Hours of word quizzes on one handy Power Point. Ideal for lesson starters, plenaries or fun form time activities. You might also be interested in Literacy Bingo: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/literacy-bingo-1-11034763 Or a full lesson, Cornish Mystery: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-cornish-mystery-full-lesson-11192380 *** NOW available in a bumper bundle pack: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/english-quizzes-and-starter-pack-bundle-11208695*** **And the Karl Pilkington SPAG and PEE starter pack: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/karl-pilkington-s-spag-and-pee-starters-pack-of-3-11223159 (Credits - copyright image from Pixabay.)

Visually attractive introduction lesson on context and characters in Willy Russell’s play, Our Day Out. Power Point includes: • Title page. • Starter activity. • Lesson objectives page. • Two context pages followed by a question. • Meet the author bio page. • Blurb pages followed by a question. • Reading prompt of scenes 1-4. • Main task – spider diagramming of the main characters. • Key word spelling plenary (spelling sheets and suggested spellings at the back of the Power Point.) The layout in this eye-catching Power Point could be copied for future lessons, in order to create a visually impressive scheme of work. You may be interested in this engaging Cornish Mystery story: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-cornish-mystery-full-lesson-11192380 (All images copyright free. Images from Wikipedia commons. Scenery images from Geography UK.)

Visually attractive, complete lesson on music and film reviews with all resources included for a full and engaging lesson. Students are asked to write two short reviews of their choice: one a film review and the other a music review. Lesson includes: • Power Point title page. • Love and Hate starter activity linked to the main task. • Lesson objectives page, with graded gold, silver and bronze outcomes. • Lesson goals page, outlining what is expected in the lesson. • Information and activity on what makes a good review. • Prompts to start activity and a quick peer assessment task. • Lesson plenary keyword spelling activity – spelling cards and suggested spellings included. All resources included at the back of the Power Point. You may be interested in this complete A3 Newspaper booklet in order to complete the lesson in style! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a3-newspaper-template-11190518 Newspaper headline lesson available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/non-fiction-newspaper-headline-writing-full-lesson-11193249 If you enjoyed the lesson, please take a moment to rate. Thank you. (All images copyright free from Wikipedia Commons.)

A group of friends take what was supposed to be a peaceful trip to a remote Cornish coast only to discover strange goings-on in the village, smuggling in the coves and possibly, even murder! But who is responsible? And will the friends make it out alive? Visually attractive, creative writing mystery lesson complete with all resources needed for a fun engaging lesson. Power Point includes: * Title page. * Complete lesson objectives and outcomes (WALT and WILF) - with the focus on higher attaining students to use descriptive language for effect and to build up tension and drama within the story. * Effective lesson starter. * Story scenario – dramatic scenario (as above). * Quick planning sheet (included at the back of the Power Point). * Page prompts. * Fantastic “murder mystery bingo” plenary activity with teacher’s caller card and 30 unique bingo cards (with instructions on how to best play the game included). * Extra Power Point pages to allow for lesson 2. * All resources included at the end of the Power Point. *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 Please take a second to rate the lesson if you enjoyed it. You may also be interested in these further murder mystery lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/murder-mystery-double-pack-complete-lessons-11183128 (Copyright free images from Wikipedia, bingo from my free bingo.com)

A3 Newspaper template comprising of a front page, two middle pages and a back page (simply print off the four A4 sheets and stick to an A3 sheet and copy 2:2). The resource is intended to be folded in half to act as a mini-newspaper with various activities. Front page: space for headline, two written spaces and an image space with 'A picture of the incident' underneath. First page: music review and film review spaces and a comic strip space. Second page: horoscopes, blank word search template and advert space. Back page: sports news section - title, two written spaces and two image spaces. You may also be interested in this complete and engaging lesson: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/poetic-terms-full-lesson-11184997

A literacy ‘health check’ booklet containing 25 questions, ideal for Y6-Y9 low or average ability range. The short assessment is intended as a brief, low pressure test (hence the ‘health check’ not a ‘test’) and comprises of simple fill-in-the-blanks questions on: capital letters; there, their and they’re; to and too; apostrophes and common spelling errors. Included on the Power Point are all the answers to the test, as well as a starter and literacy plenary ideas. All resources are included at the back of the Power Point. Attractive 21 page Power Point includes: • Title page. • Fun facts - true or false starter. • Literacy objectives page. • Prompt pages for the test. • Full answers for each section. • Reflective area for students to respond to on the back of the test. • Discussion prompt. • Creative literacy word search activity (provided at the back of the Power Point.) • Links to a literacy ‘Block Buster’ online game and image. • All resources, with instructions on how to create the booklet. You may also be interested in: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/poetic-terms-full-lesson-11184997 (Nurse image from Pixabay, Quiz Busters image from teachersdirect.)

Visually attractive, observation graded good and outstanding, 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. You may also be interested in this complete lesson: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/literacy-health-check-full-lesson-11188874 Now includes two preview screenshots. * Thanks for the feedback. I have now included a higher range of differentiation for more able students.* (To the best of my knowledge, all images are royalty free.)

