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Free Downloads for (what were!) the 2009 SATs, New UK Publications & US Releases Free Downloads for 2009 SATs Once again, we created FREE downloadable resources to help students and teachers with the 2009 Key Stage 3 English test (Year 9 SATs)… …and then the government decided to scrap the SATs with immediate effect!! Despite this, we know that many teachers are continuing with the set sections, so we’re providing the free resources anyway. As you know, there was a choice of two tests, each covering two set sections within a single play. For 2009, the plays were: Romeo and Juliet The Tempest For each play, we have provided the set sections in: Original Text The full script for the set sections in comic book form. Plain Text A plain English translation in comic book form. Quick Text A simplified English translation - ideal for a quick understanding and for less-able readers. No Text With empty word balloons - incredibly useful to demonstrate comprehension and for revision! Each document gives a one-page overview of the entire play, a page introducing each section, and even an illustrated character list. What’s more, we’ve also provided a free-to-download 21-page Teachers Resource book with activities on language, missing words, plot comprehension, an insult generator, colouring pages and even a word search. Click here for more information and to visit the downloads page We received over 150,000 hits to these pages last year, and they’re still being used to help teach the plays today, outside of the SATs! Last year, the plays were Richard III, Much Ado About Nothing, and The Tempest, which gives another 2 sections of each play free for you to download here. Here’s what some teachers said about last year’s resources: As a long serving primary school teacher who, for very complicated reasons, finds herself teaching KS3 Shakespeare, may I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your wonderful ‘Much Ado’ resources. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I have two very challenging “bottom set” (hate that terminology – but that’s what my school does!!) Year 9 classes who were not at all keen to study Shakespeare. I, on the other hand, LOVE his work and “Much Ado” is one of my personal favourites. Your resources will be so helpful, useful and I hope inspiring! Thank you so much. I’m not actually teaching year 9s this year, but never the less I’ve downloaded the free set scene resources. I’m using them at GCSE level to really focus on the language and structure. Thank you, again. Click here for more information and to visit the downloads page New UK Publications October saw the release of 3 new titles, available now, in all good bookstores, in Original Text and Quick Text versions: Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë The long-awaited title from the legendary John M Burns is available - and it more than lives up to its promise! Beautiful artwork, beautifully printed, and wonderfully presented. See more here: http://www.classicalcomics.com/books/janeeyre.html. Frankenstein - Mary Shelley The monster is on the loose! Declan Shalvey’s gothic linework and texturing is perfectly matched with Jason Cardy and Kat Nicholson’s atmospheric colouring to bring you a truly wonderful version of the Mary Shelley classic horror novel. See more here: http://www.classicalcomics.com/books/frankenstein.html. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens The much-loved Dickens Christmas classic is brought to life by Mike Collins, David Roach, James Offredi and Terry Wiley. Featuring 134 pages of story artwork, this graphic novel really does justice to the original masterpiece, making it an ideal Christmas gift for anyone and everyone! See more here: http://www.classicalcomics.com/books/christmascarol.html. US Releases Our first 5 titles (Henry V, Macbeth, Jane Eyre, Frankenstein, A Christmas Carol) are now available in the US and Canada. Distributed by PGW, and available in all good bookstores and educational distributors, we provide US English versions to encourage reading without confusing the spelling of certain words (colour/color, honour/honor, theatre/theater). The website shows the US English ISBN as well as the British English ISBN so you can make sure you get the version that is right for you. For more information on the text versions, visit: http://www.classicalcomics.com/textversions.html. These are really exciting times for Classical Comics, as we continue in our mission of encouraging reading by Bringing Classics to Life! Clive Bryant Chairman and Founder Classical Comics Ltd. (to unsubscribe from these newsletters, please reply to this email, changing the Email Subject to “Unsubscribe”)