These resources are the product of my retirement! After years as a teacher, I tutored. Tackling different exam boards, texts and aspects of English I had to develop lots of materials, which I'm hoping will help those of you still at the chalk face.
These resources are the product of my retirement! After years as a teacher, I tutored. Tackling different exam boards, texts and aspects of English I had to develop lots of materials, which I'm hoping will help those of you still at the chalk face.
A few straightforward exercises, with answers, looking at the Latin roots bi, tri, quad and penta. might be useful as a starter task or part of general work on vocabulary.
A comprehension about Caroline Norton who successfully campaigned to improve the lives of women in Victorian times.
Questions include vocabulary, information retrieval and language analysis.
Suggested answers are provided too!
Although now virtually unknown, she was quite a celebrity in her lifetime and her achievements are, I think, worth celebrating.
Written for KS3 students, it might also be a useful introduction to KS4 students looking at the situation of Victorian women or as a resource for International Women’s Day.
