I am a teacher of English, English Literature, Moving Image Arts - and when I'm really lucky, History as well! I have been teaching in N. Ireland since 2006 and am particularly familiar with the CCEA curriculum from KS3-KS5. I also ran my own Tutoring company and have a real passion for creating user friendly resources.
Contact me at - mcttresourcesni@gmail.com
I am a teacher of English, English Literature, Moving Image Arts - and when I'm really lucky, History as well! I have been teaching in N. Ireland since 2006 and am particularly familiar with the CCEA curriculum from KS3-KS5. I also ran my own Tutoring company and have a real passion for creating user friendly resources.
Contact me at - mcttresourcesni@gmail.com
Three resources included:
23 page Student Booklet - user friendly, with sections to complete and links to premade activites
accompanying 23 page Teacher Booklet with answer guidance, based on CCEAâs resources
PowerPoint to present to the class as you move through the topic
CCEA Love Poetry:
A Jet Ring Sent
The Triple Fool
Elegy V
The Flea
The Anniversary
The Good-Morrow
The Sun-Rising
A Valedication
Included:
Context Booklet or John Donne and what is expected for CCEAâs exam - 22 pages
Love Poetry Booklet - to be completed by Pupil - 53 pages
Love Poetry Booklet - Teacher notes
All 8 Love poems annotated, the narrative explained, methods listed and explained, example arguments, narrative development
Annotations are hand completed from the WB - if they lack clarity, please get in touch
Love Exam Booklet - to be completed by Pupil - 45 pages
Love Exam Booklet - additional Teacher notes
Example layouts, comparisons and essays included
(Holy Poem Resource to be uploaded soon)
Key Quotations for six key characters:
Crooks
Curley
Curleyâs Wife
Candy
Slim
George
Two different methods tired and tested in the classroom to aid studentsâ learning of quotations for their Literature exam.
For four characters - Crooks, Curleyâs Wife, Candy and George - pertinent quotations have been gathered chronologically with colour coding to aid the picking of effective quotations per character trait/experience.
For the same four characters example paragraphs have been included.
For Slim and Curley - these characters have been looked at via PETE - Point, relevant Evidence (quotations), Techniques and pointers for Explanation.
(Would suit high ability KS2)
Five items included:
A visually engaging 86 slide PowerPoint with easy ideas for what to include and how to inspire creative writing in the classroom.
Plot layouts for different scenarios: guided plan, with paragraphs/full stories to accompany them
* Three kids on the beach
* Family bored at the airport
* Boy and dog walking in the forest
* Walking from the classroom to the principalâs office
Ideas and guidance on:
Senses
Sentence openers
Sentence styles
Weather
Time of day
Seasons
Atmosphere
Emotions
Dialogue
Writing inspiration:
The Beach
A City
A Stadium
The Forest
The Mansion
Character
Suitable for teaching âOthelloâ to top KS4 or KS5 students
Pupil and Teacher booklets supplied
Introduction booklet to âOthelloâ as a TRAGIC play - pupil and teacher versions
Notes particularly pertinent to CCEA A2 course - Past Papers and AOs
Comprehensive annotations of each Act
Detailed âAct by Actâ booklets - pupil and teacher versions - includes: brief comprehension questions for each scene, quotation-finding work, quotation development work, pertinent additional notes for each Act.
Common Exam Questions - deconstructed for each Act, with bullet point notes to accompany the creation of essays.
