‘PRIVATE PEACEFUL’ - IMAGERY ANALYSIS UNIT BOOSTER (British NC KS3 YR7) - Part 3 War p112-184 A super-useful booster for a language analysis unit on ‘Private Peaceful’ by Michael Morpurgo. Based on developing the inference skills based on word-imagery, this set of rich visual prompts is meant to help stimulate students’ sense of the hidden meaning behind visual language in the novel ‘Private Peaceful’. Students are given key words from the text and a supporting picture from which they can springboard into analysing connotations. Comprehensively covering a massive amount of images from 3 parts of the novel, roughly 80 word-pictures, this will give students a strong basis for composing language analysis paragraphs based on connotation, and could be used to scaffold into summative/formative assessment based around the essay. This resource set is designed to fit into a thorough schema/sequence of work which already covers the context, plot overview/comprehension facts.

‘PRIVATE PEACEFUL’ - IMAGERY ANALYSIS UNIT BOOSTER (British NC KS3 YR7) - Part 2 - Training p72-110 A super-useful booster for a language analysis unit on ‘Private Peaceful’ by Michael Morpurgo. Based on developing the inference skills based on word-imagery, this set of rich visual prompts is meant to help stimulate students’ sense of the hidden meaning behind visual language in the novel ‘Private Peaceful’. Students are given key words from the text and a supporting picture from which they can springboard into analysing connotations. Comprehensively covering a massive amount of images from 3 parts of the novel, roughly 80 word-pictures, this will give students a strong basis for composing language analysis paragraphs based on connotation, and could be used to scaffold into summative/formative assessment based around the essay. This resource set is designed to fit into a thorough schema/sequence of work which already covers the context, plot overview/comprehension facts.

‘PRIVATE PEACEFUL’ - IMAGERY ANALYSIS UNIT BOOSTER (British NC KS3 YR7) - PART 1 - Childhood p1-71 A super-useful booster for a language analysis unit on ‘Private Peaceful’ by Michael Morpurgo. Based on developing the inference skills based on word-imagery, this set of rich visual prompts is meant to help stimulate students’ sense of the hidden meaning behind visual language in the novel ‘Private Peaceful’. Students are given key words from the text and a supporting picture from which they can springboard into analysing connotations. Comprehensively covering a massive amount of images from 3 parts of the novel, roughly 80 word-pictures, this will give students a strong basis for composing language analysis paragraphs based on connotation, and could be used to scaffold into summative/formative assessment based around the essay. This resource set is designed to fit into a thorough schema/sequence of work which already covers the context, plot overview/comprehension facts.

‘PRIVATE PEACEFUL’ - IMAGERY ANALYSIS UNIT BOOSTER (British NC KS3 YR7) - SAMPLE A super-useful booster for a language analysis unit on ‘Private Peaceful’ by Michael Morpurgo. Based on developing the inference skills based on word-imagery, this set of rich visual prompts is meant to help stimulate students’ sense of the hidden meaning behind visual language in the novel ‘Private Peaceful’. Students are given key words from the text and a supporting picture from which they can springboard into analysing connotations. Comprehensively covering a massive amount of images from 3 parts of the novel, roughly 80 word-pictures, this will give students a strong basis for composing language analysis paragraphs based on connotation, and could be used to scaffold into summative/formative assessment based around the essay. This resource set is designed to fit into a thorough schema/sequence of work which already covers the context, plot overview/comprehension facts.

Subject-Verb Agreement Exercises (‘Adventure Time’ Version) A very fun, engaging, and memorable way to explore the grammatical principles of subject-verb agreement, with clear, logical, and linear rules. Can be excerpted and transformed into class posters/displays as high resolution images, used as a test, revision, or permanent resource.

A very, very useful resource to display as a classroom poster and as a foundation tool, a set of questions, to help students fully unpack the connotations of any given image/word. This is the basis of all higher-order language/literary technique analysis, and is essential to begin any kind of literary criticism. Useful and applicable to the MYP Middle Years Programme and IBDP International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, as well as the AP Advanced Placement US curriculum, Australian NSW NESA English curriculum, and the A Levels UK. Any course involving language analysis will benefit from this.