A bumper Christmas pack with enough activities to keep kids happy for hours! All resources in one convenient Power Point download. New reduced price!!!!!!!!!!!!! Resources include: • Colouring pages • Christmas card templates • Making activities • Word Searches • Interactive bingo – 30 individual cards and a caller’s card Christmas fun sorted!! (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 “Christmas Market Bingo” plenary or starter activity with teacher’s caller’s card and 30 unique bingo cards (with instructions on how to best play the game included.) (Credits: Outdoors scene from wiki, bingo cards created from myfreebingocards.com.)

Visually attractive Christmas descriptive writing lesson complete with all resources needed for a fun engaging lesson. Power point includes: * Attractive title page. * Lesson starter – key Christmas market key words word search * Complete lesson objectives and outcomes (WALT and WILF) - with the focus on higher attaining students to use descriptive language for effect and figurative language techniques. * A quick warm-up exercise where students finish off Christmas sentence in descriptive language (see image on the Power Point to support ideas.) * A recap of five language technique prompt. * Short writing activity prompt asking students to describe a vibrant Christmas market. * A review page encouraging some students to read out their written descriptions. * Fantastic “The Christmas Market Bingo” plenary activity with teacher’s caller's card and 30 unique bingo cards (with instructions on how to best play the game included.) * All resources included at the end of the Power Point. If you enjoyed this resource, you will enjoy The Christmas Murder Mystery: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-murder-mystery-full-lesson-11179016 (Royalty-free images from Wiki, bingo cards created from myfreebingocards.com.)

Fantastic “The Perfect Christmas Bingo” plenary or starter activity with teacher’s caller’s card and 30 unique bingo cards (with instructions on how to best play the game included.) For more great resources, visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: Outdoors scene desttopnexus.com/wallpaper/676017/ bingo cards created from myfreebingocards.com.)

A group of friends find themselves trapped in an old hotel, only to suffer strange lucid dreams and terrifying nightly visitations. Will they escape or go insane? And what is the significance of the black rose? Visually attractive, creative horror story lesson complete with all resources needed for a fun engaging lesson or series of lessons. (At least two lessons will be required to complete the story.) Power point includes: * Attractive title page. * Story scenario – dramatic scenario (as above). * Complete lesson objectives and outcomes (WALT and WILF) - with the focus on higher attaining students to use descriptive language for effect and to build up tension and drama within the story. * Character cards page (with example, included) where students complete their own characters on special cards (resources included at the back of the Power Point.) * Planning sheet giving students a structured method in which to write an effective story (included at the back of the Power Point.) * A review prompt to discuss writing so far. * A review peer-assessment prompt which should set students up to continue the story next lesson. * Each slide gives students a “TEEP” instruction at the start of the slide, indicating which sort of activity is involved at each stage. ***Now available in a dystopian and horror bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dystopian-and-horror-bundle-11219710 *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 If you enjoyed this resource, you will also enjoy: A Christmas Murder Mystery 2 – Death on the Train, available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-murder-mystery-2-death-on-the-train-full-lesson-11180011 (Credits: Donney Nunley, Circus Tricks, Flickr.com. Emo Attitude, Haunted Boy, Deviant art.)

A Christmas journey on the Trans-Siberian Express turns to murder as one-by-one passengers are found dead. But who is doing it and why? And who will be next? Visually attractive Christmas murder mystery story lesson complete with all resources needed for a fun engaging lesson or series of lessons. (At least two lessons will be required to complete the story.) Power point includes: * Attractive title page. * Complete lesson objectives and outcomes (WALT and WILF) - with the focus on higher attaining students to use descriptive language for effect and to build up tension and drama within the story. * Interesting suspect list with hints about their characters. * Lesson starter – character discussion. * Story scenario – dramatic scenario (as above). * Planning sheet giving students a structured method in which to write an effective story. * A review prompt to discuss writing so far. * A review peer-assessment prompt which should set students up to continue the story next lesson. * All resources included at the end of the Power Point. If you liked this resource, you will also enjoy – A Spooky Christmas Story: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spooky-christmas-story-full-lesson-11177327 And also the first Christmas Murder Mystery, available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-murder-mystery-full-lesson-11179016 (Train image from 56parallel.com and bookish.com. Characters from Jacketflap.com, the artofmurde.com.)

Visually attractive Christmas descriptive writing lesson complete with all resources needed for a fun engaging lesson. Power point includes: * Active snow scene gif title page. * Lesson starter – post-it note activity. * Complete lesson objectives and outcomes (WALT and WILF) - with the focus on higher attaining students to use descriptive language for effect and figurative language techniques. * A quick warm-up exercise where students finish off Christmas sentence in descriptive language (see image on the Power Point to support ideas.) * A recap of five language technique prompt. * Short writing activity prompt asking students to describe their perfect Christmas scene. * A review page encouraging some students to read out their written descriptions. * Fantastic “The Perfect Christmas Bingo” plenary activity with teacher’s caller's card and 30 * All resources included at the end of the Power Point. If you enjoyed this resource, you will enjoy the Christmas Murder Mystery: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-murder-mystery-full-lesson-11179016 (Snow image by Frank Norman, Flickr, Tree by Minden ami Karacsony, outdoors scene desttopnexus.com/wallpaper/676017/ bingo cards created from myfreebingocards.com.)

