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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 (14) ‘Wuthering Heights’ – Chapters 24 and 25
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A Level Literature (14) ‘Wuthering Heights’ – Chapters 24 and 25

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Emily Bronte’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ is the enduring story of love, obsession and vengeance. It remains an enduring text having enjoyed many adaptions to theatre and film. I have taught this text many times and have used this specific resource to lead my teaching in the classroom, as a distance learning/homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully engaging 25 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, theme tracking questions, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource (approximately 2-3 hours teaching time) that requires no additional labour from the teacher. Enjoy!
A Level Literature (8) ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ Act 4 Scenes 3 and 4
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A Level Literature (8) ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ Act 4 Scenes 3 and 4

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William Shakespeare’s ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ remains a significant text in a post-modern world, where the prosecutions of Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein have shed fresh light onto gender inequality and sexual abuse. I have taught this text many times and have used this specific resource to lead my teaching in the classroom, as a distance learning/homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully engaging 22 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, theme tracking questions, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource (approximately 2-3 hours teaching time) that requires no additional labour from the overworked teacher. Enjoy.
A Level Literature (17) ‘Wuthering Heights’ – Chapters 30, 31 and 32
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A Level Literature (17) ‘Wuthering Heights’ – Chapters 30, 31 and 32

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Emily Bronte’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ is the enduring story of love, obsession and vengeance. It remains an enduring text having enjoyed many adaptions to theatre and film. I have taught this text many times and have used this specific resource to lead my teaching in the classroom, as a distance learning/homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully engaging 22 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, theme tracking questions, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource (approximately 2-3 hours teaching time) that requires no additional labour from the teacher. Enjoy!
A Level Literature (16) ‘Wuthering Heights’ – Chapters 28 and 29
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A Level Literature (16) ‘Wuthering Heights’ – Chapters 28 and 29

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Emily Bronte’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ is the enduring story of love, obsession and vengeance. It remains an enduring text having enjoyed many adaptions to theatre and film. I have taught this text many times and have used this specific resource to lead my teaching in the classroom, as a distance learning/homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully engaging 22 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, theme tracking questions, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource (approximately 2-3 hours teaching time) that requires no additional labour from the teacher. Enjoy!
A Level Literature (15) ‘Wuthering Heights’ – Chapters 26 and 27
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A Level Literature (15) ‘Wuthering Heights’ – Chapters 26 and 27

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Emily Bronte’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ is the enduring story of love, obsession and vengeance. It remains an enduring text having enjoyed many adaptions to theatre and film. I have taught this text many times and have used this specific resource to lead my teaching in the classroom, as a distance learning/homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully engaging 19 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, theme tracking questions, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource (approximately 2-3 hours teaching time) that requires no additional labour from the teacher. Enjoy!
A Level Literature (18) ‘Wuthering Heights’ – Chapters 33 and 34
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A Level Literature (18) ‘Wuthering Heights’ – Chapters 33 and 34

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Emily Bronte’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ is the enduring story of love, obsession and vengeance. It remains an enduring text having enjoyed many adaptions to theatre and film. I have taught this text many times and have used this specific resource to lead my teaching in the classroom, as a distance learning/homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully engaging 20 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, theme tracking questions, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource (approximately 2-3 hours teaching time) that requires no additional labour from the teacher. Enjoy!
A Level Literature (19): ‘Wuthering Heights’ End-Term Assessment – Guided Essay Writing
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A Level Literature (19): ‘Wuthering Heights’ End-Term Assessment – Guided Essay Writing

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Emily Bronte’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ is the enduring story of love, obsession and vengeance. It remains an enduring text having enjoyed many adaptions to theatre and film. I have taught this text many times and have used this specific resource to lead my teaching in the classroom, as a distance learning/homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This dynamically illustrated PowerPoint lesson (23 slides) provides a step-by-step guide to essay writing, focusing on the question: ‘A multitude of ordered pairs exist throughout the text. What are the most significant dualities? What does Brontë gain by creating symmetry between generations? What does she lose?’ This is a complete resource, with no further work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
A Level Literature (7) ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ Act 4 Scenes 1 and 2
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A Level Literature (7) ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ Act 4 Scenes 1 and 2

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William Shakespeare’s ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ remains a significant text in a post-modern world, where the prosecutions of Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein have shed fresh light onto gender inequality and sexual abuse. I have taught this text many times and have used this specific resource to lead my teaching in the classroom, as a distance learning/homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully engaging 21 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, theme tracking questions, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource (approximately 2-3 hours teaching time) that requires no additional labour from the overworked teacher. Enjoy.
A Level Literature (2) ‘Dracula’ Chapter 2 – Harker’s Journal II
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A Level Literature (2) ‘Dracula’ Chapter 2 – Harker’s Journal II

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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 this specific resource (revised in 2021) to lead my classroom teaching, as a distance learning material for SKYPE lessons, as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This dynamically illustrated PowerPoint lesson (23 slides, approximately 2 hours of teaching time) includes: 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 is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
A Level Literature (4) ‘Dracula’ Chapter 4 – Harker’s Journal IV
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A Level Literature (4) ‘Dracula’ Chapter 4 – Harker’s Journal IV

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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 this specific resource (revised in 2021) to lead my classroom teaching, as a distance learning material for SKYPE lessons, as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This dynamically illustrated PowerPoint lesson (28 slides, approximately 2 hours of teaching time) includes: 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 is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
A Level Literature (5) ‘Dracula’ Chapter 5 – Letters: Mina to Lucy I
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A Level Literature (5) ‘Dracula’ Chapter 5 – Letters: Mina to Lucy I

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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 this specific resource (revised in 2021) to lead my classroom teaching, as a distance learning material for SKYPE lessons, as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This dynamically illustrated PowerPoint lesson (18 slides, approximately 2 hours of teaching time) includes: 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 is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
A Level Literature (7) ‘Dracula’ Chapter 7 – ‘The Dailygraph’ 8th August
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A Level Literature (7) ‘Dracula’ Chapter 7 – ‘The Dailygraph’ 8th August

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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 this specific resource (revised in 2021) to lead my classroom teaching, as a distance learning material for SKYPE lessons, as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This dynamically illustrated PowerPoint lesson (25 slides, approximately 2 hours of teaching time) includes: 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 is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
A Level Literature (11) ‘Dracula’ Assessment 1 – Guided Essay Writing
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A Level Literature (11) ‘Dracula’ Assessment 1 – Guided Essay Writing

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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 this specific resource (revised in 2021) to lead my classroom teaching, as a distance learning material for SKYPE lessons, as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This dynamically illustrated PowerPoint lesson (23 slides, approximately 2 hours of teaching time) provides a step-by-step guide in A level essay writing, responding to the question: ‘Discuss the appearances Dracula makes throughout the novel. What does Stoker achieve by keeping his title character in the shadows for so much of the novel?’ This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
A Level Literature (10) ‘Dracula’ Chapter 10 – Mina Murray Journal IV
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A Level Literature (10) ‘Dracula’ Chapter 10 – Mina Murray Journal IV

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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 this specific resource (revised in 2021) to lead my classroom teaching, as a distance learning material for SKYPE lessons, as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This dynamically illustrated PowerPoint lesson (22 slides, approximately 2 hours of teaching time) includes: 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 is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
A Level Literature: (3) 'Measure for Measure' Act 2 Scenes 1 and 2
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A Level Literature: (3) 'Measure for Measure' Act 2 Scenes 1 and 2

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William Shakespeare’s ‘Measure for Measure’ remains a significant text in a post-modern world, where the prosecutions of Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein have shed fresh light onto gender inequality and sexual abuse. I have taught this text many times and have used this specific resource to lead my teaching in the classroom, as a distance learning/homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully engaging 22 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, theme tracking questions, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource (approximately 2-3 hours teaching time) that requires no additional labour from the overworked teacher. Enjoy.
A Level Literature (4) 'Measure for Measure' - Act 2 Scenes 3 and 4
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A Level Literature (4) 'Measure for Measure' - Act 2 Scenes 3 and 4

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William Shakespeare’s ‘Measure for Measure’ remains a significant text in a post-modern world, where the prosecutions of Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein have shed fresh light onto gender inequality and sexual abuse. I have taught this text many times and have used this specific resource to lead my teaching in the classroom, as a distance learning/homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully engaging 19 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, theme tracking questions, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource (approximately 2-3 hours teaching time) that requires no additional labour from the overworked teacher. Enjoy.
A Level Literature: (0) 'Measure for Measure' - Introduction to the Text
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A Level Literature: (0) 'Measure for Measure' - Introduction to the Text

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William Shakespeare’s ‘Measure for Measure’ remains a significant text in a post-modern world, where the prosecutions of Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein have shed fresh light onto gender inequality and sexual abuse. This detailed introductory lesson functions as a dynamic bridge into the text through a series of structured writing exercises and group discussions. I have taught this text many times and have used this specific resource to lead my teaching in the classroom, as a distance learning/homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This beautifully engaging 27 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a detailed biography of William Shakespeare, a starter activity, structured research and questions on the themes contained within the play, focus questions connected to the characterisation of key constructs, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource (approximately 2-3 hours teaching time) that requires no additional labour from the overworked teacher. Enjoy.
A Level Poetry: 'Grief' by Elizabeth Barrett-Browning
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A Level Poetry: 'Grief' by Elizabeth Barrett-Browning

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‘Grief’ by Elizabeth Barrett-Browning is a dynamic poem that explores the concept of bereavement and the differing measures of pain it causes. I have used this specific 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. The beautifully illustrated 22 slide PowerPoint lesson contains a starter activity, a glossary of terms, an author biography, reflective questions connected to the tone and the content, summary and analysis questions exploring the language devices, structure-based questions, an academic writing task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource, enjoy!
A Level Literature: (21) Hamlet – The Characterisation of Gertrude
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A Level Literature: (21) Hamlet – The Characterisation of Gertrude

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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 14 slide PowerPoint lesson explores the characterisation of Claudius from a number of different perspectives. This dynamic lesson provides a number of short debate topics (encouraging the students to exchange ideas) and a number of structured written tasks. 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!
A Level Literature: (17) King Lear – Act 4 Scenes 6 and 7
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A Level Literature: (17) King Lear – Act 4 Scenes 6 and 7

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Shakespeare’s classic tragedy forewarns of vanity and its fleeting values, explores the concept of aging and the decline of control, power and identity. In an age of social media, its vanity and its attached fleeting values, our individual lack of control and our ever-changing identities in the post-modern world, this text remains relevant and essential. I have taught this text many times in the last 20 years and I have used this specific resource (revised in 2020): to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material/homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students. This dynamically presented PowerPoint lesson of 24 slides, includes: a starter activity, a glossary of terms, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, a theme tracker, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!