A full and detailed lesson with plenty that will challenge students. PowerPoint presentation includes: vocabulary explained, questions about every line of the poem, line by line technical analysis, about the author, and a 1000 word example essay has also been added. I have made a supplementary YouTube video, that can also be found here, which should help students when at home or revising. I really hope it is useful. This poem is no longer in the iGCSE anthology.

This is an analysis of an extract of the Kamala Harris VP Nomination Speech (follow the link to the full video below). It provides students with an annotated copy of the original text transcript, and an intro and thesis, something they often have trouble formulating. Also included are some past papers, model paragraphing, and essay plans. I hope these resources are useful in preparing for this year’s IB Paper 1 - they could be used either in class, online, or for revision.

Activities on every chapter of the book, organised on one linear PowerPoint (45 slides). Students read the book answering comprehension questions, completing a media project where they explore and create: Social Media Posts Messages and Blogs Formal and Informal Emails Bias Comparison Essays Oral and Written News Reports Photojournalism and Propaganda Satirical Comic Strips Assessment: You could use any of the above, but the main two assessments are: designing a propaganda poster to promote compassion; and comparing two newspaper articles with different biases - one is from the BBC and the other is taken from the Daily Mail.

A selection of activities over 80 slides containing contextual details, comprehension questions, mini exams, quotation analysis, and character profiles.

This is a brief guide to the Individual Oral for the IB LAL course (HL and/or SL). I have used two texts as an example of an interesting text pairing. The texts are the television series, The Great, combined with the novel by Marquez, Chronicle of a Death Foretold. The global issue I have focused on is: The imbalance of power between the sexes as a result of cultural/religious traditions. Both texts present the issue in different ways and both could be read through the lens of feminism. I have included the extracts for analysis that students could choose to use as part of their oral presentation. I have also included a guide to help students plan the first 10 minutes of the oral presentation. Finally, I have attached all of the quotes from the novel that link to the global issue. I hope it is all useful for you!

23-slide PowerPoint. Lots of activities which lead up to the first assessment of the SoW. These lessons include a gap-fill activity about the purpose of the curate, a brief drama activity, reading comprehension, four model paragraphs analysing a range of techniques, lots of ‘think, pair, share’ questions, handouts of the chapter for assessment prep, the assessment insert handout, links to the four AOs, a simple essay plan for students to organise their ideas, summaries of every chapter, and lots of lovely visuals. I hope it is useful for your classes. It should take about 3 or 4 hours to complete this PowerPoint.

In this 18-slide PowerPoint, you will find an initial vocabulary activity based on some of the tricky words in Book 2, Chapter 1, then some straightforward discussion questions to facilitate active reading, followed by a fun activity where students design their own technological alien and write a 200-word profile for it. Included is a gap fill activity to check understanding of Book 2, Chapter 2, followed by a “discussion” with HG Wells regarding the themes of reason/belief. This final activity should really get to the heart of the book and with the right teacher guidance there will hopefully be a rich discussion. All three chapters are also concisely summarised.

This 22-slide PowerPoint covers the final 4 chapters of the novel, and contains: vocabulary activities, line by line extract analyses (with answers), matching activity, Freytag’s pyramid summary task (also with answers), discussion questions, and 5 practice exams. Please see bundle for discounted prices.

In this 20-slide PowerPoint covering chapters 11 and 12, you will find some vocabulary work, active reading strategies, guidance on descriptive and narrative writing, a reminder of using the senses to describe, activities on the themes of the novel, labelling activities, and a short debate. Students have plenty of time to discuss, write creatively, and analytically. Summaries of chapters 11 and 12 have been included as well as a clear plenary. I hope you find it useful.

In this 23-slide PowerPoint you will find: summaries of both chapters, four short model responses for language analysis, an activity on how to embed quotes, a short drama task about how dialogue is used for suspense, a definition of the technique ‘allusion’ with a task based on Wells’ allusion to the Huns; here students watch a 10-minute YouTube video about the Goths and Huns in Europe and complete 18 viewing questions based on the video (could be done as h/w). Finally, students finish Chapter 17 by reading alongside a selection of comprehension/discussion questions to check understanding. This is the last lesson for Part 1 of War of the Worlds.