T. S. Eliot Selected Poetry Imagery Analysis Slides - Memory Cards - Magi A series of practical, single-lesson worksheets which focus on the compelling images threaded through a selection of T. S. Eliot’s poetry. Very useful both for comprehension, (catering to visual learning), as well as revision (memory cards, quote guessing). Can be implemented as a class demonstration, lecture, or joint construction. Also suitable for individual analysis, or group work, as students can choose the images they wish to analyse and report back to the class after completion. A highly valuable, reusable resource befitting the enduring nature of Eliot’s poetry. Can be integrated into the IB International Baccalaureate as part of the PLA / PRL Prescribed List of Authors, and also set texts for the Australian NSW English Advance Module B Syllabus, as well as an option within UK A Levels and US AP Program.

T. S. Eliot Selected Poetry Imagery Analysis Slides - Memory Cards - Hollow A series of practical, single-lesson worksheets which focus on the compelling images threaded through a selection of T. S. Eliot’s poetry. Very useful both for comprehension, (catering to visual learning), as well as revision (memory cards, quote guessing). Can be implemented as a class demonstration, lecture, or joint construction. Also suitable for individual analysis, or group work, as students can choose the images they wish to analyse and report back to the class after completion. A highly valuable, reusable resource befitting the enduring nature of Eliot’s poetry. Can be integrated into the IB International Baccalaureate as part of the PLA / PRL Prescribed List of Authors, and also set texts for the Australian NSW English Advance Module B Syllabus, as well as an option within UK A Levels and US AP Program.

T. S. Eliot Selected Poetry Imagery Analysis Slides - Memory Cards - Rhapsody A series of practical, single-lesson worksheets which focus on the compelling images threaded through a selection of T. S. Eliot’s poetry. Very useful both for comprehension, (catering to visual learning), as well as revision (memory cards, quote guessing). Can be implemented as a class demonstration, lecture, or joint construction. Also suitable for individual analysis, or group work, as students can choose the images they wish to analyse and report back to the class after completion. A highly valuable, reusable resource befitting the enduring nature of Eliot’s poetry. Can be integrated into the IB International Baccalaureate as part of the PLA / PRL Prescribed List of Authors, and also set texts for the Australian NSW English Advance Module B Syllabus, as well as an option within UK A Levels and US AP Program.

T. S. Eliot Selected Poetry Imagery Analysis Slides - Memory Cards A series of practical, single-lesson worksheets which focus on the compelling images threaded through a selection of T. S. Eliot’s poetry. Very useful both for comprehension, (catering to visual learning), as well as revision (memory cards, quote guessing). Can be implemented as a class demonstration, lecture, or joint construction. Also suitable for individual analysis, or group work, as students can choose the images they wish to analyse and report back to the class after completion. A highly valuable, reusable resource befitting the enduring nature of Eliot’s poetry. Can be integrated into the IB International Baccalaureate as part of the PLA / PRL Prescribed List of Authors, and also set texts for the Australian NSW English Advance Module B Syllabus, as well as an option within UK A Levels and US AP Program.

T. S. Eliot Selected Poetry Imagery Analysis Slides - Memory Cards A series of practical, single-lesson worksheets which focus on the compelling images threaded through a selection of T. S. Eliot’s poetry. Very useful both for comprehension, (catering to visual learning), as well as revision (memory cards, quote guessing). Can be implemented as a class demonstration, lecture, or joint construction. Also suitable for individual analysis, or group work, as students can choose the images they wish to analyse and report back to the class after completion. A highly valuable, reusable resource befitting the enduring nature of Eliot’s poetry. Can be integrated into the IB International Baccalaureate as part of the PLA / PRL Prescribed List of Authors, and also set texts for the Australian NSW English Advance Module B Syllabus, as well as an option within UK A Levels and US AP Program.

