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A frontline teacher with 18 years sharp end experience, currently based in Valencia. This shop specialises in literature and language resources but also offers a generous selection ESL resources. All of my resources are road tested in my own classes and refined/polished at the end of the academic year.

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A frontline teacher with 18 years sharp end experience, currently based in Valencia. This shop specialises in literature and language resources but also offers a generous selection ESL resources. All of my resources are road tested in my own classes and refined/polished at the end of the academic year.
A Level Literature: ‘Dracula’ Bundle 1 – Chapters 1 to 10 (12x2hr lessons)
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A Level Literature: ‘Dracula’ Bundle 1 – Chapters 1 to 10 (12x2hr lessons)

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Bram Stoker’s masterpiece ‘Dracula’ continues to enjoy worldwide popularity in its many different forms and reboots. This gothic horror text shadows a tragic love story, exploring a number of key themes that remain significant to post-modern audiences. I have taught this text a number of times in the last twenty years and I have used these specific resources (revised in 2021) to lead my classroom teaching, as distance learning materials for SKYPE lessons, as homework assignments and even as tools of revision – all have worked well for the students. These dynamically illustrated PowerPoint lessons (12 lessons, approximately 2 hours of teaching time per lesson) each include: a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, a theme tracking exercise, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This bundle also includes an ‘Introduction to the Text’ lesson and a ‘Assessment – Guided Essay Writing’ lesson. These are complete resources with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
A Level Poetry: ‘The Gun’ by Vicki Feaver
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A Level Poetry: ‘The Gun’ by Vicki Feaver

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Feaver’s ‘The Gun’ is a dynamic text that explores the typical meaning, the purpose and the post-modern regard for guns. Through this motif, Feaver explores the emotional changes, the concept of power and gender expectations. This text also breaks contemporary liberal taboos connected to hunting. It remains a significant text for our post-modern society. I have taught this text a number of times, and I have used this specific resource (revised in 2021), to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet/Skype lessons), as a homework assignment and even as a tool for revision – all have worked well for the students. This dynamically illustrated 23 slide PowerPoint lesson contains, a starter activity, a text overview, exploration tasks connected to content, summary and analysis questions connected to language and its devices, questions pertaining to structure and theme, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. No further work is required from the teacher. This is a complete resource. Enjoy!
A Level: The Kite Runner (17) Chapter 17
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A Level: The Kite Runner (17) Chapter 17

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A thorough and complete presentation, beautifully illustrated and engaging for the students. Starter, main body, extension task and plenary. This presentation also includes summary and analysis questions and remains focused towards the AO assessment criterias.
GCSE to A Level Transition: Poetry Analysis
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GCSE to A Level Transition: Poetry Analysis

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The academic jump between GCSE and A level is significant. Often there isn’t a transition program or materials in place, and some students struggle. I have created an ever-growing set of materials to compensate for this skill’s gap and students have found these materials incredibly helpful. I have used these materials after students have completed their GCSEs and indicated that they are planning to move onto ‘A’ level, as homework assignments and even as tools of revision. All have worked well for the students. This power point lesson focuses on ´poetry analysis´ – this is essential knowledge. Through a series of structured exercises: the students explore content, language and structure - and adopt these observations into their academic writing. Colourful and interactive, I have received good feedback on this lesson. This is a complete resource. Enjoy.
GCSE Poetry: 'Piano' by DH Lawrence
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GCSE Poetry: 'Piano' by DH Lawrence

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‘Piano’ by DH Lawrence remains an inspirational text that resonates strongly for the adolescent audience. I have used this detailed PowerPoint lesson (24 slides, approximately 2 hours teaching time) to lead my learning in class, as a distance learning material/homework and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully illustrated lesson contains a brief author biography, a starter activity, content and narrative questions, language device questions, structure questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. All the time-consuming work has been done for you, this is a complete resource. Enjoy
GCSE Poetry: Remember by Christina Rossetti
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GCSE Poetry: Remember by Christina Rossetti

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‘Remember’ by Christina Rossetti remains an inspirational text that resonates strongly for the adolescent audience. I have used this detailed PowerPoint lesson (24 slides, approximately 2 hours teaching time) to lead my learning in class, as a distance learning material/homework and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully illustrated lesson contains a brief author biography, a starter activity, content and narrative questions, language device questions, structure questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. All the time-consuming work has been done for you, this is a complete resource. Enjoy
A Level Literature: Tennyson’s, ‘From In Memoriam: VII By night we linger’d on the lawn
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A Level Literature: Tennyson’s, ‘From In Memoriam: VII By night we linger’d on the lawn

