Develop your learners' skills in creative writing and writing for a purpose. Introduce your learners to creative writing and writing for a purpose. They'll write rhyming poems and instructions for a cat feeder, helping build their extended writing skills as they progress through the units. Each unit focuses on a different text type such as dialogue, recounts, reports or instructions. Model texts in each chapter show learners good examples of each writing type and specific activities are included to help them practise their grammar. Planning tools and an extended writing task develop learners' essential skills including editing, checking, planning and creative thinking.

This revised series adopts an integrated approach to teaching English. It addresses the needs of outcomes-based education and is a complete LLC programme for Grade 4. It lays emphasis on helping the learner to achieve the Specific Outcomes in a multicultural and multilingual environment that reflects both local and international society. The skills of reading, writing , talking, listeningand language use are extensively explored and aspects of all the learning areas of Curriculum 2005 are covered. Activities are included to give learners an opportunity to practise using language structures and conventions in context.

An inquiry into the meaning and elusive nature of the American Dream, Death of a Salesman is Arthur Miller's best-known play and won him a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award. "Attention must be paid" to its lead character, Willy Loman, who has come to represent and embody the middle-class struggle. This new edition of critical excerpts about this riveting play includes an annotated bibliography of Miller's works, an index, and an introduction by literary critic Harold Bloom.

Board: AQA Examination: English Language & Literature Specification: GCSE 9-1 Set Text covered: Animal Farm by George Orwell Type: Set Text Study Guide "World class targeted revision and practice, with lots of specific tips and tricks on how to excel in the exam." John Dabell, Teach Secondary magazine Combined revision and practice books for Animal Farm to get you top marks in your GCSE English Literature essays. Our study guides are specifically written to support your revision for the closed book AQA GCSE English Literature examination. Each study guide is written by experts in teaching English and uses an active, stepped approach to revision to maximise learning. This study guide covers the chronology of the text and focuses on key events, characters, themes, context, language and structure to help you demonstrate your knowledge and understanding and achieve higher marks. With loads exam-style practice questions (and answers) you can't go wrong! Books in this series cover the following: Paper 1 Section A - Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth) Paper 1 Section B - Nineteenth-century novel (The Sign of Four, A Christmas Carol, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde) Paper 2 Section A - Modern texts (Blood Brothers, An Inspector Calls,Animal Farm, Lord of the Flies) Paper 2 Sections B and C - Poetry (Love and Relationships anthology, Power and Conflict anthology and Unseen) The accompanying app uses cutting-edge technology to help you revise on-the-go to: Use the free, personalised digital revision planner and get stuck into the quick tests to check your understanding Download our free revision cards which you can save to your phone to help you revise on the go Implement 'active' revision techniques - giving you lots of tips and tricks to help the knowledge sink in Active revision is easy with the following features included throughout the study guides: Snap it! Read it, snap it on your phone, revise it...helps you retain key facts Nail it! Authoritative essential tips and guidance to help you understand what's required in the AQA exam Do it! Short activities to consolidate your knowledge and understanding of the text Stretch it! Support for the really tough stuff that will get you higher grades Define it! Definitions of unfamiliar language in the text and important subject terminology Scholastic have a full suite of revision guide, study guide, app, student book, revision cards and essay planners - the most comprehensive support for GCSE set texts available!

Bite In is a three book graded course for teaching students to understand and enjoy poetry at Secondary school level. This third edition offers a carefully graded selection of poems to cater for all abilities, questions for discussion and written work, activity sections to encourage students to further explore the use of language and dialect in the interpretation of poetry and poems suitable for putting to music to increase students' enjoyment and motivation.

This study guide provides extra exam support for the 36 short stories prescribed for English First Additional Language by the Education Department for 2009-2011. Features include: a summary for each story, and study notes on character, theme, setting and narrative techniques; exam-style questions and answers to help learners practise for exams and assess their understanding; and a sample literature exam paper with memo to familiarise learners with its format in order to build exam confidence.

This graded course for teaching students to understand and enjoy poetry introduces students to the pleasures of reading and discussing poetry, through a varied anthology. The many poets of the Caribbean are presented, along with a wide range of material from Africa, USA, the UK and the rest of the world. The series offers: carefully graded selections every poem is supported by questions for class discussion and written work key terms for studying poetry introduced in the activity sections many poems suitable for choral orchestration and a wide selection of new poems and established favourites. This book is an introduction to reading and discussing poetry for second-year students. There are many poems to read out loud and questions suitable for verbal discussion. Derek Walcott, winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize for Literature, is featured in this volume, in "Bite In 3" and in "Time for Poetry".

