I'm a university lecturer of Drama and English Literature. On this page you'll find loads of powerpoint presentations filled with useful resources for teachers and students interested in English Literature, Drama, Art History, and Academic English / Research. Useful for all levels.
I'm a university lecturer of Drama and English Literature. On this page you'll find loads of powerpoint presentations filled with useful resources for teachers and students interested in English Literature, Drama, Art History, and Academic English / Research. Useful for all levels.
Study and Exam Skills is aimed at any student preparing for an exam or written assignment. The slides cover everything from how to revise to what to do if you’re running out of time in an exam. Audio descriptions take students through the various aspects of revising. There are also lots helpful revision and exam checklists as well as engaging tasks for students to practice various skills. The presentation takes themes and examples from the following subjects: English literature, history, geography, economics, and French making this revision guide useful for all. At the end of these 25 slides, you will
You will learn how to:
*** Manage your time
Take notes
Write essays
Summarise data from graphs
Motivate yourself to revise
Take an exam successfully
Check / proof read your work**
This **Thinking Skills Assessment guide **answers all of your TSA questions. It tells you about the TSA, what to expect in both Section 1 and Section 2 papers, and how to prepare and improve your problem solving & critical thinking skills. It also provides you with lots of sample questions taken from past papers (with answers), and gives guidance on how to get the best result. At the end of this document, you’ll find a list of helpful further reading resources.
Essential document for teachers, tutors, and students preparing for the TSA.
Suitable for Oxford University, Cambridge University, and UCL admissions TSA exams.
For Section 1, there are 18 past paper questions with answers
For Section 2, there are 16 past paper questions and an additional 2 questions with ‘thinking steps’ and essay writing tips.
**This document also provides a breakdown of verbal and numerical reasoning skills. **
This bundle contains 4 resources on academic writing & English skills, focusing on:
Essay writing for cause & effect
Researching tips and source integration for academic essays
Annotated biblographies & referencing
Writing & structuring an essay - a step-by-step guide
**The bundle covers the basics of essay writing, researching, and referencing. It is a perfect tool for teachers who want to teach academic / essay writing and critical thinking skills. **
In A Guide to Public Speaking, you will learn how to successfully present your research / topic in front of an audience. The PowerPoint consists of over 50 slides of useful tips to presenting your knowledge / subject.
It goes through the fundamentals of public speaking:
Overcoming fear and anxiety about giving a speech
Nonverbal communication skills
Developing a speech
Vocal aspects of public speaking
Making PowerPoint slides
Keeping your audience engaged through audience analysis
This is a great resource for students and teachers. There are also practice exercises and further reading suggestions that will make you a great public speaker! Enjoy and good luck!
Have you ever been asked to write an essay about a topic like ‘climate change’ or ‘technology and healthcare’ and you don’t know how to begin or what to write? This resource will give you lots of research and writing tips and will give you inspiration so that you can write an engaging and interesting essay.
It takes an example question and gives suggestions on how to:
brainstorm
gather information
write an essay ‘hook’ for your introduction
write a ‘clincher’ for your conclusion
read and quote from & paraphrase an academic article
Find relevant information from videos, newspapers, and museums
Finally it teaches you how to tie all of your information together to write an essay that flows.
The example question is:
Researchers such as David Attenborough state that we are heading towards mass extinction due to global warming and climate change. What are some of the factors that have led to the current climate crisis? You may want to focus on the climate crisis in your own country.
You can use this PowerPoint as a teaching resource or to help you to find ideas for your own essay.