A fun PPT I put together for the end of the year. It has 10 questions per round. The rounds include: Films of 2024 (identifying from pictures) Next lines (given a line of a Christmas carol and must write next line) Famous faces (identifying celebrities from pictures of part of their face / body) Christmas tv viewing (identifying Xmas films from still images) Christmas trivia Songs of 2024 (watch a YouTube clip which has snippets of songs from this year) News of 2024 [questions about events which happened this year] Films of 2023 News of 2023

A quiz made as a fun end of year activity but which could also be used at the beginning of a school year. It was inspired by the television show Task Master. It begins with individual tasks and has some small group tasks at the end. Good for beginning of the year icebreakers or end of the year celebrations. NB: Taskmaster is a British comedy panel game show created by comedian and musician Alex Horne and presented by both Horne and Greg Davies. In the programme, a group of five celebrities – mainly comedians – attempt to complete a series of challenges, with Horne acting as umpire in each challenge and Davies, the titular “Taskmaster”, judging the work and awarding points based on contestants’ performances.

A list of suggested activities and instructions for how they work These include; KNIGHTS, MOUNTS & CAVALIERS Pictionary (with suggested words) Cat and mouse Charades (with suggested activities, people, television programs, films and characters) Substitute (singing tune of a song to words from a book) Celebrity heads Evil stick of gum Space Jump What if

This is a quiz I devised to use with pupils on the last lesson of term. The answers for each round are included after the round. There are 10 questions per round. The music clips for the music round are provided via hyperlink. For the music round, two points should be awarded for each clip; 1 point for a correct artist, 1 point for a correct song title. I used the template from a free resource on here which had the same rounds but for 2012.

This PPT was used to introduce an alternative sequence class (11 and 12 students in the same class) to the external assessment. It includes information from QCAA’s subject reports which explains the assessment conditions. This is followed by a series of slides explaining each criterion and looking at example questions. For some of the question types there are recommended response structures and sample answers. Resources designed for the new senior Modern History syllabus (implemented in QLD in 2019). The syllabus objectives would also be useful more broadly for English students in other states and countries with an interest in the Anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa (1948-1994).

A PDF of plants which grow well in the North QLD region around Mount Isa. An article about when to prune which plants.

A quiz made as a fun end of year activity but which could also be used at the beginning of a school year. It was inspired by the television show Spicks and Specs (an Australian music-themed comedic television quiz show on ABC and ABC iview). This version has 6 rounds and is appropriate for grades 8 and over as it requires students to be familiar with musical artists.

A document with over 300 trivia questions (and answers) useful for class competitions, homeroom, school fundraisers etc. Questions include those about Australia, other nations, celebrities, popular culture texts, inventors and scientific discoveries, historical events, true or false etc

49 Christmas trivia questions (some multiple choice, others regular) with answers provided in brackets 19 Christmas film questions

4 resources designed for a year 8 poetry unit. The first is a PowerPoint which takes students through the STEP UP acronym which they will use to analyse poems in their upcoming assessment: subject matter, theme, emotions, poetic devices, your interpretation, purpose… It includes prompting questions that students should ask themselves to help guide their response for each category. It then includes a poem about a refugee and slides which work through the STEP UP process. The second is a worksheet for modified students which has most of the notes written so that they only have to write a few. The third is a handout which explains STEP UP which could be used as a poster. The fourth is a typed version of the analysis of the refugee poem (in a Word Doc)

For many decades women were marginalised from texts about life in the bush. If they were mentioned at all they were the wives waiting back at the homestead and played no real role in the text. One exception is the short story ‘The Drovers Wife’ (1894) written by Henry Lawson. This PPT and Work Sheet guide students to read and analyse the story and the effect of its language features and descriptions on readers.

Event: Lake Moondarra Fishing Classic Focus: Refuting assumptions This Essential English lesson is designed to continue students understanding of cultural assumptions (stereotypes) and how refuting misconceptions can add to the persuasiveness of a speech. For this lesson, a specific event has been chosen from North West Qld: The Lake Moondarra Fishing Classic. It includes viewing activities, brainstorming activities and a writing task.

A PPT designed for a 70 minute Essential English lesson to teach students about The Hospitality Industry and introduce the idea of Misconceptions (aka stereotypes / cultural assumptions). • Teach students about the four sections of the hospitality industry o How to understand your target market o The wants and needs of different demographics o Example using Townsville – what would you pitch if your client brief was … • Introduce terms: misconceptions / assumptions. • Brainstorm misconceptions using a variety of locations and stimulus (Bali & Paris). • Breaking down Mount Isa Rodeo exemplar (identifying persuasive devices, text connectives, misconceptions, counter argument, language features) • Students to choose location from brainstorm activity and we create a paragraph as a class. Break down the paragraph – what is missing? What can be taken out? Have we used language devices? Have we used text connectives? Are we persuasive?

