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Oral Presentation: Persuasive Speech on Contemporary Issue
Oral Presentation Unit of Work
Students are expected to write an oral presentation using persuasive techniques on a contemporary issue in Australia
PPTs include persuasive techniques and prompts to engage students in a variety of issues
Language analysis of famous speeches (e.g. Leonardo Dicaprio, Michelle Obama)
Includes planning worksheet and speaking support handout
Used in Year 11 ATAR - 2 week topic culminating in a 4-5 minute speech
Macbeth Unit of Work
Comprehensive guide to Shakespeare’s Macbeth
12 PPT’s
Assessment (with answers)
Homework Tasks
'Strictly Ballroom' Unit of Work
‘Strictly Ballroom’ Unit of Work
Includes:
80+ Slide PPT
10 Lessons
Study Guide
Worksheets
Analysis of key themes, characters, plot
Night By Eli Wiesel Unit of Work
3-4 Week Unit of Work on Night by Eli Wiesel
Includes 60+ slide PPT
Question worksheet
Practice essay questions
Study guide
The Kite Runner Analytical Essay Unit of Work
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
4-5 week unit of work
Explores characters, themes, central ideas of the text
Includes questions and worksheets
Includes essay planning activity in preparation for final assessment
Eddie the Eagle Biopic Film Analysis with activities and two assessments
Study of the Biopic Genre and the film Eddie the Eagle
Includes a viewing guide
2 x presentations 1. introducing the genre of biopics and the film and 2. explaining how to write a diary entry
PEEL paragraph writing activity
Diary entry example (possible scene cheat sheet for teacher included)
Place mat and ranking ladder activity
Two assessments: 1. 3 diary entries based on key scenes and 2. a report on an inspirational person
ASSESSMENT Monsters by Emerald Fennel
2 different assessments for the novel Monsters by Emerald Fennel
An essay question with marking key (with examples for paragraphs/scaffolding)
3 EST style response questions (students can choose 2 or complete all 3)
PLEASE NOTE: I also have a Reading Guide and Chapter Summaries for sale that can be used to support students to complete these assessments
Animal Kingdom (2010) Australian Film Analysis (With Assessment)
Please note - this is similar content to my 'Australian Film Study: Two Hands (1999) and Animal Kingdom (2010) unit.
More detailed analysis of key scenes
PowerPoint contains numerous clips from the film
Booklet is 30 pages long and a comprehensive guide to understanding the film (characters, setting, themes, key scene analysis, symbols etc.)
Took my year 12 general class approximately 4 weeks
Assessment is 10 questions - these can be typed responses or they could be sat in a double period
** Uploaded PPT twice as I’m not sure it worked the first time
Graphic Novel / Comic Strip Unit of Work
A 4 week unit of work for a year 11 General English course
2 presentations (Introduction to Graphic Novels and How to Read Graphic Novels)
4 activities (retrieval activity after reading a graphic novel of students choice, speech bubble and thought, word search and comprehension questions)
Highly scaffolded booklet to help students craft their own graphic novel
2 versions of story board frames
3 examples of student work
Fantastic unit of work, students highly enjoyed. Students are allowed to create their own graphic novel or they can use a story already considered in English class (for example Anh Do’s The Happiest Refugee). Students are to produce a draft in their booklet and then create an A3 good copy. Copies of the storyboards are included (blow these up to A3). Teacher will need pencils, colouring pencils, textas, black outliners and erasers/sharpeners.
Crime Short Story Unit (Re-writing a fairy tale with a twist)
A crime short story unit that involves rewriting a fairy tale
Students are required to write a short story with a twist - the booklet takes time to develop the skill of writing a twist
Answers for table and activity 1-2 included
Also included is a jumbled short story - ‘The Nightmare in Yellow’ - I cut these out, laminated the paragraphs and students had to unjumble the story (can be recreated in a few ways that still make sense), read the story and answer the 3 questions - I created large A2 posters that students could blue tack the story onto and then write the answers on with whiteboard markers
Writing the fairy tale crime story is highly scaffolded
Australian Crime Film Study: Animal Kingdom (2010) and Two Hands (1999)
This unit of work considers two Australian films: Two Hands (1999) and Animal Kingdom (2010)
The presentation considers Australian stereotypes, conception of crime and detailed analysis of characters, scenes, setting and themes in both films.
The accompanying booklets contains comprehension questions and a variety of activities (including scene analysis)
Created for year 12 general English
Depending on ability of class, this unit could span 3-5 weeks
Film Review Unit (Yr 11 General English)
This is similar to my previously uploaded film review unit of work (for year 12 general English)
This is for my year 11 class. It is slightly more explanatory. THere are three examples of film reviews that students need to read in interrogate. It uses the same ‘Screen Queen’ resources. It also includes a practice film review writing task on the short film Nadia (2017). This short film has some highs (characterisation) and some lows (technical elements) - it’s great for writing a review as students have multiple positives and negatives to discuss.
This booklet is accompanied by a PowerPoint (fill in the blanks in workbook, links to YouTube)
This took my class 1-1.5 weeks and we spent 1-1.5 weeks on students writing their own film reviews.
End of Term Brain Teaser Challenge
Fun 30 minute activity
Great for end of term! You can have stidents work in pair or individually in competition
Some are really tricky!
Monsters By Emerald Fennel Chapter Summaries (34 Chapters)
Monsters by Emerald Fennel
Chapter Summary Guide
These chapter summaries can be used in conjunction with the booklet I also have for sale.
Chapter summaries are organised into: outline, characters, setting and notable language features. Complete for all 34 chapters.
Year 12 General English EST Resource Pack
Resource Pack for EST Prep
Includes 3 x presentations (English terms, visual image and essay structure)
Booklet with key terms and 5 x practice examples
Booklet designed to be used with PPT’s
1 x practice examples (blog post)
Monsters By Emerald Fennel Reading Guide
Monsters By Emerald Fennel Reading Guide
Comprehensive Guide with Chapter Summaries and Questions
PowerPoint designed as an introduction to the unit of work (on child psychopaths)
Great resources I’ve used with this are Law and Order Episodes such as: S06E06 ‘Conscience’ and S14E18 ‘Born Psychopath’
Used in Year 12 General English and does suit mature audiences. 3-4 week unit of work.
INXS Never Tear Us Apart Biopic Study
Biopic Unit of work based on INXS: Never Tear Us Apart
Booklet for students to record notes on the film and information pertaining to the biopic genre
PowerPoint Presentation as an introduction to the genre
Short Story Unit
Short Story Unit of work for Year 12 General English
Two Short Stories are considered: The Last Spin and On the Sidewalk Bleeding by Evan Hunter
Students are required to answer a series of questions found in the booklet in relation to each text
3 week unit of work
Film Study: Remember the Titans
Unit of Work for Year 11 General Film Study
Film: Remember the Titans
Comprehensive 3-5 week unit that analyses the main components of the film
PowerPoint provides historical background and prompts for later activities
Booklet has a range of activities based on characters, setting, theme, plot etc.
Television Media (Police Drama) Unit of Work
A unit of work based on Law and Order SVU. Students are asked to interrogate typical features of crime television drama. We used the episodes ‘Crush’ and ‘Responsible’.
This pack includes:
Introductory PowerPoint (explains genre and typical conventions of crime drama)
Booklet (students to take notes and also record information about episodes in a structured way)
Created for year 11 general students