I thought I'd paste a little taste of Trump here for students to look over. we spend so many hours teaching students to write with clarity and to structure and organise... and then this: TRUMP: We stopped giving them because …
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Edexcel IGCSE: draft short writing task
I am trying to get my y11s to deliberately plan a short task for the short writing question. Too many plan to write and simply write until the time runs out. My idea is to consciously plan for no more …
Thinking about writing
After an interesting discussion on #engchatuk last evening and having read a post by David Didau on writing with precision : http://www.learningspy.co.uk/writing/black-space-increasing-lexical-density/ I have prepared this for my KS 4 students. The idea is to take David's clarification of a …
SPAG in a mess?
Thanks to the marvellous @jabellpepper I am putting these posters around the department. The QR codes link to his animated Tellegamis which briefly explain key points of grammar. Students sitting IGCSE this summer need to be aware that with around …
Year 7 Writing module: IED leading up to Christmas
This module is based on a Year 9 scheme discussed here:https://jwpblog.wordpress.com/2012/08/29/an-autobiography-sow-for-year-9/ on the blog. It was originally my work and was then adapted by the excellent @Engleeshteacher, Traycie Wrycraft. I have come back to it to use with my new …
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Writing to IED based on Anthology A (Edexcel Certificate)
A powerpoint for a quick revision-focused lesson. In the Edexcel certificate, one of the creative writing sections requires a piece which is based on one of the themes of an extract from the non-fiction anthology. The catch is that the …
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Introducing IED for yr 9/KS4
Some teaching materials I will be using to introduce Writing to IED to my new Year 9 class. There is an outline Powerpoint which can be adapted or made more detailed as required and the word documents referred to in …
TRAPPERS for non fiction
This is a simple introduction to the TRAPPERS mnemonic I wrote for Year 9. as exams approach, Year 11 seem to have forgotten what it stands for. I like it - a good way to get strong writing, especially when …
Inform, Explain, Describe revision class
"Describe a peaceful place" I am preparing the Year 11 revision session for 18th April. 30 minutes on writing triplet Inform, Explain,Describe... As ever, this is for my students at SGS but suitable for all to use as you see …
Yr 10 Leaflet activity
This is based on the EDEXCEL IGCSE Anthology A page Beach Safety. The students were asked to make a page entitled "PEEL SAFETY" to help Year 7 prepare for the daunting task of being taught by me. The post includes …
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