‘Wonder’ (2012) by R. J. Palacio - Powerful Voices Lessons, unit/scheme of work - Year 7 Unit suitable for the MYP Middle Years Programme of the IB International Baccalaureate, based on the key concepts of perspective, identity, representation, and especially communication. A deep dive into the different voices of the novel, especially the protagonist Auggie’s, as he struggles with self-assertion, having Treacher-Collins Syndrome, facing the ableist discrimination of his classmates. Dynamic, detailed, challenging, and fun activities with highly engaging pictures and an intentional integration of technology into every lesson. Mixture between group and individual work, rich contextual investigations, creative and analytic writing, huge range for extension, opportunities to engage with the wider school community, with embedded assessments (empathic and language analysis oral). A great way to scaffold an unforgettable, empowering, heart-warming learning experience! Can be accessed lesson-by-lesson, or as a whole unit.

‘Wonder’ (2012) by R. J. Palacio - Powerful Voices Lessons, unit/scheme of work - Year 7 Unit suitable for the MYP Middle Years Programme of the IB International Baccalaureate, based on the key concepts of perspective, identity, representation, and especially communication. A deep dive into the different voices of the novel, especially the protagonist Auggie’s, as he struggles with self-assertion, having Treacher-Collins Syndrome, facing the ableist discrimination of his classmates. Dynamic, detailed, challenging, and fun activities with highly engaging pictures and an intentional integration of technology into every lesson. Mixture between group and individual work, rich contextual investigations, creative and analytic writing, huge range for extension, opportunities to engage with the wider school community, with embedded assessments (empathic and language analysis oral). A great way to scaffold an unforgettable, empowering, heart-warming learning experience! Can be accessed lesson-by-lesson, or as a whole unit.

‘Wonder’ (2012) by R. J. Palacio - Powerful Voices Lessons, unit/scheme of work - Year 7 Unit suitable for the MYP Middle Years Programme of the IB International Baccalaureate, based on the key concepts of perspective, identity, representation, and especially communication. A deep dive into the different voices of the novel, especially the protagonist Auggie’s, as he struggles with self-assertion, having Treacher-Collins Syndrome, facing the ableist discrimination of his classmates. Dynamic, detailed, challenging, and fun activities with highly engaging pictures and an intentional integration of technology into every lesson. Mixture between group and individual work, rich contextual investigations, creative and analytic writing, huge range for extension, opportunities to engage with the wider school community, with embedded assessments (empathic and language analysis oral). A great way to scaffold an unforgettable, empowering, heart-warming learning experience! Can be accessed lesson-by-lesson, or as a whole unit.

‘Wonder’ (2012) by R. J. Palacio - Powerful Voices Lessons, unit/scheme of work - Year 7 Unit suitable for the MYP Middle Years Programme of the IB International Baccalaureate, based on the key concepts of perspective, identity, representation, and especially communication. A deep dive into the different voices of the novel, especially the protagonist Auggie’s, as he struggles with self-assertion, having Treacher-Collins Syndrome, facing the ableist discrimination of his classmates. Dynamic, detailed, challenging, and fun activities with highly engaging pictures and an intentional integration of technology into every lesson. Mixture between group and individual work, rich contextual investigations, creative and analytic writing, huge range for extension, opportunities to engage with the wider school community, with embedded assessments (empathic and language analysis oral). A great way to scaffold an unforgettable, empowering, heart-warming learning experience! Can be accessed lesson-by-lesson, or as a whole unit.

