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Jasper Jones Bundle: Analysis Powerpoint + Model Essay + Essay Planner

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Save heaps of time with this Jasper Jones bundle of three products:Novel Analysis PowerpointEssay PlannerModel EssayBONUS FILE - analytical paragraph on Chapter 1What's in the powerpoint?Lead students in critical thinking and discussion of Craig

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Close Reading

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Graphic Organizers

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RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.10, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.10, W.11-12.1d...

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Character Analysis Profile for Google Drive

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Save heaps of time with this character analysis profile for any text, designed especially for novel and literary studies in high school / secondary English.This nine-page, reusable resource includes:Character brainstorm and mindmapUnderstanding

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Critical Thinking, Close Reading

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Graphic Organizers, Google Apps

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RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.10, RL.11-12.10

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Character Analysis Profile

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Save heaps of time with this character analysis profile for any text, designed especially for novel, play and literary studies in high school / secondary English. This eleven-page, reusable resource includes: Character brainstorm and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Critical Thinking, Close Reading

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, English (UK)

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RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.10, RL.11-12.10

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News Report Features

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Use this fun resource to teach students news report features in a dynamic and differentiated way. Model the identification of features, then let students work at their own pace on a news report of their choice.This product includes three resources:A

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Reading, Vocabulary, Informational Text

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Creative Writing Worksheet: Show, Don't Tell

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The 'Show, Don't Tell' rule is false. Good storytelling uses both showing and telling. Help middle and high school students understand the writer's craft of showing and telling with explanations, examples and practice activities. This worksheet

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Short Stories

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

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W.7.3, W.7.3a, W.7.3b, W.7.3c, W.7.3d, W.8.3, W.8.3a, W.8.3b, W.8.3c, W.8.3d, W.9-10.3...

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Romeo and Juliet Essay Paragraph Planner and Notetaking

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Support students with this note taking and essay paragraphing resource for analysing Romeo and Juliet, the play, and Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film version. Focussing on Romeo's characterisation using cinematography (shot size, camera angles),

Subjects:

Literature, Writing-Essays, Close Reading

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Handouts, Graphic Organizers, Movie Guides

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RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.10, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.7, RL.11-12.10, W.9-10.1d, W.9-10.2b, W.9-10.9

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Advertising Analysis Worksheet

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Use this detailed worksheet to introduce and explore advertising analysis. Targeted at Senior English and Media students, this worksheet combines theory and practice, including hyperlinked readings and research. The worksheet is specifically

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Critical Thinking, Close Reading

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

W.9-10.4, W.11-12.2e, W.11-12.4, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10

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Jasper Jones Essay

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Save time and unpack this model essay and completed planner with students on Craig Silvey's novel Jasper Jones. The essay explores the impact of racism on the characters of Jeffrey Lu and Jasper Jones in the novel.The essay details:Thesis: Jasper

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Close Reading

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th

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Assessment

CCSS:

RL.9-10.10, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.10, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.4

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Film Review Editable Scaffold

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Use this editable scaffold to help students write film reviews - students just need to fill in the yellow highlights, just like an advanced cloze activity. The editable Word document includes sections on:release details, director and musicplot

Subjects:

Other (ELA), Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Handouts, Graphic Organizers, Scaffolded Notes

CCSS:

W.11-12.2, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.6

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Jasper Jones Essay Planner

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Use this essay planner to help students organise an analytical / expository essay response to the Australian novel, Jasper Jones, by Craig Silvey. The step-by-step instructions and examples from the novel make it easy for students to produce formal

Subjects:

Literature, Writing-Essays, Close Reading

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Handouts, Graphic Organizers, Scaffolded Notes

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W.9-10.1, W.9-10.1d, W.9-10.1e, W.9-10.2, W.9-10.2a, W.9-10.2c, W.11-12.4, W.11-12.9

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Jasper Jones Bundle: Essay Planner and Model Essay

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Save heaps of time with this Jasper Jones bundle of two products:Essay PlannerModel EssayBONUS FILE - analytical paragraph on Chapter 1Use this planner to help students organise an analytical / expository essay response to the Australian novel,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Close Reading

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Handouts, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.11-12.1, W.9-10.1c, W.9-10.1d, W.9-10.2b, W.9-10.2c, W.9-10.4, W.11-12.1c, W.11-12.4, W.11-12.5

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Othello Essay Paragraph Evaluation Activity

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Use the five analytical paragraphs to model essay writing and critical analysis. Based on Shakespeare's Othello, this resource will help your students evaluate the analysis, word choice, in-text referencing, sentence and paragraph structure. Simply

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing-Essays

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, English (UK)

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RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.10, W.11-12.1, W.11-12.1d, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10

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World War 2 Essay Planner: Australia's involvement in the Pacific

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Use this four page planner scaffold for student note-taking in Years 9 to 11 with a focus on Australia's involvement in the WW2 in the Pacific, based on Year 9 and 10 Australian Curriculum History (see ACARA site Australian teachers). This research

Subjects:

World History, Australian History, Writing-Essays

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Scaffolded Notes

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Writing Skill: Synthesis

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Use this worksheet to show students how to synthesise different sources of information into formal academic writing. This worksheet is based on news report analysis of headlines and writer tone. It is also a valid exemplar for any student wanting to

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, English (UK)

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Jasper Jones Novel Sample Essay Paragraph

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Use this sample paragraph based on Chapter One to model analytical writing for the study of Craig Silvey's Jasper Jones. This two page resource includes:a sample PEEL / TEEL paragraph based on chapter 1 of the novelannotations on sample paragraph to

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Writing-Essays, Close Reading

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Handouts, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.10, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.10, W.9-10.1, W.9-10.1c, W.9-10.1d...

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Editing and Proofing Checklist

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Give this editing and proofing checklist to students so they can check and correct their own work, particularly for Senior English. The content is as follows:- Page 1: the difference between the processes of editing and proofing + 15 general tips

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Printables

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Digital Download PDF (0.13 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have taught a wide range of subjects in English and the Social Sciences for the last 10 years in secondary schools and academies in Australia and South East Asia. My strengths are in understanding film theory and visual literacy in classic and cult cinema as well as graphic novels. I also enjoy sharing the power of novels and poems, new, old and translated texts, to inspire students. I am also an avid traveller and I have a great fondness for history, especially early modern and ancient societies such as the Incas and Khmers.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I teach to activate and engage students in language, literature, film and history. I demonstrate and model skills rather than lecture students with content, and then it is up to students to lead their learning and inquiry. Sure knowledge and understanding is important, but transfer and application are also essential skills sets that our students need for this contemporary world.

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Master of Education Leadership Graduate Diploma of Education Secondary, Bachelor of Creative Industries in Drama and Literature, Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA/TESOL)

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