CONTEXT - The world of text creators - 15 activities + slideshow
Help students understand how their studied text links with the real-world context of the author, poet or director. When students understand the context behind the text, they're better able to discuss ideas, purpose, audience, and text tone. These 15 activities give you plenty of choice!
Note: context can be difficult to get your head around when you start to unpack it, so we've included a one-page overview of specifics under the following categories:
- Political ideas
- Social issues
- Cultural aspects
- Science and Technology
- Major events (eg: natural disasters)
- The text creator's personal experiences.
This resource includes:
⭐ A teacher booklet complete with instructions for 15 activities plus student handouts - all editable, of course.
⭐ A slideshow to help you instruct students through the activities.
You and your students will enjoy:
❤️ That one-page overview!
❤️ Editability, of course.
❤️ The range of activity types - from creating an author's/director's Instagram page to a mini-research activity.
❤️ Help with linking the context with the text along the way.
Formats:
🖥️ Microsoft PowerPoint, resized to an A4 page (except the slideshow, of course, which is standard). This means your resource:
- Is completely editable.
- Will easily upload to your Google Drive if you prefer the Googley suite.
- Is printable 📃
🖥️ A PDF version of each document.
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Also helpful are these related products:
✅ Teaching a Text - A Guide for Kiwi Teachers.
✅ Teaching Film as Literature - A Teacher Guide.
✅ Podcast Pick - teaching the genre of the podcast.
✅ Teaching Poetry - Ultimate Teacher Guide.
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