Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
TODAY'S WRITING CHALLENGE: Draft a letter to your detective group! Use the structure INTRODUCE, INFORM, INSTRUCT, and remember to use the different parts of a letter.
BONUS: Use a noun + who/which/where relative clause to add more information, e.g. Clegg, who was a famous English explorer, ...
Subscribe to the channel by hitting the bell for notifications and let us know how you are getting on IN THE COMMENTS. Send your work to info@litfilmfest.com to get it featured in our community corner!
GETTING STARTED?
This video is part of a seven-week LitFilmFest online literacy and script writing project, El Dorado, for teachers and parents to use with children at home or at school. It is created by qualified teachers at #LitFilmFestClassrooms and aligns with key skills from the National Curriculum for KS2-3. Get started on this new writing adventure with your remote learners at any time! Start the first writing lesson here: youtube.com/watch?v=bkbE1A1s_Vk&list=PL_odjZ7bN8F65VKih3RE0MQIQ_ObkisUU
💥Get the planning doc with links to daily worksheets - bit.ly/LFF-El-Dorado
🏅Download the text - bit.ly/LFF-El-Dorado-Book
Learn How to Write & Film An Adventure | Weekly playlists:
FULL PLAYLIST: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F4KzTFtDgEBOI7XN90um6Yo
WEEK 1: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F65VKih3RE0MQIQ_ObkisUU
WEEK 2: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F4e3XKP-bb1Wh_NCuPM0qhe
WEEK 3: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F6HR6bWd29FxaL35-kpdoN-
WEEK 4: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F4269MrQiGjRL1XAqmMWNBe
WEEK 5: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F6ZlLt2I2vxJq4h1h8CW0NF
WEEK 6: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F4n8mD6W4pwwGg-Pu9kkiBv
WEEK 7: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F6leDww1d8xnkuM1wRyXFCC
ALSO CHECK OUT OUR QUICK-FIRE WRITE TOPICS: inspire your children to write 200 words, perfect for exam question practise and preparation:
Can money buy happiness? youtu.be/_ZSdqw09Ah0
Endangered Animals: why protect them? youtu.be/Zpo-rGL_BSo
Who should pick up litter? youtu.be/yYMU7MIS23o
How important is sleep? youtu.be/gycUqlXqc0s
What is the best thing about reading? youtu.be/Xb0lQAnTIOw
What is LitFilmFest?
LitFilmFest is a social enterprise created by teachers who want to help children to engage with literacy - writing, reading, speaking - in order to make the most of their lives! We have been creating classroom resources based on informed research for over 10 years, and in the 6 years since LitFilmFest was founded have gained thousands of users in classrooms across the world! Our projects have been proven by independent writing assessors who found that the average rate of progress in writing improvement was 3.75 times faster than the UK national average.
How can I use LitFilmFest resources at school or at home?
Simply visit the LitFilmFest website to find out more about how you can start your child on a journey of engagement and discovery, using fully planned and resourced national curriculum based projects for Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3 and 4 students. We have a regularly updated home learning section, alongside our library of over 400 hours of learning projects.
TODAY'S WRITING CHALLENGE: Draft a letter to your detective group! Use the structure INTRODUCE, INFORM, INSTRUCT, and remember to use the different parts of a letter.
BONUS: Use a noun + who/which/where relative clause to add more information, e.g. Clegg, who was a famous English explorer, ...
Subscribe to the channel by hitting the bell for notifications and let us know how you are getting on IN THE COMMENTS. Send your work to info@litfilmfest.com to get it featured in our community corner!
GETTING STARTED?
This video is part of a seven-week LitFilmFest online literacy and script writing project, El Dorado, for teachers and parents to use with children at home or at school. It is created by qualified teachers at #LitFilmFestClassrooms and aligns with key skills from the National Curriculum for KS2-3. Get started on this new writing adventure with your remote learners at any time! Start the first writing lesson here: youtube.com/watch?v=bkbE1A1s_Vk&list=PL_odjZ7bN8F65VKih3RE0MQIQ_ObkisUU
💥Get the planning doc with links to daily worksheets - bit.ly/LFF-El-Dorado
🏅Download the text - bit.ly/LFF-El-Dorado-Book
Learn How to Write & Film An Adventure | Weekly playlists:
FULL PLAYLIST: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F4KzTFtDgEBOI7XN90um6Yo
WEEK 1: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F65VKih3RE0MQIQ_ObkisUU
WEEK 2: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F4e3XKP-bb1Wh_NCuPM0qhe
WEEK 3: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F6HR6bWd29FxaL35-kpdoN-
WEEK 4: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F4269MrQiGjRL1XAqmMWNBe
WEEK 5: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F6ZlLt2I2vxJq4h1h8CW0NF
WEEK 6: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F4n8mD6W4pwwGg-Pu9kkiBv
WEEK 7: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F6leDww1d8xnkuM1wRyXFCC
ALSO CHECK OUT OUR QUICK-FIRE WRITE TOPICS: inspire your children to write 200 words, perfect for exam question practise and preparation:
Can money buy happiness? youtu.be/_ZSdqw09Ah0
Endangered Animals: why protect them? youtu.be/Zpo-rGL_BSo
Who should pick up litter? youtu.be/yYMU7MIS23o
How important is sleep? youtu.be/gycUqlXqc0s
What is the best thing about reading? youtu.be/Xb0lQAnTIOw
What is LitFilmFest?
LitFilmFest is a social enterprise created by teachers who want to help children to engage with literacy - writing, reading, speaking - in order to make the most of their lives! We have been creating classroom resources based on informed research for over 10 years, and in the 6 years since LitFilmFest was founded have gained thousands of users in classrooms across the world! Our projects have been proven by independent writing assessors who found that the average rate of progress in writing improvement was 3.75 times faster than the UK national average.
How can I use LitFilmFest resources at school or at home?
Simply visit the LitFilmFest website to find out more about how you can start your child on a journey of engagement and discovery, using fully planned and resourced national curriculum based projects for Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3 and 4 students. We have a regularly updated home learning section, alongside our library of over 400 hours of learning projects.
