The Color Purple by Alice Walker
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Making comparisons — 'The Color Purple' and 'Wuthering Heights' | ||
A selection of questions to help improve students' knowledge of themes and relationships within both texts. | |||
| KS5 | Prose Published: 18/03/2013 | |||
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The role of religion | ||
A series of questions focusing on the theme of religion. | |||
| KS5 | Prose Published: 28/09/2012 | |||
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Comparing letter styles and character | ||
Students can explore Walker's use of language by examining 'crunched' versions of key letters from the novel. (N.B. the texts have been collapsed using Teachit's Cruncher tool) | |||
| KS5 | Prose Published: 21/08/2009 | |||
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Exploring nature | ||
A helpful spider diagram exploring Walker's use of nature, with related tasks to deepen students' understanding of its role. Enlarge to A3 for classroom use. (Page references refer to Phoenix edition, 2004 ISBN 9780753818923) | |||
| KS5 | Prose Published: 15/05/2009 | |||
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Top ten features | ||
A summarising and prediction activity following the first 36 letters. Put these features in rank order according to their importance to the novel so far. | |||
| KS5 | Prose Published: 12/12/2008 | |||
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Celie's struggle for identity | ||
A helpful spider diagram with student tasks to explore Celie's struggle for identity | |||
| KS5 | Prose Published: 26/09/2008 | |||
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Defining genre | ||
This resource invites students to debate the genre of 'The Color Purple' and consider how it fits into various categories. | |||
| KS5 | Prose Published: 22/06/2007 | |||
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Essay and discussion questions | ||
A versatile set of questions that work well either as essay titles or as a starting point for group discussions. | |||
| KS5 | Prose Published: 22/06/2007 | |||
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DIY chart - comparison of letter styles | ||
A matching task for explore the differences in Nettie's and Celie's letter writing styles. | |||
| KS5 | Prose Published: 09/02/2007 | |||
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