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FREE WELCOME UK postage and packaging on all print publications W elcome to each responding creatively to a novel, poem or play frequently studied in KS3 and 4. the 2022-23 Full details of these publications and EMC catalogue. the free resources to accompany them 2021-22 saw more schools can be found on pages 14-17 and on the buying and using EMC publications than EMC website. ever before. It’s been such a joy to hear Just Write and Write On, our beautiful of the different ways in which schools workbooks, continue to encourage students have been using our materials. We’ve had to explore their own writing voice, to feedback about our short story anthologies experiment, to take a risk and develop Iridescent Adolescent, Diverse Shorts and resilience when faced with the blank page. Literary Shorts, for example, being used There are free downloadable PowerPoints in library lessons, in tutor time, as part based on the workbooks so you can give of reading weeks and with intervention the approach a try, risk-free! groups, as well as providing a focus for exploring stories from critical and creative If you’re keen to widen your students’ perspectives during English lessons. reading, don’t forget Andrew McCallum, We’ve also been delighted to receive Kate Oliver and Lucy Hinchliffe write the such an enthusiastic response to the free resources for the novels shortlisted for downloadable PowerPoint resources the Carnegie Award – as always these are accompanying Iridescent Adolescent. available to download for free from EMC’s website. Free downloadable PowerPoint resources will also accompany three new print Lucy has also written a new anthologies due for publication over the resource in our EMC Teaching a next few months. All three publications Novel series: the When Shadows focus on new and exciting writing. EMC Fall resource is available Poetry Playlist – Contemporary voices for as a free download from the classroom is an anthology with diversity our website. at its heart – a diversity of voices, identities, As a small charitable experiences and approaches. These are organisation, we’re unable poems to engage, challenge, puzzle, excite to provide inspection copies and provoke. of our publications, but Published under our Cultural Conversations sample pages from all our banner, The Facility and Other Texts – material – print and download – are Re-imagining Antigone is a collection available from our website. Here you will of specially-commissioned new writing, also find a wealth of free materials – search including a standalone play, ideal for both EMC_Free for the full list. English and drama classrooms, poems and Lucy Webster, short stories. An Inspector Called and Other Publications and Web Manager Stories – Textual Transformations by Barbara Bleiman provides 15 original short stories 2
Visit englishandmedia.co.uk for sample PDFs and ordering CONTENTS Forthcoming 4 Spotlight on Literacy 29 Highlights 6 Downloads English Language 11-16 30 English 11-16: Literature 11 For Teachers 31 Iridescent Adolescent: Diverse Literary 11 What Matters in English Teaching 31 Short Stories Harold Rosen: Writings on life, language 31 Diverse Shorts 12 and learning, 1958-2008 Literary Shorts Anthology and Resource 13 16-19 32 EMC Poetry Playlist – Contemporary voices 14 Leaping into... 32 in the classroom emagazine and MediaMagazine 33 The Facility and Other Texts – 16 English 16-19 34 Re-imagining Antigone Exploring Atonement 34 An Inspector Called and Other Stories – Textual Transformations 17 Exploring Mrs Dalloway 34 Sight/Unseen: Poetry 18 Exploring Things Fall Apart 35 KS3 Poetry Plus 18 Exploring Nineteen Eighty-Four 35 Revision-in-Action Workbooks 19 Exploring A Doll’s House 35 for GCSE Poetry The Literature Reader 36 EMC KS3 Curriculumplus 20 Language Handbook: Key Thinkers on Key Topics 36 Curriculumplus Card Collection 21 Studying A Streetcar Named Desire 37 EMC Full Text Study Editions: Animal Farm 22 Studying The Handmaid’s Tale 37 EMC Full Text Study Editions: 23 Studying King Lear 38 Jane Eyre, Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol, Studying Hamlet 38 Frankenstein, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Tragedy: A Student Handbook 39 Downloads Literature 11-16 24 Studying Othello 39 Curriculum Conversations: Poems that Inspire 24 Curriculum Conversations: Going on an Doing Close Reading 40 Odyssey at KS3 Studying Blake’s Songs 40 EMC Teaching a Novel: The Bone Sparrow 25 Studying The Great Gatsby 40 More Downloads Literature 11-16 25 Downloads English 16-19 41 English 11-16: Language 26 Downloads Media 11-19 42 Just Write – EMC Let Them Loose 26 Find out about NATE 43 Write On – EMC Let Them Loose 27 Also by EMC... 44 KS3 Language Laboratory 28 How to Order EMC Publications 45 Non-fiction Shorts for KS3 28 A-Z Index of EMC Print Publications 46 Sight/Unseen: Non-fiction for GCSE 29 Design: Sam Sullivan, Newington Design Cover: cropped from a cover by Rebecca Scambler (© 2022) for Cultural Conversations: Poems that Inspire at KS3 3
