Specialist in teaching KS3 & KS4 plus IBDP English B.
Making sure all EAL/ESL/ELL/ESOL students are an integral part of learning & not only given urgent and superficial attention prior a lesson observation or an inspection.
Specialist in teaching KS3 & KS4 plus IBDP English B.
Making sure all EAL/ESL/ELL/ESOL students are an integral part of learning & not only given urgent and superficial attention prior a lesson observation or an inspection.
This simplified and abridged version of Harper Lee’s classic ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is guaranteed to enable students understand the text. It is an excellent starting point for students who would otherwise struggle with the original text. This has been used in schools for many years.
This is a complete unit of work and the students will understand:
• The important themes of racism and injustice the novel
• The significant historical context of the novel
This is a perfectly differentiated text that ensures all (i.e. EAL/SEN and low ability) students are fully included in the learning process. The extended writing tasks at the end of each unit can be used as an assessment piece.
This simplified and abridged version of George Orwell's classic 'Animal Farm’ is guaranteed to enable students understand the text. It is an excellent starting point for students who would otherwise struggle with the original text. This has been used in schools for many years.
This is a complete unit of work and the students will understand:
• The important themes of the novel
• The significant historical context of the novel
This is a perfectly differentiated text that ensures that all (i.e. EAL/SEND and low ability) students’ are fully included in the learning process. The extended writing tasks at the end of each unit can be used as an assessment piece.
Learning English (Workbook 1) directly addresses the unique academic needs facing students who arrive in the UK with little or no English.
Beginning with first principles, Learning English: Workbook 1 ensures that the student will develop an effective understanding of English. The tremendous advantage of this resource is that the student will immediately become fully included in the learning process. At the end of each unit, the student can record the progress they have made by completing the user friendly self-assessment sheet.
Learning English: Workbook 1 is a student-centred resource which enables the student to be actively engaged in developing skills that are required in an academic environment. The teacher can witness and monitor the steady progress the EAL student is making towards becoming an independent learner. Learning English: Workbook 1 allows the teacher the flexibility to select appropriate topics.
Learning English: Workbook 1 can, also, be used as an excellent Induction programme. When it is necessary and appropriate to withdraw students from mainstream classes, this is a systematic self-contained resource that enhances language development and activates confidence in the student.
Learning English: Workbook 1 contains over 80 pages of exercises.
This simplified and abridged version of Arthur Miller’s classic ‘A View from the Bridge’ is guaranteed to enable students understand the text. It is an excellent starting point for students who would otherwise struggle with the original text. This has been used in schools for many years.
This is a complete unit of work and the students will understand:
The main characters, themes & setting of the play.
The important theme of ‘The American Dream’ and
the concept of respect in the Italian community during the 1950s.
83 pages.
49 of the abridged text and
34 of exercises
This is a perfectly differentiated text that ensures that all (i.e. EAL/SEND and low ability) students’ are fully included in the learning process.
The original text of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is extremely difficult for virtually all GCSE students who are studying this text for GCSE Literature.
This abridged version has been written exclusively for secondary students who would struggle with the original text.
Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde: The Ultimate GCSE Guide:
the entire text abridged to make it understandable to all students.
50 plus pages of exercises that enable the students to cover the 4 Assessment Objectives (AO) for English Literature GCSE
The content of the novel is clearly explained
The themes of the novel are discussed
A standard GCSE exam question is also given as an exemplar
After reading ‘Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde: An abridged version…’ students will be able to read the original text with confidence.
Learning English (Workbook 2) directly addresses the unique academic needs facing students who arrive in the UK with little or no English.
Beginning with first principles and slowly advancing to high order thinking skills, Learning English (Workbook 2) ensures that the student will develop an effective understanding of English. The tremendous advantage of this resource is that the student will immediately become fully included in the learning process. At the end of each unit, the student can record the progress they have made by completing the user friendly self-assessment sheet.
Learning English (Workbook 2) is a student-centred resource which enables the student to be actively engaged in developing skills that are required in an academic environment. The teacher can witness and monitor the steady progress the EAL student is making towards becoming an independent learner. Learning English (Workbook 2) allows the teacher the flexibility to select appropriate topics.
Learning English (Workbook 2) can, also, be used as an excellent Induction programme. When it is necessary and appropriate to withdraw students from mainstream classes, this is a systematic self-contained resource that enhances language development and activates confidence in the student.
Learning English Workbook 2 contains over 80 pages of excercises.
Learning English (Workbook 3) directly addresses the unique academic needs facing students who arrive in the UK with little or no English.
After completing Learning English (Workbook 3) students should be able to cope in mainstream classes. This workbook ensures that the student will develop an effective understanding of English. The tremendous advantage of this resource is that the student will immediately become fully included in the learning process. At the end of each unit, the student can record the progress they have made by completing the user friendly self-assessment sheet.
Learning English (Workbook 3) is a student-centred resource which enables the student to be actively engaged in developing skills that are required in an academic environment. The teacher can witness and monitor the steady progress the EAL student is making towards becoming an independent learner. Learning English (Workbook 3) allows the teacher the flexibility to select appropriate topics.
Learning English (Workbook 3) can, also, be used as an excellent Induction programme. When it is necessary and appropriate to withdraw students from mainstream classes, this is a systematic self-contained resource that enhances language development and activates confidence in the student.
Learning English Workbook 3 contains over 80 pages of excercises.
A complete resource has been created for students working towards Level 4 GCSE Literature.
170 pages
This resource includes:
The context of the play explained
A summary of the play
A timeline
Character analysis of:
Arthur Birling
Sybil Birling
Eric Birling
Sheila Birling
Gerald Croft
Inspector Goole
Eva Smith
The main themes of the play are analysed:
Responsibility (Both individual & collective or social)
Gender
Age
Class
The use of dramatic irony is analysed
The genre of the play is also covered. Is An Inspector Calls
a legal play
a mystery play or a
moral play
A GCSE exam question at the end of each unit (13 in total)
Russia 1900 – 1924 is a text that can be used at both:
• KS3 &
• GCSE/iGCSE History
IB History
Russia 1900 – 1924 covers all the key themes and ideas of this dramatic epoch in Russian history. Students are introduced to complex historical concepts in a clear and interesting way.
Russia 1900 – 1924 brings to life the dramatic changes that the country witnessed in the first quarter of the twentieth century. Using original documentation the text helps the student develop the necessary skills of historical interpretation and analysis.
Russia 1900 – 1924 also enables the student understand and explain historical sources, using language that is appropriate for GCSE.
Russia 1900 – 1924 charts the long, short and immediate factors that are crucial when answering GCSE questions in exams.
Russia 1900 – 1924 contains 126 pages and is a complete unit of work.