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Secondary English], General Secondary Resources, Te Reo Maori Resources, 0-5 Preschool Resources for enjoyable and engaging learning.
I love teaching English and have been doing so for many years. I hope that my experience and resources can save you time and energy in setting up and running your classroom :)
Check out this great short story unit on All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury/
This resource package includes an easy to print student booklet and a teacher’s plan, covering all aspects of the All Summer in a Day short story, saving you valuable time and effort in searching for appropriate text study materials.
This user-friendly resource is perfect for high school ELA or secondary English students studying “All Summer in a Day” in the classroom. It caters to students approximately aged 12-16 years, spanning Years 8-11.
The student booklet is ready to be printed and offers a wealth of educational content. It includes comprehensive short story notes, a webquest task to explore details about the author, exercises to enhance text observation skills, analysis of the story’s setting, effective strategies for annotating the story, All Summer in a Day comprehension questions to deepen understanding, engaging creative writing tasks, mapping of important themes in “All Summer in a Day,” character analysis and mapping, a dedicated page on language techniques, and sound guidance for essay structure and planning.
To simplify your teaching process, we also provide a sample teacher All Summer in a Day unit plan, which offers a clear framework to guide your lesson planning.
Make your teaching experience of “All Summer in a Day” seamless with this comprehensive resource. With all the necessary materials at your disposal, you can effortlessly engage your students and guide them through a thorough analysis of this captivating short story.
This is a handy Get To Know You Quiz & Starting Out Diagnostic Test for Year 11 - so easy to start your year well and create a great first impression on your students.
1. A ‘Quick Quiz’ with a range of fun questions for your class to answer on the first day back. Questions include both silly items (colour of socks) and useful ones for the teacher (best school subject). (2 pages) Fully editable Word Document.
2. A Diagnostic test to help you with your initial familiarisation with your students. Covers editing, a few terminology questions, some homonym questions, and an extended writing section. (2 pages) Fully editable Word Document.
Class Expectations to go through on the first day. Covers a range of topics such as discipline, lateness, homework and more. (2 pages) Fully editable Word Document. (1 page) Non Editable. PDF.
Suits students of approximately 15 years of age: New Zealand Year 11 students, Australian Year 10 students, and UK Key Stage 4 students
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A CLOSE READING lesson on a short PERSUASIVE TEXT to improve student comprehension and knowledge of language techniques.
This resource is a persuasive text on SOLAR POWER which is not overly complicated - perfect for students in High School English - Years 8, 9 or 10.
Resource will take a single lesson to work through and walks students through a framework that helps them assess and analyse many aspects of the text, such as author’s purpose, message, target audience, text type, language style, point of view, connections outside the text, and language techniques used.
This great exercise is perfect for snippets of analytical thinking and textual analysis practice between other units, or for a reliever or substitute teacher - everything needed is included.
Included:
Copy of the text
A student worksheet
Teacher notes and sample answer key
A list of language techniques to refer to.
4 creative extension tasks to choose from.
This Poetry Analysis Workshop for close reading activity uses Banjo Paterson’s ‘THE MAN FROM IRONBARK’ to help students learn about poetry analysis. This great Australian poem is a funny tale of a rough bushman from a country town who is tricked by the city slickers into thinking his throat has been cut (it hasn’t).
TPT DIGITAL Resource Ready!
Workshop takes 2-4 lessons. This poetry analysis booklet can be instantly printed for students. Perfect for snippets of analytical thinking and textual analysis practice between other units, or for a reliever or substitute teacher - everything needed is included.
Perfect for students in Upper High School - New Zealand Years 10-12, Australia Years 9-11, USA Years 9-11, and Britain Years 10-12 (Key Stage 4-5).
Included:
A list of language techniques to look for
An analysis grid
A language features page to focus on two chosen language features
4 great extension tasks for students to choose from
A sample marking schedule
Teacher sample analysis notes
Included:
10 page poetry close reading workshop
A ready-to-print Australian novel study and Aboriginal text study on Phillip Gwynne’s DEADLY UNNA complete with printable student booklet and teacher’s plan.
This easy to follow resource provides a ready Deadly Unna unit plan for teachers and Deadly Unna student booklet which is printable and ready to teach, saving you time and effort searching for suitable text study resources.
Perfect for students in Australia and New Zealand studying this novel in class.
