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Cambridge Wizard English Student Guides

63 total works

Cover of Wizard Study Guide The Accidental Tourist

Cover of Wizard Study Guide My Place

Cover of Wizard Study Guide Cosi

Wizard Study Guide Cosi

by Richard McRoberts

Published 23 October 2002

Cover of Wizard Study Guide Educating Rita

Cover of Wizard Study Guide Scission

Cover of Wizard Study Guide Strictly Ballroom

Cover of Wizard Study Guide Remembering Babylon

Cover of Wizard Study Guide Pride and Prejudice

Cover of Wizard Study Guide Hard Times

Cover of Wizard Study Guide This Boy's Life

Cover of Wizard Study Guide My Left Foot

Cover of Wizard Study Guide Othello

Wizard Study Guide Othello

by Richard McRoberts

Published 23 October 2002

Cover of Wizard Study Guide The Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

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Cover of Cambridge Wizard Student Guide The Truman Show
The Truman Show is a major film by Australian director Peter Weir. It sets up the conceit of a 'reality TV' show about an innocent called Truman Burbank, who doesn't even know that his whole life is a carefully scripted fiction, beamed out to millions of viewers around the world. When the truth dawns on Truman, he challenges the god-like creator of 'The Truman Show', and makes his escape into the real world. This fascinating satire on media manipulation is both engrossing and relevant to contemporary trends. Study of the film is set within the context of the NSW syllabus English Elective module 'Image'. The guide provides background material on the 'Image' theme, as well as contextual information about the 'grammar' of film, before offering a summary and detailed explication of the movie. It concludes with linking notes (the movie as an example of 'Image') and a model answer.

Cover of Cambridge Wizard Student Guide Brave New World/Blade Runner/Elective: In the Wild
Brave New World is one of the most famous literary works of the twentieth century. It is a brilliant 'dystopian' vision – describing a future world of bottled babies, cloning, brainwashing and totalitarian social control. Blade Runner, a celebrated cult film directed by Ridley Scott, is another example of serious science fiction. It deals with a future in which technology is out of control. This movie, part thriller and part love story, addresses major issues – identity, compassion, the meaning of life. Study of both the novel and the film is set within the context of the NSW syllabus English Elective module 'In the Wild'. The guide provides background material on the 'In the Wild' theme, before offering a background notes and a summary of both texts. It concludes by linking the novel and the film to 'In the Wild', and providing model answers.

Cover of Cambridge Wizard Student Guide The Age Of Innocence
The Age of Innocence is a major film by celebrated American director Martin Scorcese. It is a sumptuous dramatisation of the novel by Edith Wharton - about a well to do young man, Newland Archer, engaged to a society debutante, May Welland. Into his world of privilege and conformity however comes the beautiful Countess Olenska. In spite of himself, Newland becomes infatuated, and ultimately has to grapple with the unthinkable - leaving his fiancee for a married woman. This rich period piece deals with universal themes - love, loyalty, the age old conflict between the individual and society. This study guide provides background on the author and director, as well as contextual information about the 'grammar' of film, before offering a summary and detailed explication of the movie. It includes thorough notes on characters and themes, as well as critical references and model answers.

Cover of Cambridge Wizard Student Guide The Quiet American
The Quiet American is a key work by famous British author Graham Greene. The title character, Alden Pyle, is an idealistic young man working undercover for American intelligence agencies in Vietnam during the last days of the French colonial administration. However, his interference in local affairs, and agent provocateur role, lead almost inevitably to tragic consequences – including his own death. The narrator, world weary British journalist Thomas Fowler, is simultaneously repelled and attracted to the dangerously 'innocent' Pyle – and in a dramatic twist, shares Pyle's obsession with a beautiful Vietnamese girl. The novel is a clever composite - part thriller, part murder mystery, part love story. This study guide provides background on the author, and the complex history of Vietnam, before offering a summary and detailed explication of the novel. It includes thorough notes on characters and themes, as well as critical references and model answers.

Cover of Cambridge Wizard Student Guide Away and the Journey
Away is a well known modern Australian play by writer Michael Gow. Three families go on their annual holidays to Queensland. Their physical journeys lead to emotional and spiritual journeys as inner concerns and yearnings begin to surface and eventually reach crisis point. The upshot however is greater understanding all round and the reconciliation of formerly estranged individuals. The play ends on a note of optimism and hope. Study of the play is set, in this study guide, within the larger context of the NSW English Area of Study curriculum – 'The Journey'. The guide provides background material on the journey theme, examines the prescribed Stimulus Booklet ('Journeys') in detail, and offers students ways of reading the text in relation to the Area of Study theme.