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 :)
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 :)
A ready-to-print The Great Gatsby Novel Study Guide and text study on THE GREAT GATSBY by F Scott Fitzgerald complete with printable student booklet and teacher’s plan.
This easy to follow resource provides a ready The Great Gatsby unit plan for teachers and a The Great Gatsby student booklet which is printable and ready to teach, saving you time and effort searching for suitable text study resources.
Suits students of approximately 12-15 years of age: New Zealand Year 10-12 students, Australian Year 8-10 students.
Student booklet includes:
The Great Gatsby Webquest task on the author
The Great Gatsby Character file templates
The Great Gatsby Setting page
Context
The Great Gatsby Chapter Questions and Comprehension questions on the novel looking at important character changes, ideas, themes and events
Dairy entry writing task
The Great Gatsby Themes page
Symbols in The Outsiders 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 on The Outsiders. 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:
29-page student booklet for analysis of Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald.
A ready-to-print The Outsiders Novel Study Guide and text study on THE OUTSIDERS by S E Hinton complete with printable student booklet and teacher’s plan.
This easy to follow resource provides a ready The Outsiders unit plan for teachers and a The Outsiders student booklet which is printable and ready to teach, saving you time and effort searching for suitable text study resources.
Suits students of approximately 12-15 years of age: New Zealand Year 10-12 students, Australian Year 8-10 students.
Student booklet includes:
The Outsiders Webquest task on the author
The Outsiders Character file templates
The Outsiders Setting page
Context
The Outsiders Chapter Questions and Comprehension questions on the novel looking at important character changes, ideas, themes and events
Dairy entry writing task
The Outsiders Themes page
Symbols in The Outsiders 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 on The Outsiders. 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:
29-page student booklet for analysis of The Outsiders by S E Hinton.
A ready-to-print The Giver Novel Study Guide and text study on THE GIVER by Lois Lowry complete with printable student booklet and teacher’s plan.
This easy to follow resource provides a ready The Giver unit plan for teachers and a The Giver student booklet which is printable and ready to teach, saving you time and effort searching for suitable text study resources.
Suits students of approximately 12-15 years of age: New Zealand Year 10-12 students, Australian Year 8-10 students.
Student booklet includes:
The Giver Webquest task on the author
The Giver Character file templates
The Giver Setting page
Context
The Giver Chapter Questions and Comprehension questions on the novel looking at important character changes, ideas, themes and events
Dairy entry writing task
The Giver Themes page
Symbols in the Giver 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 on The Giver. 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:
29-page student booklet for analysis of The Giver by Lois Lowry
A ready to print The Fringe Dwellers novel study and Aboriginal text study on THE FRINGE DWELLERS by Nene Gare complete with printable student booklet and teacher’s plan.
This easy to follow resource provides a ready The Fringe Dwellers unit plan for teachers and a The Fringe Dwellers 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 The Fringe Dwellers in class.
Suits students of approximately 15-17 years of age: New Zealand Year 12-13 students, Australian Year 11-12 students.
Student booklet includes:
Webquest task on the author
The Fringe Dwellers Character file templates
Setting
Context
The Fringe Dwellers Chapter Questions and comprehension 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 The Fringe Dwellers
A ready-to-print Holes novel study and text study on Louis Sachar’s HOLES complete with printable student booklet and teacher’s plan.
This easy to follow Holes resource provides a ready Holes unit plan for teachers and Holes student booklet which is printable and ready to teach, saving you time and effort searching for suitable text study resources.
Suits students of approximately 11-14 years of age: New Zealand Year 9-11 students, Australian Year 7-9 students.
Student booklet includes:
Webquest task on the author
Holes Character file templates
Holes Setting
Context
Holes Chapter Questions / comprehension questions on the novel looking at important character changes, ideas, themes and events
Dairy entry writing task
Holes Themes page
Holes 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 Holes by Louis Sachar
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?
A ready-to-print 1984 novel study on 1984 by George Orwell complete with printable student booklet and teacher’s plan.
This easy to follow resource provides a ready 1984 unit plan for teachers and 1984 student booklet which is printable and ready to teach, saving you time and effort searching for suitable text study resources.
Suits students in High School English classes of approximately 15-17 years of age: New Zealand Year 11 or 12 students, Australian Year 10-12 students.
Student booklet includes:
Webquest task on the author
1984 Character file templates
1984 Setting
Context
1984 Chapter Questions on the novel looking at important character changes, ideas, themes and events
Dairy entry writing task
1984 Themes page
Symbols 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 1984 / Nineteen Eighty Four
A ready-to-print To Kill A Mockingbird novel study on Harper Lee’s TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD complete with printable student booklet and teacher’s plan.
