Full Description
To accompany The Canterville Ghost graphic novels from Classical Comics and to help with their application in the classroom, this book is spiral-bound, making the pages easy to photocopy, and includes a CD-ROM with the pages in PDF format, ideal for whole-class teaching on whiteboards, laptops, etc or for direct digital printing. Written by a teacher, for teachers, helping to engage and involve students in the novel. Suitable for teaching ages 10-17, this book provides exercises that cover structure, understanding and character as well as key words, themes and literary techniques. It includes tasks that focus on the use of language and comprehension, there are also many cross-curriculum topics, covering areas within history, ICT, drama, reading, speaking, writing and art. An extensive Educational Links section provides further study opportunities. Devised to encompass a broad range of skill levels, this book provides many opportunities for differentiated teaching and the tailoring of lessons to meet individual needs. It includes a CD-ROM. This resource can be used alongside the Classical Comics adaptation of The Canterville Ghost as well as any traditional text.
In fact, many of the activities can stand on their own as introductions to the world of Oscar Wilde.
Contents
INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND Born to be Wilde! Biography Born to be Wilde: True or False? Timeline of Major Events 1854-1900 UNDERSTANDING THE STORY Chapter by Chapter Synopsis Timeline of Plot Comprehensions - The Four Hauntings Alternative Storyboard: Head Haunted The Final Blow: 19 September Comic Horror: Is it a Ghost Story or Not? All in the Mind? Fairy Tale Ending? Theme of America Within The Story Theme of America in the Final Sections CHARACTERS CREATIVE WRITING Haunted Houses of England Real Ghost Writing Real Chillers and Classic Ghost Stories Writing Your Own Ghost Story Essay Writing Newspaper Report Book Report Book Review DRAMA AND DISCUSSION Conflict of Lord Canterville and Hiram B Otis: The Rematch! Formal Debate Comic and Serious Hauntings LANGUAGE The Poetry of the Story French Origins of the British Aristocracy GAMES AND ACTIVITIES Colour Me In Word Search Crossword ADVANCED WORK Critical Theory TEACHERS' NOTES, ANSWERS AND EXPANSIONS