Suits students of approximately 12-15 years of age: New Zealand Year 9-11 students, Australian Year 7-9 students.
Student booklet includes:
Webquest task on the author
Deadly Unna Character file templates
Setting
Context
Deadly Unna Chapter Questions on the novel looking at important character changes, ideas, themes and events
Dairy entry writing task
Themes page
Symbols page
Language Techniques page
Observing the text
Big Ideas discussion pages
Interview and Presentation
Essay structure and planning
+Sample Teacher Unit Plan
This is perfect as a text analysis unit to prepare for essay writing. It goes perfectly with the Text Response Essay Writing Unit in my store.
Everything you need to pick up and run with this novel. So easy!
Included:
28-page student booklet for analysis of Deadly, Unna?
Introducing our ready-to-print RABBIT PROOF FENCE novel study and text study resource, specifically designed for high school English classrooms.
This comprehensive package includes a printable student booklet and a detailed teacher’s plan, saving you valuable time and effort in searching for suitable text study resources.
Perfect for high school students in Australia and beyond who are studying the iconic Australian novel, RABBIT PROOF FENCE by Doris Pilkington. This highly readable and accessible text resonates with teenagers, making it an excellent choice for engaging classroom discussions and analysis.
Tailored for students aged approximately 10-16 years old, our student booklet covers all the essential elements necessary for in-depth study. Dive into the author’s background with a fascinating webquest, explore character development with our unique Character file templates, analyze the setting and context, and delve into the rich themes and symbols found throughout the novel. Engage in close reading exercises, provocative discussions on big ideas, and develop critical thinking skills through interviews and presentations.
Additionally, our resource includes essay structure and planning pages, making it an ideal choice for text analysis and essay preparation. This resource perfectly complements the Text Response Essay Writing Unit available in our store.
With everything you need in one easy-to-use package, our RABBIT PROOF FENCE novel study is the perfect choice for high school English teachers seeking a comprehensive and engaging resource.
So, pick up our resource, save time, and effortlessly immerse your students in the powerful narrative of RABBIT PROOF FENCE!
Introducing our comprehensive PERSUASIVE WRITING UNIT, designed to guide Secondary English students through the intricacies of persuasive language techniques and analysis.
Perfect for High School English students in Years 7-10 who are studying persuasive language and its impact on creating meaning.
This unit begins by covering the basics of persuasive writing before delving into a thorough analysis of persuasive language techniques. Students will follow step-by-step graphic organizers and exercises to develop their own persuasive essays.
Our ready-to-print student booklet accompanies teacher notes, a unit plan, and a marking schedule, providing a complete package that saves you time and energy.
Included in this persuasive writing unit:
A 25-page print-and-go student booklet that covers:
An introduction to persuasive writing
Key persuasive language terms
The art of persuasion
Analysis of a persuasive speech script
Generation of persuasive topics
Planning and writing pages, broken down into easily manageable steps
Sample essay marking schedule
Sample teaching plan
Teacher keys
And more…
While originally created for Year 9 - Year 11 students in Australia and New Zealand, this versatile resource can be used worldwide for similar purposes. Simply adjust the marking schedule to complement your school system.
Please note that this product contains some British English spelling.
Let our PERSUASIVE WRITING UNIT do the work for you, providing a comprehensive and structured approach to teaching persuasive language techniques and analysis. Grab your copy today and watch your students’ persuasive writing skills flourish!
Introducing The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury Short Story Unit.
Our easy-to-use resource provides a seamless teaching experience, offering solid coverage of key elements such as comprehension questions, setting analysis, author details, figurative language exploration, annotating techniques, creative writing exercises, essay planning guidance, and more.
Tailored perfectly for Australian students and those studying The Pedestrian globally, this resource is suitable for students aged approximately 12-15 years, encompassing Years 7-10.
The student booklet, which is printable and ready for immediate use, contains a plethora of engaging and educational activities to captivate your students. Explore the author’s background through an exciting webquest task, delve into the setting, master the art of annotating, stimulate critical thinking with comprehension questions, foster creativity with captivating writing tasks, map out themes and characters, explore language techniques, and receive guidance on essay structure and planning.
To further support your teaching journey with “The Pedestrian,” we provide a sample teacher unit plan, simplifying the process and ensuring you have all the necessary tools to hit the ground running.
