Songs of Dust and Watera novel by M.J. Hydara

For teachers and students

For teachers and students

Free material for classes aged 15 to 18 in Literature, Geography, Economics, Politics and Development Studies. Each resource says whether it is safe before reading, follows the class’s chapter, or is for after the book is finished.

Teaching pack

Free teaching pack

A six-week scheme of work, ten classroom activities, essay questions and key terms, ages 15 to 18.Follows your chapter
Students

Quotation bank

Quotations checked against the paperback, with speaker, chapter and page. Copy any line with its reference.Follows your chapter
Revision

Quizzes

Questions with explanations that follow how far the class has read; a whole-book quiz for revision.Follows your chapter
Examples

Twenty-eight example essays

Imagined student essays from fourteen countries, showing different ways into the novel.After you finish
Advanced

A critical study

A long reading of the novel for advanced students and scholars; its opening and judgement are here.After you finish
Background

Reader’s companion

The world, the institutions and the people, chapter by chapter.Follows your chapter
Background

People and words

Cast lists, glossary and a guide to saying the names, safe to hand out on day one.Safe before you read

These materials were written for this site and checked against the published text. They are not endorsed by any exam board, and the example essays are not real student work. Please check any course requirements against your own specification.

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