Literary Shorts: Creative, Critical & Comparative Approaches – Teacher Resource (Hard copy, CD + digital assets)

Finalist ERA 2015

Offering critical, creative and comparative routes into the texts in Literary Shorts: Pupil Anthology, the activities in this photocopiable resource are not only perfect for KS3 teaching, but also an ideal bridge to the demands of KS4. Free downloadable EMC CurriculumPlus'Unit of Learning' for Literary Shorts at the bottom of this page.

• Sections on the key features of short stories, including: Beginnings and Endings; Character; Setting; Language; Inference; Plot; Structure.
• Classroom activities to accompany each story in the anthology.
• Interesting, accessible ways to get pupils thinking comparatively.
• Six steps for planning and writing a critical essay.
• Teachers’ notes and alternative indexes suggesting routes through the material and interesting groupings of the stories.
• Print and digital PDF format – activities can be photocopied or displayed on the interactive whiteboard.

Update

This publication includes resources on CD. As more and more computers no longer have a disk drive, these resources are now also supplied in downloadable form. Buy the publication online and the resources included on the CD will be added to your account. Sign in to the account used to buy the publication, click My Account (top right), then navigate to 'Our Downloads' (My Downloads' if signed into an UK Individual Teacher UK or UK Private Individual account). You will also receive the print pack with CD.

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