Visit englishandmedia.co.uk for sample PDFs and ordering EMC’S CULTURAL CONVERSATIONS SERIES See page 16 See page 17 Free downloadable classroom materials will be available: www.englishandmedia.co.uk/publications 5
ANTHOLOGIES FOR 11-16-YEAR-OLDS ‘Love this collection’ Nikki Bee on Facebook ‘A fresh & stimulating course through a diverse range of contemporary short stories.’ Victoria Rogan, The Use of English (2021) LEARNING WITHOUT LIMITS stories to promote choice, connection and cognition See page 11 6
Visit englishandmedia.co.uk for sample PDFs and ordering See page 13 ‘A fantastic resource. The stories are engaging, challenging and varied, the teaching strategies are creative and well-designed to support students in becoming curious, independent readers.’ Eleanor Cox, Swanlea School ‘Really interesting ways of engaging students in important issues and of developing a range of students’ skills.’ Sascha Cumiskey, See page 12 Largy College 7
EMC CREATIVE WRITING WORKBOOKS ‘Thank you so much for this fantastic resource. It’s so beautiful to look at as well as being well-planned. It’s lovely to be able to give students a thing which really See page 26 looks and feels like a treat, but which is great for developing their writing at the same time.’ Alison Binney, The Netherhall School, Cambridge ‘Huge variety of writing prompts, beautifully illustrated, stimulate discussion.’ Head of English, Birmingham on Twitter See page 27 8
Visit englishandmedia.co.uk for sample PDFs and ordering EMC’S FULL TEXT STUDY EDITIONS See page 22 ‘Your edition of Animal Farm looks amazing.’ Paul Taylor Peace, Waldegrave School Award-winning ‘Excellent approach See page 23 to the novella, with a clear focus on this work as a piece of literature, rather than a tool to analyse the Russian Revolution.’ Lily Eadie, Harton Academy ‘YES to these. I’ve yet to come ‘Your set texts are my across any EMC ‘go to’ even though I resource I don’t Free home learning packs for already have copies!’ think is amazing.’ A Christmas Carol and Jekyll & Lauren Maguire on Hyde available online Raina Parker on Facebook Facebook 9
FOR A LEVEL 16-19 ‘This text is not just recommended reading: indulging in The Literature Reader will send shivers down your spine and make your heart race.’ Angela Rodrigues, The Use of English (2021) Foreword by Professor John Mullan See page 36 ‘A must read for those interested in studying English Language at A Level. It will, without a See page 36 doubt, leave students inspired.’ The Use of English Foreword by Professor Ron Carter (2020) 10
Visit englishandmedia.co.uk for sample PDFs and ordering ENGLISH 11-16 LITERATURE Iridescent Adolescent ‘A much needed resource Diverse Literary Short Stories for enlivening short story 1-9 copies: £20 study in the classroom 10-99 copies: £10 and an essential addition 100-199 copies: £7.50 to school libraries.’ 200+: £6.90 Victoria Rogan, The Use of 160-page, pupil book English (2021) ISBN: 978-1-906101688 EMC’s new anthology brings together the principles behind both Literary Shorts and Diverse Shorts, to offer a wide and exciting range of short stories that challenge and engage students. In putting together this anthology featuring new and established writers, we did a lot of reading! The stories which made it into Iridescent Adolescent exemplify the best of the contemporary short story, reflecting not only diverse voices but diverse approaches to the form. All offer plenty for students to get their teeth into thematically and all provide opportunities for literary discussion – both creative and critical. Stories in the anthology by: Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie, David Almond, Margaret Atwood, Barbara Bleiman, Rebecca Boroson, Anita Desai, Neil Gaiman, Jessie Greengrass, Caroline Hadilaksono, Barbara Jenkins, Earl Lovelace, Alison, Macleod, Shirley Jackson, Milly Jafta, Jamil Jan Kochai, Phoebe Roy, George Saunders, Kamila Shamsie, Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi. Free downloadable classroom materials available now: www.englishandmedia.co.uk/publications 11
