Films adaptations
Doctor Dolittle projects for the English classroom
We are all aware of the benefits of extensive reading, but some of us may feel unsure about how to approach longer texts in class.
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2020 Reading Calendar: January-July
Every new year brings new opportunities to read new stories and revisit old classics with our students.
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Brontë sisters film projects: Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre
Reading classic readers can be a fun discovery for teenagers, but it's often helpful if they can find connections with the texts; bridges and paths that will help them find a way into the text.
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Jack London Special for Your IWB
We all have fond memories of Jack London stories: our heart rate going faster at the adventures of Buck (The Call of the Wild) and White Fang (White Fang), or feeling angry about cruelty against
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Anne of Green Gables Projects for the English Class
From Canada all the way to Japan, Anne (with an'e') Shirley is one of the most popular characters of children's literature.
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'Twelve Years a Slave' Interactive Lesson Plan
When 12 Years a Slave, the film adaptation of the 1853 autobiographical slave narrative memoir came out in the cinemas in 2013 (directed by Steve McQueen), it was an immediate success.
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All about adaptations
Think of your favourite classic tale or novel, and then try to remember the different adaptations you have read, seen or heard of it.
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