General+English+Resources

1/ An [|overview]with proformas, samples of units and assessments in PDF form.
 * Understanding By Design resources**


 * Literacy Resources**

[|1/ Graphic organisers website] 2/[| Me, Read, No Way- Boys and Literacy] [|3/ Pre-reading activity- Possible Sentences] 4/ Spelling and Vocabulary website with lots of games- [|Spelling City] 5/ The [|Textmapping Project] for improving reading comprehension- I love this website! 6/ A fabulous Tas education [|literacy resource]based on the 4 resources model by Freebody and Luke 7/ Essay writing [|8/ My read.org] - A fantastic reading site to help middle high school students improve their reading 9/ [|Puzzle-maker] Great to make crosswords, word find, scrambled words (for spelling). 10/ Wordnik - a free dictionary with great features, including: real sentences using the word, synonyms, words used in the same context, and more. You can also create an account to tag, 'love' and discuss words. A great resource for students to find the right word. 11. http://www.futureschool.com/ This is our online program. We have full access for years 7, 8 & 9. Grammar & Punctuation, Spelling & remedial reading. Excellent Naplan practice tests. Ask Tony Gulliford for details.

1/ [|BBC GSCE English website. Check out the Bitesize Shakespeare.]
 * Literature Resources**

Film Resources 1/ [|An introduction to film technique] 2/ Interactive lessons on teaching and testing film techniques 3/ [|Storyboarding - Interactive software]

Visual Literacy Resources 1/ [|Visual Literacy Webquest] (Appropriate for Seniors) 2/ - Excellent examples but very extensive! Adapt to use.

3/ Overview of visual literacy

Pedagogy 1/ Using the [|4 Resources model across the curriculum] 2/ This absolutely [|amazing page] uses the 4 resources model and applies it to making meaning in a range of different texts

NAPLAN RESOURCES