Monday 29 November 2010

New English Teaching Resources: The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade

(The Charge of the Light Brigade - English teaching resources featuring 42 slides)

Key Stage : 4
English Teaching Resources: The Charge of the Light Brigade (Alfred Lord Tennyson) 2010 GCSE English: Poems from the Literary Heritage: Conflict. A 42 slide Powerpoint analysis of the poem The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Lord Tennyson and an accompanying 15 page worksheet booklet.
www.Teacher-of-English.com present a 42 slide Powerpoint analysis of The Charge of the Light Brigade and accompanying worksheetsEnglish Teaching Resources: The Charge of the Light Brigade includes:
  1. A brief biography of Alfred Lord Tennyson
  2. Social and historical contect of the poem
  3. Analysis of the poem The Charge of the Light Brigade and discussion of ideas and consolidation
  4. Structure & language - Discuss how Tennyson employs structure and analysis of imagery in The Charge of the Light Brigade.
  5. Style and form - Analysis of Tennyson's style and form and the use of poetic devices in The Charge of the Light Brigade.
  6. Language - Exploration of word choicesusing P.E.E to write about Tennyson's poem.
  7. Themes of The Charge of the Light Brigade explored, consolidation of meaning and purpose.
  8. Links - Where to find further information and analysis about the poet and the battle and film clips from the movie.
  9. 42 slide PowerPoint resource for teaching the poem The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Lord Tennyson.
  10. 15 Worksheets to accompany The Charge of the Light Brigade (Tennyson) PowerPoint.

Friday 26 November 2010

KS1 Literacy Teaching Resources: Synonyms PowerPoint

KS1 Literacy Teaching Resources : Synonyms

www.Teacher-of-Literacy.com presents  Synonyms is a 9 slide PowerPoint presentation focusing on how to use synonyms to create better sentences and improve writing.

This Powerpoint lesson explores how the use of synonyms can help to develop word and sentence level skills and widen pupils' vocabularyLiteracy Teaching Resources: Synonyms includes the following tasks and activities:

   1. Definition of synonyms with examples.
   2. Matching synonyms task.
   4. How to use synonyms to create better sentences activity.
   5. Consolidation of understanding.
   6. Synonyms interactive game link.

Literacy Teaching Resources: Synonyms is a fully editable resource so you could use it as a quick starter activity to a literacy lesson, incorporate it into an existing resource, lesson or scheme of work or develop it into a wider language study unit.

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Tuesday 23 November 2010

KS1 Literacy Teaching Resources: Compound Words PowerPoint

KS1 Literacy Teaching Resources : Compound Words

Compound Words is a 10 slide PowerPoint presentation focusing on how to identify compound words and  improve writing skills.

This Powerpoint lesson explores how the use of compound words can help to develop word level skills in reading and writingLiteracy Teaching Resources: Compound Words includes the following tasks and activities:

   1. Definition of Compound Words with examples.
   2. Identifying smaller words in a compound word task.
   3. Question and answer slides to enable peer assessment in the classroom.
   4. Using imagery to build compound words activity.
   5. Consolidation of understanding.
   6. Two Compound Words interactive games links.

Literacy Teaching Resources: Compound Words is a fully editable resource so you could use it as a quick starter activity to a literacy lesson or incorporate it into an existing resource, lesson or scheme of work.

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Friday 19 November 2010

English Teaching Resources: Harmonium (Simon Armitage) PowerPoint and Worksheets

Harmonium Simon Armitage

(Harmonium Simon Armitage - English teaching resource featuring 37 slides)

Key Stage : 4
English Teaching Resources: Harmonium (Simon Armitage) 2010 GCSE English: Contemporary Poetry: Relationships. A 37 slide Powerpoint analysis of the poem Harmonium by Simon Armitage and an accompanying worksheet booklet.
A 37 slide Powerpoint analysis of Harmonium and accompanyingworksheetsEnglish 2010 Teaching Resources: Harmonium (Simon Armitage) includes:
  1. A brief biography of Simon Armitage
  2. Analysis of the poem Harmonium and discussion of ideas and consolidation
  3. Structure & language - Discuss how Armitage employs structure and analysis of imagery in Harmonium.
  4. Style and form - Analysis of Amitage's style and form and the use of poetic devices in Harmonium.
  5. Language - Exploration of word choicesusing P.E.E to write about Armitage's poem.
  6. Themes of Harmonium explored, consolidation of meaning and purpose.
  7. Links - Where to find further information and analysis about the poet Simon Armitage.
  8. 34 slide PowerPoint resource for teaching the poem Harmonium by Simon Armitage.
  9. 10 Worksheets to accompany Harmonium (Simon Armitage) Powerpoint.
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Martin

