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Lesson Three – Bonfire Invitations

This English teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to explore how to select and use formal and informal language to compose example texts inviting different groups of people to a family Bonfire party.
The class can identify and practise using some of the special language and word phrases that can be used when writing texts to match specific audiences for each invitation.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to explore how to select and use formal and informal language to compose example texts inviting different groups of people to a family Bonfire party
Activities in this teaching pack include a shared reading text to identify the recipient of a party invitation and the type of language used for either formal or informal writing and differentiated worksheets to practise using formal and informal language to invite different groups of people to a family Bonfire party.
The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to use formal and informal language to invite different groups of people to a family Bonfire party.
This lesson is part of an English scheme of work to get the children to select and use formal and informal language to compose invitations, letters and speeches for a family and town party on Bonfire Night. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.
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