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'Famous Speeches' - Figurative and Connotative...

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Access English: The Big Non-Fiction Writing Bundle

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Access English: The Big Non-Fiction Reading Bundle

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!?! 50 Language Skills Bell Ringers !?!

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'Famous Speeches' - Figurative and Connotative Meaning

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This resource offers students the opportunity to study famous speeches to consider figurative and connotative meaning, and analyze the impact of imagery, repetition etc in the texts. Students study a variety of speeches: (Braveheart's 'Freedom'

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Workbooks, PowerPoint Presentations

$7.00

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'The Titanic Investigative Project' - Making Inferences

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Core Reading Standards 6-8 The Titanic package develops students' ability to integrate information presented in different media formats, cite evidence to support analysis, and distinguish claims supported by reason from those that are not. They

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Workbooks, PowerPoint Presentations

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.8

$7.00

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Access English: The Big Non-Fiction Reading Bundle

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The 'Big Non-Fiction Reading Bundle' contains four full schemes of work for 20-23 hours of classroom activities! The four units of work contain everything you need: professionally produced PowerPoint presentations, student worksheets, materials for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Workbooks, PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

$26.00

$18.00

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Access English: The Big Non-Fiction Writing Bundle

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The 'Big Non-Fiction Writing Bundle' contains four full schemes of work for 20-25 hours of classroom activities! The four units of work contain everything you need: professionally produced PowerPoint presentations, student worksheets, materials for

Subjects:

Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Workbooks, PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

$22.00

$15.00

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Letter Writing (Audience and Purpose)

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A fun unit of work that takes in 'Harry Potter' and 'The Three Little Pigs' as students work on a series of activities, developing their skills in producing clear, coherent writing appropriate to task, purpose and audience. Sentence starters are

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Workbooks, PowerPoint Presentations

$5.00

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'Adapting Fairy Stories' - Narrative Techniques

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Core Writing Standards 6-9 Students explore different narrative techniques by considering different contexts for writing 'fairy stories'. First, they delve into the conventions of fairy stories, considering the stories' structure and language.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Workbooks, PowerPoint Presentations

CCSS:

CCRA.W.3

$7.00

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Narrative Writing - Developing Character

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The unit aims to enable students to improve their skills in developing effective narrative techniques and descriptive details. Students analyse 'good' and 'bad' models of writing, before moving through short burst writing activities towards

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Workbooks, PowerPoint Presentations

CCSS:

CCRA.W.3

$5.00

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'Getting It Right' - Avoiding Common Errors

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A series of twelve starter activities covering some of the most common errors that we, as teachers, see in our students' writing. Each starter begins with an 'error' slide, where students are asked to spot the error that the slide illustrates, such

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Workbooks, PowerPoint Presentations

CCSS:

CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5

$5.00

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'Getting it Right' - Using Capitals Letters for Proper Nouns

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Each unit in the 'Getting it Right' series comprises an interactive presentation that can be loaded onto your school network. The 'Proper Nouns' unit is supported by a workbook of activities, and a quiz package, that reminds students of the key

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets

$3.00

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!?! 50 Language Skills Bell Ringers !?!

By Access English

As the title suggests, this resource contains 50 activity sheets, each sheet containing four sections: Punctuation and Sentences Spelling Outburst Grammar Slammer Vocab Lab The 50 activity sheets are progressive, developing students' understanding

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Grammar, Spelling

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Workbooks, Activities, Centers

$6.00

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Access English: Sentence Power

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‘Sentence Power’ is a series of fifteen starter activities designed to give students opportunities to vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader interest, and style. For instance, depending on the task and audience, students may be asked to begin

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Workbooks, PowerPoint Presentations

CCSS:

CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.6

$5.00

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Access English: Spellpics 1 - Spelling Game

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Spellpics 1 comprises 10 spelling activities that are great fun, while at the same time providing a learning structure to enable students to develop their understanding of spelling strategies. Each activity provides 5 PowerPoint game slides -

Subjects:

Spelling

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Not Grade Specific

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Games, Centers

$5.00

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Access English: Spellpics 2 - Spelling Game

By Access English

Subjects:

Spelling

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Centers

$5.00

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'The Iceman' - Coherence in Non Fiction Writing

By Access English

This resource promotes students' ability to produce clear and coherent non fiction writing, and to integrate information gathered from different sources. It is based on the discovery of a 5,000 year old corpse in the Otzal Alps in 1991. By

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Workbooks, PowerPoint Presentations

$7.00

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'Language Choices' - Grammar and Literary Devices

By Access English

This unit helps students to develop their ability to identify and explain figurative and connotative meaning in fiction texts. The first part of the unit analyses how Roald Dahl develops tension through effective sentence structure in 'The Man from

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Workbooks, PowerPoint Presentations

$5.00

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Access English: Spellpics 1&2 - Spelling Game

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Spellpics 1&2 comprises 20 spelling activities that are great fun, while at the same time providing a learning structure to enable students to develop their understanding of spelling strategies. Each activity provides 5 PowerPoint game slides -

Subjects:

Spelling

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Games, Centers

$7.50

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'Getting It Right' - Punctuation and Paragraphing Bundle

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A large bundle containing sixteen PowerPoint presentations and accompanying workbooks to develop students' grammar skills. Topics covered include: Developing varied sentences; Using commas; Punctuating speech; Apostrophes for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Workbooks, PowerPoint Presentations

CCSS:

CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5

$12.00

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'Getting it Right' - Apostrophes for Possession and Omission

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Each unit in the 'Getting it Right' series comprises an interactive presentation that can be loaded onto your school network. The 'Apostrophes for Possession and Omission' units (2) are supported by a workbook of activities, and a quiz package

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets

$3.00

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Deduction and Inference

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This package provides material to develop students' ability to draw inferences from a text, to determine figurative and connotative meaning and analyze the impact of specific word choice. The first part of this unit uses a passage from 'Sherlock

Subjects:

Poetry, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Workbooks, PowerPoint Presentations

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5

$5.00

Digital Download ZIP (6.85 MB)

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'Getting It Right' - Punctuating Speech

By Access English

Each unit in the 'Getting It Right' series comprises an interactive presentation that can be loaded onto your school network. The 'Punctuating Speech' unit is supported by a workbook of activities and a quiz / homework package, that reminds students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets

$3.00

Digital Download ZIP (3.17 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Welcome to my Access English store! 'Access English' was formed in 2011, when I 'went solo' having spent over twenty five years in various schools as head of faculty, assistant principal and deputy principal. I now work in a consultative capacity, helping schools develop their practice, and write resources for schools and colleges. I have written five text books for Pearson Education, which have been sold in many English speaking countries around the world, so I have lots of experience in writing, adapting and tailoring resources for English Language Arts classes in different countries. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions (or criticisms), or if you would just like to befriend a very excited English teacher who is being newly inspired by the wide world of TPT.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I like to think that my classroom is a place where students can discuss ideas, try things out, be confident about giving and taking advice, while at the same time developing their own individual styles and passions.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Advanced Skills Teacher

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BA in Curriculum Design - Keele University, Cheshire, UK C Ed in Education (English Literature), Crewe and Alsager College, Cheshire, UK

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I still love teaching and get my biggest buzz from watching students achieve, gain confidence, and sometimes, gain a love for English Language and Literature

GRADES

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Literature, Writing, Reading Strategies, Poetry, Informational Text, Close Reading