Example paragraphs
Example Student essays
How to use quotations at A-Level
Two booklets covering the character of Curleyâs Wife âOf Mice and Menâ
Student Booklet - to be completed - 14 pages
Teacher Booklet - with suggested answers - 14 pages
Booklet covers:
Introduction and guidance for how to complete a Character Essay
Sample Paragraph Layout with suggested terminology/phrases
Key words to describe Curleyâs Wife
Notes on Female Characters in the novel
Discussion of sympathy/lack of sympathy for her
Evidence/Quotes - analysed with techniques and explanations
Example paragraphs with clear layout
Area for summarising learning under mnemonic âBARSCAPâ
FULL BOOKLET with all CHARACTERS will be AVAILABLE SOON
Two booklets covering the character of Curley âOf Mice and Menâ
Student Booklet - to be completed - 11 pages
Teacher Booklet - with suggested answers - 11 pages
Booklet covers:
Introduction and guidance for how to complete a Character Essay
Sample Paragraph Layout with suggested terminology/phrases
Key words to describe Curley
Close analysis of Fight Scene in Chapter 3
Evidence/Quotes - analysed with techniques and explanations
Example paragraphs with clear layout
Area for summarising learning under mnemonic âBARSCAPâ
FULL BOOKLET with all CHARACTERS will be AVAILABLE SOON
Two booklets covering the character of Candy âOf Mice and Menâ
Student Booklet - to be completed - 13 pages
Teacher Booklet - with suggested answers - 13 pages
Booklet covers:
Introduction and guidance for how to complete a Character Essay
Sample Paragraph Layout with suggested terminology/phrases
Key words to describe Candy
Key Experiences analysed
Evidence/Quotes - analysed with techniques and explanations
Example paragraphs with clear layout
Area for summarising learning under mnemonic âBARSCAPâ
FULL BOOKLET with all CHARACTERS will be AVAILABLE SOON
Two booklets covering the character of Crooks in âOf Mice and Menâ
Student Booklet - to be completed - 16 pages
Teacher Booklet - with suggested answers - 16 pages
Booklet covers:
Introduction and guidance for how to complete a Character Essay
Sample Paragraph Layout with suggested terminology/phrases
Key words to describe Crooks
Overview of Themes: Racism, Prejudice, Strength, Weaknesses
Key Experiences
Close analysis of Possessions
Evidence/Quotes - analysed with techniques and explanations
Example paragraphs with clear layout
Area for summarising learning under mnemonic âBARSCAPâ
FULL BOOKLET with all CHARACTERS will be AVAILABLE SOON
Teacher and Student Booklets
All work to assist with the delivery of the current 12 Heaney and 12 Frost poems specificed for CCEA GCE AS Poetry, AS 1.
Heaney:
Personal Helicon
The Forge
The Peninsula
The Wifeâs Tale
Bogland
The Harvest Bow
The Railway Children
The Summer of Lost Rachel
Postscript
âHad I Not Been Awakeâ
The Conway Stewart
The Baler
Frost
Into My Own
Mowing
Going for Water
Mending Wall
After Apple Picking
The Road Not Taken
Birches
âOut, Out-â
For Once, Then, Something
Gathering Leaves
Acquainted with the Night
Desert Places
12 page Student Booklet to be completed - âHeaney and Frost Introduction Bookletâ - includes information on Assessment Objectives, key literary terms, space for further biographical information, and possible poem pairings for themes.
24 PP Slides - (Image) Visual representation for each poem
Comprehensive 24 page booklet for Student/Teacher to assist learning about/ teaching of Robert Frost poems - notes for each poem detailing information on narrative, context, message, form and structure, language, tone and themes
Comprehensive 20 page booklet for Student/Teacher to assist learning about/ teaching of each Seamus Heaney poems - notes for each poem detailing information on narrative, context, message, form and structure, language, tone and themes
24 pdfs - each providing a fully annotated version of the named poem - annotated to account for choices of language and imagery - all techniques are abbreviated and present in short form, inside a circle. e.g. âMâ inside a circle = metaphor, âSibâ = sibilance etc
Checklist for poems for both poets (24 in total - 12 each)
Blank Summary document - for Student revision purposes
Teaching and Guidance notes for Controlled Assessment for CCEA GCSE to accompany the teaching of âMacbethâ
Teaching Notes
PP - Images
PP - Paragraph scaffold and example
Guided Planning Document
**Teaching notes include: **
Stereotypical life of a Jacobean woman
Shakespeareâs intentions
Typical audience reaction
Key Words/phrases
Lady Macbeth - general overview and specific notes
PowerPoint - Images included - to prompt discussion about the presentation of Lady Macbeth and the witches
PowerPoint - includes key points to make about Lady Macbeth, key context points, paragraph layout and paragraph example.
Document - guided planning - essay title and eight boxes to complete - guidance for students to bring their knowledge together.
