A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’ SKELLIG’ by David Almond. (lesson 1 in a series of 10). Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on how to engage the reader from the start of a story. The resources and PPT are fully editable wherever possible. This is lesson 1 in a series of 10. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing in my year six class. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for a unit on PERSUASIVE SPEECHES in Upper KS2 (Year 6) THIS COLD TASK PROVIDES A STANDALONE WRITING TASK THAT WILL FEED INTO THE UNIT. It would also work well as a big writing lesson. This is lesson 1 in a series of 6/7. The whole scheme of work is also available as a bundle The whole scheme includes a cold and a hot task, and culminates in the class writing a perusaive speech based on animal rights. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’The Boy In The Striped Pyjama’s ’ By John Boyne This is a lesson that teaches the background and context of the novel . This is lesson 1 in a series of 12. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 12 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a short story, along a similar theme to the original text, using all of the descriptive techniques learned and developed during the series of lessons. The unit begins with a cold task, and ends with the short story planning and writing (hot task) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book PIG HEART BOY’ BY MALORIE BLACKMAN. It is differentiated 3 ways. THIS HOT TASK PROVIDES A STANDALONE WRITING TASK THAT WILL ASSESS WHAT THE CLASS HAVE LEARNED DURING THE UNIT. It would also work well as a big writing lesson. THESE ARE LESSONS 13 AND 14 in a series of 14. The whole scheme of work is available here: This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete English lesson, based around Relative Clauses. Suitable for KS2 (as the lesson is fully differentiated) The lesson is suitable for both teaching and applying of the skill, and also as a revision lesson for Year 6. Children will learn about the skill, practice writing them as a class, before completing independent work containing them. Fully differentiated 3 ways. The lesson includes a plan, a detailed PowerPoint and three activities. Lesson resources are fully editable where possible. The lesson has an animal/fantasy theme All images are sourced from PIXABAY.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’The Boy In The Striped Pyjama’s ’ By John Boyne This is a lesson that looks at the first chapter, cover and blurb and asks the children to make predictions about the text. This is lesson 3 in a series of 12. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 12 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a short story, along a similar theme to the original text, using all of the descriptive techniques learned and developed during the series of lessons. The unit begins with a cold task, and ends with the short story planning and writing (hot task) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’The Boy In The Striped Pyjama’s ’ By John Boyne This is a lesson that teaches thehow to integrate effective dialogue in our writing This is lesson 8 in a series of 12. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 12 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a short story, along a similar theme to the original text, using all of the descriptive techniques learned and developed during the series of lessons. The unit begins with a cold task, and ends with the short story planning and writing (hot task) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’The Boy In The Striped Pyjama’s ’ By John Boyne This is a lesson that creates a piece of writing for assessment purposes at the start of the unit (Cold Task). It is based on the short film ‘A German in The Woods’ from the literacy Shed. The task is differentiated for GDS and EXS students. This is lesson 2 in a series of 12. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 12 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a short story, along a similar theme to the original text, using all of the descriptive techniques learned and developed during the series of lessons. The unit begins with a cold task, and ends with the short story planning and writing (hot task) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’The Boy In The Striped Pyjama’s ’ By John Boyne This is a lesson that teaches how tone and mood are portrayed and can shift during a scene, This is lesson 5 in a series of 12. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 12 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a short story, along a similar theme to the original text, using all of the descriptive techniques learned and developed during the series of lessons. The unit begins with a cold task, and ends with the short story planning and writing (hot task) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson based on the features of the Cinderella Fairy Tale. This is lesson 7 of 7 in a unit that explores a variety of Cinderella stories from around the world. This lesson works well as a standalone lesson too. This lesson explores the whole genre and the children plan and write their own version of Cinderella set in a different time or culture. The class plan and write a story based on the Fairy Tale of Cinderella The planning for the whole 7 sessions is included in the download. Please take a look at the full lessons for the prepared resources and PowerPoints. The whole unit is also available as a bundle. Images from Pixabay

