Teaching Through Texts: Promoting Literacy Through Popular and Literary Texts in the Primary Classroom
Review
'... the book recognises that at the heart
of the literacy hour is a wide range of texts, fiction and non-fiction.
It provides support, encouragement, inspiration and new ideas to
teachers to help them tackle these both in and out of the literacy
hour.' -
The Times Educational Supplement
Breaking the Da Vinci Code
This book assembles the pieces of the mystery surrounding the Da Vinci Code. Each chapter will probe what we know, how we know it, and what we have to think about together. We will review several ancient texts, for they unlock much of the history that The Da Vinci Code attempts to portray. If you get lost, turn to the Glossary in the back that gives the history of these ancient texts, defines major terms, and summarizes the major players. Treat the Glossary like tour guide information; it is there to make sure you know where you are. If you like Sherlock Holmes or Indiana Jones, I think you are in for an adventure. Only in this case, we are dealing with both fiction and history. What is the difference between virtual reality and historical reality when it comes to Jesus, Mary, and The Da Vinci Code? Let's see if we can find out.
Cambridge Skills for Fluency is a learner-centred range of materials designed specifically to develop students' fluency and confidence in listening, speaking, reading and writing. The books are at four levels from pre-intermediate through to advanced and are suitable for use as supplementary texts or as core texts on skills development courses. Each book in the Cambridge Skills for Fluency series: promotes fluency by presenting a wide variety of both old and new topics in creative and imaginative ways
a learner-centred range of materials designed specifically to develop students' fluency and confidence in listening, speaking, reading and writing. The books are at four levels from pre-intermediate through to advanced and are suitable for use as supplementary texts or as core texts on skills development courses. Each book in the Cambridge Skills for Fluency series: promotes fluency by presenting a wide variety of both old and new topics in creative and imaginative ways
Just Reading and Writing Intermediate Just Reading and Writing Intermediate is designed for learners who wish to develop individual skills as part of either a classroom-based course a self-study programme . The approach is learner-centred and each unit has clear aims , motivating topics and interesting practice activities . Features include 28 contemporary reading texts of various types and a comprehensive writing syllabus .
