New York Creative Writing Double Pack
Great value double pack, featuring, Zombie Apocalypse in New York and New York Descriptive Writing!
Zombie Apocalypse in New York:
Highly engaging, zombie apocalypse lesson, guaranteed to motive.
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New York Descriptive Writing:
A sophisticated descriptive writing lesson based on images from New York and scenes Woody Allen’s masterpiece Manhattan. Students fill in the senses sheet, watch and briefly analyse the opening of Manhattan (resources and links provided) before writing their own pieces of description.
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The Magic Lamp – Creative Writing
A fun creative writing lesson based around a magic lamp situation.
Students are given an exciting scenario with a magic lamp and can continue the story based upon their own ideas.
Lesson objectives, writing tips, video clip writing tip resource, planning sheet and descriptive bingo lesson plenary all included!!
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(Credits: copyright free images and myfreebingo.com.)
New York Monologues – Descriptive Writing
A sophisticated descriptive writing lesson based on images from New York and scenes Woody Allen’s masterpiece Manhattan. Students fill in the senses sheet, watch and briefly analyse the opening of Manhattan (resources and links provided) before writing their own monologues!
Great engaging lesson!
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(Credits: all images copyright free, available from Wikipedia and other royalty free sites.)
A descriptive writing lesson using peaceful images to engage students! Lots of resources included.
Full lesson includes:
* Clear image starter
* Lesson objectives
* Five things to help with descriptive writing slide
* Image + example task (resource included as a hand out)
* Image prompt and review slide
Student checklist, things to include in descriptive writing, a WAGOLL and descriptive word mat resources included.
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(All images are copy right free to the best of my knowledge.)
The Time Machine – Creative Writing Lesson.
Highly engaging and visually appealing, creative writing lesson!
Lesson scenario:
When clearing out an old house, under a dust sheet in the attic, you discover some kind of strange machine. There is a chair and lots of odd looking machinery and dials. You sit in the chair out of curiosity and press a few buttons. Suddenly, things start to happen and you are transported in time. Where will you go? What will you do?
Full lesson Power Point and planning sheet included.
*Now available as a four lesson bundle – four great lessons for £6.95!*
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(Credits: sherdog.com, waltbox.com)
Post EU Referendum - Newspaper Writing Lesson
Hugely topical, newspaper writing task, based on the shock result of the EU referendum.
Students get to write a current or future newspaper story based on events around the EU situation.
24 Page Power Point includes
* Title pages
* Lesson objectives
* Prompt pages
* Statistic pages
* Immediate reactions
* Positives and negatives
* Writing prompt pages and review
Guaranteed to engage!
*Includes a free A3 Newspaper template: *
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(Credits: all images taken from The Guardian and the BBC website.)
A newspaper sports writing lesson based on Euro 2016!
Full lesson includes:
• Title page
• What to include page
• Lesson objectives
• Starter task
• What you could write about page
• Six Ws and planning page
• Tips page
• Writing prompt page
• Review slide
Newspaper template and 5 minute planning sheet included!
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(Credits: thank you to dianainlondon on TES for suggesting the idea. Images accredited to The Sunday Mirror, AFPGetty images, Daily Mail, Telegraph.)
Visually attractive, complete lesson on music and film reviews with all resources included for a full and engaging lesson. Students are asked to write two short reviews of their choice: one a film review and the other a music review.
Lesson includes:
• Power Point title page.
• Love and Hate starter activity linked to the main task.
• Lesson objectives page, with graded gold, silver and bronze outcomes.
• Lesson goals page, outlining what is expected in the lesson.
• Information and activity on what makes a good review.
• Prompts to start activity and a quick peer assessment task.
• Lesson plenary keyword spelling activity – spelling cards and suggested spellings included.
All resources included at the back of the Power Point.
FREE! A3 Newspaper booklet included:
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(All images copyright free from Wikipedia Commons.)
Double Lesson Download: Should Britain Have Left the EU and Paris - Descriptive Writing.
Two ÂŁ3 quality lesson for ÂŁ4.25!
Hugely topical writing to argue and persuade writing task based on the shock result of the EU referendum.
Students get to offer their opinions on the result.
24 Page Power Point includes
* Title pages
* Lesson objectives
* Prompt pages
* Statistic pages
* Immediate reactions
* Positives and negatives
* Writing prompt pages and review
Guaranteed to engage!
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(Credits: all images taken from The Guardian and the BBC website.)
New York Monologues – Descriptive Writing
A sophisticated descriptive writing lesson based on images from New York and scenes Woody Allen’s masterpiece Manhattan. Students fill in the senses sheet, watch and briefly analyse the opening of Manhattan (resources and links provided) before writing their own monologues!
Great engaging lesson!
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(Credits: all images copyright free, available from Wikipedia and other royalty free sites.)
All about you - a perfectly simple, but engaging lesson which explores students' wishes, dreams and hopes. The lesson is ideal as an introductory lesson or just as a one-off lesson any time. The main lesson objectives include testing students' ability to think creatively with emphasis on attention to detail and descriptive writing skills.
Attractive lesson Power Point includes:
* Word link puzzle starter activity.
* Mini-task - three wishes, students choose any three wishes they would choose if given the choice (simple writing frame included for lower ability students.)
* Dream home and location - students choose their dream house and location (simple writing frame included for lower ability students.)
* Ideal job - students choose their ideal job (simple writing frame included for lower ability students.)
* Main task perfect day - students describe their perfect day (writing frame and word bank included.)
* Puzzle plenary activity.
No photocopying or printing required, simply download and teach - word document writing frame included if needed.
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All images are copyright free (pixabay, wiki and clipart).
Post EU Referendum - Newspaper Writing Lesson
Hugely topical, newspaper writing task, based on the shock result of the EU referendum.
