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Oxford Playscripts: Brother in the Land

A playscript adaptation of the popular, topical novel by Robert Swindells

Robert Swindells and Joe Standerline

Suitable for:  Key Stage 3 (11-14) English & Drama students

Price:  £11.99

ISBN: 978-0-19-832084-5
Publication date: 15/07/2004
Paperback: 112 pages
Dimensions: 216x170mm

Availability: In stock.

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Description

An engaging classroom playscript. When a nuclear bomb wrecks his hometown and rips his family apart, 15-year-old Danny has to learn the art of survival...and fast. Under constant threat from radiation sickness, starvation, and the men who have seized power, Danny struggles to protect himself and his brother. Then he joins the resistance and the real fight begins...

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

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