This is a virtual library, where pupils can look through book titles and watch video recommendations by clicking on the covers. This was made for my students in the South African IEB curriculum, who have to read an additional seven novels for the independent reading requirements.

A pdf document with links to video lessons for the entire novel. This was created for South African students in Grade 10 in the IEB curriculum.

A pdf document with links to video lessons for the entire novel. This was created for South African students in Grade 12 in the IEB curriculum.

Using the art work of Jeff Hong, students are challenged to write an essay in which the usual Disney fairy tale endings are subverted.

An essay task for Grade 12 students in the South African English Home Language IEB curriculum. Students work through a number of talking points / starter activities and then write their own ‘Hero’s Journey’ story. This is suitable for the ‘Extended Writing’ section of the SBA (school-based assessment) portfolio.

Lists of high frequency words for senior high school students to study for a quiz every few weeks.

An extended writing task for Grade 12 English Home language students in the South African IEB curriculum. They are instructed to write a fantasy fiction narrative essay, using the prescribed guidelines in the task sheet. The task sheet can be printed as is by teachers, and handed to students. The assessment complies with the learner portfolio requirements, as laid out in the SAGs document.

A selection of 30 cartoons / memes for analysis. This can be used as a bellringer activity, at the beginning (or end) of a lesson. Students are required to peruse the image (on the screen) and then to analyse it in as much detail as possible. Each slide is accompanied by detailed model answers. Recommended usage: one slide (ie cartoon / meme) per week, as part of a programme of daily bellringer activities.

Visual Literacy - analysing graphs - bellringer activities Note: created for South African students in the IEB curriculum. A number of colleagues have requested exercises, tips for teaching vis. lit. My students are not great at analysing graphs / interpreting statistics. I have created the attached 12 ‘bellringer activities - graph of the week’, for use at the beginning / end of a lesson for the coming term. You can project the image on your screen, and discuss answers with your classes. Or, you can print in colour on an A3 page, giving one page to each group in the class.