I'm an English teacher who enjoys creating resources. I create things mainly for GCSE English Language and Functional Skills. I also teach creative writing and I like to look at ways for my learners to improve their writing.
I have been teaching for six years and I like to make complex material as simple as possible for my learners.
I'm an English teacher who enjoys creating resources. I create things mainly for GCSE English Language and Functional Skills. I also teach creative writing and I like to look at ways for my learners to improve their writing.
I have been teaching for six years and I like to make complex material as simple as possible for my learners.
Research task which requires the use of the internet to research basic facts about Vera Brittain. This resource includes two poems and the students are asked to read the poems and identify themes in both poems. The students are asked to compare themes in two poems. The resource looks at the symbolism of a poppy and asks the students to create a writing piece based on hope for the future. Hopefully a resource that looks at the seriousness of Remembrance Day, giving some context and ending on a positive note for the future.
It would be possible to set this resource as distant or online learning.
Activities last about an hour depending on the students.
Questions for revision or to assess learning.
10 questions - The learners add the commas to the sentence.
5 questions - The learners correct the mistakes.
Perfect for GCSE English Language or Functional Skills Level 2 revision.
Language Features Bingo includes 30 different game cards and can be used for up to 30 learners.
The language features can be used to revise language features, language techniques and persuasive writing techniques.
After each feature is called out the learners should give a definition of the technique and the winner is the first to fill their bingo card.
The resource can also be used to quiz the learners on how each feature has an effect on a reader.
After the quiz the learners can use their game card to guide them through a writing task, using the language features on their card.
Language features included are:
Rhetorical Question
Repetition
Alliteration
Rule of Three
Adjectives
Powerful Verbs
Comparative
Direct Address
Imperative Verb
Exaggeration
Fact
Oxymoron
Proper Noun
Adverb
Hyperbole
Statistics
Short Sentences
Emotive Language
Humour
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Pun
Onomatopoeia
Anecdote
Opinion
Rhyme
Common Noun
Pronoun.
A resource to develop the use of adjectives in creative writing. The inspiration for the story is taken from unusual names for colours. The learners are asked to match names of colours with examples and to find five things they associate with the colours.
The learners then plan a story by drawing a picture and consider their use of adjectives.
Easy to read wordsearch includes a table so the learners can provide a definition for the words they find in the grid.
Perfect for GCSE English Language revision or Functional Skills Level 2.
Interesting and engaging starter activity based on four pictures leading to one word for the learners to guess.
These 8 slides with varying difficulty levels make a starter activity to get your learners thinking. The learners should recognise the format of the game where letters are provided to fill the answer boxes.
This is suitable for GCSE English learners and Functional Skills Level 2.
It takes about 20 minutes to complete although learners could go on to make their own slides.
Answers are provided on the final slide.
