Oxford Reading Tree: Levels 8-11: Jackdaws: Water Monsters (Pack 3) - Softcover

Coleman, Adam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198454643 ISBN 13: 9780198454649

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2004

Synopsis

Jackdaws anthologies offer a challenge for competent and mature readers. Each of the titles are made up of different text types with a shared thematic topic. Each title combines fiction and non-fiction in the form of a fast-moving adventure tale, information text in a fact file, and a traditional tale or myth. Each anthology is illustrated with a variety of lively artwork and photographs. All anthologies are coded according to the Book Bands system.
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This book is also available as part of a mixed pack of 6 different books or a class pack of 36 books of the same Oxford Reading Tree level.

About this title

Book Description

Themed anthologies linked to the wider curriculum

Synopsis

Each pack of 6 "Oxford Reading Tree Jackdaws Anthologies" offer a challenge for competent and mature readers. Each of the titles is made up of different text types with a shared thematic topic. Each title combines fiction and non-fiction in the form of a fast-moving adventure tale, information text in a fact file, and a traditional tale or myth drawn from a variety of cultures. The Pack 3 themes are: Eggs, Giants, Space and Planets, Wizards, Foxes, and Monkeys and Chimps. Each themed anthology is illustrated with a variety of lively artwork and photographs, and has newly redesigned covers to match the rest of the "New Edition Oxford Reading Tree". All anthologies are coded according to the Book Bands system. The 24pp Teaching Notes booklet, which is included in the pack of 6 anthologies, is the same size as the pupil books for easy classroom management. Included in the booklet are a Vocabulary Chart listing Year 1 high frequency words and context words for each title in the anthology, and a Curriculum Coverage Chart listing activities and outcomes for England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales for each anthology.

Every anthology has individual notes and suggested activities for Group and Independent Reading Activities (text, sentence and word level work with a section focussing specifically on comprehension), Speaking and Listening Activities, and Writing, with each section showing the relevant NLS objectives covered. Within each section are prompts and suggestions for responding to the story, personal experiences, cross-curricular links, role play, and further suggestions on how to observe pupils' progress. All is in a helpful and easy-to-use layout. Teaching Notes is included in the pack, but also available separately. It contains helpful and flexible teaching support covering all titles in each anthology. Teaching Notes include a vocabulary chart for NLS high frequency words and context words. It contains a curriculum coverage chart for England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. It is available in new covers.

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198454643
• ISBN 13: 9780198454649
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Levers John, Newton Jill, Scott Sue
• Number of pages: 32