Encourage your students to step into the shoes of a character or historical figure by creating a TikTok account for them. Great fun, but requires thought and justification! What would their TikTok handle be? What’s the profile picture? How about the bio? How many followers do they have, and what do their last six videos look like?
As well as a profile screen, this set of sheets includes screens for followers, following and suggested follows. It also has screens for paused videos and comment sections. There are three types of sheet provided, and one of them is individual screens each on a single page.
US and UK document sizes included. have fun!
This graphic novel reflection task can be used with any part of any graphic novel! No prep required - just print and go. After reading, give your students either an A3 one-pager or a back-to-back smaller version of the sheet. This resource acts as a graphic organizer to explore and reflect on the pages that have just been read, whether that’s one page or one hundred!
There are four A3 version and four letter-size double-sided version, making this resource 12-pages for you to select from as necessary. All sheets prompt your students to think closely about…
The characters
The way the images and frames are used
Personal reactions to the content
Questions raised
Predictions for the upcoming pages (or post-novel if you finish the text)
Evaluation of the final three frames of the day’s reading
Drawing of a frame in a different style of the student’s choice
This differentiated set of A4 sheets asks students to create a character sketch of Link, from Robert Swindells’ Stone Cold.
Includes the option to provide quotations or not, and to provide silhouettes to sketch over or not.
8 different worksheets to choose from!
Four activities and a booklet containing the short story of The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
Explore the symbolism of color in a pre-reading activity
Introduce the vocabulary of the text
Recreate the wallpaper with traditional art materials, or use the Easel version for students to add their digital art
Study the characters through hexagon diagrams (large and small provided)
Great for Halloween!
Printable book report templates in the style of a book cover or dust jacket!
Differentiated to three levels - with section headings, with limited guidance, and totally blank for student organisation or for you to instruct on specific content requirements.
All versions are provided on an A3 PDF sheet with instructions for students to fill in and cut out their cover or jacket.
Although not all book dimensions can be tailored for, if the A3 format fits the students’ books, they could wrap their finished reports around the books to create an interesting classroom display!
The headed version includes…
Title, illustration and author info
Genre, setting, characters and conflict
Favorite character and reasoning
review and star rating
Includes a completed example report.
This pack of four activities about Capulet and Paris in Act 1.2 of Romeo and Juliet can be used individually or as a set to build understanding.
Assess Capulet’s use of creative and persuasive language in Act 1.2 of the play.
Consider Paris’ character and motives, and create his dating profile based on what you know.
US and UK document sizes and terminology provided.
Use WW1 poetry to bring November 11th into your lessons.
Includes both UK and US terminology - Remembrance Day or Veteran’s Day - and document sizes.
Analyse the structure and literary devices in the poem For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon through graphic organizers, summary tables and a one-pager template.
Includes:
Poem handout
Context handout
Structural comprehension
Differentiated literary device comprehension
One-pager template
Answer keys
No-Prep Group Work - a set of desk placemats to encourage groups to discuss and share information about quotations, themes and context linked to individual characters from JB Priestley’s 1940s play.
This can either be an oracy task alone, or discussion alongside the creation of a revision map on A4 or A3 paper.
Includes a double-sided ‘ThoughtPad’ sheet for students to log ideas along the way, plus a Seven Deadly Sins bonus task for those who finish early.
Includes 8 characters, multiple tasks per sheet, and works well with 4-8 groups of students. Laminate for multiple use!
A winter opinion writing activity that prompts your class to determine their preference before embarking on a webquest to find evidence and information to support their argument. Do your students prefer snow or rain? No mention of Christmas, Thanksgiving, or other festivities for a fully inclusive task!
ELEMENTS INCLUDE:
Guided mind map
Graphic organizers in favor of and arguing against rain and snow (2 differentiated levels; 1 includes suggested search terms)
Themed writing paper for the final written exposition or speech
US and UK document sizes and spelling
Editable Google Docs version
Mix and match the webquest worksheets according to the needs of your pupils!
A bright, engaging grid-style frame to guide and support pupils in planning 5 paragraphs for a well-rounded essay. This resource is easy to use in a very mixed ability class, ranging from the students needing significant support to the MAT, and all pupils in between…
Each row represents a paragraph, and each column represents a layer of understanding which boosts their understanding of a quotation or point. Simply use the pre-populated guide questions, or insert your own to tailor the essay focus to your needs.
