12 questions on Homer’s Odyssey, Book 19. Bright, colourful flashcards that complement other “Books” I have also created. Great revision activity for students needing to recap specific details of the book / chapter. Group flashcard game or individual activity.

5 colourful worksheets that provide a defintion, examples and exercises relating to subject, predicate and objects; simple, compound and complex sentences and adjectives.

Three bright, vibrant posters on Narrative Perspective, Setting and Style. Each box breaks down what students need to look for when analysing texts regarding these key aspects.

23 flashcards designed to help students revise the literary techniques used in satirical writing. I used this resource when teaching Juvenal’s Satires but the cards could also be used for teaching satire as part of a creative writing unit. Flashcards include (examples): Parody Invectives Sarcasm Imperatives Epigrams Apostrophe (not the punctuation mark) Circumlocution Ridicule Antithesis

12 colorful revision cards for Book 2 of Virgil’s Aeneid. Questions require a mix of closed, short answers and extended explanations.

4 colourful worksheets where students have to match the alliterative sound. As many students have discovered, it’s not as easy as it seems : ) This is an excellent resource for consolidating phonic or alliterative knowledge. It’s also an ideal lesson starter / quick plenary activity when teaching sound devices as part of a poetry unit. Bonus: 2 worksheets to revise antonyms. A quick, fun activity where students match up the picture that means the opposite word.

4 worksheets that allow students to revise word classes. These are excellent starter activities to revise prior knowledge. Word classes covered: Adjectives Prepositions Verbs Adverbs Singular words Plural words Interjections Present Tense Verbs Past Tense Verbs

5 colourful worksheets containing commonly misspelled words. Students have to choose the correct spelling to match the picture. A neat starter activity. This resource can be easily paired with teaching a specific spelling rule.

12 revision cards on Virgil’s Aeneid, Book 3. Questions ask for short, one word answers and extended responses. Ideal revision resource once students are familiar with the story.

20 colourful flashcards each containing a full sentence in the present tense. This resource is ideal for practising reading sight words and introducing new vocabulary as pupils become confident with sight words and look for an additional challenge. Bonus: each flashcard comes with a traceable letter version to enable students to develop their handwriting skills.

A fun way for students to revise word classes. Each sheet focuses on different word classes with instructions at the top of the page. Sheet 1: Proper, Collective, Abstract and Concrete nouns Sheet 2: Adverbs, Verbs and Adjectives Sheet 3: Past, Present and Future Verb Tenses Sheet 4: Prepositions, Interjections and Conjunctions

Using Old Major’s song ‘Beasts of England’, students are to select specific literary or language techniques to show how Old Major convinces the animals that Animalism is a worthy cause. This comes with a an exemplar or model answer with grade boundaries for New Zealand NCEA Level 1 levels, A, M and E. Students can see the cumulative effect of techniques on the animals / reader. This resource is designed to take a closer look at Orwell’s language when studying Animal Farm, but also develop general reading comprehension skills.

7 slide Power Point on Joe Wright’s adaptation of Ian McEwan’s novel, Atonement. This resource looks at Linguistic, Thematic and Stylistic conflicts presented in the text. It’s designed to be used to promote discussion amongst teacher and students. Some discussion questions included.

Resource designed to help students of Level 3 NCEA English, Visual Texts develop essay writing responses. Essay criteria is broken down into analysis / ideas and evidence. 2 sided Word document. Students are able to use this as a checklist when writing an essay in order to distinguish between the grade boundaries.

3 resources included in this package. Analytical notes on Pan organised through SOLO Taxonomy descriptors showing students what is needed to be proficient eat each level. A borderline Non-Achieved / Achieved Pan essay on character development. I have found this resource to be useful in illustrating the difference between a plot-driven essay. Students are able to edit the document and provide relevant analysis. Editable document showing how to integrate analytical comments into an essay. Again, this is useful for students who tend to ‘tell the story’. The scene analysed is Ofelia and the Toad. Resources designed for NCEA Level 3, NZ Curriculum, but can be adapted to any film analysis of Pan’s Labyrinth.

2 exemplar essays on Wright’s adaptation of Ian McEwan’s novel, Atonement. Based on NCEA Level 3 Visual Text questions, these essays are Excellence level essays.

Editable worksheet with space for students to enter notes on 6 symbols or motifs in Joe Wright’s adaptation of McEwan’s Atonement. Teacher notes are also provided for class discussion.

A neat general knowledge game for young students. 32 animal cards (in colour). One sheet is included as a “back of the card” if you wish to laminate the flashcards for repeated use. 7 cards are areas of the world (not quite continents). Students have to match the animals to the area in the world where they live.

12 revision activities on Andrew Niccol’s Gattaca. This resource is ideal for students to work on independently once they are familiar with the film. There are a range of activities including essay questions, mind maps, etc., and cover aspects such as themes, film techniques, character development and style.

Level 3 NCEA Visual Text exemplar essay on George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road.