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I am a teacher of English, English Literature, Moving Image Arts - and when I'm really lucky, History as well! I have been teaching in N. Ireland since 2006 and am particularly familiar with the CCEA curriculum from KS3-KS5. I also ran my own Tutoring company and have a real passion for creating user friendly resources. Contact me at - mcttresourcesni@gmail.com

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I am a teacher of English, English Literature, Moving Image Arts - and when I'm really lucky, History as well! I have been teaching in N. Ireland since 2006 and am particularly familiar with the CCEA curriculum from KS3-KS5. I also ran my own Tutoring company and have a real passion for creating user friendly resources. Contact me at - mcttresourcesni@gmail.com
Animal Farm Squealer's Speeches Chap 3+5
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George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ This resource offers analysis of three of Squealer’s speeches, indicating his methods of manipulative propaganda. A copy of all ecamples when Squealer speaks An exercise to put the true events of the Battle of the Cowshed into correct order. A labelled first example from Chapter 3 A pupil copy of his first Chapter 5 speech An answer sheet for the first Chapter 5 speech A pupil copy of his second Chapter 5 speech, without answers
CCEA GCSE Blood Brothers Characters
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CCEA GCSE: Unit 2 Literature - ‘Blood Brothers’ Includes Pupil Booklet - information about this section of the exam Pupil booklet to be completed for Characters Indiviudal and detailed Character Powerpoints - Mrs Johnstone - Mrs Lyons - Mickey - Edward - Linda Each PowerPoint includes: - Key Words - Description and explanation of personality - Actions/Development of each character - Role/Relationships between the named characters and others - Any extra information - Key Quotations - Some worked quotations - Answers to example exam question
CCEA Of Mice and Men Background Context
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This resource is the first in a series of GCSE booklets designed to be user friendly and cover all aspects of the novel and writer’s technique. These booklets have been created by a CCEA examiner for English Literature, have been tried and tested in the classroom, and cover all aspects of the curriculum. Currently available: *Of Mice and Men: Background *Of Mice and Men: Chapter by Chapter https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ccea-of-mice-and-men-chapter-by-chapter-12366451 *Of Mice and Men: Characters *Of Mice and Men: Themes *Of Mice and Men: Writer’s Technique Answer booklets will be available upon request.
CCEA Of Mice and Men Chapter by Chapter
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This resource is the second in a series of GCSE pupil booklets designed to be user friendly and cover all aspects of the novel and writer’s technique. These pupil booklets have been created by a seasoned teacher and examiner for English Literature, have been tried and tested in the classroom, and cover all aspects of the curriculum. Teacher booklet provided offers possible responses for every question, and suggestions of quotations for Chapter work. Currently available: *Of Mice and Men: Background https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ccea-of-mice-and-men-background-context-12366444 *Of Mice and Men: Chapter by Chapter *Of Mice and Men: Characters *Of Mice and Men: Themes *Of Mice and Men: Writer’s Technique
CCEA GCSE Unit 4 Exam Task 2 Comparing Texts
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Also available as part of Unit 4 Bundle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-ccea-unit-4-exam-task-2-comparing-texts-12446799 Unit 4, Task 2, Comparing Literary Texts A fully comprehensive student booklet covering a wide range of comparative fiction. 76-page document Utilising content from the current CCEA publications as well as pre 2010 specification. Includes: Tried and tested Exam Advice and ‘Basics’ Writer’s Craft Example paragraphs Language analysis examples Full story analysis Examples taken from CCEA Textbook, Revision Book and Work Book Advice for Character work - including structured comprehension questions Advice for Setting and Atmosphere - including accessible questions Advice for Tension - including multiple comprehensions Multiple single and paired exercises for various areas of writer’s craft Annotation of Specimen Comparison provided by CCEA with accompanying tips and example paragraphs.
CCEA GCSE Unseen Prose English Literature
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CCEA GCSE Unseen Prose English Literature

