This resource is an accessible and informative presentation of comparison between the characters of Animal Farm (images taken from the film) and their counterparts in the real Russian Revolution. Each pairing of images is followed by historical information, accurately explaining the real character and their historical behaviour. See also the free resource https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/animal-farm-characters-russian-sticers-12366420 where the pairings can be printed out as stickers.

This resource is the first in a series of GCSE booklets designed to be user friendly and cover all aspects of the novel and writer’s technique. These booklets have been created by a CCEA examiner for English Literature, have been tried and tested in the classroom, and cover all aspects of the curriculum. Currently available: *Of Mice and Men: Background *Of Mice and Men: Chapter by Chapter https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ccea-of-mice-and-men-chapter-by-chapter-12366451 *Of Mice and Men: Characters *Of Mice and Men: Themes *Of Mice and Men: Writer’s Technique Answer booklets will be available upon request.

A complete set of resources covering all aspects of teaching the Identity Anthology for CCEA GCSE Unit 2 Literature course. You won’t need anything else! Includes: Identity Anthology Pupil Booklet - for students to complete as the poems are being taught - includes space to complete context, poetic techniques and sample Question at the back. Pdf of Teacher completed Identity Anthology Pupil Booklet - all context complete and images of some annotated poems - see separate pdf for all annotated poems - Noteboook file is even more useful Identity Anthology Student Summaries - blank, to reveal students’ learning - to complete after the teaching of each poem Identity Anthology of poems - blank, for exams PowerPoint Identity Poems - Images, Author info, Context, Message, Themes Handwritten Annotations - in pdf form, Identity Poetry TES; multiple versions of poems dependent on class ability; also available in Notebook form, Identity Poetry TES Poetry Essay Layout Word Document of Context Notes Sample Comparative Essay Titles x18 Completed Comparative Essay Title ideas Poetic Themes - Ideas for Comparison PowerPoint -Images and Poem o accompany teaching of Prayer Before Birth PowerPoint -Images and Poem to accompany teaching of Mrs Tischer’s Class PowerPoint -Images and Poem to accompany teaching of I Remember, I Remember Full Essay - how choices affect identity - Road Not Taken and Invictus Essay Notes - sense of who you are - Here and Belfast Confetti 2 Different Approaches to How Childhood Affect us - Essay Notes and Developed Language and Imagery Section 3 Variations to How Relationships Affect Us - Essay Notes and Developed Language and Imagery Section 2 Variations to A Sense of Who We Are - Essay Notes and Developed Language and Imagery Section

Two booklets covering the character of Crooks in ‘Of Mice and Men’ Student Booklet - to be completed - 16 pages Teacher Booklet - with suggested answers - 16 pages Booklet covers: Introduction and guidance for how to complete a Character Essay Sample Paragraph Layout with suggested terminology/phrases Key words to describe Crooks Overview of Themes: Racism, Prejudice, Strength, Weaknesses Key Experiences Close analysis of Possessions Evidence/Quotes - analysed with techniques and explanations Example paragraphs with clear layout Area for summarising learning under mnemonic ‘BARSCAP’ FULL BOOKLET with all CHARACTERS will be AVAILABLE SOON

Two booklets covering the character of Curley’s Wife ‘Of Mice and Men’ Student Booklet - to be completed - 14 pages Teacher Booklet - with suggested answers - 14 pages Booklet covers: Introduction and guidance for how to complete a Character Essay Sample Paragraph Layout with suggested terminology/phrases Key words to describe Curley’s Wife Notes on Female Characters in the novel Discussion of sympathy/lack of sympathy for her Evidence/Quotes - analysed with techniques and explanations Example paragraphs with clear layout Area for summarising learning under mnemonic ‘BARSCAP’ FULL BOOKLET with all CHARACTERS will be AVAILABLE SOON

CCEA GCSE: Unit 2 Literature - ‘Blood Brothers’ Includes Pupil Booklet - information about this section of the exam Pupil booklet to be completed for Characters Indiviudal and detailed Character Powerpoints - Mrs Johnstone - Mrs Lyons - Mickey - Edward - Linda Each PowerPoint includes: - Key Words - Description and explanation of personality - Actions/Development of each character - Role/Relationships between the named characters and others - Any extra information - Key Quotations - Some worked quotations - Answers to example exam question

