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A GCSE English Literature poetry-analysis PowerPoint lesson guiding students through close reading of 'Poem at Thirty-Nine' by Alice Walker, covering author/poet context, first reading and annotation, tone and language analysis, structure questions, and an academic PETAL-paragraph writing task. The lesson frames the poem around a daughter reflecting on…
Teach the five phases of informative/expository writing (research and brainstorming, main ideas and support, introduction and conclusion, draft/edit/revise, final draft) using a Arctic-themed set of activities.
U.A. Fanthorpe's poem "Half-Past Two," about a child kept after school who does not yet understand clock time, is unpacked slide by slide in a GCSE-level English literature lesson built around close reading and analytical writing. The slideshow opens with learning intentions and a glossary of critical terms (narrator, third person, repetition, portmanteau, emotive language, personification, contraction, oxymoron), then supplies biographical context on Fanthorpe before presenting the full poem text twice for annotation. Stanza-by-stanza question sets walk students through content, language, and structure analysis, including the poem's invented compound words like "Gettinguptime" and "timeyouwereofftime," before a PETAL (Point, Evidence, Technique, Analysis, Link) paragraph frame and an extended-response homework task close out the lesson. A model "possible answer" in three bullet points on the poem's tone is included so students can compare their own analysis against a worked example. For another GCSE poem taught with the same PETAL paragraph framework, Vernon Scannell’s ‘Nettles’ offers stanza-by-stanza analysis practice on a different poem.
A digital micro-learning reading comprehension lesson built around the original story 'Stick's Masterpiece,' teaching vocabulary, close reading, and summarizing.
Teach the five phases of informative/expository writing (research and brainstorming, main ideas and support, introduction and conclusion, draft/edit/revise, final draft) using a Pirate-themed set of activities.
A GCSE English Literature poetry-analysis lesson presentation that guides students through close reading and critical analysis of 'Search for my Tongue' by Sujata Bhatt.
A GCSE English Literature poetry-analysis PowerPoint lesson guiding students through close reading of 'I Wanna Be Yours' by John Cooper Clarke, covering author/poet context, first reading and annotation, tone and language analysis, structure questions, and an academic PETAL-paragraph writing task. The lesson frames the poem around romantic devotion and…
A micro-learning slide deck teaching the idiom "straight from the horse's mouth" as an example of figurative language, combining a video-lesson slot, a reading passage, vocabulary/comprehension practice, and a quick-write.
Wraps up the 'An Alien Wrote my Expository Essay' course with a narrative conclusion that recaps the writing strategies taught across the course (idea generation, reasons, transitions, hooks, conclusions).
A GCSE English Literature poetry-analysis lesson presentation that guides students through close reading and critical analysis of 'The Bright Lights of Sarajevo' by Tony Harrison.
A GCSE English Literature poetry-analysis PowerPoint lesson guiding students through close reading of 'Poppies' by Jane Weir, covering author/poet context, first reading and annotation, tone and language analysis, structure questions, and an academic PETAL-paragraph writing task. The lesson frames the poem around a mother's grief for a son who has gone…
A micro-learning slide deck teaching the figurative-language idiom 'to get up to speed' through a video lesson, an audio-supported reading passage, and comprehension/summary activities.
An A Level (Edexcel International Advanced English Literature) lesson analyzing the sonnet 'Grief' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, covering the poet's biography and the poem's exploration of grief and bereavement.
Provides 50 quote-based writing prompts (one per slide) for high-school students to practice quick/timed journal or essay-style writing and build writing stamina.
A GCSE English Literature poetry-analysis lesson presentation that guides students through close reading and critical analysis of 'Winter Swans' by Owen Sheers.
A digital slide-deck micro-lesson teaching facts about ladybugs (habitat, diet, life facts) through video, reading, and short-response activities.
A digital micro-learning slide deck teaching what greenhouse gases are, using a video lesson, an illustrated reading passage/story (with audio), vocabulary, a fill-in-the-blank comprehension activity, and a summary-writing task.
Provide a full month of short daily ELA warm-up ('bell ringer') activities for high school students, rotating through rhetorical analysis and advanced descriptive/creative writing, with a spring/May theme, dated May 2026.
A micro-learning slide deck on British Loyalists during the American Revolution, combining key vocabulary, an informational reading passage, and comprehension/summary activities.
An 11-slide ESL/EFL discussion and writing lesson using illustrations/scenes (implied to be from or inspired by 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid') as prompts to discuss teenage problems.
Interactive slide-deck science lesson teaching the differences between asteroids and comets through a reading passage, vocabulary, and comprehension activities.
Teach the English modal verb 'should' for giving advice and suggestions, along with the related expression 'why don't you...', for advice, rules, and workplace/computer-use guidance.
Google Slideshow of 24 creative writing prompts to inspire student writing across genres and moods, with an elements-of-fiction mini-lesson.
Build ESL/EFL speaking, listening, and writing skills through picture description, video listening comprehension, and an essay-writing activity about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle.