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The Woman in Black Activity Pack

A rich bank of activities to support the comprehension and analysis of The Woman in Black.

All activities are clearly linked to GCSE Assessment Objectives and differentiated so you can easily pick the most appropriate tasks for your students.

The information and knowledge on the text is excellently chosen, and … will be a goldmine of information for teachers and students alike.

E Evans, English Teacher and Independent Reviewer
Pre-reading Activities support: At least three activities for every chapter to support: Whole text activities to support:
  • Independent research and thinking
  • Critical writing about the text
  • PEE construction
  • PEE construction
  • Independent thinking
  • Close reading and critical writing about the text
  • Character exploration and analysis
  • Class discussions
  • Creative writing and exploration
  • Recall of text events
  • Responding to the narrative differences in the 2012 film
  • Quotation practice and PEE construction
  • Exploration of the Gothic and ghost story genre

Also includes valuable practice exam questions, controlled assessment tasks and a sample essay with teacher’s commentary.