English & Literacy. Interesting British Council and BBC resources on teaching English for ‘real world’ application. Skillswise - Homepage. Learning - Online Courses. 10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling. Literacyatsecondary - writing. 8 different writing purposes: Writing Level descriptors for staff: Here is a 5 step approach to supporting students in their writing. See below for this in more detail: The document below outlines a successful sequence to embed the consistent 'house' style for the teaching and learning of writing across the curriculum.
The doc also contains more information on the features conventions of the 8 different writing purposes, examples of model texts and a glossary which could be used for students and staff: Below is an easily transferable set of PPT slides to support the teaching of 8 different writing purposes across the curriculum. These are a set of display posters for classrooms to support students in organising their writing in line with the resources above. This video explores strategies used by a London school which are similar to those outlined above: Spelling: Download a list of the 100 most commonly misspelled words.
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