3 page document providing a writing stimulus for “five senses” descriptive writing. Students are given the choice of four landscapes; have prompts for each sense and two differentiated exemplar paragraphs to help support their writing. This is an ideal resource for those needing to go beyond basic adjectives and provide sensory detail in their writing.

29 flashcards of key terms in Aristophanes’ play. Flashcards are able to be cut in order to turn this into a mix and match game.

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.

Two Level 3 / Year 13 Excellence essays on Doctor Faustus NZ Curriculum / NCEA Level 3 Written Text standard.

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.

14 slide Power Point looking at the aspect of Setting in Del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth. Discussion questions / lecture style notes on the physical and socio-political setting of the film. Suitable for Year 13 / Level 3 NCEA Visual Text study.

Example paragraph with Point, Evidence, Explanation and Response / Link highlighted. This was created for NCEA Level 1 Visual Text study on Nolan’s The Dark Knight. The term ‘foreshadowing’ is used in the paragraph showcasing how students can show how the technique used affects the structure of the text too. An additional section is analysis is included that shows how students can combine film techniques in a paragraph to achieve a higher grade.

12 revision activities on Orwell’s 1984. Students can work independently on the activities once familiar with the text.

12 revision tasks on Del Toro’s stunning film, Pan’s Labyrinth, that are ideal for students to complete independently once they are familiar with the film and film techniques.

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.

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.

6 colourful flashcards (or classroom posters if enlarged) of basic plural rules.

Resource 1: Example of a PEER paragraph showing how the Point, Evidence, Explanation and Response fits together in a main body paragraph. Resource 2: Worksheet activity exploring different types of conflict in AF. Character vs. Character Character vs, Society Character vs. Nature Character vs. Self. Teacher notes are also included for Resource 2.

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.

13 slide Power Point on the connection between Vidal and The Cronos Complex. The Cronos Complex explained and shown in artwork such as Goya and Rubens. Connections to, through Vidal and Franco’s policies, Pan’s Labyrinth highlighted. Exemplar Essay for Level 3 NCEA Visual Text. Excellence level. This essays shows how the Cronos Complex can be integrated into an essay.

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

Designed for NCEA Level 2 Written Text Standard. Example essay of Glenn Colquhoun’s poem Uncle Tu. Merit level (imbalanced, the analysis gets better as the essay continues). Designed to show students the difference in paragraph quality (the first main body paragraph needs to follow an effective paragraph structure more closely, address the question and increase the analysis provided.) Paragraph 2, whilst providing relevant information, needs extending. Paragraph 3 contains secure analysis and addresses the question. Students are able to annotate (editable document) and explain where / how / why the essay receives a Merit grade at Level 2 once familiar with the standard and poem.

12 activities students can complete independently or in groups. Some require whole class participation. These activities can be integrated throughout your novel / film study unit or used for revision.

24 flashcard set that can be used as an individual or group activity. Created for reading comprehension or unfamiliar text prose / poetry extracts but these cards can also be used as study cards for extended texts too. These cards are designed to be prompt cards to help students annotate the extract / text and perhaps use to structure their answer.

DIY phonic fans. The first 4 pages contains the initial 23 sounds students learn. The following 26 sounds are the more complex 26 consonant digraphs and graphemes. A split pin is used to make the fans (6-8 in a group) at the bottom of the ice cream cone. The fans can be used to ask students to identify sounds as they hear them from an audio recording or being read to in class. This activity is a brilliant way to help students develop phonological awareness.