Included in EMC KS3 Curriculum Plus Diverse Shorts 1-9 copies: £20 10-99 copies: £10 100-199 copies: £7.50 200+: £6.90 160-page, pupil book ISBN: 978-1-906101510 • Literature to challenge, entertain and inspire. • Develops vital critical reading skills. • Engages young people with real world values. • Activities to use with each short story or extract. • Can be read singly or in thematically linked clusters. • Includes nine specifically developed critical literacy cards: ‘Identity’, ‘Freedom’, ‘Tolerance, Rights & Respect’, ‘Justice’, ‘Diversity & Community’, ‘Democracy’, ‘Equality & Responsibility’, ‘Change & Action’, ‘Power & Control’. Stories and novel extracts for 11-16-year-olds: • David Almond • Andrea Levy • Sita Brahmachari • George Orwell • Anne Cassidy • ZZ Packer • Ted Chiang • Bali Rai • Helen Dunmore • Gillian Slovo • Hans Fallada • Angie Thomas • Elizabeth Laird • Alex Wheatle • Patrice Lawrence • Benjamin Zephaniah 200+ COPIES JUST £6.90 EACH 12
Visit englishandmedia.co.uk for sample PDFs and ordering Included in EMC KS3 Curriculumplus Literary Shorts Pupil Anthology 1-9 copies: £20 10-99 copies: £10 100-199 copies: £7.50 200: £6.90 160-page paperback pupil book ISBN: 978-1906101329 • Stories to challenge, entertain and inspire. • Seminal world literature from all six continents, pre-1914 and contemporary English literature. Photocopiable Teacher Resource £35 A4, 176-page photocopiable publication including PDF on CD ISBN: 978-1906101336 • Classroom activities to accompany each story in the anthology. • A focus on key aspects of narrative. • Interesting, accessible ways to get pupils Stories in the anthology by: thinking comparatively. Guy de Maupassant, Rudyard Kipling, • Six steps for planning and writing a Rabindranath Tagore, Saki, Katharine critical essay. Mansfield, Thomas Hardy, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, Yasar Kemal, Alice Walker, William Trevor, Jean Rhys, Roald Dahl, Isabel Allende, John Updike, Joe R. Lansdale, Geraldine McCaughrean, A fantastic resource. The stories Jamila Gavin, Meg Rosoff, Barbara Bleiman, are engaging, challenging and Kate DiCamillo. varied, the teaching strategies are creative and well designed. Eleanor Cox, Head of English, Swanlea School 13
NEW AND FORTHCOMING EMC Poetry Playlist – Poets include: Contemporary voices Maya Angelou, Raymond Antrobus, Simon for the classroom Armitage, Caroline Bird, Valerie Bloom, Jean 1-9 copies: £20 ‘Binta’ Breeze, Marianne Chan, Chen Chen, Franny Choi, Alfonso D’Aquino, Brennig Davies, Kwame 10-99 copies: £10 Dawes, Imtiaz Dharker, Tishani Doshi, Helen 100-199 copies: £7.50 Dunmore, Jonathan Edwards, Safia Elhillo, Caleb 200+: £6.90 Femi, Choman Hardi, Kathleen Jamie, Jackie 192-page anthology with free Kay, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Ava Leavell Haymon, downloadable resources Ada Limón, Hannah Lowe, Robert Macfarlane, ISBN: 978-1-906101-71-8 Aisha Mango, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, EMC Poetry Playlist is an Andrew McMillan, Holly McNish, Daljit Nagra, anthology of approximately Sharon Olds, Alice Oswald, Don Patterson, Kira 150 contemporary poems for Pelowitz, Jacob Polley, Vidyan Ravinthiran, Roger 11-16 year olds. The collection Robinson, Michael Rosen, Jacob Sam-La Rose, is designed to excite students’ Joshua Seigal, Naomi Shihab Nye, Warsan Shire, interest in reading, writing and Idrissa Simmonds, Lemm Sissay, Danez Smith, talking about poems – both in George Szirtes, Lucy Thynne, Kate Wakeling, the classroom and beyond. Derek Walcott, Luke Wright, Zahra Fathima The anthology has diversity at its heart – a diversity of voices, identities, experiences and approaches. Inside you’ll find poems which engage, challenge, Free downloadable puzzle, excite and provoke. resources – look These are poems which open out for details up the world of poetry to young people. Resources and ideas for studying and enjoying the As well as poems selected by poems in the classroom EMC, the anthology includes will be available to a selection of ‘poets’ playlists’ download, free of charge, submitted by poets such as in PowerPoint form, from Jacob Sam-La Rose, Hollie the EMC website. McNish, Peter Kahn, Daljit Nagra and Moniza Alvi. 14
