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This is an international selection of 15 short stories by distinguished modern writers including Peter Carey, Zadie Smith and Bernard Malamud. Featuring the theme of 'difference', each story has something to say about cultural encounters, often arising from experiences of migration or uprooting. It is presented with biographic and photographic portraits.About the author:LYNDA PRESCOTT is Senior Lecturer in Literature, The Open University, UK.

Dorothy Butler is an international award-winning authority on children's books and reading. She has also been a successful teacher, an innovative bookseller and the much-loved author of children's books, all the while raising eight lively children with her husband Roy. Now in her eighties, in All This and a Bookshop Too Dorothy shares the inspiring story of her adult life. Picking up from the first volume of her autobiography, There Was a Time, Dorothy eloquently writes of her many consuming interests, her friendships and her famil... read more

We're proud to have won the tender to produce the Anthology for AQA for the new GCSE English and GCSE English Literature Specification A and we're delighted to be producing the ideal range of resources to accompany the Specifications. Anthology Teacher's File for English Literature * Time-saving, ready-made resources, including the poems on accetates for whole-class teaching - instant ways to start teaching * Two ringbinders with OHTs, copymasters and thorough teaching notes - one for English and one for English Literature * An int... read more

We're proud to have won the tender to produce the Anthology for AQA for the new GCSE English and GCSE English Literature Specification A and we're delighted to be producing the ideal range of resources to accompany the Specifications. Anthology Teacher's File for English * Time-saving, ready-made resources, including the poems on accetates for whole-class teaching - instant ways to start teaching * Two ringbinders with OHTs, copymasters and thorough teaching notes - one for English and one for English Literature * An interactive te... read more

Accompanies the Student Support Book for AQA A English and English Literature low ability, and gives teachers detailed notes and photocopy masters to help their teaching of students who need the most help to achieve their potential. Like the Support Book which it accompanies, the Teacher's Book is divided into the main areas of study - novels and poems, drama, writing original narrative, non-fiction and media texts, and writing non-fiction texts. For every section in the book, the teacher is guided through setting objectives, intro... read more

How do teachers keep their most able students motivated and interested? Our Extension Book is designed for these high flyers. It has an integrated approach which includes differentiation from B to A* and beyond, and covers a range of topics such as language, style, text structure, form, context, and grammar. Activities include comparative tasks, reading analysis, creative writing, and speaking and listening. The book challenges students with a wide breadth of stimulating and unusual texts, and encourages students to develop their o... read more

Written by a high profile senior examiner with decades of experience, the revision guide contains a wealth of essential information, on the content and skills required for the exams. It includes an invaluable section on the exam format and exam skills, ideal for calming pre-exam nerves. There are summaries of prose texts and poetry, and grids covering essential themes and style features - especially useful for comparative work. Skills sections are given for prose and poetry, using examples from the AQA Anthology set texts. Practice... read more

To accompany the Students' Book the Teacher's Book provides helpful support including model answers linked to assessment criteria, and resources for differentiation with flexible photocopiable materials.

Supporting the GCSE English Literature Students' Book, the ideal text for AQA Specification B (formerly SEG) candidates, this comprehensive book offers the resources you need to ensure candidates at every level achieve their very best. * Drama texts covered include: The Importance of Being Ernest, An Inspector Calls and Pygmalion * Poetry includes: Keats, Rossetti, Clare, Marvell, Donne, Browning, 'Anon', Heaney, Hughes, Plath, Harrison, Larkin, Patten and Jennings * Prose texts covered include: Wuthering Heights, Far From the Madd... read more

Oxford University Press is delighted to be publishing the Best Words anthology for AQA Specification B GCSE English Literature. After extensive research to discover exactly what kind of resorces teachers want to accompany the Specifications, we are proud to present our resources to you. Coursework File * Ringbinder with photocopiable masters, and notes - easy to use * Covers all coursework requirements and can be usd for crossover pieces * Includes examples and explanations - to guide you through the whole process * Contains flexib... read more

Oxford University Press is delighted to be publishing the Best Words anthology for AQA Specification B GCSE English Literature. After extensive research to discover exactly what kind of resources teachers want to accompany the Specifications, we are proud to present our resources to you. The English Literature Students' Book * Covers all the examined content for English - up to date with the new Specifications * Contains a wealth of new texts - suitable for use with mature students too * Includes explicit practice of skills and wri... read more

This is the third edition of an essential glossary for students, now thoroughly updated and expanded with more than 50 new literary and critical terms. This title offers a comprehensive reference that clearly and accessibly defines over 850 important literary and critical terms from classical times to the present.It is thoroughly updated and expanded, with more than 50 new terms, including traditional terms, important contemporary terms and introductions to emerging fields of critical study. It features more contemporary examples, ... read more

To accompany the "Comprehension to 14 Students' Book". Aimed at teachers teaching at key stage three, these books are designed to develop the skills students need to succeed in English. The book is arranged in four sections: fiction, drama, poetry and non-fiction. Within each section students practice as wide a range of texts as possible, using 20th and pre-20th century material. Each section also includes a range of factual and extended questions and advice on how to approach these. With "work banks" explaining difficult vocabular... read more

This text offers ideal preparation for the non-fiction/media comprehension component in GCSE terminal examinations. It is particularly suitable for students following the NEAB and SEG English syllabuses. The Answer Book includes additional SEG-style reading activities, as well as answers to the comprehension questions in the Student's Book.

This text offers preparation for the non-fiction/media comprehension component in GCSE terminal examinations. It is particularly suitable for students following the NEAB and SEG English syllabuses. The Student's Book features a range of non-fiction and media texts, arranged by genre. Each section includes texts and comprehension questions for Foundation- and Higher-tier students, plus spin-off writing activities which exactly match those in the exams. Additional "comparisons" sections develop essential skills in comparing and contr... read more

English Challenge comprises of a students' book and accompanying teacher's book which are aimed at high ability/able students of English at Key Stage 3. This teacher's book is a practical guide to using the students' book and comes with a flexible CD-ROM containing resource sheets. For every unit in the students' book it provides: * a summary of targets and objectives for the unit (speaking and listening, reading, and writing) * warm-up activities and further activities focussing on a wide range of texts from a variety of sources, ... read more

English to 14 is a comprehensive summary book for students of English in Year 9 who are about to complete Key Stage 3 and take the SATs tests at 14. It also meets the guidelines given in English Language 5-14 for Scotland.

English to GCSE covers everything students need to know for GCSE English and English Literature syllabuses. It encourages students to read texts at deeper levels and develop their own writing style.

Covers the Year 10 component of the English Curriculum.

It provides students with the opportunity to improve their classroom work, including language, grammar, puncuation, reading, writing, oral and visual skills.

Guidelines with carefully chosen activities and answers allow students to check and monitor their progress.

This NCEA Study Guide covers the internal and external Level 2 NCEA English Achievement Standards.

All the year's work is set set out with revision notes, examples, diagrams, illustrations and questions including NCEA questions and answers where appropriate.

Use throughout the year to help with homework, to support and understand classroom work, prepare for internal assesments and study for end-of-year external exams.