Sample provided to experience before purchasing the full document:
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Sample demonstrates the first six alphabetised writerâs craft techniques.
In the full document you will get:
An alphabetised Dictionary suitable for English Language students at GCSE.
56 page document
80 writerâs craft techniques listed and defined.
âWhatâ and âWhy usedâ sections for each
Includes extra spaces at the end for additional techniques.
Useful for covering all language techniques expected at GCSE English Language level, with a few common presentation techniques also included.
Advice:
I usually print out the title page full size, then print the document 2 pages per sheet - and put it together as a wee booklet.
Full Document:
/teaching-resource/-12599923
An alphabetised Dictionary suitable for English Language students at GCSE.
56 page document
80 writerâs craft techniques listed and defined.
âWhatâ and âWhy usedâ sections for each
Includes extra spaces at the end for additional techniques.
Useful for covering all language techniques expected at GCSE English Language level, with a few common presentation techniques also included.
Advice:
I usually print out the title page full size, then print the document 2 pages per sheet - and put it together as a wee booklet.
See attached a free sample:
/teaching-resource/-12599928
Student Booklet â 92 pages
Key information provided, space to complete work on Characters and Contexts. Quotations provided for each character and each context. For each context, quotations have been divided under separate titles, helpful to stimulate ideas for essay planning. Exam Questions provided, followed by space to complete plan for answer.
Included:
Exam Basics
Contexts and Themes
Essay Layout Advice
Characters â 8 key characters, space to complete key words
Characters â area for research and teaching
Characters â 8 key characters, complete with key quotations
Context â Biography + Exam Question + Example Response
Context â American Settlement and Frontier + Quotations + Exam Question
Context â America Post WW1
Context â The Jazz Age/The Roaring Twenties + Quotations + Exam Question
Context â American Dream + Quotations + Exam Questions
Context â Divided Society (inc. Racism and Industrialism) + Quotations + Exam Questions
Extra Exam Questions â The Great Gatsby + Today
Context â Prohibition and Organised Crime + Quotations + Exam Questions
Context â Geography + Quotations + Exam Questions
Context â Type of Hero + Quotations + Exam Questions
Context â Social Satire + Quotations + Exam Questions
Context â Romantic Novel + Quotations + Exam Questions
Context â Realist Novel + Exam Questions
Context â Symbolism + Quotations + Exam Questions
Context â Novel of Manners
Teacher Booklet â 96 pages
Exactly the same as the student booklet, with teaching notes and essay plans included.
Included:
Characters â key words provided
Characters â area for research and teaching
Characters â key quotations
Context â Biography Notes + Exam Question + Example Response
Context â American Settlement and Frontier Notes + Quotations + Exam Question with two essay response plans
Context â America Post WW1 Notes
Context â The Jazz Age/The Roaring Twenties Notes + Quotations + Exam Question with essay response plan
Context â American Dream Notes + Quotations + Exam Questions with essay response plan
Context â Divided Society (inc. Racism and Industrialism) Notes + Quotations + Exam Questions with two essay response plans
Extra Exam Questions â The Great Gatsby + Today with essay response notes
Context â Prohibition and Organised Crime Notes + Quotations + Exam Questions with essay response plan
Context â Geography Notes + Quotations + Exam Questions
Context â Type of Hero Notes + Quotations + Exam Questions with essay response notes
Context â Social Satire + Quotations + Exam Questions
Context â Romantic Novel Notes + Quotations + Exam Questions
Context â Realist Novel + Exam Questions with essay response notes
Context â Symbolism Notes + Quotations + Exam Questions
Context â Novel of Manners Notes + Exam Question
Three sample essays to annotate and improve - Gangsters, Geography, Women
Individual overviews for
All imagery taken from Movie and Google images
Also available as part of my full Unit 1 BUNDLE of all 5 tasks.
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Task 2
A complete 31-page pupil booklet covering all aspects of Task 2, taking some inspiration from CCEA GCSE publications and past papers from different boards.
Sample Teacher annotation and paragraphs have been provided for the majority of the work â please note, in most cases the same article has been annotated up to three different ways to accommodate the ability level of the class, therefore the sample answers range from basic to advanced.
