A full unit for writing a superhero origin story based on the story pattern in Spider-Man’s origin story (but you will find lots more that fit this pattern). By the end of the unit, Students will have read and mapped out a typical pattern in an origin story. They then design their own hero character and plan and write an origin story for them. Great for creative ideas- Spider-Man was bitten by a spider- what could happen to your character to make them super-powered? My students came up with so many brilliant, creative origin stories and produced some excellent writing following this structure. Resource includes: Spider-Man origin story class reader Spider-Man origin story simplified version Origin story mapping and planning frame Design your own superhero planning sheets Visuals to support the planning process Superhero power matching cards

A set of prompts and comprehension strategy ideas in an activity bank to support whole class and guided reading. Strategies are organised using the acronym POSITIVE and include: P- Prediction O- Opinion S- Summarise I- Identify T- Text Features I- Inference V - Vocabulary E- Evidence The activity bank includes cards to use for assigning roles in group discussions, and templates and prompts for exploring and practising the strategies. The prompt sheets include sentence stems and simplified blank questions for each strategy.

This is a unit of resources based around the text ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar for Functional Skills at Entry 2 and 3. It includes model texts, reading questions and writing tasks. Entry 3 - Model Text Brochure with Functional Skills Style Questions Entry 2 - Model Text Advertising Poster with Functional Skills Style Questions Alphabetical Order Challenges using key words from the text Writing Tasks to retell the story at key points in the opening Informal Letter Disney Land Model Text with Questions Entry 2 and 3 Style Writing Task Setting Sheets - Write a letter to Mum from Stanley PDF and Word Document included so resources can be editable.