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English Functional Skills /GCSE Language Techniques/Figurative Language Activity Inspirational Women
A worksheet which will to help learners to identify different language features.
This worksheet uses some quotes from some inspirational women and their most well-known speeches. Learner’s are asked to identify the language techniques used in each quote.
Answer sheet is provided.
English Functional Skills / GCSE Language Techniques. Figurative Language Activity Katy Perry Lyrics
A worksheet which will to help learners to identify different language features.
This worksheet uses lyrics from Katy Perry’s song* Firework. Learner’s are asked to identify the language techniques used a selection of lyrics. An answer sheet is provided.
English Functional Skills / GCSE Language Techniques. Figurative Language Activity. Muhammad Ali
A worksheet which will to help learners to identify different language features.
This worksheet uses some quotes from Muhammad Ali’s most well-known speeches. Learner’s are asked to identify the language techniques used in each quote.
English Functional Skills L1 & L2 / GCSE Language Techniques Song Lyrics Matching Activity
A worksheet which will to help learners to identify the different language features in popular song lyrics. An answer sheet is provided so that learners can self-mark.
A4 English Language Creative Writing Science Fiction Story Building Prompts Dice Board Activity
A fun English game designed for my KS3 class to help them with their creative writing.
The board contains a series of 5 prompts which will allow the learner to build their short Science Fiction story: setting, main character, main character trait, main theme and conflict.
Give the student a dice piece. They will roll the dice piece 5 times moving from left to right of the board. For example: The first number refers to the setting, the second number rolled refers to the story’s main character…etc…
The learner will then write a short story based on what they rolled on the prompt board.
English Language Creative Writing Gothic Story Building Prompts Dice Board Activity. Build a Story
A fun English game designed for my KS3 class to help them with their creative writing.
The board contains a series of 5 prompts which will allow the learner to build their short gothic story: setting, main character, spooky object, main theme and conflict.
Give the student a dice piece. They will roll the dice piece 5 times moving from left to right of the board. For example: The first number refers to the setting, the second number rolled refers to the story’s main character…etc…
The learner will then write a short story based on what they rolled on the prompt board.
English Literature Poetic Technique Language Techniques Table - Unseen Poetry
Overview:
Find the devices in the poem
Evidence(Use an appropriate quotation from the poem)
Analyse(Why has the poet decided to use this technique? How has it improved the poem?)
English Literature Unseen Poetry SMILE Technique Planning Sheet / Grid - Annotating Helpful Template
A template to help learners apply the SMILE technique to an unseen poem
Black Lives Matter English Reading Comprehension Skimming & Scanning Activity Functional Skills E3
An English Reading Comprehension Skimming & Scanning Activity.
This would be ideal for E3 Functional Skills learners and pupils in the KS3 & KS4 age groups.
Based on the topic of Black Lives Matters , learners will read a source document before answering 8 skimming and scanning questions based on the source document.
Answers are provided so learners can self mark.
English Language 15 X Descriptive Writing Stimulus Image Activities GCSE, KS3/KS4 Creative Writing
A 31 page activity booklet which will help learners improve their descriptive writing.
Each activity contains a colourful,detailed image that can to be used as stimuli for descriptive writing.
There is a starter task that will ask the learner four questions that will help them in planning/ writing their descriptive piece. There are 14 other activities to complete.
English Reading Comprehension Skimming & Scanning Activity. Functional Skills / KS3&KS4. Topic LGBTQ
An English Reading Comprehension Skimming & Scanning Activity.
This would be ideal for E3 Functional Skills learners and pupils in the KS3 & KS4 age groups.
Based on the topic of LGBTQ+, learners will read a source document before answering 8 skimming and scanning questions based on the source document.
Answers are provided so learners can self mark.
54 X Creative Writing Stimulus Picture Flash Cards. English Language GCSE. KS3 / KS4 Writing Prompts
54 Flash card prompts which will help to spark your learners’ imaginations.
These flash cards contain pictures from a number of different fictional genres: gothic, western, sci-fi, historical, romance, modern and fantasy.
Instructions: Print out the cards double sided. One side will have the picture prompts on and the other a zig zag pattern. Cut the cards out and laminate them. Get your learners to pick one card each and write a story or description by using the pictures as a stimulus.
Functional Skills English L1 Reading, Writing & Speaking and Listening Activity / Practice Test
This is a Functional Skills practice test / activity booklet. To make this fun for my class I based the activities on a conspiracy theory: the flat Earth theory.
The first task is a practice test with ten questions ( answers are provided). These are similar questions to what they may be asked on their reading exam. Students will read a source document which includes information on the flat Earth theory.
The second activity is a writing task and the learner will be asked to write an article for their collage magazine. They will write an article that informs people about this theory and also will give their own views on the subject.
The last activity is a speaking and listening activity, where the learner will prepare and take part in a group debate based on this topic.
This is good practice for their upcoming exam.
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English Dennis Kelly DNA Bundle: Plot Summary, Character Traits and Character Analysis Flash Cards
This bundle contains:
DNA by Character Traits Worksheet and Extension Task
DNA by Act & Scene Plot Summary A3 Revision Sheet
DNA by Dennis Kelly Character Analysis 11 Flash Cards
DNA by Dennis Kelly Character Traits Worksheet and Extension Task. GCSE English Literature
An A3 worksheet which gives the learner a list of character traits and asks them which characters in the play possess these traits.
There is also an extension task to complete and the learner will be asked to use evidence from the text to support their choices.
English Literature Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Chapter Revision Worksheet & Characters Task Sheet
2 X Worksheets
An A3 PDF Revision Sheet.
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 its key scenes.
An A4 PDF Task Sheet
A resource to help learners can 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.
DNA by Dennis Kelly Act & Scene Plot Summary A3 Revision Sheet. English Literature. GCSE Play.
An A3 PDF revision resource.
Once your learners have finished reading Dennis Kelly’s play, get them to revise their knowledge and write a summary of each scene.
Great for GCSE revision.
Team Building /Child Home Learning Activities / Experiments X3. Volcano, Lava Lamp & Stress DIY Ball
3 x team building activities
How to create a lava lamp
Exploding volcano experiment
Stress Ball
Unseen Poetry Introduction Lesson: How to Approach Unseen Poetry Using 'The Mirror' by Sylvia Plath
A lesson introducing Unseen Poetry and what to expect in the exam paper. It explains to learners how to annotate a poem using the SMILE technique and they will analyse Plath’s poem ‘The Mirror.’
Please note: I created this PPT using mostly my own ideas, however, to create this lesson, I have also adapted/ pasted some information from other ‘FREE download’ poetry resources that I found on TES. Thankyou for sharing your work.
English Language Creative Writing Story Building Prompts. Dice Board Activity, Build your Story
A fun English game designed for my KS3 class to help them with their creative writing. The board contains a series of 5 prompts which will allow the learner to build their story: setting, main character, genre, main theme and conflict.
Give the student a dice piece. They will roll the dice piece 5 times moving from left to right of the board.
for example: The first number is a 4 which refers to the setting. Therefore, their story will be set on a train. The next number rolled is a 1, which mean the genre will be gothic / horror.
the learner will then write a short story based on what they rolled on the prompt board. #
E.g: A gothic short story set on a train featuring a teenage boy. The main theme is survival with the conflict in the story being the character vs the supernatural.