PowerPoint 1: Paragraph writing. This ppt uses the I do, we do, you do approach. Firstly there is a slide explaining the PEEEL paragraph structure. There is also an example paragraph about Taylor Swift’s You Belong with Me music video. Afterwards, students watch another music video (Caught in the Crowd) and construct their own paragraph based on what they observed in the teacher example. PowerPoint 2: Explaining the assessment task (analytical essay). Document: Scaffolding booklet for assessment task.

Two PowerPoints for a 10 English class. defines satire, introduces key terms that students need to know including hyperbole, irony and parody. Introduces Daria as an example satirical text.An example clip and viewing questions. Defining mockumentaries. How mockumentaries use satirical elements to reflect human experience. View excerpts an example mockumentary (Summer Heights High). 3 clips and responding questions.

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.

Defining each theme and posing questions for students to consider e.g. Why do human beings have a basic need and desire to be in a group? What are the consequences of being an outcast from main groups? (both physically and mentally). Can groups affect your behavior and encourage you to engage in behaviors you might not otherwise? A list of texts which feature this theme. Clips from various teen films (mostly trailers) with questions for students to respond to post-viewing. It also explains how popular teens and unpopular teens are commonly shown.

PowerPoint 1: Unit introduction including classroom expectations (rules), an explanation of the unit, key questions for the unit, explaining the 2 assessment tasks, looking at famous quotes about teens and seeing if they agree, a list of teen issues and themes, common settings and characters for teen films. PowerPoint 2: exploring teenage stereotypes. This lesson defines stereotypes and gives examples of what stereotypes are, explores why we stereotype people, looks at common stereotypes about teenagers. The PPT includes excerpts from 2 Hollywood films (10 Things I Hate About You & Mean Girls) and questions to encourage students to identify the stereotypes in them.

Task sheet for an assessment requiring the following things: Treatment, Making the magazine in photoshop, Reflecting on your final product, Responding to someone else’s magazine cover (critiquing) The PowerPoint includes an example student magazine cover (annotated), the requirements for a treatment, an example treatment. Additional resource: A scaffolding table for planning their magazine cover

A PowerPoint with pictures and explanations of: · Photoshop tools ·  How to create a new canvas ·  How to use layers ·  Background colour ·  How to add text

A PowerPoint defining the following terms: ● Shape ● Line ● Colour ● Point ● Value ● Balance ● Perspective/Scale ● Harmony ● Movement ● Texture ● Unity ● Variety

Defining typeface, serif and sans serif. How do you choose which font is best for your purpose? Advice about type size, place and space, the background colour, what different colours mean (their associations).

3 resources to scaffold the assessment task below (a powerpoint, a research document and an essay scaffold). Task: 1. Research an individual or organisation (past or present) whose deep connection to Christ and Christianity resulted in life/historical changing experiences. Suggested people and organisations are listed below. 2. Explore the life and mission of this person or mission statement and legacy of this organisation and make comment on how they used their belief to make the world a better place. 3. Present your assignment as a profile of information – a research project following the format of a mini essay or a Google Site with a timeline. Your profile of the individual or organisation should cover the following four areas: o Life story (faith journey) o Beliefs and teachings (philosophy / mission statement) o Significant event/s in their life (time of change) o Legacy (what they left behind – what we can learn from them)

This powerpoint introduces students to the key features of magazine covers. It defines key terms including Mast Head, Main Cover Line, Cover Lines, Strap Line, The issue number, The date, Cost of a magazine, Main image, Background colour, Promotional material and Barcode. It includes pictures of magazine covers with annotations which recognise the effect these features have on the reader

Posters for media showing shot sizes, camera angles and other items for decorating a classroom. 3 different templates for story boards.

Two PowerPoints which include scans from two picture book memoirs. The Little Refugee (Anh Do) - It includes pre-reading questions. The powerpoint also introduces key terms for analysing these visuals: visual components of a text such as placement, salience, framing, representation of action or reaction, shot size, social distance and camera angle. Body Language – A non-verbal form of communication including facial expression, posture & gestures. Salience – a strategy of emphasis, highlighting what is important in a text. In images, salience is created through strategies like the placement of an item in the foreground, size and contrast in tone or colour. There are also comprehension questions and an explanation of things to note about the illustrations. The Peasant Prince (Li Cunxin) - a more comprehensive lesson (for a higher class). It includes information about the author and the illustrator and the techniques she used. It introduces visual literacy techniques to look for e.g. use of colour vs black and white. Ways to describe colour e.g. vivid and muted. Colour theory - the connotations of specific colours. Describing the positioning of elements within the image (e.g. foreground & background). How to describe the settings within the story (there is a graphic organiser for them to fill in to respond to three images from the book). Nonverbal communication (explanations of body langauge and facial expression). Students have the chance to apply this to describing three figures in the book. Shot size, Angle and Mise en scene are defined and there are further activities for each of these. Other concepts are covered incuding reading path, salience, positioning, vectors, allusion, symbols and language features.

List of emotive words which are useful for creative writing tasks.

A PowerPoint presentation explaining how to reference and a handout for students to glue into their books

Two resources for use in a theology class 1) A PowerPoint defining the various Catholic Social Teachings. 2) A booklet for use at the end of the term when students view Patch Adams. It includes viewing questions including questions about the CST's.

Three resources for a year 8 history unit. 1) A PowerPoint (with videos) explaining feudalism. 2) A scan from a textbook showing a castle set up 3) a typed excerpt from a textbook explaining feudalism

Two resources for teaching year 8 history: 1) A scaffolded activity teaching students to research castles (What was a castle’s purpose in medieval times?) and complete a PEEL paragraph to communicate their answers. 2) An example PEEL paragraph responding to the question How did castles during medieval times change?

A PowerPoint designed to last a few lessons. It explores two key themes in Macbeth: Power and Ambition. After defining these terms it looks at specific examples from the play. It includes prompting questions to get the students thinking. It also introduces a continuum of power and how this is illustrated within the play: The seduction of power - The lust for power - The obsession with power - The seizure of power - The abuse of power - The corruption by power - The insatiability of power - The destruction resulting from the obsession and abuse of power. It also includes key quotes from the play which demonstrate this. Finally, this PowerPoint includes exam advice including how to plan for the test and structure the essay.

A concept which can be used to understand Macbeth. It is connected to the idea of the ‘divine right of kings’ and the class structures of the time (feudalism). The PowerPoint includes a definition of this concept and visual representations. Students then apply this to the play and have to draw their own chain of being. It looks at characters who maintain / disrupt this chain and how they do so. It also looks at the imagery and techniques used to show a disruption to the chain of being.