This is a novel study for the Darren Shan series (Book 1 Cirque Du Freak) It has vocabulary and comprehension questions for each chapter.

Set success criteria and learning intentions slide for the lesson. Initial reflection task on the themes of wealth and violence in Runner. Slides with chapter summaries for chapters 19-21 Class discussion questions After reading each chapter, I have set up comprehension questions for students to either complete in class or as homework tasks. Writing skill: reviewing the TEEL structure. Activity: students complete a practice prompt from Runner using TEEL Reflection of success criteria and learning intentions at the end of the PPT, here the focus is to ask students to take accountability for their understanding and let you know what they easily understood and what they require more assistance with.

Description This is the most comprehensive novel study for Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children! The 32-page workbook includes: Comprehension questions by chapter. 5 fantastic final essay prompts (you could also do these as homework questions) A glossary bank activity for each chapter. An antonym and synonym activity for each chapter. An exploration of key themes in the novel. Details about the narration style and plot sequence. A while-reading activity on Jacob and his grandfather. A character analysis of the most significant characters.

This resource shows themes in classic Fantasy movies and stories. It speaks about three very common tropes in the genre, that being: Courage, Loyalty among friends and Survival skills. My classes loved the movie and the Presentations on the genre itself, I found this to be very useful in refreshing their memories of characters and what Fantasy writing/movies entail.

This resource is for the first of Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. It has a full workbook and vocabulary list for each chapter of the novel. This bundle also has a student quiz for all of the vocabulary words and a PPT with answers to the workbook for in-class checking of homework

This resource is for the first of Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. It has a full workbook and vocabulary list for each chapter of the novel. This bundle also has a student quiz for all of the vocabulary words and a PPT with answers to the workbook for in-class checking of homework.

This PPT. describes what summarizing skills are, and how to identify key points of information from any type of text. It covers the 7 ‘WH-’ question words used to discern important information in paragraph questions: Who/whom Whose Which What Why When Where It also includes three practice paragraphs for students to practice their summarizing skills.

Crow Country by Kate Constable introduction PPT (20 slides/duration: approximately 1 hr.) A set success criteria and learning intentions Pre-reading section: key facts about Kate Constable’s novel. Extensive introduction to 12 important characters in the novel. These slides discuss their characteristics, motivations and relationship to other characters and events in the narrative. Nuanced focus- what is Crow Country really about? (Aboriginal connections to land, 1788 and the impact of colonialism). Viewing Crow Country through a lens that supports and understands Aboriginal tradition and cultural norms. Brainstorming task: focussing on making inferences and researching about Boort. Reflection of success criteria and learning intentions at the end of the PPT, here the focus is to ask students to take accountability for their understanding and let you know what they easily understood and what they require more assistance with. Australian national standards for all Australian teachers targeted in this lesson. YEAR 7 AC9E7LA01 AC9E8LA03 YEAR 8 AC9E8LY02 YEAR 9 AC9E9LY03 YEAR 10 AC9E10LA01

Crow Country by Kate Constable CH 1-3 PPT (20 slides/duration: approximately 1 hr.) A set success criteria and learning intentions While-reading session, chapters 1-3 with 4 key themes for students to highlight or annotate. guided questions for chapter one, two and three to help students in the post-reading phase. Super fun and creative storyboarding activity: map the initial interaction between the crows and Sadie. Bigger-picture prompt: SS write an analytical response to text based on chapters 1,2,3 of Crow Country. T. guides and models the final answer. Extension Question using the TEEL formula. T. reviews the TEEL acronym and asks students to structure their own responses for submission. The task asks students to use their prior-knowledge from chapters 1-3 of Crow Country to establish an answer. Reflection of success criteria and learning intentions at the end of the PPT, here the focus is to ask students to take accountability for their understanding and let you know what they easily understood and what they require more assistance with. I hope that this lesson will help inspire your students and take the guesswork out of teaching Crow Country. Best of luck! Some Australian national standards targeted in this lesson. YEAR 7 AC9E7LA04 YEAR 8 AC9E8LA04 YEAR 9 AC9E9LE01 YEAR 10 AC9E10LA03

Crow Country by Kate Constable CH 4-6 PPT (17 slides/duration: approximately 1 hr.) Important success criteria and learning intentions. Chapter 1 Summary for students who need more scaffolding or did not attend the previous session. Complete answers for chapter one questions. T can either present these in class or print them for absent students. Chapter 2 Summary for students who need more scaffolding or did not attend the previous session. Complete answers for previous chapter two questions. T can either present these in class or print them for absent students. Chapter 3 Summary for students who need more scaffolding from their teacher. Complete answers for previous chapter three questions. T. can present these in class or print them for absent students. While-reading session: FOUR key themes to highlight or annotate. Creative extension: SS. Use the information from the previous session to answer a creative task. New comprehension questions for chapters 4,5 and 6. Reflection of success criteria and learning intentions at the end of the PPT, here the focus is to ask students to take accountability for their understanding and let you know what they easily understood and what they require more assistance with. Some Australian national standards targeted in this lesson. YEAR 7 AC9E7LA01 YEAR 8 AC9E8LE02 YEAR 9 AC9E9LE02 YEAR 10 AC9E10LE03

Set success criteria and learning intentions slide for the lesson. Initial reflection task on the themes of wealth and violence in Runner. Slides with chapter summaries for chapters 16-18 Class discussion questions After reading each chapter, I have set up comprehension questions for students to either complete in class or as homework tasks. Writing skill: Learning about metonymy as a literary device Activity: students complete a think, pair, share activity. Reflection of success criteria and learning intentions at the end of the PPT, here the focus is to ask students to take accountability for their understanding and let you know what they easily understood and what they require more assistance with.

