Here's a chance to preview our new English literature section (check out the language section too). There are loads of activities in development so keep coming back as new programs will be appearing regularly. When you subscribe you get full access to all our resources in all of our subject areas. Here's the current list of English literature applications you can access when you subscribe: |
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Romeo and Juliet – William Shakespeare |
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Characters cloud-click quiz Play this beautiful game to find out how well you know the main characters in the book. Answer the questions as fast as you can but try not to get any penalties. At the end of the game you will be shown your score and awarded a prize monster. |
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General knowledge reaction quiz A fast-paced quiz to test your knowledge of the book. The application also contains a teachers resource for conducting whole-class tests or quizzes. |
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Who said that? Can you match the character to the quote? Play this game and find out if you can. This application also contains a teachers resource for conducting whole-class tests or quizzes. |
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Tybalt and Benvolio: Venn diagram Venn diagrams are a great way to generate discussion in the classroom. In this activity the pupils decide which attributes belong to the different characters. You should always justify your conclusions using quotes or descriptions from the book. |
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Macbeth – William Shakespeare |
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Macbeth, Duncan and Banquo : Venn diagram |
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Macbeth: plot and character bounce quiz How much do you know about the book? This quiz game, requiring knowledge and lightening reactions, will test just that. This application also contains a teachers resource for conducting whole-class tests or quizzes and a worksheet. |
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The Tempest – William Shakespeare |
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Prospero, Antonio and Miranda: Venn diagram |
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More Shakespeare |
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The life of Shakespeare Find out how much you know about "The Bard" with this quiz. |
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Much Ado About Nothing: general knowledge quiz | |||
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King Lear: character quiz |
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King Lear: quotes quiz |
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An Inspector Calls - J B Priestley |
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Sybil Birling & Sheila Birling: Venn diagram |
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Arthur Birling & Inspector Goole: Venn diagram |
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Eric Birling & Gerald Croft: Venn diagram |
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An Inspector Calls family tree activity How well do you know the characters? Your task is to drag and drop the character names onto the correct place on the family tree. |
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To kill a mockingbird - Harper Lee |
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Boo Radly and Tom Robinson: Venn diagram |
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Blood Brothers - Willy Russell |
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Mickey, Edward & Linda: Venn diagram |
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Lord of the Flies - William Golding |
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Ralph & Jack : Venn diagram |
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Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck |
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George and Curley: Venn diagram |
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Poetry |
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Seamus Heaney A quiz in which you must read the quotes from Seamus Heaney’s poetry and decide which poem they come from. |
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Gillian Clarke A quiz in which you must read the quotes from Gillian Clarke’s poetry and decide which poem they come from. |
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Literary terms Are you frustrated by losing marks in English exams just because you can’t remember the terminology? Compete with yourself or fellow students and you’ll soon have all the terms at your disposal! |
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General resources |
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Dragonfly training: English literature resources This archive of quizzes and Venn diagrams was created for Dragonfly's teacher training courses. The content was provided by the trainers or, in some cases, by the delegates attending the training day. |
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Class minder |
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Much ado about nothing Great Expectations Pride and prejudice A View from the Bridge |
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