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Parallelism and periodic sentences
A resource to teach the difference between parallelism and periodic sentences with a follow up activity.
21 ways to write interesting sentences guide sheet
21 ways to write interesting sentences guide sheet.
Sentences information sheets and test.
Students revise the information sheet about sentences and then go on to complete the knowledge test.
Also contains detailed guidance on what makes a powerful sentence.
Using a combination of simple, compound and complex sentences in a description
Resource aimed at getting students to think more consciously about how they combine simple, compound and complex sentences within their sentences.
Students respond to each image by following the suggested order of simple, compound and complex sentences.
They can then review each paragraph to think about the function of each sentence type within the paragraph.
Stave 2 A Christmas Carol differentiated resources on Scrooge for AQA 1-9
2 differentiated worksheets to support students with gaining a perceptive understanding of how Dickens presents Scrooge’s past in Stave 2.
Worksheet 1: I have broken up Stave 2 into 5 extracts. Each group will explore the an extract in detail and carousel to share their ideas with the other groups.
Worksheet 2: Differentiated questions to help students explore Stave 2.
Narrative/descriptive writing: 10 generic ways to improve sentences in a second draft
A helpsheet containing 10 generic ways that students can improve their sentences in a second draft of a piece of narrative or descriptive writing. Ideal for Key Stage 2/3 or for low ability students at Key Stage 4. Examples are included.
The 10 strategies are differentiated in order of difficulty and are designed to help students in a mixed ability class to respond to feedback on narrative writing by selecting the methods to help them improve.
Writing super sentences for an article (transactional writing)
Writing super sentences for an article (transactional writing)
Avoiding using 'The' as a sentence start
Worksheet to help students avoid using The as a sentence start.
A Christmas Carol
There are lots of good A Christmas Carol teaching resources on this site but this bundle is, arguably, the most comprehensive.
Please check the many previews to see what I mean.
It includes:
Detailed lessons on all 5 Staves
Lessons and revision sheets on the main characters
10+ High level responses to familiar past exam questions
Revision Cards
Revision knowledge organisers
Comprehension questions
And lots more.
Analysing quotations in Stave 2 for Grades 7-9 A Christmas Carol
A grid of key quotations from Stave 2, a model example and a success criteria.
Students analyse the quotations which have the biggest impact on Scrooge.
Understanding vocabulary in A Christmas Carol
A carousel style activity inviting students to understand the meaning of the challenging vocabulary in A Christmas Carol. The words are broken up into Staves. After learning the words, students should have the opportunity to put the words into context by producing a paragraph, poem or song.
A Christmas Carol: Starter. Add the missing word from each Scrooge quote.
A useful starter activity to help remember Scrooge quotations. With the closed book examination in mind, these work well as little and often starters to help students memorise quotations.
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Literacy, Grammar & Punctuation worksheets for KS2 and KS3
20 premium resources in one bundle. Some of the topics covered in the various worksheets include:
A3 double sided literacy mat
subordinate clauses
embedded clauses
sentences and fragments
colon and semi colon
prefix and suffixes
parts of speech
writing interesting sentences
varying sentence starts
using ambitious vocabulary
similes and metaphors
paragraphs
Many worksheets include 3 levels of differentiation. There are also some songs about grammar and punctuation included to make your teaching memorable.
These worksheets are ideal to use with KS2/KS3.
Gothic horror vocabulary building and spelling lesson
Lesson introducing students to 25 ambitious adjectives to create a gothic atmosphere.
Starter: Find the words in the word search
New information: Find a synonym for each word
Construct: Write a paragraph using the adjectives
Apply: Find a spelling strategy to remember how to spell each word
Review: Spelling test
Identifying the subordinate clause in complex sentences
Identifying the subordinate clause in complex sentences
To Kill a Mockingbird: Practise identifying language features in 4 extracts
4 extracts from To Kill a Mockingbird each with a challenging question investigating the impact of language features.