50 great English Classroom Posters for ENGLISH CLASSROOM DECOR showing NOVEL COVERS from a range of interesting and classic novels. Perfect for Secondary or High School teachers wanting to inspire a bit more reading and text knowledge in their students - also good as discussion starters or writing prompts! An easy and attractive display. Let me save you some time! Includes: 50 Classic Covers Posters

A VOCABULARY GAME for high school English students this SYNONYMS UNSCRAMBLE GAME is fun for students as they race other teams to unscramble all the synonyms for a given word! 12 different game sheets. Perfect bellringers or writing skills activities to improve student vocabulary these SYNONYMS GAMES are perfect for ELA English students in Years 10-13 English classes. Students will develop their vocabulary through engaging games. Ideas for differentiation included in the instructions. These games are excellent for vocabulary and language development in a fun and collaborative setting. Included: 12 Synonyms Unscramble Games

Great parts of speech worksheets for students to find and sort each word type. Excellent review and revision sheets to reinforce student knowledge of their parts of speech. Included: 5 fun worksheets complete with detailed marking/checking sheets.

25 great English Classroom Posters for ENGLISH CLASSROOM DECOR showing FAMOUS AUTHORS POSTERS from history. Perfect for Secondary or High School teachers wanting to inspire a bit more reading and text knowledge in their students - also good as discussion starters or writing prompts! An easy and attractive display. Let me save you some time! Includes: 25 Classic Authors Posters

These CLASSIC EXCERPTS EDITING WORKSHEETS for high school English students inspire interest in classic novels as students work to find the 20 spelling, punctuation and grammar errors hidden in each one. 10 different editing worksheets, with answer keys. Perfect bellringers or writing skills activities to improve student writing skills these HIGH SCHOOL EDITING WORKSHEETS are perfect for ELA English students in Years 9-12 English classes. Students will develop their vocabulary through engaging games. Ideas for differentiation included in the instructions. These exercises are excellent for revision of punctuation rules, homonyms, spelling and grammar skills. Texts Used for this Editing Worksheet Set: The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald (Excerpt) 2.Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte (Excerpt) 3.Frankenstein – Mary Shelley (Excerpt) 4.Great Expectations – Charles Dickens (Excerpt) 5.1984 – George Orwell (Excerpt) 6.Chocolat – Joanne Harris (Excerpt) 7.The Dubliners – James Joyce (Excerpt) 8.Persuasion – Jane Austen (Excerpt) 9.Tess of the Durbervilles – Thomas Hardy (Excerpt) 10.Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte (Excerpt) Included: 10 Editing Worksheets with Marking Keys

These **TEEN FICTION EDITING WORKSHEETS for high school English students **inspire interest in current teen fiction as students work to find the 20 spelling, punctuation and grammar errors hidden in each one. 10 different editing worksheets based on well-known teen fiction excerpts, complete with answer keys. Perfect bellringers or writing skills activities to improve student writing skills these HIGH SCHOOL EDITING WORKSHEETS are perfect for ELA English students in Years 9-12 English classes. Students will develop their vocabulary through engaging games. Ideas for differentiation included in the instructions. These exercises are excellent for revision of punctuation rules, homonyms, spelling and grammar skills. Texts Used for this Editing Worksheet Set: Paper Towns – John Green (Excerpt) 2.Tomorrow, When the War Began – John Marsden (Excerpt) 3.Twilight – Stephenie Meyer (Excerpt) 4.The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins (Excerpt) 5.The Giver – Lois Lowry (Excerpt) 6.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – J. K. Rowling (Excerpt) 7.The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Stephen Chbosky (Excerpt) 8.Divergent – Veronica Roth (Excerpt) 9.Thirteen Reasons Why – Jay Asher (Excerpt) 10.The Book Thief – Markus Zusak (Excerpt) Included: 10 Editing Worksheets with Marking Keys

40 great Māori proverbs presented on attractive posters to suit any secondary classroom in New Zealand. Enjoy chatting about the wise sentiments offered, and learn more about Māori language, culture and idealogy. 40 posters included, with literal and everyday translation for easy understanding. This same set is available with brightly coloured backgrounds: Te Reo Māori Proverb Whakatauki Posters about Life & Learning COLOUR

A fun set of WRITING CHALLENGES for high school English students to improve their writing skills and vocabulary with prompts on all kinds of personal growth, language technique or specific language challenge writing tasks. Each challenge set out in easy to print worksheets, ready to write! Perfect bellringers or writing skills activities to improve student writing and vocabulary, these WRITING PROMPTS and WRITING CHALLENGES are perfect for ELA English students in Years 10-13 English classes. Students will develop their language skills through engaging writing tasks. Full instructions and ideas for variation included. These writing exercises are excellent for vocabulary and language development in a fun and collaborative setting. Included: Over 80 writing challenges

40 great Te Reo Māori Whakatauki (Proverbs) presented on attractive bright posters to suit any secondary classroom or staffroom in New Zealand. Enjoy chatting or writing about the wise sentiments offered, and learn more about Māori culture and idealogy. Bilingual - English translations included. 40 posters included, with literal translation and everyday translation for accessibility.

