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2008 was the National Year of Reading and to celebrate we reopened the Teachit book group. We know you love a good read and we know from the threads in the Teachit Staffroom that you love talking about them here in cyberspace too.  

Find out about books that are new to you, pitch in with those that aren't - and nominate your own trusty favourites.

Teachit book group titles
Enduring Love Ian McEwan  
Alias Grace Margaret Atwood  
How to Get Famous Pete Johnson  
The Book Thief Markus Zusak  
Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamanda Ngozi  Adichie

 
Gangsta Rap Benjamin Zephaniah  
The Road Cormac McCarthy  
My Swordhand is Singing Marcus Sedgwick  
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time
Mark Haddon

Wuthering Heights

Emily Bronte

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Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

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Memoirs of a Geisha
Arthur Golden

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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte

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Middlemarch
George Eliot

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1984
George Orwell

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The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood

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Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Thomas Hardy

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His Dark Materials Trilogy
Philip Pullman

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Some of our favourite reading resources

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Culture crunch project
An innovative way to inspire students to read fiction and non-fiction books.

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Investigating stories
Students investigate a variety of children's stories as part of a preparation or research project. Variety of books required! (Best on A3 paper.)

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Independent reading project
This booklet guides pupils through an independent reading project. Ideal homework fodder.

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Close reading techniques: descriptive writing extracts
A focus on close reading and language, using extracts from a range of texts. Useful.

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Book response
A guide for writing a book review. The original resource is followed by a differentiated version for use with students with SEN.

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Tortoise book review: complete the tortoise's shell!
A Teachit oldie!

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