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Two booklets - one for the STUDENT and one with answers for the TEACHER. Excellent preparation for the Unseen section of CCEA GCSE Unit 1 English Literature. Tried and tested in the classroom. Try our free sample to get a taste of what’s included… https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/sample-ccea-gcse-unseen-student-booklet-12478647 63 Page Student Booklet 64 Page Teacher Booklet Includes: Exam basics Full explanation of the question layout and advice for how to answer Detailed advice for how to form your response - with unique and useful mnemonic memory guide CCEA advice Research into popular C19th authors and the times in which they lived Link to BBC’s excellent selection of free audio ‘Classic Stories’ Close focus, example responses and exercises covering: Setting, Tone, Atmosphere, Mood, Plot, Narration and Character. Close reading of C19th language style with four developed examples Plot work on extracts Guided reading and exercises to assess Setting and Atmosphere Narrative voice notes, exercises and assessment of Tone in writing Character notes on C19th expectations Six exercises to practice Close reading and analysis of Character Five practice papers with notes to assist student completion
KS3 Diary Writing Unit
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KS3 Diary Writing Unit

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An introduction to Diary writing, along with some diary writing exercises. Includes: Key words Key features Date and Time activities First Person activities Personal thoughts and feelings activities Past tense activities Chronological Order activities Time connectives activities Informal activities Introduction and conclusion activities Annotated diary, diary to annotate A day in the life - cat and dog Anne Frank exercises References to ‘Zlata’s Diary’ Creative piece inspired by The Literacy Shed’s material on ‘The Clock Tower’ Assessment piece to be completed at the end of the Unit nine weeks of daily personal topics to be completed in student’s own time.
"Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
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"Wonder" by R. J. Palacio

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Notes for Parts 1-3; focused class work for Parts 4-8 - with answers. Teacher Notes Part 1: Teacher Notes to stimulate writing on the ‘Power of Words’ for Auggie Part 2: Teacher Notes on Via’s key metaphor and her struggles Part 3: Teacher Notes on Summer’s key characteristic Julian: Teacher Notes looking at the some of the presentation his character** Student Work + Teacher Answers for each section. Part 4: Divided into two parts: 4a - Adjectives and Key Questions; 4b: Vocabulary work, close reading Q, PEE paragraphs Part 5: Grammar work, multi-choice, vocabulary work, PEE work Part 6: Close reading work, multi-choice, vocabulary work, PEE work, Emotions work Part 7: Vocabulary crossword, multi-choice, PEE work, Chekov’s gun Links Part 8: First section work only - facts and opinions, research work, close reading, setting etc After Reading: Book Review and Alphabet Quiz
KS5 'The Great Gatsby' Teacher Student Booklets
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KS5 'The Great Gatsby' Teacher Student Booklets

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Student Booklet – 92 pages Key information provided, space to complete work on Characters and Contexts. Quotations provided for each character and each context. For each context, quotations have been divided under separate titles, helpful to stimulate ideas for essay planning. Exam Questions provided, followed by space to complete plan for answer. Included: Exam Basics Contexts and Themes Essay Layout Advice Characters – 8 key characters, space to complete key words Characters – area for research and teaching Characters – 8 key characters, complete with key quotations Context – Biography + Exam Question + Example Response Context – American Settlement and Frontier + Quotations + Exam Question Context – America Post WW1 Context – The Jazz Age/The Roaring Twenties + Quotations + Exam Question Context – American Dream + Quotations + Exam Questions Context – Divided Society (inc. Racism and Industrialism) + Quotations + Exam Questions Extra Exam Questions – The Great Gatsby + Today Context – Prohibition and Organised Crime + Quotations + Exam Questions Context – Geography + Quotations + Exam Questions Context – Type of Hero + Quotations + Exam Questions Context – Social Satire + Quotations + Exam Questions Context – Romantic Novel + Quotations + Exam Questions Context – Realist Novel + Exam Questions Context �� Symbolism + Quotations + Exam Questions Context – Novel of Manners Teacher Booklet – 96 pages Exactly the same as the student booklet, with teaching notes and essay plans included. Included: Characters – key words provided Characters – area for research and teaching Characters – key quotations Context – Biography Notes + Exam Question + Example Response Context – American Settlement and Frontier Notes + Quotations + Exam Question with two essay response plans Context – America Post WW1 Notes Context – The Jazz Age/The Roaring Twenties Notes + Quotations + Exam Question with essay response plan Context – American Dream Notes + Quotations + Exam Questions with essay response plan Context – Divided Society (inc. Racism and Industrialism) Notes + Quotations + Exam Questions with two essay response plans Extra Exam Questions – The Great Gatsby + Today with essay response notes Context – Prohibition and Organised Crime Notes + Quotations + Exam Questions with essay response plan Context – Geography Notes + Quotations + Exam Questions Context – Type of Hero Notes + Quotations + Exam Questions with essay response notes Context – Social Satire + Quotations + Exam Questions Context – Romantic Novel Notes + Quotations + Exam Questions Context – Realist Novel + Exam Questions with essay response notes Context – Symbolism Notes + Quotations + Exam Questions Context – Novel of Manners Notes + Exam Question Three sample essays to annotate and improve - Gangsters, Geography, Women Individual overviews for All imagery taken from Movie and Google images
KS3 Creative Writing Practice + Techniques
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This resource contains a lengthy Powerpoint which covers a full range of techniques which should be considered when writing creatively. The Powerpoint ends with an assessment title, and the success criteria to accompany it. Although aimed at KS3, this is also useful for weaker KS4 students, or as starters/refreshers at KS4. The Powerpoint offers: Eight ten-minute activities to stimulate creative thought Two slides focussing on verb synonyms in order to up level writing Six slides looking at connotation, and the consideration that must be taken of our choices A quick look at onomatopoeia and the implication of choosing animal sounds Two ‘Picture the Scene’ examples encouraging the use of the studied techniques Quick looks at: adverbs, boring sentences, syntax arrangement, avoidance of ‘got’, good openers and ‘improve the examples’ opportunity Assessment title and success criteria.
KS2 KS3 Newspaper Booklet Unit
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KS2 KS3 Newspaper Booklet Unit

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Enjoy my free newspaper samples: Newspaper Frontpage https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-newspaper-front-page-12366705 VERY POPULAR: Sample Article written with the 5 W https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-newspaper-article-example-who-what-when-where-why-12366711 Tabloid + Broadsheet PP https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-newspapers-tabloid-broadsheet-frontpage-12366847 A complete and thorough resource, covering all aspects of Newspapers in a usable and student friendly format. Includes two booklets: one user-friendly** student booklet**, and one **teacher booklet **with answers filled in Teacher Booklet Very user friendly and can be put on the board for pupils to copy from Student Booklet A single booklet covering everything from the origin of newspapers to tabloid and broadsheets. Includes: Background to Newspapers Types of newspapers - research Tabloid vs Broadsheet Types of story- research The Front Page -activity Editing - activity Parts of an article - research and activity Headlines - techniques and activity Facts and Opinion - activity Bias vs Balance - activity Choice of language - connotation How to write an article - activities
CCEA GCSE Unit 1 Student Booklet Bundle
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CCEA GCSE Unit 1 Student Booklet Bundle

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Four Student booklets bringing together everything you need to complete CCEA’s GCSE English Unit 1. All five Unit 1 Tasks - combined teacher and student user- friendly booklet Power Point and Teacher Answer booklets covering the course in detail. Task 1: Writing for Purpose Task 2: Reading Non-Fiction Task 3: Reading Non-Fiction Task 4+5: Reading Media Texts Task 1 Student instruction booklet for Unit 1, Task 1: Writing for Purpose 45-page document User friendly for both teacher and student. Tried and tested in the classroom as a thorough REVISION booklet. Provides: Exam basics and advice Typical topics Legacy and current spec Questions Fully comprehensive list of possible questions - 25 possible themes gathered to be analysed - with over 100 questions divided variously among them - to stimulate debate, research, essays etc Advice basics about WHAT and to WHOM you are writing Four pages of advice for WRITING EFFECTIVELY including handy Essay Layout Exercises to complete: compiling similar questions and reacting to thought provoking questions Separate planning pages for controversial topics: smoking/abortion/drugs etc Highly effective STUDENT SCAFFOLD for full Essay Layout - has been used for every topic in the classroom Three example essay titles with developed answers and guidance for completion: Organ Donation/Tolerance/Tattoos and Piercings Student research of 12 separate topics - for and against points - gathered collaboratively - comprehensive and easy to use as stimulus for completion of essays. Task 2 A complete 31-page pupil booklet covering all aspects of Task 2, taking some inspiration from CCEA GCSE publications and past papers from different boards. Sample Teacher annotation and paragraphs have been provided for the majority of the work – please note, in most cases the same article has been annotated up to three different ways to accommodate the ability level of the class, therefore the sample answers range from basic to advanced. This resource provides: • A 31-page pupil booklet • 11 separate documents of Teacher answers matching the tasks of the booklet – for a variety of pupil ability. • This booklet carries the student through from easy to harder tasks, assisting in the building up of confidence as they grow accustomed to the task styles. • Guidance for what to expect, and how to approach the task • Worked example layout guiding the student through expected responses • Exam guidance and annotation of past paper layout • What to look for when analysing a variety of techniques • Five short tasks where students annotate for key term • Seven longer tasks where students annotate for named techniques and work through the accompanying tasks • Seven practice articles to be worked on independently Task 3 A complete pupil booklet covering all aspects of Tasks 3 with help from three CCEA GCSE publications: textbook, revision book and resource booklet. 