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Now even young readers can enjoy Shakespeare's stories in a bold new retelling that captures the drama and adventure of the original plays.

This is an educational book about a real life story and contains some upsetting themes. It should be introduced in an environment where children can talk and learn in a supported way. For children with the cognitive age of 4+.  Breck is a 14-year-old boy who loves computing and gaming. However, things go wrong when he makes a new friend online.  Based on the tragic events around the grooming of Breck Bednar, ‘This is Breck’ is designed for lower age students and those with special needs, to in...

Exam Board: SQALevel: National 4 & 5Subject: EnglishFirst Teaching: September 2013First Exam: June 2014 As well as being a highly popular play for National 5 English study, Tally's Blood paints a wonderful picture of life in wartime Scotland, as experienced by the Italian immigrant community. Exploring the themes of racism, love and family loyalties, it does so with humour and warmth through the eyes of an Italian family with close blood ties. When World War Two breaks out, friendships outwith...

The student book provides comprehensive support for the design route through the AQA GCSE Drama specification, covering all lighting, sound, set, costume and puppet design options. // The clear and accessible layout will help you engage with and fully understand key design ideas and information. // Written by an experienced author and drama teacher, in collaboration with expert consultants working professionally in each of the design areas. // Includes a variety of features including Asses...

A comprehensive bank of customisable teaching and learning resources to support the study of Romeo and Juliet. Packed with images, an accessible Word version of the play text, teaching ideas and background materials, interactive activities, and a case study of the play in performance, the product offers real value for money and is perfect for delivering Romeo and Juliet in the Key Stage 3 classroom. Our popular OxBox technology offers teachers practical support for planning lessons, and enables...

Professor Donno's fully annotated edition, based on the Folio text, explains Shakespeare's language in its sixteenth -century social and dramatic context. The introduction emphasises the play's Illyrian setting, a locale that distances the mad actions of the romantic lovers and the comic Sir Toby with his crew from the real world where the wind blows and the rain falls, The play's major themes and characters are defined against their counterparts in Shakespeare's sources and against later parodi...

Three of Shakespeare’s most popular plays . . . in texts?! The immortal William Shakespeare is given a fun, modern twist in this OMG Shakespeare boxed set!   This hilarious boxed set includes three adaptations of Shakespeare’s most beloved tragedies:   YOLO Juliet srsly Hamlet Macbeth #killing it   Imagine: What if Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and Ophelia, and Macbeth and Lady Macbeth had smartphones? To bae or not to bae? The real question is: How can you read while ROTFL?! If you

Written specifically for GCSE students by academics and specialists in the field, the Methuen Drama GCSE Student Guides conveniently gather indispensable resources and tips for successful understanding and writing all in one place, preparing students to approach their exams with confidence. Key features include a critical commentary of the play with extensive, clearly labelled analyses on themes, characters and context. They take studying drama even further with sections on dramatic technique,...

Prepare for the Cambridge Drama IGCSE 2016 syllabus with an approach that helps to create a varied, stimulating and enjoyable learning environment that enables students of different confidence and ability levels to flourish. Exam Board: Cambridge Assessment International EducationFirst teaching: 2016 First examination: 2018 Be ready to teach the new syllabus (for first examination in June 2018) with this brand new series which has been fully matched to the Cambridge IGCSE® Dr...

K is not scared of many things, but the Brotherhood terrify her. Caught in a bomb attack, she agrees to go undercover and spy on this young radical terrorist group. But K soon realises that things are not quite as black and white as she had originally thought and she begins to question who the enemy really is. Discovering the truth is difficult, especially when there's a love interest at stake. One of Us features a detailed scheme of work including a range of inspiring activities and drama techn...

Growing up on the embattled Bryn Mawr Estate in South Wales, all Gemma sees are burglaries and boredom, as she holds onto times when happiness wasn't so hard to find. But when the legendary Cowgirl arrives abruptly in Gemma's life, it turns out they both have a mission on their hands. It's been a long time since anyone on the Bryn Mawr Estate ever saw a cow. But they're about to get a lot closer to home.

Maurice has survived four years on the toughest streets of Discworld. He reckons that rats are dumb, but he's smart enough to realize that there's a new kind of rat around - rats who can talk. This smart cat gets his own "plague of rats" and a Pied Piper, but are there any ordinary rats left? Ages 8+.

Enriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work. One woman's journey through madness, murder, and mistaken identity—a classic work of Victorian sensationalism. This edition includes: -A concise introduction that gives readers important background in...