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Functional Skills English: Letter Writing for L1 & L2 Learners. 29 page PPT and Booklet
This is a twenty-nine page PowerPoint that is designed to be used with learners who are due to complete their English Functional Skills writing examination. It is designed for L1 and L2 learners, however, can be used to teach Entry 3 learners.
This module is: Letter writing. The PowerPoint is a step-by-step guide of how to write and format a formal letter. At the end of the presentation, there are two letter writing tasks for learners to attempt.
For one of the letter writing tasks I have given on-screen ‘tips’ on how to plan the content of the letter and how to ‘bulk out’ a draft in order to raise the learners word count.
The PowerPoints contents include:
How to write a formal letter
What to include in a formal letter
Sample assessment questions
How to plan your letters content and how to ‘bulk out’ your writing.
A booklet is also attached with the PPT letter writing texts included and a 1 page overview of how to correctly format a letter.
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Functional Skills L1 & L2 Revision Guides - Reading and Writing
2 X Revision Guides
Reading: This is an English Functional Skills reading revision guide that has been written for learners who will be taking the level 1 reading assessment.
The guide includes an overview of all the information they will need to know in order to pass this assessment ( based on the NCFE level 1 assessment).
The fifteen page revision guide includes:
How to skim and scan a piece a text
The purpose of a text
Layout features of a text
Facts and opinions
Tone and style
Main point of a text
Summary of a text
Each section contains information on each topic and gives examples and tips. This is given to my learners before their assessments and has helped them a lot.
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.
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Functional Skills English / GCSE Writing. 18X Task Bundle. Level 1 & Level 2
Functional Skills / GCSE Writing Bundle.
You will receive six different workbooks each containing three tasks each.
The booklets include:
Letter Writing
Email Writing
Review Writing
Report Writing
Blog Writing
Leaflet Writing
GCSE English Literature. Character Facebook Profile Analysis Template. Social Media Activity
Character Analysis Worksheet.
The learner will pick one of the characters from a book they are reading and then create a Facebook profile for that character. They will fill in all of the information that they know about them from the book and add other additional presumed information of their own.
They will also write a status that sums up what that character is feeling at a particular moment in the book.
A fun character analysis activity.
Functional Skills English Level 1 - Purpose of a Text Reading Question. 15 Page PPT & Task
This is a PPT which will help level 1 learners to answer the reading assessment’s ‘Purpose of a Text’ question.
**Powerpoint Overview: **
Overview of the question
What is the meaning of ‘Purpose of a Text’ and the different purposes they need to know for the assessment
Explanation of each purpose with examples
Sample questions from past papers of different examination boards
Sample question and source document from a past paper to answer as a class. Model answer included
Activity: a teacher created source document on ‘Graffiti Art’ and a sample question with model answer attached.
Functional English Skills Creative Writing Lesson: How to Bulk Out and Plan Your Writing
A 13 page PPT Lesson.
This lesson aims to prepare learners for their L1/L2 writing exam. As a class, they will discuss a sample question and the tutor will show them a basic answer. The tutor will then show learners how to bulk out their writing: in order the meet the exam’s word count criteria.
There is then a practice question ( an article) and tips on how to answer this question.
This PPT should cover an hour session.
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
Halloween English Comprehension Reading Activity Worksheet KS3/ Functional Skills
An English Reading Comprehension Activity.
This resource gives the learner an overview of the celebration: Halloween
Learners will read the text and then answer ten skimming and scanning questions based on this document. There is also an extension question.
Answers are provided so that learners can self mark.
Effect on the Reader - English Language Revision Sheet / Visual Mind Map. Language / Structure
This sheet can be used as a guide to help students identify what effect certain language or structural features can have on the reader. Can be used as a visual revision resource.
*To ensure this document prints correctly with the black border select ‘print to printable area’ option in print settings.
Macbeth Bingo Game. 18X Cards and Grid Sheet. Characters & Themes English Literature GCSE
A great lesson starter to get your students to remember character’s names and themes from the play.
Instructions: Cut out the images on the grid sheet and place them inside of a container. Give each player a bingo card. As you draw an image from the container, ask the players to cross them out on their grid sheet. The first player who gets 3 in a row, wins the first round! Continue playing the game until someone gets a full house!
English Literature DNA by Dennis Kelly - Character Description & Scenes Revision A3 Mapping Sheet
An A3 PDF resource that I created and used with my mixed ability KS3 English class.
I got the learners to write down each character in the play and asked them to write down the character’s personality traits. They then drew each character (their interpretation of what they thought that character would look like).
Learners were also asked to pick a key quote from the play that best reflected that character’s personality. Following this, they then wrote an overview of each scene. This was in preparation for a practice essay question.
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.
How to Write an Article PowerPoint: GCSE / Functional Skills English. 13 page PPT Lesson and 3 Tasks
This is a 13 page PPT on how to write an article.
The PPT includes:
What is an article?
What do I include in an article?
Step-by-Step article format and content slides
Examples throughout PPT
Layout of an article
3 practice question tasks
Functional Skills English Revision Guide Entry 3- Reading REFORM NCFE C&G
Two revision guides - one catered for NCFE and one catered for City and Guilds.
Both are 6/7 page revision guides that helps learners to understand what to expect in their reading assessment. They also gives advice and examples of how to answer the questions on the exam paper.
Revision guides includes:
Overview of the assessment
Source document that will be used throughout the guide to show examples of how to answer the questions
How to skim and scan a piece of text
The different purposes of a text
how to find the meaning of words
How to replace a given word (C&G guide only)
These revision guides are based on the NCFE and City and Guilds criteria and uses the updated REFORMED Functional Skills delivery guide.
Functional Skills English Reading Entry 3 Module- 26 slide PPT. REFORM
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.
English Activity: Facebook Character Profile Template
Get your learners to pick one of the characters from a book they are reading and then create a Facebook profile for that character. They will fill in all of the information that they know about them from the book and add other additional presumed information of their own.
They will also write a status that sums up what that character is feeling at a particular moment in the book.
A fun character analysis activity.
Structural Features/ Techniques - English Language Revision Sheet / Visual Mind Map. Paper 1 Q3
This sheet can be used as a guide to help students answer Paper 1: Question 3.
It gives them a guide to what structural techniques they can identify in the part of the text they are being asked to read. They can choose a few of the techniques on the guide to help them with their response to the question.
*To ensure this document prints correctly with the black border select ‘print to printable area’ option in print settings.
Functional Skills English Reform: Writing Tasks Level 1 ( 5 tasks)
This resource contains four tasks that meet the NCFE criteria for Functional Skills English Writing criteria.
Learners are asked to write each of the following and are given a scenario:
Write a letter
Write an email
Write an article
Write a review
Write a report
I am due to upload many Functional Skills English lessons / resources.
Punctuation Matching Game// Activity: Lesson Starter Primary / E3 Functional English Skills Cards
**Instructions **
Cut out the five punctuation cards and place them in front of you.
On the next page, you will be given a range of phrases and sentences. Each is missing a particular punctuation mark.
Place each sentence / phrase underneath the correct punctuation card.
Example: If the sentence reads: ‘Andys car had a flat tyre,’ then this sentence should be placed under the ‘apostrophe mark’ card.
