Literary Criticism & Collections

Develop your skills to become an inquiring learner; ensure you navigate the MYP framework with confidence using a concept-driven and assessment-focused approach to Language and Literature presented in global contexts.- Develop conceptual understanding...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780948877148Author David S. RobbFormat PaperbackPage Count 58Imprint Association for Scottish Literary StudiesPublisher Association for Scottish Literary...

Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. Henry IV Part 1 is a popular...

Nobody knew who Shane was, or why he was travelling. He rode into a Wyoming homesteader's corral in the summer of 1889 and settled for a while with the Starrett family. Young Bob Starrett tells the classic story of that summer and fall, and the quiet...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906841270Author Gillian SargentFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Association for Scottish Literary StudiesPublisher Association for Scottish Literary...

Exam Board: Non-SpecificLevel: KS3Subject: EnglishFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: Summer 2018Get straight to the heart of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream; students' confidence and understanding develop faster as they explore the plot,...

The New Windmill Literature File provides photocopiable activities to help you link The Other Side of Truth and other popular New Windmills to Framework objectives and approaches to learning and teaching. See The New Windmill Literature File for more...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993218330Author David WheelerFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint Red Axe BooksPublisher Red Axe BooksWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

With twenty short plays followed by twenty short sketches, Forty Short Plays responds to the many requests from teachers for more playscripts for Key Stage 3. Each play can be read in just one lesson, making it an ideal choice for group reading in a...

Working in partnership with the RSC, this brand new series is ideal for introducing students to Shakespeare's plays. Using trusted and established RSC approaches, Shakespeare's plays come to life in the classroom and establish a deeper understanding and...

An improved, larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays, extensively rewritten, expanded and produced in an attractive new design. The Rex Gibson active approach to classroom Shakespeare enables students to inhabit Shakespeare's...

One of a series designed to provide a new, accessible approach to the works of great poets and playwrights. Each text includes general notes on the text; discussion of themes, issues and context; and suggestions for further reading.One of a series, this...

Like every other play in the Cambridge School Shakespeare series, Antony and Cleopatra has been specially prepared to help all students in schools and colleges. This version aims to be different from other editions of the play. It invites you to bring...

Like every other play in the Cambridge School Shakespeare series, King Richard II has been specially prepared to help all students in schools and colleges. This version of Richard II aims to be different from other editions of the play. It invites you to...

Discover the fascinating stories of the bold and brave women in Shakespeare's plays.Stories of twelve of Shakespeare's courageous, strong-willed and determined characters, including Viola, Cleopatra, Portia, Lady Macbeth and Margaret of Anjou, are...

Easy to use in the classroom or as a tool for revision, the Oxford Literature Companions provide student-friendly analysis of a range of popular set texts. Each book offers a lively, engaging approach to the text, covering characters, themes, language...

Two teens take the stage and find their voice. . .A girl learns about her heritage and begins to find her community. . .A sister is haunted by the ghosts of loved ones lost. . .There is no universal adoption experience, and no two adoptees have the same...

Adrian Mole is suffering the traumas of first love, parental divorce and spots. He also believes he is an intellectual just waiting to be discovered. In his diary he writes the intimate secrets he can't tell anybody else.Book InformationISBN...

Easy to use in the classroom or as a tool for revision, Oxford Literature Companions provide student-friendly analysis of a range of popular GCSE set texts. Each book offers a lively, engaging approach to the text, covering characters, themes, language...

This volume is part of a new series of novels, plays and stories at GCSE/Key Stage 4 level, designed to meet the needs of the National Curriculum syllabus. Each text includes an introduction, pre-reading activities, notes and coursework activities. Also...

An engaging classroom playscript. Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of gothic horror has now been adapted for secondary students. Written by classroom favourite Adrian Flynn, the play will thrill students with its story of a doctor whose scientific...

Fully updated to meet the needs of the GCSE 2010 specifications. Exclusive awarding-body specific support to help students realise their full potential. The most accessible texts with supportive notes, activities and advice to engage students. Remains...

The "Heinemann Plays" series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in durable classroom editions. This play (also a feature film) is about the struggle of the central character, completely paralysed for life, for the right to die.Book...

When we think of ancient theatre today, we tend to think of Greek theatre. Yet the Romans also had a lively and varied set of theatrical traditions, which have had a considerable influence on later drama. This book offers an introduction to these...

One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this collection of stories has been selected by English teachers for its appeal to Key Stage 4 students. It includes stories by Kate Chopin, Thomas Hardy, Elizabeth Gaskell, Oscar Wilde, Olive Shreiner,...

Develops understanding of Shakespeare's plays and their language with extensive notes and activities Encourages students to read and enjoy Shakespeare's plays with photographs and actors' interpretations Contains supportive exam-style questions and...

Embed complex literary analysis skills and ensure top achievement in IGCSE & O Level Literature in English with the stretching approach from examiner and subject expert Mark Pedroz. This new edition is fully aligned with the latest IGCSE, IGCSE (9-1)...

On a school trip to research the history of a graveyard, a group of students unearth a lot more than they bargained for! This excellent adaptation retells Theresa Breslin's timeless, Carnegie medal-winning story. Solomon is bullied by his teachers and...

This series of plays for the 11-16 age range offers contemporary drama and new editions of classic plays. The series has been developed to support classroom teaching and to meet the requirements of the National Curriculum Key Stages 3 and 4. The plays...

Shakespeare's plays tell some of the best stories in the English language. In Six Shakespeare Stories Leon Garfield has turned them into short readable tales bringing the plays to life in an ideal introduction to Shakespeare.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805055450Author Carol Ann DuffyFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Henry Holt & Company IncPublisher Henry Holt & Company IncWeight(grams) 113g

Working in partnership with the RSC, this brand new series is ideal for introducing students to Shakespeare's plays. The Teacher Guide uses trusted and established RSC approaches to help bring the play to life in the classroom and establish a deeper...

An engaging classroom playscript. Based on the true story of a brother and sister and how their initial enthusiasm for Hitler and the Nazi regime turned to brave resistance. In Munich, Hans, Sophie and their friends form "The White Rose", producing...

When a woman refuses to sit next to him on the bus, Rick Braithwaite is saddened by her prejudice. In cosmopolitan London, he had hoped for a more enlightened attitude. When he begins his first teaching job in a tough East End school, the reactions...

Sixteen extraordinary authors-including New York Times bestsellers Melissa de la Cruz, Renee Ahdieh, and Julie Kagawa-reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia in short stories that are by turns enchanting, heartbreaking, romantic, and...

This is a revised and expanded edition of the Rick Riordan-edited collection of middle grade and YA authors writing about the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, which has already sold more than 70,000 copies - just in time for the March 2013 Percy...

Which exam? AQA GCSE (9-1) English Literature First teaching: September 2015 First assessment: June 2017 A targeted way to build key skills for the new AQA GCSE (9-1) English Literature exams (assessment from 2017). To create this workbook, we...

Working in partnership with the RSC, this brand new series is ideal for introducing students to Shakespeare's plays. Using trusted and established RSC approaches, Shakespeare's plays come to life in the classroom and establish a deeper understanding and...

An engaging classroom playscript. Seeking shelter in a desolate graveyard, Mamo stumbles upon Dani, a fellow fugitive in the dangerous city of Addis Ababa. Both boys are desperately trying to outrun their past: Mamo has escaped the horrors of slavery...

Key features of this text: How to study the text Author and historical background General and detailed summaries Commentary on themes, structure, characters, language and style Glossaries Test questions and issues to consider Essay writing advice...