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Joe Penhall's screenplay for the film of Cormac McCarthy's
post-apocalyptic novel provides a gripping and unforgettable text
for use in English at Key Stage 4. The novel won the 2007 Pulitzer
Prize for Fiction and the the film starring Viggo Mortensen and
Charlize Theron won praise for its faithful rendering of the
novel's dystopian vision. This educational edition in Methuen
Drama's Critical Scripts series has been prepared by national Drama
in Secondary English experts Ruth Moore and Paul Bunyan. Building
on a decade of highly effective work and publications endorsed by
national organisations and supported by teachers and consultants
across Britain, each book in the series: meets the new requirements
at KS3 and GCSE (2010) features detailed, structured schemes of
work utilising drama approaches to improve literary and language
analysis places pupils' understanding of the learning process at
the heart of the activities will help pupils to boost English GCSE
success and develop high-level skills at KS3 will save teachers
considerable time devising their own resources. The Road is set a
few years after an unexplained cataclysmic world disaster has left
the earth barren and hostile. It follows a father and son as they
struggle to survive in a landscape where men either starve or join
the marauding gangs of cannibals. Readers are advised that there
are some scenes of a disturbing nature.
This schools' edition of Mark Haddon's multi-award-winning novel
adapted for the stage of the National Theatre by Simon Stephens is
perfect for Key Stages 3 and 4. Featuring the play script from the
Modern Plays edition but with the language adjusted for school
use*, this edition includes a wealth of classroom activities for
the English and drama classrooms. Christopher, fifteen years old,
stands beside Mrs Shears's dead dog. It has been speared with a
garden fork, it is seven minutes after midnight, and Christopher is
under suspicion. He records each fact in the book he is writing to
solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington. He has an
extraordinary brain and is exceptional at maths, but he is
ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured
alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched and he
distrusts strangers. But Christopher's detective work, forbidden by
his father, takes him on a frightening journey that turns his world
upside-down. This educational edition in Methuen Drama's Critical
Scripts series has been prepared by national Drama in Secondary
English experts Ruth Moore and Paul Bunyan. Building on a decade of
highly effective work and publications endorsed by national
organisations and supported by teachers and consultants across
Britain, each book in the series: > meets the requirements at
KS3 and GCSE > features detailed, structured schemes of work
utilising drama approaches to improve literary and language
analysis > places pupils' understanding of the learning process
at the heart of the activities > will help pupils to boost
English GCSE success and develop high-level skills at KS3 > will
save teachers considerable time devising their own resources. Simon
Stephens's adaptation of Mark Haddon's bestselling, award-winning
novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time offers a
richly theatrical exploration of this touching and bleakly humorous
tale. * The instances of stronger language have been tempered in
this edition specifically for school use. Teachers may still wish
to satisfy themselves that it is suited to the age of their pupils.
Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2010, Keith Gray's hit
novel features a group of three friends who embark on a remarkable
journey from Cleethorpes to Scotland with a stolen urn containing
the ashes of their best friend... Now adapted for the stage by
Birmingham Rep for a production by their Youth Theatre in 2011,
Ostrich Boys is ideal for KS3 and KS4 English and will appeal
strongly to boys as well as girls. This educational edition in
Methuen Drama's Critical Scripts series has been prepared by
national Drama in Secondary English experts Ruth Moore and Paul
Bunyan. Building on a decade of highly effective work and
publications endorsed by national organisations and supported by
teachers and consultants across Britain, each book in the series:
meets the new requirements at KS3 and GCSE (2010) features
detailed, structured schemes of work utilising drama approaches to
improve literary and language analysis places pupils' understanding
of the learning process at the heart of the activities will help
pupils to boost English GCSE success and develop high-level skills
at KS3 will save teachers considerable time devising their own
resources.
What happens when two teen-aged girls decide to cross the vast
country of Canada by horseback? Cross Country for Two tracks the
unexpected adventures and romance that Brenda and Robbie encounter
as they make their way from Nova Scotia to the Pacific Ocean. You
will feel the excitement of what happens when people step out of
their comfort zone as the girls face several challenges along the
roads. You will grow to love the heroines, as well as their horses,
as you see how they persevere during their months of travel across
all sorts of terrain. Have your faith in humanity restored as you
read about the kindnesses that strangers show the girls during
their trek, and see what can happen when some of those strangers
are caring and handsome. Cross Country for Two is a good
old-fashioned tale of exploration with no objectionable language or
scenes. Readers of all ages will enjoy this fascinating account of
two girls who grow up on horseback as they see the beautiful people
and scenery of Canada.