37-page document A matching Teacher answer booklet to accompany and aid completion of Student work - every piece of student work is answered in the Teacher Booklet. User and teacher friendly. Provides: guidance for what to expect, and how to approach the task example layout guiding the student through expected responses activity to aid deduction of implicit and explicit writing five structured activities to aid the correct choosing of quotations six structured activities to aid appropriate summarising of the author’s argument ten exam practice tasks, imitating the correct styling of the exam inclusion of past papers questions (four to date) and the specimen question Teacher booklet provides suggestions and example paragraphs for ALL tasks, including exam practice tasks. Tasks 4+5 A complete pupil booklet covering all aspects of Tasks 4 and 5 with help from three CCEA GCSE publications: textbook, revision book and resource booklet. 60+ page Booklet 80+ slide Power Point Includes: Two booklets and one PowerPoint A Student booklet to be completed A Teacher Answer booklet to assist with completion of student booklet, with student responses, teacher notes and teacher answers. A Task 5 PowerPoint to assist teaching of Student booklet, with pertinent notes, sample answers and advice Exam guidance Worked answers Reference to CCEA examples - current and past paper Variety of examples to have pupils cover multiple scenarios
CCEA GCSE Unit 4 Task 1 Personal + Creative Writing
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CCEA GCSE Unit 4 Task 1 Personal + Creative Writing

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Also available as part of Unit 4 Bundle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-ccea-unit-4-exam-task-2-comparing-texts-12446799 Student instruction booklet for Unit 4, Task 1: Personal and Creative Writing 26-page document. User and Teacher friendly Used in class as a thorough REVISION booklet. (Even more comprehensive version available in early 2021) Includes: Review of Past Paper topics Checklist of topics for Personal Writing Student to complete common Personal Writing themes Student to complete of more thoughtful Personal Writing themes Student to complete quick descriptive practice Helpful overview of how to approach Personal and Creative Writing - including how to open and conclude Student to complete 11 Personal Writing Topics - short, engaging introductions supplied as an example for how to begin each question theme. Example response upleveled - three attempts with three feedback and guidance for approval - students will see the increasing competence as each attempt improves. Example creative response ‘Description of place’ Example creative response - looking at connotation affecting storyline and word choice 5 guided Student responses to Creative Images (all sourced via Google Images) 8 further Creative Images to be used at teacher’s discretion 3 story arc outline tasks supplied to aid response to 3 further creative images Personal Writing mat - brings together all writing advice, and example questions.
CCEA GCSE Unit 1 Task 4 and 5
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CCEA GCSE Unit 1 Task 4 and 5

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Also available as part of my full Unit 1 BUNDLE of all 5 tasks. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12446833 A complete pupil booklet covering all aspects of Tasks 4 and 5 with help from three CCEA GCSE publications: textbook, revision book and resource booklet. 60+ page Booklet 80+ slide Power Point Includes: Two booklets and one PowerPoint A Student booklet to be completed A Teacher Answer booklet to assist with completion of student booklet, with student responses, teacher notes and teacher answers. A Task 5 PowerPoint to assist teaching of Student booklet, with pertinent notes, sample answers and advice Exam guidance Worked answers Reference to CCEA examples - current and past paper Variety of examples to have pupils cover multiple scenarios
"Private Peaceful" Complete Unit
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"Private Peaceful" Complete Unit

