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How to… keep a reading journal
This latest instruction text in our How to… series explains what a reading journal is, what to write, offers tips to make your writing interesting and suggests pitfalls to avoid.
By Ann Webley —author
Famous Britons of the 20th century
Read biographies about the 10 famous faces in this interactive resource and discuss them with the class, then place them on the timeline in the decade they were most famous
By David Clayton — author
Funeral Blues
This classic poem by W H Auden is in the form of an elegy, exploring the idea of time cut short by death through powerful imagery and metaphor
By W H Auden
Keeping time
Play the two online sequencing games to build your grandfather clock then read the information text about four famous clocks
By Peter Riley — author
Also this month
More great articles published this month.
This month's resources
Saved in time
This interesting play ‘Saved in time’ by Eileen Jones, switches between the Victorian era and the present era and illustrates both formal and informal language.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret extract
An extract from Brian Selznick’s fantastic story, ‘The Invention of Hugo Cabret’ which tells of the adventures of an orphan who encounters a silent film-maker
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Read the story behind Brian Selznick’s ‘The Invention of Hugo Cabret’, our guided reading extract in Literacy Time PLUS for ages 9 to 11 in January 2008. Plus – we pose some questions to the author.
Famous Britons of the 20th century
Read the biographies and decide when the well-known person pictured was most famous. Then place them on the interactive timeline. Featured in Literacy Time PLUS January 2008
How to... keep a reading journal
Ann Webley gives hints and tips on creating a reading journal in this useful information poster
Keeping time
Use this interactive resource to sequence the instructions to build the clock, and to assemble it. Then read about four famous clocks
Meeting the needs of advanced bilingual learners
This chart accompanies Denise Dent’s feature article in Literacy Time PLUS for ages 9 to 11, January 2008.
Scotland 5-14 Curriculum
This planning chart explains how the features in Literacy Time PLUS ages 9 to 11 relate to the attainment targets of the Northern Ireland curriculum.
Northern Ireland curriculum
This planning chart explains how the features in Literacy Time PLUS ages 9 to 11 relate to the attainment targets of the Northern Ireland curriculum.
Other resources this month
Latest news
Sustainable-schools competition 30 Jul 2008
The Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy invites schools to share their efforts to save energy
Absence levels at a record low 27 Feb 2008
New figures released show positive results in tackling poor school attendance
Smaller classes prove expensive and ineffective 26 Feb 2008
A leading education researcher has claimed that reducing class sizes to raise attainment is a waste of money
Government should fund eye tests says professor 25 Feb 2008
Government should fund eye tests and coloured lenses for children who have ‘visual stress’ affecting their reading says professor.
The Golden Compass scoops an Oscar 25 Feb 2008
The Golden Compass wins a gong for best Special Effects
This month's calendar
| Calendar for Oct 2008 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Walt Disney Company Founded | Silent Protest | RSPB Feed the Birds Day |
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