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Flynn's Educational Grotto

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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.

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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 Level Literature: (7) ‘Twelfth Night’ – The Characterisation of Orsino
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A Level Literature: (7) ‘Twelfth Night’ – The Characterisation of Orsino

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William Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ is a fast-paced romantic comedy with several interwoven plots of romance, mistaken identities and practical jokes. I have taught this text many times in the last 20 years and I have used this specific resource (revised in 2020): to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material/homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This dynamically presented PowerPoint lesson of 17 slides, explores the characterisation of Orsino through a series of structured exercises … even providing a homework assignment. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
A Level Literature: (5) ‘Twelfth Night’ – Act 2 Scene 3
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A Level Literature: (5) ‘Twelfth Night’ – Act 2 Scene 3

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William Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ is a fast-paced romantic comedy with several interwoven plots of romance, mistaken identities and practical jokes. I have taught this text many times in the last 20 years and I have used this specific resource (revised in 2020): to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material/homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This dynamically presented 19 slide PowerPoint lesson provides: a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, a theme tracking task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
A Level Literature: (1) ‘Twelfth Night’ – Act 1 Scenes 1 and 2
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A Level Literature: (1) ‘Twelfth Night’ – Act 1 Scenes 1 and 2

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William Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ is a fast-paced romantic comedy with several interwoven plots of romance, mistaken identities and practical jokes. I have taught this text many times in the last 20 years and I have used this specific resource (revised in 2020): to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material/homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This dynamically presented 20 slide PowerPoint lesson provides: a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, a theme tracking task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
A Level Literature: (8) ‘Twelfth Night’ – Act 2 Scene 5 and Act 3 Scene 1
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A Level Literature: (8) ‘Twelfth Night’ – Act 2 Scene 5 and Act 3 Scene 1

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William Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ is a fast-paced romantic comedy with several interwoven plots of romance, mistaken identities and practical jokes. I have taught this text many times in the last 20 years and I have used this specific resource (revised in 2020): to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material/homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This dynamically presented 21 slide PowerPoint lesson provides: a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, a theme tracking task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
A Level Literature: (9) ‘Twelfth Night’ – Mid-Term Assessment
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A Level Literature: (9) ‘Twelfth Night’ – Mid-Term Assessment

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William Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ is a fast-paced romantic comedy with several interwoven plots of romance, mistaken identities and practical jokes. I have taught this text many times in the last 20 years and I have used this specific resource (revised in 2020): to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material/homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This dynamically presented 19 slide PowerPoint lesson provides the preparation materials and rubric to explore the context of love within ‘Twelfth Night’, the assessment tasks the students with 3 academic responses connected to relationships within the text. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
GCSE English Language: Writing to Explain - CRAFT - Writing Skills
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GCSE English Language: Writing to Explain - CRAFT - Writing Skills

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This colourful powerpoint presentation is extremely engaging for the students and has worked well in my own classroom. This presentation establishes clearly the difference between 'explaining' and 'describing' (a common mistake). This presentation takes the students through a number of structured writing exercises and helps the students to explain through the use of the CRAFT acronym.
GCSE English Language: Writing to Complain - PARCCEL- Essential Skills
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GCSE English Language: Writing to Complain - PARCCEL- Essential Skills

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This beautifully illustrated 20 slide powerpoint presentation is very engaging for the pupils and has been used successfully many times in my own classroom. Through a series of structured written and discussion tasks the student's travel through a series of complaints using the PARCCEL acroynm. Great for developing existing skills and even better as a revision tool.
A Level Skills: Key Terms and Critical Language Use I
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A Level Skills: Key Terms and Critical Language Use I

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This 20 slide powerpoint presentation is beautifully illustrated and very engaging for the students. This presentation works well as a revision aid or as a standard curriculum lesson. This powerpoint covers/revises the following key terms and provides structured tasks for the students to use these key terms. This particular presentation has really helped my year 12 students.
A Level Skills: Key Terms and Critical Language Use III
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A Level Skills: Key Terms and Critical Language Use III

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This 21 slide powerpoint presentation is beautifully illustrated and very engaging for the students. Through a series of structured discussion and writing tasks the students are introduced to the keys terms of Anagnorisis, Aposiopesis, Circumlocution and Bildungsroman. This particular lesson in the series of three really helps to refine academic writing and has been extremely helpful to me as a teacher.
A Level: (9) Julius Caesar By William Shakespeare - The theme of Logic and Language
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A Level: (9) Julius Caesar By William Shakespeare - The theme of Logic and Language

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This beautifully illustrated powerpoint presentation explores the theme of 'Logic and Language' in William Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar'. Through a series of structured tasks, media clips, focused discussion and academic responses the students explore both post modern examples of this theme, and also examples from the play itself. I have used this resource many times in a number of different ways: as a lesson resource (obviously), a homework and a revision material – all have worked extremely well for me.
A Level: (12) Julius Caesar By William Shakespeare - The theme of Public Vs Private Lives
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A Level: (12) Julius Caesar By William Shakespeare - The theme of Public Vs Private Lives

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This beautifully illustrated and engaging powerpoint presentation is aimed at A Level students, and is particularly relevant and engaging in today’s media driven climate. This resource is designed to get students talking and more importantly, writing academically. I have used this resource many times in a number of different ways: as a lesson resource (obviously), a homework and a revision material – all have worked extremely well for me. This presentation uses post modern examples of the theme as well as examples from the play itself. …Beware the Ides of March. Enjoy!
KS4 English Filler Lesson - Addiction
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KS4 English Filler Lesson - Addiction

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This power point lesson is a gift on a Monday morning if you have to set cover, if you are covering and no one has left you any teaching materials. This 22 slide lesson is illustrated beautifully and contains engaging written and reading tasks based around addiction. This is a complete resource, no preparation, no materials to gather. Just push the arrow key down. Enjoy!
A Level Literature: (4) King Lear – Act 1 Scene 5, and Act 2 Scene 1
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A Level Literature: (4) King Lear – Act 1 Scene 5, and Act 2 Scene 1

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Shakespeare’s classic tragedy forewarns of vanity and its fleeting values, explores the concept of aging and the decline of control, power and identity. In an age of social media, its vanity and its attached fleeting values, our individual lack of control and our ever-changing identities in the post-modern world, this text remains relevant and essential. I have taught this text many times in the last 20 years and I have used this specific resource (revised in 2020): to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material/homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This dynamically presented PowerPoint lesson of 24 slides, includes: a starter activity, a glossary of terms, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, a theme tracker, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
A Level Literature: (9) King Lear – Mid-Term Assessment
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A Level Literature: (9) King Lear – Mid-Term Assessment

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Shakespeare’s classic tragedy forewarns of vanity and its fleeting values, explores the concept of aging and the decline of control, power and identity. In an age of social media, its vanity and its attached fleeting values, our individual lack of control and our ever-changing identities in the post-modern world, this text remains relevant and essential. I have taught this text many times in the last 20 years and I have used this specific resource (revised in 2020): to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material/homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This dynamically presented PowerPoint lesson of 20 slides, and focuses around a creative exploration of the alleged crimes committed against Lear by his daughters Goneril and Regan.This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
A Level Literature: (13) ‘Twelfth Night’ – Act 4 Scene 3
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A Level Literature: (13) ‘Twelfth Night’ – Act 4 Scene 3

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William Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ is a fast-paced romantic comedy with several interwoven plots of romance, mistaken identities and practical jokes. I have taught this text many times in the last 20 years and I have used this specific resource (revised in 2020): to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material/homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This dynamically presented 15 slide PowerPoint lesson provides: a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, a theme tracking task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!