This is a booklet which scaffolds students to present a legal summation speech prosecuting or defending a character from Macbeth (for murder or regicide). The booklet includes a summary of the play, key legal terminology, a list of persuasive devices students could draw from, a suggested structure, an example introduction, an annotated conclusion and important tips. In Australia this is used in a grade 12 English class.

5 excellent resources for a Senior Authority English assessment (Australian standards but could be adapted for other countries). Resources include: An assessment task sheet, a PowerPoint explaining the assessment, a scaffolding booklet to assist students with the assessment, a PowerPoint with necessary legal terminology (which also explores how Macbeth is a tragedy and is useful for revision), and a booklet entitled 'Macbeth and the Criminal Code' which lists the various defences you could use for each character as well as possible witnesses.

Perfect resources for a protest poetry unit. These poems show wars from a range of viewpoints. There are poems about World War 1 and 2, poems for use in ANZAC day ceremonies, one Vietnam war poem. The World War 1 poems include a link to an ABC national radio programme where celebrities have been recorded reading these poems.

Defining bullying and the various types. Info about the emergence of cyber bullying, a novel example - Destroying Avalon (2006) with a summary and key quotes. A list of texts which feature bullying. A few clips from Mean Girls followed by reflection questions, a clip from Glee, The OC and The Breakfast Club followed by reflection questions.

PowerPoint 1: Defines monologue, goes through the requirements if students choose to record their monologue rather than presenting in class, prompts for what students should look for when watching Glee, post episode summary and activity, PowerPoint 2: Explaining the monologue assessment task and requirements. Going through the structure of a monologue. Viewing a clip from Ferris Bueller's day off for inspiration. Going through expected language features.

In order to create convincing crime fiction, students need to be able to analyse the portrayal of crime, criminals and the criminal justice system in various modern and canonical texts. This powerpoint goes through some theories of crime and includes some clips from crime films (e.g. Kindergarten Cop, A Time to Kill etc.) that help students understand these. The powerpoint covers info such as the Role of the law in society, the image of the criminal and how these can reflect their theories of human nature, beliefs about the causes of crime and information about how crime is dealt with by society.

1) A fun an engaging PPT designed to build up students' reading comprehension abilities. It includes a definition of war, a series of questions for classroom discussion (drawing on prior knowledge), a small clip from Forrest Gump for students to watch and discuss (questions included), info about who writes war poetry and the various reasons they have for doing so, an answer to the question 'why read poetry?' Following this the PPT encourages students to engage with three poetic texts and learn to read for meaning and to appreciate the emotions created by the author and how they achieve this. Each poem comes with questions to check for student comprehension and to begin scaffoldin their ability to analyse. 2) A handout with the words to each poem: Grandpa what did you do in the war?, Gaps in the ranks & And the band played Waltzing Matilda 3) A Poetry retrieval chart (homework) for students to complete to revise after the lesson -- I would send these out via email to be completed electronically.

Three resources used in a 9 Theology unit on social justice and the work of laypeople. 1) a PowerPoint introducing students to Inquiry Based Learning. It includes the two big questions of the unit (aka fertile questions). Students to complete a KWL chart before learning to develop sub questions to answer the two big questions. It then talks students through a process that they can use to begin finding answers to these questions. It includes an explanation of BOOLEAN search practices which can be used when researching online to produce more relevant results. 2) A list of prayers required to be taught throughout the year (grade 9) 3) A table which explains the various steps of TELSTAR (the structure used for this Inquiry unit)

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 colonialism and Australia’s Frontier Wars (1788-1930s). A PowerPoint for a skills focused Modern History lesson focusing on Summarising. It begins with a settling activity (writing definitions of key historical concepts into glossary - empathy, cause & effect, historiography). This is followed by an explanation of paraphrasing, summarising and quoting. I have provided an example of each using the transcript of President Rooseelt’s declaration of war post Pearl Harbor. I have explained some things that you see in sources that students may not be familiar with [sic] and ellipses (…). Subsequently I provided sources about the Frontier War for students to summarise to practice the skill. Finally, I address referencing and how to in text reference within an exam. I show them an example exam response to help them see in text referencing in action. A homework sheet with three sources from the Frontier Wars for students to summarise (one of them is a visual source). I pride myself on the quality of the materials I produce, I don’t charge high prices because I don’t agree with paying £10 for a wordsearch. If you need to check before you buy, have a look at some of the free resources in my shop for a sample of the quality and depth.

