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.
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Halloween Special - The Haunting Creative Writing
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:
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*Now available as a four lesson bundle – four great lessons for £6.95!*
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(Credits: Donney Nunley, Circus Tricks, Flickr.com. Emo Attitude, Haunted Boy, Deviant art.)
Fun Quiz Pack - Hours of Fun and Games
A bumper 68 page quiz pack, featuring riddles, logo quiz, catchphrases and more. Hours of fun for just £2.00!
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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. Great for spelling and SPAG.
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Literacy Health Check - full lesson!! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/literacy-health-check-full-lesson-11188874
Engaging SPAG and PEE starter pack and Power Point slides taken from extracts of Karl Pilkington's hilarious travel diaries, The Idiot Abroad. Each starter features a short extract, with a short SPAG and an extended PEE or comprehension starter, together with an image of Karl Pilkington.
Starters are ideal for KS4 students or later KS3 and suitable for a variety of different exam boards e.g. WJEC or AQA as they involve the same core skills.
Also included for free is a bumper word puzzles Power Point which is normally £2:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/word-quizzes-11195792
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Bakerfield Lodge – Spooky Creative Writing Lesson + Christmas Fun
Deep in the English countryside, there is a house which holds a terrible secret.
Evil has happened here and now madness lies behind every door.
The house is called Bakerfield Lodge. It does not take kindly to strangers.
Welcome to your new home…
Complete lesson includes:
* Starter activity
* Information pages with hints
* Discussion prompts
* Scenario page
* Descriptive writing page (resource included)
* Writing prompts
* Fantastic ‘spooky bingo’ plenary with caller’s card
Highly engaging lesson!
The Ultimate Christmas Quiz + Bingo!!
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!
Also included is the ‘Perfect Christmas Bingo’
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.)
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Word Games, Literacy and Monsters Resource Bundle
A fun and engaging bundle of word games, literacy and monster resources!
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Literacy and Gothic Pack with Monsters
A fabulous fun and engaging MUST have bundle pack of premuim lessons.
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Premium Lesson Double Pack – TV Love and Hate + Betrayal at House on the Hill
Two complete fun and engaging lessons (with free quiz pack!)
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Premium Lesson Double Pack - Betrayal on House on the Hill/Gorilla Escapes from Zoo, Non-Fiction
Two complete fun and engaging lessons (with free quiz pack!)
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An excellent collection of literacy and word game resources!
Also included is a murder mystery generator resource!
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Chocolate Bar Lesson + Quizzes
Fun lesson where students get to design their own chocolate bar! Guaranteed to enthuse!
Fun name the bar starter activity, links to video clips, discussion points and the design sheet.
Fun lesson where students get to design their own chocolate bar! Guaranteed to enthuse!
Fun name the bar starter activity, links to video clips, discussion points and the design sheet.
All resources included.
Also included two quiz packs! See links for further details.
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An excellent collection of literacy and word game resources, with Sugar Tax Non-Fiction lesson.
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Betrayal at House on the Hill –Spooky Story, Creative Writing
Fantastic, spooky creative writing lesson(s) students will enjoy!
Lesson scenario revolves around a classic ‘B move horror story’ of a group of friends getting locked in a house and then one of them is a betrayer.
Complete lesson power point with all resources included, including a fun and engaging spooky bingo plenary with 30 individual bingo cards and a caller’s card.
Also included is the Island lesson and a starter pack!
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(Credits: Copyright free image from deviant art, FairyGoodMother; story plot line and title based on the excellent board game of the same name by Avalon Hill; text from cooltext.com)
Nature Descriptive Writing with 2 Quizzes
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 two great quizzes - big fat quiz of 2016 and a literacy quiz!
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Triple Lesson Pack - The Magic Lamp, House Horror and Zombies in New York (+ starter pack)
An engaging triple lesson pack. The magic lamp and two horror lessons.
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Two Beast of Bodmin Moor Lessons + Giggle Poetry and Literacy Game
Two complete lessons + literacy game.
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The Sugar Tax - Writing to Argue and Persuade
A topical writing to argue and persuade lesson on the new sugar tax! Visually attractive lesson, guranteed 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.
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Zombie land Terror at the Funfair + The island and Literacy Game
Two complete lessons + literacy game.
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Zombie land Terror at the Funfair + TV Love or Hate and Literacy Game
Two complete lessons + literacy game.
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