English/Literacy Topics
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| 1984 For writing about the novel ‘1984’ by George Orwell: Big Brother, totalitarian, scepticism, brainwashing … created: 4 November 2009 words: 800 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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 November 2002 words: 700 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K 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 |
Beloved For writing about ‘Beloved’ by Toni Morrison: Sethe, runaway, brutality, slavery, Mr Bodwin, memory … created: 2 March 2011 words: 500 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K 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 July 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 July 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 writing about ‘Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee,’ a history of the West from the Native American point of view … created: 2 March 2011 words: 800 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee For writing about 'Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee,' a history of the West from the Native American point of view … created: March 2, 2011 words: 800 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K 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 |
Diary of Anne Frank For writing about "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank: Amsterdam, hide, Jew, Nazi, annexe, Kitty … revised: 10 December 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 June 2005 words: 700 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
Fantasy 1 basic Basic words for magic kingdoms: fairy godmothers, dwarves, elves, knights, pirates, castles, spells, dragons, ghosts, genies, treasure, servants, secrets. revised: 12 March 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 October 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 … created: 4 December 2009 words: 600 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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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| Grapes of Wrath For writing about ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ by John Steinbeck: Tom Joad, California, migrant labour, poverty, strike … created: 4 September 2010 words: 1,000 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
Great Gatsby For writing about 'The Great Gatsby' by F Scott Fitzgerald: Jazz Age, neighbour, Nick, Daisy Buchanan, hypocrisy … created: 9 November 2010 words: 700 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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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 December 2001 words: 1600 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
Hamlet For writing about the Shakespeare’s play ‘Hamlet’: spectre, tragedy, revenge, murder, soliloquy … created: 2 March 2011 words: 500 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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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 September 2002 words: 1600 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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 September 2002 words: 1600 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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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 November 2005 words: 1500 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
Hatchet For writing about ‘Hatchet’ by Gary Paulsen: wilderness, Brian, plane crash, survival, shelter, fire, behaviour, resourceful … created: 3 September 2008 words: 800 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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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 use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
Huckleberry Finn For writing about ‘Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ by Mark Twain: Pap, Jim, the Duke, humour, fraud … created: 3 December 2010 words: 1000 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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| I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings For writing about Maya Angelou’s autobiography, ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’: racism, trauma, colour … created: 1 April 2011 words: 700 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
Island of the 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 July 2006 words: 700 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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| 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 March 2007 words: 700 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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 April 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 April 2002 words: 1400 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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 |
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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 March 2006 words: 800 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
Lord of the Flies For writing about ‘Lord of the Flies’ by William Golding: Jack, Piggy, marooned, savagery, society, civilisation … created: 1 April 2011 words: 600 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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| Macbeth For writing about Shakespeare's tragedy 'Macbeth': ghost, murder, weird, thane, treachery, madness, judgement … created: 8 September 2009 words: 700 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
Norse Mythology Words and phrases for writing about Norse mythology: tales of creation, death, gods, and heroes; Odin, Thor, Freya, Valhalla … created: 14 March 2002 words: 600 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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| Odyssey For writing about the Greek epic story of Odysseus: heroic, harbour, Penelope, suitor, disguise, Calypso … created: 1 April 2011 words: 400 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Ramayana For writing about the Hindu epic story, the Ramayana: Rama, Sita, monkey, Hanuman, armour, demon … created: 12 September 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 |
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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 December 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 October 2005 words: 900 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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| Samuel Pepys For writing about Samuel Pepys, the diarist: restoration, plague, favour, Fire of London, the Thames, manuscript … created: 5 August 2010 words: 700 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
Scarlet Letter For writing about ‘The Scarlet Letter’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne: Hester Prynne, Puritan, sin, wilful, confession … Use with the 12K Main Dictionary or higher. created: 10 January 2011 words: 600 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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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 September 2006 words: 900 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
Things Fall Apart For writing about ‘Things Fall Apart’ by Chinua Achebe: Okonkwo, tradition, clan, exile, behaviour, missionary … created: 1 April 2011 words: 600 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
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| Three Cups of Tea For writing about ‘Three Cups of Tea’, an account of Greg Mortenson's efforts to build schools in Central Asia: Pakistan, education, Muslim, enrolment, village … created: 5 August 2010 words: 900 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |
To Kill a Mockingbird For writing about 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee: Scout, innocence, colour, Boo Radley … created: 5 April 2010 words: 600 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 12K 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 … 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 December 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 April 2005 words: 800 author: Don Johnston Incorporated use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher download this dictionary |