A PPT designed to introduce students to Persuasive Language features that they should use in their upcoming assessment (multimodal presentation). Students copy what is underlined, and complete the activities on the slides. This lesson takes students through a range of slides introducing language features including: High modality Groups of three Adjectives Repetition Figurative language (similes and metaphors) Reasons and evidence Inclusive language Imagery Evaluative language Students learn the difference between fact and opinion and practice identifying these. Students view some clips and still images to identify language features. Discussion of local event: Mt Isa Rodeo Brainstorm reasons to visit Watch 2x videos about this event to identify the techniques used to sell it to the viewer Write a 1minute speech convincing your teacher to go to the rodeo

Focus: Challenging Misconceptions about an event or place This Essential English lesson is designed to continue students understanding of cultural assumptions (stereotypes) and how refuting misconceptions can add to the persuasiveness of a speech. For this lesson, a specific event has been chosen from North West Qld: The Gregory Canoe Race. Videos and photos are shown and discussions are held to draw on students prior knowledge about this event. • What are some words you would use to describe the scenery? Show photos and videos. • Brainstorm misconceptions • Brainstorm ways that these misconceptions could be eradicated • Students in pairs will create a paragraph. • Peer check

A PPT designed for the first lesson back (lessons are 70 minutes). It begins with classroom expectations, finding out about the teacher and some interactive activities with peers. It also includes an explanation of how the QCE works and why it is better to get the literacy tick in year 11 than year 12. It includes a overview of the four assessments for the year so students understand they will be doing one speech per semester. They are introduced to their first assessment (a persuasive speech 4-6mins) and what the first unit will be about. They are given a copy of the learning intentions and success criteria to glue into their books. Then there is a creative group work activity designed to see their current ability levels. **ABOUT THE UNIT ** Unit 1: Language that works Focus: Travel industry Unit description: Students respond to a client travel brief by designing a multimodal presentation for a holiday centred on a chosen international event. They will research the event and its location, considering how to represent the place and the event to appeal to the client’s interests. The unit also examines how individual perspectives and cultural assumptions influence perceptions of places and events. Through this task, students develop skills I research and multimodal design, while exploring the intersection of culture, representation, and audience engagement.

A PPT designed to teach 11 Essential English students about Being Persuasive. Students copy what is underlined, and complete the activities on the slides. Within the lesson students will learn: What does it mean to persuade? How are VABs (values, attitudes and beliefs) vital to being persuasive? Explaining purpose + target audience. Ways to appeal to your audience: ethos, pathos and logos. Viewing a range of videos which they must respond to including a Contiki advertisement, a Ted X talk ‘Kids need more recess’ Use prior knowledge to introduce what a persuasive speech is. Play 2 versions of speeches about climate change (David Attenborough vs Leonardo Dicaprio) • Students had to choose which speaker they thought best addressed the impacts of climate change.

A PPT explaining the Soweto uprising and its aftermath. The last slide contains a homework activity which requires students to research differing interpretations of the Soweto uprising and write a response to questions. Resources designed for the new senior Modern History syllabus (implemented in QLD in 2019). The syllabus objectives would also be useful more broadly for English students in other states and countries with an interest in the Anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa (1948-1994).

A PPT to help students to learn about key figures including: H. F. (Hendrik Frensch) Voerwoerd, B. J. (Balthazar Johannes) Vorster, Joe Slovo, Ruth First, Oliver Tambo, Walter Sisulu, Albertina Sisulu, Chief Albert Luthulli, Steven Biko, Kalushi Drake Koda, Desmond Tutu etc. It includes images and information from various websites including Encyclopaedia Britannica and South African History Online. Resources designed for the new senior Modern History syllabus (implemented in QLD in 2019). The syllabus objectives would also be useful more broadly for English students in other states and countries with an interest in the Anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa (1948-1994).

A PPT with a focus on types of secondary sources and their levels of reliability. It begins with a warm up where students list the types of secondary sources they are familiar with. There is a review of the meaning of bias and the distinctions between a balanced source and one which is pro / anti a specific topic. These is also info about how to determine the usefulness and reliability of a source. Students are given a worksheet with most of the information in the O-P-V-L chart pre filled. They copy the information in for the sections which are missing from their handout. The source types included are: biographies, statistics, textbooks, documentaries, journal articles, historical novels, poems, songs and biopics. Resources designed for the new senior Modern History syllabus (implemented in QLD in 2019). The syllabus objectives would also be useful more broadly for English students in other states and countries with an interest in the Anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa (1948-1994).