'Interactive English' is a complete yet flexible package of resources for English departments to support the teaching of the revised Key Stage 3 curriculum to pupils of all abilities and by experienced and newly qualified teachers alike. Teachers will be guided through this comprehensive set of resources via a printed Teacher's Book and a Dynamic Learning Teacher's Resource. Each year every pupil will have a Pupil's Book tailored to the ability level (approximated to NC levels) they are working at which guides them through the essential language and skills work, plus a Pupil's 'lite' version of Dynamic Learning on CD-ROM for independent use on a PC at school or at home. The Year 7 package includes a full-colour Teacher's Book, a Dynamic Learning Teacher's Resource and a three Pupil's Books for pupils working from NC Level 2 to NC Level 5. Each Pupil's Book (Establishing, Developing and Extending) includes language skills presentation and practice material and contains a Pupil's DL CD-ROM with digital presentations and interactive practice activities for pupils to work on independently. The 'Extending' Pupil's Book supports pupils working at NC Levels 4-5 with presentations, examples and practice exercises. Each page spread is a carefully graded version of the 'core' material so that all pupils in each class are working with the same material but at their own level.

 

This book is suitable for Key Stage 3. KS3 covers school years 7, 8 and 9, and ages 12-14 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks. This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Hodder Education .

Margaret Ryan is a full time writer after a long career as a primary school teacher. She is now an established younger fiction author and travels extensively throughout Scotland, England and Wales visiting schools and libraries. All the authors are experienced classroom practitioners. Linda Hill is a former Head of English and is now a freelance English consultant and OFSTED inspector; Zoe Livingstone is an English adviser for Slough LA; Saira Sawtell is a AST and Head of English at Budmouth Technology College, and was the regional winner in the 2006 Outstanding New Teacher category; Anita Spires is an English consultant at Slough LA; Pat Woolfe is a former Head of English and now an English consultant for Oldham LEA.

This book has the following chapters: Unit 1 The Novel 1. 1 Team Hughes 1. 2 Marvellous Manod 1. 3 Mystery up the Mountain 1. 4 Don't Count Your Chickens 1. 5 The Power of Paintings 1. 6 Paintings are like mutagen 1. 7 Looking from the wrong angle 1. 8 The Perfect Crime? 1. 9 Zebras are not impossible 1. 10 Writing a Review Unit 2 Drama 2. 1 Fair is foul and foul is fair 2. 2 Who, What, When? 2. 3 The bell invites me . 2. 4 This dead butcher and his fiendlike queen. 2. 5 Where the place? 2. 6 It will have blood they say; blood will have blood 2. 7 The multitudinous seas incarnadine 2. 8 Double, double, toil and trouble 2. 9 He can report 2. 10 The time is free Unit 3 Poetry 3. 1 'The Lesson' 3. 2 'Turpin's Rant' 3. 3 'During Wind and Rain' 3. 4 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' 3. 5 'If thou must love me . ' 3. 6 'Upon Westminster Bridge' 3. 7 'Mariana' 3. 8 'Half Caste' 3. 9 'Human Beings' 3. 10 Creative Response Unit 4 Moving Image 4. 1 Exploring sound 4. 2 Exploring images 4. 3 Exploring camera 4. 4 What is it all about? 4. 5 Exploring structure 4. 6 Your narrative 4. 7 Storyboarding a section of your film 4. 8 Translating from film into writing 4. 9 Writing a section of your film 4. 10 Self and peer assessment Unit 5 Speaking and Listening 5. 1 Rules, rules, rules 5. 2 Home versus school 5. 3 The big debate 5. 4 Airs and graces - reciprocal talk 5. 5 Global gamble 5. 6 I have a dream - Martin Luther King 5. 7 Just a minute 5. 8 It's my life 5. 9 I'm in charge 5. 10 Student choice Unit 6 Writing (1) argue, persuade, advise 6. 1 Gathering information 6. 2 Persuasive leaflets 6. 3 Comparing persuasive texts 6. 4 Planning your leaflet 6. 5 Writing your leaflet 6. 6 Animals in Adverts 6. 7 Problem Page 6. 8 Noah's Ark 6. 9 Making a speech 6. 10 Sink or swim? Unit 7 Writing (2) inform, explain, describe 7. 1 The real me 7. 2 Information texts 7. 3 Planning an interview 7. 4 Writing a good paragraph 7. 5 Sharing your findings 7. 6 Writing the report 7. 7 Let me explain 7. 8 My time capsule 7. 9 How it works 7. 10 You be the judge Unit 8 Multimodal texts 8. 1 Exploring key concepts 8. 2 Exploring print-based travel texts 8. 3 Exploring travel podcasts 8. 4 Creating travel podcasts 8. 5 Exploring travel moving image texts 8. 6 Creating a moving image travel text 8. 7 Exploring travel websites 8. 8 Creating a travel website (1) 8. 9 Creating a travel website (2) 8. 10 Reviewing key concepts Unit 9 Research and Presentation 9. 1 Asking the questions 9. 2 Locating information 9. 3 Research skills 9. 4 Make a Note 9. 5 Concept mapping 9. 6 Talking about it 9. 7 Planning a Documentary 9. 8 Getting it right 9. 9 "Multicultural Britain" goes live! 9. 10 Reviewing Performance