On Christmas Eve a train gets stranded in a snowdrift in the middle of nowhere. A group of passengers decide to leave the carriage and take refuge in a nearby hotel, only to discover in the morning, trapped and cut off from the outside world, that one of them has been murdered… Visually attractive Christmas murder mystery story lesson complete with all resources needed for a fun engaging lesson. Power point includes: * Title page. * Complete lesson objectives and outcomes (WALT and WILF) - with the focus on higher attaining students to use descriptive language for effect and to build up tension and drama within the story. * Lesson starter – winter weather anagrams. * Story scenario – dramatic scenario (as above) * Copy and complete first paragraph starter prompt – used in order help students start the story effectively (also given as a handout resource.) * Mini word bank. * Mini-prompt paragraphs two and images to help students write. * Fantastic “murder mystery bingo” plenary activity with teacher’s callers card and 30 unique bingo cards (with instructions on how to best play the game included.) * All resources included at the end of the Power Point. If you liked this resource, you will also enjoy – A Spooky Christmas Story: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spooky-christmas-story-full-lesson-11177327 (Royalty free images included and bingo cards created from myfreebingocards.com.)

Spooky Christmas Story – Full Lesson Visually attractive “spooky” Christmas story lesson complete with all resources needed for a fun engaging lesson. Power point includes: * Complete lesson objectives and outcomes (WALT and WILF) - with the focus on higher attaining students to use descriptive language for effect and to build up tension and drama within the story. * Lesson starter – mini dot-to-dot and spooky adverb anagrams. * Story scenario – dramatic scenario (also given as a handout resource) of an abandoned car journey in which the student has to travel to look for help along a deserted road at night. * Copy and complete first paragraph starter prompt – used in order help students start the story effectively (also given as a handout resource.) * Mini-prompt paragraphs two and three – with visual images to help students visualise the development of the story (a gate leading to an old house). * Fantastic “spooky” bingo plenary activity with teacher’s callers card and 30 unique bingo cards (with instructions on how to best play the game included.) * All resources included at the end of the Power Point If you liked this resource, you will also enjoy – A Christmas Murder Mystery: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-murder-mystery-full-lesson-11179016 (Royalty free images included and bingo cards created from myfreebingocards.com.)

Three engaging exam style starters suitable for KS4, especially prepared in particular for the WJEC board curriculum, but suitable for any as they test information retrevial/inference. Each starter includes a short piece of text - (Karl Pilkington, astronauts, recycling) from which students must find 5 relevant pieces of information. There is then a space for students to expand their understanding of the text and find the implied meaning. *** NOW available in a bumper bundle pack: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/english-quizzes-and-starter-pack-bundle-11208695*** Pack 2 available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks4-exam-style-starters-2-pack-of-3-11166057 You may also be interested in: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/poetic-terms-full-lesson-11184997 (Images are copyright free.)

A simple but useful resource consisting of an 'Of Mice and Men' key word spelling starter and a three paragraph (two sheets) cloze activity on themes. Themes include: dreams, loneliness and nature. The resource is suitable for lower-middle ability students. This resource could be used for four individual starters or one starter and one main activity. *** NOW available in a bumper bundle pack: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/english-quizzes-and-starter-pack-bundle-11208695*** Of Mice and Men bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/of-mice-and-men-mini-bundle-11211091

Visually attractive Of Mice and Men lesson on themes, with a particularly focus on nature but also mentioning friendship and fate. Full Power Point and all resources included (all that is required for a full engaging lesson is a copy of the book and a photocopy of page 1 of the novel and the first page from chapter 6.) Lesson Objective: to analyse Steinbeck’s language in order to learn more about the key themes within the novel. Lesson includes: · Lesson starter – Theme match up activity (photocopy of resource included.) · Learning outcomes (WALTs and WILFs) · Discussion point on friendship with a modern photo image. · Information on the theme of friendship with a PEE writing frame. · Discussion point on fate and a PEE writing frame. · Information on the theme of nature. · Prompts to highlight key words of each extract. · Quick question plenary. Now available in a mini bundle deal: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/of-mice-and-men-mini-bundle-11211091 Please rate, thank you. (All images are copyright free. Of Mice and Men from Youtube CC search.)

Excellent and engaging "bingo style" literacy game. Students simply write "True" or "False" on their 5x5 "true or false cards" and mark them off if the displayed literacy clue is true or false. Subject areas include: capital letters, punctuation, their, there and they're; was and were; and spellings. Power Point game suitable for key stages 2 and 3, printable "true or false cards" included and further instructions on how to play inside. For Literacy True or False one see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/literacy-true-or-false-11035011