Visit englishandmedia.co.uk for sample PDFs and ordering FOR THC OM ING Free downloadable classroom materials forthcoming: www.englishandmedia.co.uk/publications 15
The Facility and Other Texts – Re-imagining Antigone EMC Cultural Conversations 1-9 copies: £20 10-99 copies: £10 100-199 copies: £7.50 200+: £6.90 160-page, pupil book with free downloadable resources ISBN: 978-1-906101-70-1 The latest in EMC’s Cultural Conversations series, The IN G Facility and Other Texts – Re-imagining Antigone is R T H COM a collection of specially-commissioned new writing FO for KS3 by poets Valerie Bloom and Inua Ellams, short story writers Phoebe Roy and Barbara Bleiman Look out for and playwright Sarah Hehir, inspired by, and in conversation with, Sophocles’ play Antigone. details of the free The anthology also includes short commentaries by downloadable resources • An introduction to Sophocles’ each writer exploring their own new writing in the play, with some exploration of its context of the original to help students engage with enduring impact the issues of the play alongside the new texts. • Ways in which it has been This innovative collection, written with the support adapted over time of the Classical Association, takes the study of • The nature of tragedy and myth classical Greek drama in schools to a new level. ‘The • Ways of exploring critically and Facility’, the most prominent text in this collection, creatively with the original texts works brilliantly as a stand-alone play for English and • Drama approaches Drama work, as well as shedding light on Sophocles’ • Suggestions for how students might original text. The short stories and poems bring even write their own texts. greater depth and sophistication to the conversations established by this ground-breaking piece of work. Fantastic - a true classic • A prose summary of Sophocles’ Antigone reborn in a modern • ‘The Facility’, a 60-minute play by Sarah Hehir context which really • ‘Being Antigone’, a short story by Barbara Bleiman helped my students identify how the themes • ‘The Dragon and the Girl’ and ‘A Time’, two poems are timeless. Clever use of by Valerie Bloom language and character • ‘Rage Against the Machine’, a poem by Inua Ellams interpretations make this • ‘I Heard One Cry in the Night’, a short story gripping throughout! by Phoebe Roy Jess Moore, The • ‘A Letter from Antigone’, a poem by Barbara Bleiman Rochester Grammar • Commentaries by each writer School on ‘The Facility’ • Rehearsal stills of ‘The Facility’. 16
Visit englishandmedia.co.uk for sample PDFs and ordering An Inspector Called and Other Stories Textual Transformations by Barbara Bleiman EMC Cultural Conversations 1-9 copies: £20 10-99 copies: £10 100-199 copies: £7.50 200+: £6.90 160-page, pupil book with free downloadable resources IN G ISBN: 978-1-906101-72-5 R T H COM 15 original short stories by Barbara Bleiman, FO each responding creatively to a selection of novels, poems and plays regularly studied Texts that the stories are in in KS3 and 4. Although in conversation with conversation with: the original text, opening up new angles or providing a commentary on them, the stories • An Inspector Calls can also be enjoyed in their own right. • Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde • Macbeth An Inspector Called and Other Stories is also an • Oliver Twist anthology of different genres and approaches • William Blake’s ‘London’ to the short story, so allowing students to • A Christmas Carol explore the flexibility of the form. • William Shakespeare’s ‘Sonnet 130’ The stories transform, respond to and engage • Thomas Hardy’s ‘Neutral Tones’ with the original texts in a wide variety of ways, • Romeo and Juliet all of which we hope will encourage students to • The Tempest/Lord of the Flies experiment with their own transformations. • Animal Farm • Robert Browning’s ‘My Last Duchess’ • The Odyssey • Antigone Free downloadable classroom materials forthcoming: www.englishandmedia.co.uk/publications 17
