A frontline teacher with 18 years sharp end experience, currently based in Valencia. This shop specialises in literature and language resources but also offers a generous selection ESL resources. All of my resources are road tested in my own classes and refined/polished at the end of the academic year.
A frontline teacher with 18 years sharp end experience, currently based in Valencia. This shop specialises in literature and language resources but also offers a generous selection ESL resources. All of my resources are road tested in my own classes and refined/polished at the end of the academic year.
George Eliot’s classic tale of Silas Marner is brought beautifully to life through this detailed power point lesson. Each slide is detailed and engaging, with structured tasks designed to spark verbal debate and structured questions to promote academic writing. I have taught this text many times in the last seventeen years and I have used this particular resource to lead my teaching in class, as a homework assignment and as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students.
This power point lesson includes learning objectives, a starter activity, a recap on previous learning, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource that just requires the push of the down key. Enjoy!
Wilde’s classic text showcases the literary talent of a man having to hide his own true sexuality. ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ beckons the audience to view beauty in new ways, to reframe hedonism and to truly observe who and what influences us.
These power point lessons are beautifully illustrated and very engaging for the students. I have taught this text many times and these resources have been used to lead my teaching in class, as homework assignments and also as tools of revision – all have worked well for the students.
This complete resource focuses on chapters 1-20, (20 separate lessons). Each presentation contains a recap on previous learning, a starter activity, a key word’s slide, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. All the time-consuming work has been done for you – enjoy!
Albert Camus’ masterpiece, ‘The Stranger’ is brought to life with colourful and engaging slides. In this introductory lesson the main themes of the text are explored, the key characters and their motivation are also explored. The author’s craft and his philosophical ideas are challenged and explored too, empowering the students with new levels of commentary. I have taught this text many times over the last seventeen years. I have used this particular resource as a lead teaching material in class, as a distant learning material/homework and as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students.
Albert Camus’ masterpiece, ‘The Stranger’ is brought to life with colourful and engaging slides. The author’s craft and his philosophical ideas are challenged and explored, empowering new levels of commentary. I have taught this text many times over the last seventeen years. I have used this particular resource as a lead teaching material in class, as a distant learning material/homework and as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students.
This power point lesson contains a starter material, a recap on previous learning, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource that will save you time. Enjoy!
Sometimes it’s all about taking an old idea and up-cycling it! This incredibly popular resource delivers structured writing in a dynamic and fun way using the theme of Star Wars as a canvas - suitable for years 8, 9 and 10.
This powerpoint lesson contains 38 slides and can be comfortably used over a 3 lessons. (3 hours) Structured writing exercises, media clips and discussion. The students have adored this in my classes. This is a very complete resource, Enjoy!
This resource is connected to Passage to Africa By George Alagiah– the text insert from the anthology (International GCSE English Language (Specification A) Paper 1 Section A Non-fiction texts)
This is a complete resource, with every slide being differentiated. All slides are illustrated beautifully and very engaging for the students. I have used this resource in class to lead my teaching, also as a homework assignment and this year as a tool of revision. This power point lesson contains; a starter activity, an author bio slide, a context of the work slide, summary and analysis questions through textual analysis, an academic writing task, an extension task and a homework. Enjoy!
William Shakespeare’s Othello is brought wonderfully to life with these colourfully illustrated and wonderfully detailed slides. This resource has been fully road tested in my own classes and refined in 2019. I have used this resource to lead my teaching in class, as a homework assignment/distance learning material and even a tool of revision – All have worked well for the students.
This power point lesson contains the following elements; a starter activity, a glossary of terms, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource, enjoy!
William Shakespeare’s Othello is brought wonderfully to life with these colourfully illustrated and wonderfully detailed slides. This resource has been fully road tested in my own classes and refined in 2019. I have used this resource to lead my teaching in class, as a homework assignment/distance learning material and even a tool of revision – All have worked well for the students.
This power point lesson contains the following elements; a starter activity, a glossary of terms, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource, enjoy!
William Shakespeare’s Othello is brought wonderfully to life with these colourfully illustrated and wonderfully detailed slides. This resource has been fully road tested in my own classes and refined in 2019. I have used this resource to lead my teaching in class, as a homework assignment/distance learning material and even a tool of revision – All have worked well for the students.
This power point lesson contains the following elements; a starter activity, a glossary of terms, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource, enjoy!
William Shakespeare’s Tempest is brought beautifully to life in the thoughtfully illustrated slides. I have used this particular resource to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material/homework and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This is a complete KS4 resource, although I have used it with slight modifications at KS3. This power point lesson contains a glossary of terms, a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. Enjoy!
William Shakespeare’s Othello is brought wonderfully to life with these colourfully illustrated and wonderfully detailed lessons. These resources have been fully road tested in my own classes and refined in 2019. I have used these resources to lead my teaching in class, as homework assignments/distance learning materials and even as tools of revision – All have worked well for the students.
These power point lessons contain the following elements; a starter activity, a glossary of terms, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. These are complete resources, enjoy!
This power point lesson helps the students work through an essay question. I have used it successfully as a tool of revision
Essay Question: Othello is often called a tragic hero. Discuss his heroic qualities as well as his flaws which lead to his demise (1,500 words)
‘Never Let Me Go’ by Kazuo Ishiguro explores an enduring love that battles a hopeless situation. Using the canvas of cloning, Ishiguro explores the moral, spiritual and legal debates connected to the creation of life. In our fractured post-modern world, this text remains both significant and essential. I have taught this text a number of times in recent years, and have used this specific resource to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning resource (SKYPE Lessons), as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students.
This dynamically illustrated PowerPoint lesson (23 slides) provides a step-by-step guide to essay writing, focusing on the question:
‘How do the “fantasies” that Kathy and her friends imagine at Hailsham compare with those they imagine as young adults?’
This is a complete resource, with no further work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
Arthur Miller’s tragic tale of a working man’s professional and emotional decline, explores the concept of a failed American Dream, and continues to entertain audiences worldwide in both film and theatre. In our post-modern political and social fields of conflict and change, it remains a significant text. I have taught this play many times over the last 20 years. I have used this specific resource (revised in 2021) to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet/SKYPE lessons), as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students.
This dynamically illustrated PowerPoint lesson (23 slides) provides a step-by-step guide to essay writing, focusing on the question:
‘Death of a Salesman’ is one of the foundational texts exploring the American dream. How is Miller overwhelmingly cynical on the topic?
This is a complete resource, with no further work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
Students are sometimes overwhelmed when comparing two texts. This dynamically illustrated 26 slide PowerPoint lesson provides a framework to comfortably carry the students through this process. Through a series of speaking and listening tasks it builds confidence, ultimately leading to new ideas being expressed in the form of academic writing. I have used this resource in class to lead my teaching, as a tool connected to revision and even as a distance learning material/homework assignment – all have worked well. This is a complete lesson. All the time-consuming work has been done for you. Enjoy!
