English Resource Book Plus Creative Extensions Book 1

The English Resource Books plus... provide a comprehensive and flexible teaching resource for English teachers

Each book in the series contains over 100 copiable worksheets applicable to most areas of the English curriculum outcomes, and to a wide range of student abilities. Book 1 is for Year 7, Book 2 for Year 8, Book 3 for Year 9 and Book 4 for Year 10.

Each book also includes a number of Extension Activities designed for more advanced students.

The English Resource Books plus... suit a wide range of teaching circumstances, such as an unexpected lesson, a class taken by a relieving teacher, a wet sports day and, of course, Friday afternoon.

The exercises cover:

• novel and short story
• poetry
• drama
• talking and listening
• film
• television
• electronic media
• non-literary texts
• reading and writing tools 
• text types 
• tools for responding and writing
• spelling and word knowledge 

Contents Book 1

• Reading - Novel / Short Story
• Film genre
• Novel task sheet
• Film Review
• Genre in novel
• Storyboard
• Short story response
• Film terms crossword
• Character profile
• Television genre
• Character diary
• Soap operas
• Plot spiral
• Technology terms
• Plot in pictures
• Digital Media
• Plot web
• Review a website
• The story in place and time
• Design a website
• Book cover
• Terminology crossword
• Novel summary
• Factual Texts
• In your own words
• Comparing literary and non-literary texts
• Mythical narrative - The Rainbow Serpent
• Responding to non-literary texts
• Hypothetical
• Reading & Writing Tools
• Reading log
• Nouns verbs adjectives adverbs
• Classic reading list
• Punctuation review - caps full stops etc
• Contemporary reading list
• Direct and Indirect speech
• Picture books
• Genre word list 1
• Poetry
• Spelling
• Poetry activities
• Adding endings  ('y' to 'i')
• Features of poetry
• Adding endings  (doubling final letter)
• Forms of poetry
• Adding endings  (to verbs)
• Rhyme and rhythm
• Adding endings  ('ly' and 'ful')
• Haiku task sheet
• Adding endings  (plurals)
• Shape poems
• Better words 1
• Acrostic poems
• Better words 2
• Sense poems
• One word for several
• Puzzle poems
• Word associations
• Drama
• Word power
• Scene design
• Common sayings
• Stage plan
• The history of English
• Dramatic expression
• New words and more new words
• Role play
• Alphabetical activities
• Nursery monologues
• Occupations
• Three way crime report
• Acrostic, telestich & mesostich
• Drama terms crossword
• Short ideas for writing
• Speaking & Listening
• Text types search
• Short ideas for speaking
• Writing a narrative
• Impromptu talks - beginner topics
• Writing a procedure
• Imaginative talk
• Writing a recount
• Impromptu speech 1
• Writing an explanation
• Impromptu speech 2
• Keeping a diary
• Listening to instructions
• Text type terms crossword
• Speaking & Listening
• Fables
• Arguments in pairs
• Plotting a story
• Debating
• Facts on feet
• Debating tasks
• Historical recount on a disaster
• Group discussion
• Looking at audience
• Comparing good and bad speeches
• Looking at purpose
• Lateral thinking
• Constructing a paragraph
• Film, Television & Radio
• Identifying good writing
• Descriptive writing
• Signs and symbols in visual images
• Text type record
• Oral assessment
• Writing evaluation