Copyright and Creative Commons
Creative Commons licenses
– shows 6 main Creative Commons licenses arranged from the most accommodating type to the most restrictive. From Creative Commons
Make your own Creative Commons licence
– select the features and create a CC licence. From Creative Commons
What is Creative Commons 
– video explaining the difference between Copyright and Creative Commons licensed material. From Creative Commons NZ
Making Book Trailers 
Adobe Premiere Rush Tutorials
– learn the basics, or refine your skills with tutorials
Adding audio to PowerPoint 
– add audio, such as music, narration, or sound bites, to your PowerPoint presentation. From Microsoft Office
Support Materials
Book Trailer Concept Map – in Google docs
Book Trailer Rubric – in Google docs
Book Trailer Storyboard – in Google docs
Images 
CCSearch
– access to search services offered by other independent organisations. Results are not necessarily under CC license and will need to be verified. Search web, images, music, video and media by choosing tabs at top.
FlickrCC
– CC licensed photos from Flickr
Google images
– use Tools tab to filter by Usage Rights
Pexels
– free images with CC0 Creative Commons licence
Photo Pin
– CC licenced images from Flickr
Photos for Class
– Creative Commons licenced images suitable for educational purposes
Pixabay
– free images with CCO Creative Commons licence
Unsplash
– Creative Commons licenced images with CCO Creative Commons licence
Music 
Bensound
– royalty free music with Creative Commons licence https://www.bensound.com/licensing
ccMixter
– music with Creative Commons license
CCSearch
– access to search services offered by other independent organisations. Results are not necessarily under CC license and will need to be verify. Search Jamendo, ccMixter and SoundCloud
Free Sound effects
– free sound effects for non-commercial use. Available in 2 file formats
Purple Planet Royalty Free Music
– free music organised in themes. Roll mouse over to hear excerpt. CC3.0 attribution licence.
Image reference:
Maia, B n.d., Aurora icons, illustration, IconFinder, accessed 26 December 2012, <http://www.iconfinder.com/icondetails/27643/128/aurora_folder_itunes_music_icon>, Creative Commons licence: <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/>.
General
Glossary of film terms
– definitions of terms and phrases used in films and cinematography. From New York Film Academy
Review Databases
Australian Classification Database
– search for film classifications. From Australian Government
Film reviews – Australian Catholic Film Office
Internet movie database
– film reviews and trailers from IMDb
Urban Cinefile (Australian)
– alphabetical listing of Australian films. Includes synopsis and reviews
Study Guides and Genre Lists
Film Education
– film resources and study guides
Metro Magazine
– study guides and resources
Short Films
The National Film and Sound Archive
– this site has an extraordinary array of largely historic but also contemporary film clips, organised by expert curators across a vast range of topics. All clips are from a distinctly Australian perspective.
Australian Screen
– this is a National Film and Sound Archive website, focused on curating the archive’s Australian film content into bite-sized clips for use in classrooms. Perfect! Find film clips by topic area or alphabetic listing. Each clip comes with extensive descriptions and curator notes to help teachers select the best clip for their purpose.
Findie
– excellently curated variety of short films, searchable by mood and time available. Generally suitable for high school, but younger students also catered for.
Short of the Week
– inspiring and emotive short films from around the world, searchable by genre, topic, country of origin and style.
