing-four-lesson-bundle-11256414 The Murder Mystery Generator and Bingo A fun murder mystery generator to help students write a murder mystery story! The generator will provide a random generation of suspect, motive, weapon and setting. Also included is a murder mystery bingo game! Visit my page for more great lessons and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: sherdog.com, waltbox.com)

Campervan Travels – Creative Diary Writing + Starters Excellent creative writing diary lesson, giving students a taste for adventure and the opening road! Lesson outline: Schools out and you and a group of friends head out on an adventure of a lifetime. All you have is an old campervan, plenty of food and the open road. Where will you go, what will you do? Complete lesson includes starter, lesson objectives, writing tips, video clip link and full lesson prompts with fantastic, engaging images throughout. Planning sheet included. Also included general starter and games pack! Visit my shop for more great lessons and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits, copyright free images from: Startravel.co.uk, Backpackingmatt.com, Greybit.com, Funkyleasuire.com)

Kinaesthetic Activity Pack Great value kinaesthetic activity pack, now just £2.99!!! featuring: Celebrity Match-up £2: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/celebrity-match-up-11036440 Motorcycle Match-up £2: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/motor-cycle-match-up-activity-11035322 Letter card sort £2: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/letter-card-sort-11034807 Inspiration cards £2: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/inspiration-cards-11035329 Please rate, thank you. Visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

Sugar Tax - Writing to Argue and Persuade + Murder Mystery Generator and Bingo A topical writing to argue and persuade lesson on the new sugar tax! Visually attractive lesson, guaranteed to promote debate. Lesson Power Point includes a shock starter, learning objectives, links to video clips for information on the sugar tax and planning prompts throughout. BBC article included. Also included is a murder mystery generator and murder mystery bingo, usually £1. (The Sugar Tax lesson is available separately at £3 here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/sugar-tax-writing-to-argue-and-persuade-letter-11413599) Visit my page for more great lessons and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits, BBC and Youtube.)

The Murder Mystery Generator and the Halloween Horror Creative Writing Lesson Fantastic double pack, featuring the murder mystery generator (a fun Power Point randomly generating a murder mystery for students to write) and the complete Halloween horror lesson. Murder Mystery Generator A fun murder mystery generator to help students write a murder mystery story! The generator will provide a random generation of suspect, motive, weapon and setting. Great for creative writing or drama! The Halloween Murder Mystery – Creative Writing Story A fantastically engaging lesson with arresting imagery. Students write a Halloween murder mystery story following a set scenario. The scenario: On a stormy Halloween night, you and your friends set off to attend a ‘spooky’ Halloween fancy dress party. You make your way through the storm in good spirits and arrive at the house on the hill where the party is taking place. Inside the house, the party is in full swing and you are happy to take shelter from the storm and join in the fun! Until… You realise someone has been murdered… But who and why? And will you make it out alive? Highly attractive Power Point includes: * Full lesson scenario * Starter task * Lesson objectives * Planning sheet * Writing and discussion prompts * Interactive murder mystery bingo with callers card and 30 individual bingo cards (from myfreebingo.com) Also included: things to include in descriptive writing, writing checklist and word banks! All the material for an excellent, one-off lesson or lessons. For great more lessons and resources visit my shop here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Copyright free images from patheos.com, npr.org, wallpapervotex, Pixabay, Gamevuze.)

The Halloween Murder Mystery – Creative Writing Story A fantastically engaging lesson with arresting imagery. Students write a Halloween murder mystery story following a set scenario. The scenario: On a stormy Halloween night, you and your friends set off to attend a ‘spooky’ Halloween fancy dress party. You make your way through the storm in good spirits and arrive at the house on the hill where the party is taking place. Inside the house, the party is in full swing and you are happy to take shelter from the storm and join in the fun! Until… You realise someone has been murdered… But who and why? And will you make it out alive? Highly attractive Power Point includes: * Full lesson scenario * Starter task * Lesson objectives * Planning sheet * Writing and discussion prompts * Interactive murder mystery bingo with callers card and 30 individual bingo cards (from myfreebingo.com) Also included: things to include in descriptive writing, writing checklist and word banks! All the material for an excellent, one-off lesson or lessons. Also included is a literacy bingo activity! For great more lessons and resources visit my shop here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Copyright free images from patheos.com, npr.org and wallpapervotex.)

Paris – Descriptive Writing A sophisticated descriptive writing lesson based on images from Paris, a video clip of Paris and quotes from Ernest Hemingway’s masterpiece, A Moveable Feast. Also included is a KS4 starter pack, usually £2.00!! Great engaging lesson! For the New York version of this lesson type see here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-york-monologues-descriptive-writing-11309329 For great more lessons and resources visit my shop here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: all images copyright free, available from Wikipedia and Socialeconomoy.eu.org, Thestudyaroad.com, Thelocal.fr, Placeinparis.com .)

A descriptive writing lesson using peaceful images to engage students! Lots of resources included. Full lesson includes: * Clear image starter * Lesson objectives * Five things to help with descriptive writing slide * Image + example task (resource included as a hand out) * Image prompt and review slide Student checklist, things to include in descriptive writing, a WAGOLL and descriptive word mat resources included. Also included are 3 Roald Dahl general KS3 starters. Visit my page for more great lessons and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (All images are copy right free to the best of my knowledge.)