An English Reading Comprehension Skimming & Scanning Activity. A starter activity / worksheet. This would be ideal for E2 - E3 Functional Skills learners and low ability pupils in the KS3 & KS4 age groups. Based on Barack Obama, learners will the short source document before answering six skimming and scanning questions. Answers are provided so learners can self mark.

WhatsApp Social Media Template. An A4 worksheet that learners can use in English to show a conversation between two fictional characters. 2 different designs in two different colours - black and grey.

24X Irregular Plural Flash Cards - double sided with polka dot print on one side. These are flash cards which are useful to use with Entry Level 3 learners. In the exam, learners are expected to write the plural form of a word. They will be expected to know a list of common plural nouns that don’t follow the usual spelling conventions. Each singular noun and its irregular plural form is on one of the 24 cards. You could add an extension activity and turn this into a matching game ( match the noun to the plural form). Learners could also create a sentence which includes each word.

This is a 26 page PowerPoint that can be used in the delivery of Functional Skills Reading Entry Level 3. This PPT includes everything learners need to know in order to pass their reading assessment (it is based on the NCFE awarding body criteria). The PPT gives learners an overview of the following: Overview of the reading assessment Skimming & Scanning - Step by step techniques and task worksheet Purpose of a Text- Different purposes of a text - the different purposes that you need to know for your exam, a class matching quiz and a practice exam question Finding the meaning of words - A dictionary task and step by step guide on how to answer this question. This is followed by a task. A skimming and scanning question worksheet, plus answers, is provide. Questions and answers are also provided throughout the PPT.

This is a 31 page PowerPoint which can be used as an introduce your class to Dennis Kelly’s play DNA. The PPT contains eight separate options that can be used as an introductory lesson to the play. The students are to make predictions about what the play is about and what happens in the play. Front book cover analysis with 9 questions to answer relating to the front cover. Taboo - a word, guessing relating to the play. The objective of the game is for a student to sit with their back to the interactive whiteboard. The other students give the student clues and they have to guess the word on the board behind them. Word Scramble - Instead of the teacher giving students a short summary of the play, students will be asked to find this out for themselves by unscrambling the letters on the board. First Lines - Students will make predictions to what the play is about by reading and analysing the first few lines and answering 6 set questions. Students will watch a short news report which relates to the topic of the play. They will then make predictions about the play based on this report. Headline - play prediction task Pictionary - Each group will be given a copy of identical pictures. The aim is for the student’s group to work together to connect the pictures and try to predict what the play may be about. 5 minutes, 5 facts - Task

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.

This is a task booklet which would be useful for when learners begin to study/ revise the poem. The booklet includes: Front Page Page 1 & 2 - Poem My Last Duchess. Robert Browning - / Learners can highlight this poem and annotate it as the teacher reads the poem Page 3 - First reading: Brainstorming page Page 4 - Summary / research page for learners to fill in - poet, date poem was written, summary, key themes, context and links to other poems Page 5 - Analyse the poem using the SMILE technique template Page 6 - Timeline. Learners to read the poem and create a timeline of events. These will need to be supported with quotations from the poem Page 7 & 8 - Key quote and Analysis - Learners to write down 10 key quotes from the poem and analysis each quote Page 9 & 10 - Two pages for note writing on this poem to print the borders please choose ’ fit to print’ when printing this booklet.

These A3 posters can be stuck on the classroom wall to help learners with structuring their speech writing. The posters feature an memorable acronym that makes sure they include everything needed to persuade / engage their audience. Poster 2 - Can also be used as a template. It gives learners more information on how they should structure their speech and expands on poster 1.

Five worksheets designed for students who are studying the poem *Exposure. * Worksheets included: Write a brief overview of each stanza worksheet Use the ‘SMILE’ approach to help you to analyse the poem. 8X key quote cards. Get learners to cut out the cards which feature nine key quotes from the poem. On the back of each card they can write an analysis of the quote or even laminate the cards to use as revision cards. Poetry exam question game. Learners will roll a die and then answer the question that the die lands on. Cube task sheet. Get learners to cut out and glue the cube together and when they have done this, they will roll the cube and complete the nominated question. Questions relate to the poem.

I created this task for the Poetry Anthology revision lesson. The learners were asked to write a short summary of each of the fifteen poems and write a short overview of the context of that poem on the back of the card. This was to refresh their knowledge in preparation of their mock exams. Four cards per sheet. Print double sided on short flip edge.

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

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

This resource consists of a PowerPoint and worksheet. It will help learners learn how to use a dictionary and also how to answer the three questions, that require a dictionary, in their reading assessment. 28 slides There are tasks throughout for learners to complete on their whiteboards, as well as a worksheet ( with answers) for them to complete at the end of the lesson. This resource is base of the C&G assessment, but is also applicable for the NCFE assessment. Overview of Lesson: How to use a dictionary to locate words and their meanings Sample assessment question: how to find the meaning of specific words in the text Sample assessment question: how to identify words that mean the same as words in the text Sample assessment question: how to replace a specific word within the text with one of similar meaning Practice your learnt techniques by completing a task

This is a 16 page PowerPoint which helps L1 / L2 learners to understand how to write narrative for their writing portion of their assessment. This is step-by-step guide with a writing task attached. It is based on the City and Guilds assessment, but can be amended for NCFE. The PowerPoint includes: What is a narrative? Narrative structure Narration Tense Description writing Narrative Structure Overview: Title, Introduction, Min Body and Conclusion Layout of a narrative plus an example WAGOLL Narrative writing task question Narrative template

This resource has been created for L1 learners. This is a recap session and has a short overview of how to write and structure a report. This was created for my learners after they had learnt how to format the text. This is not a full lesson ( I have a full report lesson available on my online store). This purchase include: A resource that includes a report sample assessment question, a report writing template and two blank writing pages An 8 page PPT that contains a summary of the following: how to structure and format a report, planning to answer the assessment question and how to peer assess another peer’s work.

A task sheet to help students reasearch and revise this poem.

I created this task for an Inspector Calls revision lesson. The learners were asked to write an overview of each character and their key quotes on the back of the cards. There are also revision cards on the plot summary, themes and context for them to fill in. I have also included blank revision cards. This was to refresh their knowledge in preparation of their mock exams. Four cards per sheet. Print double sided on short flip edge.

This is a task that I have created. Students will use their skills to rewrite an informal letter into a formal letter.

A task sheet for learners in KS2 / KS3.