DNA GCSE Student Guide (GCSE Student Guides) - Softcover

Inchley, Maggie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1350038865 ISBN 13: 9781350038868

Publisher: Methuen Drama, 2017

Synopsis

Written specifically for GCSE students by academics 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, critical reception, related works, fascinating behind-the-scenes interviews with playwrights, directors or actors, and a helpful glossary of dramatic terms.

Dennis Kelly's play DNA centres on friendship, morality and responsibility in odd circumstances. When a group of young friends are faced with a terrible accident, they deliberately make the wrong choices to cover it up and find themselves in an unusually binding friendship where no one will own up to what they've done.

Closely following the requirements of GCSE English Literature assessment objectives, these studies include expert advice on how to write about modern drama. With featured activities for group study and independent work, they are versatile and valuable to students and teachers alike.

About this title

About the Author

Maggie Inchley completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Education and taught in schools in and around London. In 2005 she took a Diploma in Theatre Directing at Mountview Academy, and has directed and developed new plays for the stage and radio since then. At Birkbeck, University of London, she did an MA in Modern Literature and Drama, and then a PhD, completing that in 2011. After teaching at Birkbeck and the University of Surrey, in 2013 she came to Queen Mary University of London as a Lecturer in Performance.

Edition details

• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350038865
• ISBN 13: 9781350038868
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 120