A reading comprehension activity which utilises the QAR reading strategy. Students will read an article entitled “Teenagers and social networking – it might actually be good for them” and then complete the questions.

A reading comprehension activity I made using the THREE LEVEL GUIDE structure The article is about the effects of social media on teens.

Part of a set of resources created for a senior Social & Community studies class in Australia (QCAA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - lrigb4. Designed for use in 70 minute lessons. This lesson is designed to unpack the various elements of the assessment task with students so they know where they are headed. The task is a project which requires students to complete an inquiry booklet, an essay and product (brochure). It includes a list of 8 steps that the students should follow to complete the task. It also includes screenshots of 2 example brochures (created by students) and advice about how to structure their brochure. It also includes a brief overview of what will be included in the essay (knowing that more information would be unpacked in class in subsequent lessons). NB: The task sheet, unit plan and other materials used within this unit are also available at my TES store.

A differentiated exam which was made for QCIA learners who have learning difficulties which prevent them for doing the exam sat by the remainder of the class). The Queensland Certificate of Individual Achievement (QCIA) recognises the achievements of students who are on individualised learning programs. The exam has been tailored to the needs of the learners. It provides a word list of terms encountered in the unit at the front which students can refer to for spelling and prompts when writing their answers. It includes a couple of questions where the students must write their own definitions of key terms and some where they have been provided with the definition and must label the term and provide some examples. It also includes a match the definitions question. Then there is a question type where students are provided a picture of a person and some information about them which they use to respond to questions about what traits they have, what assumptions people might make about the person’s sexuality and whether it is fair to make assumptions about people based on their appearance. To differentiate, QCIA students are provided with sentence starters to help them answer the questions, the length has also been reduced. Where possible the stimulus is the same as the exam being sat by mainstream students. Some of the questions have been modified / simplified. This exam contains more short response questions and a cloze passage in lieu of an extended response. Additionally, questions specific to the students QCIA goals have been incorporated. Part of a set of resources created for a senior Social & Community studies class in Australia (QCAA syllabus). The other resources are also available in my store - Aussie_Resources.

A free resource (handout) designed to prompt students to deconstruct the IA3 example and identify how the layout, the content and writing style work simultaneously to produce a high-quality response to the task. The handout features: questions about the number of primary vs secondary sources, approximate word counts for different sections, questions about how the intro was structured and what the hypothesis was, questions about specific vocabulary choices made by the writer in their responses (including conjunctions) & questions which prompt the students to read the information provided by the QCAA in the margin notes about how best to address particular criteria. The handout also includes information about how to reference particular source types in APA formatting. This handout is intended to be used alongside the QCAA sample IA3 response written in October 2018 NB: This is about a different topic (The Cold War) so as to avoid student over-reliance on the exemplar. It is the same text type and has a colour-coded ISMG (marking guide) with the work highlighted to indicate where the response has met each criteria. ** Resources designed for the new senior Modern History syllabus (implemented in QLD in 2019). The content would also be useful more broadly for students in other states and countries with an interest in the Vietnamese Independence Movement (1945-1975). The other resources are also available in my store - Aussie_Resources. The end of term assessment for this unit was an essay.**

A worksheet for a documentary viewing lesson. I utilise the broadcast strategy approach (Barry & King, 1998) previewing the questions prior to playing the documentary so that students know what to listen out for. The documentary THE SIXTIES The War In Vietnam (SBS) is available on Click View or Enhance TV There are 30 short response questions with lines for students to write their answers on. I have also included a scanned copy of the answers I wrote during the lesson. I use this to help students to expand upon their answers when we go through the sheet at the end of the lesson. The bottom of the worksheet includes a list of names of historical figures from this era. For homework, students need to choose one of them and create a profile to share with the class (it can be a poster, infographic or PPT). Students must include info from both primary and secondary sources. They need to provide information about who/what influenced them and their political ideologies and associations. They also need to address how they influenced the Vietnamese Independence movement. **NB: Resources designed for the new senior Modern History syllabus (implemented in QLD in 2019). The content would also be useful more broadly for students in other states and countries with an interest in the Vietnamese Independence Movement (1945-1975). The other resources are also available in my store - lrigb4. The end of term assessment for this unit was an essay. **

Resources designed for the new senior Modern History syllabus (implemented in QLD in 2019). The syllabus objectives would also be useful more broadly for Humanities students in other states and countries with an interest in colonialism and Australia’s Frontier Wars (1788-1930s). An interactive lesson created for use after the practice exam to introduce students to the key historical figures and events they needed to know for their actual exam. Students were given a topic and their own guiding question - they were provided with a PowerPoint full of sources to use as a starting point they were also allowed to conduct their own research on The State Library of Queensland Website. Afterward they were to create a poster (to be completed for homework) so that in the following lesson they could teach the class about their ‘expert topic.’ This resource includes a sheet of the topics (Kalkadoons, Battle Mountain, Native Mounted Police, Sub-Inspector Beresford and Sub-Inspector Urquhart) and guiding questions. It also includes the four PowerPoints of sources which students accessed. I pride myself on the quality of the materials I produce, I don’t charge high prices because I don’t agree with paying £10 for a wordsearch. If you need to check before you buy, have a look at some of the free resources in my shop for a sample of the quality and depth.

A lesson designed for a senior English class to practice identifying representations (messages about sport) and identifying various character’s values, attitudes, beliefs and cultural assumptions. It includes a breif synopsis of the film, pictures of the main characters, a graphic organiser for studdents to record the VABs of the various characters and some post viewing questions.