Myths and Legends

24 slides

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• Definitions of Myths and Legends;
• St. George and the Dragon;
• King Arthur's Sword;
• African Myths;
• Chinese Myths;
• The Legend of Robin Hood;
• The Story Behind the Weathervane;
• The Legend of the 'Dragon-Mother'.

Book Reviews

9 slides

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Seven book reviews, helping to show children what a book review could look like. Includes:

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory;
• The Hodgeheg;
• Pet Detectives;
• The True Story of the Three Little Pigs;
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe;
• My Brother's Famous Bottom;
• Harry the Poisonous Centipede;
• How to Structure a Book Review.

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Letters to Authors

15 slides

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Six sample letters to well know authors, helping children to undertand how to write an effective letter.

Also includes an annotated letter, and a letter framework.

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Playscript Samples

20 slides

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• Annotating a Playscript;
• Five Visual Playscripts to Study and Read Together as a Class;

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• The Features of a Non-chronological Report;
• The Giant Panda;
• Thunderstorms;
• Going to the Cinema;
• Games Consoles and Computers;
• The Hedgehog;
• What is a School;
• My School Report!

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Instructional Texts

13 slides

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• The features of an Instructional Text;
• How to Make a Cup of Tea;
• How to Make a Painted Face;
• How to Make Stilts;
• Making a Shaker;
• Making a Telephone;
• Making a Sock Puppet;
• How to Make a Carrot Cake.

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Information Texts

11 slides

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• What is a Dictionary?
• How to use a Dictionary
• What is a Thesaurus?
• How to Use a Thesaurus
• Sample Pages from a Dictionary and Thesaurus;
• What is an Encyclopedia?
• Sample Page from an Encyclopedia.

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Eight 'Performance Poems' to
share with your class. Includes:

• The Sound Collector
• What Teachers Wear in Bed;
• Fruit Picking;
• The Dragon Who Ate Our School;
• There's a Monster in the Garden;
• Leisure Centre, Pleasure Centre;
• Word of a Lie;
• Louder!

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Shape Poetry

12 slides

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A collection of 12 visual shape
poems to share with your class.

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Calligrams

11 slides

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A collection of over 20 clever and
visual calligrams to share with your class.

Children will be inspired, and this
slideshow will definitely help them
think of their own calligrams.

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Language Play

16 slides

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• Wordplay on surnames;
• Metaphorical Wordplay;
• Swapping Word Beginnings;
• Sounds the Same, but is it?
• Same Words, Very Different Meanings;
• Nursery Crimes;
• Confusing Plurals;
• Tongue Twisters;
• + Many More.

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