Welcome to the PS Training Services resource shop.
There are a mixture of English Language, English Literature and Mathematics resources in this shop.
These resources have been developed throughout my teaching career, which has included:
* Secondary School teaching (English Language, Literature, Mathematics) in the UK and New Zealand
* Private Tutor for 4+ years (ages 8 - adult)
* Adult Education Teacher for 5+ years
A variety of resources are available, including paper based and digital.
Welcome to the PS Training Services resource shop.
There are a mixture of English Language, English Literature and Mathematics resources in this shop.
These resources have been developed throughout my teaching career, which has included:
* Secondary School teaching (English Language, Literature, Mathematics) in the UK and New Zealand
* Private Tutor for 4+ years (ages 8 - adult)
* Adult Education Teacher for 5+ years
A variety of resources are available, including paper based and digital.
This resource is designed to test pre-existing knowledge of poetic/literary techniques. Students are given the blank copy and asked to fill out EITHER a definition OR an example for each one. Then the answers are reviewed as a class, with an exemplar definition AND example on hand for the teacher to use, in case any turn out to be complete unknowns.
Excellent for beginning poetry modules, picking up knowledge with new classes and revising for English Literature GCSE exams.
Fill in the blanks quiz on homophones. Sheet with blank spaces for students to fill out, plus an answer sheet for teachers to use. Ideal for KS2 and KS3.
I have also used this with lower ability KS4 and with Functional Skills students.
Sample exam style questions focusing on the characters of Bassanio, Antonio and Portia in The Merchant Of Venice. Can be used as discussion points or practice essay questions.
Suitable for GCSE, IGCSE, and A-Level.
During the EU referendum, the electoral commission and the Government sent out booklets to explain the positions of both campaigns.
These powerpoints deconstruct both booklets, looking at:
* Presentation techniques
* Layout and format
* Language choices
* Use of persuasive techniques
* Fact, Opinion and Bias
Used with L1 and L2 learners for Functional Skills, and for private tuition students preparing for GCSEs.
These resources are basic handouts that I developed in order to teach a selection of poems by WW1 poets to KS3/KS4 students
The poems/poets included are:
Siegfried Sassoon - Glory Of Women
Wilfred Owen - Dulce Et Decorum Est
Lawrence Binyon - For The Fallen
There are information sheets on all of the poets and their lives/backgrounds, and one extra on Hedd Wyn, the Welsh Bard who died in WW1.
Lawrence Binyon's poem is not included in many anthologies, but it will be familiar to some students as a part of it is read out during memorials at the national and local cenotaphs.
"They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn them"
There is a comprehension exercise on Wilfred Owen's summary document, which ties into inference and reading between the lines, as well as a copy of Siegfried Sassoon's declaration against the war, which was read out in Parliament and published in many national news papers at the time.
There are also some WW1 posters and an information sheet on the poisonous gases used in WW1, to support understanding in the poems by Sassoon and Owen.
Powerpoint resource explaining the difference between Your and You're.
Learning Objective - to be able to tell the difference between the two homophones and identify the correct usage for each one
Suitable for:
KS2 Teaching
KS3 Teaching/Revision
KS4 Revision
Adult Learners - Functional Skills L1 and L2
Can be displayed as a PowerPoint or turned into a printed handout for reference
Powerpoint resource explaining the difference between Where, Were, We're and Wear
Learning Objective - to be able to tell the difference between the four homophones and identify the correct usage for each one
Suitable for:
KS2 Teaching
KS3 Teaching/Revision
KS4 Revision
Adult Learners - Functional Skills L1 and L2
Can be displayed as a PowerPoint or turned into a printed handout for reference
Powerpoint resource explaining the difference between To, Too and Two
Learning Objective - to be able to tell the difference between the three homophones and identify the correct usage for each one
Suitable for:
KS2 Teaching
KS3 Teaching/Revision
KS4 Revision
Adult Learners - Functional Skills L1 and L2
Can be displayed as a PowerPoint or turned into a printed handout for reference
A fact sheet and matching powerpoint which explains the historical and contextual significance of King James I of England and how politics in England in the early 1600s are reflected in the play Macbeth.
