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Travel Brochure Writing!

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This engaging and stimulating lesson enables students to create travel brochure texts containing appropriate and imaginative language choices, utilising a range of different language techniques with subtlety in order to craft writing that serves the

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Skellig - The Derelict Garage!

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This engaging and informative lesson helps students to identify and analyse the descriptive language techniques used by David Almond to describe the derelict garage in Skellig, before creating their own descriptive language techniques to describe an

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Literature

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

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Historical Fiction - Primary Knowledge Organisers Bundle!

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These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for primary teachers, parents and English subject leaders when delivering historical fiction learning units.They also double-up as a handy help-mat for children

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

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Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers

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Descriptive Writing Example Texts! (WAGOLLs)

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This original, imaginative and purposeful range of WAGOLL (what a good one looks like) texts have been created to provide model examples of effective descriptive writing.There are eight original example texts in total, modelling good practice for a

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, Homeschool, Staff

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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Writing Kenning Poems - KS2 Knowledge Organizer!

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This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for KS2 children when writing kenning poems. The organiser is also perfect for teachers, parents and English subject leaders - aiding their planning and

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Creative Writing, English, Poetry

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool, Staff

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Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers

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Creative Writing - Prompts and Activity Ideas for Effective Writing Sessions!

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This 50-slide pack contains activity ideas and prompts for 12 creative writing sessions. I used these for weekly sessions over one full term with an upper KS2 class, although they could be used for lower KS2 or lower KS3 children with minimal

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool, Staff

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

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Writing Fantasy Narratives - Upper KS2 Knowledge Organizer!

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This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for year 5/6 children when writing fantasy narratives. The organiser is also perfect for teachers, parents and English subject leaders - aiding their planning and

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool, Staff

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Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers

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Writing War Poetry - Knowledge Organizer!

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This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children when writing war poems. The organiser is also perfect for teachers, parents and English subject leaders - aiding their planning and supporting of

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English, Poetry

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool, Staff

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Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers

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Seven Natural Wonders Descriptive Writing Challenge - Lesson Bundle!

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These highly engaging and purposeful lessons aim to develop a number of important creative writing skills, whilst towards an extended descriptive piece based on the ‘Seven Natural Wonders of the World.’The lessons are sequenced thoughtfully,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, Homeschool, Staff

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Around the World in 32 Sentences - Descriptive Writing Challenge!

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‘Around the World in 32 Sentences’ is a fun and interesting way to enable students to build their descriptive writing skills, whilst also developing their understanding of the world around them. Transporting students on a journey to a multitude of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

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Non-Chronological Reports!

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This stimulating and informative lesson develops students’ skill in creating non-chronological reports that precisely meet the content, language and structural features of the form. In particular, they gain an in-depth understanding of how

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Activities

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Writing Poetry - Complete Primary Bundle!

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These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for the development of poetry within your primary school. The organisers are perfect for teachers, parents, and English subject leaders - aiding their planning

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English, Poetry

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool, Staff

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Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers

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Writing Adventure Stories - Primary Knowledge Organizers Bundle!

By TandLGuru

These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for primary teachers, parents and English subject leaders when delivering ‘Adventure Stories’ writing units.They also double-up as a handy help-mat for children

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, Homeschool, Staff

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Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers

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Fantastic Mr Fox Comprehension Activities Booklet!

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This resource booklet contains a wide range of age-appropriate, engaging, and meaningful comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of Roald Dahl's 'Fantastic Mr Fox.' (Teachers have found them particularly useful in comprehension or

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Close Reading

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool, Staff

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Stupendous Story Openings!

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This engaging and informative lesson enables students to understand the key techniques used by writers when opening narratives, and to use these features in their own story openings. In particular, students analyse the features that make the

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Short Stories

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Staff

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PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Activities

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Show, Don't Tell - Writing about Emotions!

By TandLGuru

This engaging and highly-purposeful lesson enables children to write about emotions and feelings using vivid imagery.Children learn how to show, not tell in their writing, focusing on precise details relating the senses. This helps to make their

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Activities

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Seven Natural Wonders Descriptive Writing Challenge - Lessons 3 and 4!

By TandLGuru

These highly engaging and purposeful writing lessons are lessons 3 and 4 in a series of six building towards an extended creative writing piece based on the ‘Seven Natural Wonders of the World.’These two lessons move the children on from word level

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, Homeschool, Staff

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PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Activities

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Visit Italy Persuasive Text - Whole Class Reading Session!

By TandLGuru

This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s reading comprehension skills, whilst simultaneously building their understanding of persuasive writing and the European nation of Italy.The resource pack includes the full text (adapted

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Geography, Close Reading

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, Homeschool, Staff

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Guided Reading Books

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Perfect Personification and Awesome Oxymorons!

By TandLGuru

This is an exciting and engaging lesson/set of tasks aiming to build students' skills at using personification and oxymorons in their writing . It was taught during an observation lesson where the teacher received extremely strong

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Vocabulary

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Activities

$3.99

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Writing Purposes Helpsheets/Posters - Perfect for Extended Writing and Literacy!

By TandLGuru

These handy helpsheets have been employed by teachers across the curriculum to aid students completing extended writing tasks for a particular purpose. There are helpsheets for: - Informing - Describing - Analysing - Arguing - Explaining -

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Vocabulary

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

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Study Guides, Printables, Posters

$1.99

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

- Several years experience as a Deputy Headteacher across schools in London and Dubai. Leading school-wide on: *Teaching and Learning; *Literacy across the Curriculum; *Building Learning Power; *Pupil progress and outcomes; *Staff CPD; *NQT Induction; - Background as a Head of English, Head of Year, and teacher of English, Media Studies, and P.E across mainstream, behavioural, and PRU sectors: often aiming to engage and inspire some of the most disadvantaged and disaffected young people in the country. - Leader of private GCSE and A-Level revision programmes, specialising in aiding students looking to advance from A to A*. Hopefully, these experiences have enabled me to gather at least some resources, skills, and advice that fellow practitioners may find useful!

MY TEACHING STYLE

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HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

- MA in Education Management - King's College, London. Specialising in: *School Effectiveness and Improvement; *Teacher Development; *Recent Developments in Education Management.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

MA - Education Management - Kings' College, London PGCE - University of West England, Bristol BA (Hons) - English - Manchester

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Applied Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Anatomy, Astronomy, Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment, Physics, Other (Science), Social Studies, Ancient History, Civics, U.S. History, European History, World History, Middle Ages, World Languages, French, Spanish, German, Other (World Language), Arts & Music, Art History, Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Other (Art), Music, Music Composition, Physical Education, Computer Science, Drama, Health, Other (Specialty), Canadian History, British History, Geography, Other (Social Studies), Life Skills, Religion, Critical Thinking, Arabic, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, Business, Statistics, Character Education, Word Problems, Instructional Technology, General Science, Physical Science, Problem Solving, Cooking, Short Stories, Writing, en francais, Asian Studies, Child Care, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Dance, Martin Luther King Day, Black History Month, Place Value, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, For Administrators, Coaching, Early Intervention, School Psychology, End of Year, Engineering, Phonics, Close Reading, Women's History Month, African History, Social Emotional Learning