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.

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.