I'm an English teacher who enjoys creating resources. I create things mainly for GCSE English Language and Functional Skills. I also teach creative writing and I like to look at ways for my learners to improve their writing.
I have been teaching for six years and I like to make complex material as simple as possible for my learners.
I'm an English teacher who enjoys creating resources. I create things mainly for GCSE English Language and Functional Skills. I also teach creative writing and I like to look at ways for my learners to improve their writing.
I have been teaching for six years and I like to make complex material as simple as possible for my learners.
A wordsearch featuring Shakespeare's histories. Ideal as a starter or general activity.
11 plays are included:
Henry IV Part I
Henry IV Part II
Henry V
Henry VI Part I
Henry VI Part II
Henry VI Part III
Henry VIII
King John
Pericles
Richard II
Richard III.
Huge bumper pack of wordsearches for GCSE English Language/ Literature and Functional Skills English at various levels. Wordsearches help learners build their reading skills by practising skimming and scanning techniques.
This pack includes 13 wordsearches which are ideal to use as starters or as a general activity.
This pack includes:
X 4 language features
X 3 presentational features
X 4 Shakespeare wordsearches
X 1 Famous British Authors Wordsearch
X 1 Roald Dahl Wordsearch
These can be found for sale in my shop for a total of £14.00 (When the Shakespeare bundle is purchased, £18.00 if not.) and are a bargain at just £6.00.
A quiz of 20 slides that asks learners to decide which century each British author is from.
This quiz is ideal for GCSE English Language/Literature and will promote the reading of a wider range of books.
Each slide includes a picture from all three centuries on a particular topic such as food, transport etc to increase knowledge of historical context. They also include animation features so the answers are revealed per slide, not at the end of the quiz.
Each slide can become a discussion point to allow learners to imagine what life would be like in each century and other tasks can be created from these discussions.
A wordsearch based on the French vocabulary for types of fruit.
18 fruits are featured and all answers are in French allowing the students to translate the fruits after they have finished the wordsearch.
Wordsearches allow students to build their reading skills by using skimming and scanning techniques. This resource is ideal to use as a starter task or an extention task.
A resource to develop the use of adjectives in creative writing. The inspiration for the story is taken from unusual names for colours. The learners are asked to match names of colours with examples and to find five things they associate with the colours.
The learners then plan a story by drawing a picture and consider their use of adjectives.
Perfect for GCSE English Language or Functional Skills Level 2 revision.
Language Features Bingo includes 30 different game cards and can be used for up to 30 learners.
The language features can be used to revise language features, language techniques and persuasive writing techniques.
After each feature is called out the learners should give a definition of the technique and the winner is the first to fill their bingo card.
The resource can also be used to quiz the learners on how each feature has an effect on a reader.
After the quiz the learners can use their game card to guide them through a writing task, using the language features on their card.
Language features included are:
Rhetorical Question
Repetition
Alliteration
Rule of Three
Adjectives
Powerful Verbs
Comparative
Direct Address
Imperative Verb
Exaggeration
Fact
Oxymoron
Proper Noun
Adverb
Hyperbole
Statistics
Short Sentences
Emotive Language
Humour
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Pun
Onomatopoeia
Anecdote
Opinion
Rhyme
Common Noun
Pronoun.
Questions for revision or to assess learning.
10 questions - The learners add the commas to the sentence.
5 questions - The learners correct the mistakes.
A colourful crossword for the revision of language features and persuasive writing techniques.
Ideal for revision of GCSE English Language or Functional Skills Level 2.
Clues include testing the learners on both definitions of the terms and how they effect a reader.
This is a dyslexia friendly Power Point with green slides.
The learners are guided through the process of creating an excellent newspaper report on a recent sports day.
The lesson lasts 1- 2 hours. It includes an activity for groups, (a three minute word bomb) planning activities with a mind map and key tips on what the examiners are looking for.
Attention is paid to purpose and audience and the learners are encouraged to use language features in their work.
Easy to read wordsearch includes a table so the learners can provide a definition for the words they find in the grid.
Perfect for GCSE English Language revision or Functional Skills Level 2.
This resource consists of a front cover, a worksheet and an answer sheet.
Ideal for engaging learners with new language and spoken language for GCSE English Language or Functional Skills English.
The worksheet involves the learners completing a table of 21 new words, providing definitions and deciding if each word is formal or informal. This resource can then lead on to an informal writing task. The learners are asked if they would use each word online, with friends or in a formal environment and this resource promotes lots of discussion. It could be used as preparation for a speaking and listening activity on neologisms.
The new words included could allow for a discussion on internet safety.
Three wordsearches of varying difficulty level with colour and pictures including up to 26 different language features.
1. Star shaped wordsearch with 13 language features.
2. Diamond shaped wordsearch with 15 language features.
3. Large square wordsearch with 26 language features.
Ideal for GCSE English Language and Functional Skills English Level 1/2.
Improve your learners' reading skills by practising skimming and scanning.
Help your learners revise in a fun, easy and engaging way.
A wordsearch containing 20 words relating to punctuation and writing. Ideal to use as a starter or extension activity. Wordsearches can improve learners reading ability by allowing them to practise their skimming and scanning skills.