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The
Reso has been written as a stimulus text for
PSHE and Citizenship at Key Stages 2,3 and 4.
The tales that make up the Reso have been tried
and tested in classrooms and have formed the
basis for discussion, role play and drama.
This website contains tagging documents for the
use of teachers interested in using the text as
part of Key Stage 2,3 or 4 learning activities
in Citizenship or PSHE.
To access the documents in PDF format simply
click on the links below:
Tagging 'The
Reso' to the National Curriculum for Citizenship
& PSHE at KS2,KS3 and KS4
A mapping exercise has been carried out against
the NC statements to support the use of The Reso
as a tool for the delivery of the National
Curriculum for Key Stage 2 and 3 for Citizenship
and PSHE.
In each case, appropriate chapters are
highlighted to show where they can be used as
stimulus material to provoke discussion and
related activities around the theme.
The list is not exhaustive and
we
would like to hear from teachers who
have found other uses for the chapters to
deliver learning objectives in these and other
subject areas.
The mapping exercises have been designed to open
as WORD documents which you are welcome to
download and use as printed material or store in
teacher accessible parts of the school learning
platform or intranet.
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A major motivation for the writing of the Reso
was Ambrose Conway's experience of the reading
habits of pupils at secondary school. Over
twenty years, Ambrose saw pupils become divorced
from reading and the world of magination and
creativity accessible through a good book.
Whereas he noticed this sorry development across
most of his pupils it was most pronounced in the
case of boys.
The growth of Information Technology, whilst it
has opened up some wonderful educational
horizons, has also diminished the significance
of the printed world, and, to some extent, the
role of the imagination in developing empathy
and sensibility.
Having grown up and been educated in Wales where
the tradition of story telling seemed to be
stronger in his youth, The Reso was compiled and
successfully tested with pupils in schools over
a number of years. The aim was to see if he
could recapture the imagination of young readers
with a tale which linked them historically to
the time of their parents and grandparents as
well as confronting them with issues that they
faced in their daily lives; acceptance, drawing
the line morally, bullying behaviour, law and
order and "normality" and the tolerance of
difference.
Recognising that literature must justify its
place in the crowded curriculum, the Reso has
been tagged as a stimulus material to the PSHE
and Citizenship National Curriculum statements
at Key Stage 2,3 and 4.
We hope young readers will enjoy the Reso on its
own merits either as an individual or class
reader. However, as busy teachers, we hope we
have provided you with appropriate hooks to use
the whole book, or individual chapters, as
vibrant stimulus material to provoke discussion
and creative response to key themes in the
Citizenship and PSHE programmes of study.
The
Reso can be ordered on line from Kings Hart
Books at: http://www.kingshartbooks.co.uk/thereso.html
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