2 worksheet to introduce using various interesting sentence openers in writing. Useful for targeting pupils with a writing target of upleveling openers in their writing. Second sheet focused on time openers specifically. Good for a lesson before structuring in a story.
Perfect for English lessons, or as part of a literacy across the curriculum scheme, the VCOP lessons aim to build students' fundamental writing skills.
Engaging, differentiated, and easily adaptable, this lesson aims to improve students' skills at using varied and appropriate vocabulary, following a logical learning journey to ensure that students learn in bite-size steps:
- Defining word types;
- Identifying varied vocabulary in humorous writing examples;
- Analysing varied vocabulary in an interesting descriptive passage;
- Creating their descriptive piece, using varied vocabulary;
- Peer or self evaluating their varied vocabulary attempts.
Resources, worksheets, and a lesson plan are provided.
This resource can either be bought alone, or as part of a VCOP bundle (see resource VCOP - All lessons & scheme - vocabulary, connectives, openers, punctuation) for just £1 more.
I’ve pulled together various resources such as quick fire activities that I’d previously uploaded separately, and games and links suggested by other posters (notably bluerose) into 1 document.
72 starters- one starter per slide. Or can be used for literacy intervention lessons.
Easy to read, clear font and design. Suit KS2, KS3 and KS4.
All starters are for English and Literacy.
Starters focus mostly on: SPAG, VCOP, word classes and devices.
Print slides for lower ability to work on or ask them to choose 3 questions only from the ones given.
This resource has a handy A5 sized Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers, Punctuation (VCOP) self assement sheet. I use this with pupils after they have have completed a first draft of a piece of writing. They use highlighters matching the colours of the VCOP sheet to highlight their work, and see success as well as areas for development.
Perfect for English lessons, or as part of a literacy across the curriculum scheme, the VCOP lessons aim to build students' fundamental writing skills.
Engaging, differentiated, and easily adaptable, this lesson aims to improve students' skills at using varied and appropriate connectives in their writing, following a logical learning journey to ensure that students learn in bite-size steps:
- Defining connectives types;
- Identifying connectives in humorous writing examples;
- Analysing connectives in an interesting descriptive passage;
- Creating a descriptive piece, using varied connectives;
- Peer or self evaluating their writing attempts, and in particular the use of connectives
Resources, worksheets, and a lesson plan are provided.
This resource can either be bought alone, or as part of a VCOP bundle (see resource VCOP - All lessons & scheme - vocabulary, connectives, openers, punctuation) for just £1 more.
Perfect for English lessons, or as part of a literacy across the curriculum scheme, the VCOP lessons aim to build students' fundamental writing skills.
Engaging, differentiated, and easily adaptable, this lesson aims to improve students' skills at using varied and appropriate sentence openers, following a logical learning journey to ensure that students learn in bite-size steps:
- Defining the different words that they can use to vary how they open sentences;
- Identifying varied openers in humorous writing examples;
- Analysing varied openings in an interesting descriptive passage;
- Creating a descriptive piece, using varied sentence openers;
- Peer or self evaluating the effectiveness of their varied sentence openers.
Resources, worksheets, and a lesson plan are provided.
This resource can either be bought alone, or as part of a VCOP bundle (see resource VCOP - All lessons & scheme - vocabulary, connectives, openers, punctuation) for just £1 more.
This is a simple version of the VCOP pyramid I created on PowerPoint that allows you to customise and use in a wide variety of ways.
It can be printed and resized to suit a variety of purposes.
A Learning Mat to aid with literacy skills; includes common errors, 'VCOP', sentence structure, paragraphing, grammar advice and reading skills.
This can be used as a mat placed on desks each lesson to aid with English or literacy in other subjects and ensures students are equipped when writing. It could also be used as a learning poster or display.
Perfect for English lessons, or as part of a literacy across the curriculum scheme, the VCOP lessons aim to build students' fundamental writing skills.
Engaging, differentiated, and easily adaptable, this lesson aims to improve students' skills at using varied and appropriate punctuation, following a logical learning journey to ensure that students learn in bite-size steps:
- Defining punctuation marks;
- Identifying varied vocabulary in humorous writing examples;
- Analysing varied vocabulary in an interesting descriptive passage;
- Creating their descriptive piece, using varied vocabulary;
- Peer or self evaluating their varied vocabulary attempts.
Resources, worksheets, and a lesson plan are provided.
This resource can either be bought alone, or as part of a VCOP bundle (see resource VCOP - All lessons & scheme - vocabulary, connectives, openers, punctuation) for just £1 more.
This is an excellent resource for pupils to record examples of Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers and Punctuation. Use for reading tasks, homework or fast finishers. This is a flexible resource that will suit a range of learners. Includes both Microsoft Word and PDF versions.
Attached are 42 ‘VCOP’ (fully editable) games and activity suggestions.
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Resource 1:
A 26-page booklet containing 26 VCOP games & activity-suggestions
Page 3: VCOP Games (13 games)
Page 7: Connectives ‘Quick Fire’ Activities (4 activities)
Page 13: Openers Activity (1 activity)
Page 15: Punctuation Activity (1 activity)
Page 19: Vocabulary Activities (7 activities)
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Resource 2:
A 16-page booklet containing 16 VCOP games & activity-suggestions.
A ‘mixture’ of VCOP activities
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Resource 3:
Also attached is a an activity for the children to make their own VCOP pyramid.