OCR short story anthology: Opening Worlds
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'The Winter Oak' student sheets | ||
A pre-read starter for this Yuri Nagibin short story, with a summary sheet and a 'before' and 'after' report. Offers a structured approach to reading and generates notes to revise from. | |||
| KS4 Published: 07/12/2007 | |||
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'The Young Couple' - an exploration sheet | ||
A range of questions and activities, concluding with a choice of timed essay questions based on this short story by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. | |||
| KS4 Published: 19/01/2007 | |||
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'The Red Ball' detective | ||
Practise finding evidence in this short story by Ismith Khan. Students fill in a detective’s notebook. | |||
| KS4 Published: 04/01/2007 | |||
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'The Young Couple' made easy | ||
Guide for preparing a TV show based on the short story by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Includes a host’s ‘What’s the problem?’ note sheet and a culture clash grid. | |||
| KS4 Published: 04/01/2007 | |||
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'The Pieces of Silver' and 'The Red Ball' | ||
A simple, handy grid to help pupils to compare these stories by Karl Sealy and Ismith Khan. | |||
| KS4 Published: 04/01/2007 | |||
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'Dead Man's Path' - using quotations | ||
PowerPoint on how to use evidence in written responses. Based on 'Dead Man's Path' by Chinua Achebe but could easily be adapted for other texts. | |||
| KS4 Published: 21/07/2006 | |||
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Opening Worlds exam questions | ||
A list of exam questions from past papers for the pre-2010 GCSE exam. | |||
| KS4 Published: 12/05/2006 | |||
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'Two Kinds' - speaking and listening | ||
Outline of speaking and listening assignment with reference to 'Two Kinds' by Amy Tan. | |||
| KS4 Published: 11/11/2005 | |||
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'Snapshots of a Wedding' | ||
Study pack on this short story by Bessie Head. Lots of handy resources to support teaching, including a speaking and listening idea. | |||
| KS4 Published: 26/08/2004 | |||
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'The Train from Rhodesia' | ||
A selection of resources on this story by Nadine Gordimer. Includes a multiple choice activity, structured essay plan, close reading questions and sequencing task. | |||
| KS4 Published: 26/08/2004 | |||
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'Two Kinds' resource | ||
A selection of teaching ideas and worksheets on this short story by Amy Tan, including a character analysis sheet, themes grid and close reading exercise. | |||
| KS4 Published: 26/08/2004 | |||
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'Dead Man's Path' tasks | ||
Tasks on context and character in this short story by Chinua Achebe. | |||
| KS4 Published: 26/08/2004 | |||
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'The Tall Woman and Her Short Husband' | ||
A selection of resources to support the teaching of this story by Feng Ji-Cai. Includes character analysis, language study and background to the Cultural Revolution. | |||
| KS4 Published: 26/08/2004 | |||
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Opening worlds short stories | ||
Activities and questions including sample answers and comparison grid focusing on themes. | |||
| KS4 Published: 26/08/2004 | |||
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'The Gold-legged Frog' activities | ||
A range of resources to support the teaching of this text by Khamsing Srinawk including a multiple choice exercise, character study, revision notes and a planning sheet. | |||
| KS4 Published: 26/08/2004 | |||
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Opening worlds activities |
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A range of tasks for 'The Winter Oak' by Yuri Nagiban, 'The Pieces of Silver' by Karl Sealy, 'Games at Twilight' by Anita Desai and 'Leela's Friend' by R K Narayan. | |||
| KS4 Published: 18/05/2004 | |||
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