Want to get your students interested in poetry? Fed up of the groans whenever you mention the dreaded “P” word? Then use this lesson to get them analysing poetic techniques in popular music.

All materials needed for an activity where students create their own superheroes battle cards - the card whose score is top trumps the other card. Great activity to keep students engaged while tackling the topic of superheroes. Blank battle cards can be used for a wide range of other topics as well.

A unit of work on satire looking at episodes of 'Family Guy'. Resources can be altered for use with episodes of The Simpsons, Futurama, Americn dad etc.

Full unit of work containing various lessons and worksheets looking at advertising. Designed for an early secondary class. Outcome is a Dragon's Den/Apprentice presentation in groups.

Powerpoint looking at key aspects of giving a good talk

A work booklet designed to aid pupils in planning and writing a short story

Lesson for talking task based on the concept of Room 101

Full unit of work looking at the film 'Forrest Gump'

A question/worksheet for the film 'Castaway' by Tom Hanks - suited forlower ability pupils.

Complete unit of work including all worksheets and lesson plans for the Tim Burton film 'Corpse Bride'. At end of unit pupils will be able: • To recognise and analyse cinematic devices: camera angles, colour, sound, costumes, props, facial expressions, appearance • To recognise and discuss film genres and stereotypes • To describe a film scene using adjectives, adverbs, similes, metaphors and conjunctions • To analyse the storyline, characters, setting and film techniques • To develop ability to work successfully in groups • To recognise and construct an effective dialogue • To recognise an effective ending • To storyboard a scene • To write a successful character study of a cinematic character

Resources to introduce dystopian/post-apocalyptic literature conventions to students. Focused specifically on 'The Handmaid's Tale'. 36 Page complete unit of work included detailed lesson plans and homework sheets for an 18 lesson unit of work.

A unit of work created to run alongside the old 'Escape from Kraznir' fantasy writing unit. This is a workbook tailored specifically for girls in the class using a Mean Girls/Pretty Little Liars type scenario. Very uiseful at engaging girls who do not connect well with the fantasy element of Kraznir. Similar writing activites to Kraznir but more modern and girl focused.

A full unit of work looking at a selection of poems written during World War 1, Created for a unit lasting for 11 1hr lessons. Includes all deatiled lesson plans and worksheets as well as various differentiated tasks. I normally show an episode of Blackadder, the film 'All Quiet on the Western Front' or a documentary on WW1 in order to act as a prompt for some of the activites and to give a fuller background on the conflict and the conditions of the soldiers. Assessment in the form of a critical essay and creative writing.

Complete lesson plans and worksheets for a short unit based on the play 'Burning Everest'

Complete unit of work including detailed lesson plans and worksheets looking at the poetry of Edwin Morgan. A selection of 3 poems looked at in depth dealing with such themes as: disability, violence, prejudice, social problems.

Unit of work based on the play version of 'Gregory's Girl' aimed towards writing an essay on how the playwright subverts societal expectations of gender and age roles. Contains full detailed lesson plans and powerpoint presentations for each lesson.

Full question and answer listening activities for a wide range of 'Round The Twist' television episodes. Each powerpoint contains 20 questions based on a specific episode. Range of questions that test a range of skills from basic recall to recognition of various writer's techniques and poetic devices. The television series is based on the imaginative short stories of Paul Jennings and is extremely popular with a wide range of ages - especially since they will never have seen the programme before. Each episode is available free to watch on YouTube (links to a variety provided including a word document contining the link to the official 'Round The Twist' YouTube channel containing the episodes. Each episode lasts around 20 mins, so with the questions and answers there is more than enough for each listening test to last for a full period. Perfect activities for engaging pupils and revising writers technique in a fun way.

A unit of work based on the teen vampire film 'Twilight'. Students will learn how to analyse the film and look at how cinematic techniques are used for a particular purpose.

Unit of work in which pupils assume the role of the manager of their favourite band/recording artist and complete various types of writing activity. Full lessons and worksheets