Rollercoasters: Diverse Words and Voices

Diverse Words and Voices has been designed to support you in diversifying your KS3 and KS4 English curriculum. This collection features over 30 fiction and non-fiction text extracts from a wide range of underrepresented voices from past times to the present day, ensuring that more students see themselves represented in the English classroom.

Features

Includes an exciting range of fiction and non-fiction extracts from classic and contemporary authors, such as: Sharna Jackson, Floella Benjamin, Monisha Rajesh, Malala Yousafzai, Magean Rapinoe, Stephen Hawking, Samira Ahmed, Dara McNaulty, Patrick Ness, Kit de Waal, Lemn Sissay, Christy Brown, and many more.
Extracts are categorised into themes with accompanying contextual notes from Bennie Kara – the editor of the collection; chapters include: Crime and consequences, Journeys and discoveries, Power and influence, Terror and wonder, Wild places and urban landscapes, Truth and reality, Dystopias and other worlds, and Youth and age
Designed to be used flexibly: the texts can slot easily into existing schemes of work or be used alongside Oxford Smart: Quest
Supports both the KS3 and KS4 English curriculum: ideal resource for preparing students for unseen texts at GCSE
Includes a free downloadable Rollercoaster Resource Pack