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.

Set success criteria and learning intentions slide for the lesson. Initial reflection task -students write a prompt about past and present gender roles 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 6 types of sensory writing. Activity: students create their own examples of sensory writing . 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 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 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.

A set success criteria and learning intentions slide for the lesson. Initial reflection task -students write a prompt targeting characterisation of Mr. Peacock and Mrs. Feehan. Slides with chapter summaries for chapters 7-9 a. Task: T. explains each of the motifs or symbols from Runner and gives an explanation about what each of these symbolise. After reading each chapter, I have set up comprehension questions for students to either complete in class or as homework tasks. Comprehension questions for chapters 7,8 and 9. 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 used in conjunction with 'The Never-ending Story III' slideshow on Fantasy novels. It talks about important and reoccurring themes in the Fantasy genre such as: heroism, loyalty, quests, motifs, magic,good vs. evil and reality vs. fiction. I had previously used this with my Year 8 class and it seemed to work well for our unit. We based this section on an assessment as well-which produced good scores.

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 covers all five chapters and has questions that can be used in class discussions.There is also a character listing and description, as well as some relevant theme listing. As a text, it is excellent for critical thinking and debate as it deals with popular media, greed and the search for success at any cost. This novel study is based on the novelette by Ernest Lehman, it is the edition currently on Amazon (The Overlook Press, 2000 ed.). The novel is about J.J Hunsecker a ruthless columnist for ‘The Globe’ Newspaper, he has a sister, Susan, who he treats as his possession. Sidney Falco, a press agent who wants to attain the prestige of Hunsecker agrees to falsely accuse Steve Dallas- Susan Hunsecker’s fiance and have him beaten up by rogue cop, Harry Kello. The implications of Sidney’s actions come back to haunt him once Susan Hunsecker plans revenge. image by <a href=“https://pixabay.com/users/openclipart-vectors-30363/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=149623”>OpenClipart-Vectors</a> from <a href=“https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=149623”>Pixabay</a>

This four- hour lesson focuses on vocabulary and grammar skills for senior school and adult learners. The vocabulary section is all about business skills, the vocabulary list, gap fill and quiz are centered around common business English words. The grammar section deals with zero, first, second and third conditionals and it reviews comparative and superlative adjectives.

This four-hour lesson is a grammar and vocabulary module for adult or senior high learners. The vocabulary section is on public speaking and debating, the grammar section is on choosing strong descriptive words and participle adjectives.

This four-hour skills lesson focuses on vocabulary relating to biology and the natural world. The slides include quizzes, matching activities, and a task where students can make sentences (muscle memory). The grammar portion focuses on comparative and superlative adjectives and participle adjectives.

This four-hour grammar and vocabulary lesson focuses on business skills. The first section has a vocabulary list, matching activity, and an activity to check to understand. The grammar section reviews comparative and superlative adjectives and then introduces zero, first, second and third conditionals.