Publisher's Synopsis
The playscript of the best-selling novel, specially adapted for schools by the author. It is accompanied by supporting resource material, which includes background information and stimulating activities.Playscript - the book contains a playscript focusing on issues that are of interest in schools.Accompanying resources contain activities for drama (including role-play), reading, writing, and speaking and listening. These are accompanied by extension material, including extracts from modern and pre-20th-century works for comparison, and documentary material. The resources are organised under the following headings:• Staging the play• Work on and around the script• From novel to playscript• Themes in and around the play• Media• Large mixed cast.