“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 learn how figurative language creates imagery and will be shown examples of a simile, metaphor and onomatopoeia. They will then look at figurative language examples used in the poem through the online activity link and will be tasked to identify examples and write what these examples do for the reader, Finally, they will write their own versions of part of the poem using their own figurative language examples. 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!

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 looks at describing settings. It teaches how to write an effective description using the senses, expanded noun phrases, prepositional phrases and figurative language. Students are shown these in context of an extract and then have to identify them themselves within chapter 2 of The Hobbit. Students then read more of the chapter before planning and writing their own setting description on the woods the characters have entered. 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 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.

Each Recommended Reading List has 20 books which are appropriate for year group and will help to improve children’s word reading, vocabulary and understanding. These choices have been compiled by librarians and leading English teachers. 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!

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!

This lesson focuses on two National Curriculum objectives: Check that the book makes sense to them, discussing their understanding and exploring the meaning of words in context Distinguish between statements of fact and opinion Retrieve, record and present information from non-fiction In this lesson, students will watch a clip of recently discovered footage of Queen Victoria to help engage them for the text. They will then read the biography of Queen Victoria while the teacher questions them on elements of the text. Following this, they will complete comprehension questions on the text as well as inference and true/false questions. This lesson is suitable to KS2 children but can easily be modified to suit KS3.

Similes are a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion ). This lesson focuses on using similes in Imagery/ Free Verse poetry. It comes with an engaging powerpoint presentation, lesson plan and activity sheets. Children first revisit imagery before looking at the language structure of similes. They listen to a poem which uses similes and discuss the effect of the similes used. They then work in pairs/ small groups to read a number of poems identifying the use of similes and how they are used. They then write their own similes for the pictures given. As a class then complete a modelled write, taking words and phrases from the children to create a stanza/verse of a poem based on the image. The children then write an additional stanza to the poem independently making use of similes for effect. 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!

This lesson focuses on two NC objectives: -Discuss and evaluate how authors use language, considering the impact on the reader -Read books that are structured in different ways and read for a range of purposes Pupils will listen to the eerie music and will consider the genre of the text they are about the read. They will consider how to build tension and suspense from the poster shown. They will then read the text as a class with questions posed throughout by the teacher, considering how tension and suspense is built. Following this, they will write their own opening, using a haunted house picture as their stimulus and the text as their 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!

These differentiated planning sheets can be used to help students plan their holiday recounts. 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.

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. In this lesson students will watch, read and listen to different forms of news and identify their similarities and differences leading to the creation of a general features list for journalistic 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, students will be supported planning and writing their own stories. They will review the story mountain structure and how best to begin a story. Plans for describing characters, settings and the plot are provided as well as a self-assessment grid for use upon completion. This lesson is intended for KS2 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 receive a FREE single resource of your choice!

In this lesson students will learn and review the acronym FREDEPTORS to help them remember the key persuasive devices used: • F- facts and statistics • R- repetition • E- exaggeration • D- description • E- emotive language • P- personal pronouns • T- the rule of three • O- opinions • R- rhetorical questions • S- summary They will then look at formality in persuasive writing and organise sentences accordingly. They will decide what to write persuasively about and be taught how we might brainstorm our ideas before writing using the planning frame provided. These lessons are ideal for any KS2 class and can be modified to suit KS3 also. 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 sequence of lessons is based on the Victorian period. The model story ‘The Fall’ tells the story of a young coal miner who is nearly involved in a mine disaster. The lessons cover how to write a story, links to the Victorians and SPAG coverage. The unit lessons follow this sequence: Lesson 1- Show what you know Lesson2- whole class guided reading on the story ‘The Fall’ Lesson 3- identifying suspense Lesson 4- Identifying adverbials and subordinate clauses Lesson 5- Planning own historical fiction story Lesson 6- whole class guided reading- Queen Victoria Lesson 7- Writing the opening Lesson 8- Writing the build up Lesson 9- Writing the problem Lesson 10- Writing the resolution and ending Lesson 11 & 12- Writing own historical fiction story Lesson 13-15- editing, improving and sharing stories These lessons are intended for use with Year 5 & 6 children, however they can be easily modified to suit KS3 and lower KS2. 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 lesson focuses on 3 NC objectives: Increase their familiarity with a wide range of books, including myths, legends and traditional stories, modern fiction, fiction from our literary heritage, and books from other cultures and traditions Check that the book makes sense to them, discussing their understanding and exploring the meaning of words in context Draw inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justify inferences with evidence Pupils will learn the background and context of the tale and then read it as a class. A teacher’s version is attached which gives ideas of questions to pose throughout reading. Following this, pupils will answer a range of comprehension questions requiring them to infer, deduce, retrieve and evaluate.

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.

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

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