11+/ISEB – Children’s Classics

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Children’s Classics for 11+/ISEB

This course is designed to develop strong reading, thinking, and language skills through carefully selected classic literature.

Students will read structured extracts from well-known texts and practise a wide range of 11+/ISEB-style questions, including:

  • Comprehension (with full-sentence answers)
  • Vocabulary in context
  • Grammar and punctuation
  • Text-based evidence
  • Analytical and higher-order thinking

The focus is not only on answering questions, but on learning the correct method of thinking:

  • Reading with attention
  • Understanding meaning in context
  • Supporting answers with evidence
  • Writing clearly and accurately

Each lesson encourages students to:

  • Read independently
  • Use a dictionary effectively
  • Improve precision in English

This course builds the foundation required for:

  • 11+ entrance exams
  • ISEB Common Pre-Test
  • Long-term academic success in English
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What Will You Learn?

  • By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  • Read and understand challenging texts independently
  • Identify and explain key vocabulary in context
  • Answer comprehension questions using full sentences
  • Support answers with evidence from the text
  • Apply correct grammar and punctuation
  • Recognise character traits, themes, and ideas
  • Develop logical thinking and structured responses

Course Content

Topic 1: Animal Farm – By George Orwell
Students will study Animal Farm by George Orwell, beginning with Chapter One. Through guided exercises, students will: Understand characters, setting, and key ideas Learn how to extract meaning from descriptive language Identify important vocabulary in context Practise answering questions using evidence from the text Special focus is given to: Clear comprehension of events Understanding character behaviour and intentions Developing structured, full-sentence answers Recognising deeper ideas such as fairness, leadership, and inequality By working through these exercises, students will improve both: Accuracy in English Depth of thinking, which is essential for 11+ success

Topic 2: Secret Garden – By Frances Hodgson Burnett

Topic 3: The Railway Children – By E Nesbit

Topic 3: Alice in Wonderland – By Lewis Carroll

Topic 4: A Christmas Carol – By Charles Dickens

Topic 5: Peter Pan – By J.M. Barrie

Topic 6: The Jungle Book – By Rudyard Kipling

Topic 7: The Chronicles of Narnia – By C.S Lewis

Topic 8: Treasure Island – By Robert Louis Stevenson

Topic 9: The Hobbit – By J. R. R. Tolkien

Topic 10 – Journey to the Centre of the Earth – By Jules Verne

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