FREE STUFF TO DOWNLOAD!

I've put together a few resources that might be useful— Library Display Posters, Reading Group Notes, Writing Tips etc.

Please email (via the CONTACT page) if you have any problems with the files, or have a request for additional material.

Dave Cousins Library Display Posters

These Library Display Posters can be downloaded as individual image files (jpeg) or in sets of three by book (zip). Please click the links below. NOTE: The posters are all A4 to keep download sizes low, but can be scaled to A3 if you wish to print larger. (I'm hoping to get some Charlie Merrick posters made and uploaded soon. Watch this space!).

Download
WAITING FOR GONZO Wheel of Destiny Poster
Gonzo-01-wheel-of-destiny.jpg
JPG Image 1.3 MB
Download
Download
WAITING FOR GONZO Multimedia: BOOK, MUSIC, VIDEOS Poster
Gonzo-02-book-music-video.jpg
JPG Image 1.5 MB
Download
Download
WAITING FOR GONZO Message to Gonzo Poster
Gonzo-03-message.jpg
JPG Image 2.3 MB
Download
Download
WAITING FOR GONZO Poster Set
gonzo-posters.zip
Compressed Archive in ZIP Format 4.9 MB
Download
Download
Reading Group Notes for WAITING FOR GONZO
Ideas for exploring WAITING FOR GONZO with pupils in Years 7, 8 and 9.
Waiting for Gonzo reading notes.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 459.6 KB
Download
Download
15 DAYS WITHOUT A HEAD Hairy Legs (weather beaten) Poster
15-days-03-skirt-dry-clean-only.jpg
JPG Image 2.1 MB
Download
Download
15 DAYS WITHOUT A HEAD Brothers Poster
15-days-02-brothers.jpg
JPG Image 2.0 MB
Download
Download
15 DAYS WITHOUT A HEAD Hairy Legs Poster
15-days-01-skirt-do-not-iron.jpg
JPG Image 944.1 KB
Download
Download
15 DAYS WITHOUT A HEAD Poster Set
15-days-posters.zip
Compressed Archive in ZIP Format 4.8 MB
Download
Download
Reading Group Notes for 15 DAYS WITHOUT A HEAD
Ideas for exploring 15 DAYS WITHOUT A HEAD with pupils in Years 7, 8 and 9.
15 Days Reading Notes.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 239.7 KB
Download
Dave Cousins Writing Tips

WRITING TIPS

When visiting schools I'm always impressed by the number of students who are working on their own stories. I'm often asked for writing tips, so I collected 15 of my favourites into a handy slideshow. It's FREE to download in a variety of formats below. I hope you find them useful.

Download
15 WAYS TO WRITE A STORY! (Powerpoint)
DaveCousins15WritingTips.ppt
Microsoft Power Point Presentation 5.4 MB
Download
Download
15 WAYS TO WRITE A STORY (Multi-page PDF)
DaveCousins15WritingTips.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 2.5 MB
Download
Download
15 WAYS TO WRITE A STORY! (High res PDF if case you want to print as posters)
DaveCousins15WritingTips4Print.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 17.4 MB
Download
Download
STORIES GET GOOD WHEN THINGS GO BAD FOR YOUR HERO! (Tips Sheet #5)
Writing Tips 5 STORIES GET GOOD.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 1.6 MB
Download
Download
DRAW YOUR OWN COMIC TEMPLATE
The first stories I wrote were for a comic. Why not have a go yourself? Here's a page template for a six frame story in comic book format. You don't have to be great at drawing. You can tell a story with stick figures—just ask Wimpy Kid!
charliemerrick_comic.jpg
JPG Image 989.6 KB
Download
Charlie Merrick's Misfits World Cup poster
Download
CHARLIE MERRICK 2018 WORLD CUP Poster (A3)
Charlie-Merrick-World-Cup-Poster-A3.jpg
JPG Image 5.6 MB
Download
Download
CHARLIE MERRICK 2018 WORLD CUP Poster (A4)
Charlie-Merrick-World-Cup-Poster-A4.jpg
JPG Image 3.0 MB
Download
Charlie Merrick's 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP WALL CHART
Download
Charlie Merrick's 2018 WORLD CUP WALL CHART – Large A3
Charlie-Merrick-2018-World-Cup-Wallchart
JPG Image 3.8 MB
Download
Download
WORLD CUP WALL CHART – A4 (part 1)
In case, like me, you don't have an A3 printer – I've split the file into two A4 sections. Download and print both A4 files. With a bit of careful cutting and sticking you can create your own A3 wallchart!
Charlie-Merrick-WorldCupWallchartA4-pt1.
JPG Image 1.9 MB
Download
Download
WORLD CUP WALL CHART – A4 (part 2)
Charlie-Merrick-WorldCupWallchartA4-pt2.
JPG Image 2.0 MB
Download