Getting to Know… Volevo i pantaloni
Ready-to-use research tasks, worksheets, background information and practice exam questions ensure comprehensive understanding of Volevo i pantaloni, the first novel written by Lara Cardella. Students will explore this semi-autobiographical text about a teenager bound by the social and psychological restrictions imposed upon her in Sicily, and be fully prepared for the writing exam. The structure offers the perfect balance between guided classwork and independent study:
A very complete and thoughtful resource with great examples of essays and a wide range of exam-style questions well-tailored to the specification's requirements.
- Before: Students will familiarise themselves with the social, cultural, political and geographical context of the novel, as well as technical vocabulary, the author, and the themes.
- During: Chapter-by-chapter worksheets provide in-depth active learning opportunities for students to familiarise themselves with the novel and the characters.
- After: These sections cover the structure of the novel, the writing style and literary devices, and provide exam-style questions and model essays to help students prepare for the exam.
- Answers are provided for all activities, including model essays and indicative content for the exam-style questions.
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There are very few resources on 'Volevo I pantaloni' - this is a Godsend! Very helpful to give me ideas. Helpful for understanding characters/themes. It helps [students] be independent! It also helps them with past historic tenses and the relationships / interplay between the characters. It's very logical and sequential/user friendly with good examples of AS / A level questions at the back.
A very complete and thoughtful resource with great examples of essays and a wide range of exam-style questions well-tailored to the specification's requirements. It is a complete guide inside the world of the book: it spans from understanding the socio-political background of Italy overall, but more specifically for Sicily, at the time. The sources are complete and accessible. Section C is absolutely brilliant. Asking students to evaluate examples of essays will surely boost their understanding of what the expectations are to meet the exam requirements and criteria.
It is a well done resource; the division into ‘prima-durante-dopo’ is pointed and useful to understand the structure of the resource. It enhances learning since it is well structured and organised with the purpose of helping to study the book