A frontline teacher with 18 years sharp end experience, currently based in Valencia. This shop specialises in literature and language resources but also offers a generous selection ESL resources. All of my resources are road tested in my own classes and refined/polished at the end of the academic year.
A frontline teacher with 18 years sharp end experience, currently based in Valencia. This shop specialises in literature and language resources but also offers a generous selection ESL resources. All of my resources are road tested in my own classes and refined/polished at the end of the academic year.
Arthur Miller’s tragic tale of a working man’s professional and emotional decline, explores the concept of a failed American Dream, and continues to entertain audiences worldwide in both film and theatre. In our post-modern political and social fields of conflict and change, it remains a significant text. I have taught this play many times over the last 20 years. I have used this specific resource (revised in 2021) to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet/SKYPE lessons), as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students.
This dynamically illustrated PowerPoint lesson (18 slides) provides approximately 2 hours teaching time and explores the characterisation of Willy Loman. This resource includes: a starter activity, characterisation traits and behaviour questions, textual analysis questions, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no further work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
‘Cousin Kate’ by Christina Rossetti is a dynamic poem that explores sexuality inequality between the sexes. I have taught this text a number of times and have used this specific (revised) resource to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet lessons), as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students.
This beautifully illustrated 21 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, a brief author biography, content-language-structure questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher, enjoy!
John Steinbeck’s classic text, ‘Of Mice and Men’ recounts the hardships and sacrifices of two migrant workers during the Great Depression. This classic tale focuses predominantly on the themes of friendship and loneliness, and the short-comings of the Great American Dream. I have taught this text many times in the last 18 years and I have used this specific resource (revised) to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (Google Meet), as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students.
This dynamically structured and illustrated PowerPoint lesson includes: an assessment criteria slide, a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, a theme tracker slide, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
A thorough and complete presentation, beautifully illustrated and engaging for the students. Starter, main body, extension task and plenary. This presentation also includes summary and analysis questions and remains focused towards the AO assessment criterias.
A thorough and complete presentation, beautifully illustrated and engaging for the students. Starter, main body, extension task and plenary. This presentation also includes summary and analysis questions and remains focused towards the AO assessment criterias.
This beautifully illustrated powerpoint presentation captures the essential learning connected to this text. It is suitable for both A Level, and a top set at GCSE. This presentation is detailed and contains; learning objectives, a starter activity, a scene summary, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task and a plenary.
I have run this lesson a number of times and it has always worked successfully, this resource was revised and refined this academic year 2017-2018. Enjoy!
These powerpoint presentations are beautifully illustrated and very engaging for the students. Through a series of media clips and structured tasks the students are encouraged to understand the deeper statement the author makes about the term ‘heroes’ throughout every chapter.
These presentations contain a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task and a plenary. I have delivered this novel many times and my resources are always tried and tested in class. Enjoy!
Ibsen’s ‘Doll’s House’ is structured into three long acts. For the purposes of teaching I have split the acts down into 3-4 parts, this presentation normally provides just over 2 hours of classroom teaching.
This power point presentation is beautifully illustrated and detailed, and very engaging for the students. It includes a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task and a plenary. I have used this particular resource successfully in my own class as a teaching resource (obviously), as a revision material and also as a homework.
Albert Camus’ masterpiece, ‘The Stranger’ is brought to life with colourful and engaging slides. In this introductory lesson the main themes of the text are explored, the key characters and their motivation are also explored. The author’s craft and his philosophical ideas are challenged and explored too, empowering the students with new levels of commentary. I have taught this text many times over the last seventeen years. I have used this particular resource as a lead teaching material in class, as a distant learning material/homework and as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students.
Albert Camus’ masterpiece, ‘The Stranger’ is brought to life with colourful and engaging slides. The author’s craft and his philosophical ideas are challenged and explored, empowering new levels of commentary. I have taught this text many times over the last seventeen years. I have used this particular resource as a lead teaching material in class, as a distant learning material/homework and as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students.
This power point lesson contains a starter material, a recap on previous learning, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource that will save you time. Enjoy!
‘An Unknown Girl’ by Moniza Alvi remains an inspirational text that resonates strongly for the adolescent audience. I have used this detailed PowerPoint lesson (25 slides, approximately 2-3 hours teaching time) to lead my learning in class, as a distance learning material/homework and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students.
This beautifully illustrated lesson contains a brief author biography, a starter activity, content and narrative questions, language device questions, structure questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. All the time-consuming work has been done for you, this is a complete resource. Enjoy.
