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General Non-Fiction Ideas / Resources:

• Non Fiction Posters - A set of very useful posters (in PDF) describing different types of non-fiction texts. Contributed by Zoe Lowe.
• Letter Writing - Writing letters can be extremely enjoyable for children, and this page shows you how.
• Letters - Children are asked to look at the differences between formal and informal letters, and to put jumbled letters into the correct order. Contributed by Laura Harwood.
• Letter Writing Frame - A great letter writing frame for your children to use (PDF). Contributed by Jon Johnson.
• Write to Santa! - Send a letter to Santa at Christmas, and receive a reply too!
• Describing Yourself - A game, useful for the beginning of term, which helps you and the children get to know each other.
• Activity Clues - A fun writing task which requires children to think of clues related to particular activities.
• Topic Dictionary - A cross-curricular activity to reinforce understanding of specific vocabulary.
• Alliteration in Headlines - These can be used to show how alliteration can be used to great effect in newspaper headlines. These are all headlines about well-known stories. Contributed by Mike Craig.

Instructions:

• Instructions - Variety of activities based around instructions.
• Hopscotch Instructions - A practical way of developing children's understanding of instructions.
• Egyptian Instructions - Find out all about instructional writing, using these ideas based around the Egyptians.
• Instructions Homework - A worksheet (which could be used for homework), based around instructions for making tea and sandwiches. Contributed by Jane Ibe.
• Instructional Writing - Use fictional stories to motivate children when studying non-fiction texts.
• Writing Detailed Instructions - Help children to write more detailed instructions using this technique.

Persuasive Writing / Adverts:

• Persuasive Words and Phrases - A selection of words and phrases which children can use within their own persuasive writing.
• Persuasion Display Labels - A set of labels which could be used for a display about persuasive writing.
• Advert Analysis - Encourage children to look closely at things they see every day... advertisements!

Discussion:

• Discursive Writing - A discursive text (in PDF) with a framework. If the two sheets are copied onto acetate, they overlay one another to enable the children to see how the example fits the framework. Contributed by Neil Hedworth.

Reports:

• Reports - A Powerpoint presentation, created by Hannah Ford, giving information about writing reports.
• World Cup Match Report - A useful report template which children can use to write reports about the World Cup matches. Contributed by Julie Mollett.
  • More Able writers Report
  • Less Able Writers Report
• Finding out about Foxes - Requires children to use their research skills to produce an information report about foxes.
• Better Book Reports - A PDF file containing 25 ideas for writing book reports! Contributed by Katie Pullman.
• Information about Egypt - Information which could be used by children when writing a report about Egypt. Contributed by Tracy Blacknell.
• About Our School - Make a booklet to tell people about your school.
• Time Capsule - If you were to set up a time capsule, how would your children describe life at this point in time? Use this worksheet to find out. Contributed by Kirsty Scott.

Recounts:

• Holiday Recipes - A great way of getting children to write about their holidays.
• Winter Holiday News - A useful framework for getting children to write a recount of their winter break. Could be adapted for use at other times of the year. Contributed by Hafeezud Din.

Explanations:

• Writing a Biography - Children use this PDF sheet to write their own autobiographical notes and hand the result to a friend who uses the notes to write a biography. Contributed by David Hill.
• Writing a Profile - Ask children to interview one another, and then write a profile based of their interviewee, using this sheet as a prompt. Contributed by Kirsty Scott.
• Postcards - A fantastic way for the children to tell you about their holidays, encouraging independent writing without intimidating them. Children can also design the front of their postcard appropriately. Contributed by Vicky Lord.
• Film Review (Madagascar) - Encourage children to think about a popular film and write a review with this handy template. Contributed by Hafeezud Din.

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• Breaking News English - offers still-breaking world news and current affairs lessons uploaded daily. These multi-level lessons contain a still-hot news article and MP3 audio file, communication activities, pairwork, discussion, reading and vocabulary.
• Living Textbook - Contains more than 400 lesson ideas related to current events.
• How To Do Things - A site with instructions and advice for how to do things! Could be useful for instruction writing. Also has tips and advice for other writing.
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