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 of the author; frameworks to help children
analyze, evaluate and compare texts, and to develop personal
opinions of authors' works; ideas for writing modeled on or
developed from key texts; speaking and listening opportunities;
drama and role play ideas; and references to video, CD-ROM,
websites and ICT activities.
Inside each book is a full-color pullout poster illustrating the
work of the author, which also has a set of challenges for children
on the back.
First published in the 1900s, Edith Nesbit's classic stories -
including tales about the Bastable family, Five Children and It,
The Treasure Seekers and The Railway Children - are still very
popular indeed. This book presents activities on which to build a
study of E. Nesbit's work, including: developing philosophical
discussions on a variety of topics; ideas for writing - both
narrative and non-narrative; ways of encouraging children to
analyze text through devising games for others to play; promoting
research skills - including critical reflection on internet use;
investigating changes in language; comparing televisual and written
versions of text; and work on cross-curricular themes, including
history and geography.
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