Written to support KS3 speaker of ESL coping in an English school To complement other on-line resources. Exercises include reading, discussion, analysis and writing

A series of chapter based exercises to accompany Usborne Young Reading Series 3 Anne Frank ISBN: 9780746068182 Author/Editor: Susanna Davidson Exercises include vocabulary building, comprehension, historical research, creative writing The exercises could also be used for History

The exercises were designed around The Guardian obituary (as cited) of 28 May 2014. Whilst focusing on comprehension and vocabulary development, the article enabled wider discussion of racism and changes in society during the latter half of the 20th century. I began by looking at images of the poet and her era on the web, and viewing a YouTube of her speaking. I concluded the lesson with reading extracts from Maya Angelou's work. Caution should be taken with some of the themes and explicit vocabulary.

The exercises are based on an edited version of the cited article which recounts the story of 89 year old Bernard Jordan who 'escaped' from his care home to attend the D-Day celebrations in Normandy. I introduced the topic by discussing the dates of the war, the location of Normandy etc and drawing on personal information such as my father&'s role as a 17-year old. The exercises y aim to practise reading aloud, discussion and then language skills - new vocabulary, comprehension and creative writing.

These 3 sets or work were designed for 3 consecutive day 2-hour sessions of a holiday book club. They complement the resource for Fantastic Mr Fox. The club was attended by pupils in Years 1-5. The aim was to develop their reading and comprehension skills. Pupils read the text aloud in turns and sessions were broken up with opportunities to act scenes. The exercises increase in complexity over the 3 days.

Punctuation practice Vocabulary development Creative writing following group reading and discussion I used this with a group of very able students all of whom are bi/multilingual, with English as a second language Article from The Independent, as cited

This is a quiz/worksheet that can be completed in sections, and is based on the on-line video http://www.parliament.uk/education/teaching-resources-lesson-plans/an-introduction-to-parliament-ks3-5-video/. It is accompanied by an answer sheet. I designed the work for able Year 6-8 students but it could be used with older ones. Before viewing the video, I showed a range of election pamphlets/leaflets for the 2015 General Election, to introduce the main parties and their political leanings. As a follow up to this work, students were asked to analyse political material and then prepare their own speech in favour of a chosen motion. See complementary work, Making your voice heard.

This was the first of a series of exercises produced for a 2-hour session of a holiday book club attended by pupils in Years 1-5. Pupils took it in turns to read aloud. They acted out chosen scenes and were filmed doing so. The exercises are graded from simple to more demanding, and include comprehension, vocabulary and games. The resource complements those I have produced for The Magic Finger book club.

This worksheet provides additional questions for the article of the same name published by THEDAY.CO.UK on 30 May 2014. The aim was to engage pupils of both sexes in a topical issue, but to examine its wider implications for individuals and nations. Questions are progressive from understanding vocabulary, through comprehension and interpretation to creative writing.

A follow-on exercise from preliminary work on punctuation. Used with Year 9 ESL students. Builds from reading aloud, through punctuation insertion and correction, to vocabulary and concept research and finally critical writing. With thanks to the Independent on Sunday newspaper for original text.

This is a 2-part resource: a. a reading and writing exercise requiring identification of key policies for each of the main political parties in the 2015 General Election. b. a creative writing exercise followed by presentation of their speech/PowerPoint presentation to the rest of the group. You will need to collect a range of election leaflets, representative of all main parties, for the group to study and summarise individually. I used the resource with able pupils in Years 6-8, but it could be adapted for other ages. Exercise (b) was set as a homework. Pupils could choose the format in which to respond - writing or presentation. The following lesson was based on each pupil making their own case for their chosen motion. Pupils peer assess against predetermined criteria e.g. organisation of ideas, confidence of speaking.

This provides an outline of the possible topics that candidates may be asked to talk about, and how to prepare for an interview without learning a prepared speech. It was designed for children who have passed stage 1 tests for entry to selective/public schools and can be adapted for use at ages 7+ to 11+. I use this in 1:1 preparation as well as in pairs.