A Man for all Seasons – Insight
- An overview of the text for quick reference, including notes on the author’s life and work, a plot synopsis, a character map and brief character summaries
- Discussion of the historical, cultural and social contexts relevant to the text
- Close analysis of each chapter/scene/story, with chapter questions
- Detailed analysis of characters, themes and ideas
- Discussion of different responses to and interpretations of the text
- Guidelines on successful essay writing
- Essay topics, a sample analysis of a topic and a sample essay on the text.
A Man for all Seasons – Insight
- An overview of the text for quick reference, including notes on the author’s life and work, a plot synopsis, a character map and brief character summaries
- Discussion of the historical, cultural and social contexts relevant to the text
- Close analysis of each chapter/scene/story, with chapter questions
- Detailed analysis of characters, themes and ideas
- Discussion of different responses to and interpretations of the text
- Guidelines on successful essay writing
- Essay topics, a sample analysis of a topic and a sample essay on the text.
A Streetcar Named Desire
- An overview of the text for quick reference, including notes on the author’s life and work, a plot synopsis, a character map and brief character summaries
- Discussion of the historical, cultural and social contexts relevant to the text
- Close analysis of each chapter/scene/story, with chapter questions
- Detailed analysis of characters, themes and ideas
- Discussion of different responses to and interpretations of the text
- Guidelines on successful essay writing
- Essay topics, a sample analysis of a topic and a sample essay on the text.
A Streetcar Named Desire
- An overview of the text for quick reference, including notes on the author’s life and work, a plot synopsis, a character map and brief character summaries
- Discussion of the historical, cultural and social contexts relevant to the text
- Close analysis of each chapter/scene/story, with chapter questions
- Detailed analysis of characters, themes and ideas
- Discussion of different responses to and interpretations of the text
- Guidelines on successful essay writing
- Essay topics, a sample analysis of a topic and a sample essay on the text.
Advanced English Skills for Years 6 & 7
Advanced English Skills for Years 6 & 7
Advanced Language Tests Years 8-10
Advanced Language Tests Years 8-10
Advanced Reading Comprehension Tests Years 8,9,10
Advanced Reading Comprehension Tests Years 8,9,10
After Darkness (NEAP)
- a general introduction to the text
- an easy-to-follow layout
- background information on the author of After Darkness, such as personal history and writing career
- the historical and cultural contexts in which the text was written, such as the pearling industry in Broome in Western Australia in 1938, biological warfare research in Tokyo in the mid-1930s, and Loveday Camp in South Australia in 1942
- key quotes for each chapter in addition to detailed chapter summaries
- in-depth main character summaries and secondary character summaries coupled with key words selected to describe each character
- analysis of the central themes in After Darkness, such as silence and duty, the consequence of silence, and prejudice
- critical reception and perspectives of the text
- images to help with learning, such as a flowchart of the events in the text, and an image of pearl divers in Broome in Western Australia
- a guide to planning and writing an essay
- two sample essays; one with essay structure explained as well as one complete essay
- focus questions as well as further exam-style questions
- marginal notes explaining key passages, ideas, terms and characters
- a bibliography and further reading section
- the expertise of practising VCE English teachers.
After Darkness (NEAP)
- a general introduction to the text
- an easy-to-follow layout
- background information on the author of After Darkness, such as personal history and writing career
- the historical and cultural contexts in which the text was written, such as the pearling industry in Broome in Western Australia in 1938, biological warfare research in Tokyo in the mid-1930s, and Loveday Camp in South Australia in 1942
- key quotes for each chapter in addition to detailed chapter summaries
- in-depth main character summaries and secondary character summaries coupled with key words selected to describe each character
- analysis of the central themes in After Darkness, such as silence and duty, the consequence of silence, and prejudice
- critical reception and perspectives of the text
- images to help with learning, such as a flowchart of the events in the text, and an image of pearl divers in Broome in Western Australia
- a guide to planning and writing an essay
- two sample essays; one with essay structure explained as well as one complete essay
- focus questions as well as further exam-style questions
- marginal notes explaining key passages, ideas, terms and characters
- a bibliography and further reading section
- the expertise of practising VCE English teachers.
Comprehension Eight
Five Senses Skill Builders No. 55
Each book in the Five Senses Skill Builders: Comprehension series contains 25-35 comprehension exercises requiring a variety of response types: multiple-choice, choose the correct response, short-answer responses and extended responses. The comprehension passages utilise a wide variety of text types and answers are included.
Comprehension Eight
Five Senses Skill Builders No. 55
Each book in the Five Senses Skill Builders: Comprehension series contains 25-35 comprehension exercises requiring a variety of response types: multiple-choice, choose the correct response, short-answer responses and extended responses. The comprehension passages utilise a wide variety of text types and answers are included.
Comprehension Nine
Five Senses Skill Builders No. 56
Each book in the Five Senses Skill Builders: Comprehension series contains 25-35 comprehension exercises requiring a variety of response types: multiple-choice, choose the correct response, short-answer responses and extended responses. The comprehension passages utilise a wide variety of text types and answers are included.
Comprehension Nine
Five Senses Skill Builders No. 56
Each book in the Five Senses Skill Builders: Comprehension series contains 25-35 comprehension exercises requiring a variety of response types: multiple-choice, choose the correct response, short-answer responses and extended responses. The comprehension passages utilise a wide variety of text types and answers are included.