Seventeen-year-old Sharna has a special gift – “animal kin” – the ability to communicate with animals.

Sharna lives in the Cederberg mountains and her fate becomes entwined with Cape leopards which are being poached, when she responds to their distress calls. She clashes violently with Hendrik, her cruel stepfather, and is forced to flee her home. For a while, Sharna is alone and afraid, until she finds refuge, support and, eventually, romance at an animal shelter where she is able to put her gift to good use.

But nothing stops Sharna from her quest to help the leopards, leading to a dramatic ending to this exciting story.

Exam Board: Edexcel Level: GCSE Grade 9-1 Subject: English Literature Suitable for the 2023 exams Everything you need to revise for your GCSE 9-1 set text in a snap guide Everything you need to score top marks on your GCSE Grade 9-1 English Literature exam is right at your fingertips! Revise Boys Don't Cry by Malorie Blackman in a snap with this new GCSE Grade 9-1 Snap Revision Text Guide from Collins. Refresh your knowledge of the plot, context, characters and themes and pick up top tips along the way to ace your Edexcel exam. Each topic is explained in an easy-to-read format so you can get straight to the point. Then, put your skills to the test with plenty of practice questions included in every section. The Snap Text Guides are packed with every quote and extract you need. We've even included examples of how to plan and write your essay responses! This Collins English Literature revision guide contains all the key information you need to practise and pass.

The House That Sailed Away Pat Hutchins Grandma, Mother, Father, Morgan, the baby and Tailcat find themselves catapulted into the wackiest adventure ever when their house floats off down the street and out to sea Hungry cannibals, blood-thirsty pirates, a kidnapping and buried treasure are just some of the hair-raisers in store in Pat Hutchins' own adaptation of her classic children's novel.

Shakespeare wrote with a feather quill and ink; Emily Dickinson wrote with a fountain pen; Isaac Bashevis Singer wrote on a Yiddish typewriter. But what did such writers do when they weren't writing? What did Jane Austen eat for breakfast? What could make Mark Twain throw his shirts out the window? Why would Zora Neale Hurston punch a fellow elevator passenger? "Lives of the Writers "tells all that and more.

Full comprehension of the plays is gained from the line-by-line modern English translation given on facing pages. Understanding of the plays is increased as pupils take part in the variety of related activities included in each book. The significance of the plays is reinforced by sections discussing Shakespeare's life, works and theatre. Pupils are encouraged to understand the language, characters, structure and themes of the plays by completion of practical exercises.

Working in partnership with the RSC, this brand new series is ideal for introducing students to Shakespeare's plays. Using trusted and established RSC approaches, Shakespeare's plays come to life in the classroom and establish a deeper understanding and lasting appreciation of his work. Comprising the most popular plays used in schools, these full-colour editions include the RSC's active approaches to exploring the text, vibrant RSC performance photographs, page summaries, glosses, contextual information and much more. This unique series aims to motivate and inspire students in their early encounters with Shakespeare's plays whilst giving students confidence for all stages of their study of Shakespeare.

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Easy to use in the classroom or as a tool for revision, Oxford Literature Companions provide student-friendly analysis of a range of popular GCSE set texts. Each book offers a lively, engaging approach to the text, covering characters, themes, language, performance and contexts, whilst also providing a range of varied and in-depth activities to deepen understanding and encourage close work with the text. Each book also includes a comprehensive Skills and Practice section, which provides detailed advice on assessment and a bank of exam-style questions and annotated sample student answers. This guide covers The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, adapted by Simon Stephens, is suitable for all exam boards and for the most recent GCSEspecifications.

"The Land of Counterpane," "My Bed is a Boat," "The Land of Nod" and over 60 other poems children and their parents have cherished for over a century. Humorous and whimsical, grave and fearful, courageous and determined, these poems voice the many moods and currents of a child's imaginings. Reprinted in large, easy-to-read type, with 6 new illustrations by Thea Kliros that capture the magical spirit of this beloved classic of children's literature.

One day Joffrey gets caught in a storm on the mountain and unexpectedly makes a new friend. This gentle story about friendship will help learners explore their own experiences of making friends.