This was the haunting picture of an Afgan girl which appeared on the cover of the National Geographic June 1985.  It is a great picture for use as an aid in creative writing.

This is as she is today and the story of the girl whose  eyes have captivated the world since she appeared on that cover is told here .   Good use can also be made of the above photo for discussion, creative writing, her story is good for reading/comprehension and finally comparisons between student writng and her true story can be made and discussed!!

STORYBOARD

Comic strips for the classroom!  

Examples above and here show how they are used to explain conflict in literature. 

Have a go on Storyboard That!!

PERSUASIVE WRITING

This is a good video for helping with Persuasive Writing.

Thanks to Gormanstown English for sharing it!

ROMEO & JULIET

Dire Straits Romeo & Juliet...a gem

 

...and for a more modern take, Taylor Swift Love Story

Romeo & Juliet - Prologue Rap

Here's a nice way of introducing the Prologue using a RAP 

Romeo & Juliet Audio Book

Romeo & Juliet - Study Resources

Some useful resources:

1. The entire play online.
2. The death scene (Act 5 Sc.3) as performed by the Globe Theatre Company.
3. Shakespeare Online Guide to Romeo and Juliet with summary and analysis.
4. opensourceSHAKESPEARE text with one click quote correlation.
5. Grammarmancomic.com: Comic strip of balcony scene with worksheet.
6. BBC GCSE Bitesize: Video, analysis and more.
7. A collection of art inspired by Romeo and Juliet.
8. Lit Charts.com guide to Romeo and Juliet.

Thanks to  Newbridge College English Blog for the above resources