This resource is a planning template for writing a persuasive speech aimed at helping pupils structure and enhance their ideas. It provides clear prompts and examples of persuasive techniques, making it suitable for Upper Key Stage 2 learners.
The template includes:
Persuasive techniques with examples, such as:
Asking rhetorical questions.
Using exaggeration for effect.
Supporting ideas with facts or statistics.
Creating impact with a group of three adjectives.
Appealing to emotions.
Repeating phrases with pronouns for emphasis.
Structured paragraph prompts to guide speech organisation:
Introduction – who you are and your purpose.
First key point.
Second key point.
Third key point.
Closing statement – the lasting message for the audience.
This scaffold encourages pupils to combine effective persuasive techniques with a clear structure, supporting both the writing process and oral delivery of their speech.
A series of scaffolded writing frames to help students develop a structured approach to answering questions in the AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2.
This includes sentence starters for questions 2-5.
These are aimed at EAL/ SEN/ reluctant writers to help build confidence through a highly scaffolded approach to writing.
They may also be useful for KS3 students in preparation for GCSE content.
Files:
Q2 Comparing similarities and differences
Q3 Analysing the writer’s use of Language
Q4 Comparing writers’ attitudes and methods
Q5 Presenting your views / persuasive language
A single page writing frame or scaffold to guide KS3 or KS4 pupils through writing a five-paragraph review or a product, place, or experience. The page features five sections for planning five paragraphs, and there are three columns for each paragraph: what to include, useful sentence starters, and space to plan or make notes for the written content. Matching writing paper included for those who like a theme!
There are prompts for appropriate punctuation at the bottom of the page, and this can be used as a worksheet, handout or poster.
This resource comes in both UK A4 and US letter document sizes.
New Bubble Words Writing Frames of All Different Sizes and Colours to Scaffold Handwriting Editable!
Attached are 5 different PowerPoint templates, each with 8 different colours (a total of 40 different sizes and colours for your classes).
The sizes are:
Tiny bubbles (for your best writers)
Small bubbles
Medium
Large
Huge (for your SEN pupils / pupil without fine gross motor skills)
The colours are:
Black, light red, light orange, light green, light blue, light purple, grey and white bubbles with a black background.
All of the above are editable so you can print them exactly how you’d like! I have attached the Powerpoints and PDFs for this reason.
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Bubble Words
Hello fellow teachers!
Rather than give vague instructions and teaching the complicated AO language, giving students these simple sentence starters and model examples help even your weakest A level learners access all question types. This has made teaching exam technique a breeze for me and my staff.
This resource comprises:
One key instructions document covering all exam question types but primarily breaking down the extended writing questions (9, 16 and 20-25 markers especially) - printed for all my students and kept by them through the year)
Example model answers for 9, 16, 20, 24 and 25 mark questions included that show students how to apply the exam structure guidance (using past paper questions)
Printable templates for students to practice exam questions applying the required exam structure for all the bigger writing questions . Each template provides a self-checklist to make sure they are going to get great marks. Also included is a template for feedback which can be amended to suit your school’s marking expectations
A ‘board show’ which I use to copy the relevant slide before they attempt a practice question, this is also used at the beginning of the year or before mocks to remind them what they should do for each question.
These templates are based on AQA A Level Business and have been adapted from recent 2022 exam feedback sessions from AQA. These resources have made proven impact to my students and their results!
Feedback sheets (which you can use to mark accurately against the 3-4 Assessment objectives and give them a clear action to improve their answers to 9±25 mark questions
Any feedback is much appreciated!
Updated for 2023, 4 differentiated writing frames to 4 actual AQA power and conflict past exam questions. Each writing frame has 3 tiers of difficulty to allow for the fact different students in the class require different levels of support and guidance in the run up to the examinations.
Tier 1: Students add the analysis of the quotations. The topic sentences and recommended quotations are already filled in for them.
Tier 2: Students must pick their own 3 quotations from each poem and analyse the quotations.
Tier 3: Students must pick their own topic sentences, quotations and then analsyse the quotations.
The questions covered are as follows:
2021 question: Compare how poets present ideas about power and control in ‘London’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’. (30)
Nov 2020 question: Compare how poets present the ways people are affected by difficult experiences in ‘Remains’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’. (30)
May 2019 question: Compare how poets present the ways that people are affected by war in ‘War Photographer’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’. (30)
May 2018 question: Compare how poets present ideas about power in ‘Ozymandias’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’. (30)
Also includes more writing frames to help structure comparisons that I made a few years ago. The poems that feature in the writing frames include:
Storm on the Island and Exposure (conflict with nature)
Prelude and Ozymandias (power)
Tissue and Ozymandias (conflict)
Bayonet Charge and Charge of the light brigade (conflict)
Storm on the Island and The Prelude (conflict)
London and The Emigree (power of a place)
Remains and Poppies (conflict)
War Photographer and Remains (conflict)
My Last Duchess and Ozymandias (power of pride)
My Last Duchess and Checking out me History (frustration)
A series of scaffolded writing frames to help students develop a structured approach to answering questions in the AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1.
This includes sentence starters for questions 2-4, along with two separate story-writing word-mats to help develop students’ vocabulary in Q5 (descriptive writing/ story).
These are aimed at EAL/ SEN/ reluctant writers to help build confidence through a highly scaffolded approach to writing.
They may also be useful for KS3 students in preparation for GCSE content.
Files:
Q2 Analysing Language (word-mat)
Q3 Analysing Structure (word-mat)
Q4 Agreeing/ disagreeing with a statement
Q5 Writing your own story
Q5 Describing a character’s appearance
Bumper pack of 8 sheets each with 4 penguins per sheet.
Use the ice cube phoneme frame to write each phase 2 and 3 word.
Pack also includes 32 penguins with ice cube phoneme frames 2 per page for a larger scale. Perfect with wipe clean pockets or laminated.
A short power point going through a biography, highlighting key features. My Y5/6 class found it useful to see what they needed to include in their writing as they went through the text.
A set of word mats and writing frames to provide a scaffolded approach to creative story writing.
Includes files:
describing a character’s appearance
writing your own story
describe feelings wordmat
describing feelings of fear
describing a character’s clothing
adverbial phrases (where, when, how, why)
character becomes kind
describe a character’s actions
Support your emerging writers with these versatile and engaging writing frames! Designed to inspire creativity and boost confidence, this resource is perfect for young learners just beginning their writing journey.
This resource includes:
Horizontal and vertical writing frames to suit a variety of tasks and preferences.
A4-sized file that can be easily scaled up for A3 printing.
Clean, simple designs to help focus on writing without distractions.
Ideal for classroom activities, home practice, or writing centers, these frames provide a structured yet open-ended space for students to express themselves.
A fantastic tool for building foundational writing skills!
This writing frame is used to help pupils practice with their extended writing questions in Science. It uses smaller steps and leading questions for pupils to be able to answer the large question that they would see in the exam. The frame include keywords that the pupils should use in their answer, a success criteria (directly from the mark scheme) and a picture in the center, either from the question itself or as a visual prompt. This is really useful for all pupils and ticks that literacy box!