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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.
GCSE English Literature: (0) Macbeth – Introduction to the Text
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GCSE English Literature: (0) Macbeth – Introduction to the Text

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William Shakespeare tragic tale of misplaced ambition, betrayal and murder is brought to life in this dynamic introductory PowerPoint lesson. This lesson has been structured to compliment the GCSE qualification, but I have also made slight adaptions in the past to teach it within the American education system. I have used this specific resource to lead my physical teaching in class, as a distance learning material online/homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This 25 slide lesson provides approximately 2-3 hours of classroom teaching time and includes a starter activity, structured tasks connected to the life and works of William Shakespeare, focused questions connected to the themes and key characters, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. All the time-consuming work has been completed for you, no further work is required. This is a complete resource. Enjoy!
A Level Literature (9) 'Measure for Measure' - Act 5 Scene 1
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A Level Literature (9) 'Measure for Measure' - Act 5 Scene 1

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William Shakespeare’s ‘Measure for Measure’ remains a significant text in a post-modern world, where the prosecutions of Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein have shed fresh light onto gender inequality and sexual abuse. I have taught this text many times and have used this specific resource to lead my teaching in the classroom, as a distance learning/homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully engaging 20 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, theme tracking questions, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource (approximately 2-3 hours teaching time) that requires no additional labour from the overworked teacher. Enjoy.
GCSE Poetry: ‘A Child to his Sick Grandfather’ by Joanna Baillie
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GCSE Poetry: ‘A Child to his Sick Grandfather’ by Joanna Baillie

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‘A Child to his Sick Grandfather’ by Joanna Baillie is a dynamic poem that explores concept of aging and passing away, and the effect it has upon key family members. I have taught this text a number of times and have used this specific (revised) resource to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet lessons), as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully illustrated 23 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, a brief author biography, content-language-structure questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher, enjoy!
GCSE Poetry: ‘Catrin’ by Gillian Clarke
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GCSE Poetry: ‘Catrin’ by Gillian Clarke

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‘Catrin’ by Gillian Clarke is a dynamic poem that explores concept of motherhood and how the realities of parenting do not always conform to our expectations. I have taught this text a number of times and have used this specific (revised) resource to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet lessons), as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully illustrated 18 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, a brief author biography, content-language-structure questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher, enjoy!
GCSE Poetry: ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ by John Cooper-Clarke
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GCSE Poetry: ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ by John Cooper-Clarke

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‘I Wanna Be Yours’ by John Cooper-Clarke is a dynamic poem that explores concept of regret and change after a romantic conflict. I have taught this text a number of times and have used this specific (revised) resource to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet lessons), as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully illustrated 17 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, a brief author biography, content-language-structure questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher, enjoy!
GCSE Poetry: ‘Eden Rock’ by Charles Causley
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GCSE Poetry: ‘Eden Rock’ by Charles Causley

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‘Eden Rock’ by Charles Causley is a dynamic poem that explores the nostalgia of childhood memories. I have taught this text a number of times and have used this specific (revised) resource to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet lessons), as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully illustrated 20 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, a brief author biography, content-language-structure questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher, enjoy!
GCSE Poetry: ‘Winter Swans’ by Owen Sheers
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GCSE Poetry: ‘Winter Swans’ by Owen Sheers

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‘Winter Swans’ by Owen Sheers is a dynamic poem that explores reconciliation in romantic relationships. I have taught this text a number of times and have used this specific (revised) resource to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet lessons), as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully illustrated 21 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, a brief author biography, content-language-structure questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher, enjoy!
GCSE Poetry: ‘Climbing my Grandfather’ by Andrew Waterhouse
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GCSE Poetry: ‘Climbing my Grandfather’ by Andrew Waterhouse

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‘Climbing my Grandfather’ by Andrew Waterhouse is a dynamic poem that explores the toils and dangers of growing up. I have taught this text a number of times and have used this specific (revised) resource to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet lessons), as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully illustrated 22 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, a brief author biography, content-language-structure questions, an academic writing 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 Poetry: 'Grief' by Elizabeth Barrett-Browning
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A Level Poetry: 'Grief' by Elizabeth Barrett-Browning

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‘Grief’ by Elizabeth Barrett-Browning is a dynamic poem that explores the concept of bereavement and the differing measures of pain it causes. I have used this specific resource to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet lessons), as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. The beautifully illustrated 22 slide PowerPoint lesson contains a starter activity, a glossary of terms, an author biography, reflective questions connected to the tone and the content, summary and analysis questions exploring the language devices, structure-based questions, an academic writing task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource, enjoy!
GCSE Poetry: ‘Remains’ by Simon Armitage
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GCSE Poetry: ‘Remains’ by Simon Armitage

