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Free download of this popular book here.

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Another great story set in The Netherlands during World War 2. Free download here.

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Reading tips, the purpose of texts and spotting mistakes

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The purpose of texts, how to scan and skim and finding the meaning in a piece of writing.

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20.1 Do Now Activity - Find the Correct Spelling

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21. Do Now Activity - Find the Correct Spelling

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24. Do Now Activity - Find the Correct Spelling 3

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Still struggling with spelling rules? Take a look at this link on BBC Bitesize:

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Still struggling with spelling rules? Take a look at this link on BBC Bitesize:

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Speaker 1: It's important to spell accurately to make sure you're understood.

Simple words can still be difficult to spell but there are some tricks to make things easier.

Such as the words 'hear', h-e-a-r, and 'here', h-e-r-e.

They both sound the same but they mean different things.

All you need is a phrase to remind you of the difference.

Mine is: 'You hear with your ear', so I don't get that word confused with the other here, spelt h-e-r-e, meaning a place.

I never remember how many Ds there are in 'address' so now I remember the word 'add', a-d-d, is also in address.

Same with how many 'c's and 's's there are in 'necessary'.

The phrase I use is: 'A shirt needs one collar and two s leeves.'

Necessary has one 'c' and two 's's: n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y.

With tough words, just find a phrase that will help you remember how you spell them.

Speaker 2: (TO OTHER PEOPLE) T-h-e-m.

Speaker 1: Sorry?

Speaker 2: That's how you spell 'them'.

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Tips and tricks for spelling correctly - Functional Skills

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Checking your spelling using some simple tips.

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Have a go at this punctuation word search and identify the meaning of the words:

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Have a go at this punctuation word search and identify the meaning of the words:

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12.2 Do Now - Punctuation_Wordsearch (student copy)

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7 comma rules every writer should know

You can only connect two complete sentences with a comma if there's a coordinating conjunction (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So or FANBOYS), between them.

Use a comma to link an incomplete sentence with a complete sentence.

Use the Oxford comma.

Use a comma between two coordinate adjectives that describe the same noun.

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Now try putting these commas and apostrophes in the right place:

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Now try putting these commas and apostrophes in the right place:

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Ever thought about when to use these homophones? Have a go at this exercise:

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Ever thought about when to use these homophones? Have a go at this exercise:

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Are you confused about subject-verb-agreement? Read through this PowerPoint and do the exercises:

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Are you confused about subject-verb-agreement? Read through this PowerPoint and do the exercises:

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...and try this subject-verb-agreement activity:

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...and try this subject-verb-agreement activity:

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We need to learn how to use compound and complex sentences. Read through this PowerPoint to see how...

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We need to learn how to use compound and complex sentences. Read through this PowerPoint to see how...

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8.1 Simple, Complex and Compound sentences

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Ordering text logically, organising paragraphs and checking spelling

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Putting text in a logical order. Planning and organising paragraphs, proofreading and checking spelling.

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Let's look at using techniques to communicate different ideas:

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Let's look at using techniques to communicate different ideas:

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Descriptive writing makes our letters and articles more interesting:

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Descriptive writing makes our letters and articles more interesting:

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Look at these words associated with different colours:

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14.2 Do Now - Colour Symbolism for descriptive writing

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Try these descriptive writing exercises:

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Try these descriptive writing exercises:

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Take a look at these and try to make up your own.

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Identify these language features in this word search and look up the meanings:

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Identify these language features in this word search and look up the meanings:

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...and of course, there's DAFOREST for our persuasive writing!

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...and of course, there's DAFOREST for our persuasive writing!

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Direct Address
Anecdote
Facts
Opinion
Rhetorical Question/Repetition
Emotive Language/Exaggeration
Statistics/Strong Ending
The rule of three/Triplet

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Try these exercises to write persuasively:

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In your book, write an email to your teacher describing the place you are from.
You could write about where you were born, where you live now or where your family is from.

You should include:

·         A description of the place

·         The religion, food, music, sport and culture of that place

·         How the place makes you feel

·         Why you like it there

·         Something that could be improved

·         Why other people should go there

·         Anything else you want your reader to know

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Read through this PowerPoint on persuasive techniques and complete the exercises.

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Read through this PowerPoint on persuasive techniques and complete the exercises.

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Don't forget your discourse markers to make your writing flow between paragraphs and sentences:

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Don't forget your discourse markers to make your writing flow between paragraphs and sentences:

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What about if you want to make a complaint? Here's a letter template:

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What about if you want to make a complaint? Here's a letter template:

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19.1 Good example of letter of complaint

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...and here's what not to do! Try to answer the questions at the end.

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...and here's what not to do! Try to answer the questions at the end.

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...and here are some good ways to begin your paragraphs:

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...and here are some good ways to begin your paragraphs:

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19.2 Word bank - Useful expressions to use in a letter of complaint

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Ever thought about writing a review? It's a great life skill!

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Ever thought about writing a review? It's a great life skill!

