This is an excellent resource for IB Students who study Film and GCSE/AS/A Level Media Studies who need a ready-made template for analysing movie plots, film scrips, documentaries, videos, short films, etc. Teachers will also find this extremely helpful as a visual aid along with their usual film and media studies lessons. And Most of All, it is Free!:) It has the following components in that order: Genre Theme Setting Message Audience Eponymous Hero/Heroine Dialogue Sound Cinematography Plot Happy Reading and Downloading!

This resource is handy and helpful for almost Year 7 and Year 8 British curriculum students who are taught films, movies and cinemas adapted from literature books. Students study the elements of Movie Posters and design one themselves after studying it.

This rose-illustrated version of the classic poem, ’ The Sick Rose’ by William Blake is useful for poetry lessons and to distribute as handouts to students of all Year groups. It is perfect to go along with the English Romantic Poetry Lesson Plan. Also there is plenty space to annotate the document with poetic language and structural features. Perfect document for visual learners as well across the English National Curriculum

Figure of Speech Playground: Where Language Comes Alive! Imagine a place where learning about figures of speech feels like frolicking on a sunny day! The Figure of Speech Playground is just that – a treasure trove of interactive games, quizzes, and activities that make mastering literary devices a blast. Explore the Simile Slide: Slide down a rainbow chute, matching wacky comparisons like “Her laugh was like a cascading waterfall” with their corresponding images. Swing through the Metaphor Jungle: Swing from vine to vine, deciphering metaphors like “He’s a lion in the boardroom” and unlocking their hidden meanings. Climb the Hyperbole Highrise: Ascend a skyscraper of outrageous exaggerations, testing your ability to identify and create these attention-grabbing figures of speech. With eye-catching graphics, engaging challenges, and a sprinkle of humor, the Figure of Speech Playground makes learning not just effective, but downright fun! So come on in, unleash your inner wordsmith, and let your imagination soar! Remember, this is just one example, and you can tailor the resource to your specific audience and preferences. Happy learning!

TPCASTT is a valuable acronym for analyzing Poetry, Fiction, and Non-Fiction. It stands for Title, Paraphrase, Connotation, Attitude, Shift, Title (again), and Theme. Title: Begin by examining the title to gather initial thoughts and predictions about the piece. It sets the tone and often holds deeper meanings. Paraphrase: Summarize the content in your own words. This step helps in understanding the literal meaning of the text before diving into deeper analysis. Connotation: Investigate the figurative meanings of words, examining their emotional, cultural, or suggested associations beyond the literal definitions. Attitude: Analyze the author’s tone and attitude towards the subject matter. Consider the emotions conveyed and the speaker’s perspective. Shift: Look for any shifts in tone, speaker, setting, or subject within the text. These shifts often indicate a change in meaning or perspective. Title (again): Revisit the title in light of the analysis. Does it hold new significance or layers of meaning after dissecting the text? Theme: Identify the overarching message or central idea conveyed by the piece. Themes often encompass broader concepts or lessons that the author aims to communicate. TPCASTT serves as a structured approach to delve into the layers of meaning within poetry, fiction, or non-fiction texts. It encourages a systematic analysis that uncovers deeper insights into the author’s intentions and the text’s significance.

DIDLS is a powerful acronym used in text analysis. It stands for Diction, Imagery, Details, Language, and Structure. Diction: It refers to the author’s word choice. Analyzing diction involves understanding why specific words are used and their impact on the text’s tone, mood, and meaning. Imagery: This involves examining the sensory details used in the text to create mental images for the reader. It includes descriptions that appeal to the senses and evoke emotions. Details: This encompasses all the specific elements in the text, such as names, dates, places, and objects. Analyzing details helps in understanding their significance and how they contribute to the overall message. Language: Beyond diction, it involves looking at the overall language style, whether it’s formal, informal, colloquial, etc. This also includes figurative language like metaphors, similes, and symbolism. Structure: This refers to how the text is organized and presented. It involves examining elements like paragraphs, sections, sentence length, pacing, and overall composition to understand how they impact the reader’s experience. Using DIDLS for analysis involves dissecting each element and examining how they contribute to the author’s purpose, tone, and overall message. It’s a structured approach that helps in organizing thoughts and constructing insightful essays when analyzing texts.

For Years 7 to 9 in the British curriculum, studying dystopian elements involves exploring how these aspects shape narratives, characters, and themes in texts like “The Hunger Games,” “1984,” or “The Giver.” Teachers often encourage critical thinking by discussing how these elements reflect societal concerns and values, fostering students’ analytical skills and understanding of literary concepts. Additionally, activities might involve creative writing tasks where students create their dystopian worlds, allowing them to apply their understanding of these elements.

