Dictation Exercise
Call of the Jungle is a dictation task. Listen to the sentences and write them down.
Traditional Tale Characteristics
This site looks at a story and how it is written with a beginning, middle and end. It explains what each section is for.
Open Very Carefully
Be careful reading this book. It is a book with a bite!
Oh No, George!
Read along with this amusing story of George the dog who wants to be good but finds it very difficult.
Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock
An animated story of Anansi with support materials. The story is in two parts.
What is a fronted adverbial?
A short video which explains fronted adverbials and how they are used in sentences.
What is an adverb?
This site explains how adverbs work and there is an interactive game where you need to find the adverbs in sentences.
Sentence Samurai
This resource demonstrates how sentences can be elaborated to be more interesting.
National Poetry Day
Although suitable for any time of year, you can explore this site for ideas to celebrate National Poetry Day with poetry in school. It features Toolkit for Schools and downloadable teaching resources.
www.englishbiz.co.uk
A straightforward site which focuses on helping you to achieve higher grades in English and English Literature GCSE exams. You are also invited to send in questions.
