64 Pages
by
David Fulton Publishers
64 Pages
by
David Fulton Publishers
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This innovative series is designed to help primary teachers plan focused sessions on the work of popular, well-loved and valued authors, both classic and contemporary. Each book contains a range of activities for use directly in the classroom, covering biographical information about the author; a review of the author's work and a summary of major themes in his/her key texts; key language features... Read more
Biographical information: website activities; Narrative structure (Activities: fortunately/ unfortunately; chain of events; comparing stories); Characters (Activities: producing a character sketch; mapping the feelings of a character; character opposites); Setting - in time and place (Activities; time talk; Isobel's diary; making a story map; story setting); Themes; In close: 2 - 3-week teaching sequence; Text detective work; Comparing video to the written text; Teachers' notes for poster challenges.
Biography
Sally Elding