Tips for Interview Writing IGCSE First Language English 0500 Paper 1 Reading. This quick aesthetic poster on interviews is perfect for that last minute revision before the exam.

Nouns and its different kinds such as collective nouns, proper nouns, material nouns, countable and uncountable nouns, etc.

The resource is an unannotated set of Prose and Poetry Fiction Extracts. This is an excellent resource for KS2/3/4 GCSE English Literature and Language students that has prose and poetry extracts typed on aesthetic pages that are ready to be printed out and annotated for language features and poetic techniques. This along with the TPCASTT anslysis can be used to annotate the extracts with language features and figurative devices or other linguistic and structural tools. Teachers will also find this extremely helpful as a visual aid along with their usual lesson plans. It has the following extracts in that order: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Harry Potter by J.K.Rowling The Sick Rose by William Blake Still, I Rise by Maya Angelou The Chimney Sweeper by William Blake Tyger by William Blake

A Literary Heritage Text refers to a work of literature that is recognized as being of significant cultural, historical, or artistic value, often forming part of a country’s or culture’s literary canon. These texts are typically regarded as classics and have stood the test of time, contributing to the understanding and appreciation of a language, society, or literary tradition. They are often included in educational curricula due to their enduring themes, language, and insights into the human condition. Examples are “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey” by Homer, “Don Quixote” by Miguel de Cervantes, and “War and Peace” by Leo Tolstoy. This comparison Grid will help students of the British Curriculum compare and contrast two or more Victorian or Literary Heritage Texts using the following parameters: Overall Structrue Characters Setting Conflict Themes Also included is a Visual Aid with examples of Victorian Heritage Texts such as the follows: Gulliver’s Travels Ozymandias A Midsummer Night’s Dream The Listeners Wuthering Heights Spellbound

This resource is really handy for students, pupils, private exam takers and teachers or tutors to teach or revise journals and has helpful for a quick recap. It can be uses for CIE IGCSE 0500 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1 REVISION and has examples for each technique mentioned to get that top score in your journal essay!

This resource is handy for all IGCSE and GCSE or other boards that do English Language that ahs papers like Transactional Writing, Non-ficiton Writing, Speech Writing, etc. Very helpful for pupils and students alike for lesson plans and quick revision strategies.

This handy resource is really helpful for CIE IGCSE English Language Paper 1 Journal Writing and will assist both students and teachers alike to make it a part of a lesson plan or make it a quick revision go-through. It has examples of the famous mnemonic ISHAMPOO along with attention-grabbing hooks on writing journals

This poem is a part of the poetry anthology for IGCSE (Pearson EDEXCEL) Will prove and excellent resource and a handy help as part of a lesson plan teaching the same poem. It has annotations of the whole poem as well as an accompaying essay worth 15 marks (taken from a past paper)

This helpful handy resource is a great visual aid to motivate students to write a persuasive speech/letter/article on the topic, ‘Should teenagers take up some sort of Arts?’ It can be used to inspire kids and help them brainstorm ideas on a persuasive writing prompt and helps them organise ideas into three to four paragraphs.

This persuasive writing mindmap is suitable for all curricula, GCSE, OCR, EDEXCEL, Cambridge, etc. It is an excellent resource to brainstorm ideas for a persuasive writing topic ‘Should teenagers take up at least one sport?’ It can prove handy for a persuasive writing lesson plan and has various persuasive writing features such as rhetorical questions, opinions, repetition, facts, statistics and anecdotes.

This handy resource is an excellent addition to a persuasive writing lesson plan and is very well-integrated and organised for all curriculms. It has exampes of alliteration, triad, rhetorical questions, facts and statistics for thr persuasive writing prompt: ‘Should Teens use social media?’ It can be used by teachers for persuasive writing lesson planning as well. Students get inspired by the colourful and illustrated version of the worksheet and this can add a visual aid for classrooms too

This handy useful resource is suitable for all Year Groups : Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9 and is an excellent resource to teach how movies posters are analysed. Analyzing movie posters can be an interesting and insightful activity, offering clues about the film’s themes, genre, and target audience. Students can watch the movie trailer and write an analytical essay on their own.

This Victorian Literature Text List is handy and helpful as a handout for students of th British Curriculum who wish to acquaint themselves of the Victorian Literature and its timeless examples. It can be used as a class resource or a visual aid or as an inspiration or starter for a Literary Project or Victorian Language Project.