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Alfred Tennyson’s, ‘From In Memoriam: By night we linger’d on the lawn’ is fully explored in this dynamic 28 slide PowerPoint lesson. This resource is designed to work alongside the Edexcel International Advanced Subsidiary/Advanced Level in English Literature (Victorian Verse). Through a series of structured exercises and tasks the students gain meaning through an exploration of the content, language and structure elements of the poem. I have used this resource to lead my teaching in class, as a homework/distance learning resource and also as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This PowerPoint lesson contains a starter activity, an author biography, a glossary of terms, an overview, summary and analysis questions on each stanza, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource that requires no work from you. Enjoy!
GCSE Prose Study: 'Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan’ by Jamie Zeppa
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GCSE Prose Study: 'Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan’ by Jamie Zeppa

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'Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan’ by Jamie Zeppa stands as an inspirational text that resonates strongly for the adolescent audience. I have used this detailed PowerPoint lesson (28 slides, approximately 3 hours teaching time) to lead my learning in class, as a distance learning material/homework and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully illustrated lesson contains a brief author biography, a starter activity, content and narrative questions, language device questions, structure questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. All the time-consuming work has been done for you, this is a complete resource. Enjoy.
GCSE Poetry: ‘Hide and Seek’ by Vernon Scannell
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GCSE Poetry: ‘Hide and Seek’ by Vernon Scannell

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‘Hide and Seek’ by Vernon Scannell remains an inspirational text that resonates strongly for the adolescent audience. I have used this detailed PowerPoint lesson (21 slides, approximately 2-3 hours teaching time) to lead my learning in class, as a distance learning material/homework and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully illustrated lesson contains a brief author biography, a starter activity, content and narrative questions, language device questions, structure questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. All the time-consuming work has been done for you, this is a complete resource. Enjoy.
A Level Literature: (1) Hamlet – Act 1 Scene 1
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A Level Literature: (1) Hamlet – Act 1 Scene 1

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William Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Hamlet’ remains a celebrated text, still being performed worldwide on-stage and also enjoying a number of reimaged film versions. In our post-modern world of ‘false news’, ‘conspiracies’, ‘social media revenge’ and ‘corrupted politics’, Hamlet remains an essential text. I have taught this text a number of times and have used this specific (revised) resource to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet lessons), as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully illustrated 19 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, a glossary of terms, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, a theme tracking slide, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. The study materials contained within this PowerPoint lesson provide approximately 2 hours teaching time in class. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher, enjoy!
KS4 English Literacy: (16) Personification
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KS4 English Literacy: (16) Personification

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These days, we tend to type and text as opposed to write. Grammar, spelling and punctuation is given less importance on the social media platforms that we communicate on. However, secure levels of written and spoken literacy still hold significant purpose when studying English. This PowerPoint test helps you to measure the overall literacy of a new class or tutoring client. This lesson focuses on the purpose and application of personification, through a series of structured exercises, and is suitable for teenagers and adults alike. This specific resource has proven to be an invaluable tool in the formation and strategy of future lessons. This dynamically illustrated PowerPoint quiz contains a total of 24 slides. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy! All the answers are supplied too.
A Level: The Kite Runner (2) Chpater 2
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A Level: The Kite Runner (2) Chpater 2

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A thorough and complete presentation, beautifully illustrated and engaging for the students. Starter, main body, extension task and plenary. This presentation also includes summary and analysis questions and remains focused towards the AO assessment criterias.
KS4 Poetry: (12) The Class Game By Mary Casey
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KS4 Poetry: (12) The Class Game By Mary Casey

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A well detailed and illustrated presentation, extremely engaging for the students. Presentation contains questions connected to content, language and structure, plus a micro essay task. The presentation is structured with a starter, main body, extension task and plenary.
A Level: (8) The Handmaids Tale - Chapters 15 and 16
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A Level: (8) The Handmaids Tale - Chapters 15 and 16

