This history timeline, ‘Writers from Dublin’ features important dates and factual background information about the world-famous authors, poets and playwrights who were born and lived in Dublin. Their work has gone on to shape literature as we know it today. This is a great resource for broadening students’ historical and cultural knowledge about Ireland and …More
This editing and revising learning activity, ‘Alice Walker’ encourages students to recognise capitalisation and spelling errors, correct tense, punctuation and sentence structure. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This content area reading learning activity, ‘Analysing the Author,’ helps students determine the purpose for writing. It has students record text information that reveals the author’s purpose for writing and then react to the information.
This short nonfiction text, ‘J: James Joyce’ features important factual background information about one of Ireland’s greatest writers, who changed the face of literature around the world. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of the symbols and icons associated with Irish culture and also features an activity for students to practise their handwriting.
This editing and revising learning activity, ‘Margaret Atwood’ encourages students to recognise capitalisation and spelling errors, punctuation and sentence structure. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This history poster ‘Nadine Gordimer’ features important factual background information about this Nobel Prize-winning author who refused to be silenced about the unjust system of apartheid. This is a great resource for broadening students’ knowledge of significant figures from South African history and could be used as a prompt for further discussion or study of …More
This report, ‘Rachel Carson’ describes the life of the American scientist whose writing alerted people to the need to care for the Earth. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This fun and engaging worksheet ‘Banksy or William Shakespeare’, uses the popular Would You Rather game as a writing prompt for students to consider which of these a British artist and a British writer from long ago. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of the symbols and icons associated with British culture and can …More
This fun and engaging worksheet ‘Collin Farrell or Oscar Wilde’, uses the popular Would You Rather game as a writing prompt for students to consider which of these two iconic celebrities they would rather be and why. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of the symbols and icons associated with Irish culture and can …More
This short nonfiction text, ‘Y: Yeats’ features important factual background information about one of Ireland’s most famous poets, who also founded the country’s national theatre. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of the symbols and icons associated with Irish culture and also features an activity for students to practise their handwriting.
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