Great for pointing out cross curricular links between History and English Literature!
This resource encourages students to consider the role of the WRITER when writing essays on Macbeth, highlighing pieces of information that Shakespeare likely chose to include deliberately, to reflect current affairs, appeal to his company's new patron (King James) and to reflect the interests and beliefs of King James particularly, and his audience in general.
Powerpoint resource explaining the difference between There, Their and They're.
Learning Objective - to be able to tell the difference between the three homophones and identify the correct usage for each one
Suitable for:
KS2 Teaching
KS3 Teaching/Revision
KS4 Revision
Adult Learners - Functional Skills L1 and L2
Can be displayed as a PowerPoint or turned into a printed handout for reference
This activity set was developed for a micro teach for a job interview (I got the job!)
It covers aspects of Functional Skills English and Maths, but could also be adapted as an activity for KS3 lower ability learners, recapping comprehension skills and mathematics skills and knowledge including percentage calculation.
I use this sheet as an introduction to poetry for those who are reluctant to engage with it.
I ask students to think about songs that make them laugh, make them cry or make them think. Then ask them about songs which are themed around love, death and life. We make connections between the different purposes and themes and consider how the best songs combine the elements together.
We then use this as a starting point for thinking about poetry, and how it uses the same purposes and themes to engage with readers.
This can be enlarged and printed as a display, or used as a starting point worksheet for students to annotate with ideas.
Printable handout of hints and tips for writing formal and informal letters
Learning Objective - understand the different conventions for informal and formal letter writing
Suitable for:
KS3 Revision
KS4 Revision
Adult Learners - Functional Skills L1 and L2
Powerpoint resource explaining different types of persuasive techniques, including:
Direct Address
Inclusive Address
Statistical Evidence
Imperative Commands
Quotes
Rhetorical Questions
Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives/Adverbs
Tripling/List of 3
Alliteration
Learning Objective - to be able to identify different persuasive techniques within the context of advertisements
Suitable for:
KS3 Teaching
KS4 Revision
Adult Learners - Functional Skills L1 and L2
Can be displayed as a PowerPoint or turned into a printed handout for reference
Word Document booklet - revision tool for basic punctuation, including:
Capital Letters
Full Stops
Question Marks
Exclamation Marks
Commas
Paragraphs
Apostrophes - Omission, Possessive, Possessive Plural
It's/Its and Who's/Whose
Learning Objective - to be able to use basic punctuation accurately
Suitable for:
KS3 Revision
KS4 Revision
Adult Learners - Functional Skills L1 and L2
This can be used as a complete booklet, or separate sheets on different topics can be extracted for targeted topic revision. The booklet was written for adults, but would be suitable for KS3 and KS4 classes as revision in the run up to end-of-year and external exams. The booklet covers all of the necessary punctuation for L1 and most of the L2 Functional Skills writing exams.
Powerpoint resource explaining how different texts need to have different textual structures, including:
Chronological
Cause/Effect
Compare/Contrast
Problem/Solution
Learning Objective - to understand how structure can affect the reader’s understanding of a text
Suitable for:
KS3 Teaching
KS4 Revision
Adult Learners - Functional Skills L1 and L2
Can be displayed as a PowerPoint or turned into a printed handout for reference
Ten Facts about William Golding, author of Lord Of The Flies
These help to put the story of The Lord Of The Flies into personal and historical context for students before beginning the novel.
At least one of my students has been inspired to go and read more widely as a result of these too, which is an extra bonus!
Great for GCSE students, 'The Lord Of The Flies' is an extremely popular set text at present (2016)
I use these simple outlines to encourage students to make notes about characters. Quotes go around the outside, facts and key plot points are summarised inside.
There is a male outline, a female outline and also a dog, since I have covered several texts where dogs play key roles in the plot (most notably Of Mice And Men).