A quick and easy research task for students learning about the Elizabethan Era.

A simple booklet that contains each of the poems required for study for Module B: Close Study of Text for the 2015 - 2020 Higher School Certificate English (Standard) course. Contains: - The Next War - Dulce Et Decorum Est - Anthem for Doomed Youth - Insensibility - Futility - Strange meeting Each poem is on a page that allows students to annotate freehand around it. Opposite is a lined page for notes.

A quick resource for introducing students to the character of Kay. Contains 5 quotes/examples that students can use for an essay response.

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.

A classroom display poster of the ALARM method for extended response preparation.

A summary, cloze passage activity for Inductions 1 and 2 of 'The Taming of the Shrew'

Designed for a low literacy class. Contains: Three scenes with space for annotation and a dictonary definitions and look, cover, write, check sheet, and a TEA (technique, example, analysis) sheet for each Contains two worksheets on Shakespeare’s life Scene questions Many hilarious Shakespeare related memes (the most important part, right?)

→ 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.

Themes that are explored are Xenophobia and Compassion. Aimed at lower learning abilities however can be altered easily for students with much higher learning abilities. Made by myself for an as of yet to be completed Unit of Learning. Text is being used for the first time by myself. They are simple worksheets and most are print and go however some sheets require copies of the text to complete.

A poster for my personal bookwork expectations. Word format - easily editable.

Students are to use the web as a resource for locating information about Elizabethan England. Introductory activity.

All editable.

A worksheet exploring attitudes regarding the exclusion of migrants in the early 1900's. Source work included.

Assessment Task and Marking Criteria for the topic 'Aussie, Aussie, Aussie'. General essay question for use with varying texts.

An introductory PowerPoint that introduces students to Mackellar's poem 'My Country'. This was created for use within a concept focused Unit of Work (Images of Australia) designed for students in Stage 4, or Year 8. A copy of Mackellar's poem 'My Country' is needed to complete the poetic devices activity at the end. Lesson duration: approximately half an hour. Students are expected to already know the following poetic devices: - Personification - Contrast and/or Juxtaposition - Metaphor

Two lessons worth of content for lessons that are post-introduction to the Module A: Experience Through Language Elective 2: Distinctively Visual rubric. Contains links to YouTube clip reports from the 2013 Winmalee bushfires. Contains questions and writing tasks as well as a past HSC question.

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.

Designed for and used with a lower ability Year 10 class as an introductory activity to the unit of work 'Advertising'. Contains spelling and comprehension activities as well as a basic print advertisement for students to analyse.