This resource provides:
⢠A 31-page pupil booklet
⢠11 separate documents of Teacher answers matching the tasks of the booklet â for a variety of pupil ability.
⢠This booklet carries the student through from easy to harder tasks, assisting in the building up of confidence as they grow accustomed to the task styles.
⢠Guidance for what to expect, and how to approach the task
⢠Worked example layout guiding the student through expected responses
⢠Exam guidance and annotation of past paper layout
⢠What to look for when analysing a variety of techniques
⢠Five short tasks where students annotate for key term
⢠Seven longer tasks where students annotate for named techniques and work through the accompanying tasks
⢠Seven practice articles to be worked on independently
What an incredible poem - effective, engaging, heart-breaking.
Included are TWO VERSIONS of a GCSE level Essay Analysis of the poem, analysed using an easy scaffold of âSPECS SLIMâ. One more in depth version, and one âeasierâ.
Useful for Students - give them hints/paragraph sample/discussion points and allow them to complete each section.
Useful for Teachers as a sample piece of work.
The question:
Write about the poem âThe Targetâ.
You should describe what the poet writes about and how he uses language to convey his thoughts and feelings.
The scaffold:
SPECS
Subject Purpose Emotion Craftsmanship Summary
Craftmanship: SLIM
Structure Language Imagery Movement Sounds
Example paragraph:
Subject
The title of the poem gives the first suggestion of its subject matter. A âtargetâ is something that is aimed for â whether as an aspirational goal, or through violence â in archery, or the use of guns. It is quickly realised that the latter is involved in this âTargetâ â and the aim was a fellow human being. The antiquated language, e.g. âdurstâ, âTwasâ, âa-happeningâ, places this situation in the past, possibly World War One. If this is the case, the subject matter is the death of a soldier, at the hand of his enemy; the enemy and killer being the first person narrator of the poem. The poem moves on to document the killerâs reasons, his regrets, the fears of his mother and the only solution possible to quell her fears: âPerhaps it might be best/To die, and set her fears at restâ; the lack of participation from a God who âtakes no sort of heedâ and the inescapable âbloody messâ of war and âjobâ which must be carried out by the narrator as a soldier.
A complete Unit of work for both student and teacher - engaging and original.
There are many options for close reading comprehensions for âPrivate Peacefulâ, but this unit offers thoughtful, engaging and skill-enhancing work for each chapter. The student is encouraged to critique and explain the development of character; or writerâs craft, creating PEE paragraphs and PETE paragraphs - with the inclusion of TECHNIQUE, among other challengesâŚ
All excepts are copyright of Michael Murpurgo.
In my classroom,** âPrivate Peacefulâ** is taught in tandem with âWar Poetryâ and there are several occasions when overlap is made - check out my complete Student and Teacher Booklets, as well as some free samples below:
War Poetry Booklets + PP
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Wildred Owenâs âDolceâ - free
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Jessie Popeâs âWhoâs for the Gameâ - free
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âThe Targetâ Essay Analysis
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Included here:
Chapter 1 - notes and tasks
Chapter 2 - description of mother, example supplied; character analysis of Big Joe - mix and match creation of PETE paragraphs; close analysis of Grandma Wolf using BARSCAP - all with answers.
Chapter 3 - close analysis of entire chapter - close reading, technique spotting and explanations - annotated chapter included - with answers.
Chapter 4 - tasks including PETE development, creation of newspaper article - all with answers and samples
Chapter 5 - tasks including the development of Charlie and Mollyâs relationship, creation of Love Letter between them - guidance and sample pupil example provided - with answers.