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This extensive presentation covers two chapters. It is beautifully illustrated and very engaging for the students. This presentation is structured with a starter, a reading task, summary and analysis questions, a structured writing/essay writing task (PEACE Paragraph, Point, Evidence, Audience Cross Reference and Evaluation) an extension task and a plenary. It has been created with the A level A0s in mind and aims to explore academic writing and thought. All materials have been used in my own classes and refined/reviewed once an academic year.
A Level: (23) The Handmaids Tale - Chapters 45 and 46
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A Level: (23) The Handmaids Tale - Chapters 45 and 46

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This extensive presentation covers two chapters. It is beautifully illustrated and very engaging for the students. This presentation is structured with a starter, a reading task, summary and analysis questions, a structured writing/essay writing task (PEACE Paragraph, Point, Evidence, Audience Cross Reference and Evaluation) an extension task and a plenary. It has been created with the A level A0s in mind and aims to explore academic writing and thought. All materials have been used in my own classes and refined/reviewed once an academic year.
A Level The Great Gatsby: (1) Chapter 1 (revised)
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A Level The Great Gatsby: (1) Chapter 1 (revised)

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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is brought beautifully to life with these dynamically illustrated slides and the thoughtful tasks contained within. I have taught this text many times in my own classroom and it remains a personal favourite. This year I revised all my Gatsby resources. I have now used this particular resource to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material/homework and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This power point lesson contains a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource. Enjoy!
A Level Poetry: ‘Chainsaw Vs the Pampas Grass’ by Simon Armitage
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A Level Poetry: ‘Chainsaw Vs the Pampas Grass’ by Simon Armitage

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Armitage’s ‘Chainsaw Vs the Pampas Grass’ is a dynamic text that explores masculinity and its toxic conventions, it remains a significant text for our post-modern society. I have taught this text a number of times, and I have used this specific resource (revised in 2021), to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet/Skype lessons), as a homework assignment and even as a tool for revision – all have worked well for the students. This dynamically illustrated 32 slide PowerPoint lesson contains, a starter activity, a text overview, exploration tasks connected to content, summary and analysis questions connected to language and its devices, questions pertaining to structure and theme, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. No further work is required from the teacher. This is a complete resource. Enjoy!
A Level Literature: (9) A Streetcar Named Desire – Scene 8
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A Level Literature: (9) A Streetcar Named Desire – Scene 8

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Tennessee Williams’ classic play explores the toxic side of masculinity, its disregard and abusive nature. In the post-modern world of the ‘Me Too’ movement and the downfall of Jeffrey Epstein, it remains an essential text to study. I have taught this text many times over the last 20 years and I have used this specific resource (revised): to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet/Skype Lessons), as a homework assignment and also as a tool of revision – All have worked well for the students. This dynamically presented 19 slide PowerPoint lesson contains, a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, a theme-tracking exercise, an extension task, a homework assignment and of course, a plenary. This is a complete resource with no further work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
A Level Literature: (12) A Streetcar Named Desire – Scene 11
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A Level Literature: (12) A Streetcar Named Desire – Scene 11

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Tennessee Williams’ classic play explores the toxic side of masculinity, its disregard and abusive nature. In the post-modern world of the ‘Me Too’ movement and the downfall of Jeffrey Epstein, it remains an essential text to study. I have taught this text many times over the last 20 years and I have used this specific resource (revised): to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet/Skype Lessons), as a homework assignment and also as a tool of revision – All have worked well for the students. This dynamically presented 24 slide PowerPoint lesson contains, a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, a theme-tracking exercise, an extension task, a homework assignment and of course, a plenary. This is a complete resource with no further work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
A Level Literature: The Complete ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ (17x2 Hour Lessons)
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A Level Literature: The Complete ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ (17x2 Hour Lessons)

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Tennessee Williams’ classic play explores the toxic side of masculinity, its disregard and abusive nature. In the post-modern world of the ‘Me Too’ movement and the downfall of Jeffrey Epstein, it remains an essential text to study. I have taught this text many times over the last 20 years and I have used these specific resources (revised): to lead my teaching in class, as distance learning materials (Google Meet/Skype Lessons), as homework assignments and also as tools of revision – All have worked well for the students. These dynamically presented PowerPoint lessons each contain, a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, a theme-tracking exercise, an extension task, a homework assignment and of course, a plenary. I have also included an ‘Introduction to the Text’ lesson and also two ‘Assessment – Guided Essay Writing’ lessons and three characterisation lessons. These are complete resources with no further work required from the teacher. Enjoy!