Journalistic writing is the style of writing used to report news stories in newspapers, television broadcasts, on radio and on the Internet. In this lesson students will watch, read and listen to different forms of news and identify their similarities and differences leading to the creation of a general features list for journalistic writing. 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!

In this lesson, children look at poetic devices used- expanded noun phrases, onomatopoeia, alliteration and powerful verbs (examples are given). In pairs/ small groups, they then highlight the use of poetic devices in the poem on the printed sheet. As a class then discuss their use and the effect they have on the poem and the reader. The children then learn the poem off-by-heart considering rhythm, volume and expression. 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!

Figurative language and comparing things using language such as metaphors and personification deviates from the literal meaning of words for the sake of more interesting writing. This resource can be displayed in the classroom, used as a word mat or stuck in to students’ books to help them better understand what different types of figurative language are and why they are used.

This lesson focuses on two NC objectives: -Discuss and evaluate how authors use language, considering the impact on the reader -Read books that are structured in different ways and read for a range of purposes Pupils will listen to the eerie music and will consider the genre of the text they are about the read. They will consider how to build tension and suspense from the poster shown. They will then read the text as a class with questions posed throughout by the teacher, considering how tension and suspense is built. Following this, they will write their own opening, using a haunted house picture as their stimulus and the text as their WAGOLL. 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!

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.

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.

Stories From Other Cultures give children the opportunity to experience a world outside of their own and to bring it into the classroom to appreciate a culture that they may not have even considered. It may also help to unlock some different texts that they wouldn’t normally reach for. This is a sequence of lessons to support the teaching of Stories from Other Cultures. The sequence follows: Lesson 1- Whole-Class Guided Reading on Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Lesson 2- Identifying features of Stories from Other Cultures Lesson 3- Re-telling a story Lesson 4- Writing a character description Lesson 5- Writing a setting description Lesson 6- Planning and writing own story from another culture All of the supporting resources are provided as well as comprehensive lesson plans for each lesson. 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!

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. In this lesson, students will rewrite chapter 4 of The Hobbit following the storyboard provided and making use of their writing skills learnt. 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 lesson focuses on 3 NC objectives: -Make comparisons within and across books -Increase familiarity with a wide range of books, including myths, legends and traditional stories, modern fiction, fiction from our literary heritage, and books from other cultures and traditions -Identify and discuss themes and conventions in and across a wide range of writing Pupils will revisit the fairytale they remember and will watch the film trailer considering how it has been adapted. They will then read the Brothers Grimm version considering how it differs to the modern version and what it can suggest about the time in which it was written. 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!

This sequence of lessons is based on the Victorian period. The model story ‘The Fall’ tells the story of a young coal miner who is nearly involved in a mine disaster. The lessons cover how to write a story, links to the Victorians and SPAG coverage. The unit lessons follow this sequence: Lesson 1- Show what you know Lesson2- whole class guided reading on the story ‘The Fall’ Lesson 3- identifying suspense Lesson 4- Identifying adverbials and subordinate clauses Lesson 5- Planning own historical fiction story Lesson 6- whole class guided reading- Queen Victoria Lesson 7- Writing the opening Lesson 8- Writing the build up Lesson 9- Writing the problem Lesson 10- Writing the resolution and ending Lesson 11 & 12- Writing own historical fiction story Lesson 13-15- editing, improving and sharing stories These lessons are intended for use with Year 5 & 6 children, however they can be easily modified to suit KS3 and lower KS2. 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 lesson focuses on 3 NC objectives: Increase their familiarity with a wide range of books, including myths, legends and traditional stories, modern fiction, fiction from our literary heritage, and books from other cultures and traditions Check that the book makes sense to them, discussing their understanding and exploring the meaning of words in context Draw inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justify inferences with evidence Pupils will learn the background and context of the tale and then read it as a class. A teacher’s version is attached which gives ideas of questions to pose throughout reading. Following this, pupils will answer a range of comprehension questions requiring them to infer, deduce, retrieve and evaluate.

This lesson focuses on 3 NC objectives: -Identify how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning -Participate in discussions about books that are read to them and those they can read for themselves, building on their own and others’ ideas and challenging views courteously -Read books that are structured in different ways and read for a range of purposes Pupils will first discuss formal and informal vocabulary before reading two versions of a school letter to parents. As a class, both texts will be compared with pupils asked which is most appropriate. Their task is then to write their own letter as a headteacher explaining an incident in school using the formal letter as a WAGOLL. 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!

This lesson focuses on 3 NC objectives: -Draw inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justify inferences with evidence -Prepare poems and plays to read aloud and to perform, showing understanding through intonation, tone and volume so that the meaning is clear to an audience -Continue to read and discuss an increasingly wide range of fiction, poetry, plays, non-fiction and reference books or textbooks In this lesson, pupils will learn what Blood Brothers is and will read the text as a class with questions posed by the teacher. They will then complete comprehension questions on the text and will continue the next part of the playscript. An example of how to do this is provided for them. 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!

In this lesson students will learn the difference between direct and indirect speech. They will identify this in a newspaper report and write their own version of a newspaper report using both versions of speech. This lesson is one of a block of lessons on journalistic writing. To view these please visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12170817

A help sheet to support children identify and use prepositions in their writing. If you would like to see some of my other resources, please visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/ResourcesForYou

This presentation was given as a staff training on the importance of reading. It incorporates my own research on the importance of intrinsic motivation and the benefits reading can bring. This is a FREE resource- enjoy! If you have enjoyed this resource and would like to see more of my resources, please visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/ResourcesForYou