These days, we tend to type and text as opposed to write. Grammar, spelling and punctuation is given less importance on the social media platforms that we communicate on. However, secure levels of written and spoken literacy still hold significant purpose when studying English. This PowerPoint test helps you to measure the overall literacy of a new class or tutoring client, and has proven to be an invaluable tool in the formation and strategy of future lessons.
This dynamically illustrated PowerPoint quiz contains a total of 43 slides broken up into 4 very different rounds of questions. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy! All the answers are supplied too.
These days, we tend to type and text as opposed to write. Grammar, spelling and punctuation is given less importance on the social media platforms that we communicate on. However, secure levels of written and spoken literacy still hold significant purpose when studying English. This PowerPoint test helps you to measure the overall literacy of a new class or tutoring client. It focuses on the differing purpose of the 4 main sentence types, through a series of structured exercises, and is suitable for teenagers and adults alike. This specific resource has proven to be an invaluable tool in the formation and strategy of future lessons.
This dynamically illustrated PowerPoint quiz contains a total of 19 slides. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy! All the answers are supplied too.
These days, we tend to type and text as opposed to write. Grammar, spelling and punctuation is given less importance on the social media platforms that we communicate on. However, secure levels of written and spoken literacy still hold significant purpose when studying English. This PowerPoint test helps you to measure the overall literacy of a new class or tutoring client. This lesson focuses on ways to develop and expand vocabulary, through a series of structured exercises, and is suitable for teenagers and adults alike. This specific resource has proven to be an invaluable tool in the formation and strategy of future lessons.
This dynamically illustrated PowerPoint quiz contains a total of 25 slides. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy! All the answers are supplied too.
‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is a novel by Harper Lee. It is set in the mid-1930s in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama. The narrative explores good, evil and human dignity within an environment of racial prejudice. I have taught this text many times in the last 20 years and I have used this specific resource (revised in 2020) to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (SKYPE lessons, Google Meet), as a homework assignment, and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students.
This dynamic 19 slide PowerPoint lesson includes a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, a theme tracking task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
This extensive presentation covers two chapters. It is beautifully illustrated and very engaging for the students. This presentation is structured with a starter, a reading task, summary and analysis questions, a structured writing/essay writing task (PEACE Paragraph, Point, Evidence, Audience Cross Reference and Evaluation) an extension task and a plenary. It has been created with the A level A0s in mind and aims to explore academic writing and thought. All materials have been used in my own classes and refined/reviewed once an academic year.
This landmark text is extremely relevant in today’s post-modern society.
These A level power point lessons explore the meaning within chapters 1 to 61. With the AOs firmly in mind they open the purpose of Austen’s work through structured tasks and academic writing. Extremely colourful and extremely engaging for the students. I have taught this text many times and have used these particular resources to lead the learning in class, as a revision tool and also as a homework – all have worked well for the students.
These power point lessons contain a starter activity, a recap on previous learning, summary and analysis questions, an academic writing task, an extension task and a plenary. I tend to provide roughly about two hours classwork per presentation, this way the teacher can shave it down or use it for independent study time. Enjoy – everything is taken care of!
These days, we tend to type and text as opposed to write. Grammar, spelling and punctuation is given less importance on the social media platforms that we communicate on. However, secure levels of written and spoken literacy still hold significant purpose when studying English. This PowerPoint test helps you to measure the overall literacy of a new class or tutoring client. This lesson focuses on the purpose and application of connectives, through a series of structured exercises, and is suitable for teenagers and adults alike. This specific resource has proven to be an invaluable tool in the formation and strategy of future lessons.
This dynamically illustrated PowerPoint quiz contains a total of 17 slides. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy! All the answers are supplied too.
‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is a novel by Harper Lee. It is set in the mid-1930s in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama. The narrative explores good, evil and human dignity within an environment of racial prejudice. I have taught this text many times in the last 20 years and I have used this specific resource (revised in 2020) to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material (SKYPE lessons, Google Meet), as a homework assignment, and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students.
This dynamic 28 slide PowerPoint lesson provides an in-depth introduction to the text with structured tasks connected to the author, the themes and the characters. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
Robert Louis Stevenson’s enduring horror classic ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ is an essential text, detailing the harsh dualities of good and evil within all of us. In a bid isolate and contain the evil elements of human nature, Dr. Jekyll creates a potion with honourable intentions but sad and tragic outcomes. I have taught this text many times in the last twenty years and have used this specific resource (revised in 2021) to: lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning resource in SKYPE lessons, as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students.
This dynamically presented PowerPoint lesson (24 slides, approximately 90 minutes teaching time) includes: a starter activity, summary and analysis questions, a set of recap questions, an academic writing task, a theme tracking exercise, an extension task connected to critical vocabulary, a homework assignment and a plenary. This is a complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
