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.
Bram Stoker’s masterpiece ‘Dracula’ continues to enjoy worldwide popularity in its many different forms and reboots. This gothic horror text shadows a tragic love story, exploring a number of key themes that remain significant to post-modern audiences. I have taught this text a number of times in the last twenty years and I have used this specific resource (revised in 2021) to lead my classroom teaching, as a distance learning material for 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 (22 slides, approximately 2 hours of teaching time) includes: a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, a theme tracking exercise, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
Bram Stoker’s masterpiece ‘Dracula’ continues to enjoy worldwide popularity in its many different forms and reboots. This gothic horror text shadows a tragic love story, exploring a number of key themes that remain significant to post-modern audiences. I have taught this text a number of times in the last twenty years and I have used this specific resource (revised in 2021) to lead my classroom teaching, as a distance learning material for 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, approximately 2 hours of teaching time) provides a step-by-step guide in A level essay writing, responding to the question:
‘Discuss the appearances Dracula makes throughout the novel. What does Stoker achieve by keeping his title character in the shadows for so much of the novel?’
This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
Bram Stoker’s masterpiece ‘Dracula’ continues to enjoy worldwide popularity in its many different forms and reboots. This gothic horror text shadows a tragic love story, exploring a number of key themes that remain significant to post-modern audiences. I have taught this text a number of times in the last twenty years and I have used this specific resource (revised in 2021) to lead my classroom teaching, as a distance learning material for 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 (22 slides, approximately 2 hours of teaching time) includes: a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, a theme tracking exercise, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
The Functional Skills qualification provides reliable evidence of a learner’s achievements against demanding content that is relevant to a generic workplace. This PowerPoint lesson covers the assessment focus of E1.3 (Following Instructions and the use of Capital Letters) This specific resource has been road tested in my own classroom and has proved to be very successful with students of all ages.
This lesson contains 14 slides and includes: a starter activity, an assessment of existing knowledge, a development task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no further work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
The Functional Skills qualification provides reliable evidence of a learner’s achievements against demanding content that is relevant to a generic workplace. This PowerPoint lesson covers the assessment focus of E1.1 and E1.2 (The Alphabet and Understanding Basic Information) This specific resource has been road tested in my own classroom and has proved to be very successful with students of all ages.
This lesson contains 36 slides and includes: a starter activity, an assessment of existing knowledge, a development task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no further work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
The Functional Skills qualification provides reliable evidence of a learner’s achievements against demanding content that is relevant to a generic workplace. This PowerPoint lesson covers the assessment focus of E1.6 (Make clear statements about basic information and communicate feelings and opinions on straightforward topics). This specific resource has been road tested in my own classroom and has proved to be very successful with students of all ages. This lesson contains 18 illustrate slides and includes: a starter activity, understanding and interpreting media image slides, reading and interpretation slides, a multiple choice quiz, a homework assignment and an end plenary. This is a complete resource with no further work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
The Functional Skills qualification provides reliable evidence of a learner’s achievements against demanding content that is relevant to a generic workplace. This PowerPoint lesson covers the assessment focus of spelling from the Annexe B Word Bank. This specific resource has been road tested in my own classroom and has proved to be very successful with students of all ages. This lesson contains three spelling tests with rules, marking schemes, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no further work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
The Functional Skills qualification provides reliable evidence of a learner’s achievements against demanding content that is relevant to a generic workplace. This PowerPoint lesson covers the assessment focus of E1.7 (Understand and participate in simple discussions or exchanges with another person about a straightforward topic.). This specific resource has been road tested in my own classroom and has proved to be very successful with students of all ages. This lesson contains 12 illustrated slides and includes: a starter activity, a series of short to midrange discussion topics and prompts, a development task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no further work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
The Functional Skills qualification provides reliable evidence of a learner’s achievements against demanding content that is relevant to a generic workplace. This PowerPoint lesson covers the assessment focus of spelling from the Annexe B Word Bank. This specific resource has been road tested in my own classroom and has proved to be very successful with students of all ages. This lesson contains three spelling tests with rules, marking schemes, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no further work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
The Functional Skills qualification provides reliable evidence of a learner’s achievements against demanding content that is relevant to a generic workplace. This PowerPoint lesson covers the assessment focus of E1.4 (Asking Questions This specific resource has been road tested in my own classroom and has proved to be very successful with students of all ages.
