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

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.

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.

Resources on Speilberg’s Jurassic Park. This is aimed at Year 10 / Year 11 Film Study. Symbolism Teacher Notes Character study for students Discussion questions for students

12 slide Power Point on the popularity of chariot racing in Ancient Rome. The Power Point gives information on: Public opinion How the racing stables system worked Who competed What happened on race day

A set of 10 cards (5 picture cards and 5 word cards). Colour resource to help your students develop their phonemic and phonic awareness. This game can be played by having the words or pictures pre-cut and matching cards are placed on the opposite card or they can be matched up via pen /pencil. Can be used as a group or individual activity.

A fun group game for your students whilst enhancing their vocabulary, matching written words to pictures. 12 page PDF file, 6 picture cards and 6 word cards.

This is an ideal resource if you are looking for a quick revision activity for King Lear Students have to match the quote to the character. Quotes can be pre-cut and matched to the characters as an independent activity or the quotes can be read at random and students have to write the quote next to the character they think it belongs to.

Quick revision activity on Pan’s Labyrinth. Answer sheet included.

2 resources included: Vocabulary checklist for formal letter writing. Can be used as a list of requisite words or as a spelling aid. Formal Letter Writing Info sheet / Poster. This can be used for classroom display or as a helpful worksheet guide for students.

28 cards designed to help students reinforce their spelling knowledge of J sound words. Each card has captioned picture. The J sound letters are left blank ready for the student to complete as part of a guided spelling exercise.

14 picture cards to be matched up with the corresponding analysis. Ideal for revision once students are familiar with Orwell’s text. Group or individual activity

30 flashcards containing basic sentences. Students need to decide whether a possessive apostrophe is needed. A fun revision activity. Answer cards included.

A quick, fun, interactive literacy game for your students. 30 domino cards: match the picture to the corresponding onomatopoeic word.

24 domino cards showcasing Roman inventions or things that were developed when they came to Britain. This is a fun activity for your history unit when studying Roman Britain. This game can also be used to springboard into independent research activities.

10 templates included in this pack encouraging students to develop imagery in their creative or descriptive writing by using sensory imagery. The visual images are designed to prompt students into developing their ideas and the boxes are designed to help students organize them.

22 Posters, 2 “Spice up your Writing” signs followed by 20 “spice jars” with a different language technique on each. A cute classroom display to encourage your students to develop their creative writing skills.

20 pairs of flashcards where students have to match the picture to the onomatopoeic sound associated with it. A quick, fun, interactive group game for your students when exploring language techniques.

Fruit themed Days of the Week / Months of the Year for classroom display.

21 examples of conjunctions arranged in correlative, subordinating and co-ordinating groups. Flashcard or Wall display resource.