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First person language features (23/08/2010)
Related resources: Prose | Prose essentials
A worksheet to help students grasp the differences between natural speech, monologues and first person narratives (fiction and autobiography).
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Applying Propp (23/07/2010)
Related resources: Media Studies | Media essentials (KS4/5)
A generic worksheet for applying Propp's narrative theory to any film. Encourages students to explore plot and character types. Would work well enlarged to A3.
KS4 | KS5
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Observing opposites (02/07/2010)KS5 Ed

Related resources: Media Studies | Media essentials (KS4/5)
A research task looking at Claude Levi-Strauss' theory of binary opposition. Includes a grid for students to complete when watching film.
KS4 | KS5
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Lights ... sound! (02/07/2010)
Related resources: Media Studies | Media essentials (KS4/5)
Matching activity using sound and lighting terms and definitions. Answers: A4, B6, C9, D1, E10, F2, G5, H12, I11, J3, K7, L8
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Notes on 'The Statue and the Bust' (25/06/2010)
Related resources: Poetry | Robert Browning
Detailed introductory notes to the poem.
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Visiting a Tudor house (25/06/2010)KS5 Ed

Related resources: Introduction to language study | Key concepts - discourse, register, idiolect, sociolect and dialect
Transcript of a conversation between visitors and guides at a tourist attraction, with tasks, independent investigation and commentary.
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Who's who (11/06/2010)
Related resources: Plays | King Lear
A diagrammatic introduction to the characters and the relationships between them.
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Guided analysis on 'After' (11/06/2010)
Related resources: Poetry | Robert Browning
A guided analysis of the poem useful as teacher's notes or revision notes.
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Guided analysis on 'Before' (11/06/2010)
Related resources: Poetry | Robert Browning
Guided teaching notes and analysis of the poem useful for teachers and students alike.
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Revising characters (21/05/2010)
Related resources: Drama & Theatre Studies | Drama essentials
Study the language of exam questions and prepare focused notes on characters. Created for Drama and Theatre Studies AQA Section A. Works best enlarged to A3 size.
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A collection of exercises (21/05/2010)KS5 Ed

Related resources: Prose | Howards End by E M Forster
Tasks linked with the house on which the novel is based, a section on the wych elm, then a series of guided tasks on Chapter XXXVI.
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An introduction to Act 1 (07/05/2010)
Related resources: Plays | Hamlet
A series of varied and engaging activities to help students gain confidence when first working on the text of Hamlet. (Line references are to the Wordsworth Classics (1996) edition.) Note: this resource also refers to another Teachit resource 'Understanding Hamlet's ghost scene'.
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Introduce yourself to the text (30/04/2010)KS5 Ed

Related resources: Poetry | Chaucer
Working in groups, create a map with dates and journey lengths (in order) and extend your understanding of the framework of The Canterbury Tales.
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Prejudice and discrimination (30/04/2010)KS5 Ed