Two booklets covering the character of Candy ‘Of Mice and Men’ Student Booklet - to be completed - 13 pages Teacher Booklet - with suggested answers - 13 pages Booklet covers: Introduction and guidance for how to complete a Character Essay Sample Paragraph Layout with suggested terminology/phrases Key words to describe Candy Key Experiences analysed Evidence/Quotes - analysed with techniques and explanations Example paragraphs with clear layout Area for summarising learning under mnemonic ‘BARSCAP’ FULL BOOKLET with all CHARACTERS will be AVAILABLE SOON

Teaching and Guidance notes for Controlled Assessment for CCEA GCSE to accompany the teaching of ‘Macbeth’ Teaching Notes PP - Images PP - Paragraph scaffold and example Guided Planning Document **Teaching notes include: ** Stereotypical life of a Jacobean woman Shakespeare’s intentions Typical audience reaction Key Words/phrases Lady Macbeth - general overview and specific notes PowerPoint - Images included - to prompt discussion about the presentation of Lady Macbeth and the witches PowerPoint - includes key points to make about Lady Macbeth, key context points, paragraph layout and paragraph example. Document - guided planning - essay title and eight boxes to complete - guidance for students to bring their knowledge together.

Making use of the text ‘Ex-Poser’ by Paul Jennings, this resource carefully and accessibly works through how to answer ten comprehension questions using PEE - the method of Point, Evidence, Explanation. This has proven to be a really useful way to introduce PEE into the classroom and to ensure it is applied correctly.

A thorough booklet resource which is easily accessible to students and covers a range of poetic techniques, explored through different poetic examples and accompanying activities. Includes: Alliteration Onomatopoeia Simile Metaphor Personification

A fun way to introduce poetic techniques, and a chance to form different types of poems. Aimed at junior KS3, this is an upbeat introduction to poetic techniques and poetic form, covering simile to onomatopoeia, shape poems to noise poems.

Comprehension questions based on the fantastic resource ‘My Story’ – a compilation of poignant stories, all written by N. Irish authors. This resource contains transcripts of the real life stories aired on BBC Radio Ulster some years ago. Compilations of the transcripts were sold in paperback over a decade ago, but unfortunately they are no longer in print and not stocked anywhere. These stories have been included in this resource with full declaration of their ownership being that of the declared author. Students will read eleven short stories (ten are an A4 page in length, one is slightly longer) and answer questions where they are guided through the use PEE to help delve deeper into the meaning of the narratives. Resource provides: Use of ‘Ex-Poser’ by Paul Jennings (free to use from external sources) broken down into separate questions and students are guided through the PEE process in a structured way, helping to consolidate the purpose of PEE and make its use common practice. A break down of how to write answers in the PEE format Five stories with answer scaffold provided to aid the answering of one/two questions. Five stories to enjoy, with one extended question each.

Pupil Booklet designed to introduce and consolidate the choice and use of media techniques. Excellent starter for KS3, to prepare them for Reading Media Texts at GCSE. Includes: Types of media Target audience Text conventions Colour Font Formatting Logo Pictures - literal and metaphorical Layout Slogans Quotations Headings and subheadings Captions Facts and Opinions Persuasive devices Also included - a KS3 exam to be used at the end of the unit to assess learning. Answer booklet available on request at extra cost

A complete unit to teach the presentation of Animals in Fiction and Non-Fiction texts, leading to several discussions and a final discursive argument about whether or not Animals should be kept in Zoos. Unit of Work with clear lesson by lesson focus and link to worksheets Notebook file and Pdf file of teacher notes - written on whiteboard as moved through this unit - may be of use to assist with teaching certain lessons. All resources mentioned below and in the unit are included Room Display inspiration - titles, words and images Includes Animal alphabet Adjectives and verbs to describe Animals Animal related onomatopoeia, similes and metaphors Animal habitats Animals in the media - positive and negative portrayals, bias int he media Collective nouns for animals Description and connotation of negative and positive in description - vocabulary copyright of ‘Descriptosaurus’ by Alison Wilcox, published by Routledge 2013 Animal combinations - inspired by ‘Axel Scheffler’s Flip Flap Series’, published by Nosy Crow 2014 Reference to National Geographic - paper copy, website or instagram feed. Pet argument - annotate and analyse CCEA KS3 Past Paper ‘Wood Green Animal Shelter’ - analyse for writer’s craft Animals in Film, and as fashion fads Writing to inform - argument Article ‘Calling Animals ‘pets’ is insulting, academics claim’ - connotation of appropriate words for ‘pets’ - read poems ‘Old Dog’ and ‘Sheepkiller’ to further the discussion How are animals used? Poems ‘The Battery Hen’ , ‘The Early Purges’, and ‘Killing a whale’ to further the discussion Animal rights - what are they and how are they compromised? Writing to explain - discussion of animal rights Hierarchy of animal kingdom Issue of Extinction - furthered by use of CCEA KS3 Past Paper ‘The Black Rhino’ Zoos vs Safari - investigate and create a balanced argument in response to the topic: It is unfair to keep animals in Zoos.

