Most resources I develop are geared towards GCSE 2016-18 (AQA and Edexcel) curriculum and are practical solutions to classroom teaching. I keep most of these black and white for simple/cost-effective print.
I read each novel/play/poem and break down into manageable parts.
I find this most effective within classrooms where students require chunks of information they can order, in sequence. The 'study-packs' I create can apply to any book/play/poem and provide visual tools for memory recall.
Most resources I develop are geared towards GCSE 2016-18 (AQA and Edexcel) curriculum and are practical solutions to classroom teaching. I keep most of these black and white for simple/cost-effective print.
I read each novel/play/poem and break down into manageable parts.
I find this most effective within classrooms where students require chunks of information they can order, in sequence. The 'study-packs' I create can apply to any book/play/poem and provide visual tools for memory recall.
A pack containing combined resources to create a complete study-aid for students which includes:
New Word Chart / Quotation Booklet / Timeline / Visual-Mapping / Internet-Research Booklet.
This prints as a double-sided 12-page booklet or could be printed in individual sections and introduced throughout the period of study.
I recently introduced this with Year 9's who are studying Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, i.e. as one full pack to use alongside this text. I am about to use the same pack, with the same class, as they enter the engaging realms of Macbeth.
The feedback from the pack was that the students (as a majority) felt it made greater sense to them to have all of the paperwork together and then filed in this way. We booked the IT Suite over two lessons, to introduce the Internet Research booklet and used the visual aids (Timeline/Visual-Mapping) in class with the interactive whiteboard.
The Timelines were particularly effective and we printed these A3-size. One student comment was that she felt that it "provided a visual-snapshot" so she could rely on/recall a "picture", rather than words, to consider the "chronological-order of events" when she was studying, or in an exam.
These tools are all available individually, but I've combined them in a single-pack and kept the cost reasonable, as I felt this could save some preparation time for teachers.
Personally, I would print off the whole pack A4 and then figure the order/sizing from there, as this could easily work as a combined booklet and introduced to a class where applicable.
Kind regards
Tor Alexander Bruce
What to focus on in GCSE Reading and Writing.
Includes: Deduction and Inference / Implicit versus Explicit / Subjectivity and Bias
Figurative Language / Skimming and Scanning / Adapting to accommodate audience.
A 9-page resource (prints double-sided as a five-page mini-booklet) with a column for student notes to cite evidence.
A Today Sheet developed to allow the Teacher to decide the day-to-day Outcomes and classroom focus 'with&' the learner involvement, i.e. the Learners participate in deciding their own Today-plan. The use of this resource was graded a 1 via external inspection and linked/was supported by the Learner ILP.
DEFINING THE FANTASTIC
GCSE FILM AND MEDIA
A RESOURCE WHICH RELATES TO THE FILM: STAR WARS
Or can be amended to match a variety of films and genres
TZVETAN TODOROV
Narrative Stages
A resource in three-pages based upon the wonderful mind of Tzvetan Todorov.
The resource document contains a table of terminology and listed explanations of 20 key performance types including: Abstract; Mantle of the Expert; Narration; Still-Image and Thought-Tracking, breaking down the criteria into manageable chunks/with space for student/teacher notes.
Could be used as part of a discussion/team-building exercise or as an addition to a Lesson Plan. Developed working with students studying this subject in 2015.
Designed and developed in classroom settings by Tor Alexander Bruce.
