Edges Student Book 1
Published on 16. September 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-435-22720-3 (ISBN)
Description
Making Assessment for Learning happen
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pearson Education Limited
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Dimensions
Height: 265 mm
Width: 219 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
434 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-435-22720-3 (9780435227203)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Introduction.
1. Dreadful tales
The bigger picture
Structure of a story
Setting and atmosphere
Character
Dialogue
Comparing stories
Assessment task: writing a short story
2. Ways with words
The bigger picture
How do we use language?
Working out meaning
Formal or informal?
Presenting information texts
Formal language in information texts
Words and images
Presenting your ideas
Assessment task: planning and performing a presentation
3. Poetry power
The bigger picture
Exploring poetry
How poets organise ideas
Playing with language
Investigating poetic techniques
Rhythm and rhyme
Showing your understanding of poetry
Assessment task: comparing two poems
4. Capture the moment
The bigger picture
Remembering recount texts
Retelling a story
Interpreting details
Thinking about tense
Making predictions
Reading meaning in pictures
Examining a writer's techniques
Assessment task: writing a recount text
5. Top tips
The bigger picture
What is advice?
Purpose and audience
Ways of giving advice
Offering your own advice
Formal advice
Language in advice texts
Influencing readers
Assessment task: evaluating a website
6. Fantastic fiction
The bigger picture
Understanding genre
Exploring openings
Setting the scene
Character and setting
Narrative techniques
Exploring tone
Influencing readers
Assessment task: assessing how a writer uses language
1. Dreadful tales
The bigger picture
Structure of a story
Setting and atmosphere
Character
Dialogue
Comparing stories
Assessment task: writing a short story
2. Ways with words
The bigger picture
How do we use language?
Working out meaning
Formal or informal?
Presenting information texts
Formal language in information texts
Words and images
Presenting your ideas
Assessment task: planning and performing a presentation
3. Poetry power
The bigger picture
Exploring poetry
How poets organise ideas
Playing with language
Investigating poetic techniques
Rhythm and rhyme
Showing your understanding of poetry
Assessment task: comparing two poems
4. Capture the moment
The bigger picture
Remembering recount texts
Retelling a story
Interpreting details
Thinking about tense
Making predictions
Reading meaning in pictures
Examining a writer's techniques
Assessment task: writing a recount text
5. Top tips
The bigger picture
What is advice?
Purpose and audience
Ways of giving advice
Offering your own advice
Formal advice
Language in advice texts
Influencing readers
Assessment task: evaluating a website
6. Fantastic fiction
The bigger picture
Understanding genre
Exploring openings
Setting the scene
Character and setting
Narrative techniques
Exploring tone
Influencing readers
Assessment task: assessing how a writer uses language