Metalanguage to discuss texts is key, specifically verbs that discuss what an author/director is doing eg convey, ellicit... Teach your students online, in the classroom (present or distribute task cards) or at home with Set 14 of this popular 'Glitter and Glue' series.

Students learn about psychological theories and are then encouraged to apply these to texts they are studying. These ten mini lessons can also be used as lesson starters. A PowerPoint presentation providing notes, differentiated activities and answers, is also available as digital activities for homework or classwork. It can also be printed out as task cards.

Students learn about psychological theories and are then encouraged to apply these to texts they are studying. These ten mini lessons can also be used as lesson starters. A PowerPoint presentation providing notes, differentiated activities and answers, is also available as digital activities for homework or classwork. It can also be printed out as task cards.

Students learn about psychological theories and are then encouraged to apply these to texts they are studying. These ten mini lessons can also be used as lesson starters. A PowerPoint presentation providing notes, differentiated activities and answers, is also available as digital activities for homework or classwork. It can also be printed out as task cards. Aimed at grades 8-12.

Students learn about psychological theories and are then encouraged to apply these to texts they are studying. These ten mini lessons can also be used as lesson starters. A PowerPoint presentation providing notes, differentiated activities and answers, is also available as digital activities for homework or classwork. It can also be printed out as task cards.

Worried about forgetting the essentials? Wanting a little pizzazz for your lessons? Glitter and Glue provides necessary skills plus points of worldly interest. All in one resource - present on your big screen as a lesson starter, print off the hard copy task cards for relief/sub lesson or for early finishers, or share with students to complete digitally. Whoop whoop! Differentiated for 3 levels, 10 lessons in each set. Students get notes, activities, answers. Grab them all here!

Parts of speech, reading strategies, psychology for character analysis, figurative language... these mini lessons are a fun way to cover all the 'glue' - the vital things students need to understand in English. The 'glitter' is a dabble in something uplifting about our planet! A PowerPoint presentation providing notes, differentiated activities and answers, is also available as digital activities for homework or classwork. It can also be printed out as task cards. Students LOVE them!

Here's a great little grid to nail identifying and considering reactions of different audiences. Appearing in Set 11 of Glitter and Glue, these are great mini-lessons, lesson starters, task cards, digital activities, homework activities, activities for early finishers, sub activities...

A complete teaching resource with over 100 pages of teacher notes, key scene analyses, student response journal, background research project and more. Google docs allow students to complete work online.

A complete teaching kit with teacher notes, annotated studies of key scenes, student doc for background research, student response journal for key scenes and more. A result of several years of teaching this film, this resource is absolutely fine-tuned to cater to high school teachers of English or Media Studies and their students.

A complete teaching kit with teacher notes, annotated studies of key scenes, student doc for background research, student response journal for key scenes and more. A result of several years of teaching this film, this resource is absolutely fine-tuned to cater to high school teachers of English or Media Studies and their students.

Mise-en-Scene is a powerful technique used in film (and on stage). Meaning "placement on stage", it's about the way people, objects, colour, lighting etc are placed in a single shot. The way elements are used in that shot tell a significant story so it's important that your students can analyse this. This PDF comes in two sizes - one for your screen/projector, but also one to print.

Blood Diamond - Film Study For high school seniors. Includes comprehensive scene notes, response journal, background web quest, teacher notes and unit plan.

Film Study - Mise-en-Scene

Film Study - Mise-en-Scene

Students complete a response journal for their novel or film study. Prompts are provided. Eventually they can read down columns for notes on all elements of literature, and across rows for chapter/scene notes. Students complete this as an online Google activity. Teachers can edit it to better suit their needs if they like, however it's already designed to cater for all students aged 15 and up. Excellent for engaging critical thinking skills in text studies.