Included in EMC KS3 Curriculumplus Sight/Unseen: KS3 Poetry Plus 1-9 copies: £20 Poetry 10-99 copies: £10 £60 100-199 copies: £7.50 112-page, photocopiable publication 200+: £6.90 ISBN: 978-1906101398 160-page, pupil book A publication to prepare students for dealing ISBN: 978-1-906101596 with unseen poetry, including comparison, across all GCSE specifications. Creative, critical and Poets in the anthology: John Agard, Moniza comparative approaches Alvi, Elizabeth Bishop, William Blake, Phil With an eclectic mix of poems designed to Brown, Julius Chingogo, John Clare, John intrigue and engage, this publication offers Cornford, Maura Dooley, Vicki Feaver, Emily a rich experience of poetry at KS3 and an Hasler, Melissa Lee-Houghton, Rudyard Kipling, excellent foundation for GCSE. D.H. Lawrence, Denise Levertov, Norman MacCaig, Charlotte Mew, Helen Mort, Linda Key Aspects Paston, Ezra Pound, Kevin Powers, Siegfried • Encourages students to read with pleasure Sassoon, Penelope Shuttle, Matthew Sweeney, and confidence. Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Edward Thomas, Alice • Lively and memorable activities to promote Walker, William Wordsworth debate and close reading. • Opportunities for both critical and ...full of ideas and approaches to develop creative writing. the requisite skills and strengthen the • Poets include: Queen Elizabeth I, confidence of students facing the challenges W.B. Yeats, Emily Dickinson, James Berry, of writing about unseen poetry... coherent Wendy Cope and Sujata Bhatt. and imaginative. Paul Clayton, Teaching English 18
Visit englishandmedia.co.uk for sample PDFs and ordering REVISION-IN-ACTION STUDENT WORKBOOKS FOR GCSE POETRY AQA: Love & Relationships ISBN: 978-1-906101-52-7 Power & Conflict ISBN: 978-1-906101-53-4 Edexcel: Time & Place ISBN: 978-1-906101-57-2 Relationships ISBN: 978-1-906101-55-8 Conflict ISBN: 978-1-906101-56-5 EMC’s student From as little as workbooks: • Place personal response at the heart of revision • Build on class work • Develop confidence £1 per copy! • Encourage independent, fresh thinking • Support students in ranging across the collection • Demonstrate the importance of reflecting on what is distinctive about each poem. 1 set of 10 books: £25 2-5 sets (10 books per set): £15 6+ sets (10 books per set): £10 19
What makes KS3 Curriculumplus stand out from the crowd? • Well-designed books with age-appropriate challenge • High quality texts that combine the contemporary and the canonical • Close attention to the how as well as the what of English teaching • Goes beyond the minimum requirements of the National Curriculum • Extensive range of material that exposes learners to a huge repertoire of styles and ideas • Practices rooted in the established discipline and best practices of English • Inclusive and diverse interpretation of ‘cultural capital’. The full package comes with additional planning and resources – all with the English and Media Centre’s commitment to rigorous creativity and disciplinary excellence. What’s included What’s included What’s included in package 1 for in package 2 for in package 3 for £1,390? £3,450? £4,950? • 30 copies of Literary • 100 copies of Literary • 200 copies of Literary Shorts Anthology Shorts Anthology Shorts Anthology • 1 copy of Literary Shorts • 3 copies of Literary Shorts • 6 copies of Literary Shorts Teacher Resource Teacher Resource Teacher Resource • 30 copies of Non- • 100 copies of Non- • 200 copies of Non- fiction Shorts fiction Shorts fiction Shorts • 30 copies of Diverse Shorts • 100 copies of Diverse Shorts • 200 copies of Diverse Shorts • 30 copies of KS3 Poetry Plus • 100 copies of KS3 Poetry Plus • 200 copies of KS3 Poetry Plus • 30 copies of KS3 • 100 copies of KS3 • 200 copies of KS3 Language Laboratory Language Laboratory Language Laboratory • 2 boxes of EMC • 6 boxes of EMC • 12 boxes of EMC Curriculumplus Cards Curriculumplus Cards Curriculumplus Cards • USB with curriculum map, • USB with curriculum map, • USB with curriculum map, EMC curriculum processes, EMC curriculum processes, EMC curriculum processes, medium term plans and medium term plans and medium term plans and additional resources additional resources additional resources for planning. for planning. for planning. Need additional texts? Additional texts cost just £6.90 (instead of £20). 20
Visit englishandmedia.co.uk for sample PDFs and ordering EMC Curriculumplus Card Collection 1-5 boxes: £70 6+ boxes: £60 ISBN: 978-1-906101619 The EMC Curriculumplus Card Collection box includes eight decks of three different sets of cards – enough for pupils to use working in groups of three or four. Providing wide-ranging prompts to support discussion, analysis and writing about texts, these cards introduce pupils to some key ideas about the ways texts work – and the role they play in society. Perfect for interleaving! • Analysing Texts (prose fiction, drama, literary non-fiction) • Analysing Poetry • Critical Literacy. 21
EMC FULL TEXT STUDY EDITIONS Animal Farm 1-9 copies: £20 10-99 copies: £10 100-199 copies: £7.50 200+: £6.90 176-page, pupil book ISBN: 978-1-906101695 This full-text study edition brings Orwell’s pocket-sized classic to life with before, during and after reading activities written by the English and Media Centre’s award-winning team of English education specialists. Written directly to young readers, these creative and critical activities offer guidance about how to interrogate the text further while always respecting the value of drawing on personal response as the most direct and effective starting point for detailed textual exploration. Areas covered include: • Language and style • Characters • Genre • Context • Setting • Themes and ideas • Plot • Structure • Critical response 22
Visit englishandmedia.co.uk for sample PDFs and ordering EMC 19TH CENTURY FULL TEXT STUDY EDITIONS Suitable for use across all A Christmas Carol specifications*, these study 176-page pupil book editions include the full text, divided into manageable ISBN: 978-1906101381 sections and lightly-glossed to support independent reading. Jane Eyre 432-page pupil book Key Aspects ISBN: 978-1906101473 • Activities to prime a first reading. Great Expectations • Activities to support pupils 400-page pupil book during reading. ISBN: 978-1906101480 • More extensive after reading activities on key aspects Strange Case of Dr such as language, style and genre, as well as theme, Jekyll & Mr Hyde character and plot. 176-page pupil book • Contextual information ISBN: 978-1906101374 to support students’ understanding and analysis Frankenstein of the novel. 224-page pupil book • Useful criticism and activities ISBN: 978-1906101466 to support students in using it. • Exam preparation 1-9 copies: £20 and revision. 10-99 copies: £10 100-199 copies: £7.50 Free Home Learning Packs 200+: £6.90 For A Christmas Carol and A special library collection Jekyll & Hyde Available including 1 copy of each study Online edition is available for £42.50 Superb. Really thoughtful and inspiring materials. Lisa Livermore, St Margaret’s School * EMC Full Text Study Edition: Frankenstein uses Mary Shelley’s original text from 1818. Before ordering, please check that this is suitable for your awarding body. 23
DOWNLOADS LITERATURE 11-16 Cultural Conversations: Cultural Conversations: Poems that Inspire at KS3 Going on an Odyssey at KS3 £20 £20 Download publication Download publication Including poems by Maya Angelou, Emily Plunge KS3 students into the world of The Dickinson, Seamus Heaney, Rudyard Kipling Odyssey – and explore how this text has been and William Wordsworth, lyrics by Bob Dylan, (and is still being) transformed and re-made. Stormzy and John Lennon, as well as work on An ideal way both to introduce a culturally Amanda Gorman’s poem ‘The Hill We Climb’, significant text and to explore critically how this download publication supports students and why it has been so influential – why it has in exploring: provoked so many creative conversations! • How texts are read differently, by With texts by Simon Amitage, Emily Wilson, different people Derek Walcott, Tennyson, Margaret Atwood, • How that can change in different Madeleine Miller and Akala, as well as times and places references to stories from the Ramayana, the • How poems work and what makes them have Mahabharata and Gilgamesh, this is a unit a powerful impact which tackles a heavyweight topic with a light- • How writers are influenced by the texts touch – and offers plenty of opportunities for they’ve read and seen, and sometimes creative as well as critical engagement. draw on them, or quote from them, in their own work • How texts connect with each other, and are in conversation with each other. Includes full-colour illustrations by Linda Combi. 24
