A cover lesson style worksheet on fronted adverbials.

8 ideas for literacy starters

Advanced literacy peer assessment mark scheme for extended writing

Literacy training ideal for whole school teacher training. The session goes through ten strategies teachers can implement instantly to help incorporate literacy more meaningfully into their lessons - whatever their subject specialism. There are 65 slides. Also includes a list of ways each department within a school can support literacy in a meaningful way within their curriculum area. Also contains a list of 5 key priorities/achievements for a literacy coordinator.

I worked alongside literacy representatives in each department of the school in order to identify ways each subject can support literacy in a meaningful way. Here is the document I produced which may be useful to any existing or aspiring literacy coordinator.

Use this staff survey to identify how extended writing is promoted across different departments in your school.

6 lessons building towards an assessment comparing two literary texts: Touching the Void and Red Dust by Ma Jian. Focus on the author’s perspectives on survival. Lots of differentiated embedded into the lessons. Lessona 1 and 2. Analyse Red Dust Lessons 3 and 4. Analyse Touching the Void Lesson 5. Prepare for comparative assessment through the learning journey. Lesson 6. Complete assessment

This lesson helps students write the introduction to a persuasive speech for a Year 8/9 assembly on which subject to take at GCSE. Includes a differentiated starter, model examples and a review task within a 4 page student booklet.

Write a diary entry for Jonathan Starling in Darkside by Tom Becker. Also includes independent homework tasks and a task examining word choices.

A descriptive writing task inspired by an image of trench warfare. Links to the poem Exposure. There is a high level model response to inspire students along with a planning sheet.

Planning sheet to give ideas for a creative writing exercise on the theme of trapped. There is also a mid ability example response for students to annotate.

Resources to help students write their own soap script. Includes a high level example and planning sheets to prompt ideas.

A structured worksheet with 5 tasks for students to work through to help them improve their descriptive writing.

Write a poem based on the play. Bronze: cinquain Silver: haiku Gold: personification poem

Writing to describe a room in your house. 5 levels of differentiation. I found this to be useful for a cover lesson on descriptive writing.

A useful resource for getting KS3 students to self-assess their progress in English. Includes a detailed VCOP and some exemplars.

Extended writing self assessment grid

Useful model when looking at descriptive writing.

Lesson and differentiated resources for teaching students how to write a review of the award winning short film ‘Father and Daughter’ 2008 by Michael Dudok de Vit. Link to film included.

‘When I have fears’ by Keats. 2 worksheets containing reading and writing tasks.