Tins by Alex Shearer
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Reading between the lines | ||
A useful resource encouraging close reading of the text. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 26/02/2008 | |||
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Fergal's strange hobby | ||
An engaging resource encouraging students to consider the writer's craft. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 26/02/2008 | |||
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Fergal's first tin | ||
Encourages pupils to delve into character's thought processes and motivations! | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 26/02/2008 | |||
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Tins of prefixes | ||
An interesting look at prefixes. Includes a research task for pupils to discover the meaning of commonly used prefixes. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 26/02/2008 | |||
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Too many tins | ||
Pupils consider the ways in which tension is built at the end of chapter 2. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 26/02/2008 | |||
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Fergal opens a tin | ||
Engages pupils in writing PEE paragraphs exploring the ways tension is created. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 26/02/2008 | |||
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Mind mapping | ||
A really useful resource. Pupils explore the ending of chapter 3 using mind maps. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 26/02/2008 | |||
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A tin of friendship | ||
Asks pupils to examine the reasons for friendship and to predict what effect an additional character would have on the novel. Includes answer sheet for teachers. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 26/02/2008 | |||
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Forensic science - using the clues | ||
An fun resource where pupils take on the role of forensic scientists in order to solve the mystery of the finger in the tin! | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 26/02/2008 | |||
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The search is on | ||
Using clues from the tins, pupils consider the source of the mysterious contents of the tins. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 26/02/2008 | |||
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Nightmare! | ||
A lovely resource guiding pupils into a short piece of original writing, following Shearer's style. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 26/02/2008 | |||
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