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‘Remains’ by Simon Armitage is a dynamic poem that explores PTSD and the emotional impact of war upon the soldier and their mental health. I have taught this text a number of times and have used this specific (revised) resource to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet lessons), as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully illustrated 23 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, a brief author biography, content-language-structure questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher, enjoy!
GCSE Poetry: ‘Neutral Tones’ by Thomas Hardy
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GCSE Poetry: ‘Neutral Tones’ by Thomas Hardy

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‘Neutral Tones’ by Thomas Hardy is a dynamic poem that explores the dying intensity of love within a romantic relationship. I have taught this text a number of times and have used this specific (revised) resource to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet lessons), as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully illustrated 18 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, a brief author biography, content-language-structure questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher, enjoy!
GCSE Poetry: ‘What Were They Like?’ by Denise Levertov
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GCSE Poetry: ‘What Were They Like?’ by Denise Levertov

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‘What Were They Like?’ by Denise Levertov is a complex poem that explores the aftermath of war upon the people and its culture. I have taught this text a number of times and have used this specific (revised) resource to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet lessons), as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully illustrated 21 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, a brief author biography, content-language-structure questions, an academic writing 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: (15) Hamlet – Act 4 Scene 3
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A Level Literature: (15) Hamlet – Act 4 Scene 3

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William Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Hamlet’ remains a celebrated text, still being performed worldwide on-stage and also enjoying a number of reimaged film versions. In our post-modern world of ‘false news’, ‘conspiracies’, ‘social media revenge’ and ‘corrupted politics’, Hamlet remains an essential text. I have taught this text a number of times and have used this specific (revised) resource to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet lessons), as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully illustrated 16 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, a glossary of terms, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, a theme tracking slide, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. The study materials contained within this PowerPoint lesson provide approximately 2 hours teaching time in class. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher, enjoy!
A Level Literature: (19) Hamlet – The Characterisation of Ophelia
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A Level Literature: (19) Hamlet – The Characterisation of Ophelia

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William Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Hamlet’ remains a celebrated text, still being performed worldwide on-stage and also enjoying a number of reimaged film versions. In our post-modern world of ‘false news’, ‘conspiracies’, ‘social media revenge’ and ‘corrupted politics’, Hamlet remains an essential text. I have taught this text a number of times and have used this specific (revised) resource to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet lessons), as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully illustrated 15 slide PowerPoint lesson explores the characterisation of Ophelia from a number of different perspectives. This dynamic lesson provides a number of short debate topics (encouraging the students to exchange ideas) and a number of structured written tasks. The study materials contained within this PowerPoint lesson provide approximately 2 hours teaching time in class. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher, enjoy!
KS4 English Literacy: (9) Sentence Types
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KS4 English Literacy: (9) Sentence Types

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These days, we tend to type and text as opposed to write. Grammar, spelling and punctuation is given less importance on the social media platforms that we communicate on. However, secure levels of written and spoken literacy still hold significant purpose when studying English. This PowerPoint test helps you to measure the overall literacy of a new class or tutoring client. It focuses on the differing purpose of the 4 main sentence types, through a series of structured exercises, and is suitable for teenagers and adults alike. This specific resource has proven to be an invaluable tool in the formation and strategy of future lessons. This dynamically illustrated PowerPoint quiz contains a total of 19 slides. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy! All the answers are supplied too.
A Level Literature: (10) King Lear – Act 3 Scenes 3 and 4
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A Level Literature: (10) King Lear – Act 3 Scenes 3 and 4

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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, 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: (7) King Lear – Act 2 Scene 4
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A Level Literature: (7) King Lear – Act 2 Scene 4

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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 21 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: (12) King Lear – Act 3 Scene 7 and Act 4 Scene 1
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A Level Literature: (12) King Lear – Act 3 Scene 7 and Act 4 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: (15) King Lear – Act 4 Scenes 4 and 5
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A Level Literature: (15) King Lear – Act 4 Scenes 4 and 5

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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 22 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!
KS4 English Literacy: (17) Irony
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KS4 English Literacy: (17) Irony

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These days, we tend to type and text as opposed to write. Grammar, spelling and punctuation is given less importance on the social media platforms that we communicate on. However, secure levels of written and spoken literacy still hold significant purpose when studying English. This PowerPoint test helps you to measure the overall literacy of a new class or tutoring client. This lesson focuses on the purpose and application of irony, through a series of structured exercises, and is suitable for teenagers and adults alike. This specific resource has proven to be an invaluable tool in the formation and strategy of future lessons. This dynamically illustrated PowerPoint quiz contains a total of 21 slides. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy! All the answers are supplied too.