Chapter 6 - tasks including Big Joeâs disappearance and close analysis of negative and positive atmosphere - how it is created - all with answers
Chapter 7 - tasks including close reading, differentiated work for the Seargant Majorâs speech, propaganda work (linked to âWar Poetryâ resource - all with answers
Chapter 8 - tasks including close reading, scaffolding of PETE paragraphs, BARSCAP analysis of Sergeant Hanley - with answers
Chapter 9 - tasks including reality of life in the trenches - notes and table supplied; PETE paragraph work for Tension; PEE and technique work; links to âThe Targetâ - with answers
Chapter 10 - three options for close analysis - scaffolded and guided analysis using PEE/PETE; a look at colloquial language and Tommoâs changing feelings - with answers
Chapter 11 - thorough questions of the whole chapter - could be used as an assessment - close references to âDulceâ; Letter home from Tommo with notes to assist - with answers
Chapter 12 - key questions to aid understanding of what happened and why - looking again at Hanley (add to BARSCAP from Chapter 8); notes to aid creation of the courtroom dialogue - with answers
Chapter 13 + Postscript - analysis of Charlieâs last moments, and questions
A complete and accessible student booklet which leads the pupil through a variety of exercises in order to complete their own creative pieces of writing.
Suitable for KS3 and low ability KS4 or as an easy introduction to Creative Writing (CCEA GCSE Unit 4, Task 1)
This pack includes notes, areas to complete and prompt work to be completed at length separately.
âFlexing your imaginationâ exercises - nine tasks to get pupils engaged and start thinking about words, images and uniqueness.
How to begin your story notes - with exercises to complete to practice the four key methods, folded by âWhich is bestâ work.
Sentence variety notes - how to prevent repetition etc - exercises to complete to make the student aware of their actions and how to improve.
Description notes - with work on the senses, smooth connectives, weather, place, verbs
How to end your story notes - with exercises to complete
Passages to completed with key words - noting how word choice can affect atmosphere and mood
Up-levelling your writing - examples and tasks to complete
Character work - descriptions, opening lines, emotions
Emotions - working through VEMB - Voice, Expression, Movement, Breathing and Pulse - comes with Teacher answers
Image prompts - to develop VEMB and narrative
âFather and Daughterâ - Oscar winning short - work to complete - comes with Teacher answers
âThe Mysteries of Harris Burdickâ - Image prompts with helpful planning table
Notes for Parts 1-3; focused class work for Parts 4-8 - with answers.
Teacher Notes
Part 1: Teacher Notes to stimulate writing on the âPower of Wordsâ for Auggie
Part 2: Teacher Notes on Viaâs key metaphor and her struggles
Part 3: Teacher Notes on Summerâs key characteristic
Julian: Teacher Notes looking at the some of the presentation his character**
Student Work + Teacher Answers for each section.
Part 4: Divided into two parts: 4a - Adjectives and Key Questions; 4b: Vocabulary work, close reading Q, PEE paragraphs
Part 5: Grammar work, multi-choice, vocabulary work, PEE work
Part 6: Close reading work, multi-choice, vocabulary work, PEE work, Emotions work
Part 7: Vocabulary crossword, multi-choice, PEE work, Chekovâs gun Links
Part 8: First section work only - facts and opinions, research work, close reading, setting etc
After Reading: Book Review and Alphabet Quiz
Student Booklet and Teacher Booklet
Two 32 page booklets, providing an introduction and explanation of Media Texts for KS3 pupils using the mnemonic CLIF to assist analysis of the media texts.
This is an accessible introduction to the analysis required at GCSE, aimed at KS3 pupils engaging the knowledge they already possess and have used in cross-curricular work for posters, leaflets etc.
Suitable for KS3 pupils, lower ability GCSE students, or as a quick forerunner to the more indepth study at GCSE.
You may also be interested in our KS3 Non-Fiction Resource - perfect for introducing KS3 students to Unit 1, Task 2 and 4 analysis.
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**The GCSE version for Unit 1 Task 4 and 5 can be found here
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Included:
brief review of Target Audience, with task
Colour - explanation of the psychology of colours, key meanings, info graphics (referenced), tasks to complete, sample analysis of full advert
Layout - explanation of layout and key rules, several tasks to complete
Image - explanation of how we âreadâ images; logo work, expected images, emotion in images, analysis tasks
Font - explanation of a range of fonts, font types explained with tasks to complete, formatting explained, font matching exercise, IT tasks to complete
Analysis of texts - full text to be analysed, followed by five shorter tasks to be analysed for CLIF.
Student Booklet and Teacher Booklet match page to page, providing possible answers to assist with teaching.