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1 online resource (316 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Bringing Shakespeare and classic works to children; Introduction; Great literature and creativity; Culture and the individual; Creative literacy; The texture of the words; Cultural paradigms; Relevance; The other worlds of literature; Renaissance in the classroom; Developing the strands of language; Secondary and tertiary worlds; Chapter 2 Teaching and learning processes; Planning and preparation; Presenting or performing texts to children; Children at work; Chapter 3 Epics and myths; Introduction; Case study: The Odyssey. |
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Project: BeowulfChapter 4 Narrative poetry; Introduction; Case study: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner; Project 1: Sir Patrick Spens; Project 2: The Pardoner's Tale; Chapter 5 Shakespeare; Introduction; Case Study 1: Hamlet; Case Study 2: The Tempest; Project: Twelfth Night; Chapter 6 Prose fiction; Introduction; Case study: The Four Branches of the Mabinogi; Project: Gulliver's Travels; Chapter 7 Lyric poetry; Introduction; Case study: Gerard Manley Hopkins; Project 1: Year 4, 'Autumn' by John Clare; Project 2: Year 5, 'I wandered lonely as a cloud' by William Wordsworth. |
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Project 3: Year 6, 'Roman Road' by Thomas Hardy compared with 'The way through the woods' by Rudyard KiplingProject 4: Year 7, 'The Tyger' by William Blake; Project 5: Year 8, 'Bermudas' by Andrew Marvell; Appendix: Project tables; Select bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
With supportive guidelines for Key Stages 2 and 3 this book offers active approaches for teaching pre-twentieth century literature with confidence. Key texts including The Odyssey, Hamlet and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner are explained in a very practical and accessible way. This text allows for creativity amongst pupils at the same time as improving their reading and writing abilities within the literacy strategy objectives and KS3 English framework guidelines. The author looks to develop an active pedagogy that encompasses the literacy strategy, the KS3 English framework a. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English literature -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Great Britain.
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English literature -- Study and teaching (Elementary) |
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Great Britain. |
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English literature -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Great Britain.
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English literature -- Study and teaching (Secondary) |
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Carter, Dennis. Shakespeare and Classic Works in the Classroom : Teaching Pre-20th Century Literature at KS2 and KS3. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2013 9781853468100 |
| ISBN |
9781134138623 (electronic book) |
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1134138628 (electronic book) |
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185346810X |
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