12 questions on Homer’s Odyssey, Book 18. 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 worksheets helping students to find verbs / auxillary verbs in a sentence. This resource is designed as a quick revision activity once students have been taught parts of speech.

12 questions on Homer’s Odyssey, Book 23. 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.

10 questions on Homer’s Odyssey, Book 4. 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 essays on Marjus Zusak’s The Book Thief. The essays are designed to answer NCEA Level 2 questions. Each essay focuses on a different question. Included: Non-Achieved Achieved Unfinished x 2. These were written to teach students how write an effective conclusion. Excellence Editable Word documents so the teacher / students can explain how / where the essay points meet the marking criteria (developed / convincing / perceptive) for each grade.

Exemplar paragraph (1 only) written to show students effective paragraph structure involving: Topic sentence / Point Evidence (Techniques) Explanation Comment / Link / Response on Ian Mudie’s famous poem.

PEER or PEEL paragraph chart using Glenn Colquhoun’s The Other Side of the River. Each column represents an aspect of the paragraph. Page 1 is a model answer for the students. Two columns on page 2 and 3 are complete leaving the final columns for students to complete. A scaffolded activity showing students how to develop their analysis when writing paragraphs. Aimed at Year 9 or KS 3 level.

10 colourful flashcards, each card citing an aspect of the Tragic Hero. There is space for the students to write the evidence from their text onto each card showing how the character meets (or not) the criteria for a tragic hero. Group or individual activity. Not text specific.

21 slide Power Point on a psychoanalytical interpretation of Pan’s Labyrinth. Franco and Fascism are defined. Psychoanalysis (basic) is explained. Links to characters and events in Pan’s Labyrinth is explained. Used with Year 13 Visual Text study Standard NCEA but could be adapted to any film study of Pan as it is general analysis of the above concepts.

An example of an Excellence, Merit and Achieved essays written for NCEA Level 1 Visual Text Nolan’s The Dark Knight.

11 page storybook that focuses on building confidence with sight words and introducing some new vocabulary for those students who are ready for the next challenge. Colourful images accompany the sentences. Some pages also feature a question that asks the student to predict or infer what happens. Some questions involve basic numeracy.

21 flashcards displaying a verb at the top of the card. Students are to complete the sentence by replacing the ellipsis with the correct continuous tense verb. E.g. lurks becomes ‘is lurking’ A good exercise for expanding vocabulary as well as reinforcing present continuous tense rules.

29 general literacy skills questions such as identifying and defining simple, compound and complex sentences; defining types of nouns and conjunctions; defining smilies; regular verbs; definition of a stanza and parts of speech. A fun group activity or starter activity. Answers included. Aimed at ks2 - 3 junior levels.

Metaphor match up game: students are to match up the picture and word that best describes the metaphor. Designed to be a fun game for students who are getting to grips with figurative language.

50 animal cards and 34 verb cards. Students have to match up the animal to a verb or action they think that animal performs. This activity reinforces the alphabet, general knowledge and an understanding of verbs.

20 worksheet pack that is designed to be an engaging activity for students whilst reinforcing word class / parts of speech knowledge. Worksheets include: Prepositions Collective nouns Possessive nouns Pronouns Abstract nouns Concrete nouns Co-ordinating conjunctions Sub-ordinating conjunctions Auxiliary verbs Interjections

4 page handout for students instructing them on designing a persuasive leaflet using specific language / techniques. The handout presumes the students are familiar with the persuasive and rhetorical devices used in advertising. This resource has been designed as an activity for students to show their understanding of these techniques. An example of a commentary is included that shows the students how to explain one layout feature and one persuasive or rhetorical feature and it’s intended effect on the audience.

12 worksheets focusing on prepositions, adverbs and conjunctions. These are designed to be quick, fun activities for your students whilst reinforcing their parts of speech knowledge.

130 cards, differentiated into three sets. 25 pairs - Pumpkin set (basic) 20 pairs - Ghosts ( 20 pairs - Cauldrons (advanced) Students have to match up the cards based on the sound made by the word depicted.

A quick, fun activity for your students who are discovering proper nouns. 24 card domino game