Another day awake is one to feel thankful for - poster.

A poster. I feel suffocated if I am not in some way creating and spilling out the words which, if left unsaid, unwritten, unleashed, feel to me like the spikes of a porcupine turned inward against my soul.

A four page resource where students enter a Crime Scene Investigation and examine the facts leading up to the death of MacBeth. The suggestion is for the students to examine the events of the play in reverse, which may, or may not, lead to a consideration that MacBeth had proven his valour and deserved to inherit the throne (could tie this in with general knowledge that MacBeth, in real life, did rule). The body-outline sheet could be printed A3 so students can label. The resource final page (4 in total) asks the students to provide written response from both the play and their own feelings, relating the how they view MacBeth.

Straightforward resource - works best if printed A3. Can easily be self-designed and not paid for. The completion of this resource in class developed student-thinking and they responded with some fantastic questions. One of the students sketched the 'Porter' character, drunk on the floor after an alcohol "session". Other students read into the dynamics of the relationships between the characters, e.g. Macbeth and Duncan were heads of the table due to gender inequality of the 1600's; Banquo was sat on the Supernatural table because of his death and return as a ghost.

An effective resource where the student becomes Romeo Montague and describes their character development throughout the play.

An effective resource where the learner 'becomes' Francis Joseph Cassavant and plots their character development throughout the book.

An effective resource where the student becomes Juliet Capulet and describes their development throughout the play.

A pack containing combined resources to create a complete study-aid for students which includes: New Word Chart / Quotation Booklet / Timeline / Visual-Mapping / Internet-Research Booklet. This prints as a double-sided 12-page booklet or could be printed in individual sections and introduced throughout the period of study. I recently introduced this with Year 9's who are studying Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, i.e. as one full pack to use alongside this text. I am about to use the same pack, with the same class, as they enter the engaging realms of Macbeth. The feedback from the pack was that the students (as a majority) felt it made greater sense to them to have all of the paperwork together and then filed in this way. We booked the IT Suite over two lessons, to introduce the Internet Research booklet and used the visual aids (Timeline/Visual-Mapping) in class with the interactive whiteboard. The Timelines were particularly effective and we printed these A3-size. One student comment was that she felt that it "provided a visual-snapshot" so she could rely on/recall a "picture", rather than words, to consider the "chronological-order of events" when she was studying, or in an exam. These tools are all available individually, but I've combined them in a single-pack and kept the cost reasonable, as I felt this could save some preparation time for teachers. Personally, I would print off the whole pack A4 and then figure the order/sizing from there, as this could easily work as a combined booklet and introduced to a class where applicable. Kind regards Tor Alexander Bruce

What to focus on in GCSE Reading and Writing. Includes: Deduction and Inference / Implicit versus Explicit / Subjectivity and Bias Figurative Language / Skimming and Scanning / Adapting to accommodate audience. A 9-page resource (prints double-sided as a five-page mini-booklet) with a column for student notes to cite evidence.

Exemplar responses with Examiner commentary for: A CHRISTMAS CAROL/AN INSPECTOR CALLS/OZYMANDIAS compared to MY LAST DUCHESS.

Create a single page piece of writing incorporating metaphor, influenced by the photograph on the front page - a two-page resource.