A simple and easy worksheet for use when looking at the use of characterisation in the novel 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' by John Boyne. Successfully used with a Year 9 class that consisted mostly of male students.

→ Brief one page dot-point biography → Timeline of Owen's life → Summary of Owen's perspective on war → BBC Reading of 'Dulce et Decorum Est' from YouTube → An essay question Used as a short lesson introduction to Owen.

Used with a Preliminary Standard English class for the concept study of 'Consumerism' together with other selected poems by Dawe. These are quite simple annotations as some of the students in my class struggle considerably with poetic techniques as well as with general literary analysis. Set up with animations, highlighted parts of text and arrows to accompanying notes, 33 slides in total but many are because of animations and line by line highlighting.

Line by line annotation with dot point summary at the end. Includes an image that could be used as a discussion point or possible related text for the topic of 'Consumerism'. This lesson was designed for and used with a Preliminary English Standard class - concept study 'Consumerism'.

Lesson resources for the study of 'The Simple Gift', a prose fiction text, with a focus on the concept of 'Belonging'. This particular lesson focused on the use of symbolism in the text. It was developed for a lower ability class that thrived on structure who needed to revise on symbolism and essay paragraph writing using the PEEL (point, explanation, example, link) guide. Students are expected to have read the text before this lesson. Contains PowerPoint presentation and accompanying worksheet.

A brief PowerPoint presentation that introduces students to the module. Contains a brief outline of Paper 2. Outlines which poems will be studied, a very brief breakdown of the 2015 HSC Module B question and an accompanying worksheet on techniques. Designed for students who are not confident or familiar with poetic techniques or the course structure.

A research task that requires students to utilise 'old school' research skills using books and the Dewey Decimal system to find fun facts about Australia and Australian culture.

A PowerPoint lesson outlining the representation of Australia through vintage and modern print and media advertisements. An introductory lesson about advertising and cultural identity. Worksheet included.

This took an entire one hour lesson with a very good year twelve class. I gave each student an A3 copy of the poem and they copied the annotations from this PowerPoint. The PowerPoint is complete with animations and highlighted text. All annotations highlight techniques and have brief explanations. There are many annotations and students will not be able to fit them handwritten on a regular A4 page. It is highly recommended that if you are going to have students copy these that an A3 page is much more practical. I hope this saves you the three (possibly four - I'd rather not know!) hours that it took for me to make it :)

Novel study with a focus toward extended writing and essay response. Originally used with a year 8 class (students aged approximately 12-13 years of age). Themes of the text are more suited to adolescent girls. Designed for use in a points based unit of work in which students have the choice of which activity to complete. Activities range from 5 points in value to 20 points. Includes .docx and .pdf versions of student worksheets as well as completed teacher worksheets with answers.