This lesson contains 21 slides and includes: a starter activity, an assessment of existing knowledge, a development task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no further work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
The Functional Skills qualification provides reliable evidence of a learner’s achievements against demanding content that is relevant to a generic workplace. This PowerPoint lesson covers the assessment focus of E1.11 (Punctuate simple sentences with a capital letter and a full stop). This specific resource has been road tested in my own classroom and has proved to be very successful with students of all ages. This lesson contains 17 illustrate slides and includes: a starter activity, dynamic slides with punctuation challenges, a micro assessment, an extension task and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no further work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
The Functional Skills qualification provides reliable evidence of a learner’s achievements against demanding content that is relevant to a generic workplace. This PowerPoint lesson covers the assessment focus of spelling from the Annexe B Word Bank. This specific resource has been road tested in my own classroom and has proved to be very successful with students of all ages. This lesson contains three spelling tests with rules, marking schemes, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no further work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
The Functional Skills qualification provides reliable evidence of a learner’s achievements against demanding content that is relevant to a generic workplace. This PowerPoint lesson covers the assessment focus of E1.12 (Personal Pronouns). This specific resource has been road tested in my own classroom and has proved to be very successful with students of all ages. This lesson contains 23 illustrated slides and includes: a starter activity, dynamic slides with punctuation challenges, a micro assessment, an extension task and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no further work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
David Almond’s ‘Skellig’ is brought beautifully to life in these thoughtfully designed slides. Differentiated tasks are contained within this lesson which drastically reduces your workload. This lesson contains a starter activity, a discussion task, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task (PETAL paragraphing), an extension task, a homework assignment and of course a plenary. All the challenging and time-consuming work has been completed for you. This is a complete resource. Enjoy!
David Almond’s ‘Skellig’ is brought beautifully to life in these thoughtfully designed slides. Differentiated tasks are contained within this lesson which drastically reduces your workload. This lesson contains a starter activity, a discussion task, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task (PETAL paragraphing), an extension task, a homework assignment and of course a plenary. All the challenging and time-consuming work has been completed for you. This is a complete resource. Enjoy!
David Almond’s ‘Skellig’ is brought beautifully to life in these thoughtfully designed slides. Differentiated tasks are contained within this lesson which drastically reduces your workload. This lesson contains a starter activity, a discussion task, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task (PETAL paragraphing), an extension task, a homework assignment and of course a plenary. All the challenging and time-consuming work has been completed for you. This is a complete resource. Enjoy!
This colossal 44 slide PowerPoint lesson is pitched towards high ability students at GSCE, or as a transition material for students moving onto A level. This lesson explores the interpretation and analysis of an unseen text, through a series of structured discussions, observations and written tasks. Each slide is dynamically illustrated and very engaging for the students. This presentation includes a starter activity, discussion tasks, observation tasks and written responses. It also includes a series of research challenges, exploration of facts, tone, emotive language, target audience, language devices, expert testimony, sentence structure and pace. It includes an extension task and a homework assignment too. There is approximately 3 hours teaching time contained within this presentation. This is an complete resource and an excellent tool of revision. Enjoy!
David Almond’s ‘Skellig’ is brought beautifully to life in these thoughtfully designed slides. Differentiated tasks are contained within this lesson which drastically reduces your workload. This lesson contains a starter activity, a discussion task, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task (PETAL paragraphing), an extension task, a homework assignment and of course a plenary. All the challenging and time-consuming work has been completed for you. This is a complete resource. Enjoy!
David Almond’s ‘Skellig’ is brought beautifully to life in these thoughtfully designed slides. Differentiated tasks are contained within this lesson which drastically reduces your workload. This lesson contains a starter activity, a discussion task, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task (PETAL paragraphing), an extension task, a homework assignment and of course a plenary. All the challenging and time-consuming work has been completed for you. This is a complete resource. Enjoy!
David Almond’s ‘Skellig’ is brought beautifully to life in these thoughtfully designed PowerPoint lessons. This bundle contains 10 one-hour lessons, covering chapters 1 to 32. Differentiated tasks are contained within each lesson which drastically reduces your workload. These lessons contain a starter activity, a discussion task, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task (PETAL paragraphing), an extension task, a homework assignment and of course a plenary. All the challenging and time-consuming work has been completed for you. These are complete resources. Enjoy!