Notes on language terminology, complete with lists and definitions, for each year of Secondary Schooling, increasing in breath and difficulty for each year level. Use as a complete list to give to students each year, and refer to them throughout the year as you memorise terms, hone skills and complete tasks.
Buy one set for the English year level you teach, or pay less per set for a complete Secondary Language Terms Set.
1. Year 10 Language Terms – 10 pages in length - Suit students of approximately 14 years of age: New Zealand Year 10 students, Australian Year 9 students, and UK Key Stage 3 students
2. Year 11 Language Terms - 11 pages in length - Suit students of approximately 15 years of age: New Zealand Year 11 students, Australian Year 10 students, and UK Key Stage 4 students
3. Year 12 Language Terms - 12 pages in length - Suit students of approximately 16 years of age: New Zealand Year 12 students, Australian Year 11 students, and UK Key Stage 4 students
4. Year 13+ Language Terms - 11 pages in length - Suit students of approximately 17 years of age: New Zealand Year 13 students, Australian Year 12 students, and UK Key Stage 4 students, Post 16 Education, and English Higher Education or Tertiary Students
Each set covers a range of areas that students need to know:
Y13
Grammar & Parts of Speech Terms – Adverb, Antonym, Article, Connotation, Conjunction… etc
Sentences, Parts of Sentences Terms – Contention, Run-on Sentence, Clause… etc
Language Terms for this level – Analogy, Allegory, Alusion, Ambiguity, Bias, Black Humour… etc
Textual Terms to go with units on Novel, Film, Oral Presentations, Poetry
Punctuation Terms – Apostrophe, Brackets, Capital Letters, Colon,… etc
*CHECK OUT my other great Secondary English resources - I have a set of colourful Essay Structure posters you may like, or a novel study booklet suitable for use with any novel.
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Use these bright Printable Key Words to brighten the walls and help out students in your High School English Classroom. So easy to use!
Large, colourful key words which can be printed, cut apart, and put up for English classroom displays.
Words include:
analyse, compare, contrast, define, Evaluate, explain, interpret, justify, summarise and more.
11 pages including a title page which says, ‘Key Words for English.’
Excellent for secondary English classrooms.
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Get To Know You Quiz & Starting Out Diagnostic Test - Year 10 English
Get To Know You Quiz & Starting Out Diagnostic Test - Year 11 English
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This great Growth Mindset Display and Décor Pack has 144 pages of everything you need to create instant wow factor in your classroom while teaching your students about developing a growth mindset.
Inspire and engage students to put in their best effort with a large range of display items to choose from - or print them all for the best looking classroom in the school!
Your Growth Mindset pack includes:
A full size Black & Bright Colours Banner which says: Change your words; change your mindset.
Mindset words and phrases banners showing fixed mindset thinking and growth mindset thinking
Brain images to go with or break up the mindset words banners
Famous Failures Posters with images and information about famous people who achieved success after repeated failure
Inspiring and motivational quotes posters
Growth Mindset Vocabulary word wall labels along with a Growth Mindset title
An extra full alphabet, numbers 1-10 and common symbols in case you would like to create another banner or more large words for your room.
144 Pages
You may also be interested in these other great Classroom Display Resources - Check them out in my TES Store!
Other Décor Packs:
Black & Brights Décor Set for Secondary Classrooms - Titles, Signs, Post
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Watercolour Classroom Décor Set - Titles, Signs, Posters and more.
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19 attractive PUNCTUATION Posters English Classroom Posters ready to print and display to make your ELA classroom look great.
All posters included in two slightly different designs, PLUS black and white.
A great visual display to help your students master punctuation skills in their writing tasks.
Punctuation Posters on:
Full stops
capital letters
commas
dashes
hyphens
colons
semicolons
subject
predicate
ellipsis
question marks
exclamation marks
…and more
These CLASSIC EXCERPTS EDITING WORKSHEETS for high school English students inspire interest in classic novels as students work to find the 20 spelling, punctuation and grammar errors hidden in each one.
10 different editing worksheets, with answer keys.
Perfect bellringers or writing skills activities to improve student writing skills these HIGH SCHOOL EDITING WORKSHEETS are perfect for ELA English students in Years 9-12 English classes. Students will develop their vocabulary through engaging games.
Ideas for differentiation included in the instructions.
These exercises are excellent for revision of punctuation rules, homonyms, spelling and grammar skills.