Part of a set of resources created for a senior Social & Community studies class in Australia (QCAA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - lrigb4. Designed for use in 70 minute lessons. The end of term assessment for this unit was a 90 minute short response examination. A PowerPoint to introduce the students to the unit. It includes a quiz about their experiences in the workforce & a categorising activity where they look at elements that make a good job and list them in order of preference. Students are introduced to key terms - full time, part time, casual and temporary employee. They view a short YouTube clip about workplace myths to generate interest in the topic. Then they are introduced to The Fair Work Act which is one of the key pieces of legislation they need to refer to throughout the unit. There is a cloze passage for them to complete and some discussion points. A handout which explains the 10 National Employment Standards which all Australian workers are guaranteed. For homework students were to fill in the far right column ‘How does this help create a healthy workplace?’ I pride myself on the quality of the materials I produce, I don’t charge high prices because I don’t agree with paying £10 for a wordsearch. If you need to check before you buy, have a look at some of the free resources in my shop for a sample of the quality and depth.

Part of a set of resources created for a senior Social & Community studies class in Australia (QCAA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - lrigb4. An inquiry booklet which students complete in the early phase of the unit. They then use what they find to write their report. This booklet includes: a pre quiz (to see what students already know), key terms to be defined, a place to reflect on and record what they know about their own personality (including where they feel they fit in the Big 5 personality types). It also includes questions to investigate (they must keep a record of their sources and evaluate them), a space to record their analysis of the two people from their chosen conflict scenario, a table for comparing their personality traits (using Big 5), a graphic organiser for collecting information about a range of conflict resolution strategies and a SWOT analysis to be completed at the end of the assessment. A handout with 3 conflict scenarios which students can choose from to respond to in their report. Two are from films (10 Things I Hate About You & Remember the Titans), the last is from the media (Taylor Swift vs Katy Perry). The handout provides a summary of the conflict scenario, information about Person A & B and quotes from the specific conflict scene. A template for students to write their report into.

Part of a set of resources created for a senior Social & Community studies class in Australia (QCAA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - lrigb4. Designed for use in 70 minute lessons. 1. A PowerPoint explaining what unions are and why they exist. It includes a clip from Behind The News (2016) giving a historical overview of the origin of unions. It includes an explanation of collective bargaining within Australia. I then provide a specific example of a union - the Queensland Teachers’ Union. It includes a video about what the QTU achieved in its first 120 years. Information from their website about the benefits of belonging to a teacher’s union. The 11 steps in the enterprise bargaining process and how belonging to a union is protected under the Fair Work Act (2009). This is followed by two case studies for students to read and respond to. A handout which goes along with this lesson

A fun trivia PPT designed for an end of the year activity but which would also be useful if you broke it up and used particular rounds as warm ups or brain breaks throughout a year. There are 20 questions per round (12 rounds in total) - each slide features 10 questions which auto appear upon clicking. Each round has a different focus or theme. There are a couple of picture rounds (famous people, famous landmarks, celebrity singers etc.) Additional round categories include: popular culture, true or false, food and drink, science and the human body, English, Geography, History, General Knowledge, Maths and lastly Animals and Birds. After each round is a slide providing the answers for that round. Questions could also be used in a jeopardy style game.

Part of a set of resources created for a senior Social & Community studies class in Australia (QCAA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - lrigb4. Designed for use in 70 minute lessons. The lesson begins with a consideration of the role art plays in society. There is a Bansky quote which encourages discussion about whether these murals would be quite as powerful if they were in a gallery or done by legal means. There is information about how art conveys messages and a series of slides which name and explain language techniques used by artists with relevant pictures of street art supplied. The techniques are: allusion, rhetorical questions, repetition, pun, metaphor, sarcasm, verbal irony, a call to action and parody. This is followed by a series of pictures where the students need to identify which language feature it utilises. If time remains, this is followed by a Click View viewing activity about street artists in Melbourne.

Part of a set of resources created for a year 11 Engineering Skills class in Australia (new syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - lrigb4. A unit plan which includes a description of the subject, a unit description, a list of key resources, a breakdown of assessment (theory and prac), syllabus objectives, a list of learning intentions and success criteria, a place to record the differentiation you are providing for particular learners in your class, ways to monitor learning, some questions for reflecting and a teaching and learning guide for the key knowledge / skills to be taught in the unit. 2)** An Introductory PowerPoint for the assessment portion of the unit**. It revisits classroom expectations (in particular those around working in a computer room). It provides tips for the photographic journal portion of the assessment task. It explains to the students how they will be graded for their theory and prac (photographic journal + technical drawing + JSA + construction procedure + toolbox construction).

