This graphic organiser, ‘Book Report’ guides students through the process of writing a report on a fictional or non-fictional book. Book reports can be challenging as they require students to use higher-order thinking skills whilst critically evaluating the text. Using this resources will prompt students to correctly structure their report when organising and planning ideas …More
This graphic organiser, ‘Chain of Events’ combines skills in brainstorming and mind mapping to visually represent the relationship between sequential events. It can be used as a pre-writing task, to logically organise ideas, or a post-reading comprehension activity.
This graphic organiser, ‘My First Time Tuning In’ supports students in include details in their autobiographical writing, focusing on sequencing and structuring topical information.
This graphic organiser, ‘Narrative Outline’ is a great resource to model the structure of a narrative. Students are prompted to identify the title of the narrative, outline the introduction including the characters, setting and time, discuss the problem of the story and conclude with the resolution. This blank graphical scaffold can be used during a …More
This graphic organiser, ‘Narrative Planner’ is a great resource to model the structure of a narrative. Students are prompted to identify the title of the narrative, outline the introduction including the characters, setting and time, discuss the problem of the story and conclude with the resolution. This blank graphical scaffold can be used during a …More
This written language activity, ‘Paragraphs’ supports language development by encouraging students to use paragraphs in informative or persuasive writing and to write clear paragraphs. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of paragraphs and how a topic sentence ‘anchors’ a paragraph and how the first and last paragraphs introduce and conclude the writing.
This graphic organiser, ‘Recipe’ helps students understand the process of procedural writing through the use of a recipe scaffold. This resource gives students the opportunity to develop their understanding of the structure of a recipe and sequence ideas using the appropriate language of instruction. It is a great foundation to more complex procedural writing.
This graphic organiser, ‘Recipe’ helps students understand the process of procedural writing through the use of a recipe scaffold. This resource gives students the opportunity to develop their understanding of the structure of a recipe and sequence ideas using the appropriate language of instruction. It is a great foundation to more complex procedural writing.
This graphic organiser, ‘Sequence of Events’ provides students with a scaffold to logically order parts of a story. Understanding the need to sequence events for accurate comprehension can be a challenging concept for some students. This resources segments the story into sections with prompts such as, first, then and finally so that students can recognise …More
This graphic organiser, ‘The Topic at Hand’ supports students in developing their writing skills, focusing on topic sentences and paragraph structure.
This graphic organiser, ‘The Topic at Hand for the Animals’ supports students in developing their writing skills, focusing on topic sentences and paragraph structure in their animal drafts.
This graphic organiser, ‘Tuning In’ supports students in planning autobiographical writing, focusing on sequencing and structuring topical information.