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A teacher for 9 years of a variety of subjects including English, Media, Psychology, IT amongst others. I aim to produce simple but effective resources that are accessible to both teachers and learners.

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A teacher for 9 years of a variety of subjects including English, Media, Psychology, IT amongst others. I aim to produce simple but effective resources that are accessible to both teachers and learners.
Introduction to Poetry - Carol Ann Duffy - You
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Introduction to Poetry - Carol Ann Duffy - You

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This presentation focuses on the poem 'You' by Carol Ann Duffy. It can be used as an introduction to the teaching of her collection 'Rapture' or as an introduction to A-Level English in general. It also includes a method for approaching the analysis of poetry and an activity involving abstract art to get learners thinking about what makes poetry different to prose.
Social Media, Privacy and Permanence + Social Change
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Social Media, Privacy and Permanence + Social Change

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Two lessons related to social media. In the first students discuss the sharing of information online and the issues of privacy and permanence. In the second learners research a news story about social change that has been fuelled by social media and present their findings.
Social Media
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Social Media

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Contains all resources for an introductory 2 hour introductory lesson on the topic of Social Media. Learners begin by brainstorming key terms and concepts related to social media before comparing and contrasting different social networking site to look for common features. Finally they are introduced to some current debates and issues before discussing the digital divide. Comes with a PowerPoint presentation with 17 slides, a key terms glossary and screenshots of well-known social media sites for annotating.
Word Processing
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Word Processing

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A Unit of work to introduce learners to the basics of word processing. Designed for adults but can be easily adapted to suit any age group. Contains worksheets intended to be shared digitally to help learners develop what they have learned and PowerPoint presentations to guide the lessons.
Lovely Bones - Lindsey Salmon
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Lovely Bones - Lindsey Salmon

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This resource is designed for teaching and revision of The Lovely Bones for the AQA English Language and Literature Spec - 7707. These slides focus on the character of Lindsey Salmon and guide students on how to prepare, plan and write an exam response to a question focussing on this character.
Advertising
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Advertising

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Three short lessons to introduce learners to the idea of analysing advertisements. The first and third lesson concentrate on analysis and the second lesson focusses on the representation of women in advertisements since the 1950s and encourages discussion around the topic.
AQA GCSE English Language - Paper 1 Questions 1- 4 Practice (The Hartops)
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AQA GCSE English Language - Paper 1 Questions 1- 4 Practice (The Hartops)

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This bundle consists of three powerpoint presentations focussing on the reading questions for the AQA English Language Paper 1 2019. They are to be used alongside the extract from ‘The Mill’ that was used in the exam. Each presentation contains straightforward and efficient approaches for answering the questions as well as a range of actvities to get learners practising.
News Values
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News Values

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Three lessons and an accompanying workbook covering the production of News. The unit covers Galtung and Ruge’s News Values and explores whether they are still relevant to contemporary news production.
AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 Questions 1 + 2 - Alice in the Pyrenees
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AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 Questions 1 + 2 - Alice in the Pyrenees

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This presentation is designed to be used alongside the extract from Labyrinth by Kate Mosse used in the November 2017 AQA GCSE English Language exam. It reviews how to approach the reading of a new text, how to approach Question 1 quickly and efficiently and how to approach question 2. It also includes some sentence prompts for Question 2 to help learners construct their response.
Time Management
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Time Management

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A short Unit of Work which can be used in tutorials or personal and social development sessions to develop learners' time management skills. It covers basic theory associated with time management, stress and how to prioritise.
Social Media
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Social Media

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A full series of resources for the teaching of Social Media as part of a Media course. The bundle contains 6 powerpoint presentations with 69 slides in total, several workbooks, worksheets and a social media glossary. The unit is aimed at level 3 adult learners but can easily be used with younger students. It is not designed with any specific exam board in mind but the topics and activities should be applicable to all media courses.
Introduction to psychology
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Introduction to psychology

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Contains 7 presentations designed to introduce learners to the topic of psychology and some basic concepts. It is intended as a starting point for studying psychology and is not mapped to any specific exam specifications.
Add the 's' worksheet.
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Add the 's' worksheet.

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Learners must read through the text carefully and add the 's' where they think it is appropriate. Can be used independently or in conjunction with my 'Correct use of 's' ' presentation.
Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Opening Chapters
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Opening Chapters

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A powerpoint presentation which introduces the novel and provides some context. It also begins looking at the narrative perspectives employed in the novel, providing discussion starters for learners to engage with. There are discussion questions applicable to the first 6 chapters.
Time Management - Lesson 1
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Time Management - Lesson 1

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A presentation to introduce the concept of time management to learners, discuss what good / bad time management is and learn some key terms associated with the topic.