A complete and accessible student booklet which leads the pupil through a variety of exercises in order to complete their own creative pieces of writing. Suitable for KS3 and low ability KS4 or as an easy introduction to Creative Writing (CCEA GCSE Unit 4, Task 1) This pack includes notes, areas to complete and prompt work to be completed at length separately. ‘Flexing your imagination’ exercises - nine tasks to get pupils engaged and start thinking about words, images and uniqueness. How to begin your story notes - with exercises to complete to practice the four key methods, folded by ‘Which is best’ work. Sentence variety notes - how to prevent repetition etc - exercises to complete to make the student aware of their actions and how to improve. Description notes - with work on the senses, smooth connectives, weather, place, verbs How to end your story notes - with exercises to complete Passages to completed with key words - noting how word choice can affect atmosphere and mood Up-levelling your writing - examples and tasks to complete Character work - descriptions, opening lines, emotions Emotions - working through VEMB - Voice, Expression, Movement, Breathing and Pulse - comes with Teacher answers Image prompts - to develop VEMB and narrative ‘Father and Daughter’ - Oscar winning short - work to complete - comes with Teacher answers ‘The Mysteries of Harris Burdick’ - Image prompts with helpful planning table

A student booklet 25 pages offering an introduction and development of the techniques looked for in both Unit 1 and Unit 4 of the GCSE Language exams. Accompanied by Teacher booklet 25 pages offering possible answers to assist the teaching of the topic. Perfect for KS3 student, lower ability GCSE, or as an introduction to Reading Non-Fiction at either Key Stage. A full range of persuasive language techniques are studied, and used in real contexts, developing the student’s ability to articulate impact in a structured paragraph. This resource considers both the choice of persuasive technique and the impact it has on the reader, using written and visual examples. You may also be interested in our similar KS3 introduction student and teacher booklets for Media Texts using CLIF - a useful introduction to Unit 1, Task 5. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12492445 Or our indepth GCSE student booklet, teacher notes and teaching PowerPoint for Unit 1, Tasks 4 + 5 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12393894 Included here: Formal and Informal Personal and impersonal Direct appeal Endorsements Figurative language Puns Humour and Hyperbole Facts and Statistics Lists, clusters, rule of 3 Repetition Alliteration

This resource has been developed for KS3 as a creative way of looking at genre and the fairy tale genre in particular. Comes with a 34-page Student booklet to complete, and matching 34-page Teacher booklet complete with answers/suggested answers. Topics covered: Genre Narrative Structure Stereotypes Theme Media Character Film making roles Overview By using the beloved film ‘Shrek’ as a reference point, pupils are encouraged to develop their understanding of genre both visually and in written form. Narrative structure is touched upon in order to develop an understanding of the variety of narratives available, and particularly looking at the idea of the ‘fractured fairytale’. Stereotypes are looked at, specifically to draw attention to the inversion of type integral to the plot line of ‘Shrek’. A range of non-fiction information is also referenced, looking at the idea of ‘Shrek’ as a media product.

Enjoy my free newspaper samples: Newspaper Frontpage https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-newspaper-front-page-12366705 VERY POPULAR: Sample Article written with the 5 W https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-newspaper-article-example-who-what-when-where-why-12366711 Or purchase my KS2/KS3 Newspaper booklet A complete and thorough resource, covering all aspects of Newspapers in a usable and student friendly format, with a booklet for the students, and a matching answered one for the Teacher. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks2-ks3-newspaper-booklet-unit-12366851 Included here: A PowerPoint looking at the difference between tabloid and broadsheet newspapers, and how the differences are evident in the front page, the headlines and the language used by each. A variety of front pages are considered – all from the same day – each looking at the same story in their own particular way. Real life context given to the differing writing styles of real newspapers.

A simple PowerPoint offering a picture and short summary for each scene in each act. All images taken from Google. Suggested use: as a visual aid; to summarise and refer to scenes left unread; as a recap aid.

A enjoyable introduction to these three techniques, with accompanying activities to consolidate learning. Please also find Part 1: Simile, Metaphor, Personification https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12366870