Poetry Analysis Workshop for close reading activity with Bruce Dawe’s Enter Without So Much As Knocking. This great poem is perfect for looking at the nature of human life and the way we become jaded by the rat-race. Workshop takes 2-3 lessons. This great poem analysis can be printed in a small booklet. Perfect for snippets of learning between other units, or for a reliever or substitute teacher - everything needed is included. Perfect for students in Upper High School - New Zealand Years 11-13, Australia Years 10-12, USA Years 10-12, and Britain Years 10-12 (Key Stage 4-5). Included: A list of language techniques to look for A poet webquest An analysis grid A language features page to focus on two chosen language features 4 great extension tasks for students to choose from A sample marking schedule Teacher sample analysis notes Included: 10 page poetry close reading workshop

Poetry Analysis Workshop for close reading activity with Mary Hannay Foott’s ‘Where the Pelican Builds her Nest’. This great Australian poem is an interesting snapshot of the early explorers’ frame of mind as they set out into the great unknown. Workshop takes 2-3 lessons. This great poem analysis can be printed in a small booklet. Perfect for snippets of analytical thinking and textual analysis practice between other units, or for a reliever or substitute teacher - everything needed is included. Perfect for students in Upper High School - New Zealand Years 11-13, Australia Years 10-12, USA Years 10-12, and Britain Years 10-12 (Key Stage 4-5). Included: A list of language techniques to look for An analysis grid A language features page to focus on two chosen language features 4 great extension tasks for students to choose from A sample marking schedule Teacher sample analysis notes Included: 10 page Australian poetry close reading workshop

Poetry Analysis Workshop for close reading activity with Les Murray’s An Absolutely ordinary Rainbow. This great Australian poem is perfect for looking at cultural expectations and how we react when someone does not do what is considered ‘normal.’ Workshop takes 2-3 lessons. This great poem analysis can be printed in a small booklet. Perfect for snippets of analytical thinking and textual analysis practice between other units, or for a reliever or substitute teacher - everything needed is included. Perfect for students in Upper High School - New Zealand Years 11-13, Australia Years 10-12, USA Years 10-12, and Britain Years 10-12 (Key Stage 4-5). Included: A list of language techniques to look for An analysis grid A language features page to focus on two chosen language features 4 great extension tasks for students to choose from A sample marking schedule Teacher sample analysis notes Included: 10 page Australian poetry close reading workshop

Poetry Analysis Workshop for close reading activity with Australian Poet Henry Lawson’s ‘Up The Country’. This great Australian poem is a super fun study - with Lawson totally bagging out the Australian bush and all the idyllic images painted of it through others’ poetry. He and Banjo Paterson had an epic poetry battle - one poking fun and one defending the Aussie countryside and ideas. Workshop takes 2-3 lessons. This great poem analysis can be printed in a small booklet. Perfect for snippets of analytical thinking and textual analysis practice between other units, or for a reliever or substitute teacher - everything needed is included. Perfect for students in Upper High School - New Zealand Years 11-13, Australia Years 10-12, USA Years 10-12, and Britain Years 10-12 (Key Stage 4-5). Included: A list of language techniques to look for An analysis grid Questions on the text A language features page to focus on two chosen language features 4 great extension tasks for students to choose from A sample marking schedule Teacher sample analysis notes Included: 10 page Australian poetry close reading workshop

This Poetry Analysis Workshop for close reading using Australian Poet Banjo Patterson’s ‘Mulga Bill’s Bicycle’ helps students learn to dig deep in poetry analysis. This great Australian poem is fun story of an overconfident horseman who decides that riding the newly invented bicycle will be too easy for him. Workshop takes 2-3 lessons. This great poem analysis can be printed in a small booklet. Perfect for snippets of analytical thinking and textual analysis practice between other units, or for a reliever or substitute teacher - everything needed is included. Perfect for students in Upper High School - New Zealand Years 11-13, Australia Years 10-12, USA Years 10-12, and Britain Years 10-12 (Key Stage 4-5). Included: A list of language techniques to look for An analysis grid Questions on the text A language features page to focus on two chosen language features 4 great extension tasks for students to choose from A sample marking schedule Teacher sample analysis notes Included: 10 page Australian poetry close reading workshop

