Prose essentials
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Ways into a text | ||
A series of open questions designed to get students thinking about different aspects of a set text or narrative. Could be used in an introductory sense and/or for revision purposes. | |||
| KS4 KS5 | Prose Published: 11/05/2012 | |||
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Analysing extracts | ||
A selection of short extracts from pre-1914 texts for students to read, explore, analyse or use as a jumping-off point for some creative writing. | |||
| KS4 | Prose Published: 30/03/2012 | |||
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The seven basic plots | ||
A lovely resource which refers to Christopher Booker's theory and encourages students to categorise stories and novels. | |||
| KS4 KS5 | Prose Published: 11/11/2011 | |||
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First person language features | ||
A worksheet to help students grasp the differences between natural speech, monologues and first person narratives (fiction and autobiography). | |||
| KS5 | Prose Published: 23/08/2010 | |||
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Nation and narration | ||
Handout for teachers and students which explains concepts relating to national identities and how we tell ourselves the stories of who we are. Useful for any text which looks at the question of nationality. | |||
| KS5 | Prose Published: 16/05/2008 | |||
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Thinking points | ||
Questions to help students start thinking about their choice of novel. Could also be adapted for discussion of a class text. | |||
| KS4 KS5 | Prose Published: 11/04/2008 | |||
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Openings to novels | ||
A comparative analysis of the openings of novels. The resource focuses on Waugh but the method is applicable to any author or comparisions between authors. | |||
| KS5 | Prose Published: 04/04/2008 | |||
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A novel idea |
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A list of modern novels with descriptions and recommendations. Suggestion for presentation at end. Compelling reading - and useful too! | |||
| KS5 | Prose Published: 01/07/2005 | |||
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E M Forster: characterisation | ||
An exploration of how E.M. Forster's ideas about characterisation might inform our reading of novels. | |||
| KS5 | Prose Published: 01/07/2005 | |||
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Analysing short prose extracts | ||
A set of prompts to help students focus on relevant issues of language, structure and form. | |||
| KS4 KS5 | Prose Published: 10/05/2005 | |||
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Novel concepts | ||
An introduction to some key concepts for the study of the novel at A Level or GCSE. Would work well on small or large screen! | |||
| KS4 KS5 | Prose Published: 09/05/2005 | |||
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Language change game | ||
Cut out phrases and decide which text they came from, discuss and compare language of each text (3 pages, including teacher's notes). | |||
| KS5 | Prose Published: 01/07/2001 | |||
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Teaching ideas | ||
Designed to help AS students studying these texts (2 pages, including extracts). | |||
| KS5 | Prose Published: 01/07/2001 | |||
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Introducing introductions to novels | ||
Activities and essential information (useful for preparing practical criticism or any set text). | |||
| KS5 | Prose Published: 01/06/2000 | |||
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An A/AS level reading list | ||
By no means definitive, but a good place to start .. | |||
| KS5 | Prose Published: 02/02/2000 | |||
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