06 July 2023

Plug-and-Play Reading Comprehension / Literature lesson : Essay "Fire at Christmas" by Dylan Thomas


Although technically an extract from a longer work, this piece stands on its own and presents what we expect of a reflective essay and as such, is significant as a literary piece.

The text comes from a Cambridge English Literature programme, and is also appropriate for IB Language, Literature and Lang&Lit. 

Each part is stand-alone and can be taken separately for professional development, personal growth or to provide a model for language teaching and/or literary analysis. We recommend Part A before Part B.

  • A = Knowledge and Understanding of the work
    • This session is appropriate for Advanced EFL and E2L students 
    • The text is suitable for students G9 and above
    • For teachers new to or considering this work
    • For EFL and E2L language acquisition and development
    • For EFL and E2L Advanced Reading Comprehension practice and development
    • Especially useful for EFL and Chilean National Curriculum programmes
    • E2L and E1L Literature and Lang&Lit
    • GCSE, IGCSE, AS-Level, A-Level, IB MYP, IB Dip, AP
    • One-hour Guided Discussion
  • B = Response to and Analysis of the work
    • This session is appropriate for E1L and English Literature students
    • The text is suitable for students G9 and above
    • For teachers new to or considering this work
    • For E2L and E1L language acquisition and development
    • For E2L and E1L Literature and Lang&Lit
    • GCSE, IGCSE, AS-Level, A-Level, IB MYP, IB Dip, AP
    • We recommend completing Part before taking Part B.
    • One-hour Guided Discusssion
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