This presentation was given as a staff training on the importance of reading. It incorporates my own research on the importance of intrinsic motivation and the benefits reading can bring. This is a FREE resource- enjoy! If you have enjoyed this resource and would like to see more of my resources, please visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/ResourcesForYou

Free verse is an open form of poetry, which in its modern form arose through the French vers libre form. It does not use consistent metre patterns, rhyme, or any musical pattern. It thus tends to follow the rhythm of natural speech. In this lesson, Children learn what free verse poetry is and how poems are structured. They look at example free verse poetry and identify repetition, rhythm, stanzas and how imagery is created. They then have a go writing their own free verse poem as a cold task based on an image using the scaffold provided. This lesson is the first in a 6 lesson sequence covering two weeks of teaching. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/imagery-poetry-complete-teaching-sequence-12148213

Persuasive Advertising is a type of product promotion that aims to persuade a consumer for buying a particular product. In this lesson, students will learn the FREDEPTORS acronym for: F- facts and font R- repetition E- exaggeration D- description E- emotive language P- pictures T- the rule of three O- opinions R- rhetorical questions S- slogans They will look at a range of persuasive adverts and will be challenged to decide how they are made persuasive to their audience. They will then try to sell an item themselves using these techniques using the activity sheet provided.

This lesson focuses on 3 NC objectives: -Draw inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justify inferences with evidence -Ask questions to improve their understanding -Retrieve, record and present information from non-fiction Pupils will look at a short extract from the text and be asked to infer what the text is about. They will then read the text as a class with the teacher posing questions throughout. They will then complete comprehension questions on the text before ‘hot-seating’ the subject of the biography to better understand their life. This lesson is suitable to KS2 children but can easily be modified to suit KS3.

In this lesson students will learn the difference between direct and indirect speech. They will identify this in a newspaper report and write their own version of a newspaper report using both versions of speech. This lesson is one of a block of lessons on journalistic writing. To view these please visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12170817

“The Highwayman” is a narrative poem written by Alfred Noyes, first published in 1906. It tells the story of an unnamed highwayman who is in love with Bess, a landlord’s daughter. In this lesson, students will write a diary entry from the perspective of a character. They will first look at the features of a diary and then look at WABOLLs (What a bad one looks like) and WAGOLLs (What a good one looks like). With the WAGOLL they will highlight it according to the features of a diary (example given). Then they will ‘hot seat’ different characters from the poem to better understand their perspectives before writing their own diary entry using the writing frame provided. This lesson is intended for KS2 but could be modified to suit KS3. This lesson is part of a sequence of 7 lessons on The Highwayman.

A help sheet to support children identify and use prepositions in their writing. If you would like to see some of my other resources, please visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/ResourcesForYou

In this lesson, students will understand what different narrative genres there are and will be tasked to guess the genre from the extract given. They will then learn what the different parts to a story are and what are the seven basic plots they can choose from. Finally, they will develop their own ideas for a story from the questions posed. This is the first in a 5 lesson sequence on story writing. The following lessons are: Setting description Planning story structure Character description Writing and reviewing stories All of the lessons include an engaging presentation and the relevant resources. This lesson is appropriate for KS2 children but can easily be modified to suit KS1- KS3 students.

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again is a children’s fantasy novel by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. The Hobbit is set within Tolkien’s fictional universe and follows the quest of home-loving Bilbo Baggins, the titular hobbit. This lesson is based on The Hobbit, Chapter 2. It looks at the rules for speech punctuation and how to alter speech according to different characters. Students will add in the correct speech punctuation to an extract as well as write the dialogue for a clip of the trolls. A great lesson for studying speech and/ or the novel. This lesson is one of a sequence of lessons on the Hobbit. These lessons can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/classic-fiction-the-hobbit-complete-teaching-sequence-12170346

This resource can either be displayed in the classroom or children can stick it into their books to remind them of the Golden Rules when answering comprehension questions. If you have enjoyed this resource and would like to see other resources from my shop, please visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/ResourcesForYou

Figurative language and comparing things using language such as metaphors and personification deviates from the literal meaning of words for the sake of more interesting writing. This resource can be displayed in the classroom, used as a word mat or stuck in to students’ books to help them better understand what different types of figurative language are and why they are used.

This supportive resource will help students understand how to accurately write and punctuate speech. Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receive a FREE single resource of your choice!

This support sheet takes you through a lesson, detailing questions you might ask and follow-up activities you may carry out on the text studied. It also gives a comprehensive list of technical terms and how authors use language for effect. Should be helpful to any teacher wanting to lead Whole-Class Guided Reading effectively. Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receieve a FREE single resource of your choice!

A supportive resource for building tension and suspense in writing. Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receive a FREE single resource of your choice!

In this lesson, children look at poetic devices used- expanded noun phrases, onomatopoeia, alliteration and powerful verbs (examples are given). In pairs/ small groups, they then highlight the use of poetic devices in the poem on the printed sheet. As a class then discuss their use and the effect they have on the poem and the reader. The children then learn the poem off-by-heart considering rhythm, volume and expression. Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receieve a FREE single resource of your choice!

A useful tool to support children when describing their characters. It covers physical traits and personality traits and can be printed as a display or as a useful hand out.

This is an excellent resource to help students structure their stories. It follows the Story Mountain structure of opening- build up- problem- resolution and ending as well as giving prompts for what to include at each stage. Word document included also if you wish to edit.

This lesson focuses on 3 NC objectives: -Identify how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning -Participate in discussions about books that are read to them and those they can read for themselves, building on their own and others’ ideas and challenging views courteously -Read books that are structured in different ways and read for a range of purposes Pupils will first discuss formal and informal vocabulary before reading two versions of a school letter to parents. As a class, both texts will be compared with pupils asked which is most appropriate. Their task is then to write their own letter as a headteacher explaining an incident in school using the formal letter as a WAGOLL. This lesson is suitable to KS2 children but can easily be modified to suit KS3. Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receieve a FREE single resource of your choice!

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again is a children’s fantasy novel by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. The Hobbit is set within Tolkien’s fictional universe and follows the quest of home-loving Bilbo Baggins, the titular hobbit. In this lesson, students will rewrite chapter 4 of The Hobbit following the storyboard provided and making use of their writing skills learnt. Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receieve a FREE single resource of your choice!

Journalistic writing is the style of writing used to report news stories in newspapers, television broadcasts, on radio and on the Internet. This is a supportive resource to use when studying journalistic writing. To purchase the Journalistic Writing BUNDLE, please visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/ResourcesForYou