Writing Skills BUNDLE Activities, Posters and Task Cards Year 7 and 8

Description

UPDATE: 20 additional pages have been added, plus answers. 

This Writing Skills Year 7 and 8 bundle features our Literacy Skills Activity Pack, Figurative Language Activities Bundle and our Literacy Skills Poster Bundle. Grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, spelling and figurative language feature in this year-long resource. With activities and an assessment, you can cover the integral surface and deep feature skills required to become a proficient writer. This bundle is presented in an easy, structured, cover-your-bases system AND features dynamic posters to highlight literacy definitions and engage your students!

The following resources are included in this Writing Skills Activities, Posters and Task Cards Bundle – Year 7 and 8

• Literacy Skills – Grammar Punctuation Spelling Vocabulary – Year 7 and 8
• Figurative Language Activities Task Cards COMBO
• Literacy Skills Poster Bundle

The Writing Skills bundle content is closely tied to the New Zealand Curriculum and will help to prepare your students to meet the requirements of the NZ Writing Standards and Literacy Progressions for the end of Year 8. It also links to the Australian National Literacy Progressions for Writing (Grammar and Punctuation).

Skills are introduced clearly and then revisited so your students can learn, practice and excel!

In our Writing Skills Literacy Pack (Year 7-8) you will receive:

Our Literacy Skills – Grammar Punctuation Spelling Vocabulary – Year 7 and 8

• 60 activity sheets featuring writing, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, figurative language, word work and vocabulary activities (one for each week of the school year).
• Answer sheets for each activity sheet
• A comprehensive teacher information pack explaining the purpose of the product, its suggested use and the literacy skill definitions and rules.
• A pre-test, with answers, to find out what your students already know.
• Four definition and rule mini-posters for your students to refer to while using this product, and in their general writing time. These come in both colour and black and white!
• 20 Figurative Multi-Choice Challenge Task Cards
• 7 definition cards that explain the meaning of the various types of figurative language
  • An answer key
  • A student answer sheet.
• Figurative Language Challenge Task Cards
• 35 Challenge Task Cards (five for each type of figurative language)
  • 7 definition cards that explain the meaning of the various types of figurative language
  • A student tracking sheet.
• PLUS 13 engaging writing prompts AND 21 writing challenges featuring the following text types/genre:
  • Recounts
  • Narratives
  • Descriptions
  • Instructions
  • Arguments
  • Explanations

AND

Parts of Speech Posters

• Noun
• Verb
• Adverb
• Adjective
• Conjunction
• Pronoun
• Preposition
• Interjection

Figurative Language Posters

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Alliteration
• Personification
• Onomatopoeia
• Hyperbole
• Antonym
• Synonym
• Proverbs and Adages
• Homograph
• Homophone

Mini Rule and Definition Posters:

• Parts of Speech
• Vocabulary
• Punctuation
• Word Work and Sentence Structure

Figurative Language Challenge Task Cards

In this resource, you will receive:

• 35 Challenge Task Cards (five for each type of figurative language)
• 7 definition cards that explain the meaning of the various types of figurative language
• A student tracking sheet

Figurative Language Multi-Choice Task Cards 

In this resource, you will receive:

• 20 Challenge Task Cards
• 7 definition cards that explain the meaning of the various types of figurative language
• An answer key
• A student answer guide