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| 1984 For writing about the novel ‘1984’ by George Orwell: Big Brother, totalitarian, scepticism, brainwashing … Use with the 12K Main Dictionary or higher. created: 4 November 2009 words: 800 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
| 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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
Frankenstein For writing about ‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Shelley: creature, experiment, Ingolstadt, murder, spectre, revenge … Use with the 12K Main Dictionary or higher. created: 4 December 2009 words: 600 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
| 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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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Golden Compass For writing about Philip Pullman's book 'The Golden Compass,' also called 'Northern Lights': Lyra, daemon, Lord Asriel, gyptians, witch, armoured bear... revised: 8 November 2008 words: 800 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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Greek Mythology
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Hatchet |
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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
| 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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
Jane Austen For writing about the novelist Jane Austen: novel, writer, marry, husband, social class, dishonour, Hampshire... created: 10 November 2008 words: 500 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
| 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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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| Life of Pi For writing about the book, ‘Life of Pi’ by Yann Martel: shipwreck, tiger, lifeboat, thirsty, religion, seasick, hyena, sceptical, lonely… created: 3 April 2009 words: 400 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
| Macbeth For writing about Shakespeare's tragedy 'Macbeth': ghost, murder, weird, thane, treachery, madness, judgement... Use with the 12K Main Dictionary or higher. created: 8 September 2009 words: 700 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
| 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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
Phantom Tollbooth For writing about ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ by Norton Juster: Milo, bored, Tock, princess, the Humbug, colour, Chroma the Great… created: 7 October 2008 words: 600 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
| Pride and Prejudice For writing about the Jane Austen novel 'Pride and Prejudice': Mr Darcy, snobbery, marriage, Regency, social class... created: 10 November 2008 words: 1100 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
| Reviewing a Play For writing about a play you've read or seen: character, motivation, dialogue, metaphor, setting, soliloquy, performer, theatre, viewpoint... created: 8 September 2009 words: 300 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
| 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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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Twilight Saga For writing about the ‘Twilight’ series by Stephenie Meyer: Bella, scent, vampire, Edward, werewolf, behaviour … Use with the 12K Main Dictionary or higher. created: 14 January 2010 words: 600 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
Where the Red Fern Grows 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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |