This resource can be used for students studying English Literature. It is a 5 page worksheet, where students are required to read the excerpts of the HG Wells novel, The War of the Worlds and answer questions about the text. It includes questions, such as: How different was man’s idea of Martians compared to how they actually were? How does H.G. Wells describe the breakdown of social order? How would you feel being amongst the crowd?

This resource can be used for students studying English Literature. It is a 3 page worksheet, where students are required to read the excerpts of the HG Wells novel, The War of the Worlds and answer questions about the text. Students should read the extracts and comment on the use of colour used by Wells in the descriptions. How does the use of colour and descriptions make the reader feel about the aliens and what is happening?

This resource can be used for students studying English Literature. It is a 5 page worksheet, where students are required to read the excerpts of the HG Wells novel, The War of the Worlds and answer questions about the text. It includes questions about the places in the UK mentioned in the book, such as: Horsell Common Leatherhead Shepperton Church Putney Hill London Questions about the text includes: How do you think the residents living nearby to Horsell Common would feel reading about Martians crashing into the common? Does it make a difference that the Martians chose to attack rural England first, rather than London? This resource would be appropriate for Level 2 students and beyond.

This resource can be used for students studying English Literature. It is a 2 page worksheet, where students read the information provided about the War of the Worlds radio show and the alleged hysteria that followed. Students are required to answer 3 questions about the radio show, including: Why did people allegedly react so strongly to the radio show? You could also adapt the resource and add your own questions.