20-slide PowerPoint. Guided reading and analysis tasks based on key extracts. The starter is a selection of vocabulary games and activities, based on tricky vocabulary found in chapter 8. This is followed by some personal response questions and a summary of the chapter. For chapter 9 we have some reciprocal reading tasks and a question about connotations, pathetic fallacy, imagery, personification etc. The extract here is provided and colour-coded. This should work as build up for the chapter 10 lesson where students have to compare and contrast two extracts which show a technologically driven power imbalance between the Martians and Humans. Students watch a short video of technology around 1898 (the time the book was published), and make some connections to the real world. Then they must complete a close analysis of the two extracts. Guided annotations and note-taking methods are included, as well as links to the marking criteria for the iGCSE syllabus. I have also written a 200-word model response for students to understand what is required of them, and how they should be embedding quotes, commenting on language and providing a personal opinion. I have uploaded most of these PowerPoints as one lesson but in reality each one will probably take around 2 hours to complete. All chapters are also summarised, just in case students miss a class, or need a reminder of key events. I would advise sharing all PowerPoints with students before the course starts so that they have a reference point to go back to should they require it.

12-slide PP covering three chapters. A range of activities for these chapters and some model responses analysing the language and themes. Matching tasks and summaries galore. Please see shop for full bundle.

In this 13-slide PowerPoint, you will find: two lesson objectives, summaries of Chapters 3 and 4, ten comprehension questions (with answers), a vocabulary matching activity (with answers), a breakdown of the 4 assessment objectives for the prose exam (with a plenary gap fill to test retention), an extract from Chapter 4 for analysis which includes a highlighting task, followed by assessment objective-specific questions for students to answer in groups (possible answers to these questions have also been included). Finally, there is a plenary connected to the assessment objectives. After this lesson, students should have a good understanding of the two chapters, and some knowledge about how HG Wells has managed to use descriptive language effectively. Students should also have a good grasp of the assessment objectives.

In this 10-slide PowerPoint, you will find a summary of chapters 1 and 2, a matching task related to the themes of Science, Political Change, Industrial Revolution, and Imperialism. Included next are 10 questions about an extract from Chapter 1, focused on vocabulary. There is also a ‘descriptive writing checklist’ and 2 descriptive writing activities. Finally, there are another 10 questions about an extract from Chapter 2, encouraging students to comment on language. This PowerPoint can be used generically, or for the IGCSE course, first exams in 2024.

In this 15-slide PowerPoint you will find guided reading through chapters 5, 6 and 7. For chapter 5, I have focused on educating students about literary devices and then using them in analysis paragraphs. I have written a brief model paragraph for students to use when preparing their own pieces of analysis of an extract from Chapter 5. For chapter 6 I have had students answer 10 comprehension questions because it is such a short and simple chapter. For chapter 7, students have an active listening/reading task to complete, where different students take on a variety of roles when listening to the teacher read the chapter. This is known as the ‘reciprocal reading’ method. I have also included a summary of each chapter just in case any students are absent. All of the PowerPoints in this series can be shared with students before teaching so that they know exactly what activities to do in order to keep up.

In this 18-slide PowerPoint, you will find: short video task with a biography of Alexander Pope with comprehension questions, list of key themes, tricky vocabulary explained, interpretative questions, homework PDF, line-by-line questions, line-by-line analysis, linking structure to content ideas, essay question, and an essay plan. It should probably take 2 to 3 hours to complete, maybe longer if the discussion is rich. It works better as a PP.

In this 18-slide PowerPoint, you will find: starter and extension; vocabulary creative writing task; deep delve into the gods mentioned in the poem; classwork/homework PDF attached with 22 thought provoking questions (with answers); line by line analysis; summary of the poem; colour-coded example paragraphs; and finally, an essay question and essay plan. The PowerPoint works best downloaded and not converted to Google Slides (you will lose the animations I believe on Google Slides, but all the content will remain). I hope it is useful. Any doubts, let me know.

In this 14-slide PowerPoint, you will find: objective and starter, the poem presented as a short story to facilitate comprehension (with questions), key themes (with task), homework PDF of 20 questions (with answers presented as line-by-line annotations for feedback), group work activities to engage creatively, model essay with a task of essay critique. Works best as a PP but can also be used in other formats.

In this 19-slide PowerPoint, you will find: objective and starter, creative writing task to stimulate ideas connected to the poem, reorganise the poem activity, drama task to facilitate first reading, first impression comprehension questions with an extension, form and structure analysis, multiple interpretation ideas (romantic love vs personal tribute to Hamnet), poetic technique analysis, line-by-line analysis, line-by-line homework questions, essay ideas with four PEE model paragraphs, essay plan. Works best as a PP but you can convert to PDF or Google Slides. Hope it’s useful for your students.

In this 13-slide PowerPoint, you will find: starter, video task, first impressions questions, homework questions for flipped learning, line by line analysis, drama activity, and an in-depth essay investigating the ambiguity in the poem. It is a poem that can easily be interpreted in two fairly distinct ways, and so this essay should provide students with a clear model that shows them that poetry is genuinely open to interpretation. It works best as a PP, and not Google Slides.