Tuesday 19 March 2013

Buddy (Nigel Hinton) teaching resources for KS3 English


Buddy by Nigel Hinton teaching resources

(Buddy by Nigel Hinton - English teaching resource featuring 68 slides)

Buddy is a 68 slide PowerPoint presentation with a 15 page booklet of worksheets.
KS3 English Teaching Resources: Buddy by Nigel Hinton contains a range of lessons, tasks and activities designed to develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the plot, characters, language and themes of this longstanding KS3 favourite. KS3 English Teaching Resources: Buddy by Nigel Hinton includes a collection of activities for pupils of all abilities:
    -A teacher's overview of the novel with key themes and teaching ideas
    -Discussion of key themes - right and wrong, marginalisation, poverty, parenting, prejudice, friendship, education, superstition, bullying
    -Using conscience alley to promote discussion
    -Analysis of the characters of Buddy, Terry, Julius, Charmian and Ralph
    -Self and peer assessment tasks
    -Assessment of understanding -  essay style question
    -Developing awareness of the features of a novel – character, theme, plot, style and language
    -Picking out key points in a text and using quotations
    -Exploring similes 
    -Analysing Nigel Hinton's use of language in Buddy
    -How do authors use devices to hook and hold the reader's interest?
    -Creative, discussion and newspaper (non fiction) writing
    -Empathetic writing to develop a better understanding of character
    -A 68 slide PowerPoint presentation (see preview below)
    -15 worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint slideshow
To view the KS3 English Teaching Resource: Buddy by Nigel Hinton in more detail you can click on the link below:
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Friday 8 March 2013

English Teaching Resources: Educating Rita by Willy Russell


Educating Rita by Willy Russell

Educating Rita by Willy Russell - English teaching resources

Key Stage : 4
English Teaching Resources: Educating Rita by Willy Russell
(Powerpoint and worksheets)
English Teaching Resources: Educating Rita by Willy Russell contains a 113 slide PowerPoint slideshow and an accompanying 25 page booklet of worksheets.
English Teaching Resources: Educating Rita by Willy Russell contains 11 lessons covering the key aspects of the play: plot, characters, dramatic craft, language, themes and the historical context of the 1980s. English Teaching Resources: Educating Rita by Willy Russell includes a range of activities and lessons for pupils of all abilities.
English Teaching Resources: Educating Rita by Willy Russell contents: 
- Exploring themes of class and class stereotypes
- Social and historical context of the 1980s and the Open University
- Exploring links between language and class
- Studying the characters of Rita and Frank
- Focusing on stage directions and setting
- Tracking the changing relationship between Rita and Frank
- Examining themes - education, class, society, wealth, manners
- Analysis of tone and mood in key scenes
- Cloze exercises to consolidate knowledge
- Empathetic writing as Rita and Frank
- Tracing the development in Rita's character
- Assessing Russell's use of dramatic irony
- Educating Rita writing tasks and grading criteria
- An 11 lesson unit of work 
- A 113 slide PowerPoint presentation (see preview below)
- 25 worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint
As with all our resources, the Educating Rita powerpoint is fully editable so you can personalise and differentiate the resource as much or as little as you want.  Add extra slides, delete pages, change the text and imagery and update it as is necessary to suit your teaching needs.  
To view the English Teaching Resources: Educating Rita by Willy Russell powerpoint in more detail you can preview the resources by clicking on the link below:
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