This simple acronym to remember (PALMA) will support your students to prepare a description of the GCSE photocard

Could be used as intro to the topic for students to do more research/prepare a debate etc...

A collection of ppt to cover all units of Module 7 A currar (Higher)

Lessons to accompany the GCSE Viva Spanish textbook (Higher) for Module 6.

Power points to accompany Unit 5 ‘Ciudades’ of the AQA VIVA Higher textbook.

PPT to accompany Module 8 of Viva Higher Hacia un mundo mejor

A series of lessons to teach the 5 units of Module 4 ‘Intereses e influencias’.

Lesson to prepare Yr 12 students for their first essay based exam paper.

A double sided mat to support KS5 students develop their oracy and deal with the demands of the A-Level speaking exams.

A lesson to discuss the importance of the title and the several meanings attached to it.

A lesson to look at the director’s techniques in the opening scenes of Volver: colours, music ‘Las espigadoras’, the weight of the past, the idea of ‘return’ etc.

A collection of 20 lessons with a variety of activities designed to develop students’ knowledge of characters, themes, iconic scenes and director’s techniques. Answers for all tasks are included within the power points as well as weekly homework and extension tasks. Some lessons are sold individually, which is an opportunity to check the quality of the resources before buying the full pack.

A lesson to cover the theme of death in Volver.

A lesson to aid analysis of Sole’s believes, personality and her relation with other characters.

A (double) lesson aimed at revising key aspects of Raimunda’s character and add some new ones. One of the main activities is based on an interview with Almodovar and Penelope Cruz, where the two discuss, Raimunda’s strength and vulnerability as well as the influence of the post-war Italian cinema on Almodovar.

This double lesson was delivered at the beginning of Yr 13, following a viewing of the movie. It’s aimed at revising key concepts learnt in Yr 12 and adding more elaborate content and analysis.

A power point to cover the use of colour in Volver.

A power point to teach students Almodovar’s dislike of junk TV and his criticism of it through the characters in Volver.

Secrets, lies and the ‘que diran’ culture in Volver.

worksheet to accompany a short video on you tube (canal de historia)

KS5 - Spanish document about the 1936 civil war.