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ENGLISH ALLSORTS – THE EMC COLLECTION OF IDEAS FOR ENGLISH AND MEDIA CLASSROOMS |
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A compendium of strategies to engage and challenge students from 11 to 18, drawing on over 30 years of the English and Media Centre’s work with teachers – all sorts of ideas for good, fun, do-able classroom activities. |
Looking for a way to teach rhythm? Use the Contents to page to go straight to the strategy you need. Beginning to plan your Shakespeare unit? Browse through ‘Any Text’, ‘Drama’ and ‘Speaking and Listening’ and you’ll find strategies to capture your students’ interest, support their detailed analysis of the text and develop their interpretation. Want something to reinvigorate your teaching but not quite sure what you’re looking for? Flick through Allsorts, skimming the highlighted ‘In Brief’ and ‘Good For’ summaries till a strategy catches your eye. Need an instant fix, something that requires no preparation and few resources? Check the ‘Alternative Index’ for a list of possibilities.
Allsorts covers all aspects of the English and Media curriculum, from approaches to any text, through essay and non-fiction writing, to strategies for encouraging private reading and developing media literacy.
The CD ROM – Allsorts and Extras
The free CD ROM includes grids, worksheets, classroom materials, further suggestions and examples to give you a flavour of how the Allsorts strategies work in practice when applied to specific texts and topics. In addition, ‘EMC Extras’ on the CD ROM includes samples from every EMC publication currently in print (2007) plus the complete Key Stage 3 Units – 20 diverse and engaging units of work for 11-14 year-olds. |
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Reviews
I have a book called English Allsorts, published by the English & Media centre, and available on their website. it's got starters and ideas for lessons and it's blimmin' brilliant. I can't reccomend it enough! TES Forum, February 09
When you do start the course, get yourself a book called English Allsorts from the English and Media Centre (you can order online). It's a fantastic book, full of ideas for all types of lessons and as it isn't related to any exam board it's easily transferrable. It is also broken down into sections like poetry, short stories, drama etc and then even more sections like starters, pre-reading, no preparation etc.
No, I'm not employed by them to say this, but ordered a copy of this after Christmas as our course leader reviewed it and recommended it to us, and I know there are a LOT of us on the course who find it invaluable - it's great!!
TES Message Board
Whether you are stuck for an idea or want to think about how you can make your English classroom a more varied and stimulating place, Allsorts is for you. This book is brimming with good things and eminently practical.
Andrew Green, Leader of English PGCE, Brunel University
As a large comprehensive dedicated to the mixed ability classroom we have found the activities perfectly suited to our needs. Many of the Speaking and Listening activities that we have so far attempted have catered for the whole spectrum of ability within the classroom and in some cases empowered those traditionally considered less able. Our Newly Qualified Teachers have valued the breadth of the activities and the universal nature of their application whilst our more senior colleagues have enjoyed seeing a number of our texts through fresh eyes.
Aimee Lyall, English AST, Harrow
The Centre’s latest gem – English Allsorts – distils years of wisdom into an essential guide to 100 lessons which you know will not only work, but which enshrine good practice, a rare combination.
Martin Phillips, Freelance Secondary English Consultant
The English and Media Centre have recently published English Allsorts which is very similiar to The Full English but is far easier to use.
The Full English has some great content but lacks an index. This becomes frustrating when you want to find an activity for poetry or essay and non-fiction writing - you're left having to scan through the whole book.
'All Sorts' sorts (no pun intended) its activities by topic area and also contains an alternative index which groups activities under titles like 'Requires Little Preparation Or Few Resources' and 'Develops Thinking Skills'. In addition, it has an accompanying CD-Rom which contains resources collated from other EMC publications. I think that it's one of the best resources they've produced.
I would agree with the comment about English Allsorts, it's fantastic and well worth the money! TES Forum, May 2008 |
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