Related resources: Prose | Small Island by Andrea Levy
Sheets of notes and examples to show students how a question on the way in which the writer presents ideas on prejudice and discrimination might be approached.
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As I walked out one evening (23/04/2010)
Related resources: Poetry | AQA B Literature anthology (2009 onwards)
A series of activities focusing on voice in Auden's poem.
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If I Could Tell You (23/04/2010)
Related resources: Poetry | AQA B Literature anthology (2009 onwards)
A series of structured tasks which explore form and content of this poem.
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Teachers TV video - Teaching with Bayley: Great expectations (21/04/2010)
Related resources: Teaching Tools | Advice and teaching tips
A classroom teacher looks for techniques and advice to encourage reticent speakers in her class.
KS3 | KS4 | KS5
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A useful set of essay questions (16/04/2010)
Related resources: Prose | Howards End by E M Forster
A set of eight essay questions.
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Just a coincidence? (16/04/2010)
Related resources: Prose | Howards End by E M Forster
A series of tasks aimed at preparing students for an essay on plot and structure.
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Tackling the unseen question (Question 1, Unit 1, ELLB1) (09/04/2010)
Related resources: Language and Literature | AQA B Lit/Lang exam preparation
A useful grid/prompt sheet. Ideal for focusing students' minds on how how to approach, analyse and compare selected texts. (Optimum size = A3.)
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Revision tasks (01/04/2010)
Related resources: Prose | The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
A summarising worksheet giving a selection of tasks to help refresh students' undertanding of Carter's methods.
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Top ten features (01/04/2010)
Related resources: Prose | The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles
A summarising and revision activity. Put these features in rank order according to their importance/your understanding of the novel and find textual evidence to support your choices.
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Themes in the play (26/03/2010)
Related resources: Plays | Antigone by Sophocles
Nine individual task sheets to guide students through some of the characters and key themes in the play. Designed with IB students in mind. (Line references refer to the CUP translation.)
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The ultimate villain (26/03/2010)
Related resources: Prose | Dracula by Bram Stoker
A series of activities to encourage students to analyse the presentation of Count Dracula. (Page refs relate to the Penguin Classics edition, 1993.)
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Rabbit rabbit language trail (24/03/2010)
Related resources: Social Contexts | Language and gender: Rabbit rabbit
Teachers' notes for the 'Rabbit rabbit' Teachit Language unit - an overview and some ideas for linking them together. N.B. this unit includes resources for Teachit Language members only. All the Teachit Language units are collected together in the Language Sputnik.
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'Do women really talk more?' feature article (24/03/2010)
Related resources: Social Contexts | Language and gender: Rabbit rabbit
The complete text of The Guardian feature article. You may wish to give students the article, transcripts and linguistic analysis separately. Article copyright Guardian News & Media Ltd 2006. Reproduced with permission.
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Woman talk Man talk starter (24/03/2010)
Related resources: Social Contexts | Language and gender: Rabbit rabbit
A starter activity for exploring attitudes to language and gender.
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Analysing longer texts and data (24/03/2010)
Related resources: Social Contexts | Language and gender: Rabbit rabbit
A powerpoint guide through the process of developing a layered approach, using a longer sample data set to practise with.
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Data cards: 'Do women really talk more?' (24/03/2010)
Related resources: Social Contexts | Language and gender: Rabbit rabbit
A card sort activity for the Rabbit rabbit language trail. (Instructions are in the notes field on the first slide).
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Summary of llinguistic findings from The Guardian research (24/03/2010)
Related resources: Social Contexts | Language and gender: Rabbit rabbit
A powerpoint summary of the key language and gender findings from The Guardian study by Dr Jane Sutherland.
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Gender data typology (24/03/2010)
Related resources: Social Contexts | Language and gender: Rabbit rabbit
An outline of the kinds of data set in AQA B exams for language and gender.
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Teachers' guide (24/03/2010)
Related resources: Prose | Opening words Magnet activities
Some suggestions for using the 'Opening words' Magnet activities with your class.
KS3 | KS4 | KS5
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Uncertainty (24/03/2010)
Related resources: Prose | Opening words Magnet activities
The opening words of 'The Outsider' by Albert Camus. See the Opening words teachers’ guide for information and suggested approaches.
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Morning (24/03/2010)
Related resources: Prose | Opening words Magnet activities
The opening words of '1984' by George Orwell. See the Opening words teachers’ guide for information and suggested approaches.
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End (24/03/2010)
Related resources: Prose | Opening words Magnet activities
The opening words of 'On Saturday Afternoon' by Alan Sillitoe. See the Opening words teachers’ guide for information and suggested approaches.
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Surprise (24/03/2010)
Related resources: Prose | Opening words Magnet activities
The opening words of 'A and P' by John Updike. See the Opening words teachers’ guide for information and suggested approaches.
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Announcement (24/03/2010)
Related resources: Prose | Opening words Magnet activities
The opening words of 'The Diary of a Madman' by Nikolai Gogol. See the Opening words teachers’ guide for information and suggested approaches.
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Lesson (24/03/2010)
Related resources: Prose | Opening words Magnet activities
The opening words of 'Hard Times' by Charles Dickens. See the Opening words teachers’ guide for information and suggested approaches.
KS3 | KS4 | KS5
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Accident (24/03/2010)
Related resources: Prose | Opening words Magnet activities
The opening words of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee. See the Opening words teachers’ guide for information and suggested approaches.
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Deserts (24/03/2010)
Related resources: Prose | Opening words Magnet activities
The opening words of 'The Voyage of the Dawntreader' by C S Lewis. See the Opening words teachers’ guide for information and suggested approaches.
KS3 | KS4 | KS5
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