This lesson focuses on two National Curriculum objectives: Check that the book makes sense to them, discussing their understanding and exploring the meaning of words in context Distinguish between statements of fact and opinion Retrieve, record and present information from non-fiction In this lesson, students will watch a clip of recently discovered footage of Queen Victoria to help engage them for the text. They will then read the biography of Queen Victoria while the teacher questions them on elements of the text. Following this, they will complete comprehension questions on the text as well as inference and true/false questions. This lesson is suitable to KS2 children but can easily be modified to suit KS3.

This lesson focuses on 3 NC objectives for Reading: -Continue to read and discuss an increasingly wide range of fiction, poetry, plays, non-fiction and reference books or textbooks -Provide reasoned justifications for their views -Recommend books that they have read to their peers, giving reasons for their choices In this lesson, pupils will read the first chapter of Holes and predict what might happen in the rest of the story. They will then complete a range of comprehension questions on the first chapter. Following this, they will watch the trailer for the film version to get an idea of the rest of the story and will look at an example book review based on the book. They will use this example review to help them then complete a book review for their own chosen book. This lesson is suitable to KS2 children but can easily be modified to suit KS3. Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receieve a FREE single resource of your choice!

These differentiated planning sheets can be used to help students plan their holiday recounts. Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receieve a FREE single resource of your choice!

A useful tool to support children when describing their characters. It covers physical traits and personality traits and can be printed as a display or as a useful hand out.

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again is a children’s fantasy novel by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. The Hobbit is set within Tolkien’s fictional universe and follows the quest of home-loving Bilbo Baggins, the titular hobbit. This lesson looks at Tolkien’s narrative styles of writing: ‘All-knowing’, ‘Intrusive narrator’ and ‘expert giving information’. Students identify examples from the text and think about their effect on the reader. Students identify his styles specifically in chapter 3 (text extracts provided) and then attempt to replicate his narrative styles in their own stories. They Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receive a FREE single resource of your choice!

Journalistic writing is the style of writing used to report news stories in newspapers, television broadcasts, on radio and on the Internet. This is a supportive resource to use when studying journalistic writing. To purchase the Journalistic Writing BUNDLE, please visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/ResourcesForYou

The two resources give examples of possible questions that can be asked to help develop children’s comprehension skills. They link to the AF’s and are useful for any fiction or non-fiction material. Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receieve a FREE single resource of your choice!

This resource will support students writing their own stories as it gives a comprehensive overview of what should be included in a story.

In this lesson, students will be supported planning and writing their own stories. They will review the story mountain structure and how best to begin a story. Plans for describing characters, settings and the plot are provided as well as a self-assessment grid for use upon completion. This lesson is intended for KS2 but can easily be modified to suit KS3. Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receive a FREE single resource of your choice!

In this lesson, students will look at examples of persuasive writing and identify the persuasive devices used using the acronym FREDEPTORS easily remembered by the fictional character- Mr Fredeptor: F- facts and statistics R- repetition E- exaggeration D- description E- emotive language P- personal pronouns T- the rule of three O- opinions R- rhetorical questions S- summary They will look at analyse example texts discussing their target audience also. This lesson is suitable to KS2 children but can easily be modified to suit KS3. Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receive a FREE single resource of your choice!

This support sheet takes you through a lesson, detailing questions you might ask and follow-up activities you may carry out on the text studied. It also gives a comprehensive list of technical terms and how authors use language for effect. Should be helpful to any teacher wanting to lead Whole-Class Guided Reading effectively. Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receieve a FREE single resource of your choice!

In this lesson, students will understand what different narrative genres there are and will be tasked to guess the genre from the extract given. They will then learn what the different parts to a story are and what are the seven basic plots they can choose from. Finally, they will develop their own ideas for a story from the questions posed. This is the first in a 5 lesson sequence on story writing. The following lessons are: Setting description Planning story structure Character description Writing and reviewing stories All of the lessons include an engaging presentation and the relevant resources. This lesson is appropriate for KS2 children but can easily be modified to suit KS1- KS3 students.