Year 6
Wonder – R.J. Palacio
– teaching notes from Random House Australia
Year 7
Bone sparrow – Zana Fraillon
– teaching notes by Robyn Sheahan-Bright
The dog, Ray – Linda Coggin
Don’t call me Ishmael – Michael Gerard Bauer
– teaching notes from Scholastic Publishing
Year 8
Boy in the striped pyjamas – John Boyne (+ unabridged CDs)
– teaching notes from Random House Publishing
A midsummer night’s dream – William Shakespeare (+ unabridged CDs)
– entire play created by Jeremy Hylton, from MIT. Public Domain
The outsiders – S.E.Hinton (+ unabridged CDs)
– teaching notes from TheBestNotes
Year 9
The art of taxidermy – Sharon Kernot
– teaching notes from Text Publishing
Leaving Jetty Road – Rebecca Burton
– teaching notes from Harper Collins
Looking for Alibrandi – Melina Marchetta (+ unabridged CDs)
– teaching notes from Penguin Publishing
Secrets in the fire – Henning Mankell
Skellig – David Almond
– teaching notes from Hodder Education
Twelfth night – William Shakespeare (+ unabridged CDs)
– entire play created by Jeremy Hylton, from MIT. Public Domain
We were liars – E. Lockhart
– teaching notes from The Scottish Book Trust
Book Club sets
– Amateurs – Sara Shepard
– Book of Ivy – Amy Engel
– Everything, everything – Nicola Yoon
– One – Sarah Crossan
– Our chemical hearts – Krystal Sutherland
– The red queen – Victoria Aveyard
Book Club Roles
– the roles outlined are just a few of the possible roles that can be allocated to group members. From iPad Literature Circles
Year 10
The alchemist – Paulo Coelho
– teaching notes from HarperCollins
Animal farm – George Orwell (+ unabridged CDs)
– teaching notes from Penguin
The curious incident of the dog in the night-time – Mark Haddon (+ unabridged CDs)
Romeo and Juliet – William Shakespeare
– entire play created by Jeremy Hylton, from MIT. Public Domain
To kill a mockingbird – Harper Lee (+ unabridged CDs)
– teaching notes from Harcourt Education
Year 11
English
Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine – Gail Honeyman
The great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald
Macbeth – William Shakespeare (+ unabridged CDs)
– entire play created by Jeremy Hylton, from MIT. Public Domain
Of mice and men – John Steinbeck
That eye, the sky – Tim Winton
Drama text
A streetcar named Desire – Tennessee Williams
Brilliant lies – David Williamson
The crucible – Arthur Miller
Year 12
English
I’m not scared – Niccolo Ammaniti
Light between oceans – M.L. Stedman
– discussion notes from Simon & Schuster
English Literary Studies
A doll’s house and other plays – Henrik Ibsen
Lines to time: a poetry anthology
The reader – Bernhard Schlink
Other available texts
Eva Luna – Isabel Allende
King Lear – William Shakespeare
– entire play created by Jeremy Hylton, from MIT. Public Domain
EAL Texts
Year 9, 10, 11
Dark Dreams: Australian refugee stories – edited by Sonja Dechian, Heather Millar and Eva Sallis
Year 10, 11
I am Malala: how one girl stood up for education and changed the world – Malala Yousafzai with Patricia McCormick
Year 11
The happiest refugee – Anh Do
Poetry
Australian Poetry Library
– poems arranged under themes and occasions, poetic forms, biographies of poets. From University of Sydney
Friendly Street Poets – Adelaide Poets Collective
– promotes poetry events around Adelaide as well as featured poems from SA poets
Poetry Foundation
– search poems and poets by name and theme.
Image reference:
Fischer, T 2008, e e cummings bench, photograph, Flickr, accessed 26 December 2012, <http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonythemisfit/3089830228/>, Creative Commons licence: <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en>.
Writing
Paradigm Online writing assistant
– Includes: Organising, Revising and Editing your writing, Writing informal essays, Thesis/Support essays, Exploratory, Argumentative essays, Tips and techniques for writing poetry. Created by Chuck Guilford
Writing fact sheet
– fact sheets on writing essays, reviews, reports, writing sentences and different paragraph and text types. From University of New England, Armidale, NSW
Image reference:
McPhee, N 2008, I tend to scribble a lot, photograph, Flickr, accessed 26 December 2012, <http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicmcphee/2756494307/>, Creative Commons licence: <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en>.
Teacher Resources
ABC Splash! Years 7-10
– Watch, Listen, Play. English resources to support the Australian Curriculum. From ABC
Australian Curriculum : English
CommonLit
– a free collection of fiction and nonfiction for 5th-12th grade classrooms. Search and filter our collection by lexile, grade, theme, genre, literary device
English for the Australian Curriculum
– units of work to support the teaching and learning of English and literacy from Foundation to Year 10. From Education Services Australia and English teachers’ professional associations
Global Words
– units of work integrating the teaching and learning of English with global citizenship education. From Primary English Teaching Association Australia and World Vision
Teacher Resources
Literacy and English
– teaching materials, support and professional development to help improve literacy outcomes in the classroom. From Victorian State Government, Education and Training
Literary terms
– definitions of literary terms found in writing
P-10 English Sample assessments
– units of work and resources to support the Australian English Curriculum. From Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority
Reading Australia
– educational resources for teachers using Australian texts within the framework of the Australian Curriculum. The units include curriculum codes, sample classroom and assessment activities.
Shakespeare
– the full text of Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets side-by-side with translations into modern English. Includes character analysis, plot analysis, themes and quotes. From Sparknotes
Six Word Memoirs
– summarise your life in 6 words