Visit englishandmedia.co.uk for sample PDFs and ordering EMC Teaching a Free revision resources Novel: All awarding bodies – search EMC_Free The Bone Sparrow £20 Download publication Before, during and after Download versions Download only reading activities to support The Hunger Games When Shadows Fall the teaching of The Bone £25 Free Sparrow as a class reader. 34-page print PDF 64-page print & 100pp screen PDF Drawing on approaches Never Let Me Go explored in EMC’s Teaching a The Curious Incident £20 Novel at KS3 project, students of the Dog... 42-page print PDF are encouraged to read the £15 novel at a lively pace, and 64-page PDF Kindertransport to engage with the story, its themes and its ways of telling, £25 To Kill a Mockingbird 33-page print & 68pp video PDF critically and creatively – with £12.50 plenty of opportunities to explore and then build on 56-page print PDF A Different Story personal response. £6.50 Of Mice and Men 117-page print PDF The overall approach and the £12.50 carefully-selected activities Junk and Stone Cold 43-page print PDF & support students in learning not only about this novel, 7pp video PDF £8.50 18-page print PDF but about narrative more Richard III generally, learning how to read, discuss and write about £30 Holes literary texts. 112-page print PDF £4.50 17-page PDF Romeo and Juliet Includes a PDF of £19.95 Oliver Twist EMC’s Analysing 115-page print PDF £7.50 Texts cards. 37-page print PDF Much Ado About Nothing Kit’s Wilderness £30 £7.50 129-page print PDF 26-page print PDF An Inspector Calls Coraline £12.50 £10.50 48-page PDF 45-page print & 82pp screen PDF englishandmedia.co.uk/publications 25
ENGLISH 11-16 LANGUAGE Just Write EMC Let Them Loose 1-9 copies: £20 10-99 copies: £7.50 100+ copies: £5.90 96-page A4 student workbook ISBN: 978-1-906101640 Over the last three years EMC’s Just Write has captured the imagination and enthusiasm of 1000s of young writers and their teachers. This beautifully-illustrated student workbook for Year 7 offers 44 writing activities drawing on the same principles of creativity, freedom and choice. From speeches to poems, playscripts to novel openings, this is a workbook both to harness pupils’ enthusiasm for writing and to develop their writing ‘muscles’! 26
Visit englishandmedia.co.uk for sample PDFs and ordering It’s lovely to be able to give students a workbook that looks and feels like a treat, but which is great for developing their writing at the same time. Write On Alison Binney on Just Write, The Netherhall School, Cambridge EMC Let Them Loose 1-9 copies: £20 10-99 copies: £7.50 100+ copies: £5.90 96-page A4 student workbook ISBN: 978-1-906101640 Write On extends students’ Just Write adventures into Year 9 and beyond. • The same spirit of freedom and experimentation. • The same high-quality design. • Greater level of challenge – perfect preparation for the rigours of GCSE. 44 new creative tasks to encourage students to develop their writing muscles, including: • A fearsome critic • A festival of your own • Ghostwriter • Looking to the future • Happy times • Manifesto for power • #smileyface #sadface • The science of genre • Dishing the dirt on genre • Beginnings and endings • Working with fragments • Changing a classic • Creative constraints 27
KS3 Language Included in EMC KS3 Curriculumplus Laboratory 1-9 copies: £20 10-99 copies: £10 100-199 copies: £7.50 200+: £6.90 160-page, pupil book with online audio/video ISBN: 978-1-906101602 A pupil book with nine units of work for Years 7-9 organised around three key areas of the language curriculum: Literature and Language; Standard English; Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation. Key Aspects • Develops pupils’ understanding of how language works. • Adds critical and creative depth to the language knowledge students bring from KS2. Non-fiction • Adds substance to the light-touch language requirements of the KS3 National Curriculum. Shorts for KS3 • Draws on real-life examples of language in 1-9 copies: £20 use in literature and the wider world. 10-99 copies: £10 • Encourages understanding of the choices 100-199 copies: £7.50 available in all language use. 200+: £6.90 • Close language study develops broader skills 160-page, pupil book of reading and writing. • Includes video interviews with well-known ISBN: 978-1906101497 writers from fiction and journalism. A pupil book with a diverse range of non-fiction texts from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries with activities designed to help pupils to develop the skills they will need for GCSE. • Builds pupils’ skills and stamina with a wide range of texts to amuse, inspire and provoke discussion. • Activities on 19th-century texts are designed to build pupils’ knowledge and understanding of historical context. • Texts grouped together into six units of work. • Activities include big picture and close reading approaches, and encourage both personal and critical responses. • Opportunities for a range of group, pair and individual work, as well as critical and 28 creative writing.