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A complete Unit of work for both student and teacher - engaging and original. There are many options for close reading comprehensions for “Private Peaceful”, but this unit offers thoughtful, engaging and skill-enhancing work for each chapter. The student is encouraged to critique and explain the development of character; or writer’s craft, creating PEE paragraphs and PETE paragraphs - with the inclusion of TECHNIQUE, among other challenges… All excepts are copyright of Michael Murpurgo. In my classroom,** “Private Peaceful”** is taught in tandem with “War Poetry” and there are several occasions when overlap is made - check out my complete Student and Teacher Booklets, as well as some free samples below: War Poetry Booklets + PP https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12375733 Wildred Owen’s “Dolce” - free https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12366844 Jessie Pope’s “Who’s for the Game” - free https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12366846 “The Target” Essay Analysis https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12506386 Included here: Chapter 1 - notes and tasks Chapter 2 - description of mother, example supplied; character analysis of Big Joe - mix and match creation of PETE paragraphs; close analysis of Grandma Wolf using BARSCAP - all with answers. Chapter 3 - close analysis of entire chapter - close reading, technique spotting and explanations - annotated chapter included - with answers. Chapter 4 - tasks including PETE development, creation of newspaper article - all with answers and samples Chapter 5 - tasks including the development of Charlie and Molly’s relationship, creation of Love Letter between them - guidance and sample pupil example provided - with answers. Chapter 6 - tasks including Big Joe’s disappearance and close analysis of negative and positive atmosphere - how it is created - all with answers Chapter 7 - tasks including close reading, differentiated work for the Seargant Major’s speech, propaganda work (linked to “War Poetry” resource - all with answers Chapter 8 - tasks including close reading, scaffolding of PETE paragraphs, BARSCAP analysis of Sergeant Hanley - with answers Chapter 9 - tasks including reality of life in the trenches - notes and table supplied; PETE paragraph work for Tension; PEE and technique work; links to ‘The Target’ - with answers Chapter 10 - three options for close analysis - scaffolded and guided analysis using PEE/PETE; a look at colloquial language and Tommo’s changing feelings - with answers Chapter 11 - thorough questions of the whole chapter - could be used as an assessment - close references to ‘Dulce’; Letter home from Tommo with notes to assist - with answers Chapter 12 - key questions to aid understanding of what happened and why - looking again at Hanley (add to BARSCAP from Chapter 8); notes to aid creation of the courtroom dialogue - with answers Chapter 13 + Postscript - analysis of Charlie’s last moments, and questions
CCEA GCE Heaney and Frost AS Poetry AS 1
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CCEA GCE Heaney and Frost AS Poetry AS 1

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Teacher and Student Booklets All work to assist with the delivery of the current 12 Heaney and 12 Frost poems specificed for CCEA GCE AS Poetry, AS 1. Heaney: Personal Helicon The Forge The Peninsula The Wife’s Tale Bogland The Harvest Bow The Railway Children The Summer of Lost Rachel Postscript ‘Had I Not Been Awake’ The Conway Stewart The Baler Frost Into My Own Mowing Going for Water Mending Wall After Apple Picking The Road Not Taken Birches “Out, Out-” For Once, Then, Something Gathering Leaves Acquainted with the Night Desert Places 12 page Student Booklet to be completed - ‘Heaney and Frost Introduction Booklet’ - includes information on Assessment Objectives, key literary terms, space for further biographical information, and possible poem pairings for themes. 24 PP Slides - (Image) Visual representation for each poem Comprehensive 24 page booklet for Student/Teacher to assist learning about/ teaching of Robert Frost poems - notes for each poem detailing information on narrative, context, message, form and structure, language, tone and themes Comprehensive 20 page booklet for Student/Teacher to assist learning about/ teaching of each Seamus Heaney poems - notes for each poem detailing information on narrative, context, message, form and structure, language, tone and themes 24 pdfs - each providing a fully annotated version of the named poem - annotated to account for choices of language and imagery - all techniques are abbreviated and present in short form, inside a circle. e.g. ‘M’ inside a circle = metaphor, ‘Sib’ = sibilance etc Checklist for poems for both poets (24 in total - 12 each) Blank Summary document - for Student revision purposes
KS3 Introduction to PEE
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Simple PowerPoint looking at Point, Evidence, Explanation and how to apply it to a question from ‘Holes’. The burger reference is always very useful in the classroom!