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’The Boy In The Striped Pyjama’s ’ By John Boyne This is a lesson that teaches how emotive language is used to build empathy for characters and action. This is lesson 9 in a series of 12. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 12 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a short story, along a similar theme to the original text, using all of the descriptive techniques learned and developed during the series of lessons. The unit begins with a cold task, and ends with the short story planning and writing (hot task) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’The Boy In The Striped Pyjama’s ’ By John Boyne This is a lesson that teaches how characters are developed in the novel This is lesson 7 in a series of 12. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 12 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a short story, along a similar theme to the original text, using all of the descriptive techniques learned and developed during the series of lessons. The unit begins with a cold task, and ends with the short story planning and writing (hot task) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’The Boy In The Striped Pyjama’s ’ By John Boyne This is a lesson that teaches about passive voice (and agentless passive for GDS learners) This is lesson 6 in a series of 12. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 12 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a short story, along a similar theme to the original text, using all of the descriptive techniques learned and developed during the series of lessons. The unit begins with a cold task, and ends with the short story planning and writing (hot task) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’The Boy In The Striped Pyjama’s ’ By John Boyne This is a lesson that asks children to apply their understanding of the characters from the novel. This is lesson 11 in a series of 12. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 12 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a short story, along a similar theme to the original text, using all of the descriptive techniques learned and developed during the series of lessons. The unit begins with a cold task, and ends with the short story planning and writing (hot task) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’The Boy In The Striped Pyjama’s ’ By John Boyne This is a lesson that explores the contrasts between the 2 main characters This is lesson 10 in a series of 12. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 12 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a short story, along a similar theme to the original text, using all of the descriptive techniques learned and developed during the series of lessons. The unit begins with a cold task, and ends with the short story planning and writing (hot task) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’The Boy In The Striped Pyjama’s ’ By John Boyne This is a lesson that explores chapter one, and asks the children to retrieve and apply information found there. This is lesson 4 in a series of 12. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 12 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a short story, along a similar theme to the original text, using all of the descriptive techniques learned and developed during the series of lessons. The unit begins with a cold task, and ends with the short story planning and writing (hot task) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete English lesson, based around Modal Verbs. Suitable for KS2 (as the lesson is fully differentiated) The lesson is suitable for both teaching and applying of the skill, and also as a revision lesson for Year 6. Children will learn about the skill, practice writing them as a class, before completing independent work containing them. Fully differentiated 3 ways. The lesson includes a plan, a detailed PowerPoint and three activities. Lesson resources are fully editable where possible. The lesson has an animal/fantasy theme All images are sourced from PIXABAY.

A complete English lesson, based around Expanded Noun Phrases. Suitable for KS2 (as the lesson is fully differentiated) The lesson is suitable for both teaching and applying of the skill, and also as a revision lesson for Year 6. Children will learn about the skill, practice writing them as a class, before completing independent work containing them. Fully differentiated 3 ways. The lesson includes a plan, a detailed PowerPoint and three activities. Where possible the lesson resources are fully editable. The lesson has an animal/fantasy theme All images are sourced from PIXABAY.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’WONDER ’ By R.J. Palacio This is a lesson that looks at the use of dialogue in first person narratives. This is lesson 5 in a series of 7. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 7 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a first person narrative, linked to the original text, using all of the features learned and developed during the series of lessons. The unit begins with a cold task, and ends with planning and writing a diary entry (hot task) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Images sourced from Pixabay. WOnder clipart used with permission from ‘21st century teacher’ all rights reserved. Images must not be copied or sold.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’WONDER ’ By R.J. Palacio This is a cold task lesson, which results in the children writing a first person narrative linked to the text. This is lesson 1 in a series of 7. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 7 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a first person narrative, linked to the original text, using all of the features learned and developed during the series of lessons. The unit begins with a cold task, and ends with planning and writing a diary entry (hot task) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Images sourced from Pixabay. WOnder clipart used with permission from ‘21st century teacher’ all rights reserved. Images must not be copied or sold.