This resource is designed for a year 7 (mixed ability) group to get the year started. It can also be adapted for other years. Students write a letter to their future self, drawing upon their knowledge of letter writing, its purpose and other creative writing conventions. Learning objectives: -To understand the expectations of Year 7 English -To establish a base line of students’ creative writing skills. Resources needed for this lesson: -An empty sheet of A6/A5 paper. -A whiteboard -Red pens for student improvements.

In this lesson for Year 11 students, they focus on the below lesson objectives: -To understand the question format for LOTF -To retrieve knowledge from transition work -To retrieve previous exam knowledge of year 10 This lesson is heavily discussion based, and might need some tailoring to the class to ensure a good conversation. The answers on the slides are but a start, as there are many more possible.