Teaching notes and ideas Name of resource: Private Peaceful adapted novel Age group(s) Subject(s) 12 to 14, 15 to 16, English Topic Language Level Private Peaceful Beginner / Intermediate EAL Nexus Description of resource  Adapted novel with images and DARTs activities linked to each chapter.  Vocabulary bookmark  Trenches vocabulary PowerPoint presentation: a set of photos and a map that teaches pupils some of the vocabulary used in the novel Preparation needed You will need:  A copy of the adapted novel and bookmark for each learner You will need to:  photocopy the adapted novel, ideally as a booklet  print the DARTs activities for each learner as required  copy and make up bookmark for each learner  print PowerPoint slides if needed Curriculum objectives  to gain an understanding of the story and characters of Private Peaceful and to gain an understanding of life in the trenches during the First World War. Language / literacy objectives Functions Structures  Narrating  Past simple and present simple for narration in the past tense  Describing  Present simple e.g. Big Joe eats…..  Past simple e.g. Tommo’s father liked….. Vocabulary This project and its actions were made possible due to co-financing by the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals © British Council 2014 EAL Nexus  Trenches, no-man’s land, helmet, sandbags, mud, soldier, bayonet, wire, dugout, shell, map, lookout duty. Mortar, grenade, a Tommy This resource could be used:  as differentiation within class  one to one or with a small group  for independent learning Although it is a simplified version, the learners may be able to access whole class activities based around the novel if they have read this version. Ideas for using the resource What to do  Trenches vocabulary PowerPoint The slides can be: o printed out for each learner to have their own labelled copies which will help them as they read through the book, or o used as a presentation for the whole class and referred to during the lessons and/or o completed and a few copies printed out on A4, laminated, and available to learners for reference as required  Vocabulary bookmark The bookmark vocabulary has been designed to be translated into the learners’ first language as the words it contains are difficult to illustrate.  Adapted novel The adapted novel could be used in the following ways: o As an alternative for EAL learners when class is silently reading the novel o For EAL learners to read independently or with 1:1 support, preferably ahead of the lesson o For parallel teaching in a small group, and then linked with differentiation to whole class activities around the text. Other ideas for making the best use of this resource  Learners underline or highlight any words they don’t understand  Learners predict what will happen in the next chapter, possibly with the help of the images, before reading chapter summary. This project and its actions were made possible due to co-financing by the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals © British Council 2014 EAL Nexus Possible extension activities  Learners use responses to chapter by chapter DARTs activities to support a piece of structured writing This project and its actions were made possible due to co-financing by the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals © British Council 2014