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A Christmas Carol
For writing about the story "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens: Scrooge, Tiny Tim, ghost, Christmas Past, Cratchit, Marley, gruel, humbug...
created: 20 Nov 2002
words: 700
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  Alice in Wonderland
Words and phrases connected with the Lewis Carroll story of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: White Rabbit, curiouser, tea party, croquet, Duchess, dream...
created: 14 May 2002
words: 700
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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Book Report 1
Basic words for a book report: author, idea, main character, plot, opinion, setting, summary...
created: 20 Jul 2004
words: 150
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  Book Report 2
Basic AND advanced words for a book report: author, idea, content, dialogue, genre, metaphor, motivation, point of view...
created: 20 Jul 2004
words: 250
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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Bridge to Terabithia
For use with 'Bridge to Terabithia' by Katherine Paterson: Jess, Leslie, art, watercolour, music teacher, explore, puppy, fantasy…
revised: 8 Mar 2007
words: 700
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  Curious Incident
For writing about ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ by Mark Haddon: Christopher, murder, mystery, neighbour, dog…
created: 28 May 2007
words: 200
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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Diary of Anne Frank
For writing about "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank: Amsterdam, hide, Jew, Nazi, annexe, Kitty...
revised: 10 Dec 2007
words: 2100
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  Dragons
For writing about dragons, ancient and modern: Grendel, St George, damsel, knight, treasure, Earthsea, Norwegian Ridgeback...
created: 24 Jun 2005
words: 700
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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Fantasy 1 basic
Basic words for magic kingdoms: fairy godmothers, dwarves, elves, knights, pirates, castles, spells, dragons, ghosts, genies, treasure, servants, secrets.
revised: 12 Mar 2001
words: 600
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  Fantasy 2 advanced
Basic AND advanced words: alchemy, cauldron, drawbridge, gargoyle, kryptonite, myth, poltergeist, shapeshifter, telekinesis, trickster.
revised: 31 Oct 2001
words: 900
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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From the Mixed-Up Files
For writing about "From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" — Claudia, Jamie, adventure, statue, Metropolitan Museum...
created: 22 May 2005
words: 800
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  Greek Mythology
Words and phrases for writing about the mythology of Ancient Greece — gods and goddesses, monsters, heroes, adventures, legends.
created: 6 Dec 2001
words: 1600
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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H Potter Chamber
For writing about "Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets". Harry Potter and related names are trademarks of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P.
revised: 7 Sep 2002
words: 1600
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  H Potter Prisoner
For writing about "Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban". Harry Potter and related names are trademarks of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P.
created: 24 Sep 2002
words: 1600
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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H Potter Stone
For writing about "Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone". Harry Potter and related names are trademarks of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P.
created: 14 Nov 2005
words: 1500
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  Holes
For writing about the book "Holes" by Louis Sachar: Stanley, Mr Sir, Camp Green Lake, Zero, sunflower seeds, Kate Barlow, yellow-spotted lizard...
created: 23 May 2006
words: 600
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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Island of Blue Dolphins
For writing about "The Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell: Karana, Rontu, sea otter, abalone, loneliness, spearhead, hunter, harbour...
created: 17 Jul 2006
words: 700
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  Johnny Tremain
For writing about 'Johnny Tremain' by Esther Forbes: apprentice, colony, Boston Tea Party, messenger, harbour, American Revolution…
created: 10 March 2008
words: 1200
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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Julie of the Wolves
For writing about 'Julie of the Wolves' by Jean Craighead George: Miyax, Amaroq, wolf pack, caribou, tundra, howl, hunter, language…
created: 8 Mar 2007
words: 700
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  King Arthur 1
Basic words and phrases for writing about the legends of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table: Lancelot, Merlin, quest, tournament, chivalry...
created: 9 Apr 2002
words: 1100
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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King Arthur 2
Basic AND advanced words and phrases for the history and stories of the Arthurian legends: Camelot, Merlin, epic, fiction ... Malory, Tennyson, T.H. White...
created: 9 Apr 2002
words: 1400
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  Lion Witch and Wardrobe
For writing about the book "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis: Narnia, the White Witch, Lucy, Edmund, prophecy, spell, betrayal...
created: 23 Mar 2006
words: 800
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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Norse Mythology
Words and phrases for writing about Norse mythology: tales of creation, death, gods, and heroes; Odin, Thor, Freya, Valhalla...
created: 14 Mar 2002
words: 600
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  Owls in the Family
For writing about "Owls in the Family", by Farley Mowat: prairie, Bruce, Billy, great horned owl, talon, perch, pet, Saskatchewan...
created: 17 May 2005
words: 500
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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Ramayana
For writing about the Hindu epic story, the Ramayana: Rama, Sita, monkey, Hanuman, armour, demon...
created: 12 Sep 2006
words: 400
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  Robin Hood
For writing about the legends of Robin Hood: Sherwood Forest, Sheriff of Nottingham, Merry Men, Maid Marian, Friar Tuck, Little John, King Richard...
revised: 29 Dec 2005
words: 700
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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Roll of Thunder
For writing about the book "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" by Mildred D. Taylor: Cassie, the Logans, credit, sharecropper, T.J. Avery...
created: 30 Oct 2005
words: 900
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  The Giver
For writing about "The Giver" by Lois Lowry: Jonas, the Receiver of Memory, Sameness, release, Gabriel, colour, dream-telling, escape...
created: 12 Sep 2006
words: 900
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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Where the Red Fern
For writing about ‘Where the Red Fern Grows’ by Wilson Rawls: Billy, hunting dog, Little Ann, the Ozarks, raccoon, championship…
created: 6 July 2008
words: 600
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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  William Shakespeare
For writing about the life of William Shakespeare: play, theatre, Elizabethan, Globe Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon...
revised: 29 Dec 2005
words: 400
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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Wrinkle in Time
For writing about the book "A Wrinkle in Time", by Madeleine L'Engle: Meg, Charles Wallace, Camazotz, the man with red eyes...
created: 21 Apr 2005
words: 800
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
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