Stone Cold by Robert Swindells
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Persuasive techniques - chapter 8 | ||
A task which unpicks Swindells' portrayal of the homeless and how he elicits sympathy for them. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 14/12/2012 | |||
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Writing Chapter 5a | ||
Students write their own chapter in the voice of Shelter. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 17/02/2012 | |||
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Sleeping rough | ||
Two complete drama lessons looking at characterisation, soundscape and montage to explore the novel 'Stone Cold' and the theme of homelessness. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 01/10/2010 | |||
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Planning the write way ahead | ||
Explore the characters in the novel with an independent writing task that starts with collaborative planning. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 09/10/2009 | |||
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Street lingo | ||
A look at accent, dialect and idiolect using character's language as a starting point and then allowing pupils paired/individual work analysing their own language use. (Answers on page 3.) | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 20/02/2009 | |||
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A night on the streets | ||
A clearly structured framework to enable pupils to produce a piece of imaginative original writing. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 02/05/2008 | |||
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A quick quiz - the answers | ||
Teacher's answer sheet. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 17/03/2006 | |||
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A quick quiz | ||
A fun end of unit test. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 17/03/2006 | |||
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Link's letter home | ||
An interactive sequencing exercise. Sequence the ideas Link might include in a letter home. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 26/09/2005 | |||
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Perceptions of the homeless | ||
An interactive sequencing exercise. Rank these common views about homeless people, from positive to negative. Perfect for use on an interactive whiteboard. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 21/09/2005 | |||
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Stone Cold worksheets | ||
A set of classroom materials to accompany the above study pack. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/10/2001 | |||
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Pages 50 - 69 | ||
Questions and activities. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/08/2001 | |||
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Speaking and Listening - Helping the homeless | ||
Groups present a chosen charity to the National Lottery Commission. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/05/2001 | |||
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Shelter plus crime watch appeal | ||
Learn more about Shelter by focusing on language in one of his diary extracts. Use these clues in a scripted piece for Crimewatch. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/05/2001 | |||
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Final thoughts - diary entries | ||
Write the diary entries for Link and Shelter, the night before the trial. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/05/2001 | |||
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Write the newspaper article | ||
After the murders. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/05/2001 | |||
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Reviewing Stone Cold | ||
Includes sample reviews. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/05/2001 | |||
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Sleeping rough | ||
Questions on pages 55 - 58. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/05/2001 | |||
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My fascinating life? | ||
Answer questions about Link and Shelter. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/05/2001 | |||
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What's in a name? | ||
Introducing Link and Shelter | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/05/2001 | |||
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The Homeless | ||
Preteaching exercise to introduce issue of and attitudes towards homelessness. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/05/2001 | |||
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Stone Cold study pack | ||
A complete scheme of work. Teachit interactive exercises based on this resource are also available. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/10/2000 | |||
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