Oracy unit - 'Why my hero should win the Pride of Britain Award' Lesson one: Pupils should complete the 'My Hero' worksheet. They have to pick a famous person who they think is a hero. They have to complete this research sheet. PowerPoint includes Lesson two: Pupils will be learning how to use DAFOREST to write their speech. Includes a youtube video of a persuasive speech (which I do not own any rights to) A sample speech has been written. Pupils will have to find the techniques in the speech, and then write their own. A support sheet with MAT extensions and low-level sentence starters has also been attached. Please note, I do not own the emoji exit ticket as I found it on pinterest - cannot recommend it highly enough though! Lesson three is not included - but it would be the pupils giving their presentations on why their heroes should win the class award. I would recommend then holding a vote on which speech was the most persuasive and that pupil should win a reward :)

Print these cards out, laminate them, and every time someone finishes 5 minutes early they can complete a literacy task. Includes an instruction sheet to stick on the outside of whatever box it is put in. INCLUDES: Modal Verbs, homophones, synonyms, fact vs opinion, adjective, collective nouns, concrete nouns, commas, contractions, compound words, singular and plural nouns, slow writing, description, adverbs, punctuation, onomatopoeia, speech marks, book review, tenses, collective nouns, imperative nouns, apostrophes, word jumbles and more!

WHOLE LESSON - 3 TASKS INCLUDED EXTENDED WRITING (LETTER) Pupils have to read the article on a boy who has been nominated for the “local hero award” and they have to decide whether they believe he should win. It will challenge the concepts on what a hero is and who deserves a hero award.

A display for shakespeare’s tweet of the month. Includes all the tweets from Sept to July - as well as pictures/words needed. I have also uploaded a copy of my display to show what i have done with this resource. Picture found on google.

Example of my display posted. It includes all the blue word boxes and heading - pictures are not mine and are just off google.

complete lesson! A creative writing task about being a mouse in a kitchen and escaping from a cat! Encourages use of the senses and adjectives! Includes an example paragraph (written by an English literature graduate), paragraph by paragraph plan for the pupils, super sentence starters and word bank. Complete lesson. KS2, KS3

KS3, KS4. A step by step guide of how to run blind date with a book! Pupils are given 'surprise' short stories, and have to read and review them! Includes a colourful and detailed 'story map' where pupils can review their short story. Pupils then can compare their short stories with other classmate's and this helps them to compare literature, whilst also getting them to think about what makes stories successful - great for creative writing! The short stories are super easy to find online, so this exercise can be tailored to many themes/genres!

A worksheet for pupils, and a completed worksheet to be used as an example! Great for getting pupils to think about which adjectives to use. Includes various 'banned' adjectives because they are either over-used or too easy.

Introductory powerpoint to start of a new unit on 'Heroes'. Tried & tested - my pupils loved the interactive lesson. Whole lesson.

Pupils have to match the characters/celebrities to the ID card - which contains lots of clues! Pupils then have to answer questions about how they used their detective skills to match the cards. Great resource, fantastic starter!

A worksheet for pupils to easily review the books they have read. Can be used as a back to school task after a holiday, or as a class task after completing a book. Great for collecting ideas with creative writing

Great show don't tell lesson for ks2 or ks3. Includes PowerPoint, and two colourful worksheets. I have used these and they were really successful leading onto creative writing.

Easy, clear, sentence type lesson. Includes a sheet to hand out and stick in books for future reference. KS3,4 & A-Level. Great for whole class and group work. Mini whiteboards work well with this lesson. Slow writing really helps to engage the learnt skills.

I've loved making this tried and tested worksheet, really useful to help collect ideas!

Pupils have to pick 7 quotes to analyse from the 11 key quotes provided. Pupils have to then decide what this tells us about her. Great revision pack - esp for low level

Pupils have to pick the best quotes from a selection provided, and explain what they tell us about Crooks. Great low level refresher.

ks2/3 - pupils have to search for the information online and complete their fact file. I do not own the pictures! All found online and any credit has not been cropped.

Can be given to pupils, or used by teachers as a resource. Table gives a definition for - proper noun, abstract noun, concrete noun, collective noun, verb, adverb, adjective, pronoun, proposition & conjunction. Includes examples.