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      The Copy

      Submitted by TE Editor on 25 April, 2006 - 13:00

      This kit is based on a story by Paul Jennings, the third of his stories subjected to the BritLit treatment. Like most of Jennings' tales it centres on a hapless school student who, in this case, tries to find an ingenious way to shake off the bully who has been tormenting him and, at the same time, keep his girlfriend.

      Average: 4 (54 votes)
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      Complete poetry resuscitation

      Submitted by TE Editor on 19 October, 2005 - 13:00

       A lot of teachers get the same look - the sigh, the rolling eye, the slump. "We're going to be doing poetry in the next few classes". You cringe through it, they cringe through it.

      Average: 4 (31 votes)
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      Liverpool

      Submitted by TE Editor on 7 October, 2005 - 13:00

      For the first time, materials for the BritLit project have been produced outside of Portugal, where the project began. Teachers working on BritLit in Hungary have been busily devising a new approach,

      Average: 3.6 (18 votes)
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      Motivating pupils to read 2

      Submitted by TE Editor on 15 May, 2003 - 13:00

      This is the second of two articles that look at ways to apply the process model of motivation as proposed by Dornyei (2001) to a number of suggestions and techniques for making the challenge of reading authentic literature accessible and motivating.

      Average: 3.3 (21 votes)
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