Plays

This book is taken from a series featuring literature which is chosen for its accessibility to young readers and includes many of today's major authors. It provides varied material reflecting male and female interests and an awareness of our multicultural world. The books could be used for class work, and GCSE examination and coursework, providing plenty of material for wider reading programmes and an opportunity for more detailed study of the works. It is designed to encourage pupils to consider alternative ways of looking at a play or a story and to express their personal views using supporting evidence from the text. It should give pupils the chance to respond in a variety of ways to what they have read, through imaginative writing and dramatic reconstructions, as well as through the traditional critical essay.