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Reflective Writing Lesson – Film Clips Activity (PRT / LCA / TY)

This highly engaging lesson teaches students how to write reflectively using powerful film clips and clear step-by-step scaffolding. Perfect for preparing students for the Personal Reflection Task (PRT) or any reflective writing unit.

Students learn the 4-part reflection structure:
• Looking Back
• Looking In
• Looking Out
• Looking Forward

The resource includes a full PowerPoint with modelling, sentence starters, structured prompts, and a sample reflective paragraph. Students practise reflection using emotional film scenes (links not included so you can add your own), making the lesson memorable and meaningful.

What’s included:

20-slide PowerPoint lesson

Clear success criteria and modelling

Scaffolded sentence starters and prompts

Structured reflective paragraph task

Ideal for LCA, or KS4/KS5

This lesson works brilliantly as an introduction to reflective writing and helps students move from summarising to true reflection.