Visit englishandmedia.co.uk for sample PDFs and ordering Sight/Unseen: Non-fiction for GCSE 1-9 copies: £20 10-99 copies: £10 100-199 copies: £7.50 200+: £6.90 192-page, pupil book | ISBN: 978-1906101367 Develops the skills needed to tackle unseen non-fiction across all GCSE Language specifications. • Lively, memorable lessons. • A range of activities to develop pupils’ reading skills: from close language work to creative writing and from comparative analysis to role play and debate. PERFECT FOR GCSE ACROSS • Activities to develop pupils’ writing. ALL LANGUAGE SPECS • Challenging text extracts from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries to develop close reading skills. Spotlight on Literacy Creative Interventions in English and Across the Curriculum £125 A4, 352-page photocopiable resource and full publication in PDF form on DVD inc site license for whole school/college use ISBN: 978-1906101299 With over 350 pages of innovative ideas for teaching literacy in English and across the curriculum, this is an indispensable toolkit for the English department and beyond. Key Aspects • Intervention at all levels, not just for lower • Basics are addressed in ways that really ability pupils. get pupils thinking about why these skills • Approaches for one-to-one support, group are important. and whole class work on specific areas. • Accessible ways into more challenging areas, • 125 pages of teacher strategies and 192 pages such as structuring a piece of writing, reading of classroom-ready materials. for inference and adapting spoken language • Explanations and CPD support for teachers, to different audiences. plus classroom resources. • Ideal for developing grammatical • DVD with customisable resources + full PDF understanding. publication for use on your intranet or VLE. 29
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The Literature Language Reader Handbook: Key Thinkers on Key Key Thinkers on Key Topics Topics (2nd edition) 1-9 copies: £20 1-9 copies: £20 10-99 copies: £10 10-99 copies: £10 100+ copies: £8 100+ copies: £8 176-page paperback student book 224-page paperback student book ISBN: 978-1906101657 ISBN: 978-1906101626 Eighteen chapters by leading • Foreword by Ron Carter academics and practitioners on key aspects • Introduction by Dan Clayton of English Literature to inform, engage and • Deborah Cameron: Gender and pique the interest. A perfect overview of the Communication subject for advanced level students, first year • Dan Clayton: Attitudes to undergraduates and the general reader. Language Change • Foreword by Professor John Mullan • Rob Drummond: Urban • Robert Eaglestone: What is English Literature? Youth Language • Judy Simons: The Critical Essay • Sue Fox: Spoken Language • Peter Barry: Reading in Context • Angela Goddard: Language • Michael Rosen: Poetry – A and Technology Conversation Across Time • Chris Hart: Critical Discourse • Emma Smith: Shakespeare and • Paul Ibbotson: Child Historical Context • Jenny Stevens: The Rise of the Novel in Language Acquisition the 18th and 19th Centuries • Paul Kerswill: Social Variation • Malcolm Hebron: The Romantics • Nicci MacLeod: • Stephen Donovan: Modernism Forensic Linguistics • Sean McEvoy: Modern Drama in Britain • Lynne Murphy: and Ireland – The European Influence American English • Pamela Bickley: The Novel in the 20th • Jane Setter: English and 21st Centuries Around the World • Nicolas Tredell: Declaration and Dream • Peter Stockwell: Textual Analysis –American Literature • Leila Kamali: Postcolonial Literature and Stylistics • Andrew Michael Hurley: Gothic and the • Graeme Trousdale: Language Change Supernatural • Kevin Watson: Accent and Dialect. • Nathan Waddell: Dystopia • Christopher Pittard: Crime • Chris Powers: The Short Story Whichever essay you consider within the • Nicolas Tredell: ‘Isms’ and the Critical Reader collection, there is inspiration for those of us • Andrew McCallum: Experimental Literature who are passionate about literature because Past, Present and Future of the conversations in which each essay encourages us to participate. Angela Rodrigues, The Use of English 36
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Studying Studying King Lear Hamlet 1-4 copies: £80 inc 1 USB per order 1-4 copies: £80 inc 1 DVD per order 5-9 copies: £20 inc 1 USB per order 5-9 copies: £20 inc 1 DVD per order 10+ copies: £15 inc 1 USB per order 10+ copies: £15 inc 1 DVD per order 176-page book with printable PDF & video 176-page book with printable PDF & video lectures on USB* lectures on DVD* ISBN: 978-1906101589 ISBN: 978-1906101503 Key Aspects Key Aspects • Combines practical classroom materials and a • Activities for before reading. critical guide to the play. • Key activities on each act. • Before reading activities to introduce key • Substantial after reading activities to allow ideas and encourage engagement. students to explore key ideas in greater depth. • Key activities on each act. • Critical and contextual material (including • Substantial after reading activities to allow on a range of productions) is integrated students to explore core aspects of the throughout the publication. text through critical, creative, stylistic and • Production stills and case study of a investigative approaches. production, including an interview with • Critical and contextual material (including on director Robert Icke. a range of productions) integrated throughout • Four articles from emagazine on tragedy, the publication. revenge tragedy and early modern drama. • Four articles from emagazine on Hamlet. INCLUDES VIDEO LECTURES & PHOTOCOPIABLE PDF ON DVD I think this is the best EMC A Level resource yet! INCLUDES VIDEO LECTURES & Guyan Mitra, teacher PHOTOCOPIABLE PDF ON USB 38
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