Do you fear teaching students about poetry because of how you learned about poets in school? Are you new to teaching poetry and want some ideas of where to start? If so this could be the resource for you. This lesson is the first of many created to teach learners to appreciate poems, analyse poems and write poems of their own. Each of these worksheets has been made after consulting numerous texts about best practice pedagogy and each includes links to other resources you may find helpful (see reference list). This worksheet can be used as a one on one tutoring resource. Alternatively, you can take activities from here to use in a PowerPoint lesson, as fast finishers or homework activities. It includes a definition of poetry, some of the reasons people write poems and the effects poetry can have on the reader. It goes back to the basics of grammar looking at how poets use adjectives, nouns, verbs and prepositions to convey meaning. Example poems are provided for students to identify these devices in. Other poems are provided along with comprehension questions to help students see the importance of reading to glean meaning. There is also a section on tone which provides students with a list of words to describe the tones of various texts and activities to check for student understanding. Finally, it includes a vocabulary building and spelling activity for fast finishers.

A PowerPoint which I think History teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review. Constructive criticism is also appreciated. It was designed for teaching grade 10 history in Australia. PowerPoint: The Atomic Bomb Key learnings  The significance of the use of atomic bombs during World War II  The contestability surrounding the use of atomic bombs during World War II  What are causes and effects of the use of atomic bombs during World War II? Information contained on slides • The beginning of the nuclear age • The first atomic bomb • Different perspectives on using the bombs (prior to their use) o Why did America decide to use the atomic bomb on Japan? o US President Harry Truman’s perspective • Little Boy and Fat Man – dates and locations of use • Images of Hiroshima including artworks • A description of the Hiroshima blast o Images and descriptions of damage to buildings o Information about the final initial death toll o Black rain o Immediate effects of the radiation o Image of a human shadow etched in stone o Fire • Human effects of using the atomic bombs (health consequences) o Hair loss, radiation, scarring, cataracts, birth defects, leukaemia and cancers • Discrimination against survivors of the bomb (known as Hibakusha) • The wider causes and effects of the use of the atomic bombs during World War Two • The Hiroshima peace memorial • The story of Sadako and the thousand paper cranes • Images of Hiroshima today • Arguments for dropping the atomic bomb • Arguments against dropping the atomic bomb

Part of a set of resources created for a senior Social & Community studies class in Australia (QCAA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - lrigb4. Designed for use in 70 minute lessons. A PowerPoint for the orientating phase of a unit on Australian workplace rights. It begins with revision questions about the Fair Work Act, types of employees, superannuation etc. This is followed by a YouTube clip explaining the difference between the duties of the Fair Work Commission and those performed by the Fair Work Ombudsman. I usually take dot point notes for students to copy after viewing but I have also provided a follow up slide with text. Afterwards, there is a link to an ABC news story about a time when the FWO intervened to protect workers rights. A new term - jurisdiction - is introduced along with an explanation of key State and federal laws which protect workers. Then the lesson zooms in to focus on specific sections from the Fair Work Act (as students need to be able to explain the purpose of particular sections for their exam). A handout goes along with this which has places for students to sum up the sections after the class discusses them. It includes information about ‘adverse action’ (including examples), a case study about a nurses strike, information about ‘discrimination’ along with examples and non examples. The lesson ends with an interesting clip from the SBS Insight program (2016) about the exploitation of foreign workers. I usually only show the first two case studies and discuss these with the class. A handout to be used during the lesson and kept for revision purposes. It includes extracts from Legal Studies for QLD volume 2.

Part of a set of resources created for a senior Social & Community studies class in Australia (QCAA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - lrigb4. Designed for use in 70 minute lessons. A PowerPoint focusing on safety in the workplace. It begins with notes on Workplace Conditions for students to copy (settling activity). Followed by a clip of a topical workplace safety incident - Dreamworld’s Thunder River Rapids Ride Accident. Information about how young workers are more likely to be injured at work than any other age group. Information about the 2011 Workplace Health and Safety Act. Employer WHS responsibilities (from the Legal Studies textbook). An explanation of the term ‘duty of care’ and how employers can make everyone in their workplace safe. Employee responsibilities are also outlined. A compare and contrast of the responsibilities of employees and employers (answers provided on following slides). Define injury and 10 workplace hazards. A viewing activity about an electrician who died in Queensland. Students to fill in a retrieval chart as they view. The consequences of workplace injuries are discussed and students are to write a practice short response to a question. Transcript of the Dale Kennedy story. WHS Handou which goes along with the PowerPoint. A homework sheet with a series of short response questions similar to those students will encounter in their exam

A Unit plan designed for a 10 week term. It includes syllabus objectives, a description of the unit, a marking breakdown which explains what the teacher would expect to see for each assessment criteria, assessment task details and a list of recommended resources. It also includes explanations of some recommended pedagogical strategies (for group work etc.) A Scope and Sequence suggesting topics to be covered throughout the term is provided. Part of a set of resources created for a senior Social & Community studies class in Australia (QCAA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - lrigb4. Designed for use in 70 minute lessons.