Northern Lights by Philip Pullman
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Quickfire starter | ||
Match the two columns. Ideal as a lesson starter or quick consolidation activity. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 20/11/2009 | |||
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How does he do it? Pullman's use of description | ||
Focuses on Pullman's use of descriptive writing in the novel. Students read the two passages, complete with own words, then compare/contrast and discuss. (Page numbers taken from Scholastic 1995 edition.) | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 18/12/2008 | |||
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Themes in Northern Lights | ||
Post-reading group work activity preparing pupils for an oral presentation. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 06/10/2006 | |||
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'The Throwing Nets' - exploring chapter 6 | ||
Analyse Pullman's use of the senses and write your own vivid scene using similar strategies. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 29/09/2006 | |||
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'Lyra's Jordan' - exploring chapter 3 | ||
Questions focusing on plot, characterisation and language. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 29/09/2006 | |||
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Create your own daemon | ||
Find daemons to suit 10 famous people and then create your own. An interesting post-reading activity. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 29/09/2006 | |||
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Going to court - a persuasive speech | ||
In role as a character of their choice, students write a persuasive speech to convince a law court that they should have custody of Lyra. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 15/09/2006 | |||
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Your own fantasy gateway ... | ||
Use the prompts and questions to write an account of a gateway. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 30/06/2006 | |||
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Bingo! | ||
Match the words to the definitions. Laminate the bingo cards for re-use! | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 30/06/2006 | |||
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Scientific prefixes and suffixes | ||
A quick starter which could be used as a race. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 30/06/2006 | |||
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The first paragraph | ||
A differentiated cloze activity for the opening of the novel. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 30/06/2006 | |||
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