COD 2006 - P046

Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo, Children's Laureate (2003-2005)

Upper Primary and Middle School Teachers.

2 sessions, start: 31-May

Course detail

Year: 2006
Level: Primary
Language: English
Status: Ended
Lugar: ESSARP - Deheza 3139, CABA
Facilitator/s: Ms. Beatriz Koessler MA
Print course
ESSARP Schools
ARS
Exams Schools
ARS
Non affiliate
ARS 60.00

Sessions

Sessions Dates Start Finish
1 31 May 2006 05:30 pm 08:30 pm
2 07 June 2006 05:30 pm 08:30 pm

Facilitator/s

Beatriz Koessler

Beatriz holds an MA in Literary Linguistics from the University of Nottingham, Uk. She was a lecturer in British Literature and Literature in the Language Class at both I.S.P. "J. V. González" and I.E.S. en Lenguas Vivas "J. R. Fernández" for more than thirty years. She has worked as a materials designer for the British Council and for Pearson Education. She's co-author of the Storyline series.
Upper Primary and Middle School Teachers.
- Acquainting teachers with one of the most prestigious children's writers in Europe. - Planning pre, while and post reading activities for Kensuke's Kingdom. - Finding intertextual links between Defoe's Crusoe and Morpurgo´s novel. - Devising creative writing activities as from the text.
"Kensuke's Kingdom (1999) tells the tale of a boy who survives on an island after falling from his parents' yacht and learns how to survive with the help of the mysterious Kensuke. This book won the Children's Book Award in 2000 and has now been adapted for the stage" www.contemporarywriters.com
The novel will be available at Kel's for all participants. www.channel4.com www.michaelmorpurgo.org www.michaelmorpurgo.com www.teachit.co.uk/index.asp www.wlma.org/conference2005/handouts2005/Kensuke.doc www.aol.teenreads.com
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