A comprehensive and engaging teaching unit for Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian, designed for Year 7–8 English classrooms. This resource combines in-depth novel study with structured film comparison activities, supporting students in developing analytical skills while exploring character, theme, and context.

Through interactive lessons, discussion, and creative tasks, students build confidence in both written and verbal responses, while learning how to compare a literary text with its screen adaptation.

What’s included
A full teaching unit with clearly sequenced lessons
Theme analysis (war, friendship, trauma, healing, belonging, childhood)
Character analysis (Willie Beech, Tom Oakley, Zach and others)
Language features and techniques (imagery, tone, dialogue, symbolism)
Context exploration (World War II, evacuation, life in Britain during wartime)
Film comparison activities (novel vs adaptation)
Interactive and kinaesthetic learning tasks
Discussion questions and comprehension checks
Analytical and comparative writing scaffolds
Creative and reflective response activities

You can:
Convert to PowerPoint: Upload the PDF to PowerPoint (File → Open) and it will automatically convert to slides.
Use in Google Slides: Upload the PDF to Google Drive, right-click, and open with Google Slides.
Use digitally or print: Upload the PDF to your LMS (Google Classroom, Canvas, etc.) or print it for handouts.
You could also use Canva to upload the PDF and convert and save as a PowerPoint.