The 3 Ticking Texts books encourage early readers to understand texts. Book 3 is aimed at KS2 plus KS3 pupils with literacy problems. Each book includes various types of short texts with a low reading level and a high interest level, and the format allows children with poor coordination/writing ability to concentrate solely on text comprehension skills. The sheets are useful for shared and guided reading and for homework and are also suitable for speaking and listening work. Discussion points and extension activities are included for each text. This is a useful resource for children who have ‘learnt to read’ and are now ‘reading to learn.’ Previously available through Easylearn.

This is a bundle of three comparing texts activities that can be used for Pearson Functional Skills English, particularly for the more challenging questions of the Level 2 Reading Exam, that is, Question 10 (identifying language features) and Question 13 (comparing texts). Although Level 1s can also benefit from these activities if adapted to suit Question 15 of the Level 1 Reading Exam. If adapted they can be used to support GCSE English Language (AQA) learners for Paper 2, Question 2 (the summary question). Topics include: dogs, vaping, hobbies and university (new!) Enjoy! T.

This lesson has been designed for anyone studying Functional Skills English Level One and Level Two. The lesson goes through two different texts and helps learners to understand how to use quotations to make comparisons and respond to the higher value questions on the reading exam paper. If you enjoyed this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

Planning sheet for explanation texts. Suitable for KS2.

The 3 Ticking Texts books encourage early readers to understand texts. Book 2 is aimed at KS2 plus older pupils with literacy problems. Each book includes various types of short texts with a low reading level and a high interest level, and the format allows children with poor coordination/writing ability to concentrate solely on text comprehension skills. The sheets are useful for shared and guided reading and for homework and are also suitable for speaking and listening work. Discussion points and extension activities are included for each text. This is a useful resource for children who have ‘learnt to read’ and are now ‘reading to learn.’ Previously available through Easylearn.

After you’ve looked at non-fiction text features, see if your students can identify examples of the text features independently. Grab an appropriate level non-fiction text and get started! Happy teaching & learning! Be purposeful teachers Who are in control Feel inspired And knows they’ve done enough. ☆ If you found this product helpful, please leave a review below! @attheminute.teaching

This is a six-paragraph WAGOLL / model text of a non-chronological report / information text about volcanoes. In this text, there are examples of Lower KS2 and Year 3/4 writing objectives such as high-level vocabulary, high-level conjunctions, high-level punctuation and interesting openers. There is also a ‘Did You Know?’ box at the end with bullet point facts. This WAGOLL can be used with the Extreme Earth / Active Planet topic about natural disasters.

Example newspaper report based on the children’s novel Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White. This exemplar newspaper article is perfect to use as a WAGOLL when studying Charlotte’s Web. The example text reports on the events up to the end of Chapter 11 of the book when Charlotte’s first web is discovered. The model newspaper report comes with a feature find worksheet for children to fill in with answer sheet. After identifying the features, pupils complete the quotation punctuation activities. Then pupils use the templates provided to plan and write their own newspaper report based on the example text. Pupils’ reports can be about the events in chapters 10 and 11, or a different event from later on in the novel. This resource comes with the following documents: • Example newspaper report • Feature find worksheet • Feature find answers • Quotation punctuation activity with answers • Newspaper report planning template • Newspaper report writing templates x2 The genre-specific, language, grammar and punctuation features in the text include: • Headline in the present tense • Alliteration in the headline • Byline and date • Lead: introductory paragraph containing the 4 Ws • Quotes, with inverted commas • Photograph with caption • Past tense • Third person • Relative clauses • Alliteration • Fronted adverbials followed by commas • Synonyms to avoid repetition • Expanded noun phrases • Coordinating conjunctions • Subordinating conjunctions • Hyphens • Apostrophes for contraction • Apostrophes for possession All resources come as both easily editable Word documents and PDFs. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Charlotte’s Web themed resources: ✦ WAGOLL Example Text Packs BUNDLE ✦ Diary Example Text Pack ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Non-Chronological Report Example Text Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ The Iron Man Example Diary Text with Features ✦ The Iron Man Dialogue Writing - Example Text ✦ The Iron Man - Example Apology Letter ✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus Glossary BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

