Can be used with my Skills and qualities cut ups or laminated and used with whiteboard markers. Great for getting learners thinking about the difference between skills and qualities.

A reading journal for learners studying Captain Corelli's Mandolin. With an introduction containing suggestions and guiding questions to help the learners with their reading of the novel.

A PowerPoint relating to the theme of stereotypes in Captain Corelli's Mandolin. The presentation introduces the concept of stereotypes and asks learners to think of ideas for each of the nationalities presented in the novel. Key passages are then analysed in relation to this theme.

A workbook based on the themes in Captain Corelli's Mandolin. There are 7 main themes included. Each section includes space for learners to write key quotes and analysis as well as longer, exam style questions to consider.

A presentation outlining the rules and common mistakes associated with the letter 's'. Includes plurals, subject verb agreement and spellings. Can be used with any specification and any age. Particularly useful for ESOL learners.

A presentation designed to be used towards the start of the course that explores what is meant by 'poetry'. Comparisons are made with prose and popular music and learners are provided with a structured approach to analysing poetry.

A presentation introducing learners to the concept of perception and perceptual barriers. In this session learners discuss optical illusions in relation to the three stages of perception, give their first impressions of a stranger and discuss how they arrived at those judgements and think about factors affecting perception.

A reading journal for learners studying 'A Streetcar Named Desire'. Includes an introduction with lots of questions to guide analysis.

A PowerPoint presentation focusing on the character of Carlo. Discussion questions for the relevant chapters are included, as well as questions to guide a close analysis of key passages.

In this lesson learners explore the 9 common errors of perception including the fundamental attribution error, the halo effect and false consistency amongst others. The presentation includes links to relevant videos and several discussion based activities.

A presentation to revise what is meant by 'inference'. Includes some practice activities and a link to a funny video.

Learners begin by defining pathos, logos and ethos before applying the knowledge to some television advertisements.

After watching an online documentary learners discuss the representation of women in advertising since the 1950s, comparing it with contemporary representations.

A 60 minute lesson which provides learners with a framework to deconstruct advertisements. They apply a series of questions to a set of 5-6 adverts and discuss concepts such as audience and purpose in relation to these ads.

This Presentation is designed to be used alongside the June 2019 AQA GCSE English Language paper. The text is taken from HE Bates’ The Mill featuring the Hartop family. The lesson focuses on questions 1 and 2, outlining a simple approach to gist reading and advice on how to answer the questions quickly and efficiently.

This Presentation is designed to be used alongside the June 2019 AQA GCSE English Language paper. The text is taken from HE Bates’ The Mill featuring the Hartop family. The lesson focuses on question 3, outlining a simple approach to how to answer the questions quickly and efficiently.

This Presentation is designed to be used alongside the June 2019 AQA GCSE English Language paper. The text is taken from HE Bates’ The Mill featuring the Hartop family. The lesson focuses on question 4, starting by getting students to think about creating balanced arguments, before giving them some discourse markers for discursive writing. Finally, they are asked to apply these skills to the text and attempt to answer Question 4.

A two part lesson designed to introduce students to the concept of barriers to communication. Includes several interactive activities designed to get learners thinking about some of the communication barriers they may face on a daily basis and worksheets to accompany the lesson.

This presentation is designed to be used alongside the extract from Labyrinth by Kate Mosse used in the November 2017 AQA GCSE English Language exam. It reviews how to approach the reading of a new text, how to approach Question 1 quickly and efficiently and how to approach question 2. It also includes some sentence prompts for Question 2 to help learners construct their response.

Students end this unit of work by exploring what factors besides ‘News Values’ influence the production of news. They explore concepts such as Citizen Journalism and relate this to contemporary examples.