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Gothic genre homework project and research task on contextual information
A project homework sheet outlining details of a presentation on the Gothic genre. This serves as a speaking and listening task as well, and therefore does not require any marking in a formal way, just a speaking and listening grade.
Research task: prompts students to gather contextual information about the genre - a good preparatory exercise before beginning a Gothic text.
Mini poetry scheme of work - Gothic - 'The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner'
A 6 lesson scheme with each lesson's objectives, resources list and each part of the lesson detailed (starter, main etc.)
Resources for this SOW are also available along with an assessment, and Gothic homework project.
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Improving SpaG, Descriptive & Creative Writing Skills
A selection of resources to develop many major aspects of the writing process and widen the range of student vocabulary. All resources include objectives and are ready to print and teach.
Using show don't tell in creative and descriptive writing
A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by learning to use 'show don't tell' effectively. Includes an explanation and example of 'show don't tell' , a self - assessment task, differentiated objectives, three tasks of increasing difficulty and extension tasks. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.
Improving sentence structure in writing
A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by learning to write sentences effectively. Includes an explanation and examples of how to vary sentences and their use, a page of description for students to study, a self -assessment task, differentiated objectives, three tasks of increasing difficulty and extension tasks. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.
sentence starters and writing checklist for creative writing support. peer/self assessment
A list of useful sentence starters for creative writing and a checklist for students to assess writing.
Using powerful verbs in descriptive and creative writing
A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by learning to use verbs effectively. Includes an explanation and example of verbs and their use, peer assessment, differentiated objectives, three tasks of increasing difficulty and vocabulary to aid writing. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.
Openings, settings and titles in descriptive and creative writing
A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by learning to write effective openings, titles and describe settings. Examples of openings and tasks to help students write their own. Images to aid students description of settings and a set of words to inspire titles. Aimed to encourage slow starters and prevent time wasting. Ideal for cover or homework too.
Using literary devices effectively in descriptive and creative writing
A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by learning to use literary devices effectively. Includes an explanation and example, assessment tasks, differentiated objectives, an extract to read and see how devices are used effectively, three tasks of increasing difficulty and extension tasks. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.
Developing vocabulary in creative and descriptive writing
A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by learning to use vocabulary effectively. Includes assessment grids, differentiated objectives, three tasks of increasing difficulty and an extension. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.
Describing weather effectively in descriptive and creative writing
A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by learning to describe weather effectively. Includes assessment grids, differentiated objectives and three tasks of increasing difficulty. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.
Developing descriptive and creative writing using the senses
A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by learning to use the senses effectively. Includes several assessment grids (easy marking), differentiated objectives, three tasks of increasing difficulty for each of the senses and tasks to increase the range of relevant student vocabulary related to the senses. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.
Describing character for descriptive and creative writing
A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by learning to describe character effectively. Includes, differentiated objectives, three tasks of increasing difficulty, a character profile page with a step by step guide to describing a character with a wide range of useful vocabulary and sentence starters. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.
Using colour to effect in descriptive and creative writing
A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by learning to use colour effectively. Includes an explanation of how colour can bring writing to life, easy teacher assessment marking grid, differentiated objectives, three tasks of increasing difficulty and an extension. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.
Adjectives lesson
A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by learning to use adjectives effectively. Includes an explanation and example of adjectives and their use, peer assessment, differentiated objectives, three tasks of increasing difficulty and an extension. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.
Adverbs lesson
A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by learning to use adverbs effectively. Includes an explanation and example of adverbs and their use, peer assessment, differentiated objectives, three tasks of increasing difficulty and an extension. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.
Improving writing skills - adding detail - ideal for cover
A set of worksheets aimed at improving the quality of writing by adding detail through close inspection of images. Includes self and peer assessment criteria, differentiated objectives and three tasks of increasing difficulty. There is space for students to write so nothing else is needed and therefore this would be ideal for cover and, with very little adapting, for homework too.
Descriptive and creative writing lessons - describing an attic
PPT for lessons to guide students through the description of a scene (an attic in an old house). The scene can then be used as part of a creative writing piece.
Includes activities for the different parts of the lesson, differentiated objectives, peer assessment tasks and a plan for students to guide them through the writing process.
Display posters adjectives to describe settings with definitions and images
A set of 8 A5 posters with adjectives and their definitions and images of different settings to inspire and support creative writing as well as decorating the classroom.
Describing settings lesson - ideal for cover
A whole lesson on worksheets, just print and teach - ideal for cover or when you're technology has failed.
Includes differentiated objectives
starter with extension on powerful verbs and adjectives - using a thesaurus to find synonyms
main task: create sentences with synonyms in starter then peer assess (checklist included)
Developmental task: Describe the image using ambitious vocab from previous activities and self assess