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__Online English Resources __ Click on a link for quick navigation to specific resources Speaking and Listening Reading Writing
 * Narrative
 * Discussion texts
 * Explanations
 * Procedural texts
 * Persuasive texts
 * Reports
 * Recounts
 * Poetry


 * Speaking and Listening **

Imagine Powerpoint //A powerpoint which uses the lyrics and music from The Beatles to promote thought and discussion.//

World Food //A powerpoint which shows the food eaten by an average family in various cities around the world. Great to think about poverty and family values.// Go to top of page Go to homepage


 *  Reading **

Behind the News //News and Current Affairs of Australia explained in child-friendly terms and has a section for teachers to get fantastic resources too.// []

Summarising texts //BBC Skillswise page which has various activities to assist children in learning how to summarise lengthy texts.// []

BBC Bitesized Reading Interactive Activities- Deduction, Dictionary skills, Non-Ficton and Poetry //BBC Bite Size page which has various activities to assist children in learning how to deduce information from texts, use dictionaries, determine characteristics of non-fiction texts and read poetry.// []

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 *  Writing **

To assist in finding your specific writing needs this section has been broken down into the following sections. Click on a text type to go to the resources. Narrative Discussion texts Explanations Procedural texts Persuasive texts Reports <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Recounts <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Poetry

Jenny Eather's Writing Fun This is a fantastic resource which allows you to choose any text type and learn it's features and vocabulary. []

Graphic Organisers //A collection of graphic organisers for thinking and also structuring writing// []

Writing Comments Interactive Activity //This is a short interactive activity which allows you to write comments to texts provided. The link provided also has related information and a quiz.// media type="custom" key="7348763" <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[]

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 * Narrative **

Myths and Legends Story Creator //A fantastic interactive story creator which includes animations related to Myths and Legends.// <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[]

Story Writing- Nine More Dramatised Clips //Stimulate creative writing among primary pupils with these nine short drama sequences designed for use as a classroom resource with Level 1-4 learners.// <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">@http://www.teachers.tv/videos/story-writing-nine-more-dramatised-clips

Planning a Narrative Text Interactive Activity //This is a short interactive activity which allows you to plan a story. The link provided also has related information and a quiz.// media type="custom" key="7348867" <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[]

Comic Creater A cool webpage which allows you to create a comic strip using captions. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[]

Christmas Morning Story Starter //A great visual story creator with a Christmas theme.// <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[]

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 * Discussion texts **

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 * Explanations **

Explanation Writing Resources //This site has a variety of resources including Powerpoint presentations and documents which are all useful in planning and assessing a explanation writing unit.// <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[]

Explanation Videos A site from BBC which provides short videos on uncommon activities using instructions to complete a task. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[]

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 * Procedural texts **

Instructional/Procedural Text Interactive Activity //This is a short interactive activity which allows you to create an instructional/procedural text. The link provided also has related information and a quiz.// media type="custom" key="7348789" <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[]

Procedure Videos //A site from BBC which provides short videos on uncommon activities using instructions to complete a task.// <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[]

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 * Persuasive texts **

Persuasive Writing Resources //This site has a variety of resources including Powerpoint presentations and documents which are all useful in planning and assessing a persuasive writing unit.// <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[]

Persuasive Videos //A site from the BBC which has various persuasive videos to influence your decision. Assists students to complete persuasive texts.// <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[]

Argumentative Text Interactive Activity //This is a short interactive activity which allows you to create an argumentative text. The link provided also has related information and a quiz.// media type="custom" key="7348733" <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[]

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 * Reports **

Report Videos //A site from the BBC which has various report videos. Assists students to write a report.// <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[]

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 * Recounts **

Recount Videos //A site from the BBC which has various recounts via videos. Assists students to create a recount text.// []

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 * Poetry **

Em's Cinquain Poetry Lesson

Em's Haiku Poetry Lesson

Alliterating Pets //A Powerpoint presentation created by students which demonstrates the use of alliteration//

Poetry Videos //A site from the BBC which has various poetic videos. Assists students to create poems.// []

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