Oxford Playscripts: The Canterbury Tales

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A modern playscript adaptation of some of Chaucer's fine Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer and Martin Riley

Suitable for: KS3 11-14 years English & Drama students

Price: £11.99

ISBN: 978-0-19-832063-0
Publication date: 18/09/2003
Paperback: 128 pages
Dimensions: 216x170mm

Availability: In stock.

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Description

An engaging classroom playscript. Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer is dead! In a dramatic attempt to bring him back to life, four medieval alchemists invite a group of Chaucer's best-known pilgrims - the Knight, the Wife of Bath, the Pardoner, the Nun's Priest, and the Miller - to tell their Canterbury Tales.

New, innovative activities specifically tailored to support the KS3 Framework for Teaching English and help students to fulfil the Framework objectives. Activities include work on Speaking and Listening, close text analysis, and the structure of playscripts, and act as a springboard for personal writing.

Features

Exciting adaptations of modern and classic novels, and a range of original plays
Motivating activities focusing on performance, close text analysis, language and structure, together with varied creative tasks
Insights into the plays by the authors and adaptors
Notes on props and staging

This page was last updated on 27 December 2024 at 20:30 GMT

Reviews

Lively, upbeat, great fun: lots of staging and props ideas for the novice director, those with more experience will enjoy being more experimental. Great for Year 9s - 5 Start Amazon review
The kids can really have a lot of fun with the quirky style and the character of the Pardoner always gets an enthusiastic response. It is an ideal way to introduce Chaucer to teens who might be a bit intimidated by jumping straight into the middle English of the original - 5 Star Amazon review

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