An English Teacher's Toolbox
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National Poetry Competition 2013: The winning poem
National Poetry Competition 2013: The winning poem http://gu.com/p/3emh9
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My Favorite Artist - Doug Hyde
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“Getting so into a book that everything around you fades away.”
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Monday morning...
#Accurate
LOL. This is so going to be me. I still have a 3000 word assignment to complete...
Using these two crisp brands, compare and contrast the language and design. How do their audiences differ? How do you know? #nonfiction #language #advertising - Inspired by my Y12 anthology prep, I’m adapting for y9.
creative writing prompt:
Describe the view/ setting from that bench :)
Creative writing prompt: write about having to make a choice. What happened?
Creative writing prompt: tell this journey
A table with levels 2-8 from the new NC for English in student-friendly language. Covers Speaking and Listening, Reading and Writing, condensed onto 2 sides of A4. Useful for self- and peer- assessment.
Great resource!
Teaching Ideas via The Literacy Shed
- Describe the opening scenes.
- Describe the journey, what the girl could see as they went along, perhaps one of the other passengers.
- Write a newspaper report detailing what happened, maybe the driver thought everyone was off, the tram went over and they found the girl the next day amongst the wreckage.
- Write a conversation between the girl and the person she meets at the end.
- Write a first person account of the accident from the girls point of view,she could be sending a message from heaven.
ALL CREDIT GOES TO THE LITERACY SHED/ OWNERSHIP. CHECK IT OUT HERE; a fantastic resource for all early years/ English teachers.
World’s Edge, South Coast of England.
close to the town of Eastbourne in the county of East Sussex, immediately east of the Seven Sisters. The cliff there is the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain.
