Learn about your students by asking them to complete seven quick English Language tasks. The activities are included of a single sided sheet, and students demonstrate the use of adjectives, verbs, similes, and onomatopoeia in their self-introductions as well as sharing their strengths and weaknesses or likes and dislikes in English, their favourite slang and their favourite senses. This pack includes… US and UK document sizes US and UK spellings PDF versions

A single page writing frame or scaffold to guide KS3 or KS4 pupils through writing a five-paragraph narrative 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.

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. If you found this helpful, you might also like: Guided Practice | Literature Essay Frame Romeo & Juliet Essay | Guided Practice | Commitment Romeo and Juliet | The Prologue Literature Analysis | Sentence Starters | PEEL Structure Marking and Feedback Stickers | Punctuation and Grammar | 23 Common Errors

These sheets are linked to seven main writing text types. They are suitable for use from age 11-16, and include annotated models of the text, suggested usage and punctuation prompts, among other information. The seven text types are: Explain (essays and analysis) Instruct Recount Report Exposition (essays) Narrative Persuasion (reviews, letters, speeches, etc) These sheets are also suitable for use as frames, posters or handouts.

Aimed at Secondary level, this resource includes six grammar mats for general writing support. They come in both colour and black and white PDFs. Best stuck in exercise books or to desks as tools for improving students’ written work! Each mat covers… Homophones Connectives Conjunctions Capital letters Improving vocabulary

An easy cheat-sheet for 69 symbols in literature, and possibly film and TV… Ready to print in A4 or A3, you can stick these in folders and exercise books, or laminate them as reusable class handouts. Me? I laminate them and stick them to the desks, so they’re always on hand! The 69 symbols and their meaning have been split into the following categories for easy indexing… Illumination Seasons Daily Cycles Celestial Bodies Weather Landscape Animals Human Environment and Tools If you found this helpful, you might also like: Oracy Mats | Speaking and Listening | Prompts and Sentence Starters Accuracy Passport | Improve Punctuation and Grammar | Literacy Marking and Feedback Stickers | Punctuation and Grammar | 23 Common Errors Poetry Analysis Mat | Content and Structure Cheat Sheet | GCSE Support Literature Analysis | Sentence Starters | PEEL Structure Guided Practice | Literature Essay Frame

Challenge your MAT and Gifted and Talented students by asking them to edit work using this Ambitious Sentence Structures mat. There are seven styles in this download, including the ones shown in the cover and greyscale/low ink versions. Includes guidance on… Four sentence purposes Starting with conjunctions Starting with adverbs and verbs Using parenthetic commas Dependent clauses Variation of sentence lengths If this is helpful, you might also like: Ambitious Punctuation Mat | Literacy Stretch | Challenge MAT Oracy Mats | Speaking and Listening | Prompts and Sentence Starters Accuracy Passport | Improve Punctuation and Grammar | Literacy Marking and Feedback Stickers | Punctuation and Grammar | 23 Common Errors Extension Tasks | Early Finisher Choice Board | All Subjects Guided Practice | Literature Essay Frame

A close-reading, creative character task for grades 9-12. Students use quotations about Slim from the early chapters of the novel Of Mice and Men, building a picture of the character with these references. This product includes… ‘Blank canvas’ sheet with 16 quotations provided ‘Gingerbread man’ sheet with 16 quotations provided Realistic man outline sheet with 16 quotations provided That’s three formats for the same task!

A close-reading, creative character task for GCSE study. Students use quotations about Curley’s wife from the chapters of the novel Of Mice and Men, building a picture of the character with these references. This product includes… ‘Blank canvas’ sheet with 16 quotations provided ‘Gingerbread man’ sheet with 16 quotations provided Realistic man outline sheet with 16 quotations provided That’s three formats for the same task!

A close-reading, creative character task for GCSE study. Students use quotations about Lennie Small from the chapters of the novel Of Mice and Men, building a picture of the character with these references. This product includes… ‘Blank canvas’ sheet with 16 quotations provided ‘Gingerbread man’ sheet with 16 quotations provided Realistic man outline sheet with 16 quotations provided That’s three formats for the same task!

A close-reading, creative character task for GCSE study. Students use quotations about George Milton from the early chapters of the novel Of Mice and Men, building a picture of the character with these references. This product includes… ‘Blank canvas’ sheet with 16 quotations provided ‘Gingerbread man’ sheet with 16 quotations provided Realistic man outline sheet with 16 quotations provided That’s three formats for the same task!

Four workshop tasks in worksheet format to explore the context of Of Mice and Men from a slightly more unusual angle. Set the worksheets up at stations around the room, or print them as packs and move students on at their own tables. The tasks are: Inference and Deep thinking Themes and connections Experience and Empathy Food and Diet All sheets come in both UK and US document sizes and with respective spelling and terminology. You might like… Character Revision Placemats | Of Mice & Men Theme Revision Placemats | Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men | Character Sketch Bundle | GCSE Study Of Mice and Men | Light Symbolism | Post-Reading | GCSE Close Study

This set of 66 worksheet activities explores Jaques’ speech from Shakespeare’s As You Like It, also known as the monologue All the World’s a Stage or the Seven Ages of Man. Includes… How to Use guide Printable sheet of the full speech from As You Like It 27 Line by line sheets for individual students to translate and illustrate in both a fun font and plain font Full page of selected lines for students to translate and illustrate in small bubbles Double-sided page of the same selected lines for students to translate and illustrate in slightly larger bubbles 4 differentiated versions of modernized Seven Ages of Man worksheet in both a fun font and plain font You can also use classroom discussion, group discussion, Turn and Talk and other collaborative methods to build and bank ideas before completing the activities.

Perfect for classes reading Robert Cormier’s WWII novel Heroes. This pack of questions provides 20 comprehension questions and 20 analysis questions for chapter 4 of the novel. Differentiated to four levels, set work to support learners at every access stage! Level 1 is Easy, Level 2 is Moderate, Level 3 is challenging and Level 4 is Expert. Includes: Level 1 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 2 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 3 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 4 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 1 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide Level 2 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide Level 3 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide Level 4 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide

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!

A self assessment form in high school not only lightens your workload, but it also allows students to reflect and evaluate their progress and open a dialogue with you as their teacher. Whether students are talking about an interest or hobby, or delivering their own Ted Talk, this task raises awareness of the communication skills required. This resource comes in both US and UK document sizes (with appropriate spellings), editable Google Apps, and prompts your students to consider the following: The topic of their presentation or talk How they planned for it Which speaking skills they used Which listening skills they used How they used them (giving examples) Confidence levels at the beginning, middle and end of the discussion Areas to improve based on the skills

Encourage developed sentences in creative writing with this summer-themed worksheet. Using the prompts (what, who, where, when, how, and why) your students start with a single detail and build it into a fully developed, image-filled sentence. One sentence-building process is modelled for your students, then two prompts are provided, and finally there are two empty spaces for students to create their own ideas from scratch. This worksheet is in graphic organizer format, comes in 2 black and white styles and 2 color styles, and all of these come in both US letter and UK A4 document sizes with appropriate spellings and terminology on each.