Before reading activity to Brooklyn by Irish author Colm Toíbín, a short gap-filling exercise to find out about the life of the author.

This activity was drawn up to check the comprehension of part 1 of the novel Brooklyn by Irish author Colm Toibin. It can be done in groups. The teacher will have to print and cut out the thirty paragraphs, shuffle them and give them to each student or group of students. They will rearrange and number the paragraphs in the correct order. After correction (see how many groups get full marks) ask students to use their copy of the novel to find quotes for each paragraph and encourage them to make comments for analysis on dotted lines. Finish with a group discussion (activity 2). I have chosen this book for my literature class and this activity worked really well. More activities coming for parts 2, 3 and 4. Let me know if you want the correction pages. ;-)

A free sample of a study pack introducing poetry analysis through the poem Acquainted with the Night. There are 8 parts including homework suggestions. This is a pack for upper secondary literature courses, suitable for EFL and ESL students who take literature. It is also suitable for the French curriculum. The slides are designed to use with students in an interactive way. The suggested answers slides are marked by a speech bubbles. The main objective however is for students to enjoy and take part in poetry analysis. Part 1: Discovering the poem Part 2: Understanding the poem Part 3: Step by step analysis Part 4: Interpreting the poem Part 5: Technical bits Part 6: Writing workshop Part 7: Language work Part 8: Homework

A one-page easy to use by the teacher, no-need to print, worksheet to introduce the poem Acquainted with the NIght by Robert Frost. Simple discussion activities to help students see the point in studying the poem. Hopefully this will also help them to get involved in the post-analysis writing activities. Suitable for high-schoolers.

This is a reading comprehension homework task with a marking key. It is composed of two parts: the extract from the novel (six hundred words) ten questions worth forty marks A correction sample will be added. This is suitable for homework or for individual reading work in class. It can also be used as an exam paper. A writing task could easily be added too (I can provide, please ask). It is for upper secondary students.

A two-page worksheet to use after the presentation on William Golding. This is to introduce the novel Lord of the Flies and hopefully to motivate students to read the novel. There are three activities: a short writing activity and two speaking activities. There is a minimal amount of reading and so this can be projected and read out by the teacher. Suitable for high schoolers.

We have finished reading, studying and discussing the novel. It has been fun but now the time has come for a BIG test. Part one checks basic background knowledge, part two is about the story line and the characters and part three about the student’s response to the novel. Please tell me in the comments if you want more on Brooklyn, especially the activities on part 3 and 4. Hope your students enjoy the test! Mine loved it. No, just kidding. Anyway you can use it as a self-assessment task at the end of the unit of work.

A two-page quiz to check basic info retention on the novel’s basic facts and characters. I do it once I’ve introduced the novel and the author and the students have read part 1.