Campervan Travels – Creative Diary 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. Also included is a fantastic collection of Christmas resources and a 30 page Christmas quiz! These are normally £2+ each! 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)

Spooky ghost story. Creative writing diary lesson. The scenario: You are travelling alone at night when a mysterious fog encircles your car and it suddenly cuts out. With no means to call for help, you take to the road. Through the woods you stumble across an old mansion house. You are about to walk towards the house, when to your horror, you see on the path the words “look behind you” you turn, shaken to you core, and… Full lesson includes all resources. Starter, lesson objective and a spooky bingo plenary finish with 30 individual bingo cards! Also included is a fun Christmas Pack with lots of activities for Christmas and a 30 question quiz pack, brilliant for Christmas! For more great resources and lessons visit my shop here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

The Hound of the Baskervilles + Christmas Fun Hound of the Baskerville extract analysis/close reading lesson ideal as a one-off lesson or a link to gothic literature. Lesson includes: * Title page * Starter * Lesson objectives (with surprise face in background, linking to close reading) * Link to video clip * Extract prompt (extract included) * Highlight key words * PEE grid (resource included) * Review post-it-note plenary This lesson is available in a double pack with Dracula for £4.50 here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/extract-double-pack-dracula-and-the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-11302068 All resources included at the back of the Power Point. Also included is a fantastic collection of Christmas resources and a 30 page Christmas quiz! For more great resources and full lessons visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits, images copyright free and scenes from Youtube, copyright free text exact from Sherlock Holmes, Hound of the Baskervilles.)

New York Descriptive Writing + Christmas Fun A sophisticated descriptive writing lesson based on images from New York and scenes Woody Allen’s masterpiece Manhattan. Students fill in the senses sheet, watch and briefly analyse the opening of Manhattan (resources and links provided) before writing their own pieces of description. Great engaging lesson! Also included is a 30 question Christmas quiz and a 20 creative classroom ideas Power Point! For the New York Descriptive Monologue version of this lesson, 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 other royalty free sites.)

The New York Pack – Zombie Apocalypse and a Christmas in New York Fantastic double lesson pack with free Christmas Bingo resource! Two premium lessons set in New York, featuring: * Zombie Apocalypse Comic Strip Story – Creative Writing * Christmas in New York – Descriptive Writing Bingo resource contains 30 individual bingo cards and caller’s card. Excellent value! Click on the links for further details. For more great resources, visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

Poetic Terms Full Lesson + Christmas Quiz and Fun Pack Visually attractive full lesson on poetic terms using the short poem ‘The Eagle’ by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Ideal for weaker KS3 classes or later KS2. Full Power Point and all resources included. Lesson features: • Visually engaging lesson starter and extension. • Graded lesson outcomes with the main objective being to learn poetic devices to further the understanding of a poem. • A poetic terms match-up activity featuring seven poetic devices – similes, metaphors, personification, alliteration, vivid colour, the senses and imagery. This can be done on paper or made into a kinaesthetic task. (Resource included at the back of the Power Point.) • Poetic terms answer page. • Visual and simple explanation pages of similes, metaphors and alliteration with a short true or false task. • Link to video clip of a reading of ‘The Eagle’ by Alfred Lord Tennyson. • Colour coded identification of poetic devices task – students are asked to stick the poem in their books (resource provided) and colour code the given devices. • Colour coded answer page. • Short plenary activity where students are prompted to write a brief comment about the poem or offer a more detailed response for more able students. ***Also included is a 30 question Christmas quiz and a bumper Christmas Fun Pack*** For more great resources and lessons, see my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (To the best of my knowledge, all images are royalty free.)

TV Writing Pack and The Island– Two Complete Lessons with Extra Resources Two interesting and engaging writing lessons and three newspaper writing template sheets, consisting of: * The Island - Lost on an Island Diary Writing * TV Critique Writing * Three newspaper writing sheets, including found on a desert island; crocodile attacks student and mystery big cat spotted. Fantastic lessons pack. Click on the link for further details. For more great resources or lessons see here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

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Reading and TV Writing Pack – Two Complete Lessons with Extra Resources Two interesting and engaging writing lessons and three newspaper writing template sheets, consisting of: * Reading Assessment Lessons * TV Critique Writing * Three newspaper writing sheets, including found on a desert island; crocodile attacks student and mystery big cat spotted. Fantastic value lessons pack. Click on the link for further details. For more great resources or lessons see here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

The Horror and Comedy Bundle 4 Fantastic bundle collection of premium resources. * Zombie Apocalypse in New York, Comic Strip * Karl Pilkington SPAG and PEE starters * Funny Captions and Word Quizzes Click on the links for more details. For more great resources or lessons see here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

English Writing Pack 6 – Zombie Apocalypse in New York – Creative Writing and Literacy Two interesting and engaging writing lessons and three newspaper writing template sheets, consisting of: * Zombie Apocalypse in New York – Creative Writing * Literacy Health Check * Three newspaper writing sheets, including found on a desert island; crocodile attacks student and mystery big cat spotted. Fantastic value lessons pack. Click on the link for further details. For more great resources or lessons see here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

TV Writing Pack and Chocolate Bar Design – Two Complete Lessons with Extra Resources Two interesting and engaging writing lessons and three newspaper writing template sheets, consisting of: * Chocolate Bar Design Lesson * TV Critique Writing * Three newspaper writing sheets, including found on a desert island; crocodile attacks student and mystery big cat spotted. Fantastic value lessons pack. Click on the link for further details. For more great resources or lessons see here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

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The Sugar Tax + The Magic Lamp and a Literacy Game Two complete lessons + literacy game + starters! See the links for further details. Visit my shop for more great lessons and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

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Fantastic bundle of resources, featuring: * The Beast of Bodmin Moor - Investigation Collection Lesson * Funny Caption Starters + Word Starters * Litearcy True or False - Interactive Game See each link for more details. For more great resources see my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

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