This easy to follow resource provides a ready To Kill A Mockingbird unit plan for teachers and a To Kill A Mockingbird student booklet which is printable and ready to teach, saving you time and effort searching for suitable text study resources.
This can be easily sent home for distance learning during Coronavirus restrictions :)
Suits students of approximately 15-17 years of age: New Zealand Year 11 or 12 students, Australian Year 10-12 students.
Student booklet includes:
Webquest task on the author
To Kill A Mockingbird Character file templates
To Kill A Mockingbird Setting
Context
To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter Questions on the novel looking at important character changes, ideas, themes and events
Dairy entry writing task
Themes page
Symbols 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:
25-page student booklet for analysis of To Kill A Mockingbird
A ready-to-print Bye Beautiful novel study on Julia Lawrinson’s BYE BEAUTIFUL complete with printable student booklet and teacher’s plan.
This easy to follow resource provides a ready Bye Beautiful unit plan for teachers and Bye Beautiful 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 14-16 years of age: New Zealand Year 11 or 12 students, Australian Year 9, 10 or 11 students.
Student booklet includes:
Webquest task on the author
Bye Beautiful Character file templates
Bye Beautiful Setting
Context
Bye Beautiful Chapter Questions on the novel looking at important character changes, ideas, themes and events
Dairy entry writing task
Themes page
Symbols 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:
25-page student booklet for analysis of Bye, Beautiful
A ready-to-print Lord of the Flies novel study on William Golding’s ‘LORD OF THE FLIES’ complete with printable student booklet and teacher’s plan.
This easy to follow resource provides a ready Lord of the Flies unit plan for teachers and Lord of the Flies student booklet which is printable and ready to teach, saving you time and effort searching for suitable text study resources.
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
Lord of the Flies Character file templates
Lord of the Flies Setting
Lord of the Flies Context
Lord of the Flies Chapter Questions on the novel looking at important character changes, ideas, themes and events
Dairy entry writing task
Themes page
Symbols 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:
26-page student booklet for analysis of Lord of the Flies
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
Secondary English EDITING EXERCISES and VOCABULARY GAMES for improving your students’ technical skills.
8 engaging sets of resources plus a handy editing checklist.
Perfect for a Secondary English classroom
This Poetry Analysis Workshop for close reading activity uses John O’Brien’s COULD I HEAR THE KOOKABURRAS ONCE AGAIN to help kids learn about poetry analysis. This great Australian poem is a request from a dying bushman to hear the kookaburras again, which remind him of when life was simple and hopeful, and all the world was before him.
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 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 poetry close reading workshop
This Poetry Analysis Workshop for close reading activity uses Banjo Paterson’s ‘WALTZING MATILDA’ to help students learn about poetry analysis. This is a great classic Australian song which many voted to have as the National Anthem at one time! It’s the story of a happy-go-lucky swagman who just wants to go dancing with his sweetheart.
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
Poetry Analysis Workshop for close reading activity with Bruce Dawe’s ‘Marcel Marceau At The Comedy Theatre’. This great poem is perfect for looking at the nature of human life and the way we become trapped by climbing life’s ladder of success.’
Workshop takes 2-3 lessons. This great poem analysis can be printed in a small booklet. Perfect for snippets of learning 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
A poet webquest
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
This Poetry Analysis Workshop for close reading activity uses Banjo Paterson’s ‘WALTZING MATILDA’ to help students learn about poetry analysis. This is a great classic Australian song which many voted to have as the National Anthem at one time! It’s the story of a happy-go-lucky swagman who just wants to go dancing with his sweetheart.
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
Poetry Analysis Workshop for close reading activity with War Poet Dylan Thomas’ ‘The Hand That Signed The Paper’. This great war poem is well-known for its beautiful poignant imagery and ideas that make you stop and think about why a soldier is willing to give his life - and what he expects of us in return.
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
A poet web-quest page
An analysis grid
Questions on the text
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 war poetry close reading workshop
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 Trooper Blugum’s A HOLIDAY WOUND to help kids learn about poetry analysis. This epic Australian poem is the tale of a soldied wounded in WW1 - and the different tales he tells his mother and girlfriend versus his male friends. This poem teaches us a lot about the ideas of war at this time, as well as the roles of men and women.
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 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:
13 page poetry close reading workshop
Poetry Analysis Workshop for close reading activity with War Poet John McCrae’s ‘In Flanders Fields’. This great war poem is well-known for its beautiful poignant imagery of a soldier becoming part of the earth, having given his life in service in another country.
Workshop takes 2-3 lessons. This great poetry analysis lesson 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
A poet webquest page
An analysis grid
Questions on the text
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 war poetry close reading workshop