Writing templates created to prompt thought and discussion around ‘For & Against’ sides to a debate. Areas to include research of the topic of debate and provide supporting evidence. Used with KS4 SEN English Group preparing for Speaking & Listening exams. Suggest to use as a support tool for generating discussion and highlighting multiple aspects and points of view to a debate.

An activity created for a KS4 SEN English Group focusing on imaginative descriptive writing with a Halloween/Horror theme.

An activity created for a KS4 SEN English Group, focusing on use of different word types to help describe people and characters within fiction and non-fiction writing.

An activity created for a KS4 SEN English Group, introduction to the different purposes for writing. Sorting activity to generate thought and discussion around the different purposes for writing and examples of the different purposes.

An activity created for a KS4 SEN English Group focusing on the use of personal information to answer personal questions, in the build up to creating character profiles and introducing characters within creative writing.

Just a piece of fun with an KS4 SEN English Group looking at the idea of semantics within debates. Some brief info on what semantics are along with a few statements that can be argued based purely on the semantic set up of the situation. Something for the pedants out there.

Pretty straightforward activity focusing on the use of different word types, specifically adjectives and how they are used to describe a character. Used with a KS4 SEN English Group as part of a Spelling & Writing topic, intended to prompt and support discussion and thinking around the use of adjectives to enhance imaginative writing.

Worksheets to prompt and support the use of adjectives to give better detail within writing. Used with KS4 SEN English Group alongside discussion and use of different word types - Adjectives, Verbs and Nouns - With a focus on Adjectives.

Pretty straight forward worksheets created to prompt and support thought and discussion around descriptive words and their uses for imaginative writing. Used with KS4 SEN English Group as part of a word type focus - Adjectives, Verbs & Nouns - With a focus on Adjectives.

An activity created for a KS4 SEN English Group looking at the use and formation of compound words and how they can be correctly spelled. Accompanying presentation featuring pictorial examples of compound words. Basically a bunch of pictures that can be put together to form compound words. Suggested to be used as an activity alongside discussion and further activities on the formation and correct spelling of compound words. Some compound words may be very specific to a different setting and therefore not very relevant to you. Editing advised.

Fairly straightforward activity created to prompt a KS4 SEN English Group to think about detail and additional word types that can be used to enhance character descriptions in imaginative writing. Suggested to go alongside discussion of different word types and edited to the needs and interests of the specific group.

Activity created for KS4 SEN English Group thinking about how to better describe characters utilizing different word types and given important characteristic detail. Suggested to go alongside discussion and ‘20 Question’ type games to help generate thought and discussion around how to describe and give detail to characters.

Activity created for KS4 SEN English Group to focus on correcting spelling errors within text alongside thinking about character descriptions and the correct use (and spelling) of different frequently used word types.

Activity created for a KS4 SEN English Group to support and prompt discussion and learning around how to best describe a character. Taboo cards are intended to played as a card game in which the person describing the character pictured, must do so without saying the name of the character and without saying the words stated beneath the picture. I creating their own taboo cards it allows people to think about how to best describe a character and how to problem solving describing a character with limitations to vocabulary.

Templates to support thinking and discussion around counterpoints within debates. Prompted to address main points of an argument and counter with discussion and supporting evidence. Used with KS4 SEN English Group to support in the run up to Speaking & Listening exams. Suggest to use as support tool to help generate discussion.

Activity created to prompt and support discussion and debate around potentially controversial topics. Intended solely as a bit of fun to prompt thinking in a different manner than usual and how to support a potentially weaker side to a debate. Used with KS4 SEN English Group as part of a Speaking & Listening topic. The powerpoint was simply a bit of fun and people are more than welcome to edit and include their own controversial arguments.