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The Story of the Jamaican People is the first general history of
Jamaica to be written in almost 40 years. It differs significantly
from earlier "imperial" histories which have been written from the
perspective of the coloniser and which have relegated Jamaicans to
an inferior and passive role. In this book, the authors offer a new
interpretation of Jamaica's history. The central theme is the long
struggle of the African-Jamaican against subjugation, injustice,
economic deprivation and the fight for full freedom. Sherlock and
Bennett recount the epic resistance to slavery; from the acts of
sabotage on the estates, the legendary exploits of Maroon heroes
Cudjoe, Nanny and Tacky, to the final blow delivered by Sam Sharpe
which ended slavery in Jamaica. An underlying theme throughout the
book is the centrality of Africa, the original homeland of the
African-Jamaican. The memory of Africa's ancient civilisations, its
diverse tribes, languages, cultures and religions, sustained the
African-Jamaican throughout slavery and remains a positive
influence on modern-day Jamaican culture. Although the focus of the
story is on African-Jamaican, the authors recognise the significant
role played by other ethnic groups - East Indians, Chinese,
Lebanese, Syrians and Jews - in the development of modern Jamaica.
The Story of the Jamaican People is told in a powerfully evocative
and poetic style in which the images of creative writers and
artists are blended with extensive quotations from anthropological,
sociological and historical sources. The book is copiously
illustrated and has an extensive bibliographical and reference
section as well as a useful index.
The NQTeachers Survival Guide is a step-by-step manual on how to
face the induction year which, for many primary and secondary
teachers can be the most challenging of their career. It aims to
smooth the teachers paths through a daunting list of tasks so that
they persevere until the end of the year, pass with flying colours
and confidently go on to enjoy satisfying and successful careers.
It is written in a jargon-free language and packed with practical
tips on how to cope with every issue from starting off on the right
foot to establishing constructive relationships with pupils,
colleagues, non-teaching staff, the head and parents, right through
each step to the end of the year. There a list of positive,
practical strategies for coping with behaviour management of even
the least enthusiastic classes of pupils. It gives tips on lesson
planning and how to cope the paper mountain, which teachers say
increases every year. Even experienced teachers say that they are
nervous taking assembly. There is a list of topics to make
assemblies interesting for the pupils listening and the pupils
performing, and tips on how to make each one run smoothly. Where do
you start planning a school trip? Its all there - what to look for
on your planning visit, the paperwork, tips on organization and
great ideas on how to follow it up to enthuse the children and get
maximum value from it. Report writing can be tedious. How do you
write the truth without causing offence? There are suggestions for
every issue to save the teacher thinking time. Teaching is an
absorbing occupation. The NQTeachers Survival Guide reminds
teachers to keep their eyes on the big picture so that they stay
fresh and able to approach their work enthusiastically and go on to
be confident teachers and an asset to their profession.
Suitable for children aged 3 to 7, 'Henry the Explorer' is an
exciting fantasy tale about a little boy who builds his own
helicopter and flies off on an adventure with surprising results.
It is beautifully illustrated with detailed, colourful pictures to
thrill and excite children. The pictures provide wonderful
conversation pieces to extend children's vocabulary and stimulate
their imagination and curiosity about the world of animals, birds
and plants. The story is ideal both for parents to read to
children, and for beginning readers to practice. There is
repetition to reinforce new sight vocabulary, building up the
child's confidence. 'Henry the Explorer' is designed to add
enjoyment to children's reading development and teach them to love
books.
