It is exam season - Year 7 English test or classwork. A comprehension with a serving of Paul Jenning’s “Smart Ice Cream” adapted for a 1 hour test. The ending is missing! Reading Assessment Questions cover a range of comprehension skills and grammar focus. Encourages quoting from the text. Writing Assessment Three different tasks with style choices. The mark scheme is attached. A lovely engaging resource and ideal for end of year assessment.

The English Language is influenced by our technological age. This SOW comes at Language Change from the front-end and offers students a glimpse into Language and Technology with a view to future A Level English Language aspirations. Ideally for Yr 8 but Yr 9 could be switched on. The lessons offer discussion points, linguistic terminology and tasks to do in class or at home. I have put together 8 lessons covering topics such as the language of Webpages, Reviews, Texting, Twitter, Memes, Emails and a fun game show to end the term. Grab a bargain and be enthused by language that is evolving in our influential tech world.

We know that our students have to upgrade their writing - here is a handy worksheet to get them going. Could be used with KS3 and it should motivate for better style. A few tricks to offer them a way forward. Happy Pimping!

Some of you will want to watch the game but you have to teach - why not combine the two! Here is a quick sheet I have knocked up for any age group with a focus on lexical fields (an A Level English Language topic) so start them off early! Have fun and may the best team win.

If you are setting a reading comprehension and a piece of writing as an end of term test to Yr7/Y8 then this hand crib sheet will steer them in the right direction. A nice little writing assessment attached too.

George Elliot at her best - An easy chapter summary guide to the novel, Silas Marner. Good for low ability students or an easy ready to grasp the plot.

A lovely ICT project using Sway from Microsoft Office 365 suite of programmes - an alternative to PowerPoint with lots of fun and presentation skills to consider. The students can create a SWAY for a fictitious shop - Wind and Waves - consider layout, graphic skills and language to support all abilities and a lovely transition topic for Year 6 too. Our students enjoy this to round off the year in Computing.

A little bit of winter comfort - use as a homework task, end of unit assessment or a seasonal classroom opportunity to consider personification. Mark scheme attached. Have a good one…

The English Language is influenced by our technological age. This free library booklet of 5 lessons is a companion to my SOW covering 21st Century Language and offers students a glimpse into Language and Technology with a view to future A Level English Language aspirations. Ideally for Yr 8 to stimulate a reading lesson in the library linked to non-fiction texts. The booklet stimulates discussion on topics such as Language & Technology, Instant Messaging, Websites, Reviews and the Language of Gaming. Grab a bargain and be enthused by language that is evolving in our influential tech world.

The English Language is influenced by our technological age. This free writing assessment with 3 tasks is a companion to my SOW covering 21st Century Language and offers students a glimpse into Language and Technology with a view to future A Level English Language aspirations. Ideally for Yr 8 - this offers a website stimulus and three non-fiction tasks. It can be marked using an in-house criteria or NC levels. Grab a bargain and be enthused by language that is evolving in our influential tech world.

Non Fiction writing - a good area for exploration of language and layout. Here is a piece of writing to instruct stimulus with questions and mark scheme. Lovely test for Yr7 or 8 to do in 30 minutes. Worth a look even…just for the lemon drizzle recipe!