BritLit Guide

Boy sleeping with book : 

Boy sleeping with book

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Pre-reading activities Post-reading activities Contexualising Language in use Building a narrative base picture/video/sound prompts building on shared narratives ‘chunking’ and stepping stones narrative building questions

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Encouraging Teachers Post reading activities Contexualising Language in use Syllabus

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teacher language student reader narrative

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1. Look at this sentence from the story ‘Genie-us’ If you want to marry my daughter,' said the king, 'you must prove yourself worthy of her hand.’ Who do you think the king is talking to? What other characters might there be in the story? 2. Look at the questions about the story. You already know the answer to the first one. Try to guess what the answers to the other questions might be before you read the story itself. What did the king say to the poor man who wanted to marry his daughter? If you want to marry my daughter, you must prove yourself worthy of her hand. What did the poor man agree to do? What did the princess think of all this? Where did the poor man go? What did he do? What did he find? What happened next ? How did it end?

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Building a narrative base picture/video/sound prompts building on shared narratives ‘chunking’ and stepping stones narrative building questions

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The Quest Examples of the this story model are The Lord of the Rings, Apocalypse Now, Raiders of the Lost Ark Voyage and Return Examples of Voyage and Return stories are Alice in Wonderland, Gulliver's Travels, Back to the Future, the Wizard of Oz. Rebirth Examples of the Rebirth story type are A Christmas Carol, Beauty and the Beast. Comedy Comedy examples are All's Well That Ends Well, When Harry Met Sally, Some Like It Hot. Tragedy Examples of Tragedy are Hamlet. Carlito's Way, Macbeth, Oedipus the King. Overcoming the Monster Examples of this plot are The Silence of the Lambs, Dracula, Jaws, Hansel and Gretel. Rags to Riches Examples of this story type are Aladdin, Cinderella, Great Expectations. The Plots

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Family Relationships

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“I’ll do it.” “I’ve been in that lamp for a hundred years.”

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Essential people, things, places Characteristics /Character types Modern equivalents King Young man Princess Genie Magic lamp Rival's castle Arrogant; possessive; controlling; manipulative; protective Courageous; reckless; trusting; naïve Emotional; shallow; selective Opportunistic; clever; magic Useful; transporter; portable Threatening; dangerous; unwelcoming Headteacher /school principal Student Cheer leader Captain of the football team School bus School down the road

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http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/try/britlit www.wordpowered.org

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Voice: Fitch O’Connell