Included:
10 Editing Worksheets with Marking Keys
50 great English Classroom Posters for ENGLISH CLASSROOM DECOR showing NOVEL COVERS from a range of interesting and classic novels.
Perfect for Secondary or High School teachers wanting to inspire a bit more reading and text knowledge in their students - also good as discussion starters or writing prompts!
An easy and attractive display. Let me save you some time!
Includes:
50 Classic Covers Posters
These **TEEN FICTION EDITING WORKSHEETS for high school English students **inspire interest in current teen fiction as students work to find the 20 spelling, punctuation and grammar errors hidden in each one.
10 different editing worksheets based on well-known teen fiction excerpts, complete with answer keys.
Perfect bellringers or writing skills activities to improve student writing skills these HIGH SCHOOL EDITING WORKSHEETS are perfect for ELA English students in Years 9-12 English classes. Students will develop their vocabulary through engaging games.
Ideas for differentiation included in the instructions.
These exercises are excellent for revision of punctuation rules, homonyms, spelling and grammar skills.
Texts Used for this Editing Worksheet Set:
Paper Towns – John Green (Excerpt)
2.Tomorrow, When the War Began – John Marsden (Excerpt)
3.Twilight – Stephenie Meyer (Excerpt)
4.The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins (Excerpt)
5.The Giver – Lois Lowry (Excerpt)
6.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – J. K. Rowling (Excerpt)
7.The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Stephen Chbosky (Excerpt)
8.Divergent – Veronica Roth (Excerpt)
9.Thirteen Reasons Why – Jay Asher (Excerpt)
10.The Book Thief – Markus Zusak (Excerpt)
Included:
10 Editing Worksheets with Marking Keys
Poetry Analysis Workshop for close reading activity with Banjo Paterson’s The Man from Snowy River. This great Australian poem is perfect for looking at the the cost of war and the way everyone is made the same in death.
Workshop takes 2-3 lessons. This great poem analysis can be printed in a small booklet. Perfect for snippets of analytical thinking and textual analysis practice between other units, or for a reliever or substitute teacher - everything needed is included.
Perfect for students in Upper High School - New Zealand Years 11-13, Australia Years 10-12, USA Years 10-12, and Britain Years 10-12 (Key Stage 4-5).
Included:
A list of language techniques to look for
An analysis grid
A language features page to focus on two chosen language features
4 great extension tasks for students to choose from
A sample marking schedule
Teacher sample analysis notes
Included:
10 page Australian poetry close reading workshop
A ready-to-print Looking for Alibrandi novel study on Melina Marchetta’s LOOKING FOR ALIBRANDI complete with printable student booklet and teacher’s plan.
This easy to follow resource provides a ready Looking for Alibrandi unit plan for teachers and Looking for Alibrandi student booklet which is printable and ready to teach, saving you time and effort searching for suitable text study resources.
Perfect for students in Australia and New Zealand studying this novel in class.
This can be easily sent home for distance learning during Coronavirus restrictions :)
Suits students of approximately 13-15 years of age: New Zealand Year 9, 10 or lower 11 students, Australian Year 8, 9 or lower 10 students, and UK Key Stage 3 students.
Student booklet includes:
Webquest task on the author
Looking for Alibrandi Character file templates
Looking for Alibrandi Setting
Looking for Alibrandi Chapter Questions on the novel looking at important character changes, ideas, themes and events
Dairy entry writing task
Themes page
Observing the text
Big Ideas discussion pages
Essay structure and planning
+Sample Teacher Unit Plan
This is perfect as a text analysis unit to prepare for essay writing. It goes perfectly with the Text Response Essay Writing Unit in my store.
Everything you need to pick up and run with this novel. So easy!
Included:
40-page student booklet for analysis of Looking for Alibrandi
Introducing our ready-to-print DETENTION Novel Study Unit, designed for teachers looking for a comprehensive and engaging resource.
Our user-friendly unit includes a printable student booklet and a suggested teacher’s plan, eliminating the need for time-consuming searches for suitable text study resources.
Tailored for students aged approximately 10-15 years old, our DETENTION student booklet immerses students in the enthralling narrative of the novel by Trist Bancks.
Perfect for students in Australia and beyond studying this novel in class, our resource is a valuable tool for cultivating critical thinking and analysis skills.
