Who Slayed Santa? Christmas Murder Mystery Creative Writing Story A Christmas fun double lesson! Students get the chance to write their very own fun Christmas murder mystery story. 39 page, 2 lesson Power Point, includes: * Scenario outline * Lesson objectives * Suspect list and brief outline * Detective slide * Clue and red herring slide * Video clip with writing tips * Writing prompts * Fun lesson bingo plenary activity, including 30 individual bingo cards and a caller card * Continuous writing prompts and review slides An engaging Christmas lesson. Just download and teach. For more great resources and lessons, see my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: http://mymysteryparty.com/who-slayed-santa-murder-mystery-party/ and royalty free clipart used throughout.)

The Traditional Christmas Quiz Fantastic 30 question, 54 page Christmas quiz, Power Point. Four rounds, featuring: * Round 1 - Christmas Questions * Round 2 – Name it Round – Santa’s Reindeers * Round 3 – TV/Film * Round 4 – Christmas Songs Ideal Christmas fun! For more great resources, visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: royalty free images used, http://fullhdpictures.com/red-christmas-hq-backgrounds.html/great-red-christmas-backgrounds)

The Clown Horror Story A fantastically engaging lesson with arresting imagery. Students write a Halloween horror story with the following scenario: On a stormy Halloween night, you and your friends set off to attend the school Halloween ball. You make your way through the storm in good spirits and arrive at school looking forward to the night. However, it is clear there is something wrong. You hear what appears to be evil laughing outside the school window behind you. You and you friends turn around and… An evil clown jumps up at you! What happens next? You decide! Highly attractive Power Point includes: * Full lesson scenario * Starter task * Lesson objectives * Planning page * 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. *Please note, this is a different version lesson to the Halloween murder mystery lesson, which can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/halloween-special-the-halloween-murder-mystery-creative-writing-story-11394084 (I changed the lesson scenario because some students in one class wanted a scarier story. The above version, may be more suitable to younger audiences.) 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 and pininterest.)

Campervan Travels – Creative Adventure Writing 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. 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, cooltext.com)

The Raven, Poetry Lesson, by Edgar Allan Poe Highly engaging, complete lesson(s) around the Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven.” Lesson contains a complete range of activities suitable for GCSE grades 1-5. Engaging starter, featuring unusual images • Information on the author and learning objectives • You tube reading of the poem • Labelling + drawing activity • Main writing task • Review plenary Everything you need for a complete and fun lesson! For a range of other interesting lessons and great resources visit 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 (Images: wikipedia and copyright free to the best of my knowlege, cooltext.com.)

English Language Exam Lesson Complete Power Point presentation for EDUQAS paper one to go with the EDUQAS source material. Full text and answers from section A and B displayed in the Power Point (22 pages). Nothing fancy about the presentation but it is a handy tool to have the full text, with questions and answers displayed on the board. Visit my shop for more great lessons and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: EDUQAS PDF source material.)

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, .)

A complete lesson on the film Jaws! Students watch a 10 minute clip of Jaws (choose a dramatic section at the start of the film) and do an extract analysis using the planning and prompt sheets provided. Power Point includes additional prompts, starter and plenary ideas and lesson objectives. Resources included are: * Planning Sheet * Prompt Sheet * Additional Images (if required, these can be printed off and placed around the room for immediate impact to go with the starter.) For great more lessons and resources visit my shop here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Copyright free: to the best of my knowledge all images are copy right free.)