This presentation uses the opening scene from 'Pacific Rim', a disaster movie, as material for writing a front page news article. Includes information on the basic features of a news story and gives students planning opportunity. Link to youtube clip on slide.

Presentation to be used as a guideline for teaching GCSE 'Of Mice and Men' coursework. Suitable for higher level students, with inclusion of key vocabulary, quote analysis and touching on some feminist theory.<br />

Presentation that guides students through the three Cs (Camera, Colour, Character)and three Ss (Setting, Sound, Story), using film clips and stills as examples in action. Works as a good starting point for further discussion of film, writing film reviews and thinking about the language of film in order to successfully analyse a piece of cinema.

A presentation that uses clips from 'The Bourne Identity' as a starting point for a variety of creative writing tasks. Includes a writing check list and peer assessment criteria.