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Enjoy easy to use bundled PowerPoint slides and matching booklets that can be printed as individual worksheets, used as whole, or simply modelled for students to re-create in their own books. The PowerPoints are visually engaging and work units include a range of activities that are achievable for all students. Check out my PD Bites YouTube channel if you like this content!

Enjoy easy to use bundled PowerPoint slides and matching booklets that can be printed as individual worksheets, used as whole, or simply modelled for students to re-create in their own books. The PowerPoints are visually engaging and work units include a range of activities that are achievable for all students. Check out my PD Bites YouTube channel if you like this content!
Dystopia - Short Story Analysis and Creative Writing
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Dystopia - Short Story Analysis and Creative Writing

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Inspire students to write creatively through this dystopia themed unit. The unit includes multiple short stories to analyse method for analysis unpacking of narrative structures videos to help with understanding audio stories Powerpoints with videos matching student worksheets Creative writing assessment task Creative writing prompts and scaffold Created for a year 9 mixed abilities IB curriculum but can be applied to many different classroom situations. If you like this resource, remember to explore my other complete English lessons packs.
Poetry Year 10 - Term Unit
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Poetry Year 10 - Term Unit

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A full poetry unit designed for Year 10 class of mixed abilities. Created to engage young adults through topics relevant to them and grab their attention by using pop music, young slam poets, and opportunities to express themselves. Overarching theme/unit idea: “Personal and cultural expression.” Included: Powerpoints that align to student booklets with videos Student booklets - can be edited/printed as worksheets Technique for analysing poems Peer review sheets Assessment task - created for IB curriculum but can be adapted for most curriculums All major poetry techniques revised: Alliteration Assonance Rhyme Rhythm Repetition Onomatopoeia Enjambment Imagery Tone and Mood Diction Styles: Slam poetry Blackout poetry Visual poetry If you like this resource, remember to explore my other complete English lessons packs.
WWII Novel: Briar Rose
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WWII Novel: Briar Rose

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Take a break from Boy in the Striped PJs! I highly recommend using Briar Rose as your historical novel study when examining WWII historical literature. Included: PowerPoints with videos to engage learners Explanation and revision of literary techniques Matching student booklets that can be printed as worksheets Chapter by chapter analysis, activities and discussion points Activities to examine the film Jojo Rabbit, with explanation of satire Comparison assessment task between the novel and the film A complete unit created for the IB program with a comparison assessment to Jojo Rabbit that can be used with any curriculum. Created for a mixed ability year 10 class. If you like this resource, remember to explore my other complete English lessons packs.
Macbeth - Complete Unit with Comparison to The Social Network
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Macbeth - Complete Unit with Comparison to The Social Network

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A complete in depth study of Macbeth that includes: Engaging Powerpoints with videos Matching student booklets with activities for pre-reading and for every scence Explanation and revision of each literary and theatre technique Scene by scene explanation and analysis 2 assessment task sheets and scaffolds Introduction to Shakespear and why we study shakespear A great unit for a teacher tackling this for the first time as everything is explained step by step! Designed for an IB mixed-ability year 10 class, but could be used for any curriculum. The assessments are: (1) a short analytic essay and (2) a comparison essay where Macbeth is compared to the story of The Social Network. If you like this resource, remember to explore my other complete English lessons packs.
Compare and Contrast Short Unit
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Compare and Contrast Short Unit

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A two week unit where students explore the Grimm Brothers’ Sleeping Beauty and the film Maleficent. Literary techniques of allusion and juxtaposition are specifically highlighted, along with story morals. The unit includes a structure for writing a comparison that can help students who struggle as well as the directions for an assessment task. Created for a year 10 class of mixed abilities. If you like this resource, don’t forget to explore my other complete English lessons packs.
Romeo & Juliet Complete Unit! - Plus Fault in Our Stars Comparison
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Romeo & Juliet Complete Unit! - Plus Fault in Our Stars Comparison

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An exploration of the concepts of healthy relationships and “star-crossed” lovers through a comparison of the modern film “Fault in our Stars” and the classic “Romeo and Juliet.” Included: Powerpoints with engaging videos Matching student booklets (can be printed as worksheets) Complete scene by scene analysis and activities Explanation and revision of literary techniques such as foreshadowing and the tragic hero Introduction to get students thinking about what makes a healthy relationship Assessments and scaffolds Completed in preparation for an IB textual comparison task (instructions included in the final powerpoint silde) but could be used in a multitude of curriculum settings. If you like this resource, remember to explore my other complete English lessons packs.
Dougy - Novel Study
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Dougy - Novel Study

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This complete novel study includes: Easy to use and follow PowerPoints Companion student booklet (can be printed as worksheets) Multiple activities Chapter by chapter analysis and discussions Unpacking the concept of characterisation along with the usual literary techniques Introduction that addresses the concept of “a single story” Highly recommend this book as a novel study for Australian students. Created for a mixed ability Year 9 IB class but can easily be used in a variety of curriculum settings. If you like this resource, don’t forget to explore my other complete English lessons packs.
Language Techniques, Story Composition & Genre Studies through Troll Hunters on Netflix
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Language Techniques, Story Composition & Genre Studies through Troll Hunters on Netflix

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To engage a challenging class in English studies, I made use of the Troll Hunters series on Netflix and linked it to the skills and knowledge they required for their assessment tasks. The unit specifically focused on Genres and this series incorporates a number of genres and English language techniques (such as allegory, metaphor, foreshadowing, allusion etc) as well as great vocabulary. Two student booklets are included that follow the first two episodes of the series. If you like this resource, remember to explore my other complete English lessons packs.
Chinese Cinderella Novel Study
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Chinese Cinderella Novel Study

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Full 37 page work booklet that can be printed as individual activities used as a whole. Contains chapter questions and activities related to each section of the book, Chinese Cinderella. I used this in conjunction with the Audible recording of the novel so students could hear the author herself read the book.
Film Analysis: Understanding Visual Texts
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Film Analysis: Understanding Visual Texts

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Easy to use classroom booklet with matching PowerPoint slides that take students through understanding why creators make films (short and longer films) and a breakdown of film techniques: Camera Actors Mise-en-scene Editing Lighting Sound Created for a mixed Year 7 class with engaging short films to watch and easily grasp the concepts. If you like this resource, don’t forget to explore my other complete English lessons packs.