Rooting Branches, book three in the Understanding Apples Series by
JS Moore, explores the importance or remembering where you came
from in order to know where you are headed. Expanding upon the idea
that everyone has a story to tell and everyone is connected in some
way, Moore begins to seek out the answers in drawing out the
branches to his own family tree - which is no easy task for him...
to say the least.
JS Moore believes in the preservation of history, oral traditions,
and the stories of the common people. What began as a collection of
stories to pass along to his own family and friends about local
flavor and happenings in the past century has blossomed into a
cultural awakening of tales from a region steeped in tradition,
superstition, and hard work. Gathering Leaves is a collection of
short stories about characters from all over Northeast Tennessee
and Southwest Virginia. Expanding from his first book in the
Series, Understanding Apples, JS Moore has invited a wide array of
talented authors, artists, and photographers from every generation
of the past 100 years to give their take in this compilation of
Appalachian narratives. Gathering Leaves proves we all have a story
within us to tell. But we must seek the courage to share it.
"Survivors' Lullaby" is a dramatic and heart wrenching compilation
of personal accounts and writings by survivors of catholic clergy
abuse. Survivors and their supporters voluntarily submitted their
life accounts, poems, speeches and other written testimony. The
contributing authors have shared with us the details of years of
suffering that they have endured because of the abuse and the
subsequent cover-up of the crimes committed. They have made it
vividly clear as to why it is not possible to "Just get over it" or
to "Just move on." Included in this book are survivor submissions
from Colorado, Indiana, Canada as well as from the local Boston
area. Supporting friends have also submitted their recollections of
sidewalk demonstrations that occurred in several New England
locations and why they have become strong advocates for survivors.
Some of the accounts in this book describe graphic details of
ritual and sexual abuse and for this reason, younger readers or
those who may be emotionally fragile, should not read this book.
The purpose of this book is to end the decades of silence that
masked this human disaster and to reveal the horrific details of
crimes that have been and continue to be committed. Susan Renehan,
a survivor and vocal advocate once stated, "We need the truth
before we can heal." Only when we know the truth, embrace our
wounded and make the necessary changes to our laws, can we ensure
the safety of our next generation of children and young adults.
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Divided City - The Play (Paperback)
Theresa Breslin, Paul Bunyan, Martin Travers, Ruth Moore; Series edited by Ruth Moore, …
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R453
Discovery Miles 4 530
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Nominated for ten UK book awards, Theresa Breslin's hit novel tells
of how two young boys - one Rangers fan, one Celtic fan - are drawn
into a secret pact to help a young asylum seeker in a city divided
by prejudice. Now adapted for the stage by Martin Travers, the play
has already been produced to great acclaim at Glasgow's Citizens
Theatre. Graham and Joe just want to play football and be selected
for the new city team, but a violent attack on Kyoul, an asylum
seeker, changes everything when they find themselves drawn into a
secret pact to help the victim and his girlfriend Leanne. Set in
Glasgow at the time of the Orange Order walks, Divided City is a
gripping tale about two boys and how they must find their own way
forward in a world divided by difference. This educational edition
has been prepared by national Drama in Secondary English experts
Ruth Moore and Paul Bunyan. Published in Methuen Drama's Critical
Scripts series the book: - meets the curriculum requirements for
English at KS3, GCSE and Scottish CfE. - features detailed,
structured schemes of work utilising drama approaches to improve
literary and language analysis - places pupils' understanding of
the learning process at the heart of the activities - will help
pupils to boost English GCSE success and develop high-level skills
at KS3 - will save teachers considerable time devising their own
resources.
This volume brings together twenty-nine pieces dating from before
1932, none of which appeared in Porter's collected works and many
of which are published here for the first time. Both fiction and
essays are covered. All these pieces belong to Porter's
apprenticeship as a creative writer. Thus, they offer new insights
into her artistic development and her relationship with Mexico, a
place that, as she later said, "influenced everything I did
afterward."
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