Both aspirational and differentiated - make achieving easy!
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Aimed at Primary level, this resource includes six punctuation mats for general writing support. There are four fun color versions, one minimalist color and one black and white version.
These work best stuck in exercise books or to desks as tools for improving students’ written work.
Each mat covers…
Full stop
Commas
Omissive and possessive apostrophes
Question mark
Exclamation mark
Paragraphs
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A fun, imaginative task for secondary level. Students use or find quotations about Atticus Finch from the early chapters of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, building a picture through the eyes of Maycombe residents.
Students draw an image of the character, using the quotations, then annotate their drawings to show close attention to detail.
This product includes…
Sheet with 16 quotations provided
Sheet with 16 quotations and space for additional ideas
Sheet with empty spaces for students to find their own quotations
…and each of the three sheets above come with three different centres: blank, gingerbread man outline and realistic outline. That’s nine formats for the same task!
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A fun, imaginative task for secondary level. Students use or find quotations about Boo Radley from the early chapters of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, building a picture through the eyes of Maycombe residents.
Students draw an image of the character, using the quotations, then annotate their drawings to show close attention to detail.
This product includes…
Sheet with 16 quotations provided
Sheet with 16 quotations and space for additional ideas
Sheet with empty spaces for students to find their own quotations
…and each of the three sheets above come with three different centres: blank, gingerbread man outline and realistic outline. That’s nine formats for the same task!
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To Kill a Mockingbird | Atticus Finch Character Sketch
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Explore the quotations and themes of the character Eva Smith, from JB Priestley’s play An Inspector Calls. The line art image of Eva Smith is peppered with quotations, acting as a graphic organiser as well as a fun visual activity.
Choose a colour for each theme on the checklist at the bottom of the sheet, and shade the sections to link the quotations and the themes. Not only does this help understanding and revision, but you get a piece of art at the end!
This resource is provided in US letter, UK A4 and large A3 size documents.
Follow me to be updated as each character sheet is added for this play!
This differentiated pack of literary essay bingo sheets can be used with any text and for any essay focus or question. Each page offers individual bingo grids for an introduction, four paragraphs for close analysis, and a conclusion.
Not only is there differentiation within the individual grids - with some students aiming to complete rows or columns, and others aiming for a full house - but there are three different versions of grid provided. One includes single word prompts for more able students, another features more detailed prompts, and the third uses questioning within the grids for those students in need of more support.
The resource is provided with…
US letter size and UK A4 size documents
US and UK spellings and terminology
Black and white versions
Colour versions
Editable Google Docs versions
Kickstart or end your lessons with some creative thinking. Use as bellringers or brain breaks - reveal comparative images for the picture in the center of the slide, and ask your students to use the comparisons to write or share interesting similes.
Google Slides version included!
An editable venn diagram for comparing the key characters of any novel, play or poem. Editable Word documents and Google Docs versions are included, allowing you to add precise examples to model the task to your students.
US and UK document sizes and spellings included.
A single page writing frame or scaffold to guide KS3 or KS4 pupils through writing a five-paragraph exposition piece of writing. The page features five sections for planning five paragraphs, and there are three columns for each paragraph: what to include, useful sentence starters, and space to plan or make notes for the written content. Matching writing paper included for those who like a theme!
There are prompts for appropriate punctuation at the bottom of the page, and this can be used as a worksheet, handout or poster.
This resource comes in both UK A4 and US letter document sizes.
Encourage students to target punctuation and grammar skills in their work with the Accuracy Passport. These can be printed as A4 or A5 booklets and glued inside folders, exercise books, or kept in a file with the teacher.
When you grade work, simply sign off when the skills have been demonstrated and stamp the skill once your student shows consistency in each area.
Tiny ‘growing plant’ graphics encourage your students to move along to the next stage and indicate progress.
Three sets of five eye-catching double-sided bookmarks for Romeo, Juliet, and an overview of the play. A great introduction, discussion starter and ice-breaker for the play, or even to give as rewards!
Romeo and Juliet’s bookmarks feature the symbols, themes and a selection of quotations associated with each character.
The overview features the themes, characters, symbols and location of the play as well as a selection of quotations.
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