This Poetry Analysis Workshop for close reading activity uses Wilfred Owen’s DULCE ET DECORUM EST to help kids learn about poetry analysis. This epic Australian poem is a memory of great men with adventuring spirits who came to Australia seeking better lives and worked hard side by side to earn it. It is also a warning to those who follow - to lead good lives and not forget the sacrifices that gave them all they have. Workshop takes 2-4 lessons. This poetry analysis booklet can be instantly printed for students. Perfect for snippets of analytical thinking and textual analysis practice between other units, or for a reliever or substitute teacher - everything needed is included. Perfect for students in Upper High School - New Zealand Years 11-13, Australia Years 10-12, USA Years 10-12, and Britain Years 10-12 (Key Stage 4-5). Included: A list of language techniques to look for An analysis grid A language features page to focus on two chosen language features 4 great extension tasks for students to choose from A sample marking schedule Teacher sample analysis notes Included: 13 page poetry close reading workshop

This Poetry Analysis Workshop for close reading activity uses Trooper Blugum’s A HOLIDAY WOUND to help kids learn about poetry analysis. This epic Australian poem is the tale of a soldied wounded in WW1 - and the different tales he tells his mother and girlfriend versus his male friends. This poem teaches us a lot about the ideas of war at this time, as well as the roles of men and women. Workshop takes 2-4 lessons. This poetry analysis booklet can be instantly printed for students. Perfect for snippets of analytical thinking and textual analysis practice between other units, or for a reliever or substitute teacher - everything needed is included. Perfect for students in Upper High School - New Zealand Years 11-13, Australia Years 10-12, USA Years 10-12, and Britain Years 10-12 (Key Stage 4-5). Included: A list of language techniques to look for An analysis grid A language features page to focus on two chosen language features 4 great extension tasks for students to choose from A sample marking schedule Teacher sample analysis notes Included: 13 page poetry close reading workshop

Poetry Analysis Workshop for close reading activity with War Poet John McCrae’s ‘In Flanders Fields’. This great war poem is well-known for its beautiful poignant imagery of a soldier becoming part of the earth, having given his life in service in another country. Workshop takes 2-3 lessons. This great poetry analysis lesson can be printed in a small booklet. Perfect for snippets of analytical thinking and textual analysis practice between other units, or for a reliever or substitute teacher - everything needed is included. Perfect for students in Upper High School - New Zealand Years 11-13, Australia Years 10-12, USA Years 10-12, and Britain Years 10-12 (Key Stage 4-5). Included: A list of language techniques to look for A poet webquest page An analysis grid Questions on the text A language features page to focus on two chosen language features 4 great extension tasks for students to choose from A sample marking schedule Teacher sample analysis notes Included: 10 page war poetry close reading workshop

Poetry Analysis Workshop for close reading activity with War Poet Dylan Thomas’ ‘The Hand That Signed The Paper’. This great war poem is well-known for its beautiful poignant imagery and ideas that make you stop and think about why a soldier is willing to give his life - and what he expects of us in return. Workshop takes 2-3 lessons. This great poem analysis can be printed in a small booklet. Perfect for snippets of analytical thinking and textual analysis practice between other units, or for a reliever or substitute teacher - everything needed is included. Perfect for students in Upper High School - New Zealand Years 11-13, Australia Years 10-12, USA Years 10-12, and Britain Years 10-12 (Key Stage 4-5). Included: A list of language techniques to look for A poet web-quest page An analysis grid Questions on the text A language features page to focus on two chosen language features 4 great extension tasks for students to choose from A sample marking schedule Teacher sample analysis notes Included: 10 page war poetry close reading workshop

A CLOSE READING lesson on a short PERSUASIVE TEXT to improve student comprehension and knowledge of language techniques. This resource is a persuasive text on SOLAR POWER which is not overly complicated - perfect for students in High School English - Years 8, 9 or 10. Resource will take a single lesson to work through and walks students through a framework that helps them assess and analyse many aspects of the text, such as author’s purpose, message, target audience, text type, language style, point of view, connections outside the text, and language techniques used. This great exercise is perfect for snippets of analytical thinking and textual analysis practice between other units, or for a reliever or substitute teacher - everything needed is included. Included: Copy of the text A student worksheet Teacher notes and sample answer key A list of language techniques to refer to. 4 creative extension tasks to choose from.

This Poetry Analysis Workshop for close reading activity uses Banjo Paterson’s ‘WALTZING MATILDA’ to help students learn about poetry analysis. This is a great classic Australian song which many voted to have as the National Anthem at one time! It’s the story of a happy-go-lucky swagman who just wants to go dancing with his sweetheart. Workshop takes 2-4 lessons. This poetry analysis booklet can be instantly printed for students. Perfect for snippets of analytical thinking and textual analysis practice between other units, or for a reliever or substitute teacher - everything needed is included. Perfect for students in Upper High School - New Zealand Years 10-12, Australia Years 9-11, USA Years 9-11, and Britain Years 10-12 (Key Stage 4-5). Included: A list of language techniques to look for An analysis grid A language features page to focus on two chosen language features 4 great extension tasks for students to choose from A sample marking schedule Teacher sample analysis notes Included: 10 page poetry close reading workshop