Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
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Who said that? | ||
Students explore characters through quotes with this fun and engaging card game. All quotes are taken from the Wordsworth Classics 1992 edition. This resource was originally published on the Collaborative Learning website (http://www.collaborativelearning.org). | |||
| KS4 | Prose Published: 23/11/2012 | |||
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Who's that? | ||
A fun, collaborative card game in which students guess the quotations relating to or spoken by the female characters in this text. A Yes No interactive whizzy activity offers an alternative onscreen quiz. All quotes taken from the Wordsworth Classics 1992 edition. <br /><br /> | |||
| KS4 | Prose Published: 09/11/2012 | |||
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Andrew Moore's study guide to 'Great Expectations' | ||
A detailed guide to the novel with a focus on character relationships. Originally published on www.universalteacher.org.uk | |||
| KS4 | Prose Published: 20/04/2012 | |||
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Exploring themes | ||
Questions designed to encourage students to think about the presentation of themes in the novel. | |||
| KS4 | Prose Published: 20/01/2012 | |||
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Compare the pairs | ||
Encourage students to look for the similarities and differences between pairs of characters. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 30/09/2011 | |||
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Resource pack | ||
Several activities on themes, symbols and Dickens as commentator. | |||
| KS4 | Prose Published: 26/08/2011 | |||
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You little devil! | ||
Analyse tense and shocking sections of Chapter 1 then write your own suspenseful piece of writing. | |||
| KS4 | Prose Published: 12/06/2009 | |||
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Characters in Great Expectations | ||
This Wordbar supports writing about the main characters in ‘Great Expectations’. How to use this resource. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 29/07/2008 | |||
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The main characters | ||
Link the character descriptions from the novel with the appropriate character. An interactive matching activity. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 27/02/2006 | |||
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Resource 8 - comparative essay frame | ||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/02/2001 | |||
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Resource 7 - notes on the David Lean 1944 version | ||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/02/2001 | |||
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Resource 6 - a grid for comparing two film versions | ||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/02/2001 | |||
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Resource 5 - descriptions of the convict | ||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/02/2001 | |||
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Resource 4 - sequence events | ||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/02/2001 | |||
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Resource 3 - focus on language | ||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/02/2001 | |||
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Resource 2 - the third paragraph | ||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/02/2001 | |||
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Resource 1 - the opening pages | ||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/02/2001 | |||
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Scheme of work | ||
A scheme of work based on the opening chapter, aimed at exploring plot and themes of a novel through film and original text. (NB - requires two filmed versions and works best with 1944 David Lean film and BBC film version of 1997) | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/02/2001 | |||
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