An example diary entry text for The Boy at the Back of the Class written from the point of view of Ahmet, the new boy at school, plus writing feature identification worksheet and answers. This exemplar recount text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 2 of Onjali Q. Raúf’s refugee novel The Boy at the Back of the Class. Resources provided: • Exemplar diary text • Feature find worksheet • Feature find answer sheet The diary text contains the following language, grammar and punctuation features: • Similes • Rule of three • Repetition for effect • Alliteration • Metaphors • Hyperbole • Personification • Show not tell emotions • Rhetorical questions • Fronted adverbials followed by a comma • Variety of nouns to avoid repetition • Noun phrases • Apostrophes for contraction • Apostrophes for singular possession • Apostrophes for plural possession • Hyphens • Dashes • Colons • Semi-colons • Brackets The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents. Pupils read the model diary text, identify the features and then write their own diary entry. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other The Boy at the Back of the Class themed resources: ✦ Example Text Bundle ✦ Character Profile Text Pack ✦ Dialogue Writing Text Pack ✦ Differentiated Apostrophe Activities You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work BUNDLE ✦ Christophe’s Story Example Diary Entries Pack ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Example Diary Text Pack ✦ The Twits Example Diary Text Pack ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text Pack ✦ Oranges in No Man’s Land Example Diary Text Pack ✦ Example Diary: Journey by Aaron Becker Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

An approx 400 words model portal story based on the story of Alice in Wonderland. Suitable for year 5 / 6 with a focus on using dialogue to move the story on.

A shortened oral text and story map for the book Zog. This can be used for a T4W unit of work. Ideally for Y1 or Y2.

The 3 Ticking Texts books encourage early readers to understand texts. Book 1 is aimed at KS1 plus older pupils with literacy problems. Each book includes various types of short texts with a low reading level and a high interest level, and the format allows children with poor coordination/writing ability to concentrate solely on text comprehension skills. The sheets are useful for shared and guided reading and for homework and are also suitable for speaking and listening work. Discussion points and extension activities are included for each text. This is a useful resource for children who have ‘learnt to read’ and are now ‘reading to learn.’ Previously available through Easylearn.

A high quality example text of the story “Alma” aimed at upper KS2. A short film that explores themes of: Curiosity Rebellion Temptation Consequence High quality WAGOLL of the story narrative told in the first person. To be used as a model to demonstrate: setting descriptions suspense pathetic phallacy emotions personification cohesive devices modal verbs subjunctive form similes show not tell includes a variety of words from the year 5/6 spelling list Orginal Alma video can be found on the literacy shed website and Youtube. www.literacyshed.com

This resource is fantastic for starters and/or plenaries. It includes a variety of engaging fictional extracts followed by either short comprehension tasks and/or SPaG correction activities. There are score sheets at the back of the booklet which will help you to keep track of progress. The PPT includes answers, which can be used to assist with self/peer assessment. In order of appearance, texts included are: Machine Gunners by Robert Westall The Magician’s Nephew by C. S. Lewis Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J. K. Rowling The Prisoner by James Riodan The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Great Expectations by Charles Dickens The Woman in Black by Susan Hill Wonder by R. J. Palacio The Scandal by Fredrik Backman Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz Narnia by C. S. Lewis Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan Matilda by Roald Dahl Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl About A Boy by Nick Hornby Machine Gunners by Robert Westall 1984 by George Orwell James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl After the Fire by Will Hill Skellig by David Almond Holes by Louis Sachar Cuckoo Song by Francis Hardinge

Full annotated text of The Wife of Bath, including The General Prologue, The Wife’s Prologue and The Wife’s Tale. CCEA Assessment Objectives annotated, including poetic methods and relevant AO3. I am Head of English in a grammar school in Belfast and have taught CCEA’s GCE specifications for over 10 years with my classes attaining above NIGSA averages. This resource includes wide range of AO2 and AO3.

This task could be used as part of an Art and Design project on the theme of portraiture or identity, or it could be used for Photography. The task would take one to two hours. The task begins by exploring the work of artists Barbara Kruger and Jenny Holzer. Students are asked to begin by researching their work further. After taking a series of portrait shots students are asked to explore adding text to their images in oder to tell us something more about the subject. Prompts are given to help students think about what they might want to include in their text. A link is included to help support students in the use of text paths in Photoshop.

These lesson plans will support children in being able to define each of the six major text types, sorting examples of text into each category and thinking of further examples of text suitable for each category.

A resource that examines the language of advertising and considers the language resources used in these texts designed with the pupose of persuading.

Examples of how to write a recipe with a good example and a bad one to compare and contrast.

Students do lots of texting in their L1 and are often keen to learn how to text in English too. In this lesson students have a discussion, learn some useful texting abbreviations and read an article about texting and literacy.