Focus on Literacy Texts (Ages 8-10)
Edition:
1
ISBN:
9781420279931
Publisher:
MACMILLIAN EDUCATION
Published Date:
2004
Price:
$35.00
Addressing the needs of the Australian Curriculum: English nnn This practical book provides lists of hundreds of titles and a huge array of activities so students can experience a wide variety of literary texts and develop their understandings – and the metalanguage – of literary genre, literary elements, literary devices, language devices and grammar. The units include: • aims and concepts • background information including terms and teaching support • a lesson bank packed with ideas • worksheets Contents • What makes it funny? • Fantasy worlds and creatures • Tricksters old and new • Who's telling the story? • The importance of conflict • Settings and characters |