Comprehension Seven
Five Senses Skill Builders No. 54
Each book in the Five Senses Skill Builders: Comprehension series contains 25-35 comprehension exercises requiring a variety of response types: multiple-choice, choose the correct response, short-answer responses and extended responses. The comprehension passages utilise a wide variety of text types and answers are included.
Comprehension Seven
Five Senses Skill Builders No. 54
Each book in the Five Senses Skill Builders: Comprehension series contains 25-35 comprehension exercises requiring a variety of response types: multiple-choice, choose the correct response, short-answer responses and extended responses. The comprehension passages utilise a wide variety of text types and answers are included.
Comprehension Ten
Five Senses Skill Builders No. 57
Each book in the Five Senses Skill Builders: Comprehension series contains 25-35 comprehension exercises requiring a variety of response types: multiple-choice, choose the correct response, short-answer responses and extended responses. The comprehension passages utilise a wide variety of text types and answers are included.
Comprehension Ten
Five Senses Skill Builders No. 57
Each book in the Five Senses Skill Builders: Comprehension series contains 25-35 comprehension exercises requiring a variety of response types: multiple-choice, choose the correct response, short-answer responses and extended responses. The comprehension passages utilise a wide variety of text types and answers are included.
Contemporary English Reading & Writing for Years 11 & 12
Five Senses Skillbuilders No. 27
This workbook aims for help Years 11 & 12 students improve their skills in reading and writing. Through a series of graduated exercises you can learn what to look for when you are asked to comprehend an article, leaflet, brochure, review, advertisement, application form or map.
Contemporary English Reading & Writing for Years 11 & 12
Five Senses Skillbuilders No. 27
This workbook aims for help Years 11 & 12 students improve their skills in reading and writing. Through a series of graduated exercises you can learn what to look for when you are asked to comprehend an article, leaflet, brochure, review, advertisement, application form or map.
Daily English Practice Book 3
Available: September 2023
Supporting the Australian Curriculum for English, Insight’s Daily English Practice Book 3 is designed to reinforce the key skills of grammar, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, inference, writing and editing through targeted daily exercises. Developing on and combining elements from the bestselling Daily Language Practice and Daily Writing and Editing Practiceseries, this title is the perfect supplementary resource to help Year 9 students consolidate their foundational English skills prior to senior English. It is ideal for daily warm-ups, homework tasks or informal assessments, and includes a variety of exercises covering a wide range of topics to engage students and make learning the fundamentals of English approachable and interesting. Clearly and logically structured, Daily English Practice Book 3 helps to develop proficiency in the interrelated strands of language, literature and literacy through scaffolded activities and questions, and allows students to practise these key English skills independently, either in the classroom or at home. THE BOOK FEATURES:- Thirty weeks of ten-minute daily activities
- Varied text types and engaging topics
- A wide variety of activity types, including NAPLAN-style questions
- A daily checklist to help monitor progress
- Writing and editing checklists, vocabulary sheets and complete answer sheets, available online
- Curriculum charts showing how each week of activities relates to the Australian Curriculum for English, available online.
Daily English Practice Book 3
Available: September 2023
Supporting the Australian Curriculum for English, Insight’s Daily English Practice Book 3 is designed to reinforce the key skills of grammar, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, inference, writing and editing through targeted daily exercises. Developing on and combining elements from the bestselling Daily Language Practice and Daily Writing and Editing Practiceseries, this title is the perfect supplementary resource to help Year 9 students consolidate their foundational English skills prior to senior English. It is ideal for daily warm-ups, homework tasks or informal assessments, and includes a variety of exercises covering a wide range of topics to engage students and make learning the fundamentals of English approachable and interesting. Clearly and logically structured, Daily English Practice Book 3 helps to develop proficiency in the interrelated strands of language, literature and literacy through scaffolded activities and questions, and allows students to practise these key English skills independently, either in the classroom or at home. THE BOOK FEATURES:- Thirty weeks of ten-minute daily activities
- Varied text types and engaging topics
- A wide variety of activity types, including NAPLAN-style questions
- A daily checklist to help monitor progress
- Writing and editing checklists, vocabulary sheets and complete answer sheets, available online
- Curriculum charts showing how each week of activities relates to the Australian Curriculum for English, available online.
English for NSW Year 10 Stage 5
- Addresses the relevant stage of the new NSW English curriculum
- Targets the key focus areas of reading, viewing and listening to texts; understanding and responding to texts; and expressing ideas and composing texts
- Includes a complete year of suggested units
- Is engaging and visually appealing to enhance student learning
- Contains units driven by inquiry learning, offering opportunities for both individual and collaborative learning
- Features a range of text types, including well-known and contemporary texts reflective of varied cultural experiences.
English for NSW Year 10 Stage 5
- Addresses the relevant stage of the new NSW English curriculum
- Targets the key focus areas of reading, viewing and listening to texts; understanding and responding to texts; and expressing ideas and composing texts
- Includes a complete year of suggested units
- Is engaging and visually appealing to enhance student learning
- Contains units driven by inquiry learning, offering opportunities for both individual and collaborative learning
- Features a range of text types, including well-known and contemporary texts reflective of varied cultural experiences.