Every child should be able to enjoy the fun of reading and writing
poetry. This inspirational book gets them going. Teaching children
to write great poetry is a gift of a book - written by a teacher,
with many successful years of teaching children to enjoy writing
poetry, for teachers. It's packed with great ideas to get creative
juices flowing. Metaphors, similes, alliteration, rhymes and
onomatopoeia - they're all there - proving there's nothing like
poetry for inspiring a love of literacy. The children learn to
express their feelings towards the world around them. From the
joyful daftness of nonsense poems and nursery rhymes to the
challenge of narrative poems and cautionary tales, it smoothes the
way, with lesson plans, support sheets and starbursts of creative
ideas. Just watch their enthusiastic response to its
well-structured fun. Acrostics, list poems, kennings, enjambment
and shape poems are all included with suggestions of topics which
start with the interest of the child. The children's confidence
will grow with their success, along with your own teaching skills,
as they respond enthusiastically to the hilarity of limericks and
clerihews, and grasp the skill of writing succinctly to create
haikus and cinquains. Each chapter gives examples of the type of
poem and a plan to guide pupils to recognize its characteristics
and brainstorm ideas to create a class poem. This practice gives
children the confidence to plan and create their own poetry. To
empower your less able poets, there are carefully planned writing
frames to encourage them to succeed. Poetry writing also brings
about improvement in creative writing. The skills of choosing
interesting vocabulary, creating their own similes and metaphors
will spill over into their story writing. Children will learn to
use their senses to enhance their descriptions and creating vivid
pictures in the readers minds. As schools are returning to the
cross-curricular approach to learning, there is scope to link up
with others subjects. Watch the childrens enthusiasm for surfing
the net to find the origins of nursery rhymes, creating imaginative
haikus and cinquains for their own Christmas cards and miming the
actions of their cautionary tales for their class assembly.
Written for a multi-faith society, this book includes scripts for
Buddhist, Chinese, Christian, Hindu, Islamic, Jewish and Sikh
religions. The scripts are child friendly, written with humour
which the children will enjoy.
The late Wycliffe Bennett (1922-2009), widely regarded as the
godfather of the Jamaican theatre in the second half of the
twentieth century, brings all his experience and insight to this
last, formidable production. Wycliffe Bennett saw almost every
theatrical production of note in this period, directed some
productions himself, and, in addition, worked as a manager and
trainer in speech, radio and television. His wife, Hazel, co-author
of this liberally illustrated work, adds her skills as
documentalist and witness. Together, the Bennetts have produced the
first book of its kind, a panorama of performance, from the
imported touring companies and fledgling local elitist groups of
the 1920s and 1930s, to the birth of the Little Theatre Movement
during the war years; from the small, ambitious groups of the 1950s
and 1960s to the thriving commercial "roots theatre" of the new
century. The book also chronicles the development of drama on radio
and television, and Jamaica's small but important film industry. In
extensively documenting and analysing dance, it considers modern
foundation groups like Ivy Baxter and the National Dance Theatre
Company, as well as their precursors and myriad offspring. A
pioneer of the Jamaica Festival movement, Wycliffe Bennett
describes it from the inside, culminating with eyewitness accounts
of the spectacular Caribbean Festival of the Arts, Carifesta '76,
over which he presided. As well, the authors treat music in all its
variety, from classical through the Frats Quintet to reggae. There
are also sections by experts in their fields: Yvonne Jones Brewster
writes on Theatre 77 and Barn Theatre; Dr Maria Smith examines
Revival; Barbara Requa discusses dance techniques; and Mary
Brathwaite Morgan considers the golden age of drama at the
University of the West Indies. To complete this panoptic view of
the performing arts, there is an A to Z of the scores of
outstanding personages in the different fields.
This book is a direct, useful and practical guide with advice about
everything from parent interviews, seeking promotion, to taking
assembly and surviving Ofsted. Hazel Bennett writes engagingly and
informatively about the things that really matter when you're
training to be a teacher. Covering all the practicalities - from
choosing the right course and getting into your first-choice
college, through to finding the right teaching post for you and
juggling a life with your new career - her advice is realistic and
down-to-earth. Creative suggestions for planning mock lessons at
college and strategies for surviving the dreaded teaching practice
are included, as are tips for passing the literacy, numeracy and
ICT tests. Quite simply the ultimate survival manual for trainees
everywhere! This new edition is more accessible than ever and
contains the latest professional standards.
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