Shakespeare’s Tragedy Romeo and Juliet and How To Write A Truly Impressive Essay On It

Ticking Mind’s new edition of Romeo and Juliet takes a revolutionary approach to presenting this staple of High School English classrooms. Unlike conventional Romeo and Juliet textbooks which only support students to understand that ‘gist’ of a scene or the whole play, Ticking Mind’s textbook breaks each scene into digestible 30 line chunks which scaffold students to actively understand the language and imagery at work in Shakespeare’s play. In addition to this, the textbook provides explicit instruction to students on how to annotate text, and on the counter side of each page of Shakespeare’s text, features short thinking activities which can create the framework for powerful class discussions about each part of each scene. To teach students to ultimately write about this text, Ticking Mind’s textbook does not include boring comprehension questions at the end of each scene, but scaffolded analytic writing procedures which improve students vocabulary, sentence structure skills and capacity to analyse the text. Important illustrations of themes and images in the text of the play are also signposted with icons that students can easily use to search for evidence when they are writing an essay on the text – a procedure which is explicitly taught at the end of the textbook.

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Shakespeare’s Tragedy Macbeth and How To Write A Truly Impressive Essay On It

Ticking Mind’s new edition of Macbeth (ISBN: 978-0-9944258-5-0) takes a revolutionary approach to presenting this staple of High School English classrooms. Unlike conventional Macbeth textbooks which only support students to understand that ‘gist’ of a scene or the whole play, Ticking Mind’s textbook breaks each scene into digestible 30 line chunks which scaffold students to actively understand the language and imagery at work in Shakespeare’s play. In addition to this, the textbook provides explicit instruction to students on how to annotate text, and on the counter side of each page of Shakespeare’s text, features short thinking activities which can create the framework for powerful class discussions about each part of each scene. To teach students to ultimately write about this text, Ticking Mind’s textbook does not include boring comprehension questions at the end of each scene, but scaffolded analytic writing procedures which improve students vocabulary, sentence structure skills and capacity to analyse the text. Important illustrations of themes and images in the text of the play are also signposted with icons that students can easily use to search for evidence when they are writing an essay on the text – a procedure which is explicitly taught at the end of the textbook.

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The Student Guide To Writing Better Sentences In The English Classroom 1

Designed for Year levels 7 & 8, this is not just another grammar book filled with dull exercises and pointless activities. The Student Guide To Writing Better Sentences In The English Classroom 1 shows you how sentences are constructed using parts of speech, punctuation and different structures. Rather than looking at these complex ideas on their own, this book shows students how to use these grammatical ideas to create better sentences in the context of these common text types:

  • Text response analysis
  • Persuasive writing
  • Poetry analysis
  • Creative writing
  • Non-fiction writing
  • Analysing images

Each chapter focuses on one text type, guiding students through the mechanics of how to produce sentences for every stage of the text. The Student Guide To Writing Better Sentences In The English Classroom 1 equips students to construct their own powerful sentences with comprehensive sets of examples, word lists and sentence crafting formulas.

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The Student Guide To Writing Better Sentences In The English Classroom 2

Designed for Year levels 9 & 10, this is not just another grammar book filled with dull exercises and pointless activities. The Student Guide To Writing Better Sentences In The English Classroom 2 (2nd Ed.) shows you how sentences are constructed using parts of speech, punctuation and different structures. Rather than looking at these complex ideas on their own, this book shows students how to use these grammatical ideas to create better sentences in the context of these common text types:

  • Text response analysis (analytical and personal text response)
  • Persuasive writing
  • Poetry analysis
  • Non fiction writing (features articles and explainers)
  • Creative writing
  • Reflective writing (including personal reflective essays)
  • Analysis of persuasive writing

Each chapter focuses on one text type, guiding students through the mechanics of how to produce sentences for every stage of the text. The Student Guide To Writing Better Sentences In The English Classroom 2 (2nd Ed.)  equips students to construct their own powerful sentences with comprehensive sets of examples, word lists and sentence crafting formulas.

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