All about engaging pupils through innovative and inventive resources. Inspiration from all forms of popular culture in order to create top quality, engaging resources for both English and Media Studies. From superheroes to zombies - anything that pupils find interesting!
All about engaging pupils through innovative and inventive resources. Inspiration from all forms of popular culture in order to create top quality, engaging resources for both English and Media Studies. From superheroes to zombies - anything that pupils find interesting!
A creative writing unit suitable for High School, Middle School and Elementary/Primary level pupils based on the idea of superheroes. This is a detailed resource containing a range of writing activities: short story, informative, biography and comic strip. Contains a huge number of resources and detailed lesson plans for **16 lessons**. Also included are a selection of detailed, engaging powerpoint lesson presentations - but I suggest you also use clips of your favourite superheroes to highlight points, especially explaining character motivation etc.
With superhero movies continuing to take the box office by storm now's the perfect time to capture the interest of your students with a superhero themed creative writing resource. After all, who doesn't love a superhero? Pay homage to the legend that was Stan Lee by teaching your students all about the world of superheroes that he loved. With Birds of Prey, Wonder Woman 1984, Eternals, Black Widow and loads more all hitting cinema screens this year, comic book fever is gripping the world. Use this full stocked lesson pack to heat up your classroom. Although it might seem strange to ditch Dickens for Marvel or Shakespeare for DC, there's more to these popular publications than meets the eye. Comic books and superhero films explore the culture of our time, just as great novelists delved into the social issues of theirs.
**These resources have been recommended by TES several times over the years! They were even used as the basis of a competition in Irish schools.**
https://www.tes.com/news/tes-archive/tes-publication/english-resource-week-zap-pow-comic-book-classes
"The country that gave us Spider-Man, Batman and the Incredible Hulk is still obsessed with superheroes - particularly in the classroom. One of the nation's favourite resources is this series of PowerPoints and worksheets designed to help pupils understand the genre while developing their own storytelling skills. Pupils analyse film clips and comic books, develop character profiles by creating [top value] cards and design a map of a fantasy city for a superhero to live in. They then create their own superhero, write their biography and develop a short story on the theme "The day I discovered I had superpowers"." Victoria Grace Walden - TES article
*UPDATED* All new lesson plans looking at disability, body image, gender and ethnicity with regards to superheroes. Perfect material for tackling sensitive subject areas by using the medium of comics and superheroes to get students to critically engage with PSHE and reflect upon their own lives.
A unit of work created to run alongside the old 'Escape from Kraznir' fantasy writing unit. This is a workbook tailored specifically for girls in the class using a Mean Girls/Pretty Little Liars type scenario. Very uiseful at engaging girls who do not connect well with the fantasy element of Kraznir. Similar writing activites to Kraznir but more modern and girl focused.
Want to get your students interested in poetry? Fed up of the groans whenever you mention the dreaded “P” word? Then use this lesson to get them analysing poetic techniques in popular music.
A complete unit of work including all resources needed to teach the concept of dystopia with regards to the film ‘The Matrix’. Resources can be easily altered to fit any dystopian text, film or otherwise - for example: Hunger Games, Maze Runner, Divergent, V for Vendetta, Equilibrium etc.
Included is a suggested essay idea on the concept of dystopian fiction within the film ‘The Matrix’ - but this can be easily altered to match any dystopian text such as: ‘The Hunger Games’, ‘Maze Runner’, ‘V for Vendetta’.
All materials needed for an activity where students create their own superheroes battle cards - the card whose score is top trumps the other card. Great activity to keep students engaged while tackling the topic of superheroes. Blank battle cards can be used for a wide range of other topics as well.
Full unit of work containing various lessons and worksheets looking at advertising. Designed for an early secondary class. Outcome is a Dragon's Den/Apprentice presentation in groups.
Unit of work in which pupils assume the role of the manager of their favourite band/recording artist and complete various types of writing activity. Full lessons and worksheets
Unit of work based on the play version of 'Gregory's Girl' aimed towards writing an essay on how the playwright subverts societal expectations of gender and age roles. Contains full detailed lesson plans and powerpoint presentations for each lesson.
Resources to introduce dystopian/post-apocalyptic literature conventions to students. Focused specifically on 'The Handmaid's Tale'. 36 Page complete unit of work included detailed lesson plans and homework sheets for an 18 lesson unit of work.
Complete unit of work including detailed lesson plans and worksheets looking at the poetry of Edwin Morgan. A selection of 3 poems looked at in depth dealing with such themes as: disability, violence, prejudice, social problems.
Complete unit of work including all worksheets and lesson plans for the Tim Burton film 'Corpse Bride'. At end of unit pupils will be able:
• To recognise and analyse cinematic devices: camera angles,
colour, sound, costumes, props, facial expressions, appearance
• To recognise and discuss film genres and stereotypes
• To describe a film scene using adjectives, adverbs, similes, metaphors and conjunctions
• To analyse the storyline, characters, setting and film techniques
• To develop ability to work successfully in groups
• To recognise and construct an effective dialogue
• To recognise an effective ending
• To storyboard a scene
• To write a successful character study of a cinematic character
A unit of work on satire looking at episodes of 'Family Guy'. Resources can be altered for use with episodes of The Simpsons, Futurama, Americn dad etc.
A unit of work based on the teen vampire film 'Twilight'. Students will learn how to analyse the film and look at how cinematic techniques are used for a particular purpose.
