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GWLSRC: Birdsong Study Guide Package

GWLSRC: Birdsong Study Guide Package

12-month's subscription access to all 23 study guide articles in this package, contained within our GWLSRC.

Derived from our paperback study guide on Sebastian Faulks's Birdsong, this package allows subscribers to access our online educational resource, offering printable articles.

Our specially developed platform permits greater flexibility, users being able to view information online or as hard copies.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

  • Ideal for A-Level Students (Key Stage 5)
  • Supports new A-Level Syllabus
  • Useful in-depth summary/analysis of the novel
  • Detailed notes on Themes, Comparisons and Characters, Language and Form.
  • Critical analysis of various aspects of the book
  • Coursework suggestions
This collection of study guide articles contains:

Synopsis: An in-depth summary of the seven parts of this novel, outlining the main events which take place. Clear and concise, these notes are especially useful for revision and refreshing a student's knowledge and understanding of the story.

Main Points of Interest: A concise explanation of the main events which take place in each part of the novel.

Characters: Vital to the comprehension of this novel, our Study Guide focuses on the main characters. Particular emphasis is given to Stephen Wraysford and Isabelle Azaire but also includes Jack Firebrace, Jeanne Fourmentier, Michael Weir and Elizabeth Benson, examining different aspects of their lives. This section also includes a critical analysis of the portrayal of each of these characters.

Themes and Comparisons: Of particular value and considered by many to be the key asset of our Guides, this section explains the main themes of Birdsong and helps students to compare and contrast these with other popular literature of the First World War, including poetry and plays as well as novels, such as Regeneration, Strange Meeting and A Long Long Way.

Critical Analysis: Unique to our A-Level Guides, here we provide a critical perspective of the novel, looking at various aspects, including Language and the Structure of the Novel. This section also includes an analysis of Part One of the book (with which many students struggle), and its signficance to the rest of the novel.

Historical Signficance: An understanding of the setting of an historical novel is fundamental to a full comprehension of the events that take place.

Coursework Suggestions: In line with recent changes to the syllabus, we have included a new section which features suggestions for coursework titles and ideas for content. This chapter includes advice on using Birdsong as a comparative piece in the Drama section of the coursework.

The access web address, together with the account login username and password will be sent by e-mail within 24-hours. Please ensure your e-mail address is correct. If you are an existing subscriber, this package will be added to your account.

FOR A DEMONSTRATION PLEASE CLICK HERE.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR DEMONSTRATION:
Login using the username "demo" and the password "demo". The file to which the demo has access is located in the "Plays" section. Click on this icon. Then click on the Journey's End A-Level Articles and locate item number 28, entitled "Useful Background: Portrayal of the Ranks in the British Army".
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Number of Words 32940 approx
Author W Lawrance
 
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News

Thursday, September 29, 2011

We are pleased to announce that, today sees the launch of a new Teacher Resource package on our web site covering the poetry of EDWARD THOMAS within the OCR AS F661 Syllabus. The titles featured are as follows:

March; Old Man; Tears; But these things also; Melancholy; The Glory; Words; Aspens; This is no case of petty right or wrong; Rain; No one so much as you; The sun used to shine; As the team's head-brass; Gone, gone again; Lights Out.

INCLUDED in the package is a 12 month subscription to 15 web-based teaching aid presentations together with access to all relevant poetry analysis, biographical content and background information from our GWLSRC digital library, all of which is able to be viewed interactively online, or printed out.

Each of the fifteen presentations contains at least eight "slides" detailing the background, language, themes, verse form, and imagery contained within each poem, plus at least one comparison with other Thomas poetry and several "Discussion Points" for use in class or as Homework Projects.

The aims of these presentations are to assist teachers - either by direct use in the classroom, or as an aid to developing other areas of study. Students should, by the time they have finished using these packages, be able to fully understand the language and verse form used, the tone and imagery being created and the situations which Thomas is describing in his poems. In addition, students should be able to pinpoint which poems make suitable comparisons from within the OCR collection and should be better prepared for their examinations.

This is just the third of our Teacher Resource Packages, adding to our existing, popular Wilfred Owen resources.

For further details of the Edward Thomas OCR AS F661 Poetry Collection Teacher Resource Package, please click here.

For a demonstration of our Teacher Resource Packages, please click here, then click on "S.I.W" under "EVALUATION SAMPLE". This free sample lesson presentation is from our Wilfred Owen OCR AS F661 package and illustrates the content and layout style. Please note the supporting poem analysis and biography information for the evaluation sample is not available without a subscription.

For further details of our forthcoming titles, please click here.

Also availble is our FREE online magazine at www.gwlmagazine.com which provide useful background articles and downloadable content.



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