This quick reference chart ‘Transitional Words and Phrases’ gives students a list of words to vary sentences and keep writing interesting. It is aimed at encouraging students to make smooth transitions between sentences, paragraphs or ideas and provides a list of examples to help them do so.
This Writing Traits activity ‘Descriptive Voice’ encourages students to add descriptive voice in their writing.
This quick reference chart ‘What Are Creative and Expository Writing Prompts?’ shows students how best to respond to such prompts. It introduces students to the principles of creative and expository writing and how to consider topic, audience and purpose before they begin to write.
This quick reference chart ‘What to Consider When Prewriting’ guides students to consider purpose, audience, style and form before they start writing. It is aimed at encouraging students to plan the content and organisation of their composition before writing their composition.
This worksheet, ‘Whose Voice?’ gives examples of texts written for different audiences. Students explore how and why they differ.
This worksheet, ‘Winter Olympics Acrostic Poem’ is a fabulous quick activity to brainstorm facts about the current and past Winter Olympics. It is a fun activity that can be used without preparation and across all age groups and abilities. Students are required to use the letters from the words Winter Olympics to list facts that …More
This quick reference chart ‘Writer’s Checklist’ gives students a list of what to look for when they revise their writing. It is aimed at encouraging students to review the content, organisation, sentence construction, usage and mechanics in their writing to make their composition the best it can be.
This quick reference chart ‘Writer’s Checklist’ gives students a list of what to look for when they revise their writing. It is aimed at encouraging students to review the content, organisation, sentence construction, usage and mechanics in their writing to make their composition the best it can be.
This quick reference chart ‘Writer’s Checklist’ gives students a list of what to look for when they revise their writing. It is aimed at encouraging students to review the content, organisation, sentence construction, usage and mechanics in their writing to make their composition the best it can be.
This quick reference chart ‘Writing Prompts’ guides students on how to respond to explanatory, persuasive and creative writing prompts. It is aimed at introducing students to the principles of responding to various prompts, such as topic, audience, purpose and style.