Set success criteria and learning intentions slide for the lesson. Initial reflection task -students write a prompt focusing on persuasive writing skills. Slides with chapter summaries for chapters 13-15 Class discussion questions After reading each chapter, I have set up comprehension questions for students to either complete in class or as homework tasks. Writing skill: Learning about paradox from the novel and from popular media sources. Activity: Think Pair Share tasks on paradoxes in Runner. Reflection of success criteria and learning intentions at the end of the PPT, here the focus is to ask students to take accountability for their understanding and let you know what they easily understood and what they require more assistance with.

This resource is excellent for teachers preparing their students for the NAPLAN exam. The PPT covers common mistakes made in the language conventions test and there is a section for students and teachers to complete a practice using one of the ACARA papers online.

A super easy and complete step-by-step to help students analyse the story ‘The American Embassy’ by Chimamanda Adichie. Students can listen to Adichie’s Ted talk on ’ The Danger of a Single Story’ and then answer important inquiry questions based on the talk. Then, there is a helpful guide on Adichie’s writing style and personal background before students access the slide on how to successfully annotate the writing piece. There is also a bank for students to record any useful quotes and metalanguage as they read.

A teacher’s dream! A super easy and complete step-by-step to help students analyse the story Cell Block 1 by Chimamanda Adichie. Students can listen to Adichie’s Ted talk on ’ The Danger of a Single Story’ and then answer important inquiry questions based on the talk. Then, there is a helpful guide on Adichie’s writing style and personal background before students access the slide on how to successfully annotate the writing piece. There is also a bank for students to record any useful quotes and metalanguage as they read.

A teacher’s dream! A super easy and complete step-by-step to help students analyse the story ‘The Thing Around Your Neck’ by Chimamanda Adichie. Students can listen to Adichie’s Ted talk on ’ The Danger of a Single Story’ and then answer important inquiry questions based on the talk. Then, there is a helpful guide on Adichie’s writing style and personal background before students access the slide on how to successfully annotate the writing piece. There is also a bank for students to record any useful quotes and metalanguage as they read.

A teacher’s dream! A super easy and complete step-by-step to help students analyse the story ‘Jumping Monkey Hill’ by Chimamanda Adichie. Students can listen to Adichie’s Ted talk on ’ The Danger of a Single Story’ and then answer important inquiry questions based on the talk. Then, there is a helpful guide on Adichie’s writing style and personal background before students access the slide on how to successfully annotate the writing piece. There is also a bank for students to record any useful quotes and metalanguage as they read.

PPT features and notes to teachers A created success criteria and learning intentions slide. Initial reflection task -students write a prompt based on making inferences. Before we read section on where and when the story takes place. Also, there is an inquiry question about Richmond in 1919 vs. today. Detailed introduction to characters in the novel and three themes you could potentially structure an essay prompt with. Introduction to character types in narrative texts, students then have to match the character type to the characters from the book. For example: The confidant character can be attributed to Charlie’s friend ‘Nostrils’. After reading each chapter, I have set up comprehension questions for students to either complete in class or as homework tasks. Reflection of success criteria and learning intentions at the end of the PPT, here the focus is to ask students to take accountability for their understanding and let you know what they easily understood and what they require more assistance with.

A set success criteria and learning intentions slide for the lesson. Initial reflection task -students write a prompt targeting researching skills. Slides with chapter summaries for chapters 1-3. Skill focus: All about motifs and symbols (definitions and examples) Model answer for skill: Mr. Feehan’s boots as motif. Student task: SS identify each of the motifs or symbols from Runner and give an explanation about what each of these symbolise. After reading each chapter, I have set up key inquiry questions for students to either complete in class or as homework tasks. Comprehension questions for chapters 4,5 and 6. Reflection of success criteria and learning intentions at the end of the PPT, here the focus is to ask students to take accountability for their understanding and let you know what they easily understood and what they require more assistance with.

A set success criteria and learning intentions slide for the lesson. Initial reflection task -students write a prompt on how to compare and contrast. Slides with chapter summaries for chapters 10-12. Class discussion questions After reading each chapter, I have set up comprehension questions for students to either complete in class or as homework tasks. Writing skill: learning about two types of irony presented in Runner (verbal and situational). Activity: students read through 3 scenarios and identify and explain how irony has been shown in each situation. Reflection of success criteria and learning intentions at the end of the PPT, here the focus is to ask students to take accountability for their understanding and let you know what they easily understood and what they require more assistance with.