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Here's an example of a good film review...unless you think you could do better?

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Here's an example of a good film review...unless you think you could do better?

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Read through the PowerPoint with the articles below it and answer the questions.

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Read through and try these exercises.

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Let's look at these articles and compare them. 

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Let's look at these articles and compare them. 

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They are both written from 2 different kinds of newspaper, a tabloid and a broadsheet, and therefore give a different point of view with a different type of journalism.

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In the world of print journalism, there are two main formats for newspapers - broadsheets and tabloids. Strictly speaking, those terms refer to the size of such papers, but both formats also have colorful histories and associations.

So what's the difference between broadsheets and tabloids?

Broadsheets

Broadsheet refers to the most common newspaper format, which, if you're measuring the front page, is typically around 15 inches wide to 20 or more inches long in the U.S. (sizes can vary around the world.

Broadsheets are larger in some countries). Broadsheet papers are usually six columns across.

Historically, broadsheets developed in 18th century Britain after the government began to tax newspapers based on how many pages they had, making big papers with fewer pages cheaper to print.

But broadsheets also came to be associated with a high-minded approach to the dissemination of news, and with an upscale readership. Even today, broadsheet papers tend to employ a traditional approach to newsgathering that emphasizes in-depth coverage and a sober tone in articles and editorials. Broadsheet readers often tend to be fairly affluent and educated, with many of them living in the suburbs.

Many of the nation's most respected and influential newspapers - The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall St. Journal, and so on - are broadsheet papers.

However, in recent years many broadsheets have been reduced in size in order to cut printing costs.

For instance, The New York Times was narrowed by 1 1/2 inches in 2008. Other papers, including USA Today, The Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post, have also been trimmed in size.

Tabloids

In the technical sense, tabloid refers to a type of newspaper that typically measures 11 X 17 inches and is five columns across, narrower than a broadsheet newspaper.

Since tabloids are smaller, their stories tend to be shorter than those found in broadsheets.

And while broadsheet readers tend to be upscale suburbanites, tabloid readers are often working-class residents of big cities. Indeed, many city dwellers prefer tabloids because they are easy to carry and read on the subway or bus.

One of the first tabloids in the U.S. was the New York Sun, started in 1833. It cost only a penny, was easy to carry and its crime reporting and illustrations proved popular with working-class readers.

Tabloids tend to be more irreverent and slangy in their writing style than their more serious broadsheet brothers. In a crime story, a broadsheet will refer to a police officer, while the tabloid will call him a cop. And while a broadsheet might spend dozens of column inches on "serious" news - say, a major bill being debated in Congress - a tabloid is more likely to zero in on a heinous sensational crime story or celebrity gossip.

In fact, the word tabloid has come to be associated with the kind of supermarket checkout aisle papers - such as the National Enquirer - that focus on splashy, lurid stories about celebrities.

But there's an important distinction to be made here.

True, there are the over-the-top tabloids like the Enquirer, but there are also the so-called respectable tabloids - such as the New York Daily News, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Boston Herald and so on - that do serious, hard-hitting journalism. In fact, the New York Daily News, the largest tabloid in the U.S., has won 10 ​ Pulitzer Prizes, print journalism's highest honor.

In Britain, tabloid papers - also known as the "red tops" for their front-page banners - tend to be much more racy and sensationalistic than their American counterparts. Indeed, the unscrupulous reporting methods employed by some tabs led to the so-called ​phone-hacking scandal and the closing of the News of the World, one of Britain's biggest tabs. The scandal has led to calls for greater regulation of the press in Britain.

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So What's the Real Difference Between Broadsheet and Tabloid Newspapers?

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In the world of print journalism, there are two main formats for newspapers - broadsheets and tabloids. Strictly speaking, those terms refer to the size of such papers, but both formats also have colorful histories and associations. So what's the difference between broadsheets and tabloids?

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See if you can answer the questions at the end.

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The insert you need to answer the questions is underneath it.

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The insert you need to answer the questions is underneath it.

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Reading Assessment for Level 1 and Level 2.

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Reading Assessment for Level 1 and Level 2.

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A great resource for all areas of Functional Skills English.

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Functional Skills English (Levels 1 and 2) - BBC Bitesize

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Tips and tricks for reading, writing, speaking and listening. English learning resources for students of Functional Skills in England.

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For a balanced view of current news, this is a great one to go to. There are longer stories, which you also might enjoy.

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Visit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news.

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Try going to Amazon and type in the search box 'Teen Fiction Bestsellers'.
https://www.amazon.co.uk

If you can't go to the library, these books can be bought very cheaply second-hand.

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A brilliant website with book reviews for finding 'Young Adult Fiction'.

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The best of young adult books. Young-adult books are books marketed to adolescents, roughly between the ages of 12 and 17, and usually feature main characters in that age range.

If the book is part of a series, please only vote for the first book.

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12,478 books based on 83025 votes: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling, The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, The Hunger Games by Suzann...