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Commas English Lesson - KS2 / KS3 Introduction To Comma Usage with Worksheet
A 16 page introduction lesson on commas. The PPT explains what a comma is and explains four common uses of a comma. A worksheet is provided. This has been used as a lesson for Year 5 pupils and also with KS3 students.
Explanations and examples
activities after each explanation
Worksheet provided
Apostrophes English Lesson - KS2 / KS3 Introduction To Apostrophes with Worksheet. Punctuation.
A 17 page introduction lesson on apostrophes. The PPT explains what an possessive apostrophe is and explains how to use apostrophes for contractions. A worksheet is provided. This has been used as a lesson for Year 5 pupils and also with KS3 students.
Starter exercise
Explanations and examples
White board activities
Worksheet provided
3 X English GCSE / Functional Skills Information Posters: Article, Review and Email Writing
These posters are ideal for the classroom. You will receive 3 posters that explain what to include in a particular text:
Article Writing
Review Writing
Email Writing
Figurative Language Devices: Song Lyrics Quiz and Overview. Functional Skills English. GCSE. KS3
A good refreser / lesson stater on this subject. This is a 22 page PPT on figurative language devices. A short task is also provided on the last slide.
The PPT includes:
What is a figurative language
Examples of figurative language and the meaning including:
-Oxymoron
-Alliteration
-Simile
-Metaphor
-Onomatopoeia
-Idiom
-Hyperbole
-Personification
Figurative language class quiz. Learners will answer questions on their whiteboards. Answers will appear on PPT. They need to identify the figurative language in eight portions of song lyrics.
The last slide includes a portion of Katy Perry’s song ‘Roar.’ Learners will be asked to identify any of the eight figurative language devices that they have just learnt about.
Functional Skills English / GCSE - Article Writing: 3X Practice Article Writing Tasks
The learner has three article writing tasks to complete. This booklet would suit both L1 and L2 learners.
Functional Skills English / GCSE - Blog Writing: 3X Practice Blog Writing Tasks
The learner has three blog writing tasks to complete. This booklet would suit both L1 and L2 learners
Functional Skills English / GCSE - Leaflet Writing: 3X Practice Leaflet Writing Tasks
The learner has three leaflet writing tasks to complete. This booklet would both L1 and L2 learners
Functional Skills English / GCSE - Review Writing: 3X Practice Review Writing Tasks
The learner has three review writing tasks to complete. This booklet would both L1 and L2 learners.
Functional Skills English - Compare and Contrast Reading Question. 13 Page PPT & Workbook
This is a PPT which will help L1/L2 learners to answer the reading assessment’s compare and contrast question. This question is worth 10 – 13% of the papers overall mark! Therefore, it is important learners know how to answer it.
**Powerpoint Overview: **
Introduction to what compare and contrast means followed by two short exercises to ease learners in to answers the assessment question
A step by step guide on how to plan and answer the assessment question
Practice assessment question and a workbook that includes: 2 source documents, planning page ( using a Venn Diagram) and the assessment question
Functional Skills English / GCSE - Email Writing: 3X Practice Exam Email Writing Tasks
Email Writing booklet.
The learner has three email writing tasks to complete. This booklet would suit L1 and L2 learners.
Functional Skills English / GCSE - Report Writing: 3X Practice Report Writing Tasks
The learner has three report writing tasks to complete. This booklet would both L1 and L2 learners.
15 Revision Cards: Functional Skills / English GCSE Figurative Language & Literary Devices
English Writing Revision Cards.
Theses cards contain the important information that learners will need to know in preparation for their exam. They can be cut out and laminated or can be stuck into the learner’s exercise books.
Cards include information on:
Similes
Metaphors
Idiom
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Irony
Sarcasm
Puns
Bias
Contrast
Rhetorical Question
Rule of Three
ENGLISH FUNCTIONAL SKILLS READING COMPREHENSION 8 PAGE L1 & L2 TASK BOOKLET/PRACTICE EXAM & ANSWERS
This is an 8 page PDF booklet that contains 3 tasks:
Skimming and Scanning X 8 Questions
Fact or Opinion
Layout features
Learners will be given a source document and will answer questions based on this documents. All answers are provided so that learners can self-mark.
Functional Skills English/ GCSE - Letter Writing: 3X Practice Exam Writing Tasks
Letter Writing booklet.
The learner has three letter writing tasks to complete. This booklet would suit L1 and L2 learners
Animal Farm Revision Summary / Characters Worksheet/ Task Sheet English Literature
2 X A3 Worksheets
Summary - A resource to use as your class reads through the novel. After each chapter, get your learners to write a short summary of that chapter. They can also note down any characters that are featured / mentioned in the novel.
This can be useful for when learners need to revise the novel and the key scenes.
Characters - A resource to help learners identify and analyse the different characters as they read through the novel. They can write down a description of the character and their personality traits.
2 X English Functional Skills Skimming & Scanning Reading Tasks. Rosa Parks & Malala Yousafzai
2 X Skimming and Scanning Tasks.
This resource includes two reading comprehension sheets with questions based on the source document. The answers are also provided so that the learner can self mark.
Macbeth 'Catchphrase 'Riddle' Solving Reveal Quiz - 20 Questions. English Literature. GCSE.
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!
Functional skills English Revision Guide for Level 1 and Level 2 - Writing
A ten page revision guide that helps learners to understand how to pass their test.
P2 Explains the marking criteria and what learners need to include in their writing in order to pass the assessment
There is a guide on how to correctly format the following: letters, emails, articles, reviews and reports. I have also provided picture examples on how each text should be formatted.
Learners are then given tips on how to ‘bulk out’ their writing by using word association. A practice exam question ‘scenario’ is given. It also includes a visual step by step guide on how to use word association to generate ideas.
Functional Skills English Level 2 Reading Tasks - Layout Features, Language, Facts / Opinions
This is an 2 page PDF document that would be suitable for high Level 1 / Level 2 students.
Topic: Alcohol misuse
Questions include writing down examples of the following from the source document:
5 presentational devices
5 persuasive language techniques
5 facts
5 opinions
There are also five reading comprehension questions for learners to complete.
ENGLISH FUNCTIONAL SKILLS READING COMPREHENSION 6 PAGE L1 & L2 TASK BOOKLET/ PRACTICE EXAM & ANSWERS
This is an 6 page PDF booklet that contains questions may find in their L1 & L2 reading exam.
Topic: Fur Farming
11 Questions including:
Skimming and Scanning
Fact or Opinion
True or False
Language Techniques
Phrases
Learners will be given a source document and will answer questions based on this documents. All answers are provided so that learners can self-mark.