Writing resources

For this NEMP task students look at an humorous image of Santa and complete a thought bubble.

This punctuation resource is on the use of brackets. Students explain when brackets are used, then insert them into four sentences.

This task assesses the initial knowledge and understanding associated with correct use of speech marks for direct speech, i.e., identifying the words spoken. Students are required to identify the words spoken in four sentences by recording them in speech bubbles.

Students fill in speech bubbles from direct speech in sentences. The purpose of this activity is to assess students' ability to identify the words actually spoken.

For this NEMP task students write a letter to a bookshop requesting information about a book.

Students express interest in a job by writing a letter and a message to leave on an answer phone.

Students write arguments for and against school rules.

This assessment task has students writing a short conversation between friends, using speech marks that have been modelled in the task.

The focus of this resource is the use of simple conjunctions. Students decide which conjunction to use to combine two ideas to make one sentence.

The focus of this resource is selecting the appropriate punctuation to end sentences. The resource ends with a shared activity where students write some sentences about themselves, share them with a partner, and give each other feedback on their punctuation.

In this resource students select the correct word from a range of homophones from the essential word lists.

Students design an advertisement to sell a bike.

For this NEMP task students write a letter to a company requesting some information.

Students write both open and closed questions about the importance of smartphones to students their age.

For this NEMP task students are required to fill out a form to join a Fun Club.

Students identify common spelling errors and write the identified errors correctly. Students also identify lines of text without errors.

For this NEMP task students fill out an application form for an after school job.

Students create a vignette with a focus on writing that is brief, descriptive, and set in one point in time. They should not be concerned with plot. As the emphasis is on quality rather than quantity, students need to show a controlled and elegant skill in writing, and to use figurative language to 'show' rather than 'tell'.

This NEMP task requires students to write a story book for a young person using a sequence of pictures.

This resource provides information on students’ ability to write a string of adjectives in the correct order.

Students use the ideas from a brainstorm to write six sentences about caring for pets.

Students place photos of a canoe trip in order, then use them to write a narrative with a beginning, middle and end.

Students first do the science activity Throwing balloons 3 or Throwing balloons 4 where they predict, observe, and explain what will happen when a balloon containing another balloon filled with water is thrown. Then the students do this resource's writing task where they describe the balloon and what happens when it is thrown, and explain why they think it moved the way it did. Six annotated exemplars of student scripts (writing) are included under the "Working with Students" tab.

This grammar resource has a focus on verbs. Students identify verbs in sentences, and answer questions on the active or passive voice.

Students are assessed on their knowledge of parts of speech. They work through a short text and identify the nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.