Opening Doors to Famous Poetry and Prose
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Opening Doors to Famous Poetry and Prose: Ideas and resources for accessing literary heritage works

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Opening Doors to Famous Poetry and Prose provides 20 units of work covering poetry and prose from our literary heritage. Each unit comes with exciting stimulus material and creative suggestions for ways in which the material can be used for outstanding learning possibilities. Illustrations and innovative ideas to help pupils access the meaning and wonder of the text add to the book's appeal. The UK Government National Curriculum Assessment for 2016 sample material includes past literature examples. Opening Doors to Famous Poetry and Prose contains 20 units of classic literature for use in the classroom. Pupils are encouraged, throughout the units of work, to engage with language, invent questions and write with flair and accuracy, bringing literature from the past to life and opening doors to further reading and exploration. Also included is an introduction to the concepts used in the book and suggestions for a range of methods and pathways which can lead to language development and literary appreciation.Although the units are diverse and have a range of poetry and prose for teachers to use, the book presents cohesive methods for engaging children with a variety of different literary texts and improving standards of literacy. Opening Doors both informs and excites. It contains everything you need for outstanding English lessons, including a free CD full of resources for primary English, including extracts from the literary works and activities to get started with. Let's begin.For teachers of 7-13 year olds and lower Secondary.

Table of Contents:
Contents include:Part 1: Opening doors to poetry1. Voices on the Sharp Air 'The Call' by Charlotte Mew2. Sunset 'Great City' by Harold Monro3. The Abbot and the Rover 'The Inchcape Rock' by Robert Southey4. Sickness 'The Land of Counterpane' by Robert Louis Stevenson 5. Paths of Mystery 'The Path' by Edward Thomas6. Zero at the Bone 'Snake' by Emily DickinsonPart 2: Opening doors to prose7. Moon Seeds The First Men in the Moon by H. G. Wells8. A Ghastly Waxwork Great Expectations by Charles Dickens9. Through Beauty's Eyes Black Beauty by Anna Sewell10. Code Breaking A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne 11. Playing Cards in Wonderland Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll12. Windswept Pavilion 'The Pavilion on the Links' by Robert Louis Stevenson13. The Face and Hands of a Vampire Dracula by Bram Stoker14. Fire at Thornfield Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte15. Whirlpool! 'Descent into the Maelstrom' by Edgar Allan PoePart 3: The other side of the door: poetry for writing16. The Crag and the Sea 'The Eagle' by Alfred, Lord Tennyson17. Images in a Candle Flame 'Old Furniture' by Thomas Hardy18. Horses Born with Eagles' Wings 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' by Robert Browning 19. I Shot an Arrow 'The Arrow and the Song' by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow20. Cat Moments 'The Kitten and Falling Leaves' by William Wordsworth


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781845908966
  • Publisher: Crown House Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Crown House Publishing
  • Height: 280 mm
  • Sub Title: Ideas and resources for accessing literary heritage works
  • Width: 210 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1845908961
  • Publisher Date: 29 Aug 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 680 gr


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