‘Wonder’ (2012) by R. J. Palacio - Powerful Voices Lessons, unit/scheme of work - Year 7 Unit suitable for the MYP Middle Years Programme of the IB International Baccalaureate, based on the key concepts of perspective, identity, representation, and especially communication. A deep dive into the different voices of the novel, especially the protagonist Auggie’s, as he struggles with self-assertion, having Treacher-Collins Syndrome, facing the ableist discrimination of his classmates. Dynamic, detailed, challenging, and fun activities with highly engaging pictures and an intentional integration of technology into every lesson. Mixture between group and individual work, rich contextual investigations, creative and analytic writing, huge range for extension, opportunities to engage with the wider school community, with embedded assessments (empathic and language analysis oral). A great way to scaffold an unforgettable, empowering, heart-warming learning experience! Can be accessed lesson-by-lesson, or as a whole unit.

‘Wonder’ (2012) by R. J. Palacio - Powerful Voices Lessons, unit/scheme of work - Year 7 Unit suitable for the MYP Middle Years Programme of the IB International Baccalaureate, based on the key concepts of perspective, identity, representation, and especially communication. A deep dive into the different voices of the novel, especially the protagonist Auggie’s, as he struggles with self-assertion, having Treacher-Collins Syndrome, facing the ableist discrimination of his classmates. Dynamic, detailed, challenging, and fun activities with highly engaging pictures and an intentional integration of technology into every lesson. Mixture between group and individual work, rich contextual investigations, creative and analytic writing, huge range for extension, opportunities to engage with the wider school community, with embedded assessments (empathic and language analysis oral). A great way to scaffold an unforgettable, empowering, heart-warming learning experience! Can be accessed lesson-by-lesson, or as a whole unit.

‘Wonder’ (2012) by R. J. Palacio - Powerful Voices Lessons, unit/scheme of work - Year 7 Unit suitable for the MYP Middle Years Programme of the IB International Baccalaureate, based on the key concepts of perspective, identity, representation, and especially communication. A deep dive into the different voices of the novel, especially the protagonist Auggie’s, as he struggles with self-assertion, having Treacher-Collins Syndrome, facing the ableist discrimination of his classmates. Dynamic, detailed, challenging, and fun activities with highly engaging pictures and an intentional integration of technology into every lesson. Mixture between group and individual work, rich contextual investigations, creative and analytic writing, huge range for extension, opportunities to engage with the wider school community, with embedded assessments (empathic and language analysis oral). A great way to scaffold an unforgettable, empowering, heart-warming learning experience! Can be accessed lesson-by-lesson, or as a whole unit.

‘Wonder’ (2012) by R. J. Palacio - Powerful Voices Lessons, unit/scheme of work - Year 7 Unit suitable for the MYP Middle Years Programme of the IB International Baccalaureate, based on the key concepts of perspective, identity, representation, and especially communication. A deep dive into the different voices of the novel, especially the protagonist Auggie’s, as he struggles with self-assertion, having Treacher-Collins Syndrome, facing the ableist discrimination of his classmates. Dynamic, detailed, challenging, and fun activities with highly engaging pictures and an intentional integration of technology into every lesson. Mixture between group and individual work, rich contextual investigations, creative and analytic writing, huge range for extension, opportunities to engage with the wider school community, with embedded assessments (empathic and language analysis oral). A great way to scaffold an unforgettable, empowering, heart-warming learning experience! Can be accessed lesson-by-lesson, or as a whole unit.

‘Wonder’ (2012) by R. J. Palacio - Powerful Voices Lessons, unit/scheme of work - Year 7 Unit suitable for the MYP Middle Years Programme of the IB International Baccalaureate, based on the key concepts of perspective, identity, representation, and especially communication. A deep dive into the different voices of the novel, especially the protagonist Auggie’s, as he struggles with self-assertion, having Treacher-Collins Syndrome, facing the ableist discrimination of his classmates. Dynamic, detailed, challenging, and fun activities with highly engaging pictures and an intentional integration of technology into every lesson. Mixture between group and individual work, rich contextual investigations, creative and analytic writing, huge range for extension, opportunities to engage with the wider school community, with embedded assessments (empathic and language analysis oral). A great way to scaffold an unforgettable, empowering, heart-warming learning experience! Can be accessed lesson-by-lesson, or as a whole unit.