Friday 12 November 2010

Teaching Resources: The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes (poem, KS2, KS3 lessons Powerpoint)

The Highwayman KS2 - Literacy teaching resource featuring 100 slides)

Key Stage : 2
Literacy Teaching Resources: The Highwayman  (Alfred Noyes) 
Complete KS2 unit for Alfred Noyes's The Highwayman (includes PowerPoint and worksheets)
Literacy Teaching Resources: The Highwayman powerpoint unit is a new and innovative teaching resource for Alfred Noyes's widely studied poem.  Our Highwayman resources include a huge PowerPoint slideshow pages of worksheets and step by step lesson activities for teaching the popular poem.
Literacy Teaching Resources: The Highwayman (Alfred Noyes) is designed using the four part lesson structure: starter activity, introduction, development and plenary and all PowerPoint slides are clear and 'pupil friendly'.  Bright and effective use of colour, photographs, cartoons and video clips are all used to create an excellent learning experience. To view the The Highwayman Unit PowerPoint in more detail you can preview the resources by clicking on the slides in the preview box below. 
The Highwayman resources contain a student booklet packed with worksheets created to be used with the PowerPoint slideshow.  Like the PowerPoints, the worksheets are bright, colourful and very student friendlyand although worksheets are under the copyright of Teacher-of-Literacy.com, they can be photocopied for use in the classroom.
Literacy Teaching Resources: The Highwayman (Alfred Noyes) unit is a detailed and extensive resource that covers all the key areas required by the National Curriculum and includes a wide range of classroom activities for pupils of all abilities:


    * activities to develop knowledge of the plot of The Highwayman
    * analysis of the characters of the highwayman, Bess and Tim the ostler
    * exploration of the key themes of the poem
    * developing awareness of the features of poetry – similes, metaphors, building tension, tone and mood
    * teaching the use of Point/Evidence/Explain to write about The Highwayman
    *  Alfred Noyes's 'message'- the author's purpose

    * cloze and sequencing activities to consolidate understanding of the narrative
    * analysis of language in key stanzas of the poem
    * hot seating activities
    * empathy question - Diary writing
    * Links to a range of The Highwayman movies and lesson ideas
   
    To preview Literacy Teaching Resources: The Highwayman (Alfred Noyes)  unit / lessons click on the PowerPoint images below.
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Thursday 4 November 2010

History Teaching Resources: Vietnam Peace Negotiations

Vietnam Peace Negotiations

(Vietnam Peace Negotiations - History teaching resource featuring 11 slides)


This teacher of history resource accompanies AQA Unit 2 depth study for Vietnam.  It includes a detailed explanation of the peace negotiations to end the USA’s involvement in the Vietnam War.  The teacher of history resource contains activities that are designed to allow students to identify the main sequence of events and main developments of the peace negotiations.  They also ask students to consider who gained the most and least out of the peace before making a judgement.  The resources include

  • 11 slide PowerPoint
  • Sorting task
  • Evidence questions  
  • Writing frame  
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Monday 1 November 2010

The Manhunt (Simon Armitage)


English Teaching Resources: The Manhunt (Simon Armitage) 2010 GCSE English: Contemporary Poetry: Relationships. A PowerPoint analysis of the poem The Manhunt by Simon Armitage and an accompanying worksheet booklet.
A Powerpoint analysis of The Manhunt and accompanying worksheetsEnglish 2010 Teaching Resources: The Manhunt (Simon Armitage) includes:
  1. A brief biography of Simon Armitage
  2. Analysis of the poem The Manhunt with discussion of ideas and consolidation
  3. Structure & language - Discuss how Armitage employs structure and analysis of imagery in The Manhunt.
  4. Style and form - Analysis of Amitage's style and form and the use of poetic devices in The Manhunt.
  5. Language - Exploration of word choicesusing P.E.E to write about Armitage's poem.
  6. Themes of The Manhunt explored, consolidation of meaning and purpose.
  7. Links - Where to find further information and analysis about the poet Simon Armitage.
  8. PowerPoint resource for teaching the poem The Manhunt by Simon Armitage.
  9. Worksheets to accompany The Manhunt (Simon Armitage) Powerpoint.
To preview English 2010 Teaching Resources: The Manhunt (Simon Armitage) go to http://www.teacher-of-english.com/the-manhunt-teaching-resources-130.html