Our complete resource includes a range of activities to engage students with the text, including comprehension questions, character profiles, creative writing tasks, and more.
With everything you need in one convenient package, our DETENTION Novel Study Unit saves precious preparation time, allowing you to focus on your students.
Language Terms for Secondary English
Notes on language terminology, complete with lists and definitions, for each year of Secondary Schooling, increasing in breath and difficulty for each year level. Use as a complete list to give to students each year, and refer to them throughout the year as you memorise terms, hone skills and complete tasks.
Suitable for use by the whole English Department.
Buy one set for the English year level you teach, or pay less per set for a complete Secondary Language Terms Set.
1. Year 10 Language Terms – 10 pages in length - Suit students of approximately 14 years of age: New Zealand Year 10 students, Australian Year 9 students, and UK Key Stage 3 students
2. Year 11 Language Terms - 11 pages in length - Suit students of approximately 15 years of age: New Zealand Year 11 students, Australian Year 10 students, and UK Key Stage 4 students
3. Year 12 Language Terms - 12 pages in length - Suit students of approximately 16 years of age: New Zealand Year 12 students, Australian Year 11 students, and UK Key Stage 4 students
4. Year 13+ Language Terms - 11 pages in length - Suit students of approximately 17 years of age: New Zealand Year 13 students, Australian Year 12 students, and UK Key Stage 4 students, Post 16 Education, and English Higher Education or Tertiary Students
Each set covers a range of areas that students need to know:
Y10
Grammar & Parts of Speech Terms – Adverb, Antonym, Article, Connotation, Conjunction… etc
Sentences, Parts of Sentences Terms – Contention, Run-on Sentence, Clause… etc
Language Terms for this level – Analogy, Colloquialism, Contrast, Cliché… etc
Textual Terms to go with units on Novel, Film, Oral Presentations, Poetry
Punctuation Terms – Apostrophe, Capital Letters, Colon,… etc
Each set covers a range of areas that students need to know:
Y11
Grammar & Parts of Speech Terms – Adverb, Antonym, Article, Connotation, Conjunction… etc
Sentences, Parts of Sentences Terms – Contention, Run-on Sentence, Clause… etc
Language Terms for this level – Analogy, Allegory, Alusion, Ambiguity, Colloquialism, Contrast… etc
Textual Terms to go with units on Novel, Film, Oral Presentations, Poetry
Punctuation Terms – Apostrophe, Brackets, Capital Letters, Colon,… etc
Each set covers a range of areas that students need to know:
Y12
Grammar & Parts of Speech Terms – Adverb, Antonym, Article, Connotation, Conjunction… etc
Sentences, Parts of Sentences Terms – Contention, Run-on Sentence, Clause… etc
Language Terms for this level – Analogy, Allegory, Alusion, Ambiguity, Bias, Colloquialism… etc
Textual Terms to go with units on Novel, Film, Oral Presentations, Poetry
Punctuation Terms – Apostrophe, Brackets, Capital Letters, Colon,… etc
Each set covers a range of areas that students need to know:
Y13
Grammar & Parts of Speech Terms – Adverb, Antonym, Article, Connotation, Conjunction… etc
Sentences, Parts of Sentences Terms – Contention, Run-on Sentence, Clause… etc
Language Terms for this level – Analogy, Allegory, Alusion, Ambiguity, Bias, Black Humour… etc
Textual Terms to go with units on Novel, Film, Oral Presentations, Poetry
Punctuation Terms – Apostrophe, Brackets, Capital Letters, Colon,… etc
A full, self-explanatory booklet on completing Wide Reading logs and tasks throughout the school year. Booklet covers everything you need for your junior secondary wide reading. Suits students of approximately 13-14 years of age: New Zealand Year 9 or 10 students, Australian Year 8 or 9 students, and UK Key Stage 3 students.
(9 pages)
Booklet includes:
Title page with space for name
• Wide Reading Task Sheet with assessment tasks
• Text Response starters
• Reading Log Template
• Answer examples + How to Write a Good Paragraph
• Creative Text Response Activity grid
• Book Suggestions with authors in levelled grid for Year 9,10,11
• Marking schedule
You could print whichever pages of the booklet you prefer to mould the unit to your liking and student needs. Happy Reading!
CHECK OUT my other great Secondary English resources - I have an excellent printable Oral Presentations booklet that you might like.
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