Lesson and matching activity worksheet provided. Activity - Cut out each square and in pairs, get the pupils to place the statements under the correct heading.

A lesson designed for KS2.

A worksheet containing four writing activities that asks the learner to write either a report, letter, article or leaflet. The topic for each text is the current UK’s current living crisis Draft / planning page provided as well as two blank lined pages for writing

Instructions: Roll the die 3 times. Every time you roll, a different element of your superhero story is revealed. Once you have finished rolling the die, write your story.

Instructions: Roll the die 3 times. Every time you roll, a different element of your superhero story is revealed. Once you have finished rolling the die, write your story.

Instructions: Roll the die 3 times. Every time you roll, a different element of your superhero story is revealed. Once you have finished rolling the die, write your story.

This is a PPT which will help level 1 learners to answer the reading assessment’s ‘Purpose of a Text’ question. **Powerpoint Overview: ** Overview of the question What is the meaning of ‘Purpose of a Text’ and the different purposes they need to know for the assessment Explanation of each purpose with examples Sample questions from past papers of different examination boards Sample question and source document from a past paper to answer as a class. Model answer included Activity: a teacher created source document on ‘Graffiti Art’ and a sample question with model answer attached.

A PPT aimed at level 1 learners. This will prepare them to answer the reading assessment’s compare and contrast question. This question is worth 10 – 13% of the papers overall mark, dependent on the examination board used. **Powerpoint Overview: ** Short introduction to the compare and contrast reading question Comparing and contrasting ‘opinions’ group question. Three example questions from different exam boards to give learners a visual image of how the question may be written / formatted Example question from a sample assessment and tips on how to answer this. The class will be given a worksheet and will read the source documents to find the similarities and differences between the texts. A model answer will then be shown on the board. Compare and contract sample assessment activity: Graffiti: Vandalism or Art. 13 slides.

Get learners to identify which words require a capital letter on the worksheet. They can highlight the words that should contain a capital letter in one colour and the ones that don’t in another colour. Go through the answers as a class afterwards. Answer sheet is provided.

A worksheet aimed at a range of learners. Get your learners to identify if the words on the page are either a noun, verb, adjective or adverb. There is a key on the top of the page so they can colour in and colour code their answers. Answer sheet is provided.

A worksheet aimed at L1 & L2 learners. This will be helpful as they are required to know the difference between a fact and opinion, in order to gain marks on their reading examination Get your learners to read each statement on the page. They can highlight the facts in one colour and the opinions in answer colour. Go through the answers as a class afterwards. Answer sheet is provided.

A revision sheet that will help learners the different features of a text. Over 30 features included. This could be turned into an activity: Look at an article and identify what features that you can find on the page from the ones written on the revision sheet.

An A3 punctuation worksheet. Can be given as to test prior knowledge or as a starter / lesson activity. Ideal for L1 / L2 learners. Includes questions for the following punctuation marks: Comma Capital Letters Full Stops Question / Exclamation Marks Apostrophe ( contraction and possession) Colon Semi-colon

An English Reading Comprehension Activity. This resource gives the learner an overview The English National Football Team and the World Cup. They will then be asked to answer 10 skimming and scanning questions based on the document and an extension question. Answers are provided so that learners can self mark. PLEASE NOTE THIS RESOURCE HAS BEEN RE-UPLOADED 08/10/23 AFTER A SPELLING ERROR WAS NOTED

Task: Circle the correct beginning sound of the following pictures.

A fun game to get your learners to remember the key plot points in Macbeth! Ideal for low / mid level learners. Instructions Split the students into equal teams. Twenty questions will appear on the interactive whiteboard. The aim of the game is for each group to answer the questions correctly and to solve the riddle that is hidden behind of the boxes. Each team, when it is their turn to go, will pick a question that they want to answer. They will then state the number assigned to this question. If the team gets the question right, then the teacher will click on the box and the box will then disappear. A section of the hidden riddle will then be revealed and the team can then take a guess at solving the riddle. Each question that’s answered correctly is worth 1 point! If the hidden riddle is correctly solved by the team, then this is worth an extra five points! The team with the most points, wins! The great thing about the game is that even if the riddle is solved, learners can continue to answer the questions to gain points!

3X Flashcard sheets that contain 21 different reading tasks that learners can complete during or following the reading of the play. The tasks are based on the lay ’DNA’ and includes tasks such as: Article Writing Creating a Storyboard Diary Entry Writing Creating a Facebook Character Profile Creating a New Book Cover / Blurb Plus many more. These sheets are double sided ( with a DNA strand background on one side of the cards). Laminate and cut out and get your student to choose a task at random.

The learner has 2 X writing tasks to complete. These tasks are based on scenarios that celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Task 1 : Write an Email Task 2: Write an Article

How to write a newspaper article How to format the article What to include in the article Newspaper article task