Styles/Genres Teaching Resources
With such a large number of different text types, it can be difficult for students to learn and remember the corresponding purposes, structures and language features for each one. Use this extensive text types collection to assist your students when working with the different text types. Some of the educational resources available include posters and display banners to visually represent text types in your classroom, as well as learning activities including worksheets, activities, games, unit and lessons plans and PowerPoint presentations.
- Plus Plan
Figurative Language
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and investigate figurative language in poetry.
- Plus Plan
Separating Fact From Fiction
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand the difference between real and make-believe.
- Plus Plan
Sound Devices
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and investigate sound devices in poetry.
- Plus Plan
Applying Proofreading and Editing Skills
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn and apply proofreading and editing skills.
- Plus Plan
Structure, Rhyme and Rhythm
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and investigate structure, rhyme and rhythm in poetry.
- Free Plan
Using a Stimulus - Independent Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write an informative text, using appropriate text structure, language and features.
- Plus Plan
Elements of Poetry
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the common elements found in poetry.
- Free Plan
Research Skills - Note Taking
A 60 minute lesson in which students will take appropriate notes from an informative text.
- Plus Plan
Publishing a Recipe Book
A 60 minute lesson in which students will publish a simple recipe for bush stew.
- Free Plan
Applying Proofreading and Editing Skills
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn and apply proofreading and editing skills.
- Plus Plan
Independent Writing - How to Make Bush Stew
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write a recipe for bush stew.
- Plus Plan
The Poet's Lament
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore their preconceived ideas and attitudes towards poetry.
- Plus Plan
Guided Writing - How To Make Fruit Salad
A 60 minute lesson in which students will jointly construct a simple recipe for fruit salad in small groups.
- Plus Plan
Modelled Writing - How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth
A 60 minute lesson in which students will jointly construct a simple procedure about a familiar experience.
- Plus Plan
Simon Says!
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore action verbs, common nouns and adverbial phrases in procedures.
- Plus Plan
Procedural Texts - Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of procedures.
- Plus Plan
Procedural Texts - Text Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of procedures.
- Plus Plan
Poetry Defined
A 60 minute lesson in which students will develop an understanding of what constitutes poetry.
- Plus Plan
Instruct Me!
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore how procedures provide instructions about completing a task.
- Free Plan
Building a Description Using Facts
A 60 minute lesson in which students will build a description of an animal, person or object using facts.
- Free Plan
Informative Texts - Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of informative texts.
- Plus Plan
Persuasive Speeches - Constructing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will construct a persuasive speech using appropriate text structure, language features and devices.
- Free Plan
Informative Texts - Text Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of informative texts.
- Plus Plan
Persuasive Speech - Researching
A 60 minute lesson in which students will research evidence to include in a persuasive speech about a topical issue.
- Free Plan
Fact or Opinion?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the difference between a fact and an opinion.
- Plus Plan
Shared Writing - Persuasive Letters
A 60 minute lesson in which students will write a persuasive letter using appropriate text structure, language features and devices.
- Free Plan
Face the Facts!
A 60 minute lesson designed to introduce the purpose and types of informative texts.
- Plus Plan
Personal Recounts - Independent Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently construct a simple personal recount about a familiar experience.
- Plus Plan
Modelled Writing - Improving Persuasive Texts
A 60 minute lesson in which students will improve a persuasive text by applying knowledge of persuasive language features and devices.
- Plus Plan
Personal Recounts - Shared Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will construct a simple personal recount about a familiar experience in pairs.
- Plus Plan
Research Skills - Note Taking
A 60 minute lesson in which students will take appropriate notes from an informative text.
- Plus Plan
Constructing a Persuasive Paragraph
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and use correct paragraph structure.
- Styles/Genres Worksheets
- Styles/Genres Templates
- Styles/Genres Posters
- Styles/Genres Teaching Presentations
- Styles/Genres Word Walls
- Styles/Genres for Foundation Stage
- Styles/Genres for Key Stage 1
- Styles/Genres for Key Stage 2 - Lower
- Styles/Genres for Key Stage 2 - Upper
- Styles/Genres for Key Stage 3