Help your students make those vital two levels of progress in Reading and Writing with this new KS3 series from Collins.

 Each book concentrates on moving students up one level in reading or writing, covering each of the Assessment Focuses in turn.

 This revised edition of Aiming for Level 4 Writing offers student-friendly explanations and activities to build, develop and extend students' literacy skills, showing them precisely what they need to do to progress.

 Whether you're looking for a one-off lesson, snappy starters or a longer programme of study, these flexible resources are designed to fit around the needs of your teaching and your classes.

 Now refreshed to reflect the text types and skills in the new Key Stage 3 curriculum, the Writing and Grammar books also offer comprehensive coverage of the grammar objectives set out in the appendix to the Key Stage 2 English Programme of Study.

 This Aiming for book is the perfect starting point for students arriving at secondary school with a secure Level 3 or a low Level 4 in writing. It will help you to

 target areas of underperformance, with a chapter on each writing skill written at the right level by experienced teachers and consultants

 develop the essential writing and grammar skills, with clear, accessible explanations, inspiring examples and lively follow-up activities

 build confidence in grammar to improve students' writing by exploring the effects of other writers' choices

 motivate and engage students, with exciting stimulus texts, fresh approaches to learning and a clear, colourful layout

 embed Assessment for Learning in your day-to-day teaching, with clear learning objectives, criteria for self and peer assessment on every double-page, and end of chapter checklists to help students understand how to progress

 gather evidence for periodic assessments, with the 'Apply your skills' tasks designed to build writing stamina and independence

 plan ahead without the stress, with ready-to-use double-page lessons and a teacher guide at the back of the book

 support the transition to Key Stage 3 by reinforcing and building on the writing skills taught at Key Stage 2.

Progress in Writing and Grammar - Book 2

Five original, never-before-published mystery stories featuring four different PIs. All set in Texas. All rugged. All with heart. "Dog Days" - small town PI Lupe Espinoza learns no good deed goes unpunished when he agrees to look for a neighbor boy's missing dog. "As Blood Red as a West Texas Sunset" - a PI discovers too late that a femme fatale takes many forms. "All You Can Eat Catfish, Trouble on the Side" - Roger Nicholson wanted to eat his catfish, but the message he delivered brought him a side of trouble. Lubbock PI Stan Wilson hunts his wife's killer and contemplates his future in "The Last Time I Kissed You Goodbye" and "When the Last of the Geese Fly North". Four PIs. Five mysteries. Texas tales as only Keith West can write them.

Texas Gumshoes

Help your students make good progress in Key Stage 3 English with our popular series, now updated for the new curriculum.

 The Aiming for series provides targeted support for all ability levels to help every student move forward from their achievement at Key Stage 2 towards GCSE success.

 This revised edition of Aiming for Level 3 Writing offers student-friendly explanations and activities to build, develop and extend students' literacy skills, showing them precisely what they need to do to progress.

 Whether you're looking for a one-off lesson, snappy starters or a longer programme of study, these flexible resources are designed to fit around the needs of your teaching and your classes.

 Now refreshed to reflect the text types and skills in the new Key Stage 3 curriculum, the Writing and Grammar books also offer comprehensive coverage of the grammar objectives set out in the appendix to the Key Stage 2 English Programme of Study.

 This Aiming for book is the perfect starting point for students arriving at secondary school with a secure Level 5 or a low Level 6 in writing. It will help you to

 target areas of underperformance, with a chapter on each writing skill written at the right level by experienced teachers and consultants

 develop the essential writing and grammar skills, with clear, accessible explanations, inspiring examples and lively follow-up activities

 build confidence in grammar to improve students' writing by exploring the effects of other writers' choices

 motivate and engage students, with exciting stimulus texts, fresh approaches to learning and a clear, colourful layout

 embed Assessment for Learning in your day-to-day teaching, with clear learning objectives, criteria for self and peer assessment on every double-page, and end of chapter checklists to help students understand how to progress

 gather evidence for periodic assessments, with the 'Apply your skills' tasks designed to build writing stamina and independence

 plan ahead without the stress, with ready-to-use double-page lessons and a teacher guide at the back of the book

 support the transition to Key Stage 3 by reinforcing and building on the writing skills taught at Key Stage 2.

Progress in Writing and Grammar - Book 1

In this collection of five original, never before published stories, Keith West, author of Texas Gumshoes, turns his fertile imagination to time travel. Ranging from tongue-in-cheek to deadly serious, and encompassing genres from steampunk to romance, these tales feature men and women using time travel to redeem their times. Redeem your time and div e into this original collection of never before published stories.

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