Students get to write a current or future newspaper story based on events around the EU situation.
24 Page Power Point includes
* Title pages
* Lesson objectives
* Prompt pages
* Statistic pages
* Immediate reactions
* Positives and negatives
* Writing prompt pages and review
Guaranteed to engage!
*Includes a free A3 Newspaper template: *
/teaching-resource/a3-newspaper-template-11190518
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(Credits: all images taken from The Guardian and the BBC website.)
Paris – Descriptive Writing
A sophisticated descriptive writing lesson based on images from Paris, a video clip of Paris and quotes from Ernest Hemingway’s masterpiece, A Moveable Feast.
Great engaging lesson!
For the New York version of this lesson type see here: /teaching-resource/new-york-monologues-descriptive-writing-11309329
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(Credits: all images copyright free, available from Wikipedia and Socialeconomoy.eu.org, Thestudyaroad.com, Thelocal.fr, Placeinparis.com .)
A group of friends take what was supposed to be a peaceful trip to a remote Cornish coast only to discover strange goings-on in the village, smuggling in the coves and possibly, even murder! But who is responsible? And will the friends make it out alive?
Visually attractive, creative writing mystery lesson complete with all resources needed for a fun engaging lesson.
Power Point includes:
* Title page.
* Complete lesson objectives and outcomes (WALT and WILF) - with the focus on higher attaining students to use descriptive language for effect and to build up tension and drama within the story.
* Effective lesson starter.
* Story scenario – dramatic scenario (as above).
* Quick planning sheet (included at the back of the Power Point).
* Page prompts.
* Fantastic “murder mystery bingo” plenary activity with teacher’s caller card and 30 unique bingo cards (with instructions on how to best play the game included).
* Extra Power Point pages to allow for lesson 2.
* All resources included at the end of the Power Point.
*Now available as a four lesson bundle – four great lessons for £6.95!*
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You may also be interested in these further murder mystery lessons:
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(51şÚÁĎ free images from Wikipedia, bingo from my free bingo.com)
Emotive and visually appealing writing to advise lesson based on the excellent charity, Hope for Paws.
Suitable for KS3 classes in particular.
Attractive Power Point includes:
* Video clip link starter
* Diamond 9 activity (included)
* Mini-writing task
* Main writing task
* Quiz and word puzzle plenary
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(Credits from YouTube, Hope for Paws channel.)
Excellent and engaging bingo style literacy game. Students simply write True or False on their 5x5 true or false cards and mark them off if the displayed literacy clue is true or false. Subject areas include: capital letters, punctuation, their, there and they're; was and were; and spellings. Power Point game suitable for key stages 2 and 3, printable true or false cards included and further instructions on how to play inside. Great for spelling and SPAG.
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Should Britain have left the EU?
Hugely topical writing to argue and persuade writing task based on the shock result of the EU referendum.
Students get to offer their opinions on the result.
24 Page Power Point includes
* Title pages
* Lesson objectives
* Prompt pages
* Statistic pages
* Immediate reactions
* Positives and negatives
* Writing prompt pages and review
Guaranteed to engage!
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(Credits: all images taken from The Guardian and the BBC website.)
A group of friends find themselves trapped in an old hotel, only to suffer strange lucid dreams and terrifying nightly visitations. Will they escape or go insane? And what is the significance of the black rose?
Visually attractive, creative horror story lesson complete with all resources needed for a fun engaging lesson or series of lessons. (At least two lessons will be required to complete the story.)
Power point includes:
* Attractive title page.
* Story scenario – dramatic scenario (as above).
* Complete lesson objectives and outcomes (WALT and WILF) - with the focus on higher attaining students to use descriptive language for effect and to build up tension and drama within the story.
* Character cards page (with example, included) where students complete their own characters on special cards (resources included at the back of the Power Point.)
* Planning sheet giving students a structured method in which to write an effective story (included at the back of the Power Point.)
* A review prompt to discuss writing so far.
* A review peer-assessment prompt which should set students up to continue the story next lesson.
* Each slide gives students a “TEEP” instruction at the start of the slide, indicating which sort of activity is involved at each stage.
***Now available in a dystopian and horror bundle:
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*Now available as a four lesson bundle – four great lessons for £6.95!*
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(Credits: Donney Nunley, Circus Tricks, Flickr.com. Emo Attitude, Haunted Boy, Deviant art.)
Sugar Tax - Writing to Argue and Persuade - Letter
A topical writing to argue and persuade lesson on the new sugar tax! Visually attractive lesson, guaranteed to promote debate. This is the writing to argue letter lesson. If you prefer this lesson as a main task to write a lively article you can find that at the link below:
/teaching-resource/sugar-tax-writing-to-argue-and-persuade-11255722
Lesson Power Point includes a shock starter, learning objectives, links to video clips for information on the sugar tax and planning prompts throughout.
BBC article included.
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You may also be interested in this letter activity resource:
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(Credits, BBC and Youtube.)
All about you - a perfectly simple, but engaging lesson which explores students' wishes, dreams and hopes. The lesson is ideal as an introductory lesson or just as a one-off lesson any time. The main lesson objectives include testing students' ability to think creatively with emphasis on attention to detail and descriptive writing skills.
Attractive lesson Power Point includes:
* Word link puzzle starter activity.
* Mini-task - three wishes, students choose any three wishes they would choose if given the choice (simple writing frame included for lower ability students.)
* Dream home and location - students choose their dream house and location (simple writing frame included for lower ability students.)
* Ideal job - students choose their ideal job (simple writing frame included for lower ability students.)
* Main task perfect day - students describe their perfect day (writing frame and word bank included.)
* Puzzle plenary activity.
No photocopying or printing required, simply download and teach - word document writing frame included if needed.
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All images are copyright free (pixabay, wiki and clipart).