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 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.
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s enduring classic, ‘The Great Gatsby’ is a tale of unrequited love and betrayal, and remains a significant text in the post-modern world. I have taught this text many times in the last twenty years, using this specific resource to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (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 works as an introduction to the text and focuses on three areas with discussion tasks and written challenges.
(i) The author and his body of work
(ii) Key themes contained within the Great Gatsby
(iii) The characterization of the key constructs.
This a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
This dynamically detailed and illustrated power point lesson is connected to the Edexcel AS and A Level English Language and Literature anthology (Voices in Speech and Writing). This specific lesson explores the text, ‘Pick of the Weekend: The Bridge by Martin Hoyle’
This colossal 16 slide presentation explores the genre, the audience and the purpose of this text. It introduces the students to the key critical terms of: Amplification, Aphorism, Asyndeton, Chiasmus, Paradox. Enigma and Synecdoche. his presentation also includes an academic writing task, an extension task and a plenary. This is a complete resource. Enjoy!
This dynamically detailed and illustrated power point lesson is connected to the Edexcel AS and A Level English Language and Literature anthology (Voices in Speech and Writing). This specific lesson explores the text, ‘Tsunami Eyewitness Account by Nat Geo photographer Chris Rainier’
This colossal 22 slide presentation explores the genre, the audience and the purpose of this text. It introduces the students to the key critical terms of: conventions, overview, alliteration, inference, enigma, tone and caesura. This presentation also includes an academic writing task, an extension task and a plenary. This is a complete resource. Enjoy!
This dynamically detailed and illustrated power point lesson is connected to the Edexcel AS and A Level English Language and Literature anthology (Voices in Speech and Writing). This specific lesson explores the text, ‘De Profundis by Oscar Wilde’
This colossal 21 slide presentation explores the genre, the audience and the purpose of this text. It introduces the students to the key critical terms of: conventions, overview, alliteration, inference, enigma, tone and caesura. This presentation also includes an academic writing task, an extension task and a plenary. This is a complete resource. Enjoy!
This dynamically detailed and illustrated power point lesson is connected to the Edexcel AS and A Level English Language and Literature anthology (Voices in Speech and Writing). This specific lesson explores the text, ‘Book Review: Boxer Handsome by Anna Whitham’
This colossal 23 slide presentation explores the genre, the audience and the purpose of this text. It introduces the students to the key critical terms of: conventions, overview, alliteration, inference, enigma, tone and caesura. This presentation also includes an academic writing task, an extension task and a plenary. This is a complete resource. Enjoy!
This dynamically detailed and illustrated power point lesson is connected to the Edexcel AS and A Level English Language and Literature anthology (Voices in Speech and Writing). This specific lesson explores the text, ‘Colonel Tim Collins to 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, in Iraq 2003’
This colossal 29 slide presentation explores the genre, the audience and the purpose of this text. It introduces the students to the key critical terms of: emotive language, pronouns, representation, tone, imagery, iconography, hyperbole, euphemism and motif. This presentation also includes an academic writing task, an extension task and a plenary. This is a complete resource. Enjoy!
This dynamically detailed and illustrated power point lesson is connected to the Edexcel AS and A Level English Language and Literature anthology (Voices in Speech and Writing). This specific lesson explores the text, ‘Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China by Paul Theroux’
This colossal 20 slide presentation explores the genre, the audience and the purpose of this text. It introduces the students to the key critical terms of: Imagery, Repetition, Aphorism, Amplification, Allusion, Cacophony, Understatement, Motif and Periphrasis. This presentation also includes an academic writing task, an extension task and a plenary. This is a complete resource. Enjoy!
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 the key terms of ‘cacophony’ and ‘caesura’ – the use of critical language is essential. Through a series of structured exercises: the students learn how to understand and place these words into their own critical vocabulary. Colourful and interactive, I have received good feedback on this lesson. This is a complete resource. Enjoy.
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 ´Where to begin when analysing quotes´ – this is an essential skill. Through a series of structured exercises: the students learn how to interpret and comment on quotes, and adopt this skill into their academic writing. Colourful and interactive, I have received good feedback on this lesson. This is a complete resource. Enjoy.
These complex and challenging texts remain as controversial in the post-modern world as they did at the time of publication. I have taught these texts a number of times and have refined this resource at the close of every academic year. I have successfully used this resource to lead my teaching in the classroom, as a homework or distance learning material and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students.
This colossal nineteen slide presentation provides the appropriate detail and exploration required at A level, and is suitable with slight adaptions for IB and the American system. This presentation commences with an exploration into the meaning and interpretation of the term, ‘Love’, with structured writing tasks, discussion and mini research tasks - bringing awareness to how the definition functions. This exploration scaffolds a more informed analysis of Gatsby and Othello as constructs, and this is once again taught through a series of structured tasks. Every slide is dynamically illustrated and very engaging. This presentation also contains an extension task and homework assignment. There is no work for you to complete whatsoever. This is a complete resource. Enjoy.
These complex and challenging texts remain as controversial in the post-modern world as they did at the time of publication. I have taught these texts a number of times and have refined this resource at the close of every academic year. I have successfully used this resource to lead my teaching in the classroom, as a homework or distance learning material and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students.
This colossal twenty-two slide presentation provides the appropriate detail and exploration required at A level, and is suitable with slight adaptions for IB and the American system. This presentation commences with an exploration into the meaning and interpretation f the term, ‘Tragic Hero’, with structured writing tasks, discussion and mini research tasks - bringing awareness to how the definition functions. This exploration scaffolds a more informed analysis of Gatsby and Othello as constructs, and this is once again taught through a series of structured tasks. Every slide is dynamically illustrated and very engaging. This presentation also contains an extension task and homework assignment. There is no work for you to complete whatsoever. This is a complete resource. Enjoy.
David Almond’s ‘Skellig’ is brought beautifully to life in these thoughtfully designed slides. Differentiated tasks are contained within this lesson which drastically reduces your workload. This lesson contains a starter activity, a discussion task, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task (PETAL paragraphing), an extension task, a homework assignment and of course a plenary. All the challenging and time-consuming work has been completed for you. This is a complete resource. Enjoy!
David Almond’s ‘Skellig’ is brought beautifully to life in these thoughtfully designed slides. Differentiated tasks are contained within this lesson which drastically reduces your workload. This lesson contains a starter activity, a discussion task, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task (PETAL paragraphing), an extension task, a homework assignment and of course a plenary. All the challenging and time-consuming work has been completed for you. This is a complete resource. Enjoy!
David Almond’s ‘Skellig’ is brought beautifully to life in these thoughtfully designed slides. Differentiated tasks are contained within this lesson which drastically reduces your workload. This lesson contains a starter activity, a discussion task, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task (PETAL paragraphing), an extension task, a homework assignment and